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Expenses error costly for Brown

Aucklanders eyeing the Super City mayoral contest are deserting Manukau Mayor Len Brown following his credit card breaches, a survey shows.

Labour pair's 186 'please explains'

Former Labour ministers Mita Ririnui and Parekura Horomia were sent 186 reminders and requests between them over credit card spending.

Networks stung for filming breach

Cuts cast cloud over Shore showcase

Concerns over bailout for Spain

<i>Jim Hopkins</i>: White purifies the hearts of a grubbied nation

Tizard buys French to uphold NZ pride

Judith Tizard says she bought a $155 bottle of champagne during a dinner with Australian ministers as a matter of national pride.

Pacific funding sets ministries at odds

<i>John Armstrong:</i> Leader careful not to create a maverick

When your leader sends you home and tells you to consider your political future, you should assume you probably haven't got one.

Carter says sorry after Goff's ultimatum

<i>Editorial</i>: Reshuffle only the start for Labour leader

Carter : 'I unreservedly apologise to the NZ public'

Labour MP Chris Carter apologises for his credit card and travel spending.

Mahuta and Chauvel winners in Labour reshuffle

Nanaia Mahuta and Charles Chauvel are among the biggest winners out of a Labour Party reshuffle.

Quarterly look at cards

Brown's dinner bill an $810 rule-breaker

Len Brown broke nearly every rule in the book when he put $810 on his council credit card for a dinner at a Manurewa restaurant last September.

Rising stars to replace shamed trio