The House On Demand
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Short, cyclone-hit week starts Parliament 2023
14 Feb 2023After a two-month break, Parliament resumed only to soon adjourn for the week as Cyclone Gabrielle complicated plans for the first sitting week in 2023. Audio
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A year of disruption: Parliament's 2022 in review
18 Dec 2022The last episode of The House for this year is an opportunity to look back at some of the goings-on in Parliament that we covered in 2022. Audio
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The first guest on the floor
14 Dec 2022It's been an unusual day at Parliament. President Zelensky became the first national leader to address the House, and then MPs travelled in time. At least on paper. Audio
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Parliament’s week includes new bills and an historic speech
13 Dec 2022It is Parliament’s final week but there are still bills sitting under the tree for MPs to debate, and some history to make with a Ukrainian President. Audio
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Go high: Parliament takes its roof solar
11 Dec 2022MPs often talk green, but Parliament is lowering its carbon footprint with hundreds of surreptitious solar panels; and providing a much wanted excuse to climb onto the roof. Audio
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Focus on three Government bills in penultimate week
7 Dec 2022Parliament’s year is rapidly nearing an end, and the Government has this week been focused on completion of three fairly major pieces of legislation. Audio
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Parliament cancels a reservation: explaining 'entrenchment'
6 Dec 2022Parliament began its final sitting block of the year this week by cancelling a reservation it made two weeks ago. No, it wasn’t for a Christmas function. It was confusing, but we can help with that. Audio
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Demystifying Parliament: MPs open up in Westport
4 Dec 2022Five MPs travelled to Westport as part of a Parliamentary Outreach Programme aimed at connecting New Zealanders throughout the country with Parliament and its processes. Audio
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Submitting to Parliament (but in a good way)
27 Nov 2022Parliament Journalist Phil Smith has a crack at making a submission to MPs. Here is why you should bother, how you do it, how you really shouldn't, and how his went. Audio
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A long week of Tuesdays and lots of bills
25 Nov 2022In a week when Parliament sat under urgency, across four long Tuesdays, quite a lot of legislative business has been progressed. Audio
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Niggly nights: testy exchanges in the House under urgency
24 Nov 2022There’s been a distinct niggly energy about the exchanges in the House this week, and it’s got something to do with the fact Parliament is sitting under urgency. Audio
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Parliament’s full-steam-ahead Christmas wind-down
23 Nov 2022The holidays may be coming, but Parliament is winding up for looks likely to be its biggest week of the year. Audio
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Parliament to sit under urgency this week
22 Nov 2022Parliament 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
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The Parliamentary Collection: an eclectic list
20 Nov 2022“An incredibly diverse and eclectic collection”, the Parliamentary Collection has great art, black rods, protest bricks, bodily parts and much more. Audio
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Overwhelming vote, meet Reserved Provision
16 Nov 2022Parliament makes a rare step and amends a reserved provision of electoral law — something designed to be hard to achieve. Audio
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MPs warned of ordeals ahead amid disinformation
15 Nov 2022A 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
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Reimagining Parliament
13 Nov 2022Every three years senior MPs meet to reimagine Parliament, considering which rule changes might strengthen representative democracy and executive oversight. Audio
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A Members’ Day of two halves
10 Nov 2022This 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
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Ex-military MPs vocal on Inspector General Bill
9 Nov 2022MPs who are former members of the NZDF had plenty to say when the first reading of the Inspector-General Defence Bill got underway. Audio
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So many reasons for law...
8 Nov 2022This week’s agenda in Parliament illustrates some of the variety of motivations that lie behind prospective laws. Audio
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'A sea of tranquility' - MPs and their groups
6 Nov 2022Whether cross-party or inter-parliament collectives, MP groups are all about human connections which help MPs, and importantly us, find out what makes them tick. Audio
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“Not just for old stuffy white males” Trevor Mallard on Parliament
30 Oct 2022The House sits down with retiring MP Trevor Mallard for an insider's view of the tactics and strategy of Parliament, of what has changed, and what still should. Audio
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Parliament: without notice, but with warning
27 Oct 2022Parliament began today with a motion to condemn Iran for repression of protests. That was a motion without notice that everyone knew would happen. We attempt to explain motions. Wish us luck. Audio
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Historic gender achievement in Parliament with MP's swearing-in
26 Oct 2022Soraya Peke-Mason's arrival as MP means an historic achievement of gender equity in New Zealand’s Parliament, while heralding another chapter in the political history of Rātana. Audio
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Fair Pay Bill hogs limelight again this week
25 Oct 2022After consuming much of Parliament's energy last week, the Fair Pay Agreements Bill looks set to do so again this week as its committee stage continues. Audio
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Trevor Mallard: 'Humble backbencher of Wainuiomata'
23 Oct 2022Trevor Mallard has ended his career as an MP this week after 38 years. Much has changed. We sat down to chat through his storied history and get his insights. Video, Audio
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Trevor Mallard: Exit Interview
23 Oct 2022In October 2022, before Trevor Mallard resigned he spoke at length to The House. This is the fuller interview. Two shorter packages of cuts repeat this material. Audio
