In Parliament

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and his Labour shadow, Annette King, clash in estimates debate and again in Question Time. Prime Minister, John Key, leads his MPs in insisting that his government has… Read more Audio

Parliament rises on Thursday evening at the start of a 4-week adjournment; 11-hour Estimates Debate continues; Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Committee briefed by MFAT officials about a recently… Read more Audio

Parliamentary messengers farewelled; Health Minister Jonathan Coleman rebuked for comments about his Labour shadow Annette King; Opposition continues to question Government claims that its housing… Read more Audio

Social Services Committee hears submissions on the Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill, including concerns about the targeting of solo parents and provisions for disability allowances; Finance &amp… Read more Audio

Building & Housing Minister Nick Smith and Prime Minister John Key face questions about the Government's housing plan - and whether that plan is a comprehensive one; Social Services Committee hears… Read more Audio

Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Bill passes final reading by 61 votes to 60, with National, ACT & United Future in favour and Labour, the Greens… Read more Audio

Maori Language Week in the House begins with the Speaker, David Carter, reading the daily prayer in te reo. While several MPs ask questions in te reo many are non-plussed when they can't find their… Read more Audio

House welcomes visiting MPs from around the Pacific; Phil Twyford pays tribute to murdered British MP Jo Cox; NZ First leader Winston Peters raises questions about John Key's stance on Brexit… Read more Audio

Motion regarding the temporary appointment of Leo Donnelly as an Ombudsman agreed to; Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Amendment Bill passes second reading after two years on the… Read more Audio

Opposition complaint about absent ministers on Thursdays could lead to a change in Standing Orders. Whanau Ora minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, challenged to produce evidence that Whanau Ora is making any… Read more Audio

Sue Moroney's Parental Leave and Employment Protection (6 Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill undergoes final reading - but a Government financial veto blocks any vote being taken at the conclusion of… Read more Audio

New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, levels serious allegations against Silver Ferns Farms. Greens foreign affairs spokesman, Kennedy Graham, attacks the government's response to Ombudsman's… Read more Audio