Application to change party name and logo
The Electoral Commission is considering an application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to change the name of the following political party:
Current Party Name: New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party
Current Party abbreviation: NZOFP
New Party Name: Freedom
New Party abbreviation: None
Applicant: Tracy Livingston, Party Secretary
The Commission is also considering the party’s application made under Part 4 of the Electoral Act 1993 to register the following amended political party logo:
Registration of a logo is needed for it to appear on a voting paper.
Registration of a party name may be refused if the name is indecent, offensive, excessively long, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, or contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification.
Registration of a party logo may be refused if the logo is indecent, offensive, likely to cause confusion or mislead electors, or contains any reference to a title or honour or similar form of identification, infringes an intellectual property right or breaches any enactment.
Anyone who wishes to comment on the party name or party logo may do so in writing to the Electoral Commission at:
- PO Box 3220, Wellington 6140
- email enquiries@elections.govt.nz
The deadline for comments is 5pm, Tuesday 21 July 2026.
For more information on the party registration and logo registration process see the guidance on our website, email enquiries@elections.govt.nz or phone 04 495 0030 9am–5pm Monday to Friday.