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Final sitting block underway, urgency planned
6:55 PM.This week is the first of the last three weeks in the 53rd Parliament, a busy time as the Government still has a lot that it wants to finish before the House rises. Read more Audio
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Soft parliamentary diplomacy for more women MPs in the Pacific
7:35 AM.The majority of all female elected representatives across the Pacific Islands region visited Wellington for a development event, showcasing the merits of soft diplomacy, Parliament-style. Read more Audio
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Committee's scrutiny of Covid regulations fleshed out
7:30 AM.This week MPs had a special debate about the report of the Regulations Review Committee on Covid-19 Secondary Legislation. Read more Audio
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Bill looks to address Dawn Raids-linked injustice
6:55 PM.A new Member's Bill looks to fix a 40-year-old outcome of the anti-Pacific racism of the Dawn Raids era, restoring the right to New Zealand citizenship for a generation of Samoan people. Read more Audio
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National security briefing: prepare for the unpredictable
6:55 PM.The Intelligence and Security Committee has received a briefing on long-term national security threats which has incorporated a public survey and public consultation which found New Zealanders… Read more Audio
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Special debate to focus on Covid regulations
6:55 PM.We're reminded of the important role of the Regulations Review Committee as Parliament this week holds a special debate about the committee's report on Covid-19 regulations. Read more Audio
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Todd Muller, the human factor
7:35 AM.Todd Muller is leaving Parliament. Known for a brief stint as Opposition leader, he also won plaudits for his bipartisanship and advocating for awareness about mental health. Read more Audio
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Te Kāhui Mōuri lights up Parliament's face
6:55 PM.Visitors entering the main entrance to Parliament can finally notice some visual signs of Māori culture and physical recognition of mana whenua. Read more Audio
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The House drops into first gear on RMA
6:55 PM.This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’. Read more Audio
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Election Energy inside Parliament
12:55 PM.As MPs count down to the election Parliament’s mood changes. The Opposition’s House leader Michael Woodhouse predicts “more anger, frivolity, perhaps less discipline”. “Perhaps” seems generous. Read more Audio
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Photo essay: cross-party MP group in Samoa
7:35 AM.Five New Zealand MPs from across the political spectrum are visiting Samoa to build relationships within the country - and among themselves. Read more Audio
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Urgency done with urgency
6:55 PM.During a briefer than usual urgent sitting in Parliament this week, multiple bills were progressed through multiple stages each in what would normally take a couple of sitting weeks of debate. Read more Audio
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Parliamentary Privilege: a balance of power and responsibility
6:55 PM.When MPs screw up the consequences can be public and brutal. But sometimes that response has solid reasons which safeguard our system of responsible government. Read more Audio
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Privileges and more than a sense of urgency
6:55 PM.Parliament has just six weeks left before it breaks for the election. There is still a lot yet to do, and to slow that down, one or two matters of privilege. Read more Audio
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Geoffrey Palmer: Strengthen Parliament to watch government
7:00 AM.As an MP Sir Geoffrey Palmer had a huge impact on the interlocking shapes of government and parliament. The great reformer is still brimming with ideas for improvement. Read more Audio
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Ian McKelvie: Parliament's last country squire
7:35 AM.Something of a throwback to when most National MPs staunchly represented farming interests, Ian McKelvie is however ending his career as an MP not defined by the tribal lines of party politics. Read more Audio
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The ways of Parliament’s committees
7:35 AM.This week, RNZ’s Parliament show, The House, focused on the processes and outcomes of Parliament’s Select Committees. The Sunday show is a collation of this content. Read more Audio
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Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
6:55 PM.The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape. Read more Audio
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How select committees tweak bills
11:00 AM.When things threaten to go awry it can help us learn how they work. So, how do Select Committees decide to amend bills, who helps them; and how do they track amendments and communicate with the legal… Read more Audio
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Parliament's backstop for extra government spending
6:55 PM.An Imprest Supply Bill is Parliament’s way of saying to the government 'yes you can have that money, but also if you find you need to use more money on it, you don't need to come back and ask again'.
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Ministerial Grillapalooza: Photos from Parliament’s Estimates Hearings
7:00 AM.Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings. Read more Audio
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ACT’s pile-on Question Time tactic
6:55 PM.The ACT Party has this month latched on to a Question Time tactic of using consecutive supplementary questions on a repetitive theme as a pile-on against the government. Read more Audio
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Bill tackling supermarket duopoly to become law
6:55 PM.Legislation tackling a power imbalance in the grocery industry is among several bills that wound their way through the committee stage in Parliament this week. Read more Audio
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Empty the mattress: Parliament’s week
6:55 PM.Among Parliament's key bills this week is one to update emergency management relationships and one to protect your bank deposits because mattresses have better uses. Grant Robertson picks his bills to… Read more Audio
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Jan Logie: Balancing frustration with hope
5:00 PM.Jan Logie admits she had “zero faith in our political system” before entering Parliament, but remains hopeful of what can be achieved here, as she prepares to retire as MP. Read more Audio