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Parliament's to do list: Wednesday 1 May 2019
1 May 2019Government bills are on the back-burner today with the House set to debate member’s bills.
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A roadmap to Parliament’s week
30 Apr 2019Some weeks Parliament is a cavalcade of gripping bills, some weeks the interest is in what won’t be happening.
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Parliament on loan sharks, privacy and prisoners
30 Apr 2019A brand new bill hits the stage aimed to tame loan sharks; while bills on taxes, levies, prisoner treatment and privacy take another step.
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Parliament's Suicide Squad
28 Apr 2019In the 1950s a group of politicians were appointed to the New Zealand's upper chamber with the soul purpose of bringing about its demise. They were known as the 'Suicide Squad' writes Jake Metzger.
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Some MPs have superpowers
21 Apr 2019Some MPs have superpowers. They really do. 'Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it’s a member of the Regulations Review Committee.' Needs a better superhero name though.
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Just like a usual select committee only speedy - gun law reform
14 Apr 2019Parliament sped through a stage of passing gun law reform reducing the usual time of six months to one week but as Daniela Maoate-Cox writes the process didn't stray too far from the norm.
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The house with walls of noise
14 Apr 2019If you’re in the mood for a wall of noise experience you could try a rock concert, but it’s cheaper to go to Parliament for Oral Questions.
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How can a minister have "no responsibility"?
11 Apr 2019The Speaker's rulings in Parliament can be confusing. For a start how can a Minister have "no responsibility"? We have explanations and examples.
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Feeding the watchdogs: Parliament's to do list for Thursday 11 April
11 Apr 2019Thursdays at Parliament are shorter but still suprisingly busy. Today MPs will feed their watchdogs and then work on infrastructure, research and insolvency.
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Wheel clamp cap bill passes first reading
10 Apr 2019A bill introducing a maximum $100 fee for wheel clamp removal has passed its first reading debate in the House.
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Polite bigotry: free speech, hate speech, petitions
10 Apr 2019If you sign a petition you obviously support it. But what if you host it? And are there limits to what petitions should be allowed to call for?
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Parliament set to pass gun law reform today
10 Apr 2019The final stages of gun law reform, tweaking winter energy payments, and encouraging business research are on the cards for Parliament today.
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Busy week in the House
9 Apr 2019It's going to be a busy busy week in Parliament, and it's not just guns. Chris Hipkins is the man with the agenda.
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Parliament to regulate wheel clampers, loan sharks, and firearms
9 Apr 2019It's full steam ahead on gun law reform today but MPs will also consider bills capping wheel clamp fees and tightening rules for money lenders.
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How Parliament is fast tracking gun law reform
7 Apr 2019A weighty piece of legislation to reform firearms is being pushed through Parliament, here's how that process has been sped up so far.
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Has political peace broken out?
4 Apr 2019The unified grief since the attacks, and near unanimity in the political response might make you think that political peace has broken out. So has it?
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Parliament's to do list: Thursday 4 April 2019
4 Apr 2019The shortest sitting day of the Parliamentary week still has three bills on the list to work through.
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Bill to encourage more organ donations
3 Apr 2019A bill aimed at increasing organ donations by adjusting compensation and setting up an organ donor agency has passed its first reading in the House.
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Parliament's To Do List: a delayed members day
3 Apr 2019Wednesdays are a bit different at Parliament, and Wednesday this week is a week late (eat your heart out Dr Who).
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Pushing gun laws through Parliament
2 Apr 2019The Leader of the House Chris Hipkins tells The House how firearms legislation can be processed more quickly by Parliament.
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Parliament to consider firearms ban and national organ donation service
2 Apr 2019A firearms ban, more organ donations, and treating 17-year-olds as youths in the justice system are on the cards for the House when it sits at 2pm today.
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Touring the hallowed halls
31 Mar 2019Join a tour of the hallowed halls of
HogwartsParliament. No other tour gets to mix art and architecture with constitution.
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How Parliament reacted to the Christchurch terror attacks
24 Mar 2019No question time, an early adjournment and a prayer delivered by a guest were some of the changes to Parliament this week in the wake of the Christchurch terror attacks.
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Praying with 'strangers' in Parliament
19 Mar 2019Parliament’s Speaker, Trevor Mallard has broken more than a century of tradition to demonstrate unity by inviting leaders of faith communities into the House to pray.
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