The House On Demand
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Parliament's last act for 2018
23 Dec 2018With bills, question times, and select committees done for the year there's just one last thing Parliament has to do before the holidays - the adjournment debate. Audio
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When Parliamentary questions become Christmas gifts
19 Dec 2018Sometimes choosing a general question for that all-important primary gives the asker an advantage, sometimes it turns out to be a disadvantage. Sometimes it might just be an unintended Christmas gift.
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Leading the House to Christmas
18 Dec 2018Child poverty, monetary policy, and final farewells will take up time in the House this week before it breaks for the holidays says the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins. Audio
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A year as ringmaster
16 Dec 2018Parliament is something of a circus. In the middle of it all as ringmaster, the Speaker. In just over a year Trevor Mallard has already made or begun significant change in Parliament, and reveals he… Audio
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Keeping it local - local bills passed by Parliament
13 Dec 2018Four types of bills can be passed by Parliament and this week some of the less common type had their third and final reading. Audio
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Listening to citizens: the finance and expenditure committee
12 Dec 2018Select committees don't get as much time in the limelight as other parts of Parliament but they're an important point of contact between MPs and the public says the chair of the Finance and… Audio
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Keeping it supreme
11 Dec 2018In case a government gets carried away with itself and makes up rules where it can't get laws passed, Parliament regularly checks through the latest decrees and keeps itself at the 'top of the hill'.
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Parliament's collaborative committees
9 Dec 2018Parliament has 17 select committees but the Maori Affairs and Health Committees both claim to be the most collaborative. Audio
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'Melting Māori moments' - The Māori Affairs select committee
6 Dec 2018Treaty settlements are a major part of the Māori Affairs committee's work but it also finds time for karakia, waiata, and kai in its work. Audio
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Deputy chair of the Health Committee Shane Reti
5 Dec 2018Deputy chair of the Health Committee Shane Reti talks about highlights from the committee's work for 2018. Audio
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A heavy, serious and emotional year for the health committee
5 Dec 2018Parliament's select committees often fly under the public's radar but the chairs of the Health Committee say its done some heavy work considering breast cancer treatments and medicinal cannabis. Audio
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It's committee week, slow down your watches
4 Dec 2018Every bill goes through four stages in the House. Three of them are usually predictable, the fourth is either a sprint or a crawl. This week we'll likely have both speeds. Audio
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The man who juggles Parliament’s impossible diary
2 Dec 2018People sometimes say of politicians ‘they have an agenda’, and they are right. They do have an agenda. It’s very long and complicated, and planning it is like juggling burning Rubik’s Cubes. Audio
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Loose leaf, palliation and pills - medicinal cannabis is back
29 Nov 2018The Medicinal Cannabis law has returned to the House from Select Committee with changes and with even more promised to come. Audio
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More ways that Parliament is like Hogwarts
28 Nov 2018The start of every day at Parliament is like being at school, when the headmaster used to read out notices at assembly. It even covers all the same sorts of things. Just another way that Parliament… Audio
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The Four Stages of Speeches
27 Nov 2018I’m sure you’ve noticed that in Parliament MPs spend a lot of time talking.They even argue about the same bill multiple times. But is it Groundhog Day or is it subtly different every time? Audio
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Watching the watchers: Parliament's annual reviews
25 Nov 2018Watching the watchers, or more specifically, watching how the watchers use taxpayer money is one of the tasks of Parliament. Audio
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MMP turns 25: more women, Asian, and Maori MPs
18 Nov 2018Twenty-five years ago voters chose to change the country's electoral system to MMP but the decision has also changed what Parliament looks like and what it does. Video, Audio
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Going through the Motions
11 Nov 2018Parliament agreed this week to try out some new rules about when it can announce a budget and how it will review it. Audio
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Cloudy with a chance of catastrophe
8 Nov 2018NIWA tells MPs that "increasing risk is the new norm" and says it's time for a paradigm shift on coping with extreme weather events, Audio
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The Public Interest Response
8 Nov 2018During Question Time Ministers are required to answer questions. mostly. There are tactics to get around it, and some exceptions to the expectation. Audio
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An extra week in the Big House
6 Nov 2018Did you know Parliament can add a week to the year? Well, they can and they’re doing it on Thursday. Audio
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How to investigate dodgy convictions
4 Nov 2018The government is proposing a new body to investigate potentially dodgy convictions. We sat down with the Minister of Justice and National MP Chris Penk to discuss it, and hear what feedback they… Audio
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Letting fees banned
1 Nov 2018A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House. Video, Audio
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Parliament goes 'full committee'
31 Oct 2018MPs worked through a number of committee stages this week which is more impressive than it sounds writes Daniela Maoate-Cox Audio
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Tuesday’s tasks: ban letting fees, reduce family violence, regulate fibre services
30 Oct 2018Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Today they’ll work on letting fees, family violence, and fibre services. Audio
