The expenses row which has embroiled Bill English these past few weeks has raised one pertinent question - is he really from Dipton? Or is he a good ol' country boy who merely has settled in Wellington but yet claims to be from Dipton for official purposes?

Wellington, Sept 29 NZPA - Finance Minister Bill English may have paid back his all his ministerial housing allowance and ended any future payments, but Labour says that is not the end of the issue.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - Acting Prime Minister Bill English has moved to try and end the controversy swirling around his ministerial housing allowances by paying it all back and saying he will take none in the future.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - Finance Minister Bill English will have an informal meeting with the Auditor-General's office this evening to discuss an investigation into his housing allowances claim.

Wellington, Sept 28 NZPA - Finance Minister Bill English has not received any housing allowances since the end of July following controversy that he was claiming a much higher allowance for living in the same house as a minister that he lived in as an opposition MP.

Sue Bradford's resignation bombshell has shocked many members of not only the Green Party but all those who wish for a better and more socially just society too.

Wellington, Sept 25 NZPA - The Auditor-General's office is seeking more information before deciding whether to investigate a complaint against Finance Minister Bill English over housing allowances.

Wellington, Sept 18 NZPA - The Auditor-General's office will consider whether a complaint against Finance Minister Bill English comes under its authority once it receives it.

Wellington, Sept 17 NZPA - Opposition MPs tried to keep up the pressure on Finance Minister Bill English today by again raising the question of whether he lives in Wellington or Dipton.

By Peter Wilson of NZPA Wellington, Sept 10 NZPA - Labour leader Phil Goff is expected to set a new agenda for his party when it holds its annual conference in Rotorua this weekend.