Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings.
Jonathan Milne at Newsroom writes: What pecuniary interests, I asked the minister, did he have beyond those disclosed in the 2021 register of interests? "None," Michael Wood replied, unequivocally. That was July 5, two years ago. I'd approached him for an explanation, after registrar Sir Maarten Wevers formally rapped him over the knuckles for filing
Calls for Michael Wood to be sacked from Cabinet are growing after more details emerged about decisions he made as Transport Minister while a shareholder in Auckland Airport.