8 0 – 1 8 8 5 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 1 8 8 6 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 8 6 – 1 8 9 2 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 8 9 2 – 1 8 9 5 ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁for ▁Ro ch dale ▁Category : P ot ter ▁family <0x0A> </s> ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁having ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Conference ▁on ▁International ▁Organ ization ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁formation , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁has ▁been ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁organisation . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sees ▁the ▁UN ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁collect ive ▁security , ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁region , ▁particularly ▁because ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁small ▁nation ▁and ▁has ▁very ▁little ▁control ▁over ▁much ▁larger ▁countries ▁or ▁significant ▁events . ▁The ▁UN ▁was ▁also ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁safe - guard ing ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁a ▁somewhat ▁fled g ling ▁country . ▁The ▁successor ▁New ▁Zealand ▁govern ments ▁also ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁al ly ▁to ▁have ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁" Collect ive ▁Security ". ▁ ▁Form er ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁head ed ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9