Thrive New Zealand

Thrive New Zealand Party logo

Thrive New Zealand, formerly called the Unified New Zealand Party, was a small political party in New Zealand. The party was founded in 2012 by David Ding, a marketing manager.[1]

On 7 November 2012 the party applied to register a logo with the Electoral Commission.[2] The party subsequently changed its name to Thrive New Zealand and registered a substitute logo.[3] As Unified New Zealand, the party opposed asset sales and foreign ownership and supported economic self-sufficiency a return to the gold standard.[4] Following its name change, the party focused strongly on direct democracy and binding citizens-initiated referendums.[5]

The party never stood any candidates for parliament. By January 2017, their website was defunct.

References

  1. ^ "David Ding". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Application to register political party logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Registration of Thrive New Zealand logo". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  4. ^ Matthew Backhouse (8 November 2012). "New political party takes aim at foreign investment". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. ^ ""Direct Democracy" to be the next "Nuclear Free"". Thrive New Zealand. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.