NZ First party president Lester Gray has quit the party, citing his refusal to sign off financial reports for 'moral' reasons. Gray's resignation comes two weeks before the NZ First annual conference in Christchurch and nominations for the president and board have been announced. "I refuse to sign off the 2019 Financial Reports with the information I have been provided," he wrote. He responded by saying he had just returned from two weeks of medical leave and was not able to make any additional comment. Gray made a public announcement of his resignation from NZ First on his Facebook page, where it received attention from former NZ First candidate Helen Petersen.

Source: Stuff October 03, 2019 04:07 UTC