National Socialist Party of New Zealand explained

National Socialist Party of New Zealand
Leader:Colin King-Ansell
Ideology:Neo-Nazism
White supremacy
Anti-Arabism
Position:Far-right
Country:New Zealand

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 would be dominated by King-Ansell for the duration of its existence. King-Ansell was the party's sole candidate, and contested several elections.[2] He stood for the National Socialists in the general elections of 1972 and 1975 he contested the Eden electorate and in 1978 he contested the seat of Onehunga.[3]

The party dissolved in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. [Spoonley, Paul]
  2. http://www.aijac.org.au/review/1998/231/nznazis.html Ku Klux Kiwis
  3. Book: Norton, Clifford . New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science . 1988 . Victoria University of Wellington. 0-475-11200-8 . 221, 296.