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'Thank you for your support'- Barbara Stewart's valedictory
8 Aug 2017A final riposte, a funny story, a tearful goodbye. Valedictory Speeches are as different as the MPs that give them. This is the Valedictory Statement of New Zealand First MP Barbara Stewart. Audio
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'Motivated by the love of the land' - Catherine Delahunty's valedictory
8 Aug 2017Departing Green MP Catherine Delahunty says goodbye to the House with satirical poetry, waiata, and cautionary words for the future. Audio
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Humour, poignancy and deeper reflections
8 Aug 2017Some are sad, some angry, most are funny, but all are interesting - Leader of the House Simon Bridges talks about retiring MPs' final speeches to the House. Audio
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Tuatua Mai! - Speak it!
6 Aug 2017Only 13 percent of the 60,000 Cook Islanders in New Zealand can speak the language so would speaking it in the House help? Cook Island MPs share their thoughts and tips for speaking te reo. Audio
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Ending the Long Game: Jan Wright on the PCE
3 Aug 2017Sometimes Parliament delegates powers to people so that they can help it keep a check on the potentially unbridled power of the Executive. Now one of these ‘demi-parliaments’ is about to retire. Audio
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'Let's not just hear English in the House' - PYLAT
A proposal to clarify the rules around speaking Pacific languages in Parliament could get more Pacific youth involved with politics says PYLAT. Audio
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"An hour to play and the last (wo)man in"
1 Aug 2017With three weeks of Parliament left before it dissolves, there is still a surprising amount of action, both in the Chamber and politically. Audio
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The pugilist MP: Boxing and beer at the Circus Maximus
30 Jul 2017Clayton Cosgrove is a political pugilist; happy to wade into a fight to get things done. But his proudest moments have a more human angle. Phil Smith talks with him about his career as he prepares to… Video, Audio
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New tenets for tenants
27 Jul 2017The rights and obligations of both tenants and landlords are changing, and both groups are being asked for feedback. Audio
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Taking turns in a bear pit: Hansard at 150 years
26 Jul 2017In the middle of Parliament's debating chamber, in no-mans land between ranked MPs, the ear-battered reporters of Hansard take turns listening for pearls of wisdom and for barbs. Audio
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The traditionalist MP - Paul Foster-Bell
25 Jul 2017The looming election has propelled many MPs into frenzied campaigning but for others it’s a signal that it’s time to move on. National's Paul Foster-Bell talks to The House about leaving Parliament. Video, Audio
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Cowards, liars and great apes - Parliament's zingers
23 Jul 2017Sometimes a good quip is too tempting for MPs to resist but who decides when they've gone too far? Jamie Tahana takes a look at Parliament's 'sickest burns'. Video, Audio
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The accidental MP - Annette King
16 Jul 2017With over thirty years experience as an MP Annette King is a familiar face both in and out of Government but says it was a life she had never planned for. Video, Audio
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National's lefty MP
Retiring MP Chester Borrows describes himself as a loyal old Labrador and is proud of what he's achieved but says he might have achieved more if he was prickly and gorsy. Video, Audio
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Righting an historic wrong
6 Jul 2017Hundreds of homosexual New Zealanders who were convicted for consensual adult activity have received an apology from the House and could have their convictions quashed if a bill passes. Audio
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I hope you die (well)
5 Jul 2017David Seymour says he hopes you die in your sleep aged 100 but he wants to give you options if the reality gets much nastier. Audio
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Grow your own medication
5 Jul 2017If a new member's bill gets through you may be allowed to 'grow your own' pain medication - medical cannabis.
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