In 1954, New Zealand signed the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. On 24 July 2008, New Zealand deposited its instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention with UNESCO. The Convention came into force for New Zealand on 24 October 2008.
New Zealand cannot accede to the 1954 and 1999 protocols to the Hague Conventions until various domestic requirements are satisfied. To achieve this, the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill was introduced to Parliament in 2008. The Bill was referred to the Select Committee who reported back in 2009. Parliament's website contains the Select Committee report along with the first and second readings of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill.
Further information
- Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, 1954: Consultation Paper
- Hague Convention text.
File download
NIAConventionApril08.pdf (139.75 KB)
National Interest Analysis : Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Armed Conflict
NIAProtocolsApril08.pdf (166.58 KB)
National Interest Analysis : First and Second Protocols to the Convention
