Right Wing Resistance
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The Right Wing Resistance was founded in Christchurch
by a group of white nationalists led by Kyle Chapman
, the former leader of the New Zealand National Front
. Their first introduction to the New Zealand public was their Christchurch Street Patrols.
Chapman was reported to have taken a break from his right wing activities in May 2009.
Now two years on the RWRNZ has become more active and gained more media attention in Christchurch. It has begun attempts to recruit further members in Auckland. Press coverage has resulted from distributions of flyers comparing immigration to an invasion.
They have been known to help organise protests and other street activities alongside the NZ National Front. One area on which there is disagreement between the two groups is the European Land base project, which the National Front does not support but which is one of the primary plans that Chapman has for the RWRNZ. The project, described by one newspaper as a "unified mini-state", would be established in North Canterbury and be restricted to "like-minded Europeans".
Members of the group fronted by Kyle Chapman disrupted a candidates election meeting in Christchurch and have said they will attempt more protests at polling booths throughout New Zealand on election day.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
by a group of white nationalists led by Kyle Chapman
Kyle Chapman
Kyle Chapman is a former national director of the New Zealand National Front . He was also a candidate for Mayor of Christchurch, first for the National Front, and then for the National Democrats Party....
, the former leader of the New Zealand National Front
New Zealand National Front
The New Zealand National Front is a small white nationalist political party in New Zealand.-First formation:Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved out of the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967...
. Their first introduction to the New Zealand public was their Christchurch Street Patrols.
Chapman was reported to have taken a break from his right wing activities in May 2009.
Now two years on the RWRNZ has become more active and gained more media attention in Christchurch. It has begun attempts to recruit further members in Auckland. Press coverage has resulted from distributions of flyers comparing immigration to an invasion.
They have been known to help organise protests and other street activities alongside the NZ National Front. One area on which there is disagreement between the two groups is the European Land base project, which the National Front does not support but which is one of the primary plans that Chapman has for the RWRNZ. The project, described by one newspaper as a "unified mini-state", would be established in North Canterbury and be restricted to "like-minded Europeans".
2011 Election Activities
Members of the group fronted by Kyle Chapman disrupted a candidates election meeting in Christchurch and have said they will attempt more protests at polling booths throughout New Zealand on election day.