| Pirate Party of New Zealand | |
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| Leader | Tommy Fergusson (Pervach) |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Ideology | Intellectual property reform Freedom of information Open government Network neutrality |
| International affiliation | Pirate Parties International |
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| www.pirateparty.org.nz | |
| Politics of New Zealand Political parties Elections |
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The Pirate Party of New Zealand (PPNZ) is a political party in New Zealand. The party is based on the Swedish Pirate Party and focuses on issues of copyright and patent reform and internet privacy.[1] It is a member of Pirate Parties International.[2]
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Hussain al-Saady contested the March 2011 Botany by-election for the party,[3] winning 32 votes (0.2% of the total).
In June 2011 the party was conditionally awarded $20,000 of broadcasting funding for the 2011 election.[4][5] In September 2011 the Electoral Commission registered the party's logo.[6]
On 27 August 2011 the party took part in a nation-wide protest against the Infringing File Sharing Amendment Act: several hundred people around New Zealand drew media attention to the revised law.
The Pirate Party was a non-registered party in the 2011 General Election, but contested the Hamilton East and Wellington Central electorates.[7] The party won 137 votes in Hamilton East,[8] and 277 in Wellington Central.[9]
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