Parliament

The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee has been holding its annual review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Parliament has paused out of respect for the Green Party MP Efeso Collins who died unexpectedly in Auckland this morning.

Wise MPs apologise hard and early, but Casey Costello's correction may be late. The Speaker appears to have revealed he is considering a complaint over a matter of privilege.

This weekly wrap of The House looks at the repeal of major water reforms passed in the last Parliament term, and a Select Committee hearing on news media's existential crisis.

A select committee is considering views on a bill that seeks a more level playing field in the digital market that our media industry operates in, where tech giants dominate.

The Water Services Acts Repeal Bill has passed through all stages while Parliament went into urgency.

An unusually long sitting block begins today at Parliament, beginning with another repeal of law passed by the previous government.

Parliament's Clerk has just published a new edition of Parliament's own bible, a vast and fascinating compendium of our democracy - Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand.

Live-streaming of public select committee hearings is now being hosted on Parliament’s own website instead of on Facebook.

Being a government minister is harder than it looks. Parliament is a tough master of its governments. This week a clutch of ministers made mea culpas, and one is learning fast just how hard it can be.