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Parliament may fast-track cyclone law without urgency
14 Mar 2023Parliament this week may agree to act speedily on a cyclone response bill, rather than invoke urgency. Doing so will allow some select committee time on the issue, and even a Member's Day. Read more Audio
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Tabling and other Parliamentage
12 Mar 2023This week’s weekend feature story for The House compiles highlights from through Parliament’s sitting week. Read more Audio
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Unpacked: seeking leave to table a document
9 Mar 2023It’s a common occurrence in the House for opposition MPs to ask to “seek leave to table a document”, but have you wondered what this really means? Read more Audio
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Hamilton West MP honours tūpuna in maiden statement
8 Mar 2023Maiden Statements are usually the public’s first and sometimes best chance to learn about an MP's motivations and politics, and new Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka's was no exception. Read more Audio
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The non-legislative week in the House
7 Mar 2023In Parliament this week there are three things happening that have nothing to do with passing legislation. Leader of the House Grant Robertson explains them to the House. Read more Audio
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Talking the talk: how MPs' backgrounds inform debating style
5 Mar 2023The House takes a look at how the backgrounds of three MPs informs the way they speak in Parliament. Read more Audio
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Democracy on the cheap: Skint Parliament to turn off the radio
26 Feb 2023After years of trimming budgets and doing things on-the-cheap to make ends meet Parliament’s secretariat has hit the budget wall and plans to end radio broadcasts. It’s a symptom of MP's fear of… Read more Audio
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Urgency used to pass Bill fixing 501 deportees loophole
23 Feb 2023Legislation has been passed under urgency to ensure all people returning to the country after being in prison systems abroad continue to come under parole-like oversight and support back in New… Read more Audio
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Entrenchment use under the grill in Standing Orders review
22 Feb 2023The use of entrenchment in law-making in this country has had a sound grilling at the Standing Orders Committee which is conducting its ongoing regular review of Parliament’s rules. Read more Audio
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Cyclone devastation and climate dominate PM's Statement debate
Today the debating chamber launched into action as it does most years - but this year was all about the weather and the climate. Read more Audio
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Parliament gets cracking proper with PM's Statement and disaster bills
21 Feb 2023After a week of business in the House was lost due to Cyclone Gabrielle, Parliament’s sitting year properly gets underway today with Debate on the Prime Minister’s Statement. Read more Audio
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Short, cyclone-hit week starts Parliament 2023
14 Feb 2023After a two-month break, Parliament resumed only to soon adjourn for the week as Cyclone Gabrielle complicated plans for the first sitting week in 2023. Read more Audio
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