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The New Zealand Republican Party of 1967 was a political party which campaigned for the creation of a
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. It was founded by
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in 1967, and was linked to the Republican Association. It did not win any seats in Parliament, and was dissolved in 1974. Instead, a new publication was created, ''The Republican'', which was published until 1995. In 1995 another republican party, which was also subsequently dissolved, arose under the same name. The two are unconnected.


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