National seeks audit of NZ First ministers' PGF decisions

National seeks audit of NZ First ministers' PGF decisions
Pattrick Smellie
All ministerial decisions made by New Zealand First party Cabinet members need to be audited in light of the ongoing drip-feed of information about who and how the party was handling donations through its secretive NZ First Foundation, says National Party finance spokesman, Paul Goldsmith.Using documents obtained without the party's permission, Radio New Zealand released a new round of information this morning which shows NZ First received tens of thousands of dollars in donations from participants in the racing industry, channelled through the...

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