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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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A matched set: climate bills provide full set of debates
Parliament’s week saw a matched pair, combined for a full set. Sorry, what? Basically, two climate bills provided the full set of debates. We have the highlights...
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Mutually exclusive truths: the statistics of Question Time
Statistics are MPs favourite weapons. Question time is heavy with mutually exclusive numbers - which are usually all true.
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Two climates in one day
6 Nov 2019Parliament currently has two climate change bills on the boil. We explain the difference.
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Meaty week at Parliament: Climate, Organs, and Criminals
5 Nov 2019Parliament is back debating this week, with an unusually meaty roster of topics for MPs to get their teeth into.
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Whipping MPs for a job
3 Nov 2019It may be a kinder, gentler Parliament but there are still a lot of whips around the place. Not the ‘cat-o-nine-tails’ variety, but people with a very odd job title.
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Parliament looks back - Parihaka and women MPs
27 Oct 2019Most of the time MPs debate about the future but last week they looked back at the first women to enter Parliament and the Crown's invasion of Parihaka
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The week in questions: heavy on light rail
24 Oct 2019Newsrooms have a news value to determine how stories are weighted. In parliament stories are weighted differently and this week the weight was on light rail.
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Notes from the gun debate
24 Oct 2019Visiting a select committee is always an education. So based on ‘day one’ of submissions on the second arms bill, The House offers a few hints for submitters.
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General Debate: scenes from the bear pit
23 Oct 2019On Wednesdays in Parliament MPs get to strain slightly harder at their leashes during the general debate. We caught the action from one Wednesday on camera.
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"Does she stand...?" Scenes from a Question Time
23 Oct 2019Question Time is Parliament is the loudest free show in town. And it can be quite the spectacle. We caught the action of one typical Question Time on camera.
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An historical week in Parliament
22 Oct 2019Parliament this week includes a number of controversial or important pieces of legislation, others that are deeply procedural. And a good smattering of New Zealand history.
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Taking shots at MPs: The rules for filming the House
There are lots of rules at Parliament. They are set in stone, and change frequently. Currently under review are the rules on video (and just possibly photography).
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One question five ways: National's repetitive tactic
17 Oct 2019National MPs asked the Prime Minister the same question five times on Wednesday. Here's how it happened in the House.
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Te Ture Whenua reforms started at Parliament
16 Oct 2019Parliament has begun work on a bill to reform the process of succeeding to Māori land including tikanga-focussed solutions to land ownership disputes.
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Pastoral care and scheduled sitting at Parliament
15 Oct 2019A year's worth of rosters and a bill to improve care of tertiary students will be worked on at Parliament this week.
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Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates
The really intense debates at Parliament are not televised. They happen in a little-known ‘fourth’ debating chamber, behind closed doors, and involve temporary MPs.
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Deciding on abortion law
6 Oct 2019MPs are working on legislation to reform abortion law and their decisions are often shaped by those who turn up to talk to them at select committee.
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Punishing contempt: what could happen to Simon Bridges?
30 Sep 2019National Party MPs' open disregard of the Speaker’s authority as the arbiter of Parliament’s rules has them paddling in untested waters. They could be found in "contempt of Parliament", so what is the…
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Irony and advertising
The kerfuffle over Parliament video and advertising revolves around rule changes. When, how and for whose benefit do they change? It's a gamble but decisions made with self interest can be a…
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Parliament calls for public view on gun law
29 Sep 2019Parliament is working on the second piece of promised firearms legislation from the Government and is asking for the public to share their views.
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All care and no control
29 Sep 2019Responsibility is a recurring issue during Parliament's Question Time. Ministers are responsible for their 'kingdoms', but exactly how responsible?
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Snus tobacco petition considered at Parliament
25 Sep 2019Petitions to a select committee are sometimes a testing ground for impending legislation like the snus tobacco petition considered by the Health Committee this week.
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A quick spring clean for the law
24 Sep 2019Here’s a spring cleaning tip for the legally minded. You can spruce up a law really quickly if you plan to blow the dust off but not move anything.
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