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Sign the petition: Publish every MP expense, every quarter

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Matua Kahurangi
Jan 22, 2026
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There is no good reason Parliament should be allowed to hide how it spends your money.

MPs already earn a very comfortable salary. An ordinary backbench MP is paid about $168,600 a year, rising to around $181,200 by 2026. That is funded entirely by the taxpayer. On top of that, MPs have access to generous Parliamentary Service budgets covering travel, ac…

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