OurNZ Party

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = OurNZ Party

| logo = Our NZ Logo CMYK 0.jpg

| leader = Will Ryan

| foundation = 2011

| founder = Kelvyn Alp
Rangitunoa Black

| country = New Zealand

}}

The OurNZ Party was a political party in New Zealand. The party advocated a new currency, a 1% transaction tax, a written constitution, and binding referendums.{{cite web |url=http://www.ournz.net.nz/Principles-and-Objectives.html |title=Principles and objectives |publisher=OurNZ Party |access-date=2011-05-31}}{{Dead link|date=January 2017}} Its founding leaders were former Direct Democracy Party leader Kelvyn Alp and Rangitunoa Black.{{cite web |url=http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=67501 |title=OurNZ Party's Kelvyn Alp to contest Te Tai Tokerau By-Election |publisher=Infonews |date=2011-05-14 |access-date=2011-05-31}}

Kelvyn Alp represented the party in the June 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election,{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5080457/Five-parties-vie-for-Tai-Tokerau |title=Five parties vie for Tai Tokerau |publisher=Stuff |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-05-31}} gaining 72 votes, coming last in a field of five.{{cite web |url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/2011_te_tai_tokerau_byelection/ |title=Official Count Results -- Te Tai Tokerau Byelection |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date=2011-07-06 |access-date=2011-09-29}}

In September 2011 the party's logo was registered by the Electoral Commission,{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |title=Applications to register political party logos approved |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date=2011-09-08 |access-date=2011-09-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110031008/http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |archive-date=2011-11-10 }} and announced it would merge with the Republic of New Zealand Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1109/S00068/our-nz-has-a-constitution.htm|title=Our NZ has a constitution|date=5 September 2011|publisher=Scoop.co.nz}}

Kelvyn Alp announced his departure from his role on 25 September, saying that Will Ryan would take over as interim party leader.{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/ournz/posts/251891591513358?notif_t=feed_comment_reply |title=OurNZ Facebook post |website=Facebook |date=2011-10-25 |access-date=2011-11-14}} Although the party had expressed an intention to contest the November 2011 general election, and had selected at least one person to stand for it,{{cite news |title=Alexandra man puts hand up for party; Former Young Nat backs OURNZ |newspaper=Timaru Herald |date=30 July 2011 }} there were no OurNZ candidates registered with the Electoral Commission when nominations closed.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/ |title=Where to vote and who is standing |publisher=Elections New Zealand |date=2011-11-02 |access-date=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016082825/http://www1.elections.org.nz/voting/voting-info/ |archive-date=2008-10-16 }} It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election.