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Topic: New Zealand Liberal Party (1992)


  
  New Zealand Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Zealand Party's motto was "Freedom and Prosperity", and it has sometimes been classified as libertarian (although that term is not particularly common in New Zealand).
The launch, which coincided with the release of the party's manifesto, was well covered by the media, and the New Zealand Party gained considerable public recognition.
One example was the party's unorthodox defence policy, which advocated a large reduction in military expenditure and the abandonment of New Zealand's defence links with Australia and the United States (particularly the ANZUS alliance).
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 CHARLES BRAY's New Zealan Journal
New Zealand it’s always been known to be firmly to Britain that it was long considered as the Britain of the South Pacific.
New Zealand is slightly larger in area than the United Kingdom but has a population of only 3.4 million, 74 per cent of whom live on the North Island.
New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote in 1893, and the treaty of Waitangi in 1840 gave Maori and Europeans equal rights as citizens.
www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Oceania/New_Zealand   (5842 words)

  
 New Zealand "Experiment" A Colossal Failure - Articles and Views - People's Health Movement PHM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
New Zealand used to claim credit for being the birthplace of the welfare state, for being the first country to give women the vote, and for building a harmonious multi-racial society.
The number of New Zealanders estimated to be living in poverty grew by at least 35% between 1989 and 1992, so that, by 1993, one in six New Zealanders was considered to be living in poverty.
New Zealanders feel they are losing control of their identity, their economy, their country, even their lives.
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 Commanding Heights : New Zealand Overview | on PBS
New Zealand is a founding member of the United Nations.
New Zealand expands its international contacts in Southeast Asia and enters a limited free-trade agreement with Australia.
Labor Party leader Helen Clark is elected prime minister of a center-left coalition government in 1999.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/nz/nz_overview.html   (1250 words)

  
 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
New Zealand has one of the best managed economies in the world and has been actively pursuing a programme of free-market reforms for more than ten years.
New Zealand First, a new party under the leadership of Winston Peters, a former National Party MP, held the balance of power with 17 seats.
New Zealand, like its larger neighbour, goes to the polls every three years and the next general election is due to take place in October 1999.
www.treasury.boi.ie /country/NEW_ZEAL.HTM   (808 words)

  
 New Zealand National Party information information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats") currently forms the second-largest (in terms of seats) political party represented in the New Zealand Parliament, and thus functions as the core of the parliamentary Opposition.
The party formed as the result of a merger between the United Party (known as the Liberal Party until 1927) and the Reform Party.
And as a result of the new electoral mechanics, the New Zealand First Party, led by former National MP and former Cabinet minister Winston Peters, held the balance of power after the 1996 elections.
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 Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives
The electorate seats won by a party at the constituency level are then subtracted from the total number of seats allocated to that party's list, and the remaining seats are filled by the candidates on the party list in the order determined before the election.
In the 2002 general election, six parties, namely the Labour Party, the National Party, the New Zealand First Party, ACT New Zealand, the Green Party and United Future, won at least five percent of all valid party votes cast.
Meanwhile, New Zealand First was able to secure five seats in Parliament with only 4.2% of the party vote by winning the electorate seat of Tauranga, where party leader Winston Peters was elected with a majority of sixty-three votes out of 33,781 valid votes.
electionresources.org /nz   (2283 words)

  
 Elections in New Zealand
November 1999 for New Zealand’s single-chamber parliament saw a big swing to the left and a clear majority of seats for a new coalition government to be formed by the two workers’ parties, Labour and the Alliance.
Both parties agreed that the relative weight their respective programs in the eventual coalition government’s program would be negotiable and dependent on the relative popular votes for the two parties.
Both parties, but more so the Alliance, are under the illusion that New Zealand’s salvation lies in a partial return to the Keynesian policies that were discredited when they failed to stop the world recessions in the ‘7Os and ‘80s.
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 New Zealand Liberal Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liberals eventually found themselves pressed between the conservative Reform Party and the growing Labour Party, and the remnants of the Liberal Party eventually merged with Reform to establish the modern National Party.
Seddon was extremely popular with ordinary New Zealanders, and under his particular brand of populism, the Liberal Party established itself as the dominant party of New Zealand politics.
Increasingly, the Liberals found themselves losing support on two fronts — farmers, having obtained their goal of land reform, were gradually drifting to the conservative opposition, and workers, having become dissatisfied at the slowed pace of reform, were beginning to talk of an independent labour party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party   (1610 words)

