The House On Demand
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NZ funded course helping to retain students in Tonga secondary schools
26 Nov 2019A New Zealand funded certificate in technical and vocational training at Tongan secondary schools is helping to keep students in school longer says its coordinator. Audio
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Two
26 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them to workshops, schools, and chapels to find out. Audio
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Tongan Youth MPs 'fighting to get their voices heard' - National MP Tim MacIndoe
25 Nov 2019National MP Tim MacIndoe reflects on day one of the Speaker-led delegation to Tonga and Fiji including talks on climate change and youth MPs. Audio
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'They're not gonna talk here'- Tonga Youth MP to NZ MPs
25 Nov 2019Tonga Youth MPs say few young people would be comfortable speaking their minds to politicians and leaders need to find other ways to connect with the youth Audio
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day One
25 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox followed them to find out. Audio
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'We are a Pacific nation' - Trevor Mallard
24 Nov 2019New Zealand's Speaker Trevor Mallard says MPs have a disproportionate amount of contact with parliamentarians from Europe and need to work more with their Pacific neighbours. Audio
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House tortoise or chamber hare?
24 Nov 2019Recently a visitor to Parliament asked me how many topics get discussed each day in the House. The annoying answer is - that depends, it varies enormously Audio
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Tonga youth seen as 'problematic' - Youth MP
22 Nov 2019Tonga 2018 Youth MP 'Aulola 'Ake says Tongan youth are often seen as problematic and national leaders need to create more opportunities for youth to change the stereotype. Audio
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You say referendums, I say referenda. Let’s call the whole thing off
The bill that made the most progress through Parliament was also the slowest. It’s a bill to let us make two choices, once. Audio
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A metaphysical Question Time – annotated
20 Nov 2019Some days Parliament’s Question Time passes without incident. Some days less so. Last week was a smorgasbord of angst and fracas. We annotate a metaphysical exchange. Audio
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In Parliament this week
19 Nov 2019A rundown on the key points up for debate in parliament this week Audio
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A long passage: end of life choice
17 Nov 2019We recap the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, over a period longer than the current government. Audio
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A general tit-for-tat at Parliament
14 Nov 2019On Wednesdays at Parliament MPs argue about general topics in the aptly named General Debate. This week turned into a bit of a tit-for-tat. Audio
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'Now this is something I know about': MP's specialist subjects
13 Nov 2019It won’t surprise you that MPs tend to have favourite topics. There are various reasons why and various ways to spot their ‘mastermind subject’. Here’s one you might have overlooked.
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MP's choice on choice: A watcher's guide to Wednesday
12 Nov 2019On Wednesday MPs get a final say on the End of Life Choice Bill. Here's a watcher's guide. Audio
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A matched set: climate bills provide full set of debates
Parliament’s week saw a matched pair, combined for a full set. Sorry, what? Basically, two climate bills provided the full set of debates. We have the highlights... Audio
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Mutually exclusive truths: the statistics of Question Time
Statistics are MPs favourite weapons. Question time is heavy with mutually exclusive numbers - which are usually all true. Audio
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Two climates in one day
6 Nov 2019Parliament currently has two climate change bills on the boil. We explain the difference. Audio
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Meaty week at Parliament: Climate, Organs, and Criminals
5 Nov 2019Parliament is back debating this week, with an unusually meaty roster of topics for MPs to get their teeth into. Audio
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Whipping MPs for a job
3 Nov 2019It may be a kinder, gentler Parliament but there are still a lot of whips around the place. Not the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ variety, but people with a very odd job title. Audio
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Parliament looks back - Parihaka and women MPs
27 Oct 2019Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka Audio
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The week in questions: heavy on light rail
24 Oct 2019Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio
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Notes from the gun debate
24 Oct 2019Visiting a select committee is always an education. So based on ‘day one’ of submissions on the second arms bill, The House offers a few hints for submitters. Audio
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An historical week in Parliament
22 Oct 2019Parliament this week includes a number of controversial or important pieces of legislation, others that are deeply procedural. And a good smattering of New Zealand history. Audio
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Taking shots at MPs: The rules for filming the House
There are lots of rules at Parliament. They are set in stone, and change frequently. Currently under review are the rules on video (and just possibly photography). Audio
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One question five ways: National's repetitive tactic
17 Oct 2019National MPs asked the Prime Minister the same question five times on Wednesday. Here's how it happened in the House. Audio
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Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
16 Oct 2019Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes. Audio
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Pastoral care and scheduled sitting at Parliament
15 Oct 2019A year's worth of rosters and a bill to improve care of tertiary students will be worked on at Parliament this week. Audio
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Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates
The really intense debates at Parliament are not televised. They happen in a little-known ‘fourth’ debating chamber, behind closed doors, and involve temporary MPs. Audio
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Deciding on abortion law
6 Oct 2019MPs are working on legislation to reform abortion law and their decisions are often shaped by those who turn up to talk to them at select committee. Audio
