KEY POINTS:
AUGUST 12, 2005
Winston Peters and Mr Glenn meet for the first time in Sydney before Bledisloe Cup test. Meeting was asked for by Mr Peters' adviser Roger McClay. Mr Glenn consulted Labour Party president Mike Williams and Sir Howard Morrison before meeting Mr Peters, who he later called "charismatic".
(Mr Glenn has email records)
SEPTEMBER 17, 2005
New Zealand election. Mr Peters loses Tauranga seat and begins election petition on October 6, with the hearing on November 28-December 1, and decision released on December 15. NZ First enters into confidence and supply agreement with Labour.
LATE NOVEMBER 2005
Mr Peters or someone representing NZ First contacts Mr Glenn's office.
(Mr Glenn's office email records show he had to be "reminded of Mr Peters' biographical details")
DECEMBER 5
Mr Peters makes personal call to Mr Glenn.
(Mr Glenn's office records show he was told Mr Peters had left a voice message. Email records show Mr Glenn contacted Labour Party president Mike Williams about the message)
Mr Glenn says he would have returned the call. This is the call in which he says he is "absolutely certain" Mr Peters raised his need for financial assistance to cover legal costs from the Tauranga petition. Mr Glenn agrees to consider it.
(Mr Glenn has no record establishing this conversation)
DECEMBER 12
Mr Glenn again contacts Mike Williams about Mr Peters' approach, because "If I agreed to contribute, this would not be seen by Labour as being unhelpful to its own interests".
(Mr Glenn's email records show him setting up a breakfast meeting with Mr Williams in Sydney on December 14)
DECEMBER 14
Mr Glenn calls Mr Peters saying he agrees to contribute.
Although Mr Peters had originally asked for $70,000, it becomes clear to Mr Glenn that he wants more and he agrees to give $100,000.
(Mr Glenn has phone records from his Sydney home showing he called Mr Peters' cellphone and spoke for six minutes 41 seconds at 1.26pm NZ time/11.26am Sydney time)
Minutes after that call, Mr Glenn receives an email from Mr Peters' lawyer Brian Henry, referring to the conversation with "my client" and submitting bank details.
(Mr Glenn has email record showing it sent at 1.40pm NZ time)
DECEMBER 19
Mr Glenn pays Mr Henry.
(email record)
JANUARY 31, 2006
Mr Glenn and Mr Peters have lunch at the Karaka sales. Mr Peters thanked him for his assistance.
(Mr Glenn has supporting affidavit from racing identity Paul Moroney saying he was there and the conversation between them related "to the donation, with Mr Peters expressing his thanks to Mr Glenn for the donation".)
