Kiwi Party (2019)

The Kiwi Party is an unregistered reactionary political party in New Zealand. The party was formed after the Christchurch mosque shootings to oppose the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019, and to support "free speech as well as individual rights".[1]

This article is about the party founded in 2019. For the religious party of 2007-2011, see The Kiwi Party.

Policies

The party supports lower taxation, binding referendums, legalisation of cannabis, and an entrenched, written constitution. It opposes gun control, the use of 1080, immigration, and the Family Court of New Zealand.[2][3]

The party did not apply for a broadcasting allocation for the 2020 election.[4]

Censorship of shooter's manifesto

In April 2019 the party lodged an application to review the decision of the Chief Censor of New Zealand that the manifesto "The Great Replacement", allegedly written by the Christchurch mosque shooter, was objectionable.[5] However, the document remained classified 'objectionable'.[6]

Right to large firearms and other accessories

The party sought a declaratory judgement that the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 2019 was invalid on the basis that the right to bear arms in New Zealand was provided by the Magna Carta and that firearms were a taonga under the Treaty of Waitangi. This was dismissed by the High Court.[7] A subsequent appeal was also dismissed by the Court of Appeal.[8] According to the party's website, it filed an application to the Supreme Court in April 2020 for the right to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Kiwi Party: Goals". Kiwi Party. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. "Party Policies". Kiwi Party. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. "Cannabis Referendum". Kiwi Party. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released". Electoral Commission. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. Kiwi Party (15 April 2019). "Kiwi Party application to Secretary of Internal Affairs to review manifesto". Voxy. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. "NZ Register of Classification Decisions". Te Mana Whakaatu / Classification Office. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. "Legal challenge to Government gun law thrown out". NZ Herald. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. "Kiwis have no constitutional right to bear arms, Court of Appeal rules in failed challenge to Govt gun ban". New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  9. "Declaratory Judgement Update April 2020". Kiwi Party. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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