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Domestic victims protection a step forward
15 Jun 2018Jan Logie's Member's Bill offering help to victims of domestic violence took another step in Parliament this week, but it has lost some support along the way. Audio
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Owned and owed: debating the investment statement
14 Jun 2018MPs have held the first ever debate on the Investment Statement - an analysis of Government assets and liabilities - in yet another debate about money. Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: the last of the budget debate and other money matters
12 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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From 'ponytail-gate' to alleged cover-ups: inside the role of government watchdogs
10 Jun 2018Unhappy with a government's release of info? Need to blow the whistle on corruption? Take your grievances to the Ombudsman - New Zealand's independent government watchdog. Audio
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My first select committee
3 Jun 2018The House speaks to first-term MPs before and after a few months on select committees to find out if it meets their expectations. Audio
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How do you ban a bomb?
27 May 2018New Zealand is making ready to sign up for a new international anti-nuclear weapons treaty. Actually, we've already signed it, but that means diddly-squat until Parliament signs off on that. So, do we… Audio
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Better work stories: MPs hear submissions on employment law
24 May 2018The Education and Workforce committee has heard stories of employees losing breaks and their jobs as it considers proposed changes to employment law. Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: the budget continued and a bit of tax
22 May 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way 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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Dancer for Money: What MPs Earn and Own
20 May 2018More than just the Health and Education budgets were revealed this week. MPs also revealed what they personally own and earn - outside of politics. Why? Audio
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Budget talk in the House
18 May 2018The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced the Government's spending plan for the next financial year. Here's how it played out in the House. Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: Budget, budget, and more budget
15 May 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way 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 'far reaching tentacles' of child poverty
13 May 2018A select committee has heard about families cooking on BBQs rather than risk a rent increase if the landlord fixes the oven at a hearing on the Child Poverty Reduction Bill. Audio
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Jumping the waka without sinking the ship
11 May 2018The 'waka jumping' bill has raises a practical balancing act between electoral integrity and parliamentary privilege. Audio
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Talking between worlds - sign language at Parliament
10 May 2018New Zealand Sign Language interpreters will be a permanent fixture at question time but how will they deal with Parliament’s strange language? Video, Audio
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Front loading at oral questions
10 May 2018In Parliament’s Oral Question the Opposition took a lead from the All Black’s Sam Whitelock and tried Front Loading as a tactic Audio
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Parliament’s to do list: Pacific free trade, social security, and weapons brokering (again)
8 May 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way 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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Is one dead cat still contempt?
Contempt isn’t only hard to pronounce, it’s tricky legally. But Parliament is now coalescing, clarifying and modernising it. A makeover for disdain, if you will. Audio
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A little bit of luck
4 May 2018Non-Government MPs can get bills through the House but need a little bit of luck to do so. Audio
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Late to the party: National MP Nicola Willis' maiden statement
3 May 2018New National MP Nicola Willis has given her maiden statement in the House outlining her values and goals. Audio