Helen Clark Foundation: Lobbying and political donations rules need tightening | Q+A 2024

For years, New Zealand has benefitted from a reputation of having low levels of corruption compared to most other countries. But, a new report from the Helen Clark Foundation says the country is at risk of complacency, and major changes are needed to rules around lobbying, political donations, and official information.
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[@PM-ey5yq]

What the f is a democracy when there’s lobbying????

[@merlenechambers575]

My sentiments exactly, who do politicans represent? the people or the lobbiest?

[@user-kiwikind]

Ensuring people with money do not get a bigger voice and ensuring less corruption does help democracy. We have a free market but you still need rules to insure people are not being exploited.

[@stephenlennon7369]

Get rid of the Atlas Network

[@feesullivan3439]

Get rid of Helen Clark foundation

[@davemonster2]

Are you a BHN viewer???

[@kiwikiwi223]

​@davemonster2 do u support the atlas network

[@jemma_19988]

An mp can leave office and start a consulting firm aka lobbying immediately all other developed nations have at least two year stand down period

[@annahouston9528]

Kiwi's as a whole have always been to naive, we seem to think things are taken care of by the one's in charge and they will do the right thing, the one's that don't think that way get called paranoid! (from my experience)

[@W_Bin]

why do media call bribery donations? What are job offers other than donations? Bribery happens outside, such as paying for advertising and media masking lobbying as "news". All of which should be stopped. Excellent and important report- thank you.

[@andrewlim9345]

The current Parliament has a number of former lobbyists. Nicole McKee and Casey Costello come to mind.

[@milleniumfalcon8654]

Lobbying another word for legal "bribery "

[@robvanderveen3411]

get rid of donations all together, political party's should be tax payer funded equally so there is no monetary advantage.

[@mattjames2728]

100% agree ! I've said this for years .

[@jtonline99]

agree. you gotta wonder if wealthy were required to donate to a pool of funds that was distributed between party's (let's say based on the seats they currently hold, or potential seats if they're a startup), would they even donate at all.

[@tigertiger1699]

I’m with her👍

[@michaelnorman3836]

Shane Jones about to drop by to dislike this video!

[@AAL3087]

Change our method of governance so people are the final decision makers not bought and paid for politicians who are clearly influenced by the wrong entities.

[@jtonline99]

I think we all know the National Party will not agree to tightening donation rules, how else would they fund their smear campaigns and kick backs

[@ianandrews6890]

Appointed "Citizens' Assemblies" ? Isn't that what Parliament is , or should be ?

[@licriss]

Its about picking people who didn't actively choose to, for various issues, kind of like jury duty but for legislation or policy

[@bradleycoe6972]

the helen clark foundation should also be looked into that they get their policy from the WEF and the UN

[@89hatters]

And David Seymour is literally an Atlas group graduate

[@bradleycoe6972]

@@89hatters dont worry i know

[@mattjames2728]

Should be banned outright!!!

[@seanpindred]

All donations shld go through parliamentary services who would then document everything and then pass money over to the party That would mean it was impossible to hide any donations of any level Well that how I reckon shld be done

[@Hugh_NZDA]

What Jack meant by that opening statement is "You are a co-founder of an anti-gun lobby group". The irony drips off them both.

[@SeanDellabarca]

Not corrupt what a joke.

[@richardchapman6340]

Gun Safe is a lobby group that Yasbeck belongs to .

[@OscarTahr]

Why would Jack not describe her as an anti-gun lobbyist? Fair's fair.

[@kenperfect8302]

bet the politicians wish Phillipa was on there team

[@JazzfireflyNZ]

Absolutely.

[@OscarTahr]

Jack Tame didn't call Yasbek an anti-gun lobbyist - why not? Introduction of her and he just says 'advocate'. Hypocrisy? Or just plain bias? Or both?

[@louiethered479]

The Luxon-led coalition government's agenda, which they are ramming through, particularly under urgency, is completely based on what their donors want. Conflicts of interest and corruption are at their worst.

[@davidfenwick9577]

Bullshit

[@deathbeyondcompare]

And labour with Cindy's mahuta's and Jackson's under urgency was ok was it?

[@louiethered479]

@@deathbeyondcompare You don't know what you're talking about and what has Governor General, Cindy Kiro got to do with this discussion?

[@overover..]

Their donors and their voters

[@louiethered479]

@@overover.. National, Act, and NZ First's very rich donors did vote for them. If you look at the legislation going through parliament, particularly under urgency, it is donor related.

[@nicksmile5811]

Helen Clark The down fall of our Country

[@kandredfpv]

Sure, but how do you feel about lobbying, and large political donations from wealthy interest groups seeking to erode our democracy?

[@DossNZ]

You mean like unions?​@kandredfpv

[@kandredfpv]

@@DossNZ yep and businesses...

[@gb10110]

​@@DossNZ I would just like to give you a headline from The New Zealand Herald "National Party banks 7.5 times more in donations than Labour Party" I wonder which political party is funded by unions and which is funded by the wealthy?

[@paulleary8594]

WTF helen clarke foundation , sick

[@ronaldwarren1267]

Davos puppet Helen Clark, cindy

[@paorawilliams6681]

Paul Henry (if I was the devil)it's nice and short quote best explanation of all parts of the world and how its working and going to work wether we like it or not

[@fernleaf1915]

a lobbyist complaining about lobbyist's

[@rawiniabradbury8072]

Someone should tell the maori so they can lobby there past back t oo. To the highest bidder. Back door dealings and closed doors meetings. N.Z govt inc. Nothing personal just doing business. Commerce. Money money money.

[@jxzn9144]

yup

[@winwalker8248]

A lobbyist pitching anti-lobbying on behalf of the Helen Clark foundation. Limit pseudo intellectuals doing pointless studies is a positive start.

[@feesullivan3439]

Here’s an ad from labour crying and whinging because no one wants to donate to them.

[@salaadin]

A paid political lobbyist talks about political lobbying. This is some real 360 feedback here.

[@mobbarley7517]

A lobbyist complaining about lobbying 😂

[@josephl9619]

iwi are lobby groups.

[@cameronhall4309]

The massive elephant in the room with regards to corruption in NZ, and one we just don’t seem to talk about, is vote buying by politicians. “Vote for me and I’ll force your employer to pay you more.” “Vote for me and I’ll legislate for a living wage.” “Vote for my party and I will use taxpayer money to fund your group.” “Vote for my party and I will give your community tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for your cultural celebrations - just be sure to tell your people the money came from me.” “Vote for my party and we’ll massively raise the minimum wage i.e. your wage.” As all of these practices are Labour’s bread and butter it’s of no surprise to me that the Helen Clark Foundation was silent on them in their recent report.

[@gb10110]

A labour party on the side of the people? Preposterous. It is their bread and butter. Their voter base literally is the working class and if they didn't appeal to that it would be National vs National. Something we just don't seem to talk about, is vote buying by politicians. "Vote for my party and we will reintroduce interest deductibility." "Vote for my party and we will reduce the brightline test" "Vote for my party and we will scrap the Auckland regional fuel tax" "Vote for my party and we will deliver $9 billion in tax cuts"

[@davidfenwick9577]

Well Jack you smart arse yourve tried to make a mockery of Nicole but she handled you well and I agree with what she is trying to implement I think she is being fair to all nzers firearms owners or not