New Zealand: Sovereigns (Heads of State): 1841-2024

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New Zealand: Sovereigns (Heads of State): 1841-2024
3 May 1841 - 29 May 1953	sovereigns of the United Kingdom
By the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Her Other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
29 May 1953 - 6 Feb 1974	Elizabeth II
By the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith [1][2]
6 Feb 1974 - 8 Sep 2022	Elizabeth II
By the Grace of God King of New Zealand and His Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith [2]
8 Sep 2022 -	Charles III


[1]	Also in official use (Māori): I te atawhai a te Atua, ko ia nei te Kuini o Aotearoa me Ērā Atu o Ōna Whenua, Rohe hoki, te Ūpoko o te Kotahitanga o Ngā Whenua i Raro i Tōna Maru, te Kaipupuri i te Mana o te Hāhi o Ingarangi (in absence of statutory provisions, more translations of the royal style exist in semi-official use).
[2]	The monarch of the United Kingdom is the head of state of New Zealand in accordance with the Constitution of 1986 (effective from 1 Jan 1987).

Last update: 29 Nov 2023