The Herald says:
Expatriate billionaire Owen Glenn says New Zealand First leader Winston Peters personally solicited a $100,000 donation he made to his lawyer Brian Henry.
Mr Glenn made the claim in a written statement to Parliament's privileges committee, released this morning.
Mr Peters has previously said he had no knowledge of any donations from Mr Glenn until Mr Henry informed him of the $100,000 donation in July.
In a written statement to Parliament's privileges committee, released this morning, Mr Glenn said Mr Peters had sought the donation from him.
"The payment was made by me to assist funding the legal costs incurred personally by Rt Hon Winston Peters MP concerning his election petition dispute, at his request.
" Mr Peters sought help from me for this purpose in a personal conversation, some time after I had first met him in Sydney.
"I agreed to help in the belief that this step would also assist the Labour Party in its relationship with Mr Peters. I supported the Labour Party."
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I wasn't so sure when I read the breaking news on TV3.
Thought WP would just say that he asked but had no knowledge that Henry actually received.
But michaels over at WOBH says that OG has told the PC that WP thanked him for the donation at Karaka.
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Yep - just heard it on ZB Welly - Barry Soper talking to Justin du Fresne said "I don't think Peters can survive this"
Whoopee - the rest of this day is going to be interesting.
Hope I get some work done!
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Yep, I've already told Mrs Inventory that I will be working on the laptop in the lounge this afternoon - roll on 2pm!
What a joke - ministerial statement. As Brownlee says "on today of all days".
The look on Annette King's face says it all.
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Look on the bright side smtc - another hour LESS for the ETS debates!
Good point.
You are obviously a glass half full kinda of guy!
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