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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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MPs leave houses, return to House
28 Apr 2020It was the first day back at Parliament for MPs, and in some ways it was a lot like school.
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Parliament at alert level 3: budget prep and tax bills
28 Apr 2020The House has resumed after a five week lock down and while the usual features like question time will remain there are a couple of changes.
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Going virtual: taking parliament onto the holodeck
26 Apr 2020Along with most everything in New Zealand parliament has gone virtual, and not just the MPs.
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Parliament post-lockdown: more money and bills but fewer debates and MPs
24 Apr 2020MPs are due back in the debating chamber after more than a month of lockdown but there are some changes to comply with alert level 3 including fewer MPs and time for debates
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Fire and ice: which MP has the best Zoom location?
23 Apr 2020It’s the question you didn’t ask, which Epidemic Committee member has the best Zoom background?
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Final days for submissions on prisoner voting
20 Apr 2020Only a few days remain for the public to share their view on a bill which would allow prisoners to enrol to vote. Here’s what submitters need to know.
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Powerful or powerless? What can the Epidemic Response Committee do?
For three weeks the Epidemic Response Committee has been grilling Ministers and Officials on their response to Covid-19 but how much power do they actually have?
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Parliament's education chamber
12 Apr 2020The House revisits Parliament's lesser known fourth chamber where heated debates about pineapple on pizza take place.
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Life in the press gallery
6 Apr 2020The Parliamentary press gallery is 150 this year and like many birthdays it has prompted members, both newbies and veterans alike, to reflect on their roles in an ever-changing media landscape.
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Touring democracy
5 Apr 2020With the country in lockdown a tour of Parliament is off the cards for the time being but last year The House went on a personal tour.
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The most watched committee
The Epidemic Response Committee has had its first meeting. Probably no committee has been more watched - but is it normal?
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On the backbenches: It’s in the DNA
29 Mar 2020National MP Denise Lee hangs in the backbenches of the debating chamber but says electorate work takes a more on the ground approach
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On the backbenches: A seven-day-a-week job
National’s Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi was New Zealand’s first Indian and Sikh MP. He reflects on his 12 years in Parliament.
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On the backbenches: An MP can come from anywhere
29 Mar 2020Labour’s Jamie Strange went from rock musician to teacher and church minister to walking the halls of Parliament. How did he do it?
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On the backbenches: ‘A really weird job’
Labour’s Deborah Russell says she gets two days a month off from being an MP—so what keeps her busy?
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Last minute business at Parliament
The country has been told to self-isolate as it heads towards a nationwide lockdown so why did Parliament meet today?
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Parliament works on abortion, tax, and prisoner voting bills amidst Covid-19
22 Mar 2020Covid-19 is dominating the news and minds of people across the world but it's less of a feature in the debating chamber
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Where two or three are gathered together…
MPs have changed the rules this week to enable social distance while running the country - lots of distance. Parliament can now e-govern and become ‘The Virtual Parliament’.
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Covid-19 dominates Question Time in Parliament
18 Mar 2020The Prime Minister has taken some issue over the Leader of the Opposition's questions about Covid-19 testing.
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Business as normal for Parliament despite Covid-19
17 Mar 2020The Government has been busy with its response to Covid-19 but as far as Parliament goes it's business as normal says Leader of the House Chris Hipkins
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