New Zealand League of Rights

New Zealand League of Rights

The New Zealand League of Rights was the New Zealand offshoot of Eric Butler's League of Rights.

Following speaking tours of New Zealand in the late 60s Eric Butler sought the establishment there of a local version of his organisation. A New Zealand League of Rights was announced in 1970 but did not become operational until 1971.[1] Its first director and co-founder was Sidney Wood. In 1979 David Thompson became its director and revitalised the organisation, publishing a New Zealand version of On Target. The League increased its membership during the 80's. Thompson was succeeded in the mid-80's by Bill Daly who ran the League till its end. The organisation ceased activity in 2004.

Like the parent organisation the NZ League proclaimed its "loyalty to God, Queen and Country" and adhered to an ideology of Social Credit, anti-semitism, and was white supremacist.[2] The NZ League sought to uphold the predominance of British race and culture in New Zealand and was oppposed to Marxism, Human Rights and internationalism. The NZ League's anti-semitism was not as explicit as that of the Australian or Canadian League of Rights[3] until later years.

The NZ League criticised the Social Credit Party for having strayed from the path indicated by C. H. Douglas and regarded itself as his true heir, but members maintained links with the party until the end of the 70s when the party indicate League members were no longer welcome.[4] League members would then turn towards the National Party. League members were also active in other groups such as the Voters' Association.

The NZ League of Rights hosted the second Crown Commonwealth League of Rights conference in 1981. In 1993 Daly attempted to get David Irving to tour New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p102 and note on p143
  2. ^ O Maolain, Ciaran entry on the NZ League in The Radical Right Longman (1987) p203
  3. ^ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p210
  4. ^ Spoonley, Paul The Politics of Nostalgia: racism and the extreme right in New Zealand The Dunmore Press (1987) p106

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