In Parliament

MPs pay tribute to retiring Clerk of the House Mary Harris; Government faces questions about Swamp Kauri exports; Sir Alan Mark presents a petition to the Finance & Expenditure Committee calling for… Read more Audio

Things get murky when the Government faces questions about Swamp Kauri exports; Sir Alan Mark presents a petition to the Finance & Expenditure Committee calling for cross party action on climate… Read more Audio

Harmful Digital Communications Bill passes final reading - but not without some dissent; Question time sees the Prime Minister fronting up over social housing - and reports of an Australian group… Read more Audio

Government faces questions about social housing - and reports of an Australian group interested in buying up NZ's state houses. Audio

Murray McCully under fire in both the chamber and committee rooms, over his Saudi Sheep Farm deal; Government faces questions on Climate Change while Greenpeace protestors are on the roof; Petitions… Read more Audio

MPs get to grip with climate change during questions for ministers - a timely subject while Greenpeace protestors occupy the roof of the House; Murray McCully faces questions about his Saudi Farm Deal… Read more Audio

With Greenpeace protestors on the roof, the House gets to grip with climate change - the subject of a quarter of the daily dozen questions for ministers; Questions also on Health; David Shearer… Read more Audio

Members Day sees Ron Mark getting all mixed up over something he thought he heard and Jacqui Dean also getting her wires crossed; Opposition turns up the heat on Murray McCully, getting confirmation… Read more Audio

Opposition turns up the heat as it drills down into Murray McCully's bid to get a free trade deal with Saudi Arabia with the Foreign Minister back in the House to answer questions for the first time… Read more Audio

Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye provides update on North Island flooding; Environment Minister Nick Smith questioned about environmental effects of dairy farming; Petitions tabled; John Key comes… Read more Audio

John Key comes close to being thrown out by the Speaker after he claims Labour is lying about their role in jeopardising trade deal with Saudi Arabia in their handling of live sheep export ban; Mr Key… Read more Audio

Questions on Housing dominate the week; Wednesday sees a short debate on Southern DHB fiasco; Estimates reviews continue; Committees conduct budget reviews of Ombudsman, Office of the Clerk & Police… Read more Audio