The Pirate Party of New Zealand (PPNZ) was an unregistered
political party
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in
New Zealand
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. The party was based on the Swedish
Pirate Party
Pirate Party is a label adopted by political parties around the world. Pirate parties support civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively participation in government, reform of copyright and patent law, free shari ...
and focused on issues of copyright and patent reform and
internet privacy
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. It contested elections in 2011. It was a member of
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International (PPI) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 2010, it serves as a worldwide organization for Pirate Parties, currently representing ...
.
History
Activity in 2011
Hussain al-Saady contested the
March 2011 Botany by-election for the party, winning 32 votes (0.2% of the total).
In June 2011, the party was conditionally awarded $20,000 of broadcasting funding for the
2011 election. In September 2011 the Electoral Commission registered the party's logo.
On 27 August 2011, the party took part in a nationwide protest against the
Infringing File Sharing Amendment Act: several hundred people around New Zealand drew media attention to the revised law.
The Pirate Party was a non-registered party in the
2011 General Election, but contested the
Hamilton East and
Wellington Central electorates. The party won 137 votes in Hamilton East, and 277 in Wellington Central.
Activity after 2011
PPNZ did not stand any candidates at the
2014 election. PPNZ sought the members required for registration to run in the
2017 election,
but ultimately did not run any candidates.
See also
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Internet Party (New Zealand)
The Internet Party was a registered political party in New Zealand that promoted Internet freedom and privacy. The party was founded in January 2014 with the financial support and promotion of internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, and was first led ...
References
External links
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The Pirate Party of New Zealand's deliberation platformon
Loomio
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Pirate Party New Zealand
Pirate Party New Zealand
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 coun ...
2009 establishments in New Zealand
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