Daniela Maoate-Cox

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.

Each sitting day MPs work through legislation and at the top of the list today is a bill on oil and gas exploration permits.

A bill banning letting fees has passed its final hurdle in the House.

MPs worked through a number of committee stages this week which is more impressive than it sounds writes Daniela Maoate-Cox

Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Today they’ll work on letting fees, family violence, and fibre services.

Speaker Trevor Mallard has marked the 100th anniversary of the first sitting in Parliament's debating chamber.

Former National Party member Jami-Lee Ross' departure from the party made headlines this week but the news had little effect on Parliament's day to day business. 

Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week.

MPs say a trip to Vanuatu and Solomon Islands will create relationships and reaffirm friendships 

The government has used its powers to ignore the rules and pass a bill through all its stages at once to freeze MPs' pay.

Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week.

MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and also what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of women attaining the right to vote in New…

It's been 125 years since women gained the right to vote and Aotearoa has since had three women Prime Ministers but MPs in the House say Parliament still has work to do.

Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week.

The Environment Select Committee has been briefed on the scale, impact and sources of plastic pollution in the coastal waters of Aotearoa.

Each sitting day in the House MPs argue about bills that want to grow up and become laws. Here's what they’ll work on this week.

Party divisions fade for MPs when there’s a topic of shared interest and women’s rights is one of those issues for Labour’s Louisa Wall and National’s Jo Hayes.

Every second Wednesday in the House there’s a chance for MPs to get their own legislation through Parliament. The House talks to two MPs ahead of their bill’s debates.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they’ll try to get through this week.