National Party

The New Zealand National Party (Māori: Rōpū Nāhinara) is a centre-right New Zealand political party, and one of the two major parties in New Zealand politics. The party was founded in 1936 on the merger of the United and Reform parties, making it the nation's second-oldest existing political party. Since November 2008, National has been the incumbent governing party, forming a minority government with support from three minor parties.