National Party President Peter Goodfellow has confirmed that he is standing again this weekend for the party’s board. There had been speculation he might stand down in the wake of his 11 years on the board and the party’s devastating defeat at the election. But last night Goodfellow emailed the party’s 450 delegates to its annual meeting this weekend confirming that he was standing.
[…] Goodfellow appears to be pitching the same message with an emphasis in his email on his governance experience. “The Party needs both sound governance and professional expertise to assist it to regroup and rebuild before we can regain public support and win in 2023, his email says. “Winning campaigns takes a combination of policy, people, an army of committed volunteers, discipline and unity. “Even then, that only works if we are able to deliver key messaging, and that takes money. “ He particularly highlights his fundraising abilities. “This success has been due to my personal long-standing business and philanthropic connections with corporate New Zealand,” he says. “Every three years, these networks have continuously and generously contributed many millions to the Party campaigns. “I am committed to fully funding our comeback in 2023, knowing this will be the hardest yet.” According to the NBR rich list, the Goodfellow family is worth around $500 million.
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