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Last chance for MPs to edit health reform bill
Time is running out for changes to be made to proposed major health reform as the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill is in its committee stage. Audio
Last chance for MPs to edit health reform bill
Time is running out for changes to be made to proposed major health reform as the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill is in its committee stage.
AudioPlaying catch-up to protect kids from digital harm
The MP behind a Member's Bill which targets online grooming of children by adult predators hopes for it to be widened in scope to include offline or ‘real life’. Audio
Playing catch-up to protect kids from digital harm
The MP behind a Member's Bill which targets online grooming of children by adult predators hopes for it to be widened in scope to include offline or ‘real life’.
AudioWhen courts tell parliament 'no', what next?
The Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill is the sort of legislation that constitutional law experts absolutely love but that may bore us to tears, until we realise it’s… Audio
When courts tell parliament 'no', what next?
The Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill is the sort of legislation that constitutional law experts absolutely love but that may bore us to tears, until we realise it’s…
AudioSpecial debate on draft version of Resource Management Act replacement
Parliament shows its flexibility during an extended sitting when Special Debate will take place on a couple of complex items, notably the Natural and Built Environments Bill exposure draft. Audio
Special debate on draft version of Resource Management Act replacement
Parliament shows its flexibility during an extended sitting when Special Debate will take place on a couple of complex items, notably the Natural and Built Environments Bill exposure draft.
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No matter what, any petition to parliament gets heard
The specialist Petitions Committee has processed a record number of petitions and it's only half way through the term. It hears petitions on almost anything. Audio
No matter what, any petition to parliament gets heard
The specialist Petitions Committee has processed a record number of petitions and it's only half way through the term. It hears petitions on almost anything.
AudioSelect committees by Zoom, the great leveller
Doing select committees by Zoom can be clunky and lacking in nuance compared to in-person experience, but those who chair committees acknowledge that it improves overall accessibility of the public to… Audio
Select committees by Zoom, the great leveller
Doing select committees by Zoom can be clunky and lacking in nuance compared to in-person experience, but those who chair committees acknowledge that it improves overall accessibility of the public to…
AudioIt’s the putting right that counts, or something like that
Debating legislation is about getting things right, but sometimes settling on what is right can be a bruising exercise for MPs, as Parliament witnessed during debate on a Member’s Bill today. Audio
It’s the putting right that counts, or something like that
Debating legislation is about getting things right, but sometimes settling on what is right can be a bruising exercise for MPs, as Parliament witnessed during debate on a Member’s Bill today.
AudioUrgency called for as parliament committee works on pay gaps
Parliament’s Education and Workforce select committee has recommended that Government should consider requiring greater pay transparency from employers, and has been petitioned to add some urgency and… Audio
Urgency called for as parliament committee works on pay gaps
Parliament’s Education and Workforce select committee has recommended that Government should consider requiring greater pay transparency from employers, and has been petitioned to add some urgency and…
AudioScrutiny of appropriations and appropriating for scrutiny
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