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The Shifty Ways That MPs Pay Themselves way More Than Their Salaries.

Michael Laws
Talkback Host and Contributing Writer
Posted 09 June 2026

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Michael Laws breaks down the shifty ways that MPs (incl Chris Hipkins) pay themselves way more than their salaries.

Michael Laws is a former MP and Mayor and is now deputy chairman of the Otago Regional Council. He has hosted both radio and TV shows for Radio Pacific, Radio Live and SKY Television. He is an award-winning writer – and has published three bestselling books.