Wellington, Nov 8 NZPA - ACT leader Rodney Hide has apologised for claiming taxpayer money to take his partner on overseas trips and says he will repay all of it.

Wellington, Oct 29 NZPA - Labour MP Chris Carter's travel expenses were considerably lower in the second disclosure of MPs' expenses released today. Mr Carter faced criticism over travel expenses of $82,410 for the first six months of the year.

Wellington, Oct 29 NZPA - Labour MP Chris Carter's travel expenses were considerably lower in the second disclosure of MPs' expenses released today. Mr Carter faced criticism over travel expenses of $82,410 for the first six months of the year.

Wellington, Oct 6 NZPA - Labour MP Chris Carter's travel expenses for the first six months of last year were considered high at $83,000 when details were first released in August but the real cost was much more than that, it was reported tonight.

Wellington, Aug 10 NZPA - Labour Party leader Phil Goff doesn't think the media focused on Chris Carter's travel expenses because the MP is gay and takes his partner on overseas trips.

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.

Wellington, Aug 4 NZPA - Labour ministers spent slightly less than their National counterparts on accommodation and domestic travel expenses, but more on international travel, according to comparable data released today.

The release on Thursday of MPs travel, accomodation and expense claims makes interesting reading. In the wake of this year's jaw dropping expenses scandal in Britain, our politicians have been forced to follow suit and declare how they spend their taxpayer allocated funds.

Wellington, July 30 NZPA - MPs with larger expense bills than their colleagues are defending their spending as necessary or the use of an historical entitlement. Parliamentary Service released some details of MPs expenses for the for first time, following calls for more transparency.

Wellington, July 30 NZPA - The first disclosure of expenses claimed by MPs as well as ministers shows that Labour leader Phil Goff ran up the most expenses as an MP, while Foreign Minister Murray McCully's travel gave him the biggest bill of any minister.