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Baptism of fire for new master
27 Feb 2021Parliament can be like a raucous schoolroom where some boys consider new teachers are fair game. When does a robust contest cross a line into unreasonable behaviour?
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Bid to change Māori wards bill name to 'screw the scrum' fails
24 Feb 2021Suggestions to rename a bill on Māori wards to include the words ‘ignore the public vote’, ‘screw the scrum’ and ‘under-arm delivery’ have been ruled out of order at Parliament.
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The hungry, hungry parliament
24 Feb 2021Parliament usually sits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This week it’s doing Tuesday twice, then skipping to Thursday.
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Parliament finally pulls back the joystick
23 Feb 2021Parliament has been puttering along in second gear since the election. Now the interruptions and formalities are fading as it nears lift-off.
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Debating without agenda on Parliament's agenda
Parliament debates all the time but until now it seldom did so just to see what it thinks. This week we hear what it thinks about Aid to the Pacific.
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An urgent debate on Covid-19
Parliament this week was pretty truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate.
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Question time key part of shortened sitting day
18 Feb 2021Question time was considered an essential part of business this week as fewer MPs sat for shorter hours under changing Covid alert levels at Parliament.
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The importance of being critical
Sometimes Parliament’s highlights are the moments it changes the topic. Today those diversions included a defense of attack, and an attack on getting roughy.
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Shorter days,fewer MPs and urgency at Parliament under alert level two
16 Feb 2021Shorter days, fewer MPs, and work on the Covid-19 response are a few of the changes at Parliament as it sits under Covid alert level 2 this week
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MPs finish 19 hour debate on speech from the throne
14 Feb 2021Last year MPs started a long debate on a speech outlining the government's plans for the next parliamentary term and this week they finally finished it off.
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Grapeshot across the trenches: the first week of Question Time
11 Feb 2021Parliament is back and so is Question Time. The first week involved releasing a head of steam by firing a lot of grapeshot.
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Submissions on Māori ward bill open for two days
10 Feb 2021Submissions are invited on a bill changing laws around the establishment of Māori wards by councils but they must be in by is 5pm Thursday 11 February.
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Back in the trenches
9 Feb 2021The summer is waning and MPs are back in the chamber lobbing incendiary verbiage across no-mans land. Yes, Parliament is back in session.
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Housing, firearms law, and poverty key focus for new MPs
13 Dec 2020New MPs are declaring what they'll focus on during their time at Parliament including housing, living wages, firearms law, and poverty.
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Parliament goes out in a flurry of firsts
9 Dec 2020Parliament is over for the year. But helpfully, MPs have left you with multiple summer projects to work on.
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Meet the new MPs: Labour
The 42 new MPs in Parliament each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them. Here are the new Labour Party MPs. - UPDATED -
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Meet the new MPs: Te Pāti Māori
9 Dec 2020There are 42 new MPs in Parliament. They each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them for you. Here are the new MPs from Te Pāti Māori.
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Meet the new MPs: Greens
7 Feb 2021There are 42 new MPs in Parliament. They each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them for you. Here are the new Green Party MPs. - UPDATED -
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Meet the new MPs: ACT
9 Feb 2021There are 42 new MPs in Parliament. They each give an introductory speech. We’re collecting them. Here are the new ACT MPs. - UPDATED -
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Parliament's 2020 finale
8 Dec 2020It’s the final week of Parliament, and MPs are stuffing their stockings with every kind of debate possible. Well almost.
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Drug testing, income tax and Covid-19 bills passed at speed
6 Dec 2020MPs have raced through four bills in their first proper week of Parliament passing new laws on festival drug testing, Covid-19, and income tax.
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The new maths of Question Time
3 Dec 2020The new parliament has a different shape, and very different maths. As a result Question Time will also be quite a different beast.
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Climate specifics in a general motion
Parliament agreed a motion to declare a climate emergency that had something unusual - specifics.
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Parliament works on festival drug testing, more sick leave and a new tax bracket
1 Dec 2020Drug testing at festivals, a new tax bracket, more sick leave, and a quicker change in Covid-19 alert levels will be worked on at Parliament under urgency this week.
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