Johnny Blades

Despite a week of distractions MPs were working. Hard. Ten bills were finished, and eight brand new bills began their lives, ready for the remaining weeks of this parliamentary term.   

Parliament spent extra hours this week churning through quite a long list of proposed legislation, with ten bills completing their third and final readings.

Parliament can grant powers to certain authorities to make new rules without having to go through the normal lengthy legislative process.

An increased appetite to learn Te reo Māori among different parts of the Parliament system means the work of the Māori Language Service is in demand more than ever.

Response to recent climate disasters was the focus as the National Emergency Management Agency appeared before the Governance and Administration Committee for its annual review.

This week’s weekend feature story for The House compiles highlights from through Parliament’s sitting week.

It’s a common occurrence in the House for opposition MPs to ask to “seek leave to table a document”, but have you wondered what this really means?

Maiden Statements are usually the public’s first and sometimes best chance to learn about an MP's motivations and politics, and new Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka's was no exception.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

Legislation has been passed under urgency to ensure all people returning to the country after being in prison systems abroad continue to come under parole-like oversight and support back in New…