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Keeping the flow: the use of te reo at Parliament
26 Mar 2023An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever. Read more Audio
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The ominously named Shadow Leader
19 Mar 2023Parliament has a charming tendency to gift people with very odd job titles, like Shadow Leader of the House. Michael Woodhouse outlines what the job entails (and it's neither shade nor homes). Read more Audio
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Political pile-on or Parliament as designed?
16 Mar 2023This week MPs discussed Stuart Nash’s loss of a ministerial warrant for an hour. It may have looked like a political pile-on, but in reality it was Parliament doing exactly what it is designed for –… Read more Audio
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'Fairly busy': National Emergency Management Agency at committee
15 Mar 2023Response to recent climate disasters was the focus as the National Emergency Management Agency appeared before the Governance and Administration Committee for its annual review. Read more Audio
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Parliament may fast-track cyclone law without urgency
14 Mar 2023Parliament this week may agree to act speedily on a cyclone response bill, rather than invoke urgency. Doing so will allow some select committee time on the issue, and even a Member's Day. Read more Audio
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Tabling and other Parliamentage
12 Mar 2023This week’s weekend feature story for The House compiles highlights from through Parliament’s sitting week. Read more Audio
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Unpacked: seeking leave to table a document
9 Mar 2023It’s a common occurrence in the House for opposition MPs to ask to “seek leave to table a document”, but have you wondered what this really means? Read more Audio
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Hamilton West MP honours tūpuna in maiden statement
8 Mar 2023Maiden Statements are usually the public’s first and sometimes best chance to learn about an MP's motivations and politics, and new Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka's was no exception. Read more Audio
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The non-legislative week in the House
7 Mar 2023In Parliament this week there are three things happening that have nothing to do with passing legislation. Leader of the House Grant Robertson explains them to the House. Read more Audio
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Talking the talk: how MPs' backgrounds inform debating style
5 Mar 2023The House takes a look at how the backgrounds of three MPs informs the way they speak in Parliament. Read more Audio
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Democracy on the cheap: Skint Parliament to turn off the radio
26 Feb 2023After years of trimming budgets and doing things on-the-cheap to make ends meet Parliament’s secretariat has hit the budget wall and plans to end radio broadcasts. It’s a symptom of MP's fear of… Read more Audio
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Urgency used to pass Bill fixing 501 deportees loophole
23 Feb 2023Legislation has been passed under urgency to ensure all people returning to the country after being in prison systems abroad continue to come under parole-like oversight and support back in New… Read more Audio
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