Pirate Party of New Zealand
PresidentAndrew Reitemeyer
SecretaryBen Vidulich
Founded2009
IdeologyPirate politics
IP reform
Freedom of information
Open government
Network neutrality
International affiliationPirate Parties International
Website
pirateparty.org.nz
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The Pirate Party of New Zealand (PPNZ) was an unregistered political party in New Zealand. The party was based on the Swedish Pirate Party and focused on issues of copyright and patent reform and internet privacy.[1] It contested elections in 2011. It was a member of Pirate Parties International.[2]

History

Activity in 2011

Hussain al-Saady contested the March 2011 Botany by-election for the party,[3] winning 32 votes (0.2% of the total).

In June 2011, the party was conditionally awarded $20,000 of broadcasting funding for the 2011 election.[4][5] In September 2011 the Electoral Commission registered the party's logo.[6]

On 27 August 2011, the party took part in a nationwide protest against the Infringing File Sharing Amendment Act: several hundred people around New Zealand drew media attention to the revised law.

The Pirate Party was a non-registered party in the 2011 General Election, but contested the Hamilton East and Wellington Central electorates.[7] The party won 137 votes in Hamilton East,[8] and 277 in Wellington Central.[9]

Activity after 2011

PPNZ did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election. PPNZ sought the members required for registration to run in the 2017 election,[10] but ultimately did not run any candidates.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Core Policy". PPNZ. Archived from the original on 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  2. ^ "About the PPI". PP International. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Ten Candidates Stand in Botany By-Election". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 1 June 2011. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Prepare ye for Pirate Party election broadcast". TVNZ. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Applications to register political party logos approved". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ^ Tom Pullar-Strecker (25 November 2011). "Pirate Party pushes candidates for protest". Dominion-Post. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Election Results -- Hamilton East". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Election Results -- Wellington Central". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Join". Pirate Party of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

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