praised internationally. The government has a planned response to the projected severe economic impact from the pandemic. The 2020 general election resulted in a victory for the Labour Party—the first outright majority for a single party since the introduction of MMP. The Labour party entered into cooperation agreement with the Green Party. During the 2020 election there were two referendums on the ballot. The first, which would have legalised recreational cannabis in New Zealand, was narrowly rejected; the second, which would legalise voluntary euthanasia, passed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned in January 2023, being replaced by Chris Hipkins, who is expected to lead the Labour Party into the 2023 general elections. On 25 January 2023, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and his Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni, the first person of Pacific Islander descent to hold the role, were sworn in. See also Bibliography of New Zealand history Europeans in Oceania History of Oceania Military history of New Zealand Māori history Natural history of New Zealand Timeline of New Zealand history Timeline of nursing history in Australia and New Zealand Timeline of the New Zealand environment References Bibliography Further reading Hunter, Ian, and Marie Wilson. "Origins and opportunity: 150 years of New Zealand entrepreneurship." Journal of Management & Organization 13.4 (2007): 295–311. online Michael King (2003) The Penguin History of New Zealand. Immensely popular, this well-written and comprehensive single-volume history is probably the best place to start for those new to New Zealand history. Loveridge, Steven. "Another Great War? New Zealand interpretations of the First World War towards and into the Second World War" First World War Studies (2016), pp. 303–25. Parsons, Gwen. "The New Zealand Home Front during World War One and World War Two". History Compass 11.6 (2013): 419–428. Smith, Philippa Mein. A Concise History of New Zealand (Cambridge Concise Histories) (2nd ed. 2012) 368pp; a survey by a leading scholar. excerpt and text search Keith Sinclair, ed., (1996) The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand. Shorter than most recent general histories and with many good illustrations. First published in 1959, this is a classic of New Zealand history. The latest, 5th edition of 2000, brings the content up to the 1990s with extra content by History Professor Raewyn Dalziel. Ranginui Walker (2004), Ka Whawhai Tonu Matou: Struggle Without End. The only general history written from a Māori perspective; fair, informative and interesting. External links New Zealand in History