# Why give over $1m to political parties? Two big donors explain

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Podcast: [Midday Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/midday-report-5671629)
Published: 2026-09-15T00:08:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/middayreport/audio/2019051961/why-give-over-1m-to-political-parties-two-big-donors-explain
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## Resource

There's now just over 50 days until election day and large donations of $20,000 or more to political parties have almost surpassed the total from 2023. RNZ's Farah Hancock has been asking these big donors for interviews to find out why they do it.

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