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Tonga youth seen as 'problematic' - Youth MP
22 Nov 2019Tonga 2018 Youth MP 'Aulola 'Ake says Tongan youth are often seen as problematic and national leaders need to create more opportunities for youth to change the stereotype.
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You say referendums, I say referenda. Let’s call the whole thing off
The bill that made the most progress through Parliament was also the slowest. It’s a bill to let us make two choices, once.
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'We are a Pacific nation' - Trevor Mallard
24 Nov 2019New Zealand's Speaker Trevor Mallard says MPs have a disproportionate amount of contact with parliamentarians from Europe and need to work more with their Pacific neighbours.
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'Of the Pacific' - Why NZ MPs visit their Pacific neighbours
1 Dec 2019Taxpayers paid thousands of dollars for five New Zealand MPs to go to Tonga and Fiji so what does New Zealand get out of it asks Daniela Maoate-Cox.
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House tortoise or chamber hare?
24 Nov 2019Recently a visitor to Parliament asked me how many topics get discussed each day in the House. The annoying answer is - that depends, it varies enormously
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A metaphysical Question Time – annotated
20 Nov 2019Some days Parliament’s Question Time passes without incident. Some days less so. Last week was a smorgasbord of angst and fracas. We annotate a metaphysical exchange.
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In Parliament this week
19 Nov 2019A rundown on the key points up for debate in parliament this week
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A long passage: end of life choice
17 Nov 2019We recap the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, over a period longer than the current government.
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A general tit-for-tat at Parliament
14 Nov 2019On Wednesdays at Parliament MPs argue about general topics in the aptly named General Debate. This week turned into a bit of a tit-for-tat.
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'Now this is something I know about': MP's specialist subjects
13 Nov 2019It won’t surprise you that MPs tend to have favourite topics. There are various reasons why and various ways to spot their ‘mastermind subject’. Here’s one you might have overlooked.
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The End of Life Choice Debate: in pictures
13 Nov 2019The third reading debate of the End of Life Choice Bill made for a busy, emotional day at Parliament. For The House Phil Smith caught the action in photos.
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MP's choice on choice: A watcher's guide to Wednesday
12 Nov 2019On Wednesday MPs get a final say on the End of Life Choice Bill. Here's a watcher's guide.
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Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
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A matched set: climate bills provide full set of debates
Parliament’s week saw a matched pair, combined for a full set. Sorry, what? Basically, two climate bills provided the full set of debates. We have the highlights...
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Mutually exclusive truths: the statistics of Question Time
Statistics are MPs favourite weapons. Question time is heavy with mutually exclusive numbers - which are usually all true.
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Two climates in one day
6 Nov 2019Parliament currently has two climate change bills on the boil. We explain the difference.
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Meaty week at Parliament: Climate, Organs, and Criminals
5 Nov 2019Parliament is back debating this week, with an unusually meaty roster of topics for MPs to get their teeth into.
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Whipping MPs for a job
3 Nov 2019It may be a kinder, gentler Parliament but there are still a lot of whips around the place. Not the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ variety, but people with a very odd job title.
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Parliament looks back - Parihaka and women MPs
27 Oct 2019Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka
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The week in questions: heavy on light rail
24 Oct 2019Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail.
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Notes from the gun debate
24 Oct 2019Visiting a select committee is always an education. So based on ‘day one’ of submissions on the second arms bill, The House offers a few hints for submitters.
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General Debate: scenes from the bear pit
23 Oct 2019On Wednesdays in Parliament MPs get to strain slightly harder at their leashes during the general debate. We caught the action from one Wednesday on camera.
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"Does she stand...?" Scenes from a Question Time
23 Oct 2019Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.
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An historical week in Parliament
22 Oct 2019Parliament this week includes a number of controversial or important pieces of legislation, others that are deeply procedural. And a good smattering of New Zealand history.
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