National Socialist Party of New Zealand
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National Socialist Party of New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Colin King-Ansell |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Ideology | Neo-Nazism White supremacy Anti-Arabism |
| Political position | Far-right |
The National Socialist Party of New Zealand, sometimes called the New Zealand Nazi Party, was a far-right political party in New Zealand. It promulgated the same basic views as Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany, and had a particular focus on Arabs, Jews and the banking sector.
From 1969 the party was led by Colin King-Ansell.[1] The party came to national attention in 1970 when King-Ansell claimed in a television interview that it included police among its members.[2] The party would be dominated by King-Ansell for the duration of its existence. King-Ansell was the party's sole candidate, and contested several elections.[3]
The party contested the 1972 New Zealand general election on a platform of social credit and establishing trading relations with the Republic of Rhodesia.[4] King-Ansell stood in the Eden electorate, winning 35 votes.[5] He stood again in Eden in 1975,[5] and in 1978 he contested the seat of Onehunga,[6] winning 18 votes.[7]
The party dissolved in 1980.
References
[edit]- ^ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p151
- ^ "'Nonsense' About Police And Nazis". The Press. 27 May 1970. p. 32. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Ku Klux Kiwis Archived 2005-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, Australia/Israel Review, 1998
- ^ "NAT. SOC. PARTY". The Press. 5 August 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b "THE ELECTORATES . . ". The Press. 24 November 1975. p. 19. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Victoria University of Wellington. pp. 221, 296. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.
- ^ "Loners rejected". The Press. 27 November 1978. p. 6. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Papers Past.