New Zealand First
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New Zealand First is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand, led for most of its history by Winston Peters and known for its influence as a kingmaker in coalition governments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand First canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand First Context triple: [New Zealand general elections, minorParties, New Zealand First]
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A.
Māori Party
The Māori Party is a New Zealand political party that advocates for the rights, interests, and self-determination of Māori people within the country’s parliamentary system.
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B.
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is a major centre-right political party in New Zealand that has frequently led the country’s government and advocates for liberal-conservative economic and social policies.
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C.
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a major centre-left political party in New Zealand that has produced multiple prime ministers and traditionally advocates for social democracy, workers’ rights, and welfare-state policies.
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D.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party was a major progressive political party that dominated New Zealand politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, pioneering social and economic reforms.
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E.
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a left-wing environmentalist political party that advocates for ecological sustainability, social justice, and participatory democracy within New Zealand’s parliamentary system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand First Target entity description: New Zealand First is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand, led for most of its history by Winston Peters and known for its influence as a kingmaker in coalition governments.
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A.
Māori Party
The Māori Party is a New Zealand political party that advocates for the rights, interests, and self-determination of Māori people within the country’s parliamentary system.
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B.
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is a major centre-right political party in New Zealand that has frequently led the country’s government and advocates for liberal-conservative economic and social policies.
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C.
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a major centre-left political party in New Zealand that has produced multiple prime ministers and traditionally advocates for social democracy, workers’ rights, and welfare-state policies.
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D.
New Zealand Liberal Party
The New Zealand Liberal Party was a major progressive political party that dominated New Zealand politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, pioneering social and economic reforms.
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E.
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a left-wing environmentalist political party that advocates for ecological sustainability, social justice, and participatory democracy within New Zealand’s parliamentary system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NZ First NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignSlogan | Put New Zealand First ⓘ |
| coalitionRole |
support partner of New Zealand Labour Party
ⓘ
support partner of New Zealand National Party ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | Mixed-Member Proportional representation in New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdPerformance |
has fallen below 5 percent threshold in some elections
ⓘ
has returned to Parliament after periods out of Parliament ⓘ |
| founder | Winston Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader | Winston Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartyColor |
black
ⓘ
gold ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasSecretaryGeneral | Darroch Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nzfirst.nz/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
nationalism
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populism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kingmaker role in coalition governments
ⓘ
support from older voters ⓘ support from provincial and rural areas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leader | Winston Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInSystem | Westminster-style parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentation | New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedInGovernment |
First National–New Zealand First coalition government (1996–1998)
NERFINISHED
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Labour–New Zealand First coalition government (2005–2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ Labour–New Zealand First–Green government (2017–2020) NERFINISHED ⓘ National–New Zealand First–ACT government (from 2023) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
immigration restriction
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law and order ⓘ regional development ⓘ superannuation protection ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre-right
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centrist ⓘ |
| positionOnForeignOwnership | critical of foreign ownership of New Zealand assets ⓘ |
| positionOnImmigration | supports lower immigration levels ⓘ |
| positionOnMonarchy | supports constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| positionOnTreatyOfWaitangi | critical of what it describes as separatism ⓘ |
| targetConstituency |
older New Zealanders
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provincial voters ⓘ socially conservative voters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Zealand First Description of subject: New Zealand First is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand, led for most of its history by Winston Peters and known for its influence as a kingmaker in coalition governments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.