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Oral Questions for 15 August 2023
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and policies? DR ANAE NERU LEAVASA to the Minister of Health: What announcements has she… Audio
Oral Questions for 2 August 2023
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANGELA ROBERTS to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: What… Audio
Oral Questions for 1 August 2023
Questions to Ministers HON JAMES SHAW to the Minister of Finance: What unused revenue tools, if any, are available to the Government that would both increase allowances and enable better investment in… Audio
The value of face to face: MPs visit Samoa
The great value of inter-parliamentary travel abroad is the relationships that are built, not just between countries but among the MPs themselves.
Photo essay: cross-party MP group in Samoa
Five New Zealand MPs from across the political spectrum are visiting Samoa to build relationships within the country - and among themselves. Audio
The unbridled Question Time
For any of Parliament’s speakers, the daily Question Time is a tricky horse to manage, let alone tame. Every Speaker brings a different approach, the current Speaker is trying riding with no reins at… Audio
Oral Questions for 6 June 2023
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and policies? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all of… Audio
Question Time for 2 May 2023
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "it's not right for households to be tightening their belts if the Government… Audio
Oral Questions for 5 April 2023
Questions to Ministers ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen on material wellbeing? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand… Audio
Oral Questions for 28 March 2023
Questions to Ministers CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and… Audio
A year of disruption: Parliament's 2022 in review
The last episode of The House for this year is an opportunity to look back at some of the goings-on in Parliament that we covered in 2022. Audio
Questions for Oral Answer 14 December 2022
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's statements and… Audio
Oral Questions for 13 December 2022
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her… Audio
Questons for Oral Answer 8 December 2022
CHRIS BAILLIE to the Minister of Education: Has he received any reports on future options for Maori-medium and kaupapa Maori education in the past six months? TERISA NGOBI to the Minister for… Audio
Questions for Oral Answer 6 December 2022
TANGI UTIKERE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has Pharmac advised him of relating to rare disorders? DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's… Audio
Demystifying Parliament: MPs open up in Westport
Five MPs travelled to Westport as part of a Parliamentary Outreach Programme aimed at connecting New Zealanders throughout the country with Parliament and its processes. Audio
Submitting to Parliament (but in a good way)
Parliament Journalist Phil Smith has a crack at making a submission to MPs. Here is why you should bother, how you do it, how you really shouldn't, and how his went. Audio
Overwhelming vote, meet Reserved Provision
Parliament makes a rare step and amends a reserved provision of electoral law — something designed to be hard to achieve. Audio
Oral Questions for 25 October 2022
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's… Audio