In the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, the choice is clear. While mainstream media props up two establishment hacks, I stand for real change. I am your greatest weapon. Your votes are my ammunition. Load me up, and I’ll do the firing. Let’s forge the only way forward – together.
I’m Kelvyn Alp, and I’m not here to peddle empty promises or establishment rhetoric. I reject division and separatism – we’re all part of the solution, as global pressures like unchecked immigration threaten to drown out our voices, rendering Māori vs. non-Māori debates irrelevant. I’m not “far-right”; no one can pin that label on me with evidence that holds up. My record – using a Māori passport abroad twice, aiding the Māori government since 2000, and personally funding the building bearing my name at Leabank Primary School in 2009 – proves I deliver results, not talk. That building, expedited through my working closely with Manukau City Council, boosted school attendance by providing breakfast clubs, free counselling, and budgeting advice, showing I do, not just say.
While I don’t toe any party line, I stand firmly by the NZ Loyal policies I wrote myself, as they’re real solutions to this country’s problems, not glossy wish-lists dangled without intent to deliver. My greatest asset is understanding both Māori and non-Māori perspectives, always seeking beneficial outcomes for all without disadvantaging any. One person can’t repeal legislation alone – anyone claiming otherwise is dishonest – but I’ll build relationships to drive change based on need, not desire. My priorities are clear: bridge the gap between Māori and non-Māori, tackle predatory businesses, and address poverty’s root causes with facts, not wishful thinking. This by-election is for less than half a term – give me one chance, one term, one time to prove my worth. If I fail, boot me out in 2026.
Unlike front-runners Peni Henare, who’s achieved little since 2014, or Oriini Kaipara, a former media talking head with no exposés, I’ve proven myself through action.
Almost 40% of those in the electorate are under 35 years old, yet voter turnout for that demographic was only 65% at the last election. Why do you think turnout is so low for this demographic and what have you done during the campaign to engage this group and encourage them to vote?
Young people under 35 are fed up with politicians who promise big but deliver nothing, leaving them disillusioned. They see the system propping up establishment hacks while poverty, housing, and job insecurity worsen, making voting feel pointless. In this campaign, I’ve utilized my connections in Tāmaki Makaurau to reach a wide audience, and have used social media platforms for fact-based information dissemination and responded to any questions asked and responded in a way that cuts through the noise. I’ve told them straight: this byelection is their chance to break the cycle. NZ Loyal policies, which I penned, offer real solutions, not empty promises. Give me one term to deliver, and if I don’t, kick me out next year.
If you are successful in this election, what would your top three priorities be specifically for the electorate?
First, I’ll bridge the divide between Māori and non-Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau by fostering real dialogue – talking with each other, not past or at each other – because we’re all part of the solution as bigger threats like immigration dilute our voices. Second, I’ll crack down on predatory businesses and finance companies exploiting our vulnerable families, using evidence-based policies to stop their scams. Third, I’ll tackle poverty’s root causes – lack of education, jobs, and health access – with solutions grounded in need, not wants, to benefit all without disadvantaging any, reflecting my ability to understand both sides.
How would you work with mana whenua groups to ensure their concerns and priorities are addressed and supported?
I’ll engage mana whenua through direct, fact-based discussions, focusing on shared needs like environmental protection [addressing pollution and waste – not climate change alarmism] and community well-being. I reject separatism – our strength lies in unity, especially as external pressures threaten to overshadow local concerns. My NZ Loyal policies, which I crafted, prioritize solutions that work for all. My approach, proven by my work with the Māori government since 2000, is to listen, collaborate, and deliver outcomes that benefit everyone in Tāmaki Makaurau without favouring one group over another.
How would you work with the council and local boards to implement policy changes and address concerns you have? How well do you understand the machinery of council and do you have established relationships within council?
I’ll work with Auckland Council and local boards by building strong, evidence-driven partnerships, pushing for policy changes through relentless advocacy and joint efforts on issues like housing and transport. I won’t just go along to get along. My experience, including working with Manukau City Council in 2009 to fund and expedite the building bearing my name at Leabank Primary School, shows I understand council mechanics – its committees, obligations, and red tape. That project, which I personally funded, boosted school attendance through breakfast clubs, counselling, and budgeting advice, proving I deliver results that benefit all. While I don’t rely on establishment ties, my grassroots connections and NZ Loyal policies drive real change.
Do you think the Independent Māori Statutory Board deserves more power within the council? Why or why not?
