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Farah
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Data & longform journalist RNZ In Depth. Trying hard to get the word 'minging' in a headline. Failing. Email: [email protected]
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Another $50,000k to donated ACT today brings the coalition donation total to over $5m ($20k+). Lots more charts in the link. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #NZPol
Bar chart titled “Current coalition total versus other parties”. The coalition received $5,045,990.86 in donations of $20,000 and over, compared with $1,818,750.64 for all other parties combined. The coalition bar is substantially taller, showing the coalition received nearly three times as much in large donations as other parties.
September 23, 2026 at 4:27 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Ongoing work on political donors. A glimpse into the motivations behind a two donors who have dropped a quarter of a million this year alone. Phillip Mills & Craig Greenlees.

#NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Two big political donors backing opposite sides explain why they’ve given over a million dollars to different parties
What do rich donors expect for their contributions? We ask two big donors who give to opposite sides of the spectrum why they donate to politics.
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September 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Latest update to political donations: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #NZPol
Bar chart titled "Donation total by party for 2026" showing political donations of $20,000 and over received by New Zealand political parties. National received the highest total at $2.19 million, followed closely by ACT at $2.05 million. Labour received $869,896, NZ First $733,000, Opportunity $491,660, and the Green Party $343,195. Te Pāti Māori received the lowest total at $114,000.
September 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Another donation update, this time from NZ First. $100k from Brian Cartmell and $30k from Cando Fishing Ltd.
More charts here: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #NZPol
Bar chart titled "Donation total by party for 2026", showing donations of $20,000 or more received by political parties. ACT received the highest total at $2.05 million, followed closely by National at $1.94 million. Labour received about $820,000, NZ First $703,000, Opportunity $492,000, Green $343,000, and Te Pāti Māori $114,000. Bar chart comparing political donations of $20,000 or more received in 2026 by the current coalition parties versus all other parties combined. The coalition parties received a total of $4.69 million, while the other parties received $1.77 million.
September 8, 2026 at 12:24 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Latest update (and probably last before the election) on the nine targets set by this government. #NZPol

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PM Christopher Luxon's targets: Jobseeker numbers climbing, almost 80,000 over target
Three of the Government's nine key targets risk not being met, the latest update shows.
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September 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Another donations drop. ACT back ahead of National, part of its new total is $100k from Brian Cartmell. More charts on this page: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

#NZPol
September 1, 2026 at 4:57 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Latest political donations #NZPol - $74k for TPM from the party secretary, taking the party's total of $20k+ donations to $114k. More charts on the link. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Bar chart titled “Donation total by party for 2026” with the subtitle “Donations $20,000 and over.” The chart compares total declared donations received by seven political parties. National received the most at $1,938,075.20, followed by ACT at $1,782,164.79. Labour received $707,921.08, NZ First $573,000, Opportunity $491,660, Green $343,194.56, and Te Pāti Māori $114,000.
August 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
New RNZ-Reid Research poll out. #NZPoll www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
RNZ-Reid Research poll: View all results and charts
RNZ launched a political poll in April 2025 in partnership with the longstanding and reputable polling company Reid Research.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Latest donation update - $100k to Labour from the Dairy Workers Union.
Link here with lots more charts: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
#NZPol
"Donation total by party for 2026" showing political donations of $20,000 and over. National received the most donations at $1,938,075.20, followed by ACT on $1,782,164.79. Labour received $707,921.08, NZ First $573,000, Opportunity $491,660, Green $343,194.56, and Te Pāti Māori $40,000.
August 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Oops, #NZPol
kiwifarah.bsky.social Farah @kiwifarah.bsky.social · Aug 20
Another $50k today, this time to ACT from Multum Corp. Craig Heatley is a director.
Link to updating charts here:https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/647946/rnz-political-donations-tracker-billionaire-nick-mowbray-puts-dollar250-000-into-national-party-s-campaign
Bar chart titled “Donation total by party for 2026” showing political party donations of $20,000 and over. National received the highest total at $1,938,075.20, followed closely by ACT at $1,782,164.79. Labour received $607,921.08, NZ First $573,000, Opportunity $491,660, Green $343,194.56, and Te Pāti Māori $40,000. National and ACT each received roughly three times as much as Labour and NZ First, while Te Pāti Māori received by far the lowest total.
August 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Another $50k today, this time to ACT from Multum Corp. Craig Heatley is a director.
Link to updating charts here:https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/647946/rnz-political-donations-tracker-billionaire-nick-mowbray-puts-dollar250-000-into-national-party-s-campaign
Bar chart titled “Donation total by party for 2026” showing political party donations of $20,000 and over. National received the highest total at $1,938,075.20, followed closely by ACT at $1,782,164.79. Labour received $607,921.08, NZ First $573,000, Opportunity $491,660, Green $343,194.56, and Te Pāti Māori $40,000. National and ACT each received roughly three times as much as Labour and NZ First, while Te Pāti Māori received by far the lowest total.
August 20, 2026 at 1:21 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Last week I talked with Alan Wilderland, Opportunity Party’s biggest donor - and a member of the board and strategy team. #NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Opportunity’s $200,000+ donor Alan Wilderland: ‘You have to play the game’
Opportunity's biggest donor is also entwined in party strategy and governance.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 18, 2026 at 4:45 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
New political donations just published. Two big donations associated with NZ richest people (according to NBR's rich list) Mowbray and Hart. #NZPol
Tracker page here: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Bar chart titled “Donation total by party for 2026” showing donations of $20,000 and over. National received the highest reported donations at $1,938,075.20, followed by ACT with $1,732,164.79. The remaining parties received substantially less: Labour $607,921.08, NZ First $573,000, Opportunity $491,660, Green $343,194.56, and Te Pāti Māori $40,000.
August 17, 2026 at 1:25 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Here's what the donation totals are looking like this morning. Lots more charts and breakdowns on this page (bookmark it - it gets updated daily). Yesterday another $40k for National, $50k for NZ First and $26k for Labour was made public. #NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
“Donation total by party for 2026” showing New Zealand political donations of $20,000 and over. ACT received the highest total at $1.73 million, followed by National at $1.30 million. Other parties received substantially less: NZ First ($573,000), Opportunities Party ($491,560), Labour ($427,791), Green ($343,195), and Te Pāti Māori ($40,000).
August 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
A type of political donation where the identity of the donor is shrouded in secrecy is growing despite a recommendation it be abolished.
#NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Large anonymous political donations climb to almost $500k so far in election year
A type of political donation where the identity of the donor is shrouded in secrecy is growing despite a recommendation it be abolished.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Latest on the donation front. ACT still ahead but a boost for National. Rank group is now this election’s larger donor. $350k all up including a previous donation to ACT. #NZPol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
RNZ political donations tracker: National’s war chest climbs by $440,000
RNZ is tracking the money flowing to the parties this election year and where it is coming from.
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August 6, 2026 at 7:32 AM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
ACT: “It’s a graphic not a graph”
Professor Thomas Lumley: “It’s clearly giving bar charts”

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#NZPol
ACT's 'visually misleading' post: Is it a graphic or a graph?
An ACT Party post about the gap between new medicines funded in Australia and New Zealand is "visually misleading," according to a statistics professor.
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August 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Another batch of donations published today. ACT - $135k to ACT. $57k to the Greens.

The charts on this page get updated daily if you want to bookmark it: www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #NZPol
Chart showing political donations of $20k and over for 2026. ACT $1.6m, National $824k, NZ First $500k, Opportunity $470k, Labour $402k, Greens $343k, TPM $40k.
July 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Getting confused by what is being said about the sale provision in the Conservation Amendment Bill? Here’s an explainer with comparison pics for the visual people (like me). #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Explainer: Could the Conservation Amendment Bill really lead to billionaires buying up the national estate?
Explainer: Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the Conservation Amendment Bill doesn't include a plan to sell great swathes of conservation land.
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June 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
In other political news…
The number of agenda items missed by heavily conflicted Scott O’Donnell. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-dept...
Six meetings, 34 agenda items missed: The short, complicated term of KiwiRail's Scott O'Donnell
Donnell would have been paid tens of thousands, but missed large chunks of the meetings.
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April 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
Big announcement for predator control.

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'Stone cold killer' feral cats added to Predator Free 2050 strategy, Conservation Minister announces
After initially suggesting feral cats stay out of the Predator Free plan, the government has done a U-turn, announcing they are now a target.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/i... Grim but very good story by @kiwifarah.bsky.social on how absolutely awful introduced predators are. More trapping needed.
They're 'killing machines', wiping out native species. So why is it so hard to fight back against feral cats?
Feral: How millions of feral cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland.
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November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Incredible story by @kiwifarah.bsky.social on a man’s mission to control feral cats in Fiordland

“He knows his idea won’t eradicate feral cats completely but each cat removed is another hungry predator gone.”

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They're 'killing machines', wiping out native species. So why is it so hard to fight back against feral cats?
Feral: How millions of feral cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Hey siri, what’s an appropriate gift? ….. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
FBI director gifted NZ police and intelligence chiefs 3D-printed guns
The Police Commissioner was one of three people to receive a gift from Kash Patel in July.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
kiwifarah.bsky.social
KiwiRail's chair questioned the extensive conflicts of a newly-appointed board member, suggesting they would test his loyalty.

O'Donnell is also one of the four directors of Dynes Transport Tapanui, which donated $20,000 to NZ First in July 2024.

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Extensive measures in place to manage KiwiRail director's conflict of interests
KiwiRail's chair questioned the extensive conflicts of a newly-appointed board member, suggesting they would test his loyalty, documents obtained by RNZ show.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM