Reform Party (New Zealand)
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party. It was in government between 1912 and 1928, and later formed a coalition with the United Party, and then merged with United to form the modern National Party.
The Reform Party Caucus, 1909.
Image: William Ferguson Massey 1919
Image: Francis Bell
Image: Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931
Historic conservatism in New Zealand
Conservatism in New Zealand, though related to its counterparts in other Western countries, developed uniquely over time. Advocates followed a political ideology that emphasised the preservation of traditional European beliefs, institutions and practices.
Image: Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885
Image: Sir John Hall, ca 1880
Image: Frederick Whitaker
Image: Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885