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Long time in the pipeline, prohibition of mining bill
6:55 PM.Previous experience as a Minister of Conservation and Land Information was instructive in the shaping of Eugenie Sage's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill. Read more Audio
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Parliament elects a new Speaker
6:55 PM.A new Speaker of Parliament was elected with widespread support today, with his authority tested early by an awkward speech from a rebel MP. Read more Audio
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Parliament's week with a Speaker-sized hole in it
6:55 PM.This week Parliament activity is dominated by the expected transition to a new Speaker, with the incumbent Trevor Mallard about to resign. Read more Audio
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Shape your own Parliament: The standing orders review
7:30 AM.Parliament is considering changing its rules and asking for advice. It is your chance to offer suggestions on an aspect of New Zealand's constitution. Read more Audio
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Parliamentary employment: 'Chief Executive but not really the boss'
6:00 PM.When politicians have staffing issues there is an odd triangular relationship to juggle. MPs' staff are employed by someone else. Someone who can't control the MPs. Read more Audio
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From passenger to pilot: subbing in as Parliament chair
7:35 AM.A couple of MPs this week unexpectedly got to run the show from the big chair, because Parliament’s debating chamber can’t function without a chairperson presiding. Read more Audio
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Parliament: The week inside
6:55 PM.In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Read more Audio
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
6:55 PM.Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”. Read more Audio
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Not enough chiefs
6:55 PM.It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had. Read more Audio
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Words galore - the work of Hansard
7:35 AM.The House hears from two Hansard editors about the unique work of the team whose reports become part of Parliament's official record and can be seen by anyone. Read more Audio
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A week knee-deep in bills
6:55 PM.This week Parliament's debating chamber was knee-deep in bills. We have a quick run-through of the 14 different wanna-be laws it debated. Read more Audio
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Get busy winning - Tauranga MP’s maiden speech
6:55 PM.In his maiden speech the newly sworn-in MP for Tauranga warns of a malaise in the country, and urges the nation to 'get busy winning'. Read more Audio
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Parliament’s sweet spot for extra days
6:55 PM.For the next while Parliament is sitting an extra morning each week. It has hit the twixt-reviews sweet-spot and has also has a lot of new ideas to debate. Read more Audio
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Parliament at night: scenes inside the ant hill
7:35 AM.Parliament at night is a different vibe to Parliament during the day. Staff numbers on precinct have mostly thinned out, but it's a time when the weird and wonderful can happen. Read more Audio
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Youth MPs call for improved civics education in NZ schools
11:42 AM.Youth MPs part of joint international call to governments for provision of better access to civics education for youth. Read more
Coming up
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Meet a new MP: Dan Rosewarne
6:30 PM.We meet a new MP, Dan Rosewarne who gave hs maiden speech this week: a chance to say 'who I am, how I got to be here and what I hope to achieve'. Read more Video, Audio
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Extended sitting weeks begin as legislative agenda gets busy
6:55 PM.The latest from the House Read more Audio
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Beyond imposter syndrome - Youth Parliament 2022
7:30 AM.Last week Parliament was taken over by the new leaders Youth Parliament - an opportunity for rangatahi to speak and the rest of us to pay attention. Read more Audio
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Parliament’s cooperative team captains
7:35 AM.MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more efficient that way. Read more Audio
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If the House is Parliament's mouth, this is its brain
7:35 AM.There are various parts of Parliament that could be deemed crucial to the functioning of the place, but perhaps none quite so much as the House Office. Read more Audio
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The House For Sunday 10 July 2022
7:30 AM.MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more effecient that way. Audio
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Decoding Parliament's money talk
7:30 AM.MPs talk about money a lot. The rest of us often blank out the financials as 'just math'. Annoyingly the money is important so The House tries to explain all that dry 'Appropriations' money talk. Read more Audio
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Studying Parliament from the inside
6:55 PM.For the students of parliament, public law or politics, the best place to be right in the heart of the legislative chamber, but kind of invisible. In other words, part of the Chamber Operations team.
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An expeditious Tuesday
6:55 PM.Parliament began the week at top pace moving five bills through ten stages in an evening, though there's a little bit of double counting going on. Read more Audio
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Tips on surviving Question Time
6:55 PM.One of Parliament's best exponents of the skills of gladiatorial quizzes offers advice on "surviving Question Time". Read more Video, Audio