Peter Brown (born 18 October 1939) is a former deputy leader of the

New Zealand First New Zealand First ( mi, Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First, is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand. The party formed in July 1993 following the resignation on 19 March 1993 of its leader and founder, Winst ...

party. He formerly managed a

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company and led the New Zealand Stevedoring Employers Association; he holds a sea captain's certificate. In April 2008, Brown - an immigrant himself - drew widespread attention after voicing similar views and expressing concern at the increase in New Zealand's immigrant population, specifically ethnic Asians: "We are going to flood this country with Asian people with no idea what we are going to do with them when they come here." "The matter is serious. If we continue this open door policy there is real danger we will be inundated with people who have no intention of integrating into our society. The greater the number, the greater the risk. They will form their own mini-societies to the detriment of integration and that will lead to division, friction and resentment."New Zealand Herald: "NZ First's Brown slammed for 'racist' anti-Asian remarks"
Apr 3, 2008

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Peter 1939 births Living people New Zealand First MPs New Zealand list MPs English emigrants to New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1993 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election 21st-century New Zealand politicians