The House On Demand
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Parliament: The week inside
11 Aug 2022In the week after a big party conference you might expect that the themes raised in Parliament would often match the talking points from that event. You would be right. Audio
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Parliament doubles down on serious crime
10 Aug 2022Two bills related to crime and high risk offenders have passed a third reading, doubling the opportunity for Opposition MPs to label the Government ”soft on crime”. Audio
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Not enough chiefs
9 Aug 2022It’s not often a group of workers think ‘we need more bosses’. That’s what MPs did this week - kind of. Parliament may now have more presiding officers than it’s ever had. Audio
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Words galore - the work of Hansard
7 Aug 2022The House hears from two Hansard editors about the unique work of the team whose reports become part of Parliament's official record and can be seen by anyone. Audio
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A week knee-deep in bills
4 Aug 2022This week Parliament's debating chamber was knee-deep in bills. We have a quick run-through of the 14 different wanna-be laws it debated. Audio
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Get busy winning - Tauranga MP’s maiden speech
3 Aug 2022In his maiden speech the newly sworn-in MP for Tauranga warns of a malaise in the country, and urges the nation to 'get busy winning'. Audio
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Parliament’s sweet spot for extra days
2 Aug 2022For the next while Parliament is sitting an extra morning each week. It has hit the twixt-reviews sweet-spot and has also has a lot of new ideas to debate. Audio
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Parliament at night: scenes inside the ant hill
31 Jul 2022Parliament at night is a different vibe to Parliament during the day. Staff numbers on precinct have mostly thinned out, but it's a time when the weird and wonderful can happen. Audio
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Meet a new MP: Dan Rosewarne
28 Jul 2022We meet a new MP, Dan Rosewarne who gave hs maiden speech this week: a chance to say 'who I am, how I got to be here and what I hope to achieve'. Video, Audio
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Extended sitting weeks begin as legislative agenda gets busy
26 Jul 2022The latest from the House Audio
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Beyond imposter syndrome - Youth Parliament 2022
24 Jul 2022Last week Parliament was taken over by the new leaders Youth Parliament - an opportunity for rangatahi to speak and the rest of us to pay attention. Audio
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Parliament’s cooperative team captains
17 Jul 2022MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more efficient that way. Audio
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If the House is Parliament's mouth, this is its brain
10 Jul 2022There are various parts of Parliament that could be deemed crucial to the functioning of the place, but perhaps none quite so much as the House Office. Audio
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The House For Sunday 10 July 2022
10 Jul 2022MPs in Parliament shout at each other a lot, but they also cooperate a lot, including about the timetable for that shouting. It's all more effecient that way. Audio
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Decoding Parliament's money talk
3 Jul 2022MPs talk about money a lot. The rest of us often blank out the financials as 'just math'. Annoyingly the money is important so The House tries to explain all that dry 'Appropriations' money talk. Audio
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Studying Parliament from the inside
30 Jun 2022For the students of parliament, public law or politics, the best place to be right in the heart of the legislative chamber, but kind of invisible. In other words, part of the Chamber Operations team.
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An expeditious Tuesday
29 Jun 2022Parliament began the week at top pace moving five bills through ten stages in an evening, though there's a little bit of double counting going on. Audio
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Tips on surviving Question Time
28 Jun 2022One of Parliament's best exponents of the skills of gladiatorial quizzes offers advice on "surviving Question Time". Video, Audio
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Learning to Minister, and a crucial skill
26 Jun 2022Being a minister involves many difficult skills that other MPs don’t need. The most crucial might be questions. Answering them well has very little to do with performing ministerial duties well, but… Audio
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Christchurch Call making headway
23 Jun 2022The Governance and Administration committee has been hearing from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet about what progress has been made on the Christchurch Call. Audio
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Committee hears more on plight of 'hope seekers' from Tuvalu
22 Jun 2022Parliament’s Education and Workforce Committee has been considering the plight of undocumented Tuvaluans living in New Zealand without the right to work or to gain residency. Audio
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Sense of urgency in Parliament amid winter gloom
21 Jun 2022Two bills - one addressing the supermarket duopoly, the other providing for a fourth round of Covid vaccination - are set for their second reading, committee stage and third readings this week. Audio
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Parliament’s Serjeant: More than ceremonial
19 Jun 2022You might recognise him by his voice, so long as he is shouting. But despite his role being front-and-centre at Parliament you might be surprised what he does, and what he can do. Audio
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Begin at the centre: interning at Parliament
The House chats with current and former parliamentary interns from Steven Levine's Victoria University of Wellington internship programme about starting work at the very centre of things. Audio
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Local authorities urge MPs to support alcohol harm minimisation bill
9 Jun 2022A proposed member’s bill addressing a power imbalance that prevents communities taking steps to develop public health measures on alcohol use could bypass the ballot process if enough MPs agreed. Audio
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