Stories by Daniela Maoate-Cox

Parliament can be boring so here's a special parliament themed bingo to help you through.

Each day at Parliament MPs work through various items of business in the House, today they'll work on tax, and synthetic cannabis legislation.

Worm farms, smaller portions, rescuing food and educating marae are some of the methods being used to prevent food waste a select committee has been told. 

Thursday's are shorter in the House but there's still work to do, here's what MP's will try to work through today.

Before the big Budget debate takes place is a smaller pre-budget debate of sorts in which MPs argue the merits of what shapes the Government's budget decisions.

Following question time today there will be a debate on the Government's overarching policy goals that guide its budget decisions.

A day at Parliament can include many different things and this week Parliament finished a 13-hour debate, heard an MP's first speech, and was reminded of in-House rules. 

Thursday's in the House are shorter at Parliament so before the MPs break for the weekend they'll work on tidying up regulatory systems, social worker registrations and outdated offences. 

Each day in the green chairs of Parliament MPs work through a list of business which today includes a new MP's first words, a debate on the PM's statement, and some legislation.

Leader of the House Chris Hipkins gives an overview of what MPs will work on this week while in the debating chamber.

Each sitting day at Parliament MPs argue about bills, and each other. Here's the likely topics for this Tuesday.

To start non-election years at Parliament MPs spend 13 hours arguing who would be better at running the country. The House explain's what they do and why.

Labour and National pointed fingers at each other for the cancellation of a select committee this week but what's a committee and who is to blame?

The first question time for 2019 has taken place so it's time for a refresher on some of the rules.

In parliament this week the theme is ‘If you’re still keen, let’s get busy.’ Today is a perfect example.

Parliament will skip question time today in favour of a debate on the Prime Minister’s statement.

Child poverty, monetary policy, and final farewells will take up time in the House this week before it breaks for the holidays says the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins.

Select committees don't get as much time in the limelight as other parts of Parliament but they're an important point of contact between MPs and the public says the chair of the Finance and…

Parliament has 17 select committees but the Maori Affairs and Health Committees both claim to be the most collaborative. 

Treaty settlements are a major part of the Māori Affairs committee's work but it also finds time for karakia, waiata, and kai in its work. 

Parliament's select committees often fly under the public's radar but the chairs of the Health Committee say its done some heavy work considering breast cancer treatments and medicinal cannabis.

MPs argue daily about bills that dream of growing up and becoming real laws. Here's what they’ll be discussing in their first day of the countdown to Santa.

Watching the watchers, or more specifically, watching how the watchers use taxpayer money is one of the tasks of Parliament.

Twenty-five years ago voters chose to change the country's electoral system to MMP but the decision has also changed what Parliament looks like and what it does. 

A bill on oil and gas exploration permits is at the top of MPs’ to-do list again today as it faces it’s last hurdle in the House.