End Of Life Choice Bill
Support for legalising cannabis going up in smoke - survey
Research NZ has been taking the pulse of the nation in the build-up to the election and its latest poll results show that support for legalising euthanasia remains steady but there has been a sizeable… Audio
The super-sized election - what those other two voting options are all about
New Zealanders are about to vote on two of the most polarising social issues of our time - how much do you know about the cannabis and end of life referendums? Audio
A long passage: end of life choice
We recap the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, over a period longer than the current government. Audio
End of Life Choice bill passes final reading
The third and final reading of the End of Life Choice Bill on Euthanasia has passed in Parliament by 69 vote to 51. Audio
The End of Life Choice Debate: in pictures
The third reading debate of the End of Life Choice Bill made for a busy, emotional day at Parliament. For The House Phil Smith caught the action in photos.
MP's choice on choice: A watcher's guide to Wednesday
On Wednesday MPs get a final say on the End of Life Choice Bill. Here's a watcher's guide. Audio
Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
End of Life committee stage - a watcher's guide
Parliament is set to begin its next consideration of David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Member’s Bill, so here’s some background to help you follow the action. Audio
End of Life Choice bill passes second reading
ACT Party leader David Seymour's member's bill that would give terminally ill people the right to choose assisted dying has cleared its latest hurdle in Parliament.
NZ First’s support for euthanasia bill conditional on referendum
New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin says deliberate delays to the End of Life Choice Bill mean the public might not get its say on euthanasia at the 2020 election. Audio
Emotional second reading of End of Life Choice bill
It was an often emotional debating session in the house last night as MPs debated the second reading of David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill. 70 MPs vote in favour of the Bill, while 50 were… Audio
Get personal, vote with your feet
This week MPs voted with their feet. Quite literally. And it was very personal. Audio
MPs: Why we’ve changed our minds on euthanasia bill
MPs are set to vote in the next few hours on the second reading of David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill. National MP Judith Collins voted against it in the first reading but will now vote in… Video, Audio
End of Life Choice bill faces toughest hurdle yet
A handful of votes looks likely to make the difference in whether the voluntary euthanasia bill is voted through its second reading tonight. The first reading passed 76 to 44 last year, but this vote… Video, Audio
Crunch time as Parliament votes on euthanasia bill today
The bill that would give the terminally ill the right to choose to die faces a make-or-break vote in Parliament today. Video, Audio
The thorny question of assisted dying
Should desperately ill New Zealanders have the right to choose their own death? And if so, under what circumstances? David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill is back for a second reading today. Audio
23 MPs still undecided on euthanasia vote
New Zealand MPs are set to vote on euthanasia this Wednesday, but 23 of them are still undecided. Medical, legal and ethical experts have their say, including a visiting Canadian doctor who has… Audio
Willie Jackson: Why I’ll vote in favour of euthanasia bill
Labour MP Willie Jackson says his mother's illness has led him to vote in favour of the End of Life Choice bill next week, despite her views against euthanasia. He spoke to Checkpoint reporter Alex… Audio
Euthanasia supporters, mainly seniors, confront National MP
Stirred-up supporters of the End of Life Choice bill have confronted the Whangārei National MP Shane Reti today over his refusal to support the legislation. Video
Filibustering the End of Life Choice
End 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.