Peters/Clark/Glenn payola story wrap

NZ First facing 'serious and complex fraud' inquiry-NZ Herald

Helen Clark (left) and Director of the SFO Grant Liddell (right) both want answers from Winston Peters. Photos / Mark Mitchell / Glenn Jeffrey / HOS

• Clark knew of conflict of evidence in February
• Peters in Parliament
• Owen Glenn 'confused' - Cullen
• Nats divorce Peters

Winston Peters has called a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into NZ First "ridiculous in the extreme". The SFO announced this evening it will use its powers to find out whether donations from Sir Robert Jones and the Vela brothers reached…More-NZ Herald

SFO to investigate NZ First donations - Stuff.co.nz

Peters tells SFO to charge him or go away

By TRACY WATKINS and TIM DONOGHUE - The Dominion Post

Winston Peters has vowed to meet the Serious Fraud Office's inquiry into donations to his NZ First party "head on" and labelled the investigation "ridiculous". Continued

Clark knew about Peters' donation
Peters says charge me or go away
Audio: Question time in Parliament
Blog: Should Clark have spoken up earlier?

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Close Up: The Confession (9:10) TV ONE
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Hide accuses TVNZ of obstructing the course of justice - TV 3

ACT Party leader Rodney Hide has been on the attack in Parliament again. This time he has alleged TVNZ obstructed the course of justice by ordering the destruction of a taped interview and transcripts.

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• Hide accuses TVNZ of obstructing the course of justice
• SFO to investigate Peters
• SFO to investigate NZ First donations
• Clark says Glenn told her about NZ First donation in February

Helen Clark uses the Nuclear Option -Political Animal Blog

"I am not a crook"

Richard Nixon 1973


I don't slow down and gawk when passing a car wreck and look away at carnage on news footage.
I will make an exception for the Winston Peters/Helen Clark/ Owen Glenn Payola scandal because it is highly satisfactory to me to see the train wreck of a Labour Government crumble before my very eyes.

Labour say they don't want nuclear power in New Zealand but the nuclear option was used on the public today when she revealed that she is donkey deep, smack in the middle of the Peters/Glenn donation scandal. Continued

Clarks credibility now see-through
John Key says Clark "has alot of explaining to do"
Winnie flame grills another Whopper

c Political Animal 2008