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Te Kāhui Mōuri lights up Parliament's face
27 Jul 2023Visitors entering the main entrance to Parliament can finally notice some visual signs of Māori culture and physical recognition of mana whenua. Read more Audio
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The House drops into first gear on RMA
26 Jul 2023This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’. Read more Audio
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Election Energy inside Parliament
26 Jul 2023As MPs count down to the election Parliament’s mood changes. The Opposition’s House leader Michael Woodhouse predicts “more anger, frivolity, perhaps less discipline”. “Perhaps” seems generous. Read more Audio
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The value of face to face: MPs visit Samoa
25 Jul 2023The great value of inter-parliamentary travel abroad is the relationships that are built, not just between countries but among the MPs themselves. Read more
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Photo essay: cross-party MP group in Samoa
23 Jul 2023Five New Zealand MPs from across the political spectrum are visiting Samoa to build relationships within the country - and among themselves. Read more Audio
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Urgency done with urgency
20 Jul 2023During a briefer than usual urgent sitting in Parliament this week, multiple bills were progressed through multiple stages each in what would normally take a couple of sitting weeks of debate. Read more Audio
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Parliamentary Privilege: a balance of power and responsibility
19 Jul 2023When MPs screw up the consequences can be public and brutal. But sometimes that response has solid reasons which safeguard our system of responsible government. Read more Audio
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Privileges and more than a sense of urgency
18 Jul 2023Parliament has just six weeks left before it breaks for the election. There is still a lot yet to do, and to slow that down, one or two matters of privilege. Read more Audio
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Geoffrey Palmer: Strengthen Parliament to watch government
As an MP Sir Geoffrey Palmer had a huge impact on the interlocking shapes of government and parliament. The great reformer is still brimming with ideas for improvement. Read more Audio
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Ian McKelvie: Parliament's last country squire
9 Jul 2023Something of a throwback to when most National MPs staunchly represented farming interests, Ian McKelvie is however ending his career as an MP not defined by the tribal lines of party politics. Read more Audio
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The ways of Parliament’s committees
2 Jul 2023This week, RNZ’s Parliament show, The House, focused on the processes and outcomes of Parliament’s Select Committees. The Sunday show is a collation of this content. Read more Audio
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Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape. Read more Audio
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