UPDATED: This post is a different version from one published on RNZ this morning. It takes into account Trevor Mallard's decision to halt the inquiry into the leak of Simon Bridge's travel expenses. A decision that doesn't resolve anything
Read MoreChris Carter
Chris Carter: what next for Labour?
It's not the first time an MP has fallen apart under the public's gaze, but under the Labour Party constitution Chris Carter's breakdown creates new political challenges
Read MoreGoff’s stormy ride is far from over
Chris Carter’s slide into the political wilderness shifts the focus to Labour leader Phil Goff’s ability to be an election-winner. Goff has a stormy ride ahead
Carter commits 'death by cop', gifts Goff his biggest opportunity
In what may be the most amateurish coup attempt ever, Chris Carter has killed his own career in a way that ensures none of his colleagues could ever back him. Unintentionally, he's made Phil Goff's leadership more secure and given him a fresh opportunity
Read MoreFrom Auckland to Wellington, it's all about the money
Forget the World Cup. Expenses and allowances are still the real football of the moment.
Read MorePigs at the trough and wannabe thespians
After a Fiji holiday, the MPs' spending scandal looks incredibly tame; plus university reminiscences
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We have found a witch, might we burn her?
Monty Python had it right. The only way to really determine if someone should be demoted for misusing expenses is to see what sort of cellphone plan they are using.
Read MoreOfficial information exposes Carter on whaling
Chris Carter’s excoriation of the Key government on whaling is rubbished by official MFAT papers showing similar negotiations when Labour was the government and Carter whaling Minister
Read MoreI love the news, it's my favourite show
This is a shameless attempt to attract media coverage for a relatively obscure blogsite. Please print my story - it's about a gay Labour MP.
Read MoreThe anti-whaling ship of fools
Shame on Labour spokesperson Chris Carter and partisan blog The Standard for using anti-whaling diplomacy for short-term political gain
Read MoreCubicle dairy farming: Labour’s legacy
Two of the three sites for which cubicle dairy farms are proposed were formerly Crown pastoral land, made freehold by the Clark government
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