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Crossing enemy lines
9 Sep 2018Party divisions fade for MPs when there’s a topic of shared interest and women’s rights is one of those issues for Labour’s Louisa Wall and National’s Jo Hayes. Audio
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The House: Biscuit tin gamble
5 Sep 2018Every second Wednesday in the House there’s a chance for MPs to get their own legislation through Parliament. The House talks to two MPs ahead of their bill’s debates. Audio
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Earthquakes, a fishy threat and a gun ban for gangs
4 Sep 2018Each 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. Audio
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Golddigger MPs: Parliament's goldfield electorates
2 Sep 2018Women couldn't vote and Māori seats hadn't yet appeared in Parliament but gold miners had special representation. Jamie Tahana looks at the goldfield electorates of the 1800s. Audio
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Anatomy of a minister's office: What happens in the Beehive?
26 Aug 2018Ever wondered who does what in the tiny wedge-offices that make up the Beehive? One minister gave us an inside look at the anatomy of a minister’s office. Audio
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Māori seats? What are they?
19 Aug 2018Māori 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. Audio
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Urgency in the House
16 Aug 2018Occasionally the House needs to do something quickly and this week it needed to help keep track of cattle. Audio
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All about the money money money
15 Aug 2018Parliament is often all about the money and this week they finally passed the Government’s spending plan a.k.a Budget 2018. Audio
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Urgently tracking cattle and the end of Budget 2018
14 Aug 2018Each 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 Audio
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Treasury are people too: the living standards framework explained
12 Aug 2018A 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. Audio
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Harder for children to marry
10 Aug 2018Parliament has made it harder for minors to marry, unanimously passing a members bill to help prevent forced marriage. Audio
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Jumping ship, young marriage, and overseas buyers
7 Aug 2018Each 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 Audio
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Poachers into game keepers
5 Aug 2018One minute you're sneaking as close to the wire as you can, the next you're the cop. Our two women Speakers discuss their first eight months as Parliament's minders. Audio
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Parliament calls for submissions on 2017 election
1 Aug 2018The 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. Audio
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Mo’ money mo’ argue
31 Jul 2018Each 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. Audio
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Still no budget, but oh so nearly
29 Jul 2018Grant Robertson announced the Government’s budget back in May, but it’s still not a done deal. You may be surprised but it's normal. Audio
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Every four minutes: Parliament passes Domestic Violence Bill
25 Jul 2018A bill giving victims of domestic violence extra leave from work has been passed by Parliament. Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: Budget 2018 redux and two Tuesdays
23 Jul 2018Each 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. Audio
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Gin and beer it: Parliament's boozy past
22 Jul 2018Today it's babies and playgrounds but Parliament's early days were more like a drunken party. Jamie Tahana takes a look at Parliament's liquor infused beginning. Video, Audio
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It was just out there: a boy's club past, a family future
15 Jul 2018The three muscles once used by MPs and other insights, from old hand Helen Clark and fresh face Kiri Allan, on changes in Parliament. Audio
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Check your privilege - when privilege is absolute
8 Jul 2018Absolute Privilege is nothing to do with caviar, or rehearsing Gilbert and Sullivan, but it's still pretty privileged. Audio
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Revoking a road for the America's cup
5 Jul 2018Parliament 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.
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First words by the book - Dan Bidois' maiden statement
4 Jul 2018The 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. Video, Audio
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Parliament's to do list: first speeches, tax, and the America's Cup
3 Jul 2018Each 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. Audio