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General debate: Bouquets and lumps of brick
1 Sep 2021Today's General Debate was a potpourri of arguments and approaches, of bouquets and lumps of brick. The House surveys it's tones and themes.
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Interesting times in the level 4 House
31 Aug 2021The House isn’t doing that much this week, mostly ‘General Business’. Both more and less of it than usual; and all of it pointing to interesting times.
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A parliament smaller than a select committee
30 Aug 2021Unsatisfied with select committee grilling and rejecting a virtual parliament, National and ACT will meet Labour in a parliament that's smaller than a select committee.
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Michael Cullen on caucus
29 Aug 2021A previously unbroadcast interview with Sir Michael Cullen about the party caucus, how it works and his experience of it.
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Five TV-sized parliaments set to grill ministers
How do you have a Parliament without a debating chamber? Go small and go virtual. This week five select committees will question ministers on TV.
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Business Committee: the power behind the chamber
22 Aug 2021Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen.
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MPs on the Dawn Raids
This week Parliament held a special debate to give MPs a chance to talk about the official apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970s. The House has some moments from that debate.
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Births, deaths, and genders: a quiet bill goes loud
12 Aug 2021Four years ago an almost anonymous bill began life in Parliament. This week that quiet bill turned up the volume, went loud and now commands attention.
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Week in a day: Parliament’s bonkers Tuesday
11 Aug 2021What happens if you try to fit a week’s worth of parliament into a single day - a slightly bonkers Tuesday.
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All the debates: The week in Parliament
10 Aug 2021This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have.
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Conversion practices & debate therapy
8 Aug 2021We look at the first outing of the conversion therapy ban bill, and whether MPs could need therapy for first reading confusion.
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Four fall down, three stand up
5 Aug 2021This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them.
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The unmysterious case of the vanishing leaders
4 Aug 2021Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together.
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And on the third day: the pre-life of a law
3 Aug 2021What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week?
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Parliament’s week: Some business, some personal
3 Aug 2021MPs return to the big House with a first week that promises debates on both government policy and personal projects, including on alcohol, budgets, tax rates, the Family Court, and conversion therapy.
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Louisa & Louise: How to member’s bill
Louisa Wall and Louise Upston discuss how MPs choose, devise, draft, and champion their own member's bills.
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Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
25 Jul 2021Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex.
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Staying alive for the next 40 years? Treasury is planning your future.
18 Jul 2021How will decisions made about Covid-19, climate change, housing and an ageing population play out 40 years from now? The Treasury is making predictions and wants the public to weigh in.
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The rise of the 13th question
8 Jul 2021Parliament has seen an unusual increase recently in what is usually a rare event... a 13th question
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Comedy stylings and slap-downs: a debating tradition
7 Jul 2021There is a surprising amount of humour at Parliament, especially in the General Debate and especially as an opening riposte to the previous speaker.
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Covid-19, suicide, and late audits before Parliament this week
6 Jul 2021This week at Parliament: Covid-19 orders, extending time for audits, and a debate on the Zero Suicide Aotearoa report.
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The ministerial sprint: how to manage multiple jobs
4 Jul 2021Most government ministers do four or more different jobs, so Phil Smith asks Chris Hipkins for advice on juggling, sprinting and wearing multiple hats.
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Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
1 Jul 2021Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament.
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Exposure Draft: a public brainstorm on RMA replacement
30 Jun 2021Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents.
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