Trevor Mallard
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
“Not just for old stuffy white males” Trevor Mallard on Parliament
The House sits down with retiring MP Trevor Mallard for an insider's view of the tactics and strategy of Parliament, of what has changed, and what still should. Audio
Trevor Mallard: 'Humble backbencher of Wainuiomata'
Trevor Mallard has ended his career as an MP this week after 38 years. Much has changed. We sat down to chat through his storied history and get his insights. Video, Audio
Trevor Mallard: Exit Interview
In October 2022, before Trevor Mallard resigned he spoke at length to The House. This is the fuller interview. Two shorter packages of cuts repeat this material. Audio
Photo Essay: Next Speaker please
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…
Question Time for 3 August 2022
CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government's statements and actions? Dr LIZ CRAIG to the Minister of Housing: What actions is the Government taking to increase… Audio
Question Time for 2 August 2022
RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she think that families in receipt of a benefit are facing cost of living pressures currently, exacerbating poverty… Audio
Question Time for 26 July 2022
Questions to Ministers DAVID SEYMOUR to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all her Government's policies and actions? BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on… Audio
Question Time for 28 June 2022
Questions to Ministers BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy? JAN LOGIE to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Does she have confidence… Audio
Question Time for 21 June 2022
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 Government's statements… Audio
The week in Detail: Infrastructure, sanctions and Trevor Mallard
The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Coming up
Mallard's departure and his complicated legacy
Trevor Mallard is calling time on his parliamentary career. What's he achieved as Speaker of the House of Representatives? Audio
Question Time: How to get it straight
Question Time works best if the MPs ask tight, non-political questions. Straight questions are more likely to get straight answers, so they’re kept as tight as possible but not always by choice. Audio
Questions for Oral Answer 18 May
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
‘No fair Ref!’: The political theatre of asking the impossible
A lot of what happens in Parliament is theatre, including asking for what you know is against the rules. Audio
Mallard backs down, retracts trespass order on Peters, others
Parliament's Speaker has performed a major about-turn, dropping the trespass orders he'd slapped on Winston Peters and four other former MPs.
The former Deputy Prime Minister yesterday revealed he'd… Audio
Dunne rebukes Mallard over trespass of Peters from Parliament
Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.
The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Video, Audio
Oral Questions for Wednesday 13 April 2022
Hon EUGENIE SAGE to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Has she taken advice to Cabinet regarding an international moratorium on seabed mining; if so, what did the advice say? ANNA LORCK to the Minister… Audio