More than $50,000 was donated to the Green Party by Lindsay Fraser, who was later convicted of animal abuse. Photo / Mark MitchellMore than $50,000 was donated to the Green Party by Lindsay Fraser, who was later convicted of animal abuse. Fraser donated $29,000 to the Green Party's 2020 election campaign, and had also donated $24,970 a year earlier. Green Party co-convenor Penny Leach said the party couldn't have predicted that Fraser would have been convicted of animal abuse after donating to the party. "We are required, as a not-for-profit, to use funds received for the intended political purpose of the Green Party.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 08, 2021 01:18 UTC