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Dealing with the naughty boys at Parliament
9 May 2019This week three MPs were booted from the debating chamber but was it a case of rule-breaking or bias?
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Parliament’s to do list: Thursday 9 May 2019
9 May 2019Every day in the House MPs work through a schedule of business so here’s what they’ll likely work on today.
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Checking up on billions spent
8 May 2019MPs have begun a 10 hour debate on whether or not public money was well spent in the 2017/2018 financial year.
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"It ain't over till..."
8 May 2019It’s round two of the Government’s boss publicly going over the books and offering praise and complaints. "In the red corner..."
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Bang for your buck - were taxes spent good?
7 May 2019Billions of dollars are channeled by the government into public services every year and every year MPs question whether or not it was money well spent in the Annual Review Debate.
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Beginning a long debate on how money was spent
7 May 2019Each sitting day in the House MPs work through a schedule of business. Today that includes starting a ten hour debate on how Government departments performed over the last financial year.
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A briefing, a farewell, and a paycheck at Parliament
5 May 2019The House rounds up some of the happenings at Parliament this week including a briefing on women, peace, and security, a farewell speech from Nuk Korako, and funding for the watchdogs.
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Feeding the hand that bites you
2 May 2019You may think that the opposition are the group in Parliament whose job is to ‘hold the government to account’. You’d be wrong.
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Support and criticism for misuse of drugs bill at select committee
1 May 2019A select committee has heard the intent of a bill to reclassify synthetic cannabinoids is supported but the bill could unintentionally affect prosecutions
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Third readings aplenty at Parliament
2 May 2019The House will likely work through the final stages of a few bills today but the usual question time will still take place first.
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Filibustering the End of Life Choice
1 May 2019End of Life Choice is finally back on Parliament’s agenda. But its opponents aren’t about to roll over, so what tactics are available to them? Quite a few as it turns out.
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Parliament's to do list: Wednesday 1 May 2019
1 May 2019Government bills are on the back-burner today with the House set to debate member’s bills.
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A roadmap to Parliament’s week
30 Apr 2019Some weeks Parliament is a cavalcade of gripping bills, some weeks the interest is in what won’t be happening.
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Parliament on loan sharks, privacy and prisoners
30 Apr 2019A brand new bill hits the stage aimed to tame loan sharks; while bills on taxes, levies, prisoner treatment and privacy take another step.
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Parliament's Suicide Squad
28 Apr 2019In the 1950s a group of politicians were appointed to the New Zealand's upper chamber with the soul purpose of bringing about its demise. They were known as the 'Suicide Squad' writes Jake Metzger.
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Some MPs have superpowers
21 Apr 2019Some MPs have superpowers. They really do. 'Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it’s a member of the Regulations Review Committee.' Needs a better superhero name though.
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Just like a usual select committee only speedy - gun law reform
14 Apr 2019Parliament sped through a stage of passing gun law reform reducing the usual time of six months to one week but as Daniela Maoate-Cox writes the process didn't stray too far from the norm.
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The house with walls of noise
14 Apr 2019If you’re in the mood for a wall of noise experience you could try a rock concert, but it’s cheaper to go to Parliament for Oral Questions.
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How can a minister have "no responsibility"?
11 Apr 2019The Speaker's rulings in Parliament can be confusing. For a start how can a Minister have "no responsibility"? We have explanations and examples.
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Feeding the watchdogs: Parliament's to do list for Thursday 11 April
11 Apr 2019Thursdays at Parliament are shorter but still suprisingly busy. Today MPs will feed their watchdogs and then work on infrastructure, research and insolvency.
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Wheel clamp cap bill passes first reading
10 Apr 2019A bill introducing a maximum $100 fee for wheel clamp removal has passed its first reading debate in the House.
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Polite bigotry: free speech, hate speech, petitions
10 Apr 2019If you sign a petition you obviously support it. But what if you host it? And are there limits to what petitions should be allowed to call for?
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Parliament set to pass gun law reform today
10 Apr 2019The final stages of gun law reform, tweaking winter energy payments, and encouraging business research are on the cards for Parliament today.
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Busy week in the House
9 Apr 2019It's going to be a busy busy week in Parliament, and it's not just guns. Chris Hipkins is the man with the agenda.
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