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Consisting of two main landmasses and several smaller islands in the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand’s nearest neighbours include Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga. A constitutional monarchy with a representative of the British crown as effective head of state, New Zealand’s is governed by its unicameral parliament, which appoints a prime minister as head of government. While New Zealand’s human rights record is generally very good, concerns remain about discrimination and lack of access to services for its indigenous population.
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6 Human development index28 Happy planet rankingOrganisations in New Zealand
- Action for Children and Youth Aotearoa
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Child Helpline International
- Children's Issues Centre
- Cot Life Society UK
- Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education
- End Physical Punishment of Children - New Zealand
- Global Campaign for Education
- Global March Against Child Labour
- Green Planet
- Innocence in Danger
- International Centre for Child and Youth Studies
- International Coalition for Genital Integrity
- International Federation of Social Workers
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Office of the Commissioner for Chidren
- One Child International Inc. (www.1child.net)
- Save the Children New Zealand
- UNESCO
- University of Auckland
- University of Waikato Faculty of Law
- Women's World Summit Foundation
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)
- World Association of Early Childhood Educators
- YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki