Daniela Maoate-Cox

The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again.

Budget 2019 was announced at the end of last month but the debate isn't over in the House. Leader of the House Chris Hipkins explains why and what else will happen this week.

Each sitting day MPs work though a list of business. Today they'll work through more of the Budget Debate and tidy up some other bills.

New MPs get a special time slot to give their first speech in the house called a maiden statement. Here’re some highlights from National MP Paulo Garcia. 

The House is sitting under urgency to consider bills related to the Government's Budget 2019 announcement this week. Here's how urgency works.

It’s budget week but before the big day on Thursday there are other things to work through. Here’s what the House will try to do today.

Today MPs will work through an iwi settlement bill and some bills on earthquakes before breaking for the weekend.

New MP Paulo Garcia was sworn in this week to replace former National MP Nuk Korako.

MPs are back at Parliament after a week off and the first thing they'll tackle in the House is a bill on climate change.

Each sitting day MPs debate various topics which are decided beforehand. Here's what they'll try to work through today.

This week three MPs were booted from the debating chamber but was it a case of rule-breaking or bias?

Every day in the House MPs work through a schedule of business so here’s what they’ll likely work on today.

MPs have begun a 10 hour debate on whether or not public money was well spent in the 2017/2018 financial year.

Billions of dollars are channeled by the government into public services every year and every year MPs question whether or not it was money well spent in the Annual Review Debate.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through a schedule of business. Today that includes starting a ten hour debate on how Government departments performed over the last financial year.

The House rounds up some of the happenings at Parliament this week including a briefing on women, peace, and security, a farewell speech from Nuk Korako, and funding for the watchdogs. 

A select committee has heard the intent of a bill to reclassify synthetic cannabinoids is supported but the bill could unintentionally affect prosecutions

Government bills are on the back-burner today with the House set to debate member’s bills.

Some weeks Parliament is a cavalcade of gripping bills, some weeks the interest is in what won’t be happening.

Parliament sped through a stage of passing gun law reform reducing the usual time of six months to one week but as Daniela Maoate-Cox writes the process didn't stray too far from the norm.

A bill introducing a maximum $100 fee for wheel clamp removal has passed its first reading debate in the House.

The final stages of gun law reform, tweaking winter energy payments, and encouraging business research are on the cards for Parliament today.

It's full steam ahead on gun law reform today but MPs will also consider bills capping wheel clamp fees and tightening rules for money lenders.

A weighty piece of legislation to reform firearms is being pushed through Parliament, here's how that process has been sped up so far.

The Leader of the House Chris Hipkins tells The House how firearms legislation can be processed more quickly by Parliament.