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Youth MPs recommend teaching methods to better support students of all ethnicities
23 Jul 2019Educators need to regain the trust of non-European families who feel failed by the education system and fear their children will suffer the same experience says a report from a Youth Select…
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Parliament congratulates Silver Ferns on world cup win
23 Jul 2019One of the first items ticked off by Parliament following a three-week break was to congratulate the Silver Ferns and Black Caps on their world cup performances.
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Youth MPs send climate change hurry-up to MPs
23 Jul 2019Youth MPs have laid down another climate challenge to their real counterparts in the form of an open letter.
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The mightier pen that (didn’t) cause WW2
There is in fact a lot of war at Parliament, and not just at question time. Somewhere there’s probably a sword, after-all there’s a mace and a mighty pen.
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Youth Parliament 2019 declares climate emergency
18 Jul 2019Youth MPs declared a climate emergency at Youth Parliament this week putting pressure on the real Parliament to follow suit writes Sophie Dixon.
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Call to lower voting age from Youth MP
14 Jul 2019Aotearoa’s first Youth Parliament was held to mark 20 years since the voting age was lowered to 18, but despite this connection many Youth MPs are still not eligible to vote and some are calling for…
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A call for ideas on climate catastrophe prevention
7 Jul 2019Parliament is considering a plan to limit New Zealand’s contribution to climate change and it wants your feedback.
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Family and sexual violence package briefing
27 Jun 2019A package for family and sexual violence sits across eight different portfolios so some of those responsible told a select committee how it will work.
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Adding foresight to oversight
30 Jun 2019Oversight is one of Parliament’s main jobs. But looking forward is even harder.
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Get personal, vote with your feet
26 Jun 2019This week MPs voted with their feet. Quite literally. And it was very personal.
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The House today - Thursday 27 June 2019
27 Jun 2019The last sitting for three weeks will have MPs working on farm debt mediation and drinking water standards.
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The House today - Wednesday 26 June 2019
26 Jun 2019The End of Life Choice bill is due to be debated today but there are some other things to do first.
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Working through Budget 2019 and the End of life Choice bill
25 Jun 2019The House will continue working on the Budget 2019 bill and debate the second reading of the End of Life Choice Bill this week says Leader of the House Chris Hipkins.
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The House today - Tuesday 25 June 2019
25 Jun 2019The final week of Parliament before a three week break begins with much of the focus still on finance.
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'We want people to be heard' - Pacific journalists
23 Jun 2019Media are a crucial part of the democratic process and accessibility to politicians is key to informing the public, say Pacific journalists.
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An escalation of concord
20 Jun 2019You may have noticed MPs fire sharp barbs. But sometimes they lay down weapons. In fact they even have a special committee for agreeing on things.
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The House today - Thursday 20 June 2019
20 Jun 2019The last day of the sitting week brings much of the same for MPs in the House with more Budget Debate and racing reform.
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Estimates hearings continue at Parliament
19 Jun 2019Budget 2019 is far from over at Parliament with Ministers continuing to turn up to select committees to answer questions on their budget bids.
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The House today - Wednesday 19 June 2019
19 Jun 2019Parliament continues with its slightly different Wednesdays while the Budget Debate continues but the usual question time will still take place today.
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The budget twofer
18 Jun 2019It's not that Parliament is obsessive, it's just that they take the budget so seriously they debate it in multiple places simultaneously.
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The House today - Tuesday 18 June 2019
18 Jun 2019Parliament will carry on debating Budget 2019 and work on a bill setting next year's tax rates today.
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Budget 2019 not over yet
16 Jun 2019The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again.
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Parliament hears call to ban conversion therapy
13 Jun 2019Parliament has heard evidence on a petition seeking a ban on attempts to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The home game roast: grilling your own bosses
12 Jun 2019It's not often you get to grill the people who run your own organisation. One select committee got to question all three of Parliament's triumvirate this week.
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