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'''Kelvyn Glen Alp''' (born 27 March 1971) is a New Zealand [[Far-right politics|far-right]] politician and activist. Alp was the leader of the [[Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand]] which stood in the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 general elections]]. He also stood for [[Mayor of Manukau City]] in 2007. Alp stood in the [[2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election]] under the [[OurNZ Party]] banner receiving 0.5% of the vote.
'''Kelvyn Glen Alp''' (born 27 March 1971) is a New Zealand [[Far-right politics|far-right]] politician and activist. Alp was the leader of the [[Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand]] which stood in the [[2005 New Zealand general election|2005 general elections]]. He also stood for [[Mayor of Manukau City]] in 2007. Alp stood in the [[2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election]] under the [[OurNZ Party]] banner receiving 0.5% of the vote.


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In 1996 Alp set up the New Zealand Armed Intervention Force as a [[mercenary]] organisation, later transforming it into a [[para-military]], anti-banking, pro-people rights movement - although it was referred to in the media as a Māori separatist organisation.<ref>[http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c66fcd78 ShareChat article, ''Māori radicals threaten BNZ chief at his home'']</ref> It is now defunct.<ref name="nzh">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10339555 |title=Small parties battle election arithmetic |author=Crewdson, Patrick |date=7 August 2005 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref>
Alp has attempted to use a "Māori Passport" abroad in an attempt to highlight [[Māori people|Māori]] issues. Alp has claimed that this practice ended after the New Zealand Labour-led government threatened to pull allocated school funding in the [[Solomon Islands]].{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}


In 2001, Alp used a "Māori Passport" to travel to the [[Solomon Islands]]. Alp has claimed that this practice ended after the New Zealand Labour-led government threatened to pull aid from the Solomon Islands.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2011/05/kelvyn-alp-to-contest-te-tai-tokerau-by-election/ |title=Kelvyn Alp To Contest Te Tai Tokerau By-Election |date=14 May 2011 |website=Scoop.co.nz}}</ref>
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In 1996 Alp set up the [[New Zealand Armed Intervention Force]] as a [[mercenary]] organisation, later transforming it into a [[para-military]], anti-banking, pro-people rights movement - although it was referred to in the media as a Māori separatist organisation.<ref>[http://www.sharechat.co.nz/features/nbr/article.php/c66fcd78 ShareChat article, ''Māori radicals threaten BNZ chief at his home'']</ref> It is now defunct.<ref name="nzh">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10339555 |title=Small parties battle election arithmetic |author=Crewdson, Patrick |date=7 August 2005 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref>


Alp and his partner were taken into custody by police in October 2021 for allegedly breaching [[New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 travel restrictions]], but were released without charge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Sam |title=Kelvyn Alp released from custody in Wellington after travelling from Whangarei |url=https://thisquality.com/kelvyn-alp-arrested-in-wellington-after-allegedly-travelling-from-whangarei/ |website=ThisQuality |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=22 October 2021}}</ref>
Alp and his partner were taken into custody by police in October 2021 for allegedly breaching [[New Zealand government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 travel restrictions]], but were released without charge.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Sam |title=Kelvyn Alp released from custody in Wellington after travelling from Whangarei |url=https://thisquality.com/kelvyn-alp-arrested-in-wellington-after-allegedly-travelling-from-whangarei/ |website=ThisQuality |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=22 October 2021}}</ref>
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Revision as of 00:29, 14 February 2022

Kelvyn Glen Alp (born 27 March 1971) is a New Zealand far-right politician and activist. Alp was the leader of the Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand which stood in the 2005 general elections. He also stood for Mayor of Manukau City in 2007. Alp stood in the 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election under the OurNZ Party banner receiving 0.5% of the vote.

In 1996 Alp set up the New Zealand Armed Intervention Force as a mercenary organisation, later transforming it into a para-military, anti-banking, pro-people rights movement - although it was referred to in the media as a Māori separatist organisation.[1] It is now defunct.[2]

In 2001, Alp used a "Māori Passport" to travel to the Solomon Islands. Alp has claimed that this practice ended after the New Zealand Labour-led government threatened to pull aid from the Solomon Islands.[3]

Alp and his partner were taken into custody by police in October 2021 for allegedly breaching COVID-19 travel restrictions, but were released without charge.[4]

Alp is a director of and programme host for Counterspin Media Limited.[5][6] Counterspin streams on the Steve Bannon-led GTV network, whose content has been described as "a significant source of fake news and misinformation".[7] A Counterspin contributor interrupted a press conference by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in November 2021, loudly shouting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, leading Ardern to temporarily halt the event.[8]

Alp was an agitating force at the Convoy 2022 New Zealand protest, calling for the protestors to storm parliament and arrest MPs, while making multiple references to killing them.[9]

References

  1. ^ ShareChat article, Māori radicals threaten BNZ chief at his home
  2. ^ Crewdson, Patrick (7 August 2005). "Small parties battle election arithmetic". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Kelvyn Alp To Contest Te Tai Tokerau By-Election". Scoop.co.nz. 14 May 2011.
  4. ^ Hudson, Sam (22 October 2021). "Kelvyn Alp released from custody in Wellington after travelling from Whangarei". ThisQuality. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "COUNTERSPIN MEDIA LIMITED". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ Clark, Byron (1 September 2021). "The radical right in gumboots". Newsroom. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ Graphika. "Ants in a Web: Deconstructing Guo Wengui's Online 'Whistleblower Movement'" (PDF). Graphika. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ^ Cooke, Henry; Piper, Denise (2 November 2021). "Covid-19 NZ: Jacinda Ardern press conference in Northland disrupted by anti-Covid-vaccination heckling". Stuff. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ Mitchell, Charlie (12 February 2022). "Inside the disorienting, contradictory swirl of the convoy, as seen through its media mouthpiece". Stuff.co.nz.
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