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Blogosphere reacts to expenses scandal
An nzherald.co.nz poll showed 70 per cent of readers thought Jones should lose his job - a sentiment echoed by several prominent bloggers.
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Get rid of ministers' credit cards, says business boss
EMA chief executive Alasdair Thomson says ministers should be treated like company employees.
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How Shane Jones spent your money
What the disgraced former minister spent taxpayers' money on - and what he was doing on the days he watched those movies.
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Transcript of Shane Jones' admission statement
Labour MP Shane Jones spoke to reporters after admitting he had used his ministerial credit card to order porn. Read the full transcript.
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Ministers lax about accounting for credit
One minister received contant pleas from Ministerial Services to forward overdue credit card reconciliations instead of waiting to be asked.
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Jones admits using credit card for porn
Former Labour Minister Shane Jones told radio he was a "red-blooded adult" but using his ministerial credit card for porn should not have happened.
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Records show Barker misused card
Former Labour Minister Rick Barker charged 16 Corona beers on his ministerial credit card, and later reimbursed it for "some" of the cost.
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Carter admits using taxpayer money on films, flowers
Labour MP Chris Carter has owned up to spending taxpayer money on pay per-view films and flowers for his partner.
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PM's 'snip' quip draws headlines worldwide
John Key John Key's international profile was boosted yesterday when more than 100 newspapers around the world ran stories covering his "snip" quip.
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Prime Minister stuns press pack with cutting comment
Prime Minister John Key revealed yesterday that he has had a vasectomy, providing a new slant on questions about Budget cuts.
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PM's cycleway dream stuck on uphill slog
John Key's national cycleway has hit a bumpy patch, with only about 10km constructed from the $50m fund set up for the project.
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<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers
Inflation makes savers the biggest Budget losers.
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IRD may hit commercial fit-outs
The Government has embarked on a path to abolish building depreciation on virtually every building type and could hit depreciation claims on commercial building fit-outs in future, says Bayleys Valuations director John Freeman.
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Questions raised over $4.8m grant to little-known firm
Peda, which won a multi-million dollar Budget windfall, will be monitored to ensure it achieves outcomes for the Pacific community.