Parliament
Not just MPs in the big grey box
Parliament looks like a big old gray box for keeping MPs in, but there are many more folk including many visitors and tourists. Say, a group of students from Taranaki. Video, Audio
Crime double shot in week of first readings
A double shot of crime legislation features in a Parliament week laden with Government bills that are scheduled to get a first reading. Audio
Plain language? Forsooth, forfend!
This week Parliament debated a members' bill from Rachel Boyack that aims to combat official gobbledegook. Some MPs fought it tooth and nail as tantamount to balderdash, gadzooks! Audio
Queen holiday bill debate not all misty-eyed
MPs have been reflecting on the Queen's death again, with the passage of a bill under urgency to create a one-off public holiday for her. But not all the reflections were misty-eyed. Audio
MPs get back into the rhythm
After a couple of short weeks at Parliament MPs are getting back into the rhythm with some work to catch up on, like a tardy approval of the budget. Audio
A contentious and agreeable Wednesday
Debate on several Member's Bills this week is set to offer a mix of the contentious and the agreeable.
Te reo Māori thrives as petition anniversary marked
The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition. Audio
Condolences & congratulations: A very short week in Parliament
Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework. Audio
The Week in Detail: Baggage, backbenchers and school boards
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Bringing Parliament and more to the people: PTV
Parliament TV offers the public the chance to catch all sittings of Parliament and more besides. Audio
Parliament journos back on the tiles
Press 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
Freedom Campers debate offers insights on MPs
Debate 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
Estimates debate set to conclude this week
The 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
The life of a backbench MP
Backbench MPs have been hitting the headlines in the last few weeks, but what do they actually do? Audio
Photo Essay: Next Speaker please
A Parliament with no Speaker is a motley collection of disputants and debaters awaiting direction. This week Parliament elected itself a new leader and the Governor General affirmed their choice. We…
Six months on, human costs of the Parliament occupation
It’s six months since the occupation of Parliament's grounds for three weeks, but the human cost is only now becoming clear. Audio
Long time in the pipeline, prohibition of mining bill
Previous 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