ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣 𝕄ā𝕠𝕣𝕚 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕦𝕕 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤

ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕓 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕄ā𝕠𝕣𝕚 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕦𝕕 𝕆𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕚𝕥 𝕗𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕖𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕕𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖.

All political donations above $30,000 must be declared to the Electoral Commission within 10 working days, but the Māori Party failed to do so with three large donations made between March and October.

Former Māori Party co-leader John Tamihere donated over $158,000 between March and October last year.

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The Urban Māori Authority donated over $48,879 between May and September 2020 and $120,000 was donated by Aotearoa Te Kahu Limited Partnership in July.

Newshub asked Tamihere earlier this month why he didn't follow the law.

He replied: "Because I'm not as perfect as you."

The Māori Party says the late declaration of donations was a mistake. It's now up to the Serious Fraud Office to decide. 

The National Party has gotten off with a warning from the Electoral Commission, after it failed to declare $35,000 in donations from businessman Garth Barfoot on time. 

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The Electoral Commission revealed earlier this month a second referral to police from another party - a candidate who allegedly failed to disclose donations. 

It wouldn't disclose who it was - but he did it himself in a Facebook video: Billy Te Kahika, who co-led Advance NZ. 

Police confirmed to Newshub that matter is still being assessed. 

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