This morning the Herald reveals that Peters has still been talking to Owen Glenn about the appointment of an Honorary Consul for Monaco - as recently as May this year, AFTER his denials if receiving a donation from Glenn. The Herald also reveals that Peters has been asking Glenn to "make undertakings":
"It also indicates that Mr Glenn, an expatriate freight magnate, is making undertakings that would help his chances of Mr Peters' approving the appointment.
Mr Glenn, who has several homes around the world, told Mr Peters in the letter he planned to live in Monaco "until further notice".
And he displayed his credentials as a generous benefactor to New Zealand charitable causes by telling Mr Peters he had made a $100,000 donation to the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health on the North Shore.
The institute confirmed the figure last night and said it started talking with Mr Glenn about 18 months ago.
Mr Glenn also told Mr Peters he would "look forward to receiving from you further details on the projects that you brought to my attention".
Mr Glenn's letter is dated May 8, just after Mr Peters arrived home from an extensive visit to Europe."
OK - let's get this straight. Do we take it from this letter between Glenn and Peters that Glenn is being asked to put his money where his mouth is to show the strength of his commitment to New Zealand? And if Mr Glenn is making charitable donations to worthy causes around New Zealand, could it be that a portion of such donations is being tagged as from a political party - especially a political party which owes $158,000 to the taxpayer of New Zealand?
We live in interesting times, don't we?
7 comments:
What do you think Key's strategy on this should be, Tony?
Having seen what you wrote on Kiwiblog Lee, I agree that Key can use Peters to attack Clark. If the appointment of Glenn as Hon Consul is Peters's responsibility as Foreign Minister, and if Glenn is seemingly "buying" the appointment, then it very much a matter to concern Clark.
Winston is the perennial Weapon of Mass Distraction. Key doesn't need or want to buy in to a fight with Winston, when his target is the PM. If mud sticks to Winston over Glenngate, he is finished, and suggestions of a liaison between National and NZ First become academic.
Except we live in a moral climate in which, nothing sticks, ergo, Winston will survive this, even if on the basis of an'Internal Enquiry' launced by Clark, to delay censure until after polling day, followed by a sinecure for WInnie - all to keep him quiet.
I think you joined all of the dots in your last sentence.
Cheers RP - I wonder if anyone in the media will come to the same conclusion, and if the will have the intestinal fortitude to ask The Baubleator.
If I am being generous, it will be yes and no. However, I suspect its more likely to be no and therefore N/A.
I get the impression that The Herald is going to take this as far as it can.
Consensus is that Audrey Young is left leaning but not to the extent that she doesn't want to see the end of Peter's political life. The rest of the Herald has shown it has the guts to stand up to the Labour leadership when they feel strongly about issues, especially over the last 12 months or so.
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