Last modified: 2002-10-26 by sam lockton
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[ In 1997 ], six parties are represented in NZ's parliament: The government
is a coalition of the right-of-centre National Party (NZ's
conservative/republican equivalent) and New Zealand First,
a slightly-further-right populist party. Occasionally supporting, occasionally
against them are the right wing economic radicals of the Association
of Consumers and Taxpayers (read: Thatcherites) and the centrist United
Party (which has just one seat of the 120 in NZ's parliament). The
opposition is led by Labour (left of centre) and the Alliance,
a coalition of five smaller parties including New Labour (a bit further left
of centre), Mana Motuhake (Maori sovereignty)
and the Greens. These logos are drawn freehand, so the lettering on the ACT
logo and the fluttering flag of the Labour logo are a bit less wonderful than
I would have liked.
James Dignan, 22 September 1997
The current government is a centre-left coalition of Labour
(in their second term), United Future, and the Green
Party. During the elections in July 2002, the former ruling National
Party suffered its worst defeat ever.
Sam Lockton, 2002