Parliament - Live Stream and Question Time Podcast Options

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister for Social Development: Will she set specific targets for reducing child poverty; if so, what child poverty measures will she use?
2. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of…

1. Hon TAU HENARE to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received showing progress in lifting economic growth and creating new job opportunities?
2. TRACEY MARTIN to the Minister of Education:…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the stability of his Government?
2. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on progress in…

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements on Government policy?
2. JOHN HAYES to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on business confidence and the…

1. Hon PHIL HEATLEY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy – and especially on further signs of economic momentum in the regions and among manufacturers?
2. Dr RUSSEL…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?
2. Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES to the Minister of Labour: What is he doing to improve industry standards and to resource safety…

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Finance: Why has he announced that the Government plans to end its asset sales programme given that he claims it has been a success?
2. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Atto…

1. SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government's Better Public Services programme contributing to a stronger economy?
2. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Finance: Can he rule out…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Will the results of the state-owned assets referendum in any way influence his Government's policy to sell State assets; if so, how?
2. PAUL FOSTER-BELL to the…

1. MAGGIE BARRY to the Minister of Finance: What do official statistics show about progress in the Government's goal of supporting new jobs and higher incomes for New Zealanders?
2. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to…

1. DENIS O'ROURKE to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Is he satisfied with progress on all aspects of the Canterbury earthquake recovery?
2. JACINDA ARDERN to the Minister of Police: Does…

2:06 PM.Questions to Ministers

1. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Finance: Does he stand by his statement that a publicly-owned insurer is a "dumb idea"?
2. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Does he…

1. JOHN HAYES to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government's economic programme supporting New Zealand families, particularly those on low incomes and with dependent children?
2. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to…

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Finance: Does he consider that the Government's Meridian Energy sale was a failure, given that it attracted only 62,000 retail buyers, which is only a quarter of…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence that his Ministers are ethical and competent?
2. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on building…

1. MAGGIE BARRY to the Minister of Finance: What impact have the Government's across the board tax cuts, and other tax changes in 2010, had on income tax paid by higher and lower income households?
2. Rt…

1. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement yesterday that Hon John Banks is a "credible" and "trustworthy" individual?
2. METIRIA TUREI to the Minister for Economic…

1. PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received about forecasts for the New Zealand economy and how are these being reflected in levels of business confidence?
2. Hon DAVID…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that "One of the risks for us is that there's heavily pronounced economic development in Auckland, but not in the rest of the…

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Science and Innovation: Did GNS Science undertake work modelling the groundwater in the Ruataniwha Plains in 2012 and 2013; and was the contract completed fully?
2. …

1. JAMI-LEE ROSS to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government supporting New Zealand families through the economic recovery?
2. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Has he or his Office sought an…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement regarding first-home buyers "I don't want to see tools implemented that lock them out of the market"?
2. DAVID BENNETT to the…

2:11 PM.Questions to Ministers

1. MAGGIE BARRY to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy?
2. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Conservation: Has he ever seen or received a submission…

1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister for State Owned Enterprises: What is the forecast cost to the Crown of the Government's plan to allow buyers of Meridian Energy shares to pay for their shares in…

1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he still think that Chorus "will go broke" if his Government does not intervene to change the pricing for access to the old copper-based broadband…