New Zealand to ban big foreign political donations

buh bye China

fine for them but still don't entirely buy this notion of massive "foreign interference" ion elections being so influential or decisive.

"It's in China's interest to extend an influence in New Zealand, there's nothing wrong with that –- that's what great powers do," Rodney Jones, a New Zealand economist based in Beijing told Newshub earlier this year.

Now there's a fine example of posterior kissing from our Beijing-based advisor. He knows who butters his bread.

So far as the new laws, I think laws don't do much to stop influence peddling. They will find a way. People just have to learn to be aware and think critically. (I can dream.)

They have no real way of stopping this. If foreign entities (ahem China) wish to meddle in local politics, they will just channel the funds through a friendly local.