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Taking shots at MPs: The rules for filming the House
There are lots of rules at Parliament. They are set in stone, and change frequently. Currently under review are the rules on video (and just possibly photography).
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One question five ways: National's repetitive tactic
17 Oct 2019National MPs asked the Prime Minister the same question five times on Wednesday. Here's how it happened in the House.
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Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
16 Oct 2019Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes.
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Pastoral care and scheduled sitting at Parliament
15 Oct 2019A year's worth of rosters and a bill to improve care of tertiary students will be worked on at Parliament this week.
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Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates
The really intense debates at Parliament are not televised. They happen in a little-known ‘fourth’ debating chamber, behind closed doors, and involve temporary MPs.
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Deciding on abortion law
6 Oct 2019MPs are working on legislation to reform abortion law and their decisions are often shaped by those who turn up to talk to them at select committee.
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Punishing contempt: what could happen to Simon Bridges?
30 Sep 2019National Party MPs' open disregard of the Speaker’s authority as the arbiter of Parliament’s rules has them paddling in untested waters. They could be found in "contempt of Parliament", so what is the…
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Irony and advertising
The kerfuffle over Parliament video and advertising revolves around rule changes. When, how and for whose benefit do they change? It's a gamble but decisions made with self interest can be a…
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Parliament calls for public view on gun law
29 Sep 2019Parliament is working on the second piece of promised firearms legislation from the Government and is asking for the public to share their views.
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All care and no control
29 Sep 2019Responsibility is a recurring issue during Parliament's Question Time. Ministers are responsible for their 'kingdoms', but exactly how responsible?
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Snus tobacco petition considered at Parliament
25 Sep 2019Petitions to a select committee are sometimes a testing ground for impending legislation like the snus tobacco petition considered by the Health Committee this week.
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A quick spring clean for the law
24 Sep 2019Here’s a spring cleaning tip for the legally minded. You can spruce up a law really quickly if you plan to blow the dust off but not move anything.
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Guns and death: Parliament this week
24 Sep 2019Firearms legislation is back at Parliament this week and MPs might finish off a stage of the End of Life Choice Bill.
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Budget 2019 - the process in a nutshell
22 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced back in May but the bill has only just been passed by the House. Here's how it happened.
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Parliament's no-fail buffet
19 Sep 2019It’s nice when you really can’t fail at work. It's also very rare at Parliament. Luckily, there’s a debate where no matter how poorly you argue, your bill can't fail.
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Parliament’s Book of Days
18 Sep 2019They say a week is a long time in politics. It is, and sometimes it feels that way too. It’s so long there is a flow and flux to the weekdays at parliament, almost like the shift of the seasons.
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The end is nigh for Budget 2019
17 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced in May but it's only just reaching its final stage in the House this week.
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Looking back at calls for New Zealand history in school
17 Sep 2019New Zealand History will be compulsory in schools by 2022 and those who campaigned for the change are relieved and glad it's happening writes Annabel McCarthy.
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Housing and a treaty settlement - Parliament this week
17 Sep 2019Some weeks are quieter at Parliament but there are still a couple of bills to watch out for - Kāinga Ora and the Ngāti Hinerangi settlement
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A vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law.
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Learning in the firing line - Lessons from question time
12 Sep 2019In a busy political week Question time provided lots of lessons. Mostly of how not to do it. Here are a few of them.
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'To which god it may concern...'
11 Sep 2019When MPs get together the first thing they do is pray. It’s along the lines of ‘god help us all’ and ‘how do I do this MP thing anyway?’. But is mentioning a 'god' picking a side?
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A nip here, a tuck there: why edit law?
11 Sep 2019When laws are being hammered out in Parliament MPs suggest dozens of changes for many different reasons; not all of them obvious writes Phil Smith
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Death and a pardon at Parliament
10 Sep 2019More than 50 things are listed on Parliament's to-do list but for those short on time The House has picked the two bills to watch for this week.
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