1931–1935 to combat the Great Depression, between the United Party (successor to the Liberal Party) and the Reform Party, and led by United leader George Forbes. In both cases, Labour formed the official Opposition. (It is however anachronistic to speak of a Labour Party until 1916; in 1915, the handful of MPs who were to become part of the Labour Party had been elected as "independent" candidates on behalf of several different social-democratic organisations.) The National Party currently form the Official Opposition. Shadow Cabinet List of Shadow Cabinets Below is a list of the shadow cabinets of New Zealand from 1965 to the present date. References Politics of New Zealand Parliamentary opposition