Duncan Webb

Legislation tackling a power imbalance in the grocery industry is among several bills that wound their way through the committee stage in Parliament this week. Audio

Credit card fees, bank changes and mortgage interest rates will all be under the microscope as part of a Commerce Commission investigation into the banking sector. The government's ordered the market… Video, Audio

The House visited two MPs with very different job descriptions to see the shape and function of both their offices and their staffing arrangements.

The government is giving its strongest indications yet of a Commerce Commission study into banking after a record result in profits last year.

National's finance spokesperson Nicola Willis… Audio

Those displaced or affected by the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle can get help with insurance claims through a new service from today.

The Government has launched the New Zealand Claims… Audio

This week four backbencher bills got a shot at glory. Two were gloriously popular, one successful but contentious, and one pipped at the legislative post. Audio

A Parliament with no Speaker is a motley collection of disputants and debaters awaiting direction. This week Parliament elected itself a new leader and the Governor General affirmed their choice. We…

MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more efficient that way. Audio

Parliament began the week at top pace moving five bills through ten stages in an evening, though there's a little bit of double counting going on. Audio

Doing select committees by Zoom can be clunky and lacking in nuance compared to in-person experience, but those who chair committees acknowledge that it improves overall accessibility of the public to… Audio

Ministers of the crown may seem powerful, but the reality of their roles vary greatly. Some are endowed with great influence, some others just come with blame. Audio