▁Zealand ers ▁do ". ▁ ▁British ▁her itage ▁ ▁Br ash ▁str essed ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁British ▁her itage . ▁When ▁asked ▁" who ▁are ▁the ▁ideal ▁imm igr ants ? ", ▁Br ash ▁made ▁the ▁following ▁statement ; ▁ ▁British ▁imm igr ants ▁fit ▁in ▁here ▁very ▁well . ▁My ▁own ▁ancest ry ▁is ▁all ▁British . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁values ▁are ▁British ▁values , ▁derived ▁from ▁centuries ▁of ▁struggle ▁since ▁Mag na ▁Cart a . ▁Those ▁things ▁make ▁New ▁Zealand ▁the ▁society ▁it ▁is . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Helen ▁Clark ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁General ▁E lection ▁would ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁Br ash ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁sl im ▁margin ▁in ▁the ▁opinion - p oll s . ▁But ▁by ▁mid - August ▁both ▁Br ash ▁and ▁National ▁had ▁decl ined ▁in ▁popular ity . ▁Comment ators ▁attributed ▁this ▁tr end ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁announ c ements ▁of ▁new ▁sp ending ▁programs ▁by ▁Labour , ▁and ▁to ▁confusion ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁National ▁could ▁form ▁a ▁stable ▁coal ition ▁government ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First ▁and / or ▁A CT ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Party ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁aim ed ▁at ▁re but ting ▁arguments ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁Labour ▁about ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁them es : ▁Br ash ' s ▁stand ▁on ▁national ▁security ▁issues ▁( he ▁fav oured ▁greater ▁co -