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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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From passenger to pilot: subbing in as Parliament chair
14 Aug 2022A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding.
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Parliament: The week inside
11 Aug 2022In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right.
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
10 Aug 2022Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”.
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Not enough chiefs
9 Aug 2022It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had.
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Words galore - the work of Hansard
7 Aug 2022The House hears from two Hansard editors about the unique work of the team whose reports become part of Parliament's official record and can be seen by anyone.
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A week knee-deep in bills
4 Aug 2022This week Parliament's debating chamber was knee-deep in bills. We have a quick run-through of the 14 different wanna-be laws it debated.
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Youth Parliament 2022: A Pasifika Perspective
4 Aug 2022Youth Press Gallery reporters Louis Collins and Andre Fa’aoso talked to four Pasifika Youth MPs to hear what viewpoints they sought to bring to Youth Parliament 2022.
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