No. Giving the Independent Māori Statutory Board more power risks deepening division, which I reject. We’ve seen too much talking past each other – separatism weakens us all. The Board’s role is to ensure Māori voices are heard, but more authority could create parallel systems, pitting Māori against non-Māori. As global issues threaten to drown out our voices, we need unity. My focus is on collaborative solutions that benefit everyone without disadvantaging any, reflecting my understanding of both sides’ needs.
In April, Shane Jones threatened to step-in to stop the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area management agreement. What are your views on how it has turned out? Do you think mana whenua deserve to have an equal number of seats on the decision-making committee as other authorities?
Shane Jones’ threat to meddle in the Waitākere Ranges agreement was heavy-handed, but the outcome – preserving local input – shows top-down control doesn’t always win. I don’t support equal seats for mana whenua on the committee if it’s tokenism or creates imbalance. Representation must be based on need, not quotas that fuel division. I’ll prioritize fair, evidence-based outcomes for all. My record, like using a Māori passport abroad, shows I respect mana whenua while seeking solutions that unite Tāmaki Makaurau without disadvantaging anyone.
Tīkapa Moana has been suffering severely in recent times. Depleted fish stocks, invasive exotic caulerpa, and the ticking time-bomb of the RMS Niagara. How will you address these issues if elected as the Tāmaki Makaurau MP? Would you repeal the legislation allowing commercial fishing within protected areas of Tīkapa Moana?
Tīkapa Moana’s crisis demands action, not talk. I’ll push for tougher enforcement against overfishing, seek to fund research to eradicate caulerpa, and demand a clear plan to neutralize the RMS Niagara’s risks – all rooted in evidence. On commercial fishing in protected areas, I won’t lie – one person can’t repeal legislation alone; anyone claiming otherwise is a fraud. But I’ll build coalitions to work toward repealing harmful laws, guided by policies that prioritize the ecosystem’s health for all in Tāmaki Makaurau. My record, like funding the Leabank building that boosted school attendance through breakfast clubs, shows I deliver results that benefit everyone.
Food and transport costs hit Māori and Pacific families the hardest in this electorate. What practical steps would you take to ease this pressure?
Māori and Pacific families are being crushed by predatory businesses and rising costs. I’ll target exploitative finance companies with fact-based regulations, capping interest rates and enforcing transparency, as outlined in policies I stand by. I’ll push for subsidized transport passes for low-income whānau and expand community-led food programs, like the breakfast club I funded at Leabank Primary in 2009, which increased school attendance and improved learning by ensuring kids were fed, with added counselling and budgeting advice. These solutions, rooted in need, benefit all without disadvantaging any, reflecting my understanding of both sides. However, unless this country solves its debt-crisis and financial mismanagement, there will be no genuine solutions available that aren’t akin to putting a plaster on an amputation.
With Te Aka Whai Ora disestablished and our health system under pressure, how will you make sure Māori in this rohe still have equitable access to care? What about rangatahi mental health in particular?
Te Aka Whai Ora’s end was a setback, but I’m here to fix problems, not complain. I’ll fight for targeted funding to community clinics in Tāmaki Makaurau, ensuring Māori get culturally responsive care without bureaucratic roadblocks. For rangatahi mental health, I’ll advocate for evidence-based peer-support networks and accessible counselling, tackling root causes like poverty and disconnection. My policy position advocates equitable solutions for all. My work, like funding the Leabank building that provided free counselling, proves I deliver outcomes that unite Māori and non-Māori without favouring one over another.
When your party’s stance clashes with the needs of Tāmaki Makaurau whānau, who will you side with – and can you give a concrete example of where you have gone against the grain before?
I answer to Tāmaki Makaurau’s whānau, not any party line, though I stand by the NZ Loyal policies I wrote as genuine solutions, not empty promises. My loyalty is to evidence and the electorate’s needs, ensuring outcomes benefit all without disadvantaging any. I’ve gone against the grain before – using a Māori passport abroad twice, defying systems to prove a point, and funding the Leabank Primary building in 2009, which I worked with Manukau City Council to deliver, boosting school attendance through breakfast clubs, counseling, and budgeting advice. Unlike Peni Henare, who’s coasted since 2014, or Oriini Kaipara, with no exposés, I’ve delivered results. Give me one term to prove my worth – if I fail, vote me out in 2026.
This interview was conducted by Liam Ratana from The Spinoff.
A Broken System That Betrays Investors
As a candidate in this election, I cannot stand by while New Zealand’s wholesale investment framework continues to let investors down.
