The House On Demand
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Digging in: Parliament's grind towards year's end
20 Dec 2023There’s a look in the eyes of many people who work on precinct that tells you they just want this parliamentary year to finish already, but it’s not quite done yet. Audio
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Parliament's Speaker has outlined his approach to Question Time
19 Dec 2023The Speaker's role and approach are crucial to Parliament's good functioning. Gerry Brownlee has outlined to MPs what approach he will take in enforcing Parliament's rules regarding Question Time. Audio
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Early stanzas: getting a feel for the new Parliament
17 Dec 2023It's early in the 54th Parliament and things are dynamic, with many MPs either still finding their feet or feeling out the others to see how they roll. Audio
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Crash learning: MPs adjust to new roles
13 Dec 2023Parliament’s in urgency in this hectic, penultimate week before Christmas, and most MPs are undergoing a kind of crash course of learning and adjustment. Audio
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Question Time answers become optional
12 Dec 2023Parliament is discovering how the Speaker will interpret its rules. Today's contention was can he force good answers from ministers, or indeed, any answers. Audio
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The House For Sunday 10 Dec 2023 Short
10 Dec 2023This is a shorter broadcast version of The House story from Dec 10th 2023. The full show is also available. Audio
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Parliament: A change of ends and a new referee
10 Dec 2023A new Parliament, a new Prime Minister, a new Speaker. There was a lot going on at Parliament in the first week of its 54th incarnation. Audio
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Parliament’s first choice of debate topic is Gaza
7 Dec 2023Parliament pushed back it's business on Thursday to begin with an hour of debate over how far to go in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Audio
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Pomp and ceremony gets Parliament underway
6 Dec 2023Parliament business got underway after the State Opening of the 54th Parliament, a ceremony of pomp and pageantry culminating in the Speech from the Throne. Audio
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Parliament's new Speaker hints at free flow style
5 Dec 2023The new Speaker Gerry Brownlee has offered a heads-up about how he'll run Parliament, with Standing Orders to be a mere guide rather than a strict line to follow. Audio
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New Parliament, new rules
3 Sep 2023The final thing Parliament did before adjourning was agree rules changes for the next Parliament. We discuss them with senior clerks David Wilson and Gabor Hellyer. Audio
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The rule untravelled: changes MPs wanted but didn’t get
1 Sep 2023Before Parliament adjourned it agreed new rules for next time. In discussing them MPs gave glimpses into the rules they would like to change and the Parliament they wished existed. Audio
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Voting age for local council elections debated
30 Aug 2023MPs have been debating whether to lower the voting age for local council elections to 16 years of age from the current age of 18. Audio
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A week to wrap up Parliament
29 Aug 2023The last sitting week of the 53rd Parliament has a fairly packed schedule of government business, plus debate on the Standing Orders Committee's regular report, and the Adjournment Debate. Audio
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Beyond the tiles, the work of photographers at Parliament
27 Aug 2023If there’s one group who we don’t hear enough about, it’s the photographers who cover Parliament. A new exhibition is casting light on five of these practitioners. We talk to two of them. Audio
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Todd Muller and 'What might have been'
25 Aug 2023Among a long week of debates at Parliament, MPs still found the time for farewell speeches from departing colleagues. Todd Muller's stood out and while uncomfortable for his colleagues, it is worth… Video, Audio
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Valedictory warning about divisive style of politics
23 Aug 2023As more valedictory speeches were heard in Parliament’s chamber, a warning was sounded from a departing MP about race baiting and dog whistling to extremism. Audio
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Parliament's final six busy days
22 Aug 2023It is the second to last sitting week for Parliament but there is still a mountain of bills to get finalised before the MPs wearily trudge home. Audio
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'Stay grounded and connected to the community' - Aupito William Sio
20 Aug 2023The Labour MP for Māngere, Aupito William Sio is leaving Parliament after a sixteen year-stint which encompassed nine years in Opposition bookended by spells in Government. Audio
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So many bills, so little time
17 Aug 2023Parliament has just days left before it ends for the election. The closer dissolution gets, the harder the MPs are pushing to fit everything in - almost like they're cramming four years of legislating… Audio
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Valedictories: Tell us what you really think
16 Aug 2023Valedictory speech season has begun, and if there’s a common theme cropping up already, it’s a plea for a less toxic style of politics in Parliament. Audio
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Final sitting block underway, urgency planned
15 Aug 2023This week is the first of the last three weeks in the 53rd Parliament, a busy time as the Government still has a lot that it wants to finish before the House rises. Audio
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Soft parliamentary diplomacy for more women MPs in the Pacific
13 Aug 2023The majority of all female elected representatives across the Pacific Islands region visited Wellington for a development event, showcasing the merits of soft diplomacy, Parliament-style. Audio
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Committee's scrutiny of Covid regulations fleshed out
6 Aug 2023This week MPs had a special debate about the report of the Regulations Review Committee on Covid-19 Secondary Legislation. Audio
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Bill looks to address Dawn Raids-linked injustice
3 Aug 2023A new Member's Bill looks to fix a 40-year-old outcome of the anti-Pacific racism of the Dawn Raids era, restoring the right to New Zealand citizenship for a generation of Samoan people. Audio
