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406:. Despite serving there, he was firmly of the opinion that New Zealand should never have gotten itself involved in the Vietnam War stating "I saw all the horror and filth of war and read all the rubbish that was written about it back here and it was all to support corrupt officials. We weren't supporting democracy, we were protecting people who flew out of Vietnam with bags of gold. It was a fascist regime and a communist regime having a go at each other. But, for all that, I am not a pacifist. I believe in a strong, well-trained and well-equipped army for New Zealand's defence. But it should be for self-defence only. I do not believe in fighting other people's wars for them. I know it is hard to spend money on an army when people are going without, but New Zealand cannot afford to become defenceless." He blamed his ill-health in later life on the effects of 246: 719:
and was at times he was offside with liberal-minded colleagues. According to Braybrooke his affiliation with Labour was attributed to his working class background stating in 1982 "My background was as poor as a church mouse's. I know what it is like to labour away and be broke at the end of the week
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led by Moore. When he retired from politics, however, he praised Clark in his valedictory speech as "one of the great Labour leaders," and said with regard to his vote for Moore over her that "It just shows that we can all make mistakes and we can all learn. I mean that sincerely."
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to combat discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. In 2011, near the end of his life, he said that his views had changed and he had come to accept the gay community. He opposed
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In 1959, Braybrooke married Janice Cater, and the couple went on to have two children. He represented the New Zealand Army in both soccer and basketball and was later an official with the
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had attended. He attended Chatham House after he won a state scholarship and there was exposed to snobbery and exclusion by fellow students as he came from a
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after Labour narrowly lost the 1993 election. Subsequently he was appointed Shadow Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs by Clark.
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and Labour defence spokesperson. Soon after entering parliament he stated his ideal role would have been a Labour government's
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in the pouring rain directing traffic. I was nearly run over a bus and later I had three pub fights to sort out. I walked past
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then, and it looked so good that I went in and made enquiries. I had to join the Army again to be accepted."
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stating "I think I would be well suited to being a senior whip. There are similarities between a whip and a
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when only fourteen years old, and when he moved to New Zealand, he became a supporter of the
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and his desire for the Labour Party to return to what it stood for under previous leader
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Speden, Graeme (29 February 1996). "Mike Moore party rumours keep pundits guessing".
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Upon entering Parliament he stated his support for the armed forces, opposition to
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by choice, not by an accident of birth. It started when I was in the
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from 1957 until 1970. During his military career, he served in the
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1972 New Zealand general election
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1975 New Zealand general election
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Unsuccessful candidates in the 1978 New Zealand general election
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Braybrooke was chairman of the communications and road safety
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leadership, remaining strongly loyal to her predecessor,
