The House On Demand
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Meaty week at Parliament: Climate, Organs, and Criminals
5 Nov 2019Parliament is back debating this week, with an unusually meaty roster of topics for MPs to get their teeth into. Audio
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Whipping MPs for a job
3 Nov 2019It may be a kinder, gentler Parliament but there are still a lot of whips around the place. Not the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ variety, but people with a very odd job title. Audio
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Parliament looks back - Parihaka and women MPs
27 Oct 2019Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka Audio
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The week in questions: heavy on light rail
24 Oct 2019Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail. Audio
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Notes from the gun debate
24 Oct 2019Visiting a select committee is always an education. So based on ‘day one’ of submissions on the second arms bill, The House offers a few hints for submitters. Audio
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An historical week in Parliament
22 Oct 2019Parliament this week includes a number of controversial or important pieces of legislation, others that are deeply procedural. And a good smattering of New Zealand history. Audio
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Taking shots at MPs: The rules for filming the House
There are lots of rules at Parliament. They are set in stone, and change frequently. Currently under review are the rules on video (and just possibly photography). Audio
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One question five ways: National's repetitive tactic
17 Oct 2019National MPs asked the Prime Minister the same question five times on Wednesday. Here's how it happened in the House. Audio
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Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
16 Oct 2019Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes. Audio
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Pastoral care and scheduled sitting at Parliament
15 Oct 2019A year's worth of rosters and a bill to improve care of tertiary students will be worked on at Parliament this week. Audio
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Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates
The really intense debates at Parliament are not televised. They happen in a little-known ‘fourth’ debating chamber, behind closed doors, and involve temporary MPs. Audio
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Deciding on abortion law
6 Oct 2019MPs are working on legislation to reform abortion law and their decisions are often shaped by those who turn up to talk to them at select committee. Audio
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All care and no control
29 Sep 2019Responsibility is a recurring issue during Parliament's Question Time. Ministers are responsible for their 'kingdoms', but exactly how responsible? Audio
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Parliament calls for public view on gun law
29 Sep 2019Parliament is working on the second piece of promised firearms legislation from the Government and is asking for the public to share their views. Audio
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Snus tobacco petition considered at Parliament
25 Sep 2019Petitions to a select committee are sometimes a testing ground for impending legislation like the snus tobacco petition considered by the Health Committee this week. Audio
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A quick spring clean for the law
24 Sep 2019Here’s a spring cleaning tip for the legally minded. You can spruce up a law really quickly if you plan to blow the dust off but not move anything. Audio
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Budget 2019 - the process in a nutshell
22 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced back in May but the bill has only just been passed by the House. Here's how it happened. Video, Audio
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Parliament's no-fail buffet
19 Sep 2019It’s nice when you really can’t fail at work. It's also very rare at Parliament. Luckily, there’s a debate where no matter how poorly you argue, your bill can't fail. Audio
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Parliament’s Book of Days
18 Sep 2019They say a week is a long time in politics. It is, and sometimes it feels that way too. It’s so long there is a flow and flux to the weekdays at parliament, almost like the shift of the seasons. Audio
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The end is nigh for Budget 2019
17 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced in May but it's only just reaching its final stage in the House this week. Audio
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A vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law. Audio
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Learning in the firing line - Lessons from question time
12 Sep 2019In a busy political week Question time provided lots of lessons. Mostly of how not to do it. Here are a few of them. Audio
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'To which god it may concern...'
11 Sep 2019When MPs get together the first thing they do is pray. It’s along the lines of ‘god help us all’ and ‘how do I do this MP thing anyway?’. But is mentioning a 'god' picking a side? Audio
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The Westminster crisis and NZ: can it happen here?
10 Sep 2019While the daily paroxysms of the British Parliament keep commentators and comedians busy, we ask what’s different here? Audio
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'Honour the language' - Māori for MPs
8 Sep 2019MPs at Parliament say they're making the time for te reo Māori lessons to honour the language. Audio
