Dairy awards
OPINION: Results of regional New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) are trickling in but there's a worrying trend emerging.
They only have to be at parliament three days a week, but many see attendance at their paid job as optional.
Effectively kicked out of his ministerial role, Andrew Bayly headed off to Nepal at a time when he should have been at work.
Carmel Sepuloni went on a reality TV show. Yes, we know that parliament is just another reality show, but that's the job!
And Debbie Ngarewa-Packer shot through for a wedding anniversary celebration and a protest march in the Cooks.
Come on Speaker Brownless, isn't it time to dock the pay of any MP who misses a day in the house for blatant personal reasons?
It's called leave without pay - the same rules as the rest of us.
