South Island Party (2008)
Overview
Regionalism (politics)
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political party in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It advocated South Island Independence. The party's leader was Richard Prosser
Richard Prosser
Richard Prosser is a New Zealand politician and a current member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of New Zealand First party and was elected as a list MP at the 2011 election.-Early life:...
, a contributor to Investigate
Investigate (New Zealand)
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, who had previously called for a regional Parliament for the South Island.