Focus switches to MPs' unpaid bills
As Phil Goff moves to punish colleagues who misused their official credit cards when they were ministers, attention is now turning to bills that are still to be repaid.
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Big-spending MP may quit
Chris Carter is close to quitting Parliament because he is sick of being attacked as a "luxury-loving gay boy".
Empty room charged to ministerial card
A two-week trip to Europe by former Defence and Tourism Minister Mark Burton and his wife included a hotel bill of $15,203.46.
Ministerial credit card misuse sparks online debate
Hundreds of nzherald.co.nz readers responded to revelations of ministers misusing their credit cards. Read some of the best comments.
Rorting work credit card can cost you job
Politicians can apologise and keep their jobs but over in the private sector misusing a company credit card can result in the sack, experts and employers say.
Misuse of credit card for spa, movies 'minor mistakes' - Carter
Former minister Chris Carter offers explanations for his ministerial credit card spending "slip ups" and defends the cards' continued use.
Minister of porn and MPs' spending scandal
Labour MP Shane Jones began yesterday bluffing away a dirty secret he has carried for two years, but by day's end, after admitting it, even he was questioning his political future.
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.
Get rid of ministers' credit cards, says business boss
EMA chief executive Alasdair Thomson says ministers should be treated like company employees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Should all government ministers forfeit their credit cards?
Porn? Wine? Flowers? Golf clubs? What is appropriate? Share your views on the ministerial spending scandal.
Red faces over Labour spending
MP Shane Jones is expected to be one of the more embarrassed former Labour Cabinet ministers when details of credit card spending going back six years are released today.
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.
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.