Today, fund managers who manage millions of dollars are not even required to prove they are fit and proper persons. Worse still, when investors suffer devastating losses, regulators tell them to go to the Police or the SFO – and those agencies then say the matters don’t “meet the threshold.” The result is a revolving door of inaction, leaving victims abandoned.
This is not regulation – This is neglect.
The Human Cost of Regulatory Failure
Let’s be clear: this isn’t theory – it is happening right now.
• Black Robin Equity collapsed, leaving investors with devastating losses; some lost over $1 million.
• Senior Trust Capital is under FMA investigation and winding down. Investors have been told it could take up to 10 years to get their money back, if at all.
• Du Val Group was placed into statutory management, with regulators pouring energy and taxpayer dollars into that single case. Yet by focusing almost entirely on Du Val, they have left some of the worst wholesale operators in the market untouched – free to continue ripping off Kiwi investors.
• Right here in Pukekohe, a fund operated by a questionable financier with a long history of failed finance companies and his partner, a chartered accountant from the Waikato, declared in October last year that a Māori trust board’s $1.8 million investment was “lost.” Instead of accountability, they attacked the trust’s CEO, victim-shamed the board, and forced the victims into the High Court to fight for justice. They know the court system is broken – they know it will take years before the victims even get a hearing. And when they are finally held to account, they rise like a phoenix, launching new fund brands under different names to hide their trail.
This is exactly the type of behaviour that Minister Andrew Bayly once said he would stamp out – phoenix directors creating new fronts to dodge accountability. But it isn’t happening. These operators continue to appear, ripping off our families and destroying victims with intimidation and victim shaming.
This is a textbook example of Ponzi-style schemes operating unchecked in our financial markets.
How Victims Are Silenced?
Unsophisticated investors, community trusts, and Māori boards are deliberately targeted because they are less likely to go public if they lose money – fearing ridicule in the market and in the media. When they do speak up, they are attacked and defamed by the very fund managers who misled them.
This isn’t just financial abuse – Its intimidation designed to silence victims.
My Commitment to Change
I will fight to regulate the regulators and put an end to this culture of impunity. My plan includes:
1. Licensing Wholesale Fund Managers – every manager must be licensed by the FMA and pass a fit and proper test.
2. Automatic Investigations – any complaint involving a loss over $50,000 must trigger an investigation, no excuses.
3. Protecting Vulnerable Investors – special support for Māori trusts, community investors, and unsophisticated investors; legal protections against victim shaming and intimidation.
4. Accountability of Agencies – the FMA, SFO, Companies Office, and Police must report annually to Parliament on the complaints they receive, what actions they took, and why.
Final Word
“I will hold fund managers to account. I will hold regulators to account. And I will fight for the thousands of ordinary New Zealanders – right here in this constituency – who deserve protection from predators in suits. Next week, I will be naming the Pukekohe party responsible. The only way to get rid of this infectious material is to shine light on it and disinfect it – so it stops happening to any more victims. We cannot wait for the next collapse. We must act now.”
Vote for Accountability • Vote for Change • Vote 6 September 2025
Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer drop explosive evidence that the ‘Christchurch Mosque attack’ video [March 15, 2019] – banned in New Zealand from being viewed, possessed or distributed – was a staged event. It’s FAKE!
We make no claims pertaining to what else may have happened on that day, however, what we can say with absolute certainty, is that the video exhibits zero victims and is a staged event. This information is chilling considering the follow-on draconian measures implemented after the event – it further calls into question, the integrity of all involved. The official government narrative has now collapsed.
Due to the censorship of the video within New Zealand, the team were forced to travel to Thailand to undertake the detailed examination and analysis.
The ‘Forensic Video Analysis Report’ authored by Gareth Jacobs and recently peer reviewed by other experts leaves no doubt of a cover-up at the highest levels.
Quotes from the first page of the report:
‘I contacted Detective Inspector Chris Cahill, the President of the Police Association and discussed the concerns I had with the video. I urged him to make contact with the officers involved with the shooting inquiry to urge them not to use that video as evidence in any upcoming court case as it was likely fake and may jeopardise the case.’
‘I have used my 5 years military experience and 14 years as a Digital Forensic Analyst as a basis for reviewing the authenticity of the video and reporting on my findings. The findings will show compelling evidence that the video is not genuine.’
Download your own PDF copy of the ‘Forensic Video Analysis Report’ here:
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Overseas voting has begun in the Tamaki Makaurau By-Election and early voting will begin on August 25th 2025.
Below is the information on how to vote in person or from overseas.
A by-election is held to fill a vacancy when a member of Parliament who represents an electorate leaves their role. There is no party vote.
