The OurNZ Party was a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. The party advocated a new currency, a 1% transaction tax, a written constitution, and binding
referendum
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s. Its founding leaders were former
Direct Democracy Party leader
Kelvyn Alp
Kelvyn Glen Alp (born 27 March 1971) is a New Zealand far-right politician and activist. During the 1990s, Alp established a paramilitary organisation called the New Zealand Armed Intervention Force. During the 2020s, Alp founded a far-right med ...
and Rangitunoa Black.
Kelvyn Alp represented the party in the
June 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election,
[ gaining 72 votes, coming last in a field of five.
In September 2011 the party's logo was registered by the Electoral Commission, and announced it would merge with the Republic of New Zealand Party.
Kelvyn Alp announced his departure from his role on 25 September, saying that Will Ryan would take over as interim party leader. Although the party had expressed an intention to contest the November 2011 general election, and had selected at least one person to stand for it, there were no OurNZ candidates registered with the Electoral Commission when nominations closed.]
See also
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References
External links
Official website
(archived)
Political parties in New Zealand
Political parties established in 2011
2011 establishments in New Zealand
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