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Guns and death: Parliament this week
24 Sep 2019Firearms legislation is back at Parliament this week and MPs might finish off a stage of the End of Life Choice Bill.
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Budget 2019 - the process in a nutshell
22 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced back in May but the bill has only just been passed by the House. Here's how it happened.
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Parliament's no-fail buffet
19 Sep 2019It’s nice when you really can’t fail at work. It's also very rare at Parliament. Luckily, there’s a debate where no matter how poorly you argue, your bill can't fail.
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Parliament’s Book of Days
18 Sep 2019They say a week is a long time in politics. It is, and sometimes it feels that way too. It’s so long there is a flow and flux to the weekdays at parliament, almost like the shift of the seasons.
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The end is nigh for Budget 2019
17 Sep 2019Budget 2019 was announced in May but it's only just reaching its final stage in the House this week.
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Looking back at calls for New Zealand history in school
17 Sep 2019New Zealand History will be compulsory in schools by 2022 and those who campaigned for the change are relieved and glad it's happening writes Annabel McCarthy.
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Housing and a treaty settlement - Parliament this week
17 Sep 2019Some weeks are quieter at Parliament but there are still a couple of bills to watch out for - Kāinga Ora and the Ngāti Hinerangi settlement
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A vision enacted - Rua Kēnana’s lament in law
The Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill doesn’t just restore his mana, it adds his poetry to the law.
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Learning in the firing line - Lessons from question time
12 Sep 2019In a busy political week Question time provided lots of lessons. Mostly of how not to do it. Here are a few of them.
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'To which god it may concern...'
11 Sep 2019When MPs get together the first thing they do is pray. It’s along the lines of ‘god help us all’ and ‘how do I do this MP thing anyway?’. But is mentioning a 'god' picking a side?
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A nip here, a tuck there: why edit law?
11 Sep 2019When laws are being hammered out in Parliament MPs suggest dozens of changes for many different reasons; not all of them obvious writes Phil Smith
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Death and a pardon at Parliament
10 Sep 2019More than 50 things are listed on Parliament's to-do list but for those short on time The House has picked the two bills to watch for this week.
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The Westminster crisis and NZ: can it happen here?
10 Sep 2019While the daily paroxysms of the British Parliament keep commentators and comedians busy, we ask what’s different here?
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'Honour the language' - Māori for MPs
8 Sep 2019MPs at Parliament say they're making the time for te reo Māori lessons to honour the language.
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The everlasting money talk
1 Sep 2019You might think MPs spend all their time debating legislation. That's not true. They also spend a lot of time talking money.
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Foreign donations in question time
29 Aug 2019Parliament's question time provides a chance for MPs to bring up all sorts of issues and this week foreign donations to parties entered the mix.
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Big tobacco and the new generation at Parliament
28 Aug 2019Big tobacco and the new generation both came to Parliament, but with very different ideas on vaping.
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Budget is the ‘centerpiece’ of the Parliamentary year - Hipkins
27 Aug 2019MPs are spending 11 hours scrutinising the Government’s spending decisions line by line but it’s more than worth it says the Leader of the House Chris Hipkins.
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Rugby and budgets at Parliament
27 Aug 2019This week Parliament works through more of Budget 2019, and on a bill to let you watch the Rugby World Cup at the pub.
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You and non-you: MPs tangled in grammar
24 Aug 2019Being an MP is not an easy job. Long hours, public rancour, being recognised at the supermarket, difficult grammar… sorry, what?
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Preempting attacks in question time
22 Aug 2019Question time is meant to hold ministers to account but that doesn't mean some of them don't try to get ahead of the Oppositions attacks.
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New Zealand history should be compulsory teaching - Youth MPs
21 Aug 2019Youth MPs say improving knowledge of New Zealand's cultural history can be achieved by making the subject compulsory in schools.
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Parliament this week: money and death
20 Aug 2019The House gives a quick summary of two bills Parliament’s working on that you should know about.
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MPs head back to school
18 Aug 2019New MPs are often suprised at the varied demands of the job so now there's a training course to help them out.
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