The Kiwi Party | |
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| Leader | Larry Baldock |
| President | Gordon Copeland |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Headquarters | 255 Cameron Road, Tauranga 3110 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy, Conservatism |
| Colours | Blue and Red |
The Kiwi Party was a political party operating in New Zealand between 2007 and 2011. Briefly known as Future New Zealand, it was a breakaway from the United Future New Zealand party and sought to carry on the tradition of Future New Zealand. The party was formed when MP Gordon Copeland left United Future after a dispute over support for the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007. At the 2008 general election, the Kiwi Party was unsuccessful, and was not re-elected to Parliament. It did not contest the 2011 general election under its own banner, but the leaders and other members stood for the Conservative Party.[1]
The party advocated more direct democracy through referendums and a return to the "Judeo-Christian ethic in democracy".[citation needed] On 8 February 2012, it requested that the Electoral Commission cancel its registration, which rendered it wholly subsumed into the Conservative Party. On its website, it announced that after holding an executive committee meeting in December 2011, the party had agreed to be 'wound up' and 'bring its existence to an end.'
- ^ "No Kiwi Party candidates in this year's election". New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.