Daniela Maoate-Cox

Māori seats were introduced in 1867 as a temporary measure but a century and a half later they’re still around and permanent. Daniela Maoate-Cox asks why they were set up in the first place.

Occasionally the House needs to do something quickly and this week it needed to help keep track of cattle. 

Parliament is often all about the money and this week they finally passed the Government’s spending plan a.k.a Budget 2018.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they’ll try to get through this week

A new framework is bringing a more human aspect to the way Government decides to do things including how they’ll spend money in Budget 2019.

MPs spent all night Tuesday and a lot of Thursday debating it but just what is the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill?

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week

The Justice Select Committee is calling for submissions on its inquiry into the 2017 General Election. The House asks the committee chair Raymond Huo to explain.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

A bill giving victims of domestic violence extra leave from work has been passed by Parliament.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

Parliament is considering a bill that will stop a road from being a road for an Auckland event which won't happen for another three years. It's all to avoid a twisting Inception-style spiral of laws.

The first words of an MP in the House are an insight into their values, upbringing and plans for their time as an MP. The House breaks down Dan Bidois' maiden statement.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

Question time is the most familiar part of a sitting day for many people but its lesser known relative, the written question, made a cameo appearance last week.

A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

The House compares the Speaker to superman, visits a select committee briefing and examines the tactics of filibustering in a look back at this week at Parliament.

The Maori Affairs Committee has been briefed on how the history of Aotearoa is taught in schools but what does a briefing actually do?

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

MPs have held the first ever debate on the Investment Statement - an analysis of Government assets and liabilities - in yet another debate about money.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

The House speaks to first-term MPs before and after a few months on select committees to find out if it meets their expectations. 

The Education and Workforce committee has heard stories of employees losing breaks and their jobs as it considers proposed changes to employment law.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.