operation ▁with ▁" trad itional ▁al lies "), ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁social ▁security ▁program mes ▁( including ▁health care ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁ideas ▁on ▁the ▁perce ived ▁dr ift ▁towards ▁" ra cial ▁separ at ism " ▁div iding ▁M ā ori ▁from ▁other ▁New ▁Zealand ers . ▁One ▁of ▁Br ash ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁and ▁widely ▁public ised ▁policy ▁announ c ements ▁for esh adow ed ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁tax - cut s ▁for ▁working ▁New ▁Zealand ers . ▁Br ash ' s ▁party ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁target ed ▁bill board - ad vert ising ▁programme , ▁which ▁later ▁( post - e lection ) ▁won ▁two ▁advert ising - indust ry ▁awards . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁party - polit ical ▁election - camp aign ▁broadcast ▁Br ash ▁mentioned ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁aspects ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁had ▁att un ed ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁centre - ground ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand : ▁ ▁register ing ▁as ▁a ▁cons cient ious ▁object or ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁Fre edom ▁Foundation ▁particip ating ▁in ▁demonstr ations ▁against ▁the ▁ra cially ▁selected ▁South ▁African ▁rugby ▁team ▁tour ing ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁All - Black s ▁rugby ▁team ▁tour ing ▁South ▁Africa ▁without ▁M ā ori ▁team ▁members ▁his ▁f rug al ▁approach , ▁most ▁fam ously ▁was hing ▁his ▁own ▁la und ry ▁in ▁his ▁hotel -