to Larry Baldock, announcing that he would henceforth concentrate on parliamentary matters. In the 2008 general election Copeland stood for The Kiwi Party in the Rongotai electorate. He fared poorly, receiving only 515 electorate votes, and the Kiwi Party did not cross the 5% threshold to enter Parliament. Post-Parliamentary career In March 2009, the Kiwi Party elected Copeland as their president. In the 2011 general election Kiwi Party members stood for the Conservative Party of New Zealand, with Copeland unsuccessfully contesting the Hutt South electorate. The New Zealand Electoral Commission de-registered the Kiwi Party in February 2012. In November 2012 Copeland made headlines when he compared same-sex marriage to apartheid. In August 2014 the Conservative Party listed Copeland as its candidate in the Hutt South electorate for the 2014 general election. Copeland died in a Wellington hospice on 24 November 2018. Political views Social policy As a Member of Parliament Copeland said he wanted to give a central focus to the role and importance of the family in building a strong nation. To that end he was a strong advocate for marriage preparation and marriage enrichment programmes and parenting programmes, at every level from pre-natal through to the teenage years. Copeland wanted to develop policy giving greater encouragement to charities and not-for-profit organisations; and a taxation-system minimising distortions, ensuring that — through a mix of private savings and government support — New Zealanders had adequate retirement incomes. Copeland introduced bills adding private-property rights to the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act and removing GST from rates. Both were defeated. He advocated for lower taxes for both individuals and companies. Former political positions Former policy positions as part of United Future New Zealand include: a national control strategy for deer, chamois and pigs walking access for recreational use a review of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 promoting investigating adopting either an Australian currency or combined ANZAC dollar. Former political offices Former Party Whip, United Future Former United Future New Zealand Spokesman on: Economics and Business: Finance; Revenue; Customs; Public Trust; Economic Development; Industry & Regional Development; Industry & Regional Development; Small Business; Commerce; State Owned Enterprise; Labour & Immigration; Primary Industry: Agriculture; Forestry; Fisheries; Horticulture; Infrastructure: Energy; Transport; Transport Safety; Land Information; Statistics; Communications; Outdoors: Tourism; Conservation; Sport and Recreation Member and deputy chair of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee Member and deputy chair of the Commerce Select Committee References