Fifth National Government of New Zealand

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand between 10 December 1999 and 19 November 2008. The fourth National government, in power since 1990, was widely unpopular by 1999, with much of the public antagonised by a series of free-market economic reforms, and was bedevilled by weakness and instability. In the general election of that year, the Labour Party led by Helen Clark defeated National easily, becoming the largest single party in the House of Representatives. Labour formed a minority coalition government with the left-leaning Alliance, supported by the Green Party.