Polls
Q: What TV ad would you like to see PPNZ run in the election campaign? (To suggest more options, click here)
- "You wouldn't steal a car. That's because you know there's a difference between copying and theft" (32%, 133 Votes)
- "New Zealand, owned by the USA" ad, referring to the general ACTA/TPPA exporting of US laws (25%, 103 Votes)
- "Sharing is bad" - A mother explaining to her young child why "sharing is bad" (to make the point that sharing is natural and good) (24%, 98 Votes)
- Selected clips of MPs' speeches re the skynet law, with some form of pirate party commentary (9%, 37 Votes)
- Pirate vs 'pirate'. Compare and contrast: Somalian with an AK-47 and Melissa Lee, labelled 'pirate' and 'someone who has broken copyright law'. (8%, 32 Votes)
- "The best government money can buy" (e.g. satirical ad for an imaginary party) (2%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 411
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Press Releases
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Pirate Party Outraged over Passed Anti-Filesharing Law
AUCKLAND, 14 April 2011 The Pirate Party of New Zealand is disappointed that the Government used urgency to pass the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill. “Not only is the urgency process being abused,” party secretary Noel Zeng stated, “but our government is also exploiting the people of Christchurch by using their unfortunate situation to pass underhanded legislation.” Under this “three strikes bill,” if anyone in a household is accused of three acts of illegal filesharing, they could be fined $15000 or, if fines are found to be ineffective, the entire household could lose…
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Botany by-election – Final Results
The final results are out, including the 504 valid special and overseas votes which were not counted in the preliminary results. The Pirate Party Candidate, Hussain Al-saady, received 32 votes, representing 0.21% of all votes. This includes 0.17% of the ordinary votes, 0.27% of advance votes, and 0.79% of special votes. This result put him in 9th place, up one place from the preliminary count. The turnout for the by-election was only 15421 out of 42815 enrolled, or 36.0%, less than half of the turnout in this electorate in the 2008 general election. Of course, the achievement for us is…
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Pirate Party of New Zealand Runs in Botany By-Election, Greens miss deadline.
The Pirate Party of New Zealand is running our first electoral candidate for the Botany by-election this year. Hussain Al-saady has agreed to represent the Pirate Party in the election, show your support for him … and us by going out to the polls and voting in the election. Advance voting starts on 16th Feb so check here to find the polling place nearest you. From The National Business Review: “Pro-cannabis and pirate parties have more of a chance of winning next month’s Botany by-election than the Green Party, which failed to register its candidate in time. … “Chief Electoral…
Latest Headlines
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Great Result for the Pirate Party in our first General Election (0.59%)
Posted on November 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Pirate Party ran 2 candidates in Hamilton East and Wellington Central. In Hamilton East our Candidate Bruce Kingsbury won 0.42% of the vote with 137 votes, placing him 7th out of 8 candidates. In Wellington Central our Candidate Gynn Rickerby won 0.72% of the vote with 277 votes, placing him 7th out of 12 candidates. On average this was 0.59%, a 178% increase on the result in the Botany By-election 9 months ago, better than the Spanish Pirate Party’s result last weekend (0.41%) but not as good as the Catalonian Pirate Party’s result in the same election (0.63%). It... -
Time for the First Ever Pirate Party Annual Conference, Aug 14.