In a by-election, you vote for the candidate you want to represent your electorate in Parliament.
To be eligible to vote, you must be enrolled in the Tamaki Makaurau electorate.
If you’re enrolled, you’ll get a voting information pack in the mail. The pack tells you:
You’ll also get an EasyVote card that makes voting quicker.
The Electoral Commission don’t automatically send voting papers to overseas voters, so get your voting paper by:
Voting papers are available from about 2 weeks before election day. When a by-election is on, check the Electoral Commission website for the details you need to get a voting paper and return it to them.
If you’re enrolled, you can just turn up and vote. Remember to take your EasyVote card. If you haven’t got a card or forget it, you can still vote. You don’t need to take ID.
Voting in a by-election is like voting in a general election. When you get to a voting place, someone will be there to guide you.
Someone will find your name on the printed electoral roll and give you a voting paper. If your name isn’t on the roll, you might need to fill out some forms so you can vote.
You take your voting paper to a voting booth. Your voting paper will have a list of candidates. You tick the circle next to the candidate you want to represent you, fold your paper in half, and put it into a voting box.
Join us for an explosive press conference unveiling critical information in the public’s interest pertaining to the ongoing legal battle against journalists Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer, where three years ago [August 25th] they were charged with distribution of objectionable material associated with the ‘Christchurch Mosque attack’.
Kelvyn Alp’s bold candidacy for the Tamaki Makaurau by-election will also be discussed.
Media and community urged to attend and questions will be taken from those in attendance.
Date: Sunday, 24th August 2025
Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm
Venue: Onehunga Community Centre, Yates room.
Address: 83 Church St, Onehunga.
For enquiries, contact us: [email protected]
https://www.thepress.co.nz/politics/360787040/ghost-party-centre-bitter-political-feud
Charlie Mitchell’s so-called “journalism” in The Press – that pathetic hit piece masquerading as news – is nothing but a recycled pack of lies from Liz Gunn, twisted into a narrative to distract from real issues facing New Zealanders. Let’s dismantle this farce point by point, with facts, not fantasy. Mitchell, you took my direct responses and buried them under Gunn’s delusions. Time to set the record straight – hard and unapologetic.
First, the “ghost party” nonsense. NZ Loyal isn’t dead; it’s alive and kicking as an organization. Gunn’s unconstitutional stunt – ordering former secretary Michele Smith to deregister without board approval or a proper meeting – doesn’t erase us. We’re re-registering with the Electoral Commission, and my use of the name, logo, and branding is legitimate because they belong to the party, not her ego.
Why not start a new party? Because this one isn’t broken; it’s just been sabotaged by a fraud. I’ve sued Gunn and Smith in Manukau District Court – the evidence there shreds their charade. Mitchell, you ignored this lawsuit because it exposes the truth you won’t print.
Gunn’s whine about “misleading voters” and “theft”? Pure projection from a con artist. Every NZ Loyal policy? I wrote them. Her teleprompter speeches? My words, tweaked by Amy Benjamin, then spun by Gunn’s theatrics. The party’s name and tagline “Loyal to you – Not to them”? Born in a group effort – Rob suggested “Loyal,” I crafted the tagline. Gunn tried to steal it all via a trademark application (stalled for a year – check IPONZ yourself). She’s the thief, hoarding donations in secret accounts with zero records, bolting with the database and assets while the board – which never even met under her – opposed her every move. We’ve eviscerated her lies in a two-hour Counterspin Media rebuttal: watch it on Rumble and see the receipts.
Why did our “relationship deteriorate”? Simple: challenge Gunn’s opacity, demand accountability, and she ghosts you, then unleashes a torrent of victim-playing slander. Classic playbook from someone exposed as a sham. Mitchell, your fixation on this feud reeks of agenda – why amplify a disgraced has-been’s rants instead of my by-election platform in Tāmaki Makaurau? Voters deserve focus on economic betrayal, sovereignty threats, and real solutions, not your archaeological digs into fabricated drama.
NZ Loyal, Counterspin Media, and I have already obliterated Gunn’s fiction. This isn’t a feud; it’s accountability.
Mitchell and The Press, your “reporting” is utter bullshit – the system is shitting bricks because you all know we’re coming for you. Within a weeks time, I’ll make my intentions so perfectly clear that even half-wits like you won’t miss the messaging.
New Zealanders, join the fight for truth at the ballot box.
Loyal to you, not them.
TVNZ’s 1News journalist Te Aniwa Hurihanganui requested an interview with me today. Unable to attend, I asked for written questions. For transparency and accuracy, I’ve shared the questions and my exact responses below, as I requested they be reported verbatim.
