Feds pse q for 0400 Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Parliament's decision to publish details of MPs' travel expenses has made them more careful about the way they spend taxpayer money.

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - MPs trimmed back their taxpayer funded expenses in the last three months of last year due to the start of the long summer break and more discipline.

Wellington, Dec 20 NZPA - The ACT Party is playing down a report that two of its MPs tried to roll leader Rodney Hide.

Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - It looks like Maori Party MP Hone Harawira will have to pay back some of the taxpayers' money he received after he decided to take a holiday in Paris with his wife instead of attending a parliamentary conference.

Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - Maori Party MP Hone Harawira's decision to take a holiday in Paris with his wife instead of attending a parliamentary conference shows why the public are wondering about MPs perks, Labour deputy leader Annette King said today.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Nov 5 NZPA - An unrepentant Maori Party MP Hone Harawira says he had a wonderful time in Paris after bunking off from attending a European parliamentary delegation meeting.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - TelstraClear says consumers do not like to give up their broadband access even in a recession and that has helped it more than double annual earnings before interest and tax.

Wellington, Aug 12 NZPA - A group representing former MPs says it will fight to retain travel discounts. Details of MPs' expense claims were released for the first time last month.

One sure thing that will come from the uproar over MPs expenses is that none of them are likely to criticise beneficiaries in the foreseeable future.

Auckland, Aug 7 NZPA - Labour MP Chris Carter today attacked what he described as "malicious misinformation" over his travel spending. He also made no apology for his travel costs, as an Opposition MP and as a government minister.