Peters' lawyer blames auditor for donation error

Updated at 2:43pm on 3 September 2008 The lawyer for Winston Peters, Peter Williams QC, is blaming an auditor for New Zealand First's failure to declare a donation from the Spencer Trust. The $25,000 donation from businessman Sir Robert Jones was not declared in the party's electoral returns, which the party's deputy leader, Peter Brown has blamed on human error, saying it was a genuine mistake. The donation, and... [read full story]