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Parliament goes hard on election countdown
16 Jun 2020Parliament has begun a new three week sitting block with a long list of work to get through before Parliament dissolves for the general election.
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How the government borrows money
14 Jun 2020Governments are often borrowing money but how does the process work? The House speaks to the Government's lead financial and economic advisor, the Treasury to find out
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Debating without limits: the committee stage change-up
5 Jun 2020New Zealand’s Parliament is a tinkerer. Like the archetypal kiwi poodling in their back shed, Parliament regularly fusses with the rules, trying to perfect itself. It is currently trialling unlimited…
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The repetition tango
4 Jun 2020This week in Question Time the top-of-the-bill bouts involved a lot of repetition. Repeated questions, repeated answers. Reprises, reiterations and recaps. Do I need to say that again?
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Hobbit law reversal before select committee
3 Jun 2020A select committee is hearing evidence from submitters on a bill which would give more clarity to screen industry workers' employment status by reversing parts of the 2010 Hobbit law.
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A greenish week in the House
2 Jun 2020Parliament has begun for another week, and this week it has a pretty narrow focus, and one with a greenish tinge.
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Muller v Bridges: The tactics of Question Time
31 May 2020Parliament has a new Leader of the Opposition with a new strategy in Question Time, we compare his tactics to Simon Bridges' ones.
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Two approaches to question time
28 May 2020A new leader of the opposition means a new approach to question time particularly when it comes to quizzing the Prime Minister.
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Epidemic Response Committee disestablished by Parliament
27 May 2020A motion to disestablish the Epidemic Response Committee was debated and passed by MPs this week.
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Parliament this week: Catching up with Covid-19
26 May 2020The Government will have to make up for time lost due to Covid-19 as it works on legislation this week
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Looking back at the Epidemic Response Committee
24 May 2020Disestablishing the Epidemic Response Committee has been added to the Government's to do list so The House takes a look back at how and why the Committee was set up.
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Urgency with Budget 2020
17 May 2020After a budget announcement the Government normally introduces some legislation under urgency - this year it worked on six.
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Covid-19: Parliament progresses bill on overseas investment
15 May 2020A bill granting the Government temporary screening powers on some overseas investments has passed its first stage in the debating chamber.
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Self-destructing motions
14 May 2020On national numeracy day (well, budget day), we look at something from Parliament with no numbers: ‘no confidence’ motions and what happens if there isn't one?
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A watcher's guide to Budget 2020
14 May 2020On Thursday 14 May 2020 at 2pm the Finance Minister will announce Budget 2020. Here’s a guide for those planning to tune in.
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Parliament working under urgency to pass Covid-19 legislation
13 May 2020MPs have worked on Covid-19 related bills under urgency shortening a process from months to hours.
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Budget week covid-style
It’s budget week, with the big reveal set for Thursday. But that’s not the only thing happening. And how will Parliament ‘do’ a Covid-style budget?
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Parliament last week: a general debate and 2x Covid-19
10 May 2020Parliament's second week in the debating chamber at alert level 3 includes the return of the General debate and two Covid-19 related bills.
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Attacks and ripostes
7 May 2020In a week when the leaders of government and opposition have been practically ubiquitous, we have a summary of their main attacks and ripostes.
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Opposing, I support this
6 May 2020It can’t be easy being in political opposition during a crisis. You don’t want to seem obstructive, but you’re the Opposition; it says it in the name. So, how do you oppose while supporting?
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Omnibus blunderbuss: hitting 45 laws in one shot
Another week is underway in our curtailed Parliament which is demonstrating the scattergun impact achievable through omnibus legislation.
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A tax bill, last year's performance, and prisoner voting at alert level 3
3 May 2020In the first week of alert level 3 MPs have speedily passed a tax bill, started a performance review of the Government and heard views on prisoner voting.
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Whoosh! Kablam! Tax relief
Parliament went into warp speed on Thursday to unanimously pass a tax relief bill for business owners.
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We few: the level 3 Parliament
The MPs are back. Politics is on. But not everything is normal. What's changed at level 3?
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