A breakdown of the spending figures shows the event attended, departure and arrival dates, airfare costs, accommodation costs, meals/incidentals, additional allowances and totals for each of the 14 MPs, for the period July 1 to September 30, 2023.

Prime Minister Mark Brown topped the spending list ($66,702.83) followed by Leader of the Opposition Tina Browne ($53, 693.15)

The information provided shows all but two of his six trips abroad were administered by Parliamentary Services.

Topping that list was $26,988.16 to attend an International Seabed Authority meeting in Kingston, Jamaica between July 21 and 29, with a breakdown showing $21,724. 25 in airfares, $2772.88 in accommodation costs, $1230.83 for meals/incidentals, and $1260 additional allowances.

PM Brown’s trips to the Asean Summit in Indonesia in September ($2378.76) and United Nations General Assembly in Washington DC ($2340) were externally funded.

The list shows Browne, the leader of the Democratic Party, attended a Women Political Leaders meeting in New York between 15 and 20 September at a cost of $31,511.64.

A breakdown of the costs showed airfares cost $23,308, accommodation ($4971), entertainment ($1500), meals/incidentals ($932.64) and additional allowances ($800).

Minister Vaine “Mac” Mokoroa placed third on the spending list, having travelled to Korea, Fiji twice, and the United States.

The spending was either partially or externally funded.

He was accompanied by his wife Rimmel Mokoroa to Utah for the International Law and Religion Symposium with a business class upgrade ($14,476) and additional allowances ($1600).

His total travel, accommodation, meals/incidentals, additional allowances and entertainments costs came to $36,867.13.

Coming in fourth place was MP Tingika Elikana with total spending of $24,000.

That included two trips to Fiji and one to Egypt.

The airfares for a trip to the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Suva between 3 and 11 August cost $4143.29, accommodation ($2826.66), meals/incidentals ($1814.77), additional allowance ($1080) and entertainment ($1500), totalling $11,364.72.

A trip to Fiji between October 1 and 8 cost $2189 in airfares, accommodation ($2177), meals/incidentals ($1001) additional allowance ($945) and entertainment ($1500), taking the total cost to $7812.

The airfares to Egypt were externally funded while the accommodation, ($266.56) and meals/incidentals ($1302) were partially funded. Additional allowances came to $1755 and entertainment cost $1500.

In fifth place was MP Akaiti Puna with total spending of $14,359.27.

That included a trip to the Pacific Women Wananga Workshop in Wellington between August 4 and 10, airfares were partially funded ($436), accommodation ($322.15), meals/incidentals ($558), additional allowance ($540) and entertainment $1500.

A trip to the Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting in Suva between August 27 and September 3 cost $11,003.12.

Airfares cost $4615, accommodation ($2723.12), meals/incidentals ($1220), additional allowance ($945) and entertainment ($1500).