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Michael Cullen on caucus
7:30 AM.A previously unbroadcast interview with Sir Michael Cullen about the party caucus, how it works and his experience of it. Read more Audio
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Five TV-sized parliaments set to grill ministers
5:55 PM.How do you have a Parliament without a debating chamber? Go small and go virtual. This week five select committees will question ministers on TV. Read more Audio
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Business Committee: the power behind the chamber
7:30 AM.Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen. Read more Audio
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MPs on the Dawn Raids
7:30 AM.This week Parliament held a special debate to give MPs a chance to talk about the official apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970s. The House has some moments from that debate. Read more Audio
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Births, deaths, and genders: a quiet bill goes loud
6:55 PM.Four years ago an almost anonymous bill began life in Parliament. This week that quiet bill turned up the volume, went loud and now commands attention. Read more Audio
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Week in a day: Parliament’s bonkers Tuesday
6:55 PM.What happens if you try to fit a week’s worth of parliament into a single day - a slightly bonkers Tuesday. Read more Audio
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All the debates: The week in Parliament
6:55 PM.This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have. Read more Audio
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Conversion practices & debate therapy
7:35 AM.We look at the first outing of the conversion therapy ban bill, and whether MPs could need therapy for first reading confusion. Read more Audio
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Four fall down, three stand up
6:55 PM.This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them. Read more Audio
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The unmysterious case of the vanishing leaders
6:55 PM.Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together. Read more Audio
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And on the third day: the pre-life of a law
6:55 PM.What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week? Read more Audio
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Louisa & Louise: How to member’s bill
7:35 AM.Louisa Wall and Louise Upston discuss how MPs choose, devise, draft, and champion their own member's bills. Read more Audio
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Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
7:30 AM.Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex. Read more Audio
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Staying alive for the next 40 years? Treasury is planning your future.
7:30 AM.How will decisions made about Covid-19, climate change, housing and an ageing population play out 40 years from now? The Treasury is making predictions and wants the public to weigh in. Read more Audio
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Auditing responsibilities
7:30 AM.Parliament spent a long time this week debating an auditing problem. We give that debate a short audit and hear from MPs on suicide prevention. Read more Audio
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The rise of the 13th question
6:55 PM.Parliament has seen an unusual increase recently in what is usually a rare event... a 13th question Read more Audio
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Comedy stylings and slap-downs: a debating tradition
6:55 PM.There is a surprising amount of humour at Parliament, especially in the General Debate and especially as an opening riposte to the previous speaker. Read more Audio
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Covid-19, suicide, and late audits before Parliament this week
This week at Parliament: Covid-19 orders, extending time for audits, and a debate on the Zero Suicide Aotearoa report. Read more Audio
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The ministerial sprint: how to manage multiple jobs
7:30 AM.Most government ministers do four or more different jobs, so Phil Smith asks Chris Hipkins for advice on juggling, sprinting and wearing multiple hats. Read more Audio
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Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
6:55 PM.Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament. Read more Audio
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Exposure Draft: a public brainstorm on RMA replacement
6:55 PM.Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents. Read more Audio
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The Firsts and Thirds: this week’s key debates
6:55 PM.Every debate is equal but are first and third readings more equal than others? Probably not. We have the firsts and thirds for the week. Read more Audio
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‘A young man that changed the law’ - how the death of a student sparked law reform
7:30 AM.MPs have debated the findings of an inquiry into student accommodation prompted by the death of a student in 2019. Here’s how they changed the law. Read more Audio
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MPs agree: ‘Nice guys finish first’
6:55 PM.The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM). Read more Audio
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Q&As colonising parliament
6:55 PM.Parliament was once wall to wall speeches, recently the Q&A has gaining ground. Quizzes have escaped Question Time and media stand ups and is colonising the traditional debates. Read more Audio