National received nearly $3m in large political donations in 2020 - nearly double Labour
6 May, 2021 02:48 AM
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National leader Judith Collins party received the highest amount of political donations at just over $2.8 million. Photo / Mark Mitchell
National leader Judith Collins party received the highest amount of political donations at just over $2.8 million. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
The National Party received nearly $3 million in large donations in 2020 - nearly twice the amount donated to Labour.
The Electoral Commission today released the full list of large donations made to political parties for the 2020 calendar year.
Political parties do not have to disclose how much they receive in small donations which are less than $1500.
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The Māori Party says it has still not heard officially that its late declaration of donations has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office.
Radio New Zealand is reporting Police passed on information provided by the Electoral Commission regarding donations from former party co-leader John Tamihere, National Urban Māori Authority and a limited partnership, totaling more than $300,000.
The party says it acknowledged it failed to report the donations within the 10-day period required for sums over $30,000 and self-reported its error to the Electoral Commission.
It will co-operate fully with any investigation.