NEW ZEALAND HERALD 5 MAY 2014: NATIONAL PARTY GONE MULTICULTURAL

MR JOHN KEY PM tells delegates friendly immigration policy a point of difference between National and other parties. Prime Minister John Key laid out the welcome mat for foreigners yesterday and said it was a point of contrast between National and other parties. "We don't put up the fear factor you see from other political parties about the multicultural society that is emerging in New Zealand," he told more than 300 delegates to National's northern conference at Waipuna Hotel yesterday. "We welcome tourists that come from overseas; we welcome people that are going to come and study at our schools and universities; we welcome people who want to invest in New Zealand and we welcome people who want to make their home in New Zealand," he said. "And yes, we welcome people who want to buy a home here and raise a family. That's what a multicultural, confident society is about." New Zealand's future lay in selling things to the rest of the world and the future of the world was about being more connected, he said. "Do any of us think we are really going to get rich selling things to four and a half million New Zealanders?" Mr Key said.There was a larger than usual representation of Pacific Island delegates from South Auckland seats and Mr Key made special mention of it. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/immigration/news/article.cfm?c_id=231&objectid=11249452&ref=rss