▁the ▁National ▁Party , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁at ▁most ▁meet ings ▁he ▁attended , ▁and ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁policies . ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁after ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁O akes h ott ▁identified ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁points ▁of ▁disag re ement . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁at ▁home ▁with ▁the ▁party ' s ▁strong ▁conserv at ism ▁on ▁social ▁policy ; ▁he ▁re called ▁being ▁" mass ively ▁heav ied " ▁not ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁Labor ▁bill ▁for ▁a ▁safe ▁inject ing ▁room ▁trial . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁un ner ved ▁by ▁a ▁senior ▁National ▁claim ing ▁that ▁" black s ▁and ▁po o fter s " ▁were ▁gain ing ▁too ▁much ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁party ; ▁he ▁took ▁particular ▁off ence ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁because ▁his ▁wife ▁is ▁of ▁South ▁Se as ▁descent . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁press ured ▁to ▁fall ▁into ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁National s ' ▁sta unch ▁opposition ▁to ▁a ▁republic . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁have ▁done ▁" more ▁due ▁dil ig ence " ▁on ▁the ▁National s ' ▁ide ology , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁never ▁joined ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁he ▁known ▁about ▁its ▁conserv ative ▁bent . ▁He ▁only ▁did ▁so ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁bud ding ▁political ▁consult ant ▁and ▁" they ' re ▁the ▁party ▁around ▁here , ▁I ' m ▁a ▁young ▁blo ke , ▁I ▁need ▁a ▁job ."