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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.
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Staying alive for the next 40 years? Treasury is planning your future.
18 Jul 2021How will decisions made about Covid-19, climate change, housing and an ageing population play out 40 years from now? The Treasury is making predictions and wants the public to weigh in.
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The rise of the 13th question
8 Jul 2021Parliament has seen an unusual increase recently in what is usually a rare event... a 13th question
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Comedy stylings and slap-downs: a debating tradition
7 Jul 2021There is a surprising amount of humour at Parliament, especially in the General Debate and especially as an opening riposte to the previous speaker.
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Covid-19, suicide, and late audits before Parliament this week
6 Jul 2021This week at Parliament: Covid-19 orders, extending time for audits, and a debate on the Zero Suicide Aotearoa report.
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The ministerial sprint: how to manage multiple jobs
4 Jul 2021Most government ministers do four or more different jobs, so Phil Smith asks Chris Hipkins for advice on juggling, sprinting and wearing multiple hats.
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Hate speech, three waters reform, and Oranga Tamariki in question time
1 Jul 2021Questions on hate speech, assault of children in state care, and reform of water services management have been asked of Ministers at Parliament.
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Exposure Draft: a public brainstorm on RMA replacement
30 Jun 2021Unusually, Parliament has sent a draft bill to select committee for public feedback with a general call for ideas on improving consents.
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The Firsts and Thirds: this week’s key debates
29 Jun 2021Every debate is equal but are first and third readings more equal than others? Probably not. We have the firsts and thirds for the week.
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‘A young man that changed the law’ - how the death of a student sparked law reform
27 Jun 2021MPs have debated the findings of an inquiry into student accommodation prompted by the death of a student in 2019. Here’s how they changed the law.
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MPs agree: ‘Nice guys finish first’
The House gets a rare opportunity to discuss something upbeat - cricket; after the 'team of five million' beat 'the team of one billion' (to paraphrase the Deputy PM).
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Q&As colonising parliament
23 Jun 2021Parliament was once wall to wall speeches, recently the Q&A has gaining ground. Quizzes have escaped Question Time and media stand ups and is colonising the traditional debates.
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Parliament allows Government a float
22 Jun 2021Parliament has given the Government a float. Not a raft in the deluge, but cash to be ‘going on with’ while they all continue debating the new budget, which applies from next week.
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Budget 2021: holding the Government to account for its accounts
20 Jun 2021Ministers have appeared before other MPs to answer questions about Budget 2021 as part of Parliament's financial scrutiny cycle.
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Mobility scooter seizure, verdicts of insanity and waka jumping before Parliament
13 Jun 2021Non-government bills changing laws around mobility device seizures, the wording of verdicts for insane offenders, and waka-jumping MPs have been worked on at Parliament.
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Standing by statements at Parliament
10 Jun 2021Parliament's question times have been littered with a recurring question about whether the Prime Minister stands by their statements.
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Bill giving water fluoridation power to Director-General of Health passes second reading
9 Jun 2021A bill on water fluoridation decisions has passed its second reading at Parliament - more than four years after it was first introduced.
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Water fluoridation bill back before Parliament
8 Jun 2021A bill transferring control of water fluoridation from local councils to the Director General of Health is back before Parliament this week
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MPs finish eight hour Budget 2021 debate
6 Jun 2021Eight hours of debate on Budget 2021 has wrapped up at Parliament with MPs praising and criticising the government's spending plan
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Security a recent theme at Parliament
Parliament’s business often develops themes. Recently there’s a been a strong flavour of security with a side of white supremacy threats.
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Travel bubbles, travel bans, and Covid-test rules approved by MPs
2 Jun 2021Covid19 rules on travel bans, travel bubbles, vaccinations, and test kits have been approved by MPs as part of regular scrutiny of Covid-19 orders
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Debate Champs at Parliament
Among the many less political things happening at Parliament: this year's NZIER Secondary School Debating Championship, with a very political final.
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MPs to finish off 2021 Budget Debate
1 Jun 2021This week at Parliament is relatively straight forward for MPs who will finish off the Budget Debate and work through a number of bills
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Policing political race speech with a posse
30 May 2021Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it.
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