NZ Climate Party

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NZ Climate Party
Leader Peter Whitmore
Founded August 2014
Ideology Reducing Climate Change in New Zealand
Colours Red and Black
Website
www.climate.org.nz
Politics of New Zealand
Political parties
Elections

The NZ Climate Party is an unregistered political party in New Zealand. The party is focused on highlighting and addressing the threat of climate change.[1] The party was launched in August 2014, and is led by Peter Whitmore.[2]

The party did not register to contest the party vote in the 2014 election, but stood two electorate candidates, in Auckland Central and Rongotai.[3] A representative from the party, Aaron Carter, attended a candidates meeting in Newtown, Wellington dressed in an elephant costume and bearing a sign which said "climate change". His main messages were: "Don't vote for me, vote thinking about the climate", "It's all rearranging furniture on the Titanic as it's sinking", and "Learn to swim".[4]

The party is opposed to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, arguing that it is doing nothing to stop New Zealand's emissions from increasing.[2]

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