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MPs to focus on Government accountability over legislation
25 Aug 2020Parliament’s only function is to make laws but MPs meeting this week are focusing on Government accountability instead
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The revenant Parliament: just one job
23 Aug 2020Our unexpectedly revenant Parliament has been back for a week of action with a very reduced job description. The House outlines the highlights and the job size.
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Extra question time focuses on Covid-19
19 Aug 2020Covid-19 has dominated question time this week in the first of two unexpected extra weeks of Parliament.
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Parliament’s reprise plan
Parliament is back and the MPs are already knee-deep in Covid. We outline the plan for the unexpected reprise of Parliament.
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Naming an encore parliament
18 Aug 2020Surprise! Parliament is back. It has lifted the coffin lid and stumbled back into the daylight. So what do you call a parliament that refuses to die?
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'You have to know who you are' - departing MP Nikki Kaye
13 Aug 2020Departing National MP Nikki Kaye shares some words of wisdom for incoming MPs and reflects on the highs and lows of her time at Parliament.
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Dissolving Parliament - what is that?
12 Aug 2020The Prime Minister has delayed 'dissolving' Parliament. What does that mean and how does it effect the election?
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Parliament's final debate
9 Aug 2020The 52nd Parliament has come to an end and in typical parliamentary fashion the MPs finished it off with a debate.
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12 final questions: Parliament’s last quiz
6 Aug 2020The final Question Time of the Parliament was a little bit of serious a lot of fun, too many acronyms and a surfeit of lists.
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A few quick ones before closing
Parliament finishes this week. But there’s a few last-minute laws to get over-the-line before the 'finish line' arrives.
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3, 2, 1... Parliament’s last week
4 Aug 2020Parliament #52 is nearly done but as the finish line nears there’s no go-slow on show.
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Scarlet woman, elephants, triangles - Retiring National MPs reflect on Parliament
2 Aug 2020Six more MPs have given farewell speeches at Parliament, reflecting on their years in the job. The House captured some moments from those speeches.
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FGM ban passes with multiple champions
30 Jul 2020In a first for Parliament, a widened FGM ban has passed into law with formal female champions from all the corners of Parliament.
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But wasn't the budget back in May?
29 Jul 2020Remember the budget. From way back in May. Old news eh? Not so much. It's still being debated, but innovatively.
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The return of the Budget and more MPs say goodbye
28 Jul 2020The bill approving Budget 2020 is nearing its final stages and six more MPs are giving their final speeches to the House this week at Parliament
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The Budget Strikes Back: budget debate as movie series
28 Jul 2020The budget is like a movie franchise that just keeps coming back. We are up to the ‘Budget Strikes Back’ stage. Oddly they don’t call it that in debate.
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Clare Curran ‘relief, exhaustion, disappointment and hope’
“It’s a mixture of relief and I guess exhaustion, and disappointment and also hope.” Clare Curran is leaving politics, she talks bear pits, the media, Dunedin, mental health and tartan noir.
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Gareth Hughes ‘trading a suit for gumboots‘
26 Jul 2020After 10 years in Parliament senior Green MP Gareth Hughes talks fatherhood, climate change and an MP’s job and life as he prepares to push the eject button on politics.
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Chatting at the exit: departing MPs talk parliament
Gareth Hughes and Clare Curran have each seen four parliaments, and a lot of politics. We have highlights from our chats with the outgoing Green and Labour MPs.
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'Crazy, dehumanising, frightening' - departing MPs share their views on Parliament
24 Jul 2020Departing MPs have shared their observations on parliamentary life describing it as a "crazy", "dehumanising" and "frightening" place.
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Fresh opposition for this week's question time
23 Jul 2020This week at Parliament the first question times with the new leaders of the National Party Judith Collins and Gerry Brownlee at the helm took place.
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A harsh general - photo essay
23 Jul 2020As a debate goes from electoral to eviscerating The House captures the moments
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An extra members' morning at Parliament
22 Jul 2020An extra morning at Parliament has been set aside to make up for time lost due to Covid-19 and MPs are using it to debate members' bills.
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Another long week at Parliament
21 Jul 2020It's the third to last sitting week before Parliament dissolves ahead of the election and it's going to be a busy one with sittings extended and happening under urgency.
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