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Going through the Motions
11 Nov 2018Parliament agreed this week to try out some new rules about when it can announce a budget and how it will review it. Audio
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Cloudy with a chance of catastrophe
8 Nov 2018NIWA tells MPs that "increasing risk is the new norm" and says it's time for a paradigm shift on coping with extreme weather events, Audio
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The Public Interest Response
8 Nov 2018During Question Time Ministers are required to answer questions. mostly. There are tactics to get around it, and some exceptions to the expectation. Audio
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An extra week in the Big House
6 Nov 2018Did you know Parliament can add a week to the year? Well, they can and they’re doing it on Thursday. Audio
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How to investigate dodgy convictions
4 Nov 2018The government is proposing a new body to investigate potentially dodgy convictions. We sat down with the Minister of Justice and National MP Chris Penk to discuss it, and hear what feedback they… Audio
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Letting fees banned
1 Nov 2018A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House. Video, Audio
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Parliament goes 'full committee'
31 Oct 2018MPs worked through a number of committee stages this week which is more impressive than it sounds writes Daniela Maoate-Cox Audio
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Tuesday’s tasks: ban letting fees, reduce family violence, regulate fibre services
30 Oct 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Today they’ll work on letting fees, family violence, and fibre services. Audio
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Lasers, sharks, coward's punch and second languages
28 Oct 2018Most legislation is decided by the Government but non-ministers have a chance to propose bills if they have the patience and a bit of luck. The House takes a look at members' bills. Video, Audio
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I’m innocent, I tell you!
A bill newly arrived in Parliament aims to better correct miscarriages of justice via a new independent review commission with wider powers. Audio
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100 years of sitting
24 Oct 2018Speaker Trevor Mallard has marked the 100th anniversary of the first sitting in Parliament's debating chamber. Video, Audio
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Fuel market investigations and banning letting fees
23 Oct 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
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Politics v Parliament: Jami-Lee Ross' effect on the House
21 Oct 2018Former National Party member Jami-Lee Ross' departure from the party made headlines this week but the news had little effect on Parliament's day to day business. Video, Audio
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Frenzy in the corridors, meanwhile inside the chamber...
18 Oct 2018It was a frantic week in the corridors of Parliament, with press-conferences and stake-outs. There was also a lot of action inside the chamber. But no-one was much watching Audio
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Taupatupatu whānui - Parliament's weekly cage fight
17 Oct 2018After Wednesday's question time in the House MPs get a chance to tackle any topic they like in the General Debate. Phil Smith takes a look at what they spoke about this week. Audio
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A busy week for the bees
16 Oct 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
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A harrowing justice trail
14 Oct 2018Hearing someone tell their wrenching personal history is tough, travelling around to hear hundreds of them is punishing. But apparently also rewarding. Audio
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Checking in on the neighbours
7 Oct 2018MPs say a trip to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands will create relationships and reaffirm friendships Audio
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A job where you jeer the boss
30 Sep 2018Parliament is a workplace where half the team will cheer if the boss fails, and will stymie the leadership’s key objectives. You might want to do that at your work - but it's not in your job… Audio
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Pay freeze for MPs
27 Sep 2018The government has used its powers to ignore the rules and pass a bill through all its stages at once to freeze MPs' pay. Audio
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Equal pay for women and no extra pay for MPs
25 Sep 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
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'Throw this female franchise out'
23 Sep 2018MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and also what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of women attaining the right to vote in New… Audio
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Parliament's trinity: the omnibus bill trick
20 Sep 2018Parliament regularly does something that might be described as god-like and miraculous, but is actually commonplace. It's a cool trick though. Audio
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'What has it got us?' - 125 years of women's suffrage
19 Sep 2018It's been 125 years since women gained the right to vote and Aotearoa has since had three women Prime Ministers but MPs in the House say Parliament still has work to do. Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: suffrage, limbs, and oral fluid
18 Sep 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio
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Nga Ratonga Reo Māori: Parliament's language champs
16 Sep 2018When MPs debate in Maori a team of translators makes sure everyone keeps up with every word, and nuance. Audio
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Plastic not so fantastic
13 Sep 2018The Environment Select Committee has been briefed on the scale, impact and sources of plastic pollution in the coastal waters of Aotearoa. Audio
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At home to Mr Cockup
12 Sep 2018Parliament is usually a pretty well-oiled machine, but occasionally - as Blackadder would put it - the House is "at home to Mr Cock-up". Audio
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Charter schools and the America's Cup
11 Sep 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week. Audio