The House On Demand
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When MPs close questions they open options
29 Sep 2021MPs ask a lot of closed questions during Question Time, but it's not a great way to get the answer you want, or any answer. Audio
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Parliament plays catch-up
28 Sep 2021Parliament lost three weeks of debating time recently. Now the government is clawing back time to get things done, like bills on counter-terrorism, drinking water and a Matariki holiday. Audio
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‘Don't be a tero, get the wero’
26 Sep 2021Spring has come to Wellington and to Parliament. One is blustery at best, the other is slowly filling with masked MPs. Audio
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Support dogs and local body conflicts of interest
23 Sep 2021The members' bills that flew through Parliament this week, and those that failed; including bills on disability dogs, autonomous sanctions and local body conflicts of interest. Audio
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Full throttle House work
22 Sep 2021After a month without progress on debating bills Parliament returned to the debating chamber this week for some full throttle law-making, making up for lost time. Audio
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Hurling your voice in Parliament's chamber
21 Sep 2021Parliament is back to normal(ish) with MPs flexing their vocal chords, and some comments and misconceptions about the House's microphones. Audio
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The safe bet and the cash cache: imprest supply
19 Sep 2021MPs have been arguing about imprest supply recently. Partly, that argument assumes you don’t understand what it is. You’re about to. Audio
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Parliament hails the returning heroes
The House reviews the week in Parliament with praise for paralympians and more than usual unity when the subject is security. Audio
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A budget week but covid questions
9 Sep 2021In a parliamentary week that was all about passing the budget, Question Time did not get the memo - it was all about Covid-19. Audio
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Security draws major parties together
When New Zealand faces a security issue the major political parties often co-operate, focusing more on solutions than blame, as this week demonstrates. Audio
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Enough debate, show me the money
7 Sep 2021Parliament is slowly returning to normal. This week the House moves beyond its 'government oversight' function and adds 'approving spending' and 'supplying the actual cash'. Audio
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Parliament's tiny house vs its committees
5 Sep 2021This week Parliament's House held just a tiny remnant of MPs. So where were the rest of them, what were they doing, and who was working harder? Audio
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Covid, covid, covid: a week of questions at Parliament
2 Sep 2021Covid, covid, covid, and especially vaccines: a week of questions in Parliament. Audio
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General debate: Bouquets and lumps of brick
1 Sep 2021Today's General Debate was a potpourri of arguments and approaches, of bouquets and lumps of brick. The House surveys it's tones and themes. Audio
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Interesting times in the level 4 House
31 Aug 2021The House isn’t doing that much this week, mostly ‘General Business’. Both more and less of it than usual; and all of it pointing to interesting times. Audio
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Michael Cullen on caucus
29 Aug 2021A previously unbroadcast interview with Sir Michael Cullen about the party caucus, how it works and his experience of it. Audio
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Five TV-sized parliaments set to grill ministers
How do you have a Parliament without a debating chamber? Go small and go virtual. This week five select committees will question ministers on TV. Audio
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Business Committee: the power behind the chamber
22 Aug 2021Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen. Audio
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MPs on the Dawn Raids
This week Parliament held a special debate to give MPs a chance to talk about the official apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970s. The House has some moments from that debate. Audio
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Births, deaths, and genders: a quiet bill goes loud
12 Aug 2021Four years ago an almost anonymous bill began life in Parliament. This week that quiet bill turned up the volume, went loud and now commands attention. Audio
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Week in a day: Parliament’s bonkers Tuesday
11 Aug 2021What happens if you try to fit a week’s worth of parliament into a single day - a slightly bonkers Tuesday. Audio
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All the debates: The week in Parliament
10 Aug 2021This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have. Audio
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The House For Tues 10 August 2021 Hipkins
10 Aug 2021It's going to be a very busy week in Parliament with almost one of everything. Chris Hipkins, the Leader of the House previews the action. Audio
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Conversion practices & debate therapy
8 Aug 2021We look at the first outing of the conversion therapy ban bill, and whether MPs could need therapy for first reading confusion. Audio
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Four fall down, three stand up
5 Aug 2021This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them. Audio
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The unmysterious case of the vanishing leaders
4 Aug 2021Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together. Audio
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And on the third day: the pre-life of a law
3 Aug 2021What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week? Audio
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Louisa & Louise: How to member’s bill
Louisa Wall and Louise Upston discuss how MPs choose, devise, draft, and champion their own member's bills. Audio
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Gay law reform: a tactics masterclass
25 Jul 2021Thirty five years later, Fran Wilde and Trevor Mallard discuss the campaign, strategy and tactics involved in the 1985-86 campaign to legalise gay sex. Audio
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