New Zealand Party
Sir, — Since its birth, you have persistently represented that Bob Jones formed the New Zealand Party and that its principal purpose .was to get rid of the then Prime Minister. The truth is that the formation was a joint exercise in which Jones was certainly heavily involved, and because of his public exposure, the party came to be regarded as a “one-man band.” But in reality that is untrue as evidenced by the continued support of people who have been involved since the beginning who can see past the puerile performances of the present two-party system, who are concerned for the future of this country and therefore seek to influence those of like mind to bring about change to improve the lot of all people. It is not now and never has been a simple protest movement, and its fortunes do not depend upon what happens to the National Party. — Yours, etc., J. H. F. MACFARLANE. December 4, 1985.
Sir, — With the apparent fading of the New Zealand Party’s support, I would like to say that it has done a good job by pulling the National Party free of Muldoonism and pummelling it back on to a straighter philosophical road. While National is still a bit bruised and battered from its beating, a jolly good hiding and a flushing out of Muldoonites (secret socialists), has done New Zealand and the National Party a world of good. — Yours, etc.,
M. NEIL. December 3, 1985.
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