Exclusive Brethren/New Zealand election, 2005

In the 2005 New Zealand general election the Exclusive Brethren played a major role in supporting the campaign of the National Party of New Zealand.

Some members of the EB became involved in producing and distributing pamphlets attacking New Zealand Labour Party and the Green Party of Aotearoa (New Zealand). In the course of the campaign it was revealed that the National Party's leader, Don Brash, had met several Exclusive Brethren activists several times.

Copy of Brochure

• Exclusive Brethren brochure distrubuted in the 2005 New Zealand election. (114kn pdf)

Other SourceWatch Resources

• Exclusive Brethren
• Exclusive Brethren/U.S. presidential election, 2004
• Exclusive Brethren/Australian Federal Election, 2004
• Exclusive Brethren/Tasmanian State election, 2006

External links

• Jeanette Fitzsimons (Green Party Co-Leader), "Dirty tricks campaign: point-by-point rebuttal", Media Release, September 3, 2005.
• Ainsley Thomson, "Parties say pamphlets a smear campaign", New Zealand Herald, September 5, 2005.
• "Clark blames National for 'smear' leaflets", New Zealand Herald, September 5, 2005.
• Derek Cheng, "Labour accuses National of masterminding smear flyers", New Zealand Herald, September 6, 2005.
• Errol Kiong, "Sect members behind political pamphlets", New Zealand Herald, September 7, 2005.
• Ainsley Thomson, Stuart Dye and Audrey Young, "The secret seven behind anti-Government offensive", New Zealand Herald, September 8, 2005.
• Janna Hamilton, "The Exclusive Brethren", New Zealand Herald, September 8, 2005.
• Noelle McCarthy and Don Brash, "Don Brash speaks about the Exclusive Brethren pamphlet campaign live on Bfm Breakfast", 95Bfm.com, September 8, 2005. (This is a 1.5MB MP3 file).
• "Brash knew about Exclusive Brethren pamphlets", New Zealand Herald, September 8, 2005.
• Grant Fleming, "Brash apologises for Exclusive Brethren confusion", New Zealand Herald, September 9, 2005.
• Paola Totaro, "Church group weighs in to NZ election", Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), September 9, 2005.
• Audrey Young, "Brethren distributes two more pamphlets", New Zealand Herald, September 9, 2005.
• Kevin List, "Peter Dunne's Relationship With The Exclusive Brethren", Scoop (New Zealand), September 9, 2005.
• Jonathan Milne and Patrick Crewdson, "National rides rollercoaster polls", New Zealand Herald, September 9, 2005.
• Geoff Cumming and Errol Kiong, "Brethren deny a hidden agenda", New Zealand Herald, September 10, 2005.
• Kevin Taylor, "Brash's bad week comes at the worst possible time", New Zealand Herald, September 10, 2005.
• Tony List, "Exclusive Brethren Lobby MP's On Unions", Scoop (New Zealand), September 11, 2005.
• "The power behind the Brethren", Sunday Star Times (New Zealand), September 12, 2005.
• Derek Cheng, "Exclusive Brethren trot out new leaflets", New Zealand Herald, September 13, 2005.
• "Aussies 'meddling in NZ campaign'", Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), September 13, 2005.
• Marion Maddox, "Step to the right as the brethren gather force", Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), September 14, 2005.
• Toni Hassan, "Cult politics: a glimpse inside Exclusive Brethren", The World Today / ABC Radio National (Australia), September 15, 2005.
• Amanda Cameron, "Brethren won't be breaking out bubbly", New Zealand Herald, September 18, 2005.
• Nicky Hager, "Brethren leader visits NZ in secrecy", Sunday Star Times, July 20, 2008.

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