National party president Peter Goodfellow to retire

National party president Peter Goodfellow to retire
National party president Peter Goodfellow at last year's post-election conference. (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
The National party president for the last 13 years, Peter Goodfellow, will stand down from the position and serve out one more term on its board.The wealthy businessman was prized for his fundraising abilities but also bore much of the blame for a string of poor candidate selections that caused embarrassments for the party in the 2017-20 term of Parliament.His re-election as president at the party’s post-election annual conference in August last year flabbergasted his critics while indicating his deep influence on the party machine.Former...

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