The House On Demand
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MPs agree: ‘Nice guys finish first’
The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM). Audio
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Q&As colonising parliament
23 Jun 2021Parliament was once wall to wall speeches, recently the Q&A has gaining ground. Quizzes have escaped Question Time and media stand ups and is colonising the traditional debates. Audio
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Parliament allows Government a float
22 Jun 2021Parliament has given the Government a float. Not a raft in the deluge, but cash to be ‘going on with’ while they all continue debating the new budget, which applies from next week. Audio
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Budget 2021: holding the Government to account for its accounts
20 Jun 2021Ministers have appeared before other MPs to answer questions about Budget 2021 as part of Parliament's financial scrutiny cycle. Audio
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Mobility scooter seizure, verdicts of insanity and waka jumping before Parliament
13 Jun 2021Non-government bills changing laws around mobility device seizures, the wording of verdicts for insane offenders, and waka-jumping MPs have been worked on at Parliament. Audio
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Standing by statements at Parliament
10 Jun 2021Parliament's question times have been littered with a recurring question about whether the Prime Minister stands by their statements. Audio
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Bill giving water fluoridation power to Director-General of Health passes second reading
9 Jun 2021A bill on water fluoridation decisions has passed its second reading at Parliament - more than four years after it was first introduced. Audio
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Water fluoridation bill back before Parliament
8 Jun 2021A bill transferring control of water fluoridation from local councils to the Director General of Health is back before Parliament this week Audio
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MPs finish eight hour Budget 2021 debate
6 Jun 2021Eight hours of debate on Budget 2021 has wrapped up at Parliament with MPs praising and criticising the government's spending plan Audio
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The House For Thurs 3 June 2021
Parliament has had a strongly 'security' oriented theme recently. Audio
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Security a recent theme at Parliament
Parliament’s business often develops themes. Recently there’s a been a strong flavour of security with a side of white supremacy threats. Audio
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Travel bubbles, travel bans, and Covid-test rules approved by MPs
2 Jun 2021Covid19 rules on travel bans, travel bubbles, vaccinations, and test kits have been approved by MPs as part of regular scrutiny of Covid-19 orders Audio
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Debate Champs at Parliament
Among the many less political things happening at Parliament: this year's NZIER Secondary School Debating Championship, with a very political final. Audio
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MPs to finish off 2021 Budget Debate
1 Jun 2021This week at Parliament is relatively straight forward for MPs who will finish off the Budget Debate and work through a number of bills Audio
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Policing political race speech with a posse
30 May 2021Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio
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Budget 2021: how it happened
23 May 2021Budget 2021 has been revealed but Parliament is just beginning the process to approve it Video, Audio
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Gone by lunchtime - Budget urgency
21 May 2021After a Budget announcement MPs tend to stay on for a long session of urgent Budget-bill debates. This year they wrapped it up pretty fast. Audio
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Budget 2021: The numbers may change but the process stays the same
20 May 2021Budget 2021 dominates Parliament with the Government revealing where it plans to spend the country's money over the next financial year but the process to approve it doesn't change Audio
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Second drug testing bill passes first reading
19 May 2021The law allowing drug testing at festivals is set to expire in December but MPs are working on a bill to put in a permanent system Audio
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Foreign buyers, drug checking, and sick leave
18 May 2021It's budget week at Parliament but there are bills to work through before that takes place on issues like overseas investment, drug testing, and increasing sick leave Audio
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MPs debate immigration and border policies
13 May 2021Petitions to Parliament say the border closure has separated families and caused mental distress to those here on temporary visas or stuck overseas waiting for entry Audio
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One person’s vigil is another’s intimidation
Parliament’s Health Committee is hearing public feedback on the possibility of safe zones to distance abortion protests from clinics. It's a rights-versus-rights debate with a lot of personal… Audio
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At Parliament this week: Budget 2019, members' bills, border policies debate
11 May 2021The Leader of the House Chris Hipkins explains what MPs will work on in the chamber this week including finalising Budget 2019, bills from non-ministers, and a debate on immigration and border… Audio
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The last of Budget 2019, non-government bills, and a special immigration debate at Parliament
11 May 2021The last of Budget 2019, bills from non-ministers and a special debate on immigration and border policies will take place at Parliament this week. Audio
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Public help makes good bills great law
MPs spend many hours trying to tease out the best way to legislate impossibly complex issues. Thankfully they get help from the experts - you. Audio
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Bill to increase sick leave worked on at Parliament
6 May 2021Progress has been made on a bill to increase employer funded sick leave from five to ten days Audio
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Parliament: compromising to achieve motion
Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them. Audio
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The tag-team performance review
4 May 2021Every year Parliament runs a ten hour long tag-team performance review for ministers. Audio
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Prepping for Budget 2021 at Parliament
2 May 2021Budget 2021 is due to be announced on 20 May but the priorities that guide the budget decisions have already been published and debated by MPs. Audio