  
 1993 Country Reports on Economic Practice and Trade Reports: NEW ZEALAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
In general, the performance of the New Zealand economy was lackluster from the mid-1950's until the mid-1980's.
New Zealand fell from eighth in the world for per capita GDP in 1955 to twenty-second in 1985.
Liberalization beyond 1996 will be determined by a review to be held in 1994, which of course will be affected by the outcome of the GATT Uruguay Round.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/economics/trade_reports/1993/NewZealand.html   (3379 words)

  
 NZ Alternative Conservative
While it is probably fair to say that Australia, New Zealand and Canada were taken for granted at times by Britain, and certainly got the rough end of the stick at Gallipoli and Dieppe, colonial politicians were only too eager volunteer their troops for these campaigns.
However, provided such parties abide by the democratic process, and don’t use violence or intimidation to achieve their ends, I don’t see why they shouldn’t be allowed to register.
New Zealand First is the only party with an explicit commitment to limited immigration, so it doesn’t need to ‘make an example’ of Maori to maintain social cohesion.
newzealandconservative.blogspot.com   (2770 words)

  
 1994 Country Reports on Economic Practice and Trade Reports: NEW ZEALAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
While the New Zealand government is no longer running deficits, it refinances its maturing debt (including substitution of domestic for foreign debt) and manages its cash flow through periodic issuance of government stock and treasury bills, which are held by both domestic and foreign investors.
Significant Barriers to U.S. Exports New Zealand embarked on a unilateral tariff liberalization program in 1985 with the announcement that tariffs on goods not produced in New Zealand would be reduced to zero.
New Zealand has an extensive body of law and regulations governing health and safety issues, notably the Health and Safety in Employment Act of 1992.
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 Green Left - New Zealand Alliance holds first national conference
Gilbert Myles from the Liberals and John Wright from the Democrats (who nominated for the two deputy leader positions) were elected by the conference as convenors of the Alliance National Council.
Referring to a comment made by his Labour Party opponent in the Wellington by-election that “there is very little room [for the Labour Party] to manoeuvre” to change its current course, Welch pointed out “that is the politics of the status quo, the politics of a party still fundamentally wedded to Rogernomics.
Don't underestimate or undervalue the significance of that.
www.greenleft.org.au /back/1992/81/81p18.htm   (1304 words)

  
 New Zealand Liberal Party (1992) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The New Zealand Liberal Party founded in 1992 (not to be confused with the original Liberal Party) was a splinter group of the National Party.
Not long after the party was established, Myles and McIntyre opted to join the Liberals to the newly-formed Alliance party.
The Liberal Party itself, however, was eventually dissolved, with its few members simply becoming members of the Alliance as a whole.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/New_Zealand_Liberal_Party_(1992)   (460 words)

  
 The New Zealand Edge : Media / NEWZEDGE : www.nzedge.com
"It evokes and reflects the courage, determination and loyalty of New Zealanders who served in and supported the war effort, as well as the accompanying grief, loss and suffering which NZ experienced." The sculpture is due to be completed by the end of the year.
As she points out, New Zealand is one of the few developed countries in the world where agriculture's contribution to the national gross domestic product has increased over the last few decades.
His new work Black Milk was performed by his company for a season at the Sydney Opera House: “Douglas Wright is a poet of dance.
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 New Zealand National Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The National Party presently advocates policies of reducing taxes, reducing social welfare payments, promoting free trade, restoring or maintaining New Zealand's traditional (Western) defence and security alliances and promoting one standard of citizenship for all New Zealanders ("One law for all").
At the 2005 election, the Party narrowly won more votes than the Labour Party in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and in the northern cities of Hamilton and Tauranga.
Once in power, however, the new Holland Government proved decidedly conservative, retaining, for instance, the welfare state set up by the previous Labour Government; though National gained, and has largely kept, a reputation for showing more favour to farmers and to business than did the Labour Party.
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 Liberal Party (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
'''Liberal Party''' is the name of dozens of political parties around the world.
It usually designates a party that is ideologically liberal or left wing.
There are however some Liberal Parties which are actually more conservative in nature than their opponents, or who adhere to right wing or libertarian views.
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 Liberal Party (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It usually designates a Party that is ideologically liberal, meaning that they advocate human rights and civil liberties, and perhaps left wing meaning that they believe in the redistribution of wealth from rich to poor.
There are however some Liberal Parties which are actually more conservative in nature than their opponents, or whose views are right wing, libertarian, or difficult to categorise.
South Africa — South African Liberal Party, outlawed by the Apartheid regime.
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 Green Left - New Zealand's new politics
But the New Zealand experience may also hold some useful examples and encouragement for the left.
Matt McCarten, president of the New Zealand NewLabour Party, told the July 4-6 Resistance conference here of the party's growth and of its success in forging an Alliance with greens, Maoris and other forces.
“The New Labour Party is now a permanent fixture, with the objective the alternative to the Nationals.” The formation of the Alliance in December broadens and unites the forces sharing this objective.
www.greenleft.org.au /back/1992/62/62p5.htm   (783 words)

