Kyle Chapman
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Kyle Chapman (born April 27, 1971) was the former national director of the New Zealand National Front (NZNF). In 2004, he unsuccessfully contested the mayoralty of Christchurch, placing fifth out of 10 with 1.9 percent of the vote, or 1665 votes. In 2005 he resigned his high-profile role as the leader of the National Front. He said in interviews that his children were being shunned at school due to his activities. He also cited the harassment of left wing, anti-NZNF groups as a factor in his departure.[1] (http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3295927a11,00.html)
Chapman was born in Taumarunui, New Zealand. He has said that he wanted to join the National Front from the age of 14, and associated with skinhead gangs during the 1980s, most notably the Hammerskins. He is a qualified social worker, and worked in Christchurch from 1993-97, with funding from the Christchurch city council and the city's crime prevention unit, dealing with youth involved in street subculture. He also served as the youth worker representative on the Saffer Community Council in Christchurch from 1996-97.
In 1995, he confessed to a series of racially-motivated arson attacks between 1987 and 1992, including the firebombing of a Marae.
External link
- Sunday Star Times. National Front leader Chapman resigns for his kids, 29 May 2005. [2] (http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3295927a11,00.html)