By Gareth Vaughan New Zealand ought to change its political party funding system so it encourages politicians to connect with as many ordinary New Zealanders as possible, Max Rashbrooke argues, whilst noting it's not in political parties' interests to do so meaning such a change probably won't happen anytime soon. Rashbrooke, a senior research fellow in the School of Government at Victoria University, spoke about political donations in a new episode of interest.co.nz's  Of Interest podcast   as the October 14 election looms .

https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/124278/there-case-change-putting-spotlight-nzs-political-donations-election-looms

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