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Back to business
30 Jan 2018The MPs return to the House for the first time in 2018 and pay tribute to former MP Jim Anderton who died in January. Audio
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Last calls - the adjournment debate
24 Dec 2017Parliament's last call is the Adjournment Debate, a yule-tide send-off of one-liners and politics. Audio
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Time for the final question
20 Dec 2017MPs take one last swipe at the other side of the House and remind the public to be safe in the final question time for the year. Audio
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Call for public's views on honey
19 Dec 2017A Parliament select committee is calling for submissions on its inquiry into honey including the definition of manuka and branding in international markets. Audio
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A noes by any other name: Parliamentary jargon
17 Dec 2017Parliament's language is sometimes archaic and often confusing. Can you tell your assent from your noes? Try our quiz. Audio
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Passing legislation under urgency
15 Dec 2017The House sat under urgency to pass through the Government's Families Package which extends Working for Families and boosts the accommodation supplement. Audio
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The House gets personal
14 Dec 2017A bill allowing terminally ill New Zealanders to choose euthanasia passed its first reading with MPs voting based on their personal beliefs. Audio
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A day of tit for tat
MPs spent some time pointing the finger at the other side of the House over education and tax changes. Audio
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Urgency before Christmas
12 Dec 2017The House will sit under urgency this week to move through tax legislation. Phil Smith catches up with the Leader of the House to find out what that entails. Audio
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'Just keep raising your voice' - Pacific MPs visit NZ parliament
10 Dec 2017Representation of women in Pacific Parliaments is among the lowest in the world but wahine throughout the Pacific are standing up to make a change. Audio
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House acknowledges long-serving journalist
7 Dec 2017MPs took time to pay tribute to long-serving journalist Ian Templeton who has six decades of reporting experience under his belt. Audio
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'We must do better' - water quality tops House agenda
6 Dec 2017A ministerial statement has been made in the House to draw attention to a report on Havelock North's drinking water. Audio
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Spring cleaning the boring, but important, bills
6 Dec 2017While the Government drafters busily crank the handle on new bills, the House has been tidying away the business left from the previous Parliament. Audio
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Special orders to fast-track cathedral rebuild
5 Dec 2017A bill to help the rebuild of the Christ Church Cathedral is introduced and has its first reading in the House. Audio
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What’s in the Ministerial fridge? A testing week for the Speaker
3 Dec 2017Sometimes watching Parliament is like being back in junior school. This week it felt like relentless testing of a new relieving teacher.
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Thank you notes and regulations
29 Nov 2017MPs agree to send a polite note to the Governor General and discuss the definition of a chicken. Audio