MEDIA STATEMENT
17 February 2011
New Party seeks “thinking” New Zealanders
A new political party, Reform New Zealand, was announced today through the website www.reform.org.nz
The Party is founded on the understanding a significant share of voters believe that freedom of choice, personal
responsibility, self-reliance and accountability must be restored and encouraged within society and legislation, to help
reverse New Zealand’s growing dependence on the state.
Reform New Zealand believes the nation has become deeply mired in social and economic distress after two decades of weak
and ineffective government, with voters passively conditioned to reward the party offering the biggest bribes – rather
than the party offering the most effective policies for long-term social and economic development.
New Zealand recently enjoyed the best global economy in a lifetime and with that the chance to restore its future
prosperity. Instead, tens of billions were wasted pandering to socialist ideology. Such ideology has served to further
weaken a society whose attitudes towards self-reliance have long been undermined by the “all-knowing” state.
Reform New Zealand intends to earn enough party votes in 2011 to support and effectively influence the Government.
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