Kiwi Party (2019)

The Kiwi Party is an unregistered reactionary political party in New Zealand. The party was formed after the Christchurch mosque shootings to oppose the , and to support "free speech as well as individual rights".
Policies
The party supports lower taxation, binding referendums, legalisation of cannabis, and an entrenched, written constitution. It opposes gun control, the use of 1080, immigration, and the Family Court of New Zealand.
The party is not contesting the 2020 election; it did not apply for a broadcasting allocation, it is not registered to receive the party vote, and it is not running any electoral candidates.
Legal filings
Censorship of shooter's manifesto
In April 2019 the party lodged an application to review the decision of the Chief Censor of New Zealand that the manifesto "The Great Replacement", allegedly written by Brenton Tarrant, was objectionable. However, the document remained classified 'objectionable'.
Right to large firearms and other accessories
The party sought a declaratory judgement that the was invalid on the basis that the right to bear arms in New Zealand was provided by the Magna Carta and that firearms were a taonga under the Treaty of Waitangi. This was dismissed by the High Court. A subsequent appeal was made to the Court of Appeal. The appeal was also dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which ruled that New Zealanders have no "right to bear arms". According to the party's website, it filed an application to the Supreme Court in April 2020 for the right to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision.

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