Values Party | |
|---|---|
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| Founder | Tony Brunt |
| Founded | 30 May 1972[1] |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Succeeded by | Green Party |
| Ideology | Environmentalism Progressivism |
| Colours | Green |
The Values Party was a New Zealand political party. It is considered the world's first national-level environmentalist party,[1][2] pre-dating the use of "Green" as a political label. It was established in May 1972 at Victoria University of Wellington. Its first leader was Tony Brunt, and Geoff Neill, the party's candidate in the Dunedin North electorate, became the Deputy Leader.[3]
- ^ a b Barry, John; Frankland, E. Gene (2014). International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics. Routledge. p. 461. ISBN 978-1-13555-396-8.
- ^ "History | Green Party of Canada". www.greenparty.ca.
The first national green party in the world, the Values Party, was started in the early 1970s in New Zealand.
- ^ Dann, Christine (1999). "From Earth's last islands: The development of the first two Green parties in Tasmania and New Zealand". Global Greens. Lincoln University. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
In June 1972 Geoff Neill, a PhD student and an assistant lecturer in economics and industrial relations, wrote to introduce himself. He had read an article about Values in the Otago University student paper, critic, and thought he could get support for Values in Dunedin from disillusioned Labourites and younger people. Before too long he had been made Deputy Leader and was writing to advise on the content of the manifesto.