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What to Expect when you’re Expecting a Parliament
3 Dec 2023With a government now formed the 54th Parliament can finally get underway. Twice. Here’s how that happens.
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Photo Essay: A three groom political wedding
25 Nov 2023Photos and action from the official signing of the coalition deal between National, ACT and New Zealand First.
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New Parliament, new rules
3 Sep 2023The final thing Parliament did before adjourning was agree rules changes for the next Parliament. We discuss them with senior clerks David Wilson and Gabor Hellyer.
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The rule untravelled: changes MPs wanted but didn’t get
1 Sep 2023Before Parliament adjourned it agreed new rules for next time. In discussing them MPs gave glimpses into the rules they would like to change and the Parliament they wished existed.
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Parliament tightens procedures around entrenchment of laws
31 Aug 2023Under new rules for Parliament, any future proposed entrenchment of a law must first be considered by a select committee before being considered by all MPs.
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Voting age for local council elections debated
30 Aug 2023MPs have been debating whether to lower the voting age for local council elections to 16 years of age from the current age of 18.
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First, dissolve your Parliament
29 Aug 2023Before you can hold an election, a little polite brutality is required. First you must dissolve the current Parliament. No-one wants two parliaments at once do they?
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A week to wrap up Parliament
29 Aug 2023The last sitting week of the 53rd Parliament has a fairly packed schedule of government business, plus debate on the Standing Orders Committee's regular report, and the Adjournment Debate.
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Beyond the tiles, the work of photographers at Parliament
27 Aug 2023If there’s one group who we don’t hear enough about, it’s the photographers who cover Parliament. A new exhibition is casting light on five of these practitioners. We talk to two of them.
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Finger pistols at 2pm: photos from a week of Question Time
26 Aug 2023The election looms over Parliament’s debating chamber and as it nears the behaviour of MPs is amplified, especially in Question Time. We have a week of photos from above and from down amongst it.
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Todd Muller and 'What might have been'
25 Aug 2023Among a long week of debates at Parliament, MPs still found the time for farewell speeches from departing colleagues. Todd Muller's stood out and while uncomfortable for his colleagues, it is worth…
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Valedictory warning about divisive style of politics
23 Aug 2023As more valedictory speeches were heard in Parliament’s chamber, a warning was sounded from a departing MP about race baiting and dog whistling to extremism.
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Parliament's final six busy days
22 Aug 2023It is the second to last sitting week for Parliament but there is still a mountain of bills to get finalised before the MPs wearily trudge home.
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'Stay grounded and connected to the community' - Aupito William Sio
20 Aug 2023The Labour MP for Māngere, Aupito William Sio is leaving Parliament after a sixteen year-stint which encompassed nine years in Opposition bookended by spells in Government.
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So many bills, so little time
17 Aug 2023Parliament has just days left before it ends for the election. The closer dissolution gets, the harder the MPs are pushing to fit everything in - almost like they're cramming four years of legislating…
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Valedictories: Tell us what you really think
16 Aug 2023Valedictory speech season has begun, and if there’s a common theme cropping up already, it’s a plea for a less toxic style of politics in Parliament.
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Final sitting block underway, urgency planned
15 Aug 2023This week is the first of the last three weeks in the 53rd Parliament, a busy time as the Government still has a lot that it wants to finish before the House rises.
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Soft parliamentary diplomacy for more women MPs in the Pacific
13 Aug 2023The majority of all female elected representatives across the Pacific Islands region visited Wellington for a development event, showcasing the merits of soft diplomacy, Parliament-style.
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Committee's scrutiny of Covid regulations fleshed out
6 Aug 2023This week MPs had a special debate about the report of the Regulations Review Committee on Covid-19 Secondary Legislation.
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Bill looks to address Dawn Raids-linked injustice
3 Aug 2023A new Member's Bill looks to fix a 40-year-old outcome of the anti-Pacific racism of the Dawn Raids era, restoring the right to New Zealand citizenship for a generation of Samoan people.
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National security briefing: prepare for the unpredictable
The Intelligence and Security Committee has received a briefing on long-term national security threats which has incorporated a public survey and public consultation which found New Zealanders…
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Special debate to focus on Covid regulations
1 Aug 2023We're reminded of the important role of the Regulations Review Committee as Parliament this week holds a special debate about the committee's report on Covid-19 regulations.
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Todd Muller, the human factor
30 Jul 2023Todd Muller is leaving Parliament. Known for a brief stint as Opposition leader, he also won plaudits for his bipartisanship and advocating for awareness about mental health.
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The House drops into first gear on RMA
26 Jul 2023This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’.
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