The House On Demand
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A call for ideas on climate catastrophe prevention
7 Jul 2019Parliament is considering a plan to limit New Zealand’s contribution to climate change and it wants your feedback. Audio
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Adding foresight to oversight
30 Jun 2019Oversight is one of Parliament’s main jobs. But looking forward is even harder. Audio
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Family and sexual violence package briefing
27 Jun 2019A package for family and sexual violence sits across eight different portfolios so some of those responsible told a select committee how it will work. Audio
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Get personal, vote with your feet
26 Jun 2019This week MPs voted with their feet. Quite literally. And it was very personal. Audio
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The House For 655pm Tuesday 25 June 2019
25 Jun 2019The Leader of the House Chris Hipkins gives a summary of what will be worked on in the House this week including Budget 2019 and the End of Life Choice Bill. Audio
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Working through Budget 2019 and the End of life Choice bill
25 Jun 2019The House will continue working on the Budget 2019 bill and debate the second reading of the End of Life Choice Bill this week says Leader of the House Chris Hipkins. Audio
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'We want people to be heard' - Pacific journalists
23 Jun 2019Media are a crucial part of the democratic process and accessibility to politicians is key to informing the public, say Pacific journalists. Audio
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An escalation of concord
20 Jun 2019You may have noticed MPs fire sharp barbs. But sometimes they lay down weapons. In fact they even have a special committee for agreeing on things. Video, Audio
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Estimates hearings continue at Parliament
19 Jun 2019Budget 2019 is far from over at Parliament with Ministers continuing to turn up to select committees to answer questions on their budget bids. Audio
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The budget twofer
18 Jun 2019It's not that Parliament is obsessive, it's just that they take the budget so seriously they debate it in multiple places simultaneously. Audio
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Budget 2019 not over yet
16 Jun 2019The budget process is a long one which pops up in all corners of Parliament. Daniela Maoate-Cox tracks it from question time, to select committees, and back again. Video, Audio
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Parliament hears call to ban conversion therapy
13 Jun 2019Parliament has heard evidence on a petition seeking a ban on attempts to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Audio
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The home game roast: grilling your own bosses
12 Jun 2019It's not often you get to grill the people who run your own organisation. One select committee got to question all three of Parliament's triumvirate this week. Audio
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More budget debate and next year's tax rates
11 Jun 2019Budget 2019 was announced at the end of last month but the debate isn't over in the House. Leader of the House Chris Hipkins explains why and what else will happen this week. Audio
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Parliament’s annual Committee Mega-Smash
9 Jun 2019Once a year ministers are grilled by House committees. It’s a budget gift to opposition MP’s dreaming of their big moment. Audio
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‘I am Catholic, I am a Filipino, and a New Zealander’ Paulo Garcia’s maiden statement
3 Jun 2019New MPs get a special time slot to give their first speech in the house called a maiden statement. Here’re some highlights from National MP Paulo Garcia. Audio
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Parliament's rainbow room refurbished
2 Jun 2019Parliament's rainbow select committee room has been redecorated ten years after it was first opened. Audio
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How to be urgent at Parliament
31 May 2019The House is sitting under urgency to consider bills related to the Government's Budget 2019 announcement this week. Here's how urgency works. Audio
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Robertson to Parliament: ‘Please can we have money?’
30 May 2019Wherefore art thou budget? Or possibly what's it all for anyway, and is it really new? Audio
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More places, more times, fewer deaths
Expert says vaccinating pregnant mothers will save lives; and that immunisation rates will rise if getting a jab is easier. Audio
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Money for 30 months a year
28 May 2019In Budget week it seems suddenly everything’s about the money. That’s not true. Parliament’s focus on the money never seems to stop. Audio
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The ‘right body’ - select committee hears petition on gender confirmation surgery
27 May 2019A petitioner asking for gender confirmation surgery for youth to be funded has appeared before a health committee. Audio
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Committee roulette
23 May 2019Parliament is the forum for public debate, but you can’t wander into the debating chamber and join the MPs in random discussion. You can get pretty close though. Audio
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Swearing in and bowing out
22 May 2019New MP Paulo Garcia was sworn in this week to replace former National MP Nuk Korako. Video, Audio
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Nuk Korako says e noho rā
22 May 2019Nuk Korako didn’t plan to be a politician. And on becoming one later in life he was dropped in the deep end. He's now saying goodbye with huge plans ahead. Audio
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This week in the House: zero carbon and last year's finances
21 May 2019MPs are back at Parliament after a week off and the first thing they'll tackle in the House is a bill on climate change. Audio
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Parliament's chamber of secrets
19 May 2019The public aren't often allowed in the debating chamber but many have been in the second secret chamber without even realising. Phil Smith finds out how it works. Audio
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The price of money
Last week the OCR dropped 25 basis points. What is the OCR, why does it matter, how’s the Government involved, and why weren’t the basis points better attached? Audio
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Dealing with the naughty boys at Parliament
9 May 2019This week three MPs were booted from the debating chamber but was it a case of rule-breaking or bias? Audio
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Checking up on billions spent
8 May 2019MPs have begun a 10 hour debate on whether or not public money was well spent in the 2017/2018 financial year. Audio
