Petitions
How petitions get Parliament's attention
Petitions to Parliament don't always result in a change to law or policy as intended, but they can be an effective way of the public getting a message to those in power. Audio
Calls for NZ wool to be used in Govt buildings and homes
South Otago sheep and beef farmer Amy Blaikie has started a petition. Audio
91-year-old petitions govt to re-open Manawatu Gorge
A 91-year-old man passionate about getting the Manawatu Gorge reopened has collected 863 signatures by hand because he doesn't have a computer. Noni Sandilands caught a train to Parliament today to… Video, Audio
Committee roulette
Parliament is the forum for public debate, but you can’t wander into the debating chamber and join the MPs in random discussion. You can get pretty close though. Audio
Polite bigotry: free speech, hate speech, petitions
If you sign a petition you obviously support it. But what if you host it? And are there limits to what petitions should be allowed to call for?
65,000 people sign petition to ban single-use plastic bags
Minister of Conservation Euginie Sage says New Zealand needs to follow the 30 other countries which have already passed legislation to ban single-use plastic bags or established levies. Video, Audio
Close to 10,000 sign young woman's mental health petition
Lucy McSweeney, 21, took a petition to the steps of Parliament today calling for better mental health education in schools. Video, Audio
Overturning homosexual convictions
Recently we spoke to Professor Andrew Hodges about his book on British mathematician Alan Turing, who played a large part in cracking the Germans' Enigma code in World War Two. The book was the basis… Audio