Photo / Mark MitchellJason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand HeraldA discredited former National Party MP accrued a $10,000 expense bill in his final months in the job, according to just-released records. His spending records also show $4000 for Wellington accommodation in the final quarter of last year. Meanwhile, the list of MPs expenses revealed New Zealand's 120 MPs spent a collective $2.17 million in the final quarter of last year. Former leader Simon Bridges was the second-highest spending non-ministerial MP, and spent $31,660. Collectively, non-ministerial MPs spent just over $1.5 million.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 25, 2021 00:45 UTC