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The Week in Detail: Firefighters, Taiwan, and alcohol
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
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Conversion therapy bill passes at Parliament
The bill banning conversion therapy passed its third and final reading last night, with the support of almost all MPs. The Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill makes it illegal to change or suppress… Audio
Zero Carbon bill passes unanimously
Yesterday Parliament showed a rare display of cross party unity in all but unanimously enacting the bill designed to make New Zealand net carbon zero by 2050. Audio
Parliament calls for public view on gun law
Parliament is working on the second piece of promised firearms legislation from the Government and is asking for the public to share their views. Audio
Hundreds march to Parliament for abortion law reform
Hundreds of people marched to Parliament today calling for reform of New Zealand's abortion laws, as Cabinet prepares to consider a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act. Video, Audio
Tax lobby group spends $15,000 publicly backing CGT
New lobby group Tax Justice Aotearoa is defending spending thousands of dollars on advertising to push its message backing a capital gains tax. Audio
Gun owners have until end of Sept to hand in guns that will be rendered illegal
Gun owners have until the end of September to hand in guns that will be rendered illegal by laws the government is fast-tracking through Parliament. Audio
National supports Commerce Commission market studies bill
The National Party has done a U-turn supporting a bill that will give the Commerce Commission the power to conduct market studies, like the proposed fuel price study.
Euthanasia bill 'dangerous' - palliative care doctors, nurses
Doctors and nurses who care for the dying have criticised the euthanasia bill as dangerous and an "easy way out" for doctors who aren't equipped to deal with terminally-ill patients.
Five palliative… Audio
The post-punk era
Bill E (Simon Bendall) is a Wellington DJ and the man behind regular ‘Atomic 80's and ‘24 Hour Party People' dance nights held in various clubs around the capital since 1996. Audio
Deportees charged for return to New Zealand
Deportee Johnny Anderson is fresh off a plane, sitting in Papakura, holding in his hand a bill for seven and a half thousand dollars. Audio
Former GCSB director critical of new terrorist fighters law
Listening to that is Sir Bruce Ferguson is a former director of the GCSB. Audio
MPs warned new anti-terror laws allow fishing expeditions
MPs have been warned tough new anti-terror legislation would allow spies the extraordinary power to go on fishing expeditions for information. Audio
First day of foreign fighters Bill hearing
The Minister in charge of the SIS has had to apologise for calling public submissions on a foreign fighters Bill "chit-chat." Audio
Law groups balk at the tight deadline on foreign fighters Bill
Law groups are balking at tomorrow's deadline for making submissions on the foreign fighters Bill that gives the Government spy agency greater powers. Audio