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New Zealand military personnel of the Malayan Emergency
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Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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In 1990, Braybrooke was awarded the 1382:New Zealand MPs for North Island electorates 1084:"Frank MP who fought for mates laid to rest" 985:"Labour leader allocates responsibilities". 1249:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 1194:"Former MP campaigned for Vietnam veterans" 1077: 1075: 911:"Long Road from Charing Cross to Beehive". 906: 904: 902: 900: 898: 896: 894: 892: 890: 791: 956:"Labour backing may now go to outsider". 415:New Zealand Amateur Athletics Association 1407:British Army personnel of the Korean War 1168:"Helen Clark Shoots Her Own Caucus Down" 1081: 1072: 1054:"Former Napier MP Geoff Braybrooke dies" 887: 711:Braybrooke was one of the more socially 315: 67:28 November 1981 – 27 July 2002 1372:Companions of the Queen's Service Order 783: 428: 195: 1999; died 2013) 172: 1959; died 1998) 1304: 1246: 972: 930:"Ex-MP campaigned for veterans rights" 857: 855: 853: 828: 806:Companion of the Queen's Service Order 927: 788:He died in Palmerston North in 2013. 454: 1402:21st-century New Zealand politicians 829:Pinder, Rachel (28 September 2006). 802:New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal 392:Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps 871:Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand 850: 13: 421:, he became a sales manager for a 14: 1428: 1367:Royal Army Medical Corps soldiers 1352:New Zealand justices of the peace 1082:Shadwell, Talia (18 March 2013). 1056:. 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He supported Moore when he was 1342:English emigrants to New Zealand 917:. 20 September 1982. p. 24. 666:, he was finally elected MP for 244: 1362:People from Napier, New Zealand 1284:Member of Parliament for Napier 1214: 1186: 1160: 1134: 1120: 1103: 1046: 1029: 192: 169: 1247:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . 1042:. 14 December 1993. p. 2. 1012: 1008:. 28 November 1990. p. 4. 995: 978: 962:. 15 February 1977. p. 1. 949: 921: 822: 1: 1240: 1036:"The Labour Shadow Cabinet". 1025:. 3 December 1993. p. 3. 928:Eason, Paul (11 March 2013). 425:research company until 1980. 1357:New Zealand Labour Party MPs 1327:People from Gillingham, Kent 1317:Military personnel from Kent 1222:"New Year honours list 2003" 1019:"How they voted in caucus". 808:for public services, in the 330:Chatham House Grammar School 310: 7: 991:. 17 March 1983. p. 3. 280:Geoffrey Bernard Braybrooke 10: 1433: 1347:New Zealand Army personnel 630:Braybrooke had joined the 351:in 1952 and served in the 1290: 1281: 1273: 1266: 760:Throughout his career in 688:During the controversial 564: 541: 518: 495: 470: 451: 448: 445: 442: 273: 255: 240: 230: 216: 211: 203: 148: 138: 121: 104: 99: 95: 83: 71: 60: 45: 41: 23: 815: 690:Fourth Labour Government 660:1977 Mangere by-election 636:New Zealand Labour Party 349:Royal Army Medical Corps 1337:British police officers 792:Honours and recognition 702:successfully challenged 355:. 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After leaving the 1294:Russell Fairbrother 867:Coddington, Deborah 439: 373:Metropolitan Police 303:, representing the 90:Russell Fairbrother 433: 1300: 1299: 1291:Succeeded by 1089:Manawatu Standard 1005:Otago Daily Times 836:Hawke's Bay Today 738:Katherine O'Regan 628: 627: 396:Malayan Emergency 390:He served in the 381:New Zealand House 277: 276: 264:Malayan Emergency 1424: 1274:Preceded by 1264: 1263: 1260: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1218: 1212: 1211: 1209: 1207: 1190: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1164: 1158: 1157: 1155: 1153: 1138: 1132: 1131: 1124: 1118: 1117: 1107: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1079: 1070: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1060:on 13 April 2013 1050: 1044: 1043: 1033: 1027: 1026: 1016: 1010: 1009: 999: 993: 992: 982: 976: 970: 964: 963: 953: 947: 946: 944: 942: 925: 919: 918: 908: 885: 884: 859: 848: 847: 845: 843: 826: 694:select committee 440: 437: 432: 290: 248: 225:New Zealand Army 212:Military service 196: 194: 173: 171: 132:Palmerston North 128: 100:Personal details 86: 74: 65: 51: 36: 25:Geoff Braybrooke 21: 20: 1432: 1431: 1427: 1426: 1425: 1423: 1422: 1421: 1302: 1301: 1296: 1287: 1279: 1277:Gordon Christie 1243: 1238: 1237: 1227: 1225: 1220: 1219: 1215: 1205: 1203: 1202:. 