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Adrian Rurawhe: The accidental Speaker
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. Audio
Testing times: Parliament’s new speakers get a hazing
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… Audio
Photo Essay: Next Speaker please
A Parliament with no Speaker is a motley collection of disputants and debaters awaiting direction. This week Parliament elected itself a new leader and the Governor General affirmed their choice. We…
Mallard's departure and his complicated legacy
Trevor Mallard is calling time on his parliamentary career. What's he achieved as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Audio
Policing political race speech with a posse
Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio
'Serious concerns' about Mallard's conduct in House - Ardern
Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has been delivered a ticking off by the Prime Minister for his conduct last night - but he holds onto his job.
Mallard faced off with the Opposition in a… Audio
'It all depends on the members' - Fiji's Speaker
Fiji Parliament's Speaker Ratu Epeli Nailatikau says a Parliament is only as good as its members. Audio
3MM: Lindsay Neill on invasions of private spaces
Lindsay Neill's a Senior Lecturer Bachelor of International Hospitality Management at AUT, and he's been thinking about the invasions of our private space that we have to endure each day. Audio
Parliament congratulates Silver Ferns on world cup win
One of the first items ticked off by Parliament following a three-week break was to congratulate the Silver Ferns and Black Caps on their world cup performances. Audio
Nick Smith suspended and named
In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government." Audio
What you can - or can't - say about the Speaker
Opinion - Say what you want about an MP - if you think you can rely on their political sense and what they think the public will tolerate, writes Andrew Geddis Audio
Doubts over Speaker's impartiality need to be sorted quickly - Borrows
If accusations that Speaker Trevor Mallard is biased toward Labour persist, it will further damage Parliament's standing among the public, says a former deputy speaker. Audio
National not backing down in dispute with Speaker Mallard
The Parliamentary showdown between the Opposition and the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, remains entrenched - with National MPs saying they're not backing down. It comes after scenes of… Audio
Confidence in the speaker
National has accused speaker Trevor Mallard of "pushing" the story about an MP allegedly making a sexist remark about the Prime Minister. Audio
Labour govt's first week in Parliament - analysis
It's been a shaky start for some of the new Labour Party ministers this week, with the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins admitting the first day of the 52nd Parliament, including the eventual election… Audio
Question Time for 6th August 2008 (Part 2)
Questions to ministers 6• LYNNE PILLAY to the Minister of Justice: What reports has she received on the establishment of the Sentencing Council and the creation of Sentencing Guidelines 7• Hon… Audio
Question Time for 6th August 2008 (Part 1)
Questions to ministers 1• JOHN KEY to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by the statement she made yesterday, in relation to debt to GDP ratios that, "over the forecast period of the Budget that… Audio