  
 New Zealand
Blue with the flag of the U.K. in the upper hoist-side quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation
In 1992-93, growth picked up to 3% annually, a sign that the new economic approach was beginning to pay off.
New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
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 New Zealand
Zealand- over the North Island on the basis of
25 Nov 1947 New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster.
The titles premier and first minister were variously applied to each of the principal ministers until 1869, when premier became customary.
www.worldstatesmen.org /New_Zealand.htm   (2162 words)

  
 New Zealand - CIA 1992
The following is the entry for New Zealand from the CIA World Fact Book, 1992 edition.
noun - New Zealander(s); adjective - New Zealand
New Zealand dollar (plural - dollars); 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
www.anbg.gov.au /world/new-zealand.html   (822 words)

  
 New Zealand
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general for a three-year term; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general
New Zealand's heavy dependence on trade leaves its growth prospects vulnerable to economic performance in Asia, Europe, and the US.
The slump in demand in Asian markets largely explains the slight drop in GDP in 1998.
www.eichbauer.de /newzealand/nz_info.html   (911 words)

  
 NZ/NZ: New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The results have been mixed: inflation is down from double-digit levels, but growth was sluggish in 1988-91, and unemployment, always a highly sensitive issue, has exceeded 10% since May 1991.
In 1992, growth picked up to 3%, a sign that the new economic approach is beginning to pay off.
Branches: New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 878,028; fit for military service 741,104; reach military age (20) annually 29,319 (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY90/91)
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs.cmu.edu/project/theo-3/OldFiles/data/web_country/new_zealand/nz.html   (191 words)

  
 New Zealand Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
New Zealand Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Political parties and leaders: National Party (NP; government), James BOLGER; New Zealand Labor Party (NZLP; opposition), Helen CLARK; Alliance, Jim ANDERTON; Democratic Party, Dick RYAN; New Zealand Liberal Party, Hanmish MACINTYRE and Gilbert MYLES; Green Party, no official leader; Mana Motuhake, Martin RATA; Socialist Unity Party (SUP; pro-Soviet), Kenneth DOUGLAS; New Zealand First, Winston PETERS
note: the New Labor, Democratic, and Mana Motuhake parties formed a coalition called the Alliance Party, Jim ANDERTON, president, in September 1991; the Green Party joined the coalition in May 1992
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 Welcome to New Zealand (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Ethnic groups: New Zealand European 74.5%, Maori 9.7%, other European 4.6%, Pacific Islander 3.8%, Asian and others 7.4%
Constitution: no formal, written constitution; consists of various documents, including certain acts of the UK and New Zealand Parliaments; Constitution Act 1986 was to have come into force 1 January 1987, but has not been enacted
note: the government is a coalition of the National Party and the New Zealand First Party
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 Countries of the World page on New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Countries of the World page on New Zealand
House of Representatives (commonly called Parliament): elections last held 6 November 1993 (next must be called by November 1996); results - NP 35.2%, NZLP 34.7%, Alliance 18.3%, New Zealand First 8.3%; seats - (99 total) NP 50, NZLP 45, Alliance 2, New Zealand First Party 2
Branches: New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
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 ABC Country Book of New Zealand - government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
ABC Country Book of New Zealand - government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
National Party (NP, government), James BOLGER; New Zealand Labor Party (NZLP, opposition), Helen CLARK; Alliance, Sandra LEE; Democratic Party, Dick RYAN; New Zealand Liberal Party, Hanmish MACINTYRE and Gilbert MYLES; Green Party, no official leader; Mana Motuhake, Martin RATA; Socialist Unity Party (SUP, pro-Soviet), Kenneth DOUGLAS; New Zealand First, Winston PETERS
the New Labor, Democratic, and Mana Motuhake parties formed a coalition called the Alliance Party, Sandra LEE, president, in September 1991; the Green Party joined the coalition in May 1992
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