New Zealand’s far right is adapting. Neo-Nazis, white nationalists, anti-immigrant activists, and Christian nationalists continue to organize, while newer groups are turning “remigration” into an increasingly explicit political project. GPAHE’s new country report exposes the organizations driving these movements, their activities and ideologies, and their connections to the international far right.
- New Zealand Has Taken Major Steps Against Extremism, but the Far Right Has Adapted
The March 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks prompted a major government response. After a white supremacist murdered 51 people at two mosques, New Zealand strengthened its gun laws, increased security around mosques, and took additional measures to counter extremist threats. The country also helped establish the Christchurch Call, an international initiative aimed at preventing terrorist and violent extremist content from spreading online.
Those efforts have made New Zealand an important international example of government action against far-right extremism. The country is also a leader in human rights and civil rights protections for marginalized communities. Unfortunately, the response did not dismantle the networks and ideologies behind the attack. There are new groups and the extremist organizations that existed in 2019 have morphed. For example, the Dominion Movement disbanded, but Action Zealandia emerged from its ashes in August 2019, just months after Christchurch. Leaked documents later showed overlap between members of the two organizations.
- Māori Communities Have Long Been Targeted by the Far Right
Māori have been a target of racist and nationalist movements in New Zealand for decades. Far-right groups have opposed Māori political and cultural rights while promoting a vision of New Zealand centered on European identity and ancestry.
These ideas remain present in contemporary far-right organizing. Opposition to Māori rights and the status of Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi has become part of wider nationalist and anti-government mobilization, linking longstanding anti-Māori racism with hostility toward immigration, and what extremists describe as threats to New Zealand’s national identity.
- A New Generation of Groups Is Putting Race at the Center
The groups documented by GPAHE differ in their strategies and levels of organization, but racism remains central to much of New Zealand’s far right. White nationalists argue for a society built around European ancestry, while neo-Nazi groups openly promote Third Reich ideology. Anti-immigrant organizations are increasingly embracing “remigration.”
- International Networks Are Helping Shape the Movement
New Zealand’s far right is increasingly connected to movements overseas. Groups documented in the report have drawn inspiration, ideas, and relationships from far-right organizations in Australia, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These connections allow relatively small New Zealand organizations to participate in a much larger ecosystem, sharing propaganda, political ideas, and tactics across borders.
- “Remigration” Has Become a Rallying Cry
One of the most significant developments documented in the report is the growing use of the term “remigration.” For the far right, remigration goes beyond reducing immigration. It promotes the removal of non-white immigrants and their descendants, from traditionally white countries. The concept has become increasingly prominent among Identitarian and white nationalist movements internationally and is now being strongly promoted by most of the groups in GPAHE’s New Zealand country report.
- 6. Remigration NZ Is Bringing an Ethnic-Cleansing Idea Into the Streets
Remigration NZ emerged in 2026 as a small white nationalist organization advocating the removal of non-white immigrants from New Zealand. The group has turned the concept of “remigration” into a local organizing campaign. In January 2026, the group handed out fliers at an Auckland march calling for “Not one more Third World immigrant. Remigration Now!” The post promoting the action was viewed more than 300,000 times on X. In April, members were photographed holding a “remigration now” banner outside Auckland’s Mahatma Gandhi Centre, an Indian community organization. Several members were subsequently arrested. Despite its small size, its activities show how an international white nationalist idea is being translated into real world protests.
- Right Minds NZ Is Turning Remigration Into a Political Program
Right Minds NZ has promoted white nationalism and anti-immigrant politics since its founding in 2016.The organization maintains a presence across social media and has organized rallies and campaigns around immigration, nationalism, and Christian nationalism.
More recently, the group has embraced “remigration.” Founder Dieuwe de Boer describes himself as a “remigration advocate” and promotes the writings of Austrian former neo-Nazi Martin Sellner. In July 2026, Right Minds NZ went further by publishing a “New Zealand Remigration White Paper.” The document proposes a decade-long program of “Long-Term Demographic Restoration,” seeking to “restore” New Zealand’s population to European descendants.
- Action Zealandia Arose After Christchurch
Action Zealandia emerged in August 2019, five months after the Christchurch attacks, as a successor to the Dominion Movement. The organization adopted a more careful public image in response to the increased scrutiny facing New Zealand’s far right, while continuing the white nationalist ideology of its predecessor.
Action Zealandia describes itself as a movement of young nationalists seeking to “revitalize” European culture and identity in New Zealand. But investigations cited in the report found members openly praising the Christchurch shooter, while the group has promoted Great Replacement and “white genocide” conspiracy theories. The organization has also maintained extensive international connections, including with far-right groups in Italy, Britain, Scandinavia, Australia, and the United States.
- 9. Openly Neo-Nazi Organizing Has Not Disappeared
Newer movements have adopted more political or sanitized language, but explicitly neo-Nazi organizing remains part of New Zealand’s far-right landscape.
The National Socialist Faction emerged in 2025 and promotes Nazi imagery, a “White Revolution,” physical fitness, outdoor activities, and propaganda. Its activities demonstrate that openly Nazi ideology continues to coexist alongside movements that frame their politics in terms of nationalism or demographic change.
- The Far Right Is Adapting Rather Than Disappearing
GPAHE’s research documents a movement that has repeatedly adjusted to changing circumstances. Organizations have reorganized after Christchurch massacre, altered their public presentation, developed new networks, and adopted ideas emerging from far-right movements.
