Editing Crossbencher (section)

==New Zealand==
In the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]], MPs from parties that are not openly aligned with either the government or the official opposition (such as those belonging to [[New Zealand First]] from 2011 to 2017) are sometimes referred to as crossbenchers,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/18/new-zealand-vote-strangest-dirtiest-election-campaign|title=New Zealand prepares to vote after 'strangest, dirtiest' election campaign|last=Manhire|first=Toby|date=18 September 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/john-armstrong-winston-becoming-nzs-churchill/QCPE27WZ5YCNTZOGBBRE2ORYVE/|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|title=John Armstrong: Winston becoming NZ's Churchill|last=Armstrong|first=John|date=8 August 2015}}</ref> but those who support the government in [[confidence and supply]] agreements are regarded as part of the government and sit on the government benches, and often receive official roles as ministers outside the cabinet or as parliamentary under-secretaries. From 2008 to 2017, [[ACT New Zealand]], [[Te Pāti Māori]] and [[United Future]] MPs supported the minority [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] government. As such, these MPs were not considered to be crossbenchers or part of the opposition, as they were represented within the government.