MEDIA STATEMENT

12 July 2010

NZ Parliament represented at Commonwealth whips meeting

National Whip Jo Goodhew, MP, will represent both the New Zealand Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Pacific Region at the first Commonwealth Parliamentary Whips Workshop, which is being held in Sydney, Australia for four days from TOMORROW (13 July 2010).

Funded by the CPA and in association with the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia, the workshop will launch the Commonwealth Parliamentary Whips Network which aims to develop links between whips from throughout the Commonwealth in order to share information about their role and work. It will also provide a professional development opportunity for whips.

Topics for discussion at the workshop include managing the business of parliament, the functions of party whips, liaison with parliamentary staff and combining the whip’s role with electorate responsibilities.

Whips from Parliament’s throughout the Commonwealth will attend the meeting.

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