New Alderney

**Premier** Michael Reilly (LP)

**New Alderney** (abbreviated as **NA**) is a state on the northeastern coast of Aurelia. It borders Purbeck to the west, Whenuapai to the south, Waimaru Bay to the east, and faces the Waimaru Bay. New Alderney's capital city is Shelburne, which is the nation's most populous city. In February 2015, the state's estimated total population was 490,000, making it Aurelia's most populous state. The state also has a population density of 62.6 per square mile, making it Aurelia's most densely populated state as well. Over 70 percent of the population live in the greater Shelburne area, with just under 30 percent of all residents of the state living in other counties and areas. The demonym for residents of the state are New Aldernians.

The Colony of New Alderney was officially established and recognised in 1869 after Parliament signed the Treaty of Recognisation with the British officials, allowing Parliament to ratify and establish independent states within the Colony of Aurelia. The modern state was established in 1910, when Aurelia achieved its independence.

## History

#### Polynesian foundation and establishment

During the late 12th century, Polynesian settlers led by the renowned explorer and warrior Mangaui Lotoro landed near what is now Te Onepu, establishing villages and traveling throughout Aurelia. After decades of settlement and cultural influence, the Ngati Haumoana iwi was formed in the mid-17th century, with its territory including what is now the southern part of New Alderney. During the early 18th century, the Ngati Puketuroto iwi lead by its legendary warrior-king Alagovu conquered the Haumoana, and officially formed the Kingdom of Puketuroto in 1733.

#### Early European contact and British settlement

The first major European discovery of New Alderney occurred around November of 1796, when Captain Roger Stuart and his seven ship of the lines first landed near present-day Penrith Beach, trading with the local Alaoni settlers. Stuart called the area "New Alder" after the coastal village in Scotland that he lived in, but he later revised it as "New Alderney" for unknown reasons. After Stuart's discovery became publicly known, major trade occurred between the Europeans and the Alaoni people in the area.

Also during this influential time, European settlements were being established, with a British majority. By 1805, multiple European villages were scattered across the coast of New Alderney. In 1807, the city of Shelburne was founded by Captain Philip Williams, and it grew to be a major settlement in the area. To keep relations up with the Europeans and appease the locals of the area, Queen Loluita I of the Puketuroto signed the Treaty of Shelburne with local missionaries and settlers in the area in 1813, allowing all European settlers to establish settlements on native land, as long as the local people are allowed to keep to their traditions and customs.

By the late 1830's, the New Alderney area became very prosperous in what is called a golden age for the Colony. Shelburne was growing at a massive rate, and the first major university in Aurelia, St. Anselm's College, was founded in nearby Laurence Town in 1836. In 1852, the Colony of Aurelia was formed in Shelburne in response to the citizens of Aurelia complaining of lawlessness on the island and to decrease local unrest and disapproval of the treatment of the Colony. Later on in May of 1868, Parliament was established in Nelson, New Selkirk to increase local autonomy and to increase relations with members of the Colony, with most early MPs from Shelburne. In 1869, the Colony of New Alderney became the first territory in Aurelia to be officially established and recognised after the Treaty of Recognisation, a document officially declaring that Parliament has full control in the establishment of states in the Colony of Aurelia, was signed and ratified earlier that year. In 1875, minor deposits of gold, sulfur and iron were discovered near Shelburne, resulting in a major boost in immigration during the late 1870's and early 1880's to New Alderney.

During the week of June 1-6 of 1906, renowned women's suffrage activist Rachel Letitia Barnes and over 50 fellow suffragettes from the Women's Political Union located in Teignmouth marched and peacefully protested throughout multiple streets in greater Shelburne being harassed and eventually arrested at the end of the protest.

#### Early years in Dominion and early 20th century

On March 15, 1910, James Patherway and the Liberal Party of Aurelia signed the Treaty of Aurelia with the British in Shelburne, allowing Aurelia to be a dominion under the British government. Patherway was unanimously declared the first Prime Minister, and he was inaugurated in Shelburne on April 1, 1910. The first act he did in office was name all former Aurelian colonies as states, with New Alderney being the first one recognised by the government.

For three whole years after 1910, Rachel Letitia Barnes and the WPU continuously marched and protested in the streets of major cities including Shelburne until in April of 1913, when Patherway and Parliament officially ratified and approved the Women's Right Act, a constitutional amendment allowing all genders to vote over the age of twenty-one.

During World Wars I and II, New Alderney contributed the most soldiers to the cause out of all states, with over 20,000 Aurelian men from the area fighting in Europe and Asia all together.

## List of settlements by population

* Shelburne
* Carbis Bay
* Laurence Town
* Pukematawai
* Penrith Beach
* Te Onepu
* Teignmouth
* Portbury Beach
* New Brighton
* Rakaunui
* Rotokauri
* Harveytown

## Politics

### State government

New Alderney's incumbent Premier is Michael Reilly of the Labor Party. The State Assembly is controlled by a coalition between the Labor Party and the Social Liberal Party.

### Federal government

New Alderney is represented in the Senate by the following ten senators:

* Jill Arbour (Labor)
* Patrick Howard (Labor)
* Anthony O'Malley (Labor)
* Julian Cole (Labor)
* Anna Read (Social Liberal)
* Joanne Slade (Social Liberal)
* Ryan Carter (Social Liberal)
* Gary Mason (Liberal)
* Wyatt Owen (Liberal)
* Rachel Miura (Green)