16 March 2013 1192: 1191: 1187: 1177: 1175: 1166: 1165: 1161: 1151: 1149: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1126: 1125: 1121: 1108: 1104: 1094: 1092: 1080: 1073: 1063: 1061: 1052: 1051: 1047: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1018: 1017: 1013: 1001: 1000: 996: 984: 983: 979: 975:, pp. 267. 971: 967: 955: 954: 950: 940: 938: 926: 922: 910: 909: 888: 881: 863:Taylor, Alister 860: 851: 841: 839: 827: 823: 818: 794: 786: 754:breakaway party 744:'s rise to the 715:members of the 435: 431: 404:Warrant Officer 383:, which was in 318: 313: 282: 266: 262: 250:Warrant Officer 235: 223: 199: 198: 190: 186: 183: 175: 167: 163: 160: 139:Political party 130: 126: 109: 84: 78:Gordon Christie 72: 66: 61: 52: 47: 37: 28: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1430: 1420: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1399: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1339: 1334: 1329: 1324: 1319: 1314: 1298: 1297: 1292: 1289: 1280: 1275: 1271: 1270: 1262: 1261: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1235: 1213: 1185: 1159: 1133: 1119: 1102: 1071: 1045: 1028: 1011: 994: 977: 965: 948: 920: 886: 879: 849: 820: 819: 817: 814: 793: 790: 785: 782: 778:2002 elections 774:sergeant major 746:Labour Party's 664:1981 elections 656:1978 elections 652:1975 elections 648:1972 elections 640:1969 elections 626: 625: 620: 618: 615: 612: 607: 600: 599: 594: 592: 589: 586: 581: 574: 573: 568: 566: 563: 558: 551: 550: 545: 543: 540: 535: 528: 527: 522: 520: 517: 512: 505: 504: 499: 497: 494: 489: 482: 481: 476: 474: 469: 464: 457: 456: 453: 450: 447: 444: 430: 427: 423:pharmaceutical 357:police officer 347:He joined the 317: 314: 312: 309: 275: 274: 271: 270: 257: 253: 252: 242: 238: 237: 232: 228: 227: 218: 214: 213: 209: 208: 205: 201: 200: 188: 184: 181: 180: 179: 178: 165: 161: 158: 157: 156: 155: 152: 150: 146: 145: 140: 136: 135: 129:(aged 77) 123: 119: 118: 106: 102: 101: 97: 96: 93: 92: 87: 81: 80: 75: 69: 68: 58: 57: 46:Member of the 43: 42: 39: 38: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1429: 1418: 1415: 1413: 1410: 1408: 1405: 1403: 1400: 1398: 1395: 1393: 1390: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1338: 1335: 1333: 1330: 1328: 1325: 1323: 1320: 1318: 1315: 1313: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1295: 1286: 1285: 1278: 1272: 1269: 1265: 1258: 1254: 1250: 1245: 1244: 1223: 1217: 1201: 1200: 1195: 1189: 1173: 1169: 1163: 1147: 1143: 1137: 1129: 1123: 1115: 1114: 1106: 1091: 1090: 1085: 1078: 1076: 1059: 1055: 1049: 1041: 1040: 1032: 1024: 1023: 1015: 1007: 1006: 998: 990: 989: 981: 974: 969: 961: 960: 959:Auckland Star 952: 937: 936: 931: 924: 916: 915: 907: 905: 903: 901: 899: 897: 895: 893: 891: 882: 880:0-908578-34-2 876: 872: 868: 864: 858: 856: 854: 838: 837: 832: 825: 821: 813: 811: 807: 803: 799: 789: 781: 779: 775: 771: 767: 763: 758: 755: 751: 747: 743: 739: 735: 731: 730:homosexuality 727: 723: 718: 714: 709: 707: 703: 699: 695: 691: 686: 684: 680: 676: 671: 669: 665: 661: 657: 653: 649: 645: 644:Mick Connelly 642:, he managed 641: 637: 633: 624: 621: 619: 616: 613: 611: 608: 605: 602: 601: 598: 595: 593: 590: 587: 585: 582: 579: 576: 575: 572: 569: 567: 562: 559: 556: 553: 552: 549: 546: 544: 539: 536: 533: 530: 529: 526: 523: 521: 516: 513: 510: 507: 506: 503: 500: 498: 493: 490: 487: 484: 483: 480: 477: 475: 473: 468: 465: 462: 459: 458: 441: 438: 426: 424: 420: 416: 411: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 388: 386: 382: 378: 377:Charing Cross 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 345: 343: 342:working class 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 308: 306: 302: 298: 294: 289: 285: 281: 272: 269: 265: 261: 258: 254: 251: 247: 243: 239: 233: 229: 226: 222: 219: 215: 210: 206: 202: 177: 176: 154: 153: 151: 147: 144: 141: 137: 134:, New Zealand 133: 124: 120: 116: 112: 107: 103: 98: 94: 91: 88: 82: 79: 76: 70: 64: 59: 56: 50: 44: 40: 35: 31: 22: 19: 1282: 1248: 1226:. 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Index

QSO
JP
New Zealand Parliament
Napier
Gordon Christie
Russell Fairbrother
Gillingham
Kent
Palmerston North
Labour
British Army
New Zealand Army

Warrant Officer
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Vietnam War
QSO
JP
New Zealand Parliament
1981
2002
Labour Party
Gillingham
Kent
Chatham House Grammar School
Ramsgate
Edward Heath
working class
Royal Army Medical Corps

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