OurNZ Party

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox political party | name = OurNZ Party | logo = Our NZ Logo CMYK 0.jpg | leader = Will Ryan | foundation = 2011 | founder = [[Kelvyn Alp]] <br> Rangitunoa Black | country = New Zealand }} The '''OurNZ Party''' was a [[political party]] in [[New Zealand]]. The party advocated a new currency, a 1% transaction tax, a written constitution, and binding [[referendum]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ournz.net.nz/Principles-and-Objectives.html |title=Principles and objectives |publisher=OurNZ Party |access-date=2011-05-31}}{{Dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref> Its founding leaders were former [[Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand|Direct Democracy Party]] leader [[Kelvyn Alp]] and Rangitunoa Black.<ref name=alp1>{{cite web |url=http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=67501 |title=OurNZ Party's Kelvyn Alp to contest Te Tai Tokerau By-Election |publisher=Infonews |date=2011-05-14 |access-date=2011-05-31}}</ref>

Kelvyn Alp represented the party in the [[Te Tai Tokerau by-election, 2011|June 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election]],<ref name=alp1/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5080457/Five-parties-vie-for-Tai-Tokerau |title=Five parties vie for Tai Tokerau |publisher=Stuff |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-05-31}}</ref> gaining 72 votes, coming last in a field of five.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/2011_te_tai_tokerau_byelection/ |title=Official Count Results -- Te Tai Tokerau Byelection |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date=2011-07-06 |access-date=2011-09-29}}</ref>

In September 2011 the party's logo was registered by the Electoral Commission,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |title=Applications to register political party logos approved |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date=2011-09-08 |access-date=2011-09-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110031008/http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |archive-date=2011-11-10 }}</ref> and announced it would merge with the [[Republic of New Zealand Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1109/S00068/our-nz-has-a-constitution.htm|title=Our NZ has a constitution|date=5 September 2011|publisher=[[Scoop.co.nz]]}}</ref>

Kelvyn Alp announced his departure from his role on 25 September, saying that Will Ryan would take over as interim party leader.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/ournz/posts/251891591513358?notif_t=feed_comment_reply |title=OurNZ Facebook post |website=[[Facebook]] |date=26 September 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref> Although the party had expressed an intention to contest the [[New Zealand general election 2011|November 2011 general election]], and had selected at least one person to stand for it,<ref>{{cite news |title=Alexandra man puts hand up for party; Former Young Nat backs OURNZ |newspaper=Timaru Herald |date=30 July 2011 }}</ref> there were no OurNZ candidates registered with the Electoral Commission when nominations closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/ |title=Where to vote and who is standing |publisher=Elections New Zealand |date=2011-11-02 |access-date=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016082825/http://www1.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/ |archive-date=2008-10-16 }}</ref> It did not stand any candidates at the [[New Zealand general election, 2014|2014 election]].

==See also== *{{portal-inline|New Zealand}}

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110503224158/http://www.ournz.net.nz/ Official website] (archived)

[[Category:Political parties in New Zealand]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2011]] [[Category:2011 establishments in New Zealand]]