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6:55 PM.The prime minister, John Key, faces more questions about tax havens. Opposition leader, Andrew Little, tables his tax records but his move not matched by the PM. John Shewan's appointment to head… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Government rejects allegations that New Zealand is a tax haven, the subject of many questions from Opposition parties. Their requests for an urgent debate on the allegations is rejected by the… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.House is adjourned until Tuesday 12 April. Dramatic end to week after Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, makes an unprecedented attack on the new chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier. New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, makes an unprecedented attack on the new chief ombudsman, Judge Peter Boshier, and is roundly condemned for it by opposition speakers led by Labour's Trevor… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.A members' bill which exempts RSA clubs from ANZAC day alcohol licensing restrictions is passed through all stages in less than an hour; Petition calling for Government to revoke Special Housing Area… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Prime Minister stands firm on statements that New Zealand is not a tax haven, despite more allegations from the leaders of all three main opposition parties. Winston Peters leaves the chamber after a… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Bill passes committee stage by 63 votes to 58 - facing opposition from by Labour, the Greens, and New Zealand First - and supported by… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.The big question in Question Time arose from the allegation in leaked documents called the Panama Papers that New Zealand is a tax haven. Prime Minister John Key says tax havens are secret and New… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill passes after almost 7 years on the Order Paper; Christchurch Regeneration Bill also passes final reading - but not before a major overhaul; Deputy Prime Minister Bill… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill passes final reading following significant amendments made to it earlier in the week - changes that led to the Bill receiving unanimous support in the House… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Government uses questions to its ministers to highlight law changes in paid-parental leave, workplace health and safety and increased support for families in need, effective from April 1, while the… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Committee meets in Christchurch on Thursday for Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement submissions, while on Wednesday the Maori Affairs Committee was briefed on the TPPA… Read more Audio

6:55 PM.Finance Minister Bill English bats away speculation about a partial sell-off of New Zealand Post; Mr English also fields questions on behalf the Minister for Building and Housing; Stuart Nash puts… Read more Audio

5:46 AM.MPs debate the committee stage of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill, including what CERA Minister Gerry Brownlee describes as "significant" changes made to the Bill in consultation with… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Minister and Minister in Charge of the Flag Referendums, Bill English was the inevitable fall guy when the Opposition used Question Time to extract maximum political… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.With Parliament on a one week pre-Easter adjournment, we speak with retiring Serjeant-at-Arms Brent Smith - who held the role for 14 years. There's also a preview of the week ahead via the business… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.With Parliament on a one week pre-Easter adjournment, we speak with retiring Serjeant-at-Arms Brent Smith - who held the role for 14 years. There's also a preview of the week ahead via the business… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Maori Party joins National and Act to defeat a member's bill clarifying the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency. Privileges Committee reports on complaints that Labour leader, Andrew… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Speaker announces the retirement of Sergeant-of-Arms Brent Smith; Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill passes second reading; Gerry Brownlee and Steven Joyce step in for absent Prime Minister and… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Gerry Brownlee and Steven Joyce step in to field questions on behalf of the Prime Minister and his Deputy; Jo Goodhew returns in her role of speaking on behalf of her senior minster to answer… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Members' Day sees the Environmental Protection Authority (Protection of Environment) Amendment Bill in the name of Labour's Meka Whaitiri fail to pass second reading by 62 votes to 59, with the Maori… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Finance Minister, Bill English, laments the departure of "sensible". Russel Norman from the Greens leadership as the government and opposition continue their argument over the impact of lower milk… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill passes first reading; Winston Peters and John Key go head-to-head in Question Time; Government faces questions on dairy prices. Audio

6:50 PM.Scrappy start to the week with John Key and Winston Peters having a right honourable stoush, each accusing the other of misleading the House and demanding an apology. The Speaker, David Carter, was… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Government caves into Opposition demands over zero hours contracts in order to get support for its Employment Standards Legislation; Finance Minister faces questions about drop in dairy prices… Read more Audio