Parliament

The holidays may be coming, but Parliament is winding up for looks likely to be its biggest week of the year. Audio

Parliament is this week to sit under urgency as the Government seeks additional sitting hours to clear a backlog of legislation that it wants to progress. Audio

“An incredibly diverse and eclectic collection”, the Parliamentary Collection has great art, black rods, protest bricks, bodily parts and much more. Audio

Parliament makes a rare step and amends a reserved provision of electoral law — something designed to be hard to achieve. Audio

A former Prime Minister has warned MPs they face a daunting challenge to maintain public confidence in the Parliament system in the age of disinformation. Audio

The year feels like it is winding down, Parliament less so. Here is what the MPs are up to in the House this week.

Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Audio

This week four backbencher bills got a shot at glory. Two were gloriously popular, one successful but contentious, and one pipped at the legislative post. Audio

MPs who are former members of the NZDF had plenty to say when the first reading of the Inspector-General Defence Bill got underway.  Audio

This week’s agenda in Parliament illustrates some of the variety of motivations that lie behind prospective laws. Audio