The Pakeha Party is an unregistered and unincorporated political party in New Zealand. The party claims to oppose racism, and specifically "separatism and asking for certain privileges which Europeans wouldn't be entitled to"; while others consider the party to be racist. The party is led by David Ruck, and is named for the term for . The party began as a Facebook group in June 2013 and is considering seeking registration with the Electoral Commission as a political party. The party is refusing to deal with TV and radio stations run by MediaWorks New Zealand. On 9 July 2013 party leader David Ruck admitted to a criminal background, having served five months in prison for theft. He confirmed he was in talks with someone to establish a party. It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election.
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