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Submitting to Parliament (but in a good way)
5:00 PM.Parliament Journalist Phil Smith has a crack at making a submission to MPs. Here is why you should bother, how you do it, how you really shouldn't, and how his went. Read more Audio
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A long week of Tuesdays and lots of bills
6:55 PM.In a week when Parliament sat under urgency, across four long Tuesdays, quite a lot of legislative business has been progressed. Read more Audio
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Niggly nights: testy exchanges in the House under urgency
6:55 PM.There’s been a distinct niggly energy about the exchanges in the House this week, and it’s got something to do with the fact Parliament is sitting under urgency. Read more Audio
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Parliament’s full-steam-ahead Christmas wind-down
6:55 PM.The holidays may be coming, but Parliament is winding up for looks likely to be its biggest week of the year. Read more Audio
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Parliament to sit under urgency this week
6:55 PM.Parliament is this week to sit under urgency as the Government seeks additional sitting hours to clear a backlog of legislation that it wants to progress. Read more Audio
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The Parliamentary Collection: an eclectic list
7:35 AM.“An incredibly diverse and eclectic collection”, the Parliamentary Collection has great art, black rods, protest bricks, bodily parts and much more. Read more Audio
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Overwhelming vote, meet Reserved Provision
6:55 PM.Parliament makes a rare step and amends a reserved provision of electoral law — something designed to be hard to achieve. Read more Audio
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MPs warned of ordeals ahead amid disinformation
6:55 PM.A former Prime Minister has warned MPs they face a daunting challenge to maintain public confidence in the Parliament system in the age of disinformation. Read more Audio
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Reimagining Parliament
7:35 AM.Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Read more Audio
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A Members’ Day of two halves
6:55 PM.This week four backbencher bills got a shot at glory. Two were gloriously popular, one successful but contentious, and one pipped at the legislative post. Read more Audio
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Ex-military MPs vocal on Inspector General Bill
6:55 PM.MPs who are former members of the NZDF had plenty to say when the first reading of the Inspector-General Defence Bill got underway. Read more Audio
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So many reasons for law...
This week’s agenda in Parliament illustrates some of the variety of motivations that lie behind prospective laws. Read more Audio
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'A sea of tranquility' - MPs and their groups
7:35 AM.Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick. Read more Audio
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“Not just for old stuffy white males” Trevor Mallard on Parliament
7:30 AM.The House sits down with retiring MP Trevor Mallard for an insider's view of the tactics and strategy of Parliament, of what has changed, and what still should. Read more Audio
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Parliament: without notice, but with warning
6:55 PM.Parliament began today with a motion to condemn Iran for repression of protests. That was a motion without notice that everyone knew would happen. We attempt to explain motions. Wish us luck. Read more Audio
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Historic gender achievement in Parliament with MP's swearing-in
6:55 PM.Soraya Peke-Mason's arrival as MP means an historic achievement of gender equity in New Zealand’s Parliament, while heralding another chapter in the political history of Rātana. Read more Audio
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Fair Pay Bill hogs limelight again this week
6:55 PM.After consuming much of Parliament's energy last week, the Fair Pay Agreements Bill looks set to do so again this week as its committee stage continues. Read more Audio
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Trevor Mallard: 'Humble backbencher of Wainuiomata'
7:30 AM.Trevor Mallard has ended his career as an MP this week after 38 years. Much has changed. We sat down to chat through his storied history and get his insights. Read more Video, Audio
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Trevor Mallard: Exit Interview
7:30 AM.In October 2022, before Trevor Mallard resigned he spoke at length to The House. This is the fuller interview. Two shorter packages of cuts repeat this material. Audio
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The E-team: Parliament and cyber security
6:55 PM.Parliament takes security seriously, but not just the physical kind. Sometimes the biggest risks arrive through the smallest holes. Read more Audio
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A rare message of consent from the GG
6:55 PM.As this week of Parliament was getting underway, just after the prayers, the House heard a rare message from the Governor-General. Read more Audio
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Fair Pay Bill to make for feisty debate this week
6:55 PM.Following a two-week recess, MPs are set to engage in feisty debate about proposed labour laws that could raise wages through sector-wide collective bargaining. Read more Audio
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Adrian Rurawhe: The accidental Speaker
7:30 AM.Parliament's new Speaker originally chose to be a whip but fate intervened. Meet the man who marshals the MPs: an interview-walk through the fascinating life and career of Adrian Rurawhe. Read more Audio
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Treading water: the plight of the First Term MP
7:35 AM.What do Nicole McKee, Joseph Mooney, Teanau Tuiono and Sarah Pallett have in common? They’re first term MPs who have shared their experiences with us. Read more Audio
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Testing times: Parliament’s new speakers get a hazing
12:30 PM.When Parliament gets a new speaker MPs re-test the rules and the limits. Will this one let you away with things the previous one would not? Can you cripple their confidence and make them easier to… Read more Audio