Photo: SuppliedSelwyn MP Nicola Grigg used her maiden speech in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to pay tribute to her great-grandmother, Mary, who was National’s first female MP. I acknowledge my National Party friends and colleagues, particularly our leaders, Judith Collins and Dr Shane Reti. Not long after I was selected by the National Party, Bill rang me – I said ‘what do I do now’? I am a member of the National Party because I draw my convictions – my political principles - from the reform and liberal traditions from which the Party was founded. I am a member of the National Party because I know that we are not afraid to dare to confront big challenges.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 23, 2021 19:18 UTC