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$1m in political donations from entities linked to fast track applications revealed

22d 22h ago by lemmy.nz/u/Dave in politics@lemmy.nz from www.rnz.co.nz

More than $1 million in political donations linked to fast-tracked projects have been made since 2022.

An RNZ analysis of the latest donation data reveals $400,000 was donated to National and NZ First in 2025 from people or entities linked to fast-track projects. Labour received $8620.

The introduction of the fast-track approvals process was part of NZ First's coalition deal with National. Since 2022 almost 90 percent of donations from people or entities also linked to projects have gone to the two parties. graph of donations showing $187k in 2022 split between National and Act, $361k in 2023 with two thirds to National and the rest split between Act and NZ First, $235k in 2024 with two thirds to NZ First and the rest to National, and $417k in 2025 with $305k of that to National, $103k to NZ First, and a small remaining $8k to Labour

Oh look, corruption.

Disgusting.

If we don’t attack it immediately the it could fester and grow into the heinous abomination they have in the USA.

The fast track to corruption bill is having the intended effect.