This website is dedicated to helping New Zealand become a fairer place for all people to live regardless of race.

Why a site called Pakeha Party then?

While we prefer that all are considered equal in New Zealand and hence no need for a ‘Pakeha Party’, it is also true that this ideal is not the reality we have in New Zealand today. We already have at least a couple of parties that are Maori based with other parties focusing heavily on Maori. It seems the best way that other races can be represented fairly in this racial system is to represent ourselves by letting politicians know what Pakeha think, rather than focus on what Maori want. Up until now, there was no forum specifically for Pakeha where they could have their say, only what they are able to vote on. This leaves Maori as the only voice enabling them to get preferential treatment. A Pakeha Party is really about giving everyone else a voice in the political process to even it up for all New Zealanders.

While the word ‘Pakeha’ originally meant European and still does, its use today embraces all who are non-Maori. Pakeha was the term for non-Maori of which an overwhelming majority just happened to be European or Caucasian. Today, non-Maori includes many others who are not European such as a growing Asian population or the Pacific Island population.