In today's episode, Parliament is staring down the barrel of a protracted debate this afternoon surrounding the proposed penalty for Te Pati Maori MPs who performed a haka in parliament earlier this year, a controversial collision event, called Run it Straight is holding competitions across Auckland this week prompting outrage from opponents, Reduced sailings may mean Interislander passengers have to pay more to cross Cook Strait when the ferry Aratere is pulled from service in August, and a rally on Parliament grounds this afternoon is reminding the Prime Minister of a pre-election pledge - to lower the country's free bowel screening age.
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