For one, because the citizens of NZ are concerned about the precedent it sets, and because it's explicitly against our immigration policies, and because the doc

For one, because the citizens of NZ are concerned about the precedent it sets, and because it's explicitly against our immigration policies, and because the documents show a troubling standard. 1. Thiel arranged application through notorious figure Mark Wheldon (connected to senior govt figures and instrumental in gutting govt accountability in NZ media over several years) 2. Thiel gives a million dollars to the Earthquake fund 3. Thiels letter reads [paraphrasing] "Our applicant is anxious that his application for citizenship not be affected by his donation" 4. Application was subsequently approved in large part on the basis of the donation This is very much seems to be a "Please ignore this bag of money on your desk" transaction. If NZ policies allowed that, that would be one thing, but it explicitly disallows that. Thiel's money-for-citizenship deal has been highly prominent in all major sources of national news in NZ for several days.