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Walking backwards while pointing forwards
6:55 PM.Trust in media, or lack thereof, was front and centre as the Minister of Broadcasting had a week of being grilled in parliament's Question Time about the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill. Read more Audio
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Not just MPs in the big grey box
6:55 PM.Parliament looks like a big old gray box for keeping MPs in, but there are many more folk including many visitors and tourists. Say, a group of students from Taranaki. Read more Video, Audio
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Crime double shot in week of first readings
6:55 PM.A double shot of crime legislation features in a Parliament week laden with Government bills that are scheduled to get a first reading. Read more Audio
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Plain language? Forsooth, forfend!
7:30 AM.This week Parliament debated a members' bill from Rachel Boyack that aims to combat official gobbledegook. Some MPs fought it tooth and nail as tantamount to balderdash, gadzooks! Read more Audio
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Queen holiday bill debate not all misty-eyed
6:55 PM.MPs have been reflecting on the Queen's death again, with the passage of a bill under urgency to create a one-off public holiday for her. But not all the reflections were misty-eyed. Read more Audio
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MPs get back into the rhythm
6:55 PM.After a couple of short weeks at Parliament MPs are getting back into the rhythm with some work to catch up on, like a tardy approval of the budget. Read more Audio
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Te reo Māori thrives as petition anniversary marked
12:34 PM.The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition. Read more Audio
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Condolences & congratulations: A very short week in Parliament
6:55 PM.Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework. Read more Audio
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Bringing Parliament and more to the people: PTV
7:35 AM.Parliament TV offers the public the chance to catch all sittings of Parliament and more besides. Read more Audio
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Parliament journos back on the tiles
6:55 PM.Press Gallery journalists are in their element after the regular bridge run returned from the Grand Hall to the 1st floor foyer of Parliament House, the place known as 'the tiles'. Read more Audio
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Freedom Campers debate offers insights on MPs
6:55 PM.Debate during the first reading of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill offered insights into the lives of at least two MPs and the marketing mindset of another pair. Read more Audio
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Estimates debate set to conclude this week
6:55 PM.The government’s busy legislative agenda continues, and the remaining portfolios to be scrutinised in the Estimates debate are expected to wrap up this week. Read more Audio
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Six months on, human costs of the Parliament occupation
7:35 AM.It’s six months since the occupation of Parliament's grounds for three weeks, but the human cost is only now becoming clear. Read more Audio
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Long time in the pipeline, prohibition of mining bill
6:55 PM.Previous experience as a Minister of Conservation and Land Information was instructive in the shaping of Eugenie Sage's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill. Read more Audio
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Parliament elects a new Speaker
6:55 PM.A new Speaker of Parliament was elected with widespread support today, with his authority tested early by an awkward speech from a rebel MP. Read more Audio
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Parliament's week with a Speaker-sized hole in it
6:55 PM.This week Parliament activity is dominated by the expected transition to a new Speaker, with the incumbent Trevor Mallard about to resign. Read more Audio
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Shape your own Parliament: The standing orders review
7:30 AM.Parliament is considering changing its rules and asking for advice. It is your chance to offer suggestions on an aspect of New Zealand's constitution. Read more Audio
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Parliamentary employment: 'Chief Executive but not really the boss'
6:00 PM.When politicians have staffing issues there is an odd triangular relationship to juggle. MPs' staff are employed by someone else. Someone who can't control the MPs. Read more Audio
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From passenger to pilot: subbing in as Parliament chair
7:35 AM.A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding. Read more Audio
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Parliament: The week inside
6:55 PM.In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Read more Audio
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
6:55 PM.Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”. Read more Audio
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Not enough chiefs
6:55 PM.It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had. Read more Audio
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Words galore - the work of Hansard
7:35 AM.The House hears from two Hansard editors about the unique work of the team whose reports become part of Parliament's official record and can be seen by anyone. Read more Audio
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A week knee-deep in bills
6:55 PM.This week Parliament's debating chamber was knee-deep in bills. We have a quick run-through of the 14 different wanna-be laws it debated. Read more Audio
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Get busy winning - Tauranga MP’s maiden speech
6:55 PM.In his maiden speech the newly sworn-in MP for Tauranga warns of a malaise in the country, and urges the nation to 'get busy winning'. Read more Audio