Chloe Swarbrick
Bill allowing funding for candidates with disabilities passes
Deaf and disabled people will no longer be out of pocket for disability related costs if they decide to stand in a general election.
A member's bill which passed last night will allow candidates to… Audio
Normal service resumes, amicably
After months of gridlock the passage was finally open for member’s bills this week and three went shooting amicably through. Audio
Business as usual for Members' Day at Parliament
For 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. Audio
High points of draft cannabis legislation
Fourteen grams a day, four plants per household and legal edibles.
Those are just some of the high points of draft cannabis legislation released yesterday which New Zealanders will be able to vote on… Audio
Long Bay Primary students grill politicians over marine reserve
Students from an Auckland primary school are fed up they're missing out on the bountiful and unspoilt North Shore beaches enjoyed by locals just one generation ago.
With the help of teachers, year… Audio
Millennials are sick of Boomers, and here's why
Chloe Swarbrick's 'OK Boomer' aside went viral, but there's a serious message to the older generation from millennials - we are sick of what you're doing to us, and to the planet. Audio
"Does she stand...?" Scenes from a Question Time
Question 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.
Wheel clamp cap bill passes first reading
A bill introducing a maximum $100 fee for wheel clamp removal has passed its first reading debate in the House. Audio
More details about government's gun buyback scheme emerge
More details have emerged about the government's gun buyback regime as the legislation banning military style semi-automatics comes back to the House for the final time. Video, Audio
Greens, National face off on drug law reform
The Green Party says it is looking forward to finding out exactly what the National Party's views are on drug law reform. National has for the first time appointed a spokesperson on drug reform - the… Audio
My first select committee
The House speaks to first-term MPs before and after a few months on select committees to find out if it meets their expectations. Audio
Better work stories: MPs hear submissions on employment law
The Education and Workforce committee has heard stories of employees losing breaks and their jobs as it considers proposed changes to employment law. Audio
Where to for cannabis bills?
Two bills that would ease access to medicinal cannabis have come before the House this week but with very different outcomes. What happens now? Audio
Medicinal cannabis: MPs out of touch with public - Swarbrick
The Green MP whose medicinal marijuana bill was heavily defeated at Parliament on Wednesday night says politicians have demonstrated how out of touch with the public they are. Chloe Swarbrick's bill… Audio
MPs debate Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill
Green MP Chloe Swarbrick's medicinal cannabis bill is being debated in Parliament. She says she's been crunching the numbers and it's likely to come down to a handful of MPs. Video, Audio
Parliament to vote on medicinal cannabis
A Government Bill making medicinal cannabis more available to people who are suffering illness is set to pass its first reading today. However the Green Party hopes its own bill which would liberalise… Audio
Outspoken - Medicinal Cannabis
In this outspoken, the Government wants to introduce a market for medicinal cannabis - our political reporter Benedict Collins speaks to several people about this including the former Associate health… Audio
Paul Eagle holds back tears in maiden speech
New MPs are continuing to spell out what's brought them into politics and what they hope to achieve over the next three years in their first speeches to Parliament. Yesterday, it was the turn of the… Audio
Greens' newest, youngest MP arrives in Wellington
Chloe Swarbrick, 23, is heading to Parliament today, as the country's youngest MP since Marilyn Waring won the Raglan seat in 1975. Ms Swarbrick came in at seventh on the Green Party list, and has… Audio