Question Time

Parliament is back to normal(ish) with MPs flexing their vocal chords, and some comments and misconceptions about the House's microphones. Audio

In a parliamentary week that was all about passing the budget, Question Time did not get the memo - it was all about Covid-19. Audio

Parliament has seen an unusual increase recently in what is usually a rare event... a 13th question Audio

Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament. Audio

Parliament's question times have been littered with a recurring question about whether the Prime Minister stands by their statements. Audio

It’s a hard road finding the perfect parliamentary question, but this week had some pointers on tactics.  Audio

The trans-Tasman travel bubble dominated question time this week with the Opposition pressing the Government for details on dates and entry requirements Audio

Soft-ball questions to MPs get derided. What is the point of the 'patsy question'? 

Parliament has always been about arguments and speeches, but questions have got loose and are roaming free. Audio

Parliament is back and so is Question Time. The first week involved releasing a head of steam by firing a lot of grapeshot. Audio

The new parliament has a different shape, and very different maths. As a result Question Time will also be quite a different beast. Audio

On their way out the door MPs took a last swing at representation, policy ideas and general fisticuffs. Audio

Parliament had finally ended, but even on the way out the door there are still rules. Judith Collins faulted at least a trinity of them in one question. Audio

The final Question Time of the Parliament was a little bit of serious a lot of fun, too many acronyms and a surfeit of lists. Audio

Parliament is like a Jane Austen novel but with fewer swoons and swains. Everyone is honourable and their word is their bond (except for George Wickham, Lucy Steele, Catherine de Bourgh...) Audio

This week’s Question Times in Parliament had a recurring theme, familiar target but more variations than you might expect.     Audio

This week in Question Time the top-of-the-bill bouts involved a lot of repetition. Repeated questions, repeated answers. Reprises, reiterations and recaps. Do I need to say that again? Audio

Parliament has a new Leader of the Opposition with a new strategy in Question Time, we compare his tactics to Simon Bridges' ones. Video, Audio

In a week when the leaders of government and opposition have been practically ubiquitous, we have a summary of their main attacks and ripostes. Audio