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Wacky Wednesday Racing
10 Dec 2019This Wednesday at Parliament they’re squeezing in next Wednesday as well. Who knew MPs were so powerful?
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Normal service resumes, amicably
8 Dec 2019After months of gridlock the passage was finally open for member’s bills this week and three went shooting amicably through.
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Business as usual for Members' Day at Parliament
5 Dec 2019For the first time in about five months, Parliament's members' day wasn't about the End of Life Choice Bill. The House recaps what they covered.
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From sloth to cheetah in one easy motion
4 Dec 2019Parliament can be sluggish. It’s actually designed that way. But sometimes it turns on the after-burners and gets the wind in its hair as it debates.
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Foreign donations, referendums, and education at Parliament this week
3 Dec 2019Parliament's calendar has just three weeks left in the year for MPs to work on legislation. This week will include bills on referendums, foreign donations, and education.
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Five
29 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Was it part of the job or tropical holiday? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Fiji to find out.
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Four
28 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they on a junket or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Suva, Fiji to find out.
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Three
27 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they soaking up some sun or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them through Fiji on day three to find out.
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day Two
26 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox follows them to workshops, schools, and chapels to find out.
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific
25 Nov 2019Five New Zealand MPs travelled through Tonga and Fiji on a Speaker-led delegation. This is a six part series following the group to find out what they do and why
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Not a holiday - MPs in the Pacific: Day One
25 Nov 2019A group of MPs spent five days travelling through Tonga and Fiji. Were they sunning around the Pacific or was it work? Daniela Maoate-Cox followed them to find out.
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Tonga youth seen as 'problematic' - Youth MP
22 Nov 2019Tonga 2018 Youth MP 'Aulola 'Ake says Tongan youth are often seen as problematic and national leaders need to create more opportunities for youth to change the stereotype.
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You say referendums, I say referenda. Let’s call the whole thing off
The bill that made the most progress through Parliament was also the slowest. It’s a bill to let us make two choices, once.
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'We are a Pacific nation' - Trevor Mallard
24 Nov 2019New Zealand's Speaker Trevor Mallard says MPs have a disproportionate amount of contact with parliamentarians from Europe and need to work more with their Pacific neighbours.
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'Of the Pacific' - Why NZ MPs visit their Pacific neighbours
1 Dec 2019Taxpayers paid thousands of dollars for five New Zealand MPs to go to Tonga and Fiji so what does New Zealand get out of it asks Daniela Maoate-Cox.
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House tortoise or chamber hare?
24 Nov 2019Recently a visitor to Parliament asked me how many topics get discussed each day in the House. The annoying answer is - that depends, it varies enormously
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A metaphysical Question Time – annotated
20 Nov 2019Some days Parliament’s Question Time passes without incident. Some days less so. Last week was a smorgasbord of angst and fracas. We annotate a metaphysical exchange.
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In Parliament this week
19 Nov 2019A rundown on the key points up for debate in parliament this week
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A long passage: end of life choice
17 Nov 2019We recap the passage of the End of Life Choice Bill, over a period longer than the current government.
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A general tit-for-tat at Parliament
14 Nov 2019On Wednesdays at Parliament MPs argue about general topics in the aptly named General Debate. This week turned into a bit of a tit-for-tat.
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'Now this is something I know about': MP's specialist subjects
13 Nov 2019It won’t surprise you that MPs tend to have favourite topics. There are various reasons why and various ways to spot their ‘mastermind subject’. Here’s one you might have overlooked.
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The End of Life Choice Debate: in pictures
13 Nov 2019The third reading debate of the End of Life Choice Bill made for a busy, emotional day at Parliament. For The House Phil Smith caught the action in photos.
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MP's choice on choice: A watcher's guide to Wednesday
12 Nov 2019On Wednesday MPs get a final say on the End of Life Choice Bill. Here's a watcher's guide.
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Death, crime and farming
Among the ten or so bills likely to be debated by Parliament this week, there are quite a few worth noting. The cheery overall themes are death, crime, and farming.
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