Donations and loans

Rules and some limits apply for donating or lending to candidates and parties.

Party donations

Parties must report donations and loans over a certain amount. Limits apply for receiving anonymous donations and overseas donations.

Rules for party donations and loans

Registered political parties have to let us know within 10 working days when they get more than $20,000 from a single donor between 1 January of election year and the day before election day.

Donations exceeding $20,000

From 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2022, registered political parties had to let us know within 10 working days when they got more than $30,000 from a single donor within a 12-month period.

Donations exceeding $30,000

Candidate donations

Candidates must report donations to their election campaign that are over $1,500 and candidate loans. Limits apply for receiving donations anonymously or from overseas.

Rules for candidate donations and loans

You can view candidate donation returns from past elections:

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2023 Port Waikato by-election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2023 General Election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2022 Hamilton West by-election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2022 Tauranga by-election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2020 General Election and referendums

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2018 Northcote by-election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2017 General Election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2017 Mt Albert by-election

Candidate expenses and donations for the 2016 Mt Roskill by-election

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