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Bringing Parliament and more to the people: PTV
4 Sep 2022Parliament TV offers the public the chance to catch all sittings of Parliament and more besides. Audio
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Parliament journos back on the tiles
1 Sep 2022Press Gallery journalists are in their element after the regular bridge run returned from the Grand Hall to the 1st floor foyer of Parliament House, the place known as 'the tiles'. Audio
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Freedom Campers debate offers insights on MPs
31 Aug 2022Debate during the first reading of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill offered insights into the lives of at least two MPs and the marketing mindset of another pair. Audio
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Estimates debate set to conclude this week
30 Aug 2022The government’s busy legislative agenda continues, and the remaining portfolios to be scrutinised in the Estimates debate are expected to wrap up this week. Audio
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Six months on, human costs of the Parliament occupation
28 Aug 2022It’s six months since the occupation of Parliament's grounds for three weeks, but the human cost is only now becoming clear. Audio
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Long time in the pipeline, prohibition of mining bill
25 Aug 2022Previous experience as a Minister of Conservation and Land Information was instructive in the shaping of Eugenie Sage's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill. Audio
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Parliament elects a new Speaker
24 Aug 2022A new Speaker of Parliament was elected with widespread support today, with his authority tested early by an awkward speech from a rebel MP. Audio
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Parliament's week with a Speaker-sized hole in it
23 Aug 2022This week Parliament activity is dominated by the expected transition to a new Speaker, with the incumbent Trevor Mallard about to resign. Audio
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Shape your own Parliament: The standing orders review
21 Aug 2022Parliament is considering changing its rules and asking for advice. It is your chance to offer suggestions on an aspect of New Zealand's constitution. Audio
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Parliamentary employment: 'Chief Executive but not really the boss'
19 Aug 2022When politicians have staffing issues there is an odd triangular relationship to juggle. MPs' staff are employed by someone else. Someone who can't control the MPs. Audio
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From passenger to pilot: subbing in as Parliament chair
14 Aug 2022A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding. Audio
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Parliament: The week inside
11 Aug 2022In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Audio
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
10 Aug 2022Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”. Audio
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Not enough chiefs
9 Aug 2022It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had. Audio
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Words galore - the work of Hansard
7 Aug 2022The House hears from two Hansard editors about the unique work of the team whose reports become part of Parliament's official record and can be seen by anyone. Audio
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A week knee-deep in bills
4 Aug 2022This week Parliament's debating chamber was knee-deep in bills. We have a quick run-through of the 14 different wanna-be laws it debated. Audio
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Get busy winning - Tauranga MP’s maiden speech
3 Aug 2022In his maiden speech the newly sworn-in MP for Tauranga warns of a malaise in the country, and urges the nation to 'get busy winning'. Audio
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Parliament’s sweet spot for extra days
2 Aug 2022For the next while Parliament is sitting an extra morning each week. It has hit the twixt-reviews sweet-spot and has also has a lot of new ideas to debate. Audio
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Parliament at night: scenes inside the ant hill
31 Jul 2022Parliament at night is a different vibe to Parliament during the day. Staff numbers on precinct have mostly thinned out, but it's a time when the weird and wonderful can happen. Audio
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Meet a new MP: Dan Rosewarne
28 Jul 2022We meet a new MP, Dan Rosewarne who gave hs maiden speech this week: a chance to say 'who I am, how I got to be here and what I hope to achieve'. Video, Audio
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Extended sitting weeks begin as legislative agenda gets busy
26 Jul 2022The latest from the House Audio
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Beyond imposter syndrome - Youth Parliament 2022
24 Jul 2022Last week Parliament was taken over by the new leaders Youth Parliament - an opportunity for rangatahi to speak and the rest of us to pay attention. Audio
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Parliament’s cooperative team captains
17 Jul 2022MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more efficient that way. Audio
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If the House is Parliament's mouth, this is its brain
10 Jul 2022There are various parts of Parliament that could be deemed crucial to the functioning of the place, but perhaps none quite so much as the House Office. Audio
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The House For Sunday 10 July 2022
10 Jul 2022MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more effecient that way. Audio
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