It's been revealed National MP David MacLeod failed to declare 19 candidate donations worth $178,000 to the Electoral Commission.
He says was an inadvertent error.
But the Prime Minister and National leader Christopher Luxon has stood Mr MacLeod down immediately from his roles on both the Environment and Finance select committees.
Jo Moir, RNZ's political editor, has the latest.
Mr MacLeod claimed one of the three South Taranaki seats on offer at the council. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin
