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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
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The cat and a hat: when is a minister a minister?
2 Jul 2018Parliament is weird sometimes, like when it debates which hat you wear to put the cat out. No, really. It's part of the question... Is the Prime Minister always the Prime Minister? Audio
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How many sleeps? Twyford reprimanded over written question
29 Jun 2018Question time is the most familiar part of a sitting day for many people but its lesser known relative, the written question, made a cameo appearance last week. Audio
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Swearing in the House
27 Jun 2018A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it. Video, Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: finalising tax
26 Jun 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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A look back: Superman, history teachers, and filibusters
24 Jun 2018The House compares the Speaker to superman, visits a select committee briefing and examines the tactics of filibustering in a look back at this week at Parliament. Audio
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Making them work for it - the art of the filibuster
22 Jun 2018In Parliament, the governing side of the House has the numbers to carry the day, but the opposition isn’t without influence. The opposition can, if it wishes to, make a government really work for it.
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Understanding a shared past
20 Jun 2018The Maori Affairs Committee has been briefed on how the history of Aotearoa is taught in schools but what does a briefing actually do? Audio
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'Striking out' and other superpowers
20 Jun 2018If Parliament was the Justice League, the Speaker is Superman. Yes, Batman is cooler, but Superman has lots of powers… just like the Speaker, but the Speaker only wheels some of them out occasionally… Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: Taxes and pay in advance
19 Jun 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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Budget 2018 continued
17 Jun 2018Part two of the Budget 2018 process has begun with Ministers fronting up to select committees to justify their spending. Audio