The party's policies included adopting a republican form of government, with an elected president and a restored upper house.
[1] The party was not supported by the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand.
[2] The party was registered as an incorporated society on 24 January 1995 as "The Confederation of United Tribes of New Zealand Incorporated" but changed its name on 8 February 1995 to the New Zealand Republican Party.
The party challenged its exclusion as a result of failing to submit a list at the High Court of New Zealand, and attempted to have the 1996 elections postponed to allow this.
The party was officially de-registered on 24 June 2002,[6] just before the 2002 election.