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First words, confidence, and written questions
24 Feb 2019A day at Parliament can include many different things and this week Parliament finished a 13-hour debate, heard an MP's first speech, and was reminded of in-House rules. Audio
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'All honourable': Call no MP a liar
22 Feb 2019Parliament has lots of rules. Many are there to maintain 'reasonable order', which is a tough ask in a place built specially so people could disagree with each other vehemently. Audio
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Clamour blitz: the bray's the thing
20 Feb 2019Parliament is a gentle place where questions are asked and answers politely heard. Yeah right. Sometimes in the House the main instrument of debate is sheer noise. Audio
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Leading the House through week two
19 Feb 2019Leader of the House Chris Hipkins gives an overview of what MPs will work on this week while in the debating chamber. Audio
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Debating who is better - PM's statement
17 Feb 2019To start non-election years at Parliament MPs spend 13 hours arguing who would be better at running the country. The House explain's what they do and why. Audio
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Two break-ups for Valentines - Parliament's votes of confidence
14 Feb 2019It's Valentines Day. So of course Parliament spent the day debating votes that would break up its central relationship. How's that for a vote of confidence. Audio
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Question time begins again
13 Feb 2019The first question time for 2019 has taken place so it's time for a refresher on some of the rules. Audio
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Debating the PM’s statement
12 Feb 2019The Leader of the House explains how the debate on the Prime Minister’s statement works. Audio
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Parliament's last act for 2018
23 Dec 2018With bills, question times, and select committees done for the year there's just one last thing Parliament has to do before the holidays - the adjournment debate. Audio
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When Parliamentary questions become Christmas gifts
19 Dec 2018Sometimes choosing a general question for that all-important primary gives the asker an advantage, sometimes it turns out to be a disadvantage. Sometimes it might just be an unintended Christmas gift.
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Leading the House to Christmas
18 Dec 2018Child poverty, monetary policy, and final farewells will take up time in the House this week before it breaks for the holidays says the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins. Audio
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A year as ringmaster
16 Dec 2018Parliament is something of a circus. In the middle of it all as ringmaster, the Speaker. In just over a year Trevor Mallard has already made or begun significant change in Parliament, and reveals he… Audio
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Keeping it local - local bills passed by Parliament
13 Dec 2018Four types of bills can be passed by Parliament and this week some of the less common type had their third and final reading. Audio
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Listening to citizens: the finance and expenditure committee
12 Dec 2018Select committees don't get as much time in the limelight as other parts of Parliament but they're an important point of contact between MPs and the public says the chair of the Finance and… Audio
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Keeping it supreme
11 Dec 2018In case a government gets carried away with itself and makes up rules where it can't get laws passed, Parliament regularly checks through the latest decrees and keeps itself at the 'top of the hill'.
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Parliament's collaborative committees
9 Dec 2018Parliament has 17 select committees but the Maori Affairs and Health Committees both claim to be the most collaborative. Audio
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'Melting Māori moments' - The Māori Affairs select committee
6 Dec 2018Treaty settlements are a major part of the Māori Affairs committee's work but it also finds time for karakia, waiata, and kai in its work. Audio
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Deputy chair of the Health Committee Shane Reti
5 Dec 2018Deputy chair of the Health Committee Shane Reti talks about highlights from the committee's work for 2018. Audio
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A heavy, serious and emotional year for the health committee
5 Dec 2018Parliament's select committees often fly under the public's radar but the chairs of the Health Committee say its done some heavy work considering breast cancer treatments and medicinal cannabis. Audio
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It's committee week, slow down your watches
4 Dec 2018Every bill goes through four stages in the House. Three of them are usually predictable, the fourth is either a sprint or a crawl. This week we'll likely have both speeds. Audio
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The man who juggles Parliament’s impossible diary
2 Dec 2018People sometimes say of politicians ‘they have an agenda’, and they are right. They do have an agenda. It’s very long and complicated, and planning it is like juggling burning Rubik’s Cubes. Audio
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Loose leaf, palliation and pills - medicinal cannabis is back
29 Nov 2018The Medicinal Cannabis law has returned to the House from Select Committee with changes and with even more promised to come. Audio
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More ways that Parliament is like Hogwarts
28 Nov 2018The start of every day at Parliament is like being at school, when the headmaster used to read out notices at assembly. It even covers all the same sorts of things. Just another way that Parliament… Audio
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The Four Stages of Speeches
27 Nov 2018I’m sure you’ve noticed that in Parliament MPs spend a lot of time talking.They even argue about the same bill multiple times. But is it Groundhog Day or is it subtly different every time? Audio
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Watching the watchers: Parliament's annual reviews
25 Nov 2018Watching the watchers, or more specifically, watching how the watchers use taxpayer money is one of the tasks of Parliament. Audio
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MMP turns 25: more women, Asian, and Maori MPs
18 Nov 2018Twenty-five years ago voters chose to change the country's electoral system to MMP but the decision has also changed what Parliament looks like and what it does. Video, Audio