Remuneration Authority
Politicians' pay frozen for a year
20 Aug 2018
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced MPs' salary and allowances will be frozen for at least a year, despite the Remuneration Authority recommending a three percent increase. Political Editor… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayor gets $5k pay rise
28 Jul 2017
Auckland's mayor is getting a pay rise of nearly $5000, to almost $275,000.
MPs given 2.5 percent pay rise
8 Nov 2016
The Remuneration Authority has given MPs a nearly 2.5 percent percent pay rise, taking an ordinary backbencher's salary to $160,024.