2011 in New Zealand

← → The following lists events that happened during 2011 in New Zealand.

2011 was the third and last full year of the 49th Parliament, which was dissolved on 20 October.

A general election was held on 26 November to elect the 50th Parliament, which saw the Fifth National Government elected for a second term.

Media related to 2011 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

ChristChurch Cathedral and the Cathedral Square two days after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visiting the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) base of operations at Latimer Square, Christchurch . Following the devastating earthquake, Key is thanking DART Team leader Al Dwyer and talking to the team.

Structural damage caused by the Albany tornado

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner met with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at Blair House , on 21 July 2011.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta looks on as New Zealand Prime Minister John Key signs an official guest book before a meeting in the Pentagon on 21 July 2011.

U.S. President Obama and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key make a statement to the press conference following their meeting at the Oval Office , on 22 July 2011.

Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae performs a hongi with the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at his swearing-in ceremony outside the parliament, on 31 August 2011.