Ex-National Party president Peter Goodfellow on what threatens 2026 re-election

Outgoing National party board member Peter Goodfellow has identified economic shocks and escalating trade wars as significant threats to the party’s re-election in 2026. After nearly 20 years of service and a 13-year tenure as party president, Goodfellow retired during the National’s 89th annual conference in Christchurch, where he expressed gratitude to party members and recognized his wife, Auckland Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson, for her support.

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