Its stated goal was to bring about global peace through a unified World Government.

[2] On 1 April 2008 the party formally applied for registration with the New Zealand Electoral Commission.

[4] Couper collected signatures and spare change from passersby on the street in order to satisfy the legal requirements for 500 financial members.

[6] Despite receiving an allocation and receiving extensive coverage on Eating Media Lunch, a satirical current affairs program,[7] the party did not run any candidates in the 2008 election as it did not provide the thousand dollar deposit to nominate a party list.

[9] In the 2023 general election NWO Party founder Nathan Lee Couper was a candidate in the Hamilton East electorate.