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Three parliamentary signs that a new budget is imminent
12 May 2024Before each budget comes a political vanguard of announcements and trailers. Parliament has its own, less political signs that a budget is about to arrive. Read more Audio
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Arguing the count while counting the clock
9 May 2024The Annual Review Debate allows Parliament to grill government ministers on performance in their areas, unless someone runs out of time first. They did. Read more Audio
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“I have some ideas about your budget plan…”
8 May 2024Members of the public give some last-minute advice to the Government about its budget plans, via committee hearings into the Budget Policy Statement. Read more Audio
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Parliament asks for budget for its watchdogs
7 May 2024In the lead-up to the Budget, Parliament goes over the head of the Government, asking the Governor General to add in some cash for Parliament's three watch-dogs. Read more Audio
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'When old men plant trees': James Shaw's farewell
5 May 2024James Shaw's valedictory statement included thanks, humour, yarns, surprising allies, warnings and advice for MPs on avoiding the endless policy tug-of-war. Read more Audio
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Ukrainian MPs at Parliament
2 May 2024This week Parliament hosted both American and Ukrainian delegations. We chat with Galyna Mykhailiuk, who lead the visiting Ukrainian MPs. Read more Video, Audio
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The view from the other side: When MPs submit on bills
1 May 2024MPs listen to hundreds of Select Committee submissions. But occasionally, like Camilla Belich today, they get to sit on the other side of the table themselves. Read more Audio
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Annual ten-hour long interrogation of government performance begins this week
30 Apr 2024The Annual Review Debate begins this week, when Parliament quizzes ministers about past performance. Kieran McAnulty explains... Read more Audio
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Fish and quiz: The many uses of written parliamentary questions
28 Apr 2024Over the last six years, parliament’s clerks have had to vet about 40,000 written questions each year. So how are written questions used and what are the democratic benefits? Read more Audio
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How MPs cope with strains of the job
MPs have some of the highest pressure jobs in New Zealand, and the stressors aren’t always what you might think. So does anyone help them carry the load, and how do they personally cope? Read more Audio
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Member's Day surprises and more in short sitting block
14 Apr 2024It was a sitting block of just one week but it had its share of surprises, routine stuff and signs of a changing culture around scrutiny at committee level. Read more Audio
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