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Comings and goings: A week in the House
6:55 PM.This week in Parliament features a continuation of debate on major health reform, as well as the coming of a new MP and the departure of a high profile MP who has brought the curtain down on his… Read more Audio
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Select committees by Zoom, the great leveller
7:35 AM.Doing select committees by Zoom can be clunky and lacking in nuance compared to in-person experience, but those who chair committees acknowledge that it improves overall accessibility of the public to… Read more Audio
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Painting the legal jigsaw, one piece at a time
7:30 AM.MPs are forever critiquing the law, but they seldom write it. They leave that to a team of experts who found a creative legal job you never knew existed. Read more Audio
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Police: The unenviable portfolio
7:30 AM.Ministers of the crown may seem powerful, but the reality of their roles vary greatly. Some are endowed with great influence, some others just come with blame. Read more Audio
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It’s the putting right that counts, or something like that
6:55 PM.Debating legislation is about getting things right, but sometimes settling on what is right can be a bruising exercise for MPs, as Parliament witnessed during debate on a Member’s Bill today. Read more Audio
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Urgency called for as parliament committee works on pay gaps
6:55 PM.Parliament’s Education and Workforce select committee has recommended that Government should consider requiring greater pay transparency from employers, and has been petitioned to add some urgency and… Read more Audio
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Scrutiny of appropriations and appropriating for scrutiny
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Duelling quotes and holiday stars
7:35 AM.This week in The House Phil Smith talks the tactics of Question Time while Johnny Blades looks at the unified division of debate over the new Matariki Public Holiday. Read more Audio
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Journey of learning: Matariki Holiday becomes law
6:55 PM.Debate on the Te Kāhui Matariki Public Holiday Bill found everyone in agreement that the start of the Māori lunar calendar should be marked, but not everyone agreeing a new public holiday should go… Read more Audio
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The vanishing fallacy: The tactics of Question Time
6:55 PM.Question Time is a contest where the tactics constantly evolve, and counter tactics shift to respond. This week one clever tactic appeared suddenly to disappear. Read more Audio
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Back to font: Parliament as the source of cash and power
6:55 PM.This week's reduction for Road User Charges shows Parliament is always the source of power and of cash. Read more Audio
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Managing MPs - the ‘staff’ you can’t fire
7:35 AM.Parliament’s Speaker is on a mission to stop workplace bullying and improve behaviour, even that of the ‘staff’ who can’t be fired. Read more Audio
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Lessons from Christchurch inform Earthquake Commission transition
6:55 PM.A new Bill looks to make life easier for people affected by major disasters, following the human disaster created by shortcomings of the Earthquake Commission in its response to the Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Parliament’s second spring: a public return
6:55 PM.Parliament has reworked its traffic light settings and the public are returning to the precinct, including school visits, public events, tours and public galleries in the debating chamber. Read more Audio
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Decoding the names of bills
6:55 PM.A bill by any other name (would be utterly confusing). We decode the naming rules for Parliament’s bills and laws. Read more Audio
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Bill seeks streamlined path through surrogacy process
7:35 AM.Surrogacy arrangements can often be difficult legal and health processes to navigate for intending parents and surrogates. A new Member’s Bill is looking to make it a smoother process that enhances… Read more Audio
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Dating Parliament’s Speaker, and the ‘chair of doom’
7:30 AM.The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'. Read more Audio
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Iwi lead panacea process as Parliament grounds reopen
6:55 PM.The community is welcomed back into Parliament's grounds, the next step in the transition back from stinky rubbish tip to a place for picnics, petitions, play and protest. Read more Audio
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More work needed on hate speech, as Parliament marks mosque attacks anniversary
6:55 PM.A motion in Parliament to mark the third anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks found MPs reflecting on how there is still work to do to counter extremism and hate speech. Read more Audio
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Russia Sanctions - an explainer
7:35 AM.On Wednesday Parliament unanimously passed a law allowing sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Here's how it works. Read more Audio
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Avoiding disinformation on law with explanations
6:55 PM.When weird claims are made about bills and laws, where can you check the truth if you don’t have a degree in the arcana of legal drafting? Read more Audio
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Skirmish tests notion of honourable MPs
6:55 PM.The notion that MPs are people of honour who must be taken at their word was briefly tested in a skirmish which resulted in the first ejection of an MP from the chamber this year. Read more Audio
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The law writing speeds: glacier, snail or rocket
6:55 PM.Creating new laws takes years, except when it happens at break-neck pace. This week Parliament will consider a Russia Sanctions Bill under urgency. Necessity means it was also written under urgency.
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Sound and vision: hybrid parliament begins amid unrest
7:35 AM.This week, not only did MPs have to contend with a riot on their front lawn, they also had to come to grips with a new hybrid parliament in which some members participated by Zoom. Read more Audio