So Winston Peters has been milking the taxpayer to the last minute over his ministerial self-drive car, so what else is new, he has been stealing from the taxpayer for his whole political career.
...it was proving a rather useful shopping trolley for his partner. Jan Trotman, with whom he lives in Auckland, used the Ford Territory to get to coffee dates and the post shop... NZ Herald
In 2008 he got away with numerous thefts, misappropriations, bribes and payola scandals related to just the last 5 years or so.
He is still to pay back $158,000.00 stolen from the taxpayer to fight the 2005 election.
At least he is consistent.
Pass the banana.
c Political Animal 2009
