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| New Zealand Young Nationals | |
|---|---|
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| President | Kadin Good[1] |
| Vice President | Gabby Bird[1] |
| Founded | 14 May 1936 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism[2] Economic liberalism[3] |
| Position | Centre-right[4] |
| International | International Young Democrat Union[5] |
| Mother Party | New Zealand National Party |
| Website | youngnats |
| Elected National Team[6] | |
| Secretary | Sam Plows |
| Treasurer | Ben Teviotdale |
| Policy Chair | Jack Rankin |
| Membership Officer | Victoria Ryan |
| Creative Director | Gabby Bird |
| Elected Regional Chairs[6] | |
| Northern | Laura Newman |
| Lower North Island | Hamish Ross |
| Canterbury-Westland | Liam Nugent |
| Southern | Gabby Bird |
The New Zealand Young Nationals, more commonly called the Young Nats, is the youth wing of the National Party, a centre-right political party in New Zealand, and a member of the International Young Democrat Union.
- ^ a b "Our team". Young Nats.
- ^ Cheyne, Christine (2009) [2005]. Social Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. Oxford University Press. p. 70.
The ideological underpinnings of policy directions in the National Party under the leadership of John Key appear to reflect a liberal conservatism
- ^ Johnson, Norman (2014). Mixed Economies Welfare (revised ed.). Routledge. p. 62. ISBN 9781317903802.
The conservative National Party that formed the government in New Zealand after 1990, went even further than its Labour predecessor in implementing neo-liberal economic and social policies.
- ^ "Voters' preexisting opinions shift to align with political party positions". Association for Psychological Science. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020 – via Science Daily.
In 2015, New Zealand held a referendum on changing the national flag, an issue that quickly became polarized along party lines. John Key, then-New Zealand Prime Minister and leader of the centre-right National Party, advocated for changing the flag design, while, Andrew Little, then-leader of the centre-left Labour Party, opposed the change.
- ^ "Members". www.iydu.org. 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Your Team – NZ Young Nats". 6 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018.