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Mandate protest: a photo essay
The House was at the vaccine mandate protest this week. Here are some photos from an unusually eclectic event.
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Chewing on bills: committees enjoy gristle
Parliament’s select committees have an endless menu of work, but seem to especially enjoy work that involves extra chewing.
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Ayesha Verrall knocks them off
When MPs begin their careers most outline hopeful future achievements. Some very hopeful. Few get to start polishing them off inside a year.
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Re-entry of the gladiators
9 Nov 2021Parliament is back to full strength this week which means extra members’ bills are back on deck as well.
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The new guard connecting Parliament to youth
7 Nov 2021Parliament is not the fusty thing it once was, but perceptions don’t shift easily. Luckily Parliament has a new guard with ideas about how to brush off some of the dustier bits and help it connect…
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A week of patsies, health and housing
31 Oct 2021A week in Parliament, with a cosy love-in on housing, a duel over health, and a dive into a trove of friendly patsies.
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Health reforms: diagnosis and second opinions
Parliament is considering a major health reform. We outline the symptoms, diagnoses and the treatment plans proposed by the different parties.
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Diving into Patsy
27 Oct 2021Patsy questions often get roundly ignored. Today we’re doing the opposite and diving deeper.
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MPs tight on cozy housing
On Tuesday the House debated a new plan to enable denser housing. Most MPs were chuffed and chummy on the idea, others saw light between their houses.
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Swearing-in a Governor General: a photo essay
24 Oct 2021A photo essay from the formal swearing-in of our new Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro; and audio of the key speeches from the event.
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‘The Realm’ and the Queen’s new stand-in
21 Oct 2021The House was at the swearing in of the new Govenor General and brings a few fun facts about the event and the role.
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Submissions: Advice that causes change
20 Oct 2021A bill on internet censorship shows why giving advice to Parliament is worth the effort. Select Committees, bills change.
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Parliament’s pre-Santa plan
19 Oct 2021The Leader of the House, Chris Hipkins, outlines Parliament's plan until Christmas, and the perfect storm of business that Covid has left in its wake.
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Submission rising: Parliament’s feedback flood
17 Oct 2021Parliament keeps breaking the records for public feedback. Why are New Zealanders getting involved in Parliament’s nitty gritty?
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From Youth MPs to actual MPs
Parliament is recruiting for a 2022 youth version of itself. Phil Smith chats with former Youth MPs, now actual MPs Ayesha Verrall and Tangi Utikere about they 1997 Youth parliament experience.
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My view as a fly on Parliament's wall
10 Oct 2021As an eighteen-year-old high school student from West Auckland, New Zealand’s politicians have always felt unreachable. Then for a week, I got to see the inside as a fly on Parliament's wall.
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A week full of bills: what you need to know
3 Oct 2021After a busy week in Parliament we explain the new laws you need to know about, and the new bills you might want to comment on.
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The oral salsa: Parliament goes fast, slow, fast
30 Sep 2021Parliament had a fast-slow-fast week of debating. Phil Smith looks at why the rhythm changes like an oral salsa dance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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