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Private bill offers a more reflective debate
6:55 PM.Because a private bill addresses a specific matter particular to just one person it offers a more mellow and reflective style of parliament debate. Read more Audio
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Officers of Parliament face more complex and demanding environment
6:55 PM.The latest from the House Read more Audio
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Congratulating an ‘heir’ but pondering ‘successors’
6:55 PM.MPs voted today to congratulate Charles III on his coronation. But while noting the heir, thoughts of an alternative Head of State are not far away. Is it not just inevitable but timely? National’s… Read more Audio
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Backbench MPs take on Russia
7:00 AM.Backbench MPs sometimes quietly engage in international diplomacy. One relatively junior MP recently faced off against Russia on behalf of not just NZ, but also Canada, Australia and all of Europe. Read more Video, Audio
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Luxon v Sepuloni exchanges follow repetitive rhythm
6:55 PM.A rare series of square-offs between Opposition Leader Chris Luxon and Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni in her capacity as Acting Prime Minister became repetitive. Read more Audio
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Tourette's Association speaks on petition at health committee
6:55 PM.Parliament’s Health Select Committee has heard from people petitioning for Tourette Syndrome to be recognised by the Ministry of Health as a disability in its own right in this country. Read more Audio
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Portents and harbingers of the Budget
6:55 PM.Budgets are wrapped up in a combination of mystery and tradition. The portents of the Budget to come have begun already and will only increase as it nears. Read more Audio
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Parliament's first Te Reo Māori outreach
7:35 AM.MPs have joined Parliament's Speaker in visiting regional New Zealand for five years, but for the first time a Speaker's outreach has gone all-in on Te Reo Māori at an immersion Kura. Read more Audio
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Long game: activism at Parliament
7:35 AM.Their work is usually unpaid and sometimes overlooked, but activists play an important long-term role in the parliament system. Four veterans open up on their experiences at parliament. Read more Audio
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Behind the scenes of Cabinet
7:00 AM.Rachel Hayward has two overlapping jobs, ‘organising’ both Cabinet and the Executive Council. Those twin roles are an also a great insight into how government works at the very highest level. Read more Audio
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Jacinda Ardern: Text and Photos - full valedictory
7:30 AM.Prime Minister’s farewell speeches are rare events. We have photos, video and the full transcript of Jacinda Ardern’s valedictory address. Read more Video, Audio
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Booze bill blocked in conscience vote
6:55 PM.Legislation on alcohol went to a conscience vote this week, and the result was a reminder how some parties still tend to vote as a group on such issues. Read more Audio
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The annual review debate: the butt-end of the budget
6:55 PM.In a busy week of Parliament one of the most crucial things MPs did may have got the least attention. Financial scrutiny is seldom exciting but it is important. Read more Audio
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Exits, entries and grog: the week in Parliament
6:55 PM.Parliament's week includes a mix of debate on a key police scrutiny role, annual reviews and two bills about booze, as well as the farewell speech from a familiar face. Read more Audio
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Eight new bills for Parliament’s final months
7:30 AM.Despite a week of distractions MPs were working. Hard. Ten bills were finished, and eight brand new bills began their lives, ready for the remaining weeks of this parliamentary term. Read more Audio
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Ten bills passed this week in Parliament
6:55 PM.Parliament spent extra hours this week churning through quite a long list of proposed legislation, with ten bills completing their third and final readings. Read more Audio
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Extra scrutiny for Immigration
Question Time gets all the media attention, but it is only the tip of the scrutiny-iceberg. The action is below the waterline - in committee, where most of Parliament’s scrutiny of Government happens.
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Enabling lawmaking on the fly
6:55 PM.Parliament can grant powers to certain authorities to make new rules without having to go through the normal lengthy legislative process. Read more Audio
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Keeping the flow: the use of te reo at Parliament
7:35 AM.An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Read more Audio
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The ominously named Shadow Leader
7:00 AM.Parliament has a charming tendency to gift people with very odd job titles, like Shadow Leader of the House. Michael Woodhouse outlines what the job entails (and it's neither shade nor homes). Read more Audio
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Political pile-on or Parliament as designed?
6:55 PM.This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Read more Audio
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'Fairly busy': National Emergency Management Agency at committee
6:55 PM.Response to recent climate disasters was the focus as the National Emergency Management Agency appeared before the Governance and Administration Committee for its annual review. Read more Audio
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Parliament may fast-track cyclone law without urgency
6:55 PM.Parliament 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
7:35 AM.This 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
6:55 PM.It’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