NZ Government passes bill to legalise controversial electioneering overspending
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
A new law to govern how New Zealand political parties spend money in the run up to an election has just been passed in Parliament.
The Appropriation Bill was passed by 61 votes to 50 after hours of debate.
Parliament's been under urgency to allow Member of Parliaments (MPs) to discuss the new legislation, which now validates the $1.2 million of unlawful spending...