page_title: Colonialism
section_title: New Zealand dependencies
hierarchical_section_title: Colonialism / List of colonies / Other non-European colonialist countries / New Zealand dependencies
caption_attribution_description: English: A copy of a photograph of Governor-General Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea, with the British Resident Walter Gudgeon looking on, at the ceremony 7th October 1900. In the background are British Bluejackets and marines.
context_page_description: Colonialism is the policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their religion, economics, and other cultural practices on indigenous peoples. The foreign administrators rule the territory in pursuit of their interests, seeking to benefit from the colonised region's people and resources.
  Colonialism is strongly associated with the European colonial period starting with the 15th century when some European states established colonising empires.
  At first, European colonising countries followed policies of mercantilism, aiming to strengthen the home-country economy, so agreements usually restricted the colonies to trading only with the metropole. By the mid-19th century, however, the British Empire gave up mercantilism and trade restrictions and adopted the principle of free trade, with few restrictions or tariffs. Christian missionaries were active in practically all of the European-controlled colonies because the metropoles were Christian.
context_section_description: Cook Islands
  Nauru
  Niue
  Ross Dependency
  Balleny Islands
  Ross Island
  Scott Island
  Roosevelt Island
caption: Governor Lord Ranfurly reading the annexation proclamation to Queen Makea on 7 October 1900.
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