Posted on August 3, 2011 | No CommentsThe elections are approaching, and while we might not be registered on time, we will still be able to stand at least 5 candidates in electorates. The conference will give us a chance as a party to decide where to stand candidates, and how to select candidates. We will also discuss plans for our election campaign. Another important event at the conference will be board elections. This will be the first time that elections are being held for the whole board, as previously elections were held for each position separately as required. Nominations are open until Aug 8, advance voting... -
Pirate Party of New Zealand condemns pro-patent lobbyist spin on software patents
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsAUCKLAND, 23 June 2011 New Zealand Pirate Party co-leader Bruce Kingsbury today condemned the suggestion that software patents may be required in New Zealand law. The bill was reported back by the Select Committee on 30 March 2010, and the committee accepted the view of submitters that software development was an organic process, where new software invariably builds on prior software. “There is no ‘inventive step’ in software development, as would be required for patenting,” said Mr Kingsbury. The situation is slightly more complex for physical inventions that include a software component known as ‘embedded software’. For example, a modern... -
The New Policy Committee (Caucus)
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsLast Sunday Pirate Party members voted for our first ever political leaders. The Results of the elections are as follows: Elected to the Policy Committee (Caucus): Calder, James (James g) Kingsbury, Bruce (Edison Carter) McPherson, Andrew (kiwipeso) Campaign Manager: (position remains vacant) Elected to Head of Policy (Committee Chair): McPherson, Andrew (kiwipeso) Congratulations to the successful candidates. Detailed results from the election counting process are available in PDF on request from pirateparty@pirateparty.org.nz -
Elections to the Policy Committee (Caucus)
Posted on May 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe Policy Committee will have the task of getting Pirate Party policy straight and communicating it to the media. These are the first elections for a political role the party has had since the Botany by-election. It will initially consist of three members: the Head of Policy, who will chair the committee; the Campaign Manager, who will coordinate party Public Relations, and an Ordinary Committee Member. Nominations for the Policy Committee must be submitted by 9pm Tuesday 31 May. Votes must be submitted by midnight Sunday 6 June. More information can be found on the wiki page here. For information... -
Pirate Party Outraged over Passed Anti-Filesharing Law
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 5 CommentsAUCKLAND, 14 April 2011 The Pirate Party of New Zealand is disappointed that the Government used urgency to pass the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Bill. “Not only is the urgency process being abused,” party secretary Noel Zeng stated, “but our government is also exploiting the people of Christchurch by using their unfortunate situation to pass underhanded legislation.” Under this “three strikes bill,” if anyone in a household is accused of three acts of illegal filesharing, they could be fined $15000 or, if fines are found to be ineffective, the entire household could lose... -
Botany by-election – Final Results
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 1 CommentThe final results are out, including the 504 valid special and overseas votes which were not counted in the preliminary results. The Pirate Party Candidate, Hussain Al-saady, received 32 votes, representing 0.21% of all votes. This includes 0.17% of the ordinary votes, 0.27% of advance votes, and 0.79% of special votes. This result put him in 9th place, up one place from the preliminary count. The turnout for the by-election was only 15421 out of 42815 enrolled, or 36.0%, less than half of the turnout in this electorate in the 2008 general election. Of course, the achievement for us is... -
Pirate Party of New Zealand Runs in Botany By-Election, Greens miss deadline.
Posted on February 8, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Pirate Party of New Zealand is running our first electoral candidate for the Botany by-election this year. Hussain Al-saady has agreed to represent the Pirate Party in the election, show your support for him … and us by going out to the polls and voting in the election. Advance voting starts on 16th Feb so check here to find the polling place nearest you. From The National Business Review: “Pro-cannabis and pirate parties have more of a chance of winning next month’s Botany by-election than the Green Party, which failed to register its candidate in time. … “Chief Electoral... -
Tunisian Pirate Party member beaten in detainment
Posted on January 12, 2011 | 1 CommentInternal sources from Tunisia confirm that jailed Pirate Party member Azyz Ammami has been beaten by police officers. Furthermore, he was forced to take a pro-regime lawyer rather than one of his own choosing. Pirate Party members Azyz Ammami and Slim Amamou were imprisoned on Friday and are being charged on account of anonymous DDoS attacks with degradation of state property. There is currently no contact with them and it is not known whether the charges will be dropped or the case will go forward. Most pirate parties urge European and Tunisian officials to intervene and ensure that Azyz’s and... -
Join the Pirate Party of New Zealand
Posted on March 26, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Pirate Party of New Zealand is in its infancy stage. We’re just setting some things up. What is needed is 500 members to join us. We currently have less than 50. If you’re interested in helping the Pirate Party of New Zealand then read our policy, FAQ and join pages.