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New World Order Party
LeaderNathan Lee Couper
PresidentNathan Lee Couper
DeputyJustin Mclean
Founded2006
HeadquartersBahrain country territory
IdeologyNew World Order
International affiliationBoard and Party Membership
ColoursBlack and White
MPs in the House of RepresentativesNone
Website
newworldorderpoliticalparty.webs.com

The New World Order was a registered political party in New Zealand. The party was founded in 2006 by Nathan Lee Couper. Its stated goal was to bring about global peace through a unified World Government. The Chief of the WGEC is Stephanie Monique Smith.[1]

The Political Party's president and Secretary was Nathan Lee Couper and the party's International Board Manager was Justin Mclean.[2]

On 1 April 2008 the party formally applied for registration with the New Zealand Electoral Commission.[3] It was registered on 20 May 2008.[4] Couper collected signatures and spare change from passersby on the street in order to satisfy the legal requirements for 500 financial members. He admitted not all 500 members actually paid a fee.[1][5]

The party applied for broadcasting funding, and was allocated $10,000.[6] Despite receiving an allocation and receiving extensive coverage on Eating Media Lunch, a satirical current affairs program,[7] the party did not run any candidates in the 2008 election as it did not provide the thousand dollar deposit to nominate a party list.[1]

2010–11

In May 2010 the party registered a logo with the Electoral Commission.[8]

The party did not apply for broadcasting funding for the 2011 election, and its registration was cancelled, at the party's request, on 9 June 2011.[9]

2023

In the 2023 general election NWO Party founder Nathan Lee Couper was a candidate in the Hamilton East electorate. He was listed on the ballot as representing the "New World Order McCann Party".[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Tim Hume (26 October 2008). "New World Order coins it for $24,000 ad". Sunday Star Times.
  2. ^ "New World order Political Party". New World Order Party. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Applications to register a political party and a party logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  4. ^ Registrations, consideration of late returns, Electoral Commission, 20 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Written submission from New World Order regarding broadcasting allocation 2008 New Zealand Electoral Commission" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Alliance party challenges broadcast allocation". National Business Review. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Conventional wisdom". New Zealand Herald. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Registration of political party logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 4 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Gazette: Amendments to Register of Political Parties". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  10. ^ "2023 General Election Hamilton East candidates". vote.nz. Electoral Commission New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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