1907 Dominion of New Zealand declared

Following the 1907 Imperial Conference, the New Zealand House of Representatives passed a motion respectfully requesting to change the designation of New Zealand from the "Colony of New Zealand" to the "Dominion of New Zealand". Originally administered from New South Wales, New Zealand became a separate British Crown colony in 1841 and received a large measure of self-government following the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852. New Zealand chose not to take part in Australian Federation and assumed complete self-government as the Dominion of New Zealand in 1907, Dominion Day, by proclamation of King Edward VII.