Why are you running for the Tamaki Makaurau Seat?
Response: I decided to stand for Tamaki Makaurau because I believe I am better equipped than those with an ethno-supremacist mindset to address the issues facing us all. Having already witnessed the rabid response from many identifying as ‘Maori’, it illustrates the amount of work required to pull us all back from the brink of civil unrest. We all have a common enemy, and that enemy is not each other. I am from both worlds, so I can see with a sense of clarity that several of the other candidates lack.
Professor Mohan Dutta has told 1News you have been a prolific spreader of disinformation and conspiracy theories, including around covid-19 vaccine harm. He also said some of your comments, including one about hanging politicians, is dangerous. What’s your response to this?
Response: Professor Dutta perfectly embodies what ‘educated just enough to be stupid’ means. As for being a prolific spreader of ‘disinformation’, I shall say this – I have been proven to be 100% correct. The jabs were not ‘safe and effective’. The jabs have cause death and harm to countless. Perhaps the professor needs to get out of the classroom more and do a tour of the country and ask people how they were affected?
The comment about ‘hanging politicians’ further demonstrates the professor’s ignorance and desire for snappy sound bites. He will discover, if he bothers to reexamine my words, I stated words like: if this was the days of old, people would have kicked down doors, dragged out the politicians and hung them from the nearest lampposts. What happened to this country during the time of the great scamdemic is a tragedy and requires full-blown criminal investigations – not whitewash, feel-good, nothing-burger inquiries where the people are always shafted. That is something, along with many other solutions that I will work towards.
Do you regret having said this comment?
Response: I do not regret saying a damn thing. I say what is required to be said – not what is popular. Unlike mainstream media, all my reporting has been correct. In fact, I am still awaiting the evidence where I have been wrong.
Fellow Candidate Peeni Henare says it’s a travesty you’ve been allowed to run in this seat, what is your response to that?
Response: Without so much as a conversation with me, Peeni has decided to adopt an unsustainable position. How long has he been in parliament? What exactly has he achieved beyond being a labour party lapdog and furthering the destruction of this country? I would suggest it may be two-tenths of stuff all. Perhaps he should be disqualified for being a globalist?
Do you affiliate to any hapu/iwi?
Response: I affiliate to everyone in this country who gives a damn and wants government brought under control where they facilitate and not dictate. Where they heal and not harm. Where we, the people do as we please without causing harm to another, void of government overreach and where we bring a screeching halt to mass immigration, which will soon make all this moot, if the current regime has its way – even united at that point, we would be the minority.
However, since this will no doubt be brought up many, many times, I shall provide the following:
I affiliate with Maniapoto through the Te Kanawa line. Thomas Te Kanawa married Nell Green. Nell had Stan and Nola. They adopted a girl who became known as Kiri Te Kanawa. Nola adopted my mother. There is a 5-year age gap between my mother and Kiri and a 25-year age gap between Kiri and her sister, Nola [now deceased].
Let’s add to that my affiliation with the Hita line through my stepfather Johnny Hita [His father George Hita [Kaikohe]].
Let’s even go a little further and search the Tainui beneficiary roll and discover my name on there, too, via Ngati Tahinga [Port Waikato] Whanagai through Inuwai Mckinnon.
Or the Macfarlanes taking me to Waitaha.
I was born and bred in Mangere and growing up we never experienced the utter bullshit we are all suffering today where we are all turned against one another because revisionist historians want to create a self-serving gravy train while the vast majority receive nothing except platitudes and unfilled promises.
NZ Loyal leader Kelvyn Alp has been officially selected to contest the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election, following the passing of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp on June 26, 2025.
The by-election will decide the next representative for this significant Māori electorate, which covers central, southern, and parts of western Auckland.
“Māori deserve a voice that cuts through the noise — not adds to it,” Alp said. “Past leaders have dressed windows while the house stagnates. I’m here to shift the mindset and drive real change in this by-election.”
He added: “The Māori electorate has been sold superficial promises for too long. It’s time for a leader who tackles real issues with clarity and courage — because without a new mindset, we’ll stay anchored in place.”
There are currently five candidates standing in the race
🔗 See the full candidate list here
🗳️ Make Your Vote Count
If you’re on the Māori Roll in Tāmaki Makaurau, mark Saturday 6 September 2025 on your calendar. This is your opportunity to vote for change — to back a future where New Zealanders call the shots.
Kelvyn’s candidacy is a rallying cry for courageous leadership. Let’s seize the moment.
