New Zealand First Will Not Stand in Northcote by-Election

New Zealand First today announced that it will not be standing a candidate in the forthcoming Northcote by-election. The decision not to run a candidate was taken after discussions in the caucus and within the party.

“The consensus view of New Zealand First is that standing a candidate endorses a former National Member of Parliament, Jonathan Coleman, walking out on his electorate and needlessly costing the taxpayers a million dollars,” said New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters.

“A National MP’s thwarted ambition provides the worst possible reason to abandon an electorate and Northcote voters will no doubt react in the by-election to the flimsy reason for unnecessarily returning to the polls a mere six months since Northcote voters made their last choice,” Mr Peters added.

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