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Drug driving law not just about illegal substances
2 Mar 2022Parliament has passed a law to establish a roadside oral fluid testing regime to test for recent drug use, and proposes that drivers who fail two consecutive oral fluid tests would incur an… Audio
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Condemnation of Russian invasion of Ukraine kicks off Parliament week
1 Mar 2022This week in the House began with a motion in support of Ukraine and it will end with a special debate on a bill not even yet introduced. Chris Hipkins explains some of the parliamentary week's… Audio
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Parliament comes together to address an injustice
27 Feb 2022Paige Harris never met her mother. She wasn’t even on her birth certificate. Parliament is passing a law to fix that injustice - just for Paige. Audio
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The Hybrid Chamber: Parliament on Covid
27 Feb 2022It may sound like something from Hammer House of Horror but The Hybrid Chamber is a plan for Parliament to go semi-virtual when MPs go down with Covid. Audio
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A week of Question Time: costs, cash and a little covid
17 Feb 2022A week of questions in Parliament: Some opposition go with 'show me the money' and some with 'defend the covid rules'. Audio
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Abortion Safe Areas - a rights balancing act
16 Feb 2022In the latest from The House, MPs strike a balance in shaping legislation to enable Abortion Safe Areas. Audio
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A Parliament with no MPs
Like ‘a pub with no beer’, a Parliament almost empty of MPs is an odd thought. But it seems likely in the near future. Audio
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False starts and long debates at Parliament
13 Feb 2022A week of the House included a near miss by Chris Luxon, a lot of debate over a confidence motion and near completion for a bill to ban attempts to 'convert' gender and sexual orientations. Audio
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Firearms prohibition orders take the first step
10 Feb 2022A Government bill to ban those deemed dangerous from coming anywhere near guns has had a successful first reading in Parliament. Audio
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Cracking on with preventing anti-LBGTQI harm
9 Feb 2022The main event at Parliament might be a very long set-piece debate, but the bills being debated are all scene stealers. Audio
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Parliament begins year with a pep rally
8 Feb 2022Parliament's new year has begun in the traditional fashion with a very wide debate that is a multi-party pep rally. And it's no short booster. This one takes 13 hours. Audio
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‘I wish you a wonderful break. You bloody deserve it!’
19 Dec 2021Parliament finished its year with a final debate: a chance for a last laugh, a litany of thanks, and a quick punch in the conk. And many wishes for a good break after a hard year. Audio
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Sudden outbreaks of accord: Parliament’s final week
15 Dec 2021Parliament has had it’s final day of debating in a week that has been unusual convivial. Mostly. Audio
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Parliament: last orders please
14 Dec 2021"All over bar the shouting" might refer to many final weeks in Parliament, but this year the MPs still have an ambitious legislative agenda and just two days to get it all done. Audio
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Gender self-ID: 'You can change the law'
12 Dec 2021The media focus at Parliament was on the impact of leadership, but the legislation told a different story – about the impact of the public. That we can each change the law. Audio
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Lento, presto, repeat: Louise Upston’s member’s bill
9 Dec 2021Louise Upston’s been working on a victims rights member’s bill for more than a decade. After a long gestation and a troubled passage this week it suddenly raced to the finish line. Audio
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New party leaders, new energy, new everything
8 Dec 2021Parliament's opposition has shuffled its deck thoroughly and the House has reacted like a school room after a lolly scramble - all sugared up and excited. Audio
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3,2,1… finishing up, not winding down
7 Dec 2021Parliament has reached the penultimate week of its year. You might think it was winding down but the to-do list is still prodigious. Audio
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The MPs scrutinising the Covid-19 rules
5 Dec 2021Some ministers and ministries have special powers to unilaterally make new laws. And a small group of lawyerly MPs have the job of breaking out the microscope and checking they do it right. Audio
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Coaching the troops: Parliament's Speaker on improving process
28 Nov 2021The Speaker is the guardian, champion and referee of parliamentary process, but he also coaches the foot soldiers in the arts of battle - individually or en masse. Audio
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Red, green, blue, yellow? Parliament’s Covid traffic lights
Parliament has approved the traffic light system, and so Parliament must also abide by it. The Speaker, Trevor Mallard discusses the complexities for Parliament and how it will be applied. Audio
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Speed shows natural divide
24 Nov 2021By design there is a gulf between parliaments and governments. It is most obvious when government asks Parliament to go faster. Audio
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A complicated week: Urgency gives House plans A and B
23 Nov 2021Most weeks at Parliament are reasonably predictable, this week might need a flow diagram. There's a morning sitting, a members' day and urgency. Audio
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Recapping the week in Parliament
The House wraps Parliament's week; asks who really runs the country and outlines the repeal of the three strikes law. Audio
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MPs: Froth on top, accord below
18 Nov 2021MPs sometimes appear intractably opposed, but while they can be combative in public they are often collaborative behind closed doors. This week had a four hour long example. Audio
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Three Strikes Repeal
Covid-19 may dominate the news but Parliament does also have other things on its agenda. Quite a few things including a repeal of Three Strikes sentencing law. Audio
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Reality check: Cabinet not in charge
16 Nov 2021A recent protest placard said "The Red Queen Shall Not Reign Supreme". That may have been intended as an insult and a demand but it actually just describes parliamentary democracy. Audio
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Māori Affairs Committee marks its 150th anniversary
14 Nov 2021The Māori Affairs Select Committee is 150 years old. The media always love profile pieces on ancient folk having a birthday, so here is one on a particularly elderly committee. Audio
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Chewing on bills: committees enjoy gristle
Parliament’s select committees have an endless menu of work, but seem to especially enjoy work that involves extra chewing. Audio
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Ayesha Verrall knocks them off
When MPs begin their careers most outline hopeful future achievements. Some very hopeful. Few get to start polishing them off inside a year. Video, Audio