Cash-strapped Waikato Uni paid Steven Joyce nearly $1m odt.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from odt.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Guyon Espiner of RNZ
Cash-strapped Waikato University has paid nearly $1 million to an advisory firm run by former National Party Cabinet minister Steve
An RNZ investigation lifted the lid this week on lobbyists and how they communicate with politicians outside the public gaze or official oversight. But it also raised questions for the media about how the lobbyists lobby them - and appear in the media while the public have no idea who their clients are.
When a big corporate is alarmed about possible law changes, it asks its well-connected lobbyist to intervene. A text message exchange between a Cabinet Minister and his lobbyist "mate" follows.
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