Te Pori
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Te Pori (2013- ) is a centrist, liberal political party currently active in 
New Zealand. The party was formed by veteran player Ginny Tory in order to emphasis the originals ideals of the NZ founders. The party was formed predominately by former members of the Peace 'n' Prosperity Party (PnPP), which Tory had been a former Party President of. The party's infrastructure came from the old eNZ Democratic Party (DP). The party is seen as being ideologically close to its former party, the PnPP.
The party is seen as being the political wing of the Silver Fern Guard, the former elite military unit of the PnPP. The vast majority of its core membership is part of the party but it has become stagnant in recent months.
History
The original Te Pori existed when the nation was founded in October 2010. It was formed mere days after Aotearoa and, upon the linguistic divisions emerging, merged into the New Zealand Union Party.
The modern incarnation, was formed in October 2012, after days of speculation that Tory and some members would leave the PnPP. The party was formed by taking over the remains of the morbid DP. Tory was duly elected PP in the October elections.
Some notably PnPP members who joined included former PP Isaac Anderson, Party Secretary Mudduck95 and Jimi Jimson. Other notably members included Lime Parkour Flow, Edmond Rothbard,and br3wster.
During the party's early period (Oct-April), the TP promoted its own weekly newspaper, provided constant in-game media updates and was generally the only active party with a media presence. Much of its strategies were drawn from the PnPP, which had become docile since the split and largely ignored the TP venture.
The party has won on average 2-4 Congressmen since its creation. Although, it has never exceeded 14 votes in an election (April 2013). However, since June 2013, the party has entered a period of decline, with its membership stagnating around 10 and it rarely holding any posts in the NZ Cabinet.
Platform
Tory and her supporters stated in the party's founding manifesto that TP was to be an opened party that supported an active NZ. The party has traditionally supported a "cooperative relationship with Australia, a more robust domestic economy (through protective measures) and a opened political system. This later point has the party particularly vocal, especially in regards to dissatisfaction with the PnPP and the NZ political climate.
Silver Fern Guard
Although originally founded as the elite military unit of the PnPP, when Tory and the others left the party, they gravitated the SFG towards the new TP. Quickly, the MU affiliated with the new party and became its military wing (although many PnPP members remained in the MU after the split).
Presently, the Guard remains a semi-inactive unit and due to the weakness of the TP, has largely remained outside the current military campaigns of NZ.
