The loosely organised New Zealand Socialist Party was formed in 1901 and included syndicalists and anarchists.
[1] It grew to 3000 members and held its first national conference in 1908.
The conference condemns political action by a two to one majority.
[1] Anarchists within the Christchurch branch of the Socialist Party left to form an IWW Recruiting Union in 1910.
[2] The Freedom Group is set up by Philip Josephs in Wellington in 1913 and lasts for a year.