Oct 20, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society, Referee, Science & Technology
Photo by dole777 on Unsplash By Izzy Renton This year’s election has gone to the highest bidders. Electoral donation figures show that Labour, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori received a combined total just exceeding $2,900,000. Meanwhile, the National, Act, and...
Jul 19, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Words by Lisa Marriott and Max Rashbrooke, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Photo by Koon Chakhatrakan on Unsplash Less than three months out from New Zealand’s 2023 election, large political donations have been making headlines. Donations to...
Dec 2, 2020 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Alexander Campbell In an election dominated by the response to COVID-19, a line in the Labour manifesto opened the door to campaign finance reform: “Labour will continue to protect the integrity of New Zealand elections, and voters’ access to the polls, including a...