National pleased with Tauranga decision
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 2:36 pm
Press Release: New Zealand National Party
Don Brash MP
National Party Leader
&
Judy Kirk
National Party President
15 December 2005
National
pleased with Tauranga decision
The National Party says
it is pleased with the decision of the High Court to confirm
Bob Clarkson as the properly elected local MP.
“Mr
Clarkson campaigned with integrity. He won Tauranga fair
and square,” says National Party Leader Don Brash.
“He’s
a great new member of our Caucus, and I’m delighted that
he’ll now be able to put this matter behind him,” he
says.
National Party President Judy Kirk says she was
always confident Mr Clarkson would win the court case
brought against him by the former MP for Tauranga, Winston
Peters.
“Bob and his team worked very hard to win the
seat. He deserves it. I’m absolutely convinced he’ll be an
outstanding MP for Tauranga,” she says.
Dr Brash and Mrs
Kirk say the public can draw their own conclusions about
what motivated Mr Peters to launch the vexatious legal
action.
ENDS
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