New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' re-election chances have been given a big boost just as opinion polls show Labour gaining support and closing in on National. The Serious Fraud Office yesterday cleared NZ First after investigating two donations to the party. It found the money was used for the purpose the donors -- Sir Robert Jones and the Vela family -- intended. It did discover NZ First might have breached electoral laws in the way the donations were handled, but that is a relatively minor issue and is being dealt with by the Electoral Commission. Mr Peters stood down from his foreign affairs and other portfolios while the SFO inquiry was carried out, and Prime Minister Helen Clark took over. She said last night she would continue to hold his portfolios because other inquiries were still going on and the election...
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