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When did Rodney Hide go into Parliament?
Hide first entered Parliament in 1996 as a list MP.
What was Rodney Hide's position in Parliament?
Hide first entered Parliament in 1996 as a list MP.
What were Rodney Hide's political stances within the ACT party?
What kind of perks did Rodney Hide partake in?
Hide had taken advantage of MP's perks.
What happened when it was found out that Rodney Hide had taken advantage of MP's perks?

Question: How was this seen by the public?
Self-contained rewrite: How was Rodney Hide taking advantage of MP's perks seen by the public?