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About-face lets 23 MPs keep travel perks
A ruling days before last year's election restored lucrative travel perks to 23 MPs, 12 of whom were not re-elected.

Bombshell plan for reform has Ryall squirming
Health Minister Tony Ryall is distancing himself from a controversial recommendation that would in effect resurrect part of National's '90s health system.

Govt holds fire on school therapy cuts
Education Minister Anne Tolley has given a stay of execution for a $2.5m scheme that provides therapy at school for disabled children.

Sir Douglas Graham: Travel perks part of the deal
Sir Douglas Graham explains why he has a clear conscience about the subsidised travel he is entitled to as a former Cabinet minister.

Ex-MP: Give me the cash ... once I'm too old to fly
Sir Douglas Graham says he would give up his international travel subsidy in exchange for a pension increase - but only when he is too old to fly.

Govt fast-tracking PPPs to make up 'lost decade'
NZ is a decade behind other countries in using public-private partnerships for national infrastructure investments, English says.

Key softens on holiday perks
National and Labour party leaders say they will not stand in the way of an inquiry into MPs' travel perks - but neither make the first move.