Mirroring developments in the UK, a group called the National Front evolved from the New Zealand branch of the League of Empire Loyalists in 1967.

[2][3] It was led by Brian Thompson; another notable member was Roger Clare who would later become an activist with the League of St George.

[8] From June 1978 the party jointly published a magazine called Frontline with the National Front of Australia.

[10] On 23 October 2004, the National Front held a protest in Wellington to support retaining the current New Zealand flag, which was attended by an estimated 45 people.

[11] An 800-strong counter-demonstration was organised by the MultiCultural Aotearoa coalition and anarchists to expose the sympathies of the National Front.

[13] This "Flag Day Rally" has now become an annual event, with NF members and protesters squaring off outside parliament.

[14] After the Christchurch mosque shootings of 2019, the National Front like other far-right groups "publicly shut up shop"[15] and largely went underground.

[18] Leader Kyle Chapman contested the 2004 Christchurch mayoral election, receiving 1,665 votes (1.9%) and coming fifth out of ten candidates.