Dr Don Brash delivered the controversial "Orewa speech" in the New Zealand town of Orewa on 27 January 2004. It addressed themes of race relations in New Zealand.
Some liberal and social democrats consider the speech racially biased against the indigenous Maori population. Some conservatives found that the speech addressed the 'special treatment' which Maori had received in government polices, in affirmative action and in Treaty of Waitangi settlements.
The speech resulted in a huge surge of popularity for the National Party as measured by opinion polls. Subsequently though much of this popularity fell away.
Dr Brash returned to Orewa on 25 January 2005 and gave a speech on social welfare and on welfare dependency.
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