Prime Minister John Key saying the death of a NZ soldier in Afghanistan affected the handling of the limo controversy is "repugnant", Labour leader Phil Goff says.

Labour MP Ruth Dyson, accused of ramping up travel just before a perk for MPs was axed, says she will pay back the cost of her holiday to Ethiopia.

Now we know what "BMW" really stands for - Beehive Money Wasters.

John Key should have been aware of plans for the multimillion dollar purchase of 34 limousines, months before the deal was inked, documents show.

The Government should have known about the purchase of 34 new BMW limousines for ministers, but Prime Minister John Key learned of the multimillion-dollar deal from his chauffeur last week.

The Government is selling its three-year-old fleet of 34 luxury limos and replacing them with new BMWs, which the Green Party says is an outrageous expense when ministers are telling everyone else to tighten their belts.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully racked up $189,737 on overseas trips in the last quarter while Gerry Brownlee's expenses included $54 for two staff to have dinner at Midnight Express in Auckland. Overall Government ministers appear to have

National's outright copying of some Labour policy is as brazen as it gets when it comes to gazumping your opponent.

The Government's Savings Work Group has taken aim at "distortions" in the tax system that fuelled the recent housing boom at the expense of other forms of saving and investment that would have promoted healthy economic growth.

The Government's Savings Work Group has this morning recommended changes to KiwiSaver, but has stopped short of suggesting it be made compulsory.

Major changes are on the way for public sector information technology.