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Fair Pay Bill to make for feisty debate this week
18 Oct 2022Following a two-week recess, MPs are set to engage in feisty debate about proposed labour laws that could raise wages through sector-wide collective bargaining.
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Adrian Rurawhe: The accidental Speaker
Parliament's new Speaker originally chose to be a whip but fate intervened. Meet the man who marshals the MPs: an interview-walk through the fascinating life and career of Adrian Rurawhe.
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Treading water: the plight of the First Term MP
9 Oct 2022What do Nicole McKee, Joseph Mooney, Teanau Tuiono and Sarah Pallett have in common? They’re first term MPs who have shared their experiences with us.
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Testing times: Parliament’s new speakers get a hazing
2 Oct 2022When Parliament gets a new speaker MPs re-test the rules and the limits. Will this one let you away with things the previous one would not? Can you cripple their confidence and make them easier to…
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Walking backwards while pointing forwards
29 Sep 2022Trust in media, or lack thereof, was front and centre as the Minister of Broadcasting had a week of being grilled in parliament's Question Time about the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill.
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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.
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Crime double shot in week of first readings
27 Sep 2022A double shot of crime legislation features in a Parliament week laden with Government bills that are scheduled to get a first reading.
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Plain language? Forsooth, forfend!
25 Sep 2022This 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!
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Queen holiday bill debate not all misty-eyed
21 Sep 2022MPs 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.
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MPs get back into the rhythm
20 Sep 2022After 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.
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A contentious and agreeable Wednesday
20 Sep 2022Debate on several Member's Bills this week is set to offer a mix of the contentious and the agreeable.
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Te reo Māori thrives as petition anniversary marked
15 Sep 2022The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition.
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Condolences & congratulations: A very short week in Parliament
13 Sep 2022Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework.
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Bringing Parliament and more to the people: PTV
4 Sep 2022Parliament TV offers the public the chance to catch all sittings of Parliament and more besides.
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Parliament journos back on the tiles
1 Sep 2022Press 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'.
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Freedom Campers debate offers insights on MPs
31 Aug 2022Debate 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.
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Estimates debate set to conclude this week
30 Aug 2022The government’s busy legislative agenda continues, and the remaining portfolios to be scrutinised in the Estimates debate are expected to wrap up this week.
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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…
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Six months on, human costs of the Parliament occupation
28 Aug 2022It’s six months since the occupation of Parliament's grounds for three weeks, but the human cost is only now becoming clear.
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Long time in the pipeline, prohibition of mining bill
25 Aug 2022Previous 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.
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Parliament elects a new Speaker
24 Aug 2022A new Speaker of Parliament was elected with widespread support today, with his authority tested early by an awkward speech from a rebel MP.
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Parliament's week with a Speaker-sized hole in it
23 Aug 2022This week Parliament activity is dominated by the expected transition to a new Speaker, with the incumbent Trevor Mallard about to resign.
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Shape your own Parliament: The standing orders review
21 Aug 2022Parliament is considering changing its rules and asking for advice. It is your chance to offer suggestions on an aspect of New Zealand's constitution.
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Parliamentary employment: 'Chief Executive but not really the boss'
19 Aug 2022When politicians have staffing issues there is an odd triangular relationship to juggle. MPs' staff are employed by someone else. Someone who can't control the MPs.
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