Lianne Dalziel and husband Rob Davidson. Photo: RNZChristchurch's mayor is blaming her husband for not declaring six large donations towards her re-election campaign. An auction run by Lianne Dalziel's husband, Rob Davidson, brought in $40,000, but she did not declare individual contributions until yesterday, under pressure from another mayoral candidate, John Minto. Dalziel said her husband believed the six donors who gave more than $1500 did not need to be declared, and she acted on his advice. After the donors above $1500 from the auction were revealed yesterday, Minto said there needed to be an investigation into the non-disclosure.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 19, 2019 01:18 UTC