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David Shearer (Photo: Lloyd Burr/3 News)

David Shearer (Photo: Lloyd Burr/3 News)

Labour Leader David Shearer's dobbed himself in for forgetting to declare a foreign bank account held in his name.

The New York-based Chase cash account, which was used to collect Mr Shearer's United Nations salary, hasn't been included on the Register of Pecuniary interests since he became an MP in 2009.

The register is being amended after Mr Shearer realised his mistake.

The register is designed to improve political transparency and many MPs have had to make corrections in the past - including gifts, superannuation schemes, and free lunches.

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19/03/2013 11:35:22 p.m.

Clifford Hallett wrote:

That will cost them the 2014 election

19/03/2013 11:08:48 a.m.

Roy Oldham wrote:

I hope Clayton Cosgrove has something to say about this, he condemn's National every time he opens his mouth.

18/03/2013 9:32:11 p.m.

alison wrote:

@eddie He dobbed himself in you idiot. Many MPs have had to make corrections in the past. From all partys. Non story. Next time read it.

18/03/2013 7:22:27 p.m.

Kathy wrote:

@Eddie.. take your lithium and prozack are you forgetting John key and his own major memory issues over time?. You kept telling us when John Key did things like this that it was merely a slip of his memory. So now you are telling us that you are going to be a big arsed hypocrite here?. Typical Eddie. Prozack and Lithium for you.

18/03/2013 6:49:17 p.m.

Ron Collinson wrote:

@Anil, how much has Key forgotten?

18/03/2013 6:23:39 p.m.

max wrote:

It was just his bank account to collect his pay while working overseas for UN. Not a biggie, but STILL it is pretty negligent of Mr Shearer to have left it out, even if inadvertently. 'Caesar's wife should not only be honest, but should appear to be so!'

18/03/2013 5:10:36 p.m.

Kathy wrote:

What Anil like the shares that John Key forgot to declare. National Party fan boys are getting far less intelligent as the days go by and have memory lapses like Mr Key the brain fade queen.

18/03/2013 4:14:49 p.m.

zac wrote:

Whoopie do! What about John Key who failed to declare a conflict of interests in 2008 when he owned shares in Fletcher Challenge Forests? The company was a major user of Tranzrail for its operations, and at the time it was campaigning for the Government to purchase the rails from Tranzrail. Fletcher Challenge believed it would benefit from that purchase. John Key used his MP privileges to ask questions in the House about that prospective purchase without directly mentioning Fletcher Challenge Forests. As an owner of Fletcher's Forest, he stood to benefit financially.

18/03/2013 2:55:35 p.m.

eddie wrote:

Since 2009!...an account to collect his salary...lol, OMG can expect leftie posters on here being rather silent/missing?....excuses perhaps lol...Kathy/Alison/Zac et al...postings please or you think another right wing PR campaign heehee

18/03/2013 2:45:36 p.m.

eddie wrote:

And if Key/Dunn/Banks would have 'forgot'...it would have been a big conspiracy, why don't the MSM make more, he's only been leader for a wee while eh?...Kathy/Alison/Zac you'r excuses please...via The Standard of course!!...c,mon guys i'm sitting comfortably...your reasoning will be so funny! (remembering Clarke/Cullen were/are millionaires when in Labour Govt)