▁also ▁ ▁J us ▁gent ium , ▁originally ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Roman ▁law ▁that ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁applied ▁to ▁its ▁deal ings ▁with ▁foreign ers ▁ ▁L umen ▁gent ium , ▁the ▁Dog m atic ▁Constitution ▁on ▁the ▁Church , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁principal ▁documents ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council ▁ ▁Gent ian ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁lists ▁events ▁that ▁happened ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁Est im ated ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁December : ▁ 4 , 2 8 0 , 3 0 0 ▁ ▁In cre ase ▁since ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 : ▁ 3 4 , 5 0 0 ▁( 0 . 8 1 %) ▁ ▁M ales ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Fem ales : ▁ 9 5 . 7 ▁ ▁Inc umb ents ▁ ▁Reg al ▁and ▁vice ▁reg al ▁ ▁Mon arch ▁– ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁ ▁Governor - General ▁– ▁An and ▁Sat yan and ▁ ▁Government ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 8 th ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October . ▁A ▁general ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁Fif th ▁National ▁Government ▁elected . ▁ ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁– ▁Margaret ▁Wilson ▁then ▁Lock wood ▁Smith ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁– ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁November ,