As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2008
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 18-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 2
to
ANNUAL REPORT
of
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND
(Name of Registrant)
Date of end of last fiscal year: June 30, 2007
SECURITIES REGISTERED
(As of the close of the last fiscal period)
| | Amounts as to which | | Names of exchanges |
Title of Issue | | registration is effective | | on which registered |
Twenty-five Year 9 7/8% | | | | |
Bonds Due January 15, 2011 | | US$150,000,000 | | New York Stock Exchange |
Name and address of person authorized to receive notices and communications from the Securities and Exchange Commission:
HER EXCELLENCY MS. ROSEMARY BANKS
Permanent Representative
of the New Zealand Permanent Mission
to the United Nations
One United Nations Plaza
25th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Copies to:
JOHN E. ESTES
Sullivan & Cromwell
101 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Australia
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The undersigned registrant hereby amends its Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (the “Annual Report”) by filing the following additional exhibits.
Exhibit (f)(1) – Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2008
Exhibit (f)(2) – Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended June 30, 2008
Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the Internet sites mentioned in the exhibits to the Annual Report on Form 18-K, as amended, does not form a part of the Annual Report. All references to Internet sites are for informational purposes only.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment to New Zealand’s Annual Report on Form 18-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, at New York, New York on the 13th day of November, 2008.
| HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF |
| NEW ZEALAND |
| |
| By | /s/ Rosemary Banks |
| | HER EXCELLENCY MS. ROSEMARY |
| | BANKS |
| | Permanent Representative |
| | New Zealand Permanent Mission |
| | to the United Nations |
| | |
| | |
| By | /s/ Kirsty Graham |
| | KIRSTY GRAHAM |
| | Deputy Permanent Representative |
| | New Zealand Permanent Mission |
| | to the United Nations |
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
IN RIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND
EXHIBITS
to
FORM 18-K
ANNUAL REPORT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FILED AS PART OF THE
FORM 18-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 2
to the
ANNUAL REPORT
EXHIBIT VOLUME
Exhibit Index to the Form 18-K/A Amendment No. 1
The undersigned hereby amends its Annual Report on Form 18-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (the “Annual Report”) by filing the following additional exhibits.
Exhibit (f)(1) – Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update 2008
Exhibit (f)(2) – Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended June 30, 2008