Parliament
The week’s bills: Drug driving, revenge porn, sunscreen and abortion
Parliament’s year has started in earnest with some meaty laws up for final approvals this week, including drug driving, revenge porn, sunscreen and abortion.
AudioParliament protest: Making sense of extreme scenes and unsavoury stories
The occupation around Parliament has become the most heavily-covered protest since the ‘81 Tour- in spite of the considerable hostility reporters have faced documenting it. But arguments still rage… Audio
Parliament protest: Making sense of extreme scenes and unsavoury stories
The occupation around Parliament has become the most heavily-covered protest since the ‘81 Tour- in spite of the considerable hostility reporters have faced documenting it. But arguments still rage…
Audio50 years on, does Desiderata still resonate today?
It's been 50 years since Les Crane hit the top of the NZ music charts with Desiderata. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University, Marc Wilson offers his take on how good the advice is in the… Audio
Parliament comes together to address an injustice
Paige Harris never met her mother. She wasn’t even on her birth certificate. Parliament is passing a law to fix that injustice - just for Paige. Audio
Parliament comes together to address an injustice
Paige Harris never met her mother. She wasn’t even on her birth certificate. Parliament is passing a law to fix that injustice - just for Paige.
AudioThe Hybrid Chamber: Parliament on Covid
It may sound like something from Hammer House of Horror but The Hybrid Chamber is a plan for Parliament to go semi-virtual when MPs go down with Covid. Audio
The Hybrid Chamber: Parliament on Covid
It may sound like something from Hammer House of Horror but The Hybrid Chamber is a plan for Parliament to go semi-virtual when MPs go down with Covid.
AudioA week of Question Time: costs, cash and a little covid
A week of questions in Parliament: Some opposition go with 'show me the money' and some with 'defend the covid rules'. Audio
A week of Question Time: costs, cash and a little covid
A week of questions in Parliament: Some opposition go with 'show me the money' and some with 'defend the covid rules'.
AudioWhat's different about this protest at Parliament?
For more than a week, hundreds of protesters have been occupying the ground of Parliament - presenting challenges for the police, politicians and the journalists covering it. Audio
What's different about this protest at Parliament?
For more than a week, hundreds of protesters have been occupying the ground of Parliament - presenting challenges for the police, politicians and the journalists covering it.
AudioAbortion Safe Areas - a rights balancing act
In the latest from The House, MPs strike a balance in shaping legislation to enable Abortion Safe Areas. Audio
Abortion Safe Areas - a rights balancing act
In the latest from The House, MPs strike a balance in shaping legislation to enable Abortion Safe Areas.
AudioConversion therapy bill passes at Parliament
The bill banning conversion therapy passed its third and final reading last night, with the support of almost all MPs. The Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill makes it illegal to change or suppress… Audio
A Parliament with no MPs
Like ‘a pub with no beer’, a Parliament almost empty of MPs is an odd thought. But it seems likely in the near future. Audio
A Parliament with no MPs
Like ‘a pub with no beer’, a Parliament almost empty of MPs is an odd thought. But it seems likely in the near future.
AudioPreview: This week at Parliament
Parliament this week includes an extra morning just for member’s bills, and will likely finish some significant legislation on transport and LGBTQ rights.
Preview: This week at Parliament
Parliament this week includes an extra morning just for member’s bills, and will likely finish some significant legislation on transport and LGBTQ rights.
AudioMedia commentator Andrew Holden : Journalists at the protest
How do journalists handle the abuse and threats from protestors when they're just doing their job, to bear witness to what's happening? Andrew says the pressures on them, and their employers to keep… Audio