批准时的声明：
“新西兰政府保留在下列情况下不适用第8条的权利，即：为确保有效地代表工会并鼓励有序的劳资关系而实施的现有立法措施可能与该条款规定不完全一致。”
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On September 5, 2003, the Government of New Zealand informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the following reservation in respect only of the metropolitan territory of New Zealand. The reservation reads as follows:
"The Government of New Zealand reserves the right to postpone, in the economic circumstances foreseeable at the present time, the implementation of article 10 (2) as it relates to paid maternity leave or leave with adequate social security benefits."
Moreover, the Government of New Zealand notified the Secretary-General of the the following territorial exclusion:
"Declares that, consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, the withdrawal of this reservation shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory."