My concern is whether New Zealanders know what corruption is, and if they do, whether they would do anything about it. Transparency International calls corruption "the abuse of entrusted power for private gain". New Zealand would rate just as poorly if we raised our bar of what corruption is. In New Zealand, political parties in government cost less than $2 million per year to run - mostly from corporate donations into secretive trusts. • Grant McLachlan is a former parliamentary staffer, campaign director, analyst and RMA hearings commissioner.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 08, 2017 15:56 UTC