Parliament
Question Time: How to get it straight
Question Time works best if the MPs ask tight, non-political questions. Straight questions are more likely to get straight answers, so they’re kept as tight as possible but not always by choice.
AudioOddity notes on budget week at Parliament
Why is the Budget usually on a Thursday, why just before a sitting break, and why is the debate on it usually interrupted by urgent business? Audio
Oddity notes on budget week at Parliament
Why is the Budget usually on a Thursday, why just before a sitting break, and why is the debate on it usually interrupted by urgent business?
AudioParliament's non-budget week
It’s budget week this week at Parliament, but plenty of other things are happening as well.
Parliament's non-budget week
It’s budget week this week at Parliament, but plenty of other things are happening as well.
AudioOiling the democratic machine
The House sits down with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, David Wilson, whose team runs the machinery of Parliament. Audio
Oiling the democratic machine
The House sits down with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, David Wilson, whose team runs the machinery of Parliament.
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…
AudioHow ministers reach a decision
An intern in the office of the MP for Te Atatū, Phil Twyford, interviews him about his job and the decision-making process behind his job as a minister. 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. 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.
AudioComings and goings: A week in the House
This week in Parliament features a continuation of debate on major health reform, as well as the coming of a new MP and the departure of a high profile MP who has brought the curtain down on his… Audio
Comings and goings: A week in the House
This week in Parliament features a continuation of debate on major health reform, as well as the coming of a new MP and the departure of a high profile MP who has brought the curtain down on his…
AudioDunne rebukes Mallard over trespass of Peters from Parliament
Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.
The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Video, Audio
