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Coronavirus: Parliament convenes one last time
Parliament will urgently convene one last time this afternoon to put the country in a State of Emergency before shutting up shop over the four-week lockdown.
MPs will then head into self-isolation -… Audio
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Special committee set-up as Parliament is adjourned
Opposition leader Simon Bridges will chair a cross-party committee, that will scrutinise the Government's response to Covid-19.
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Parliament works on abortion, tax, and prisoner voting bills amidst Covid-19
Covid-19 is dominating the news and minds of people across the world but it's less of a feature in the debating chamber Audio
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Parliament works on abortion, tax, and prisoner voting bills amidst Covid-19
Covid-19 is dominating the news and minds of people across the world but it's less of a feature in the debating chamber
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Week in politics: Taking charge in a crisis
This week in politics: The PM takes charge in a crisis, the government's response package is acknowledged as a good start, and the border is closed for the first time in NZ's history.
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Question Time for 19 March 2020
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WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Health: What is the Government doing to keep the public informed of the steps they can take to protect themselves against COVID-19?
Hon PAULA BENNETT to the…
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Abortion bill: Concerns ongoing for disabilities, post-20 week terminations
Families of people with disabilities lobbying the Prime Minister on the Abortion Bill have found an ally in Labour MP Greg O'Connor.
The Ohariu MP and former police officer has an intellectually… Video, Audio
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'He was tone-deaf': Bridges criticised for attack on Covid-19 response
The government is promising to keep spending as and when required to get New Zealand through a recession that's now almost certain. Audio
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Sorry, what did we just vote for?
This week some MPs failed to stop an amendment to the Abortion Legislation Bill removing safe zones around clinics but there are some ways they can try again Audio
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Sorry, what did we just vote for?
This week some MPs failed to stop an amendment to the Abortion Legislation Bill removing safe zones around clinics but there are some ways they can try again
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Labour shrugs after abortion clinic safe-zones vote misfire
MPs were caught out in a verbal vote against abortion clinic safe zones last night, but Labour's Jacinda Ardern and Andrew Little seem to want to just put it behind them.
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MPs vote to remove abortion clinic safe zones from Bill
Confusion reigns as MPs do away with sections of the Abortion Legislation Bill that would have made legally protected 'safe areas' possible outside clinics.
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Confusion as MPs vote-out safe zones around abortion facilities
Confusion over the voting in the abortion reform bill has seen MPs vote out safe zones around abortion facilities.
ACT leader David Seymour's proposal to scrap them was voted for in two parts.
The… Audio
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Coronavirus: National MP's panic buying comment 'immensely irresponsible'
National MP David Bennett has faced heavy criticism for saying people should be panic buying in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Question Time for 3 March 2020
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TAMATI COFFEY to the Minister of Finance: He aha ngā rīpoata hou kua kitea e ia mō te ōhanga o Aotearoa?
Translation: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?
Hon…
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Destiny in the stars: Celebrity dance show 'risk' for Tamaki
Politicians who have appeared on Dancing with the Stars over the past 15 years say the publicity could backfire for would-be politician Hannah Tamaki if she puts on her dancing shoes.
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The thin line separating free speech and hate speech
Free speech crusaders say the sacred right to freedom of expression is under threat. But minority communities say a law change is needed to protect the most vulnerable. Audio
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Further changes to firearms bill likely before becoming law
The legislation setting up a firearms register and introducing tougher licensing controls is a step closer to becoming law, but negotiations with New Zealand First are still ongoing.
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Jami-Lee Ross: 'I am now being painted as the scapegoat'
Jami-Lee Ross is once again proclaiming his innocence, as he heads off to court next week - along with three others - to face Serious Fraud Office charges.
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Winston Peters ducks media amid SFO investigation
Winston Peters has a track record of using music as a diversion.
Yesterday as he ducked and dived media questions over a Serious Fraud Office investigation, he once again resorted to a musical… Audio
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Seymour demands answers as major rehab service to close
Epsom MP David Seymour is demanding answers from the government over the closure of a major rehabilitation provider in his electorate.
Checkpoint revealed Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation is closing… Video, Audio
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Laura Fergusson rehab: Disabled man's mum begs Ardern to keep centre open
An Auckland woman with a severely disabled son is begging the Prime Minister to intervene and keep respite services provided by Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation open.
Mandy Brookland's son Blake cant… Video, Audio
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...and by opposing end them
When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers… Audio
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...and by opposing end them
When Parliament finally begins each year it goes off with a bang, and in an election year moreso. In the first debate the parties demoed their election messages. They were selling both sunflowers…
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The Week in Politics: Polls show election on a knife-edge
Analysis - Another opinion poll shows a knife-edge result, Northland could decide the election and National goes after NZ First, writes Peter Wilson.
