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7:30 AM.Labour leader Andrew Little runs into trouble with the Speaker, who rules Mr Little's Health Homes Guarantee Bill - which was drawn from the members' ballot on Thursday - was too similar to a previous… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Passports Amendment Bill (No 2), extending life of the travel document to 10 years, has final reading as does the Gambling Amendment Bill (No 3). In Questions Time, Finance Minister, Bill English… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.Finance minister, Bill English, rejects claims from his Labour shadow, Grant Robertson, that his first operating surplus since taking office was won at the expense of repairs to Canterbury earthquake… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Members' Day sees mixed luck for Opposition MPs: Clayton Cosgrove's Keep Kiwibank Bill has passes first reading and is sent to the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee; Adrian Rurawhe's Official… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Former Labour MP, Maryan Street, makes first submission to the Health Committee's inquiry into public attitudes to euthanasia. Current Labour MP, Sue Moroney, also kicks off submissions on her paid… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.The day ahead will see Labour's Sue Moroney present her paid parental leave bill to the Government Administration Committee, while former Labour MP Maryan Street will present her petition on… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Parliament resumes after a fortnight's adjournment with Opposition MPs keen to quiz Government ministers about the contents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). Greens co-leader, James… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The second week of the two-week adjournment sees only one select committee meeting - that was the Finance and Expenditure which met on Tuesday to consider the Taxation (Bright-line Test for… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.The House is adjourned for two weeks, and with no Select Committees held, Reesh Lyon takes a look at the lack of workload before Committees; Meanwhile, Tom Frewen looks into Green MP Mojo Mather's… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Week in the House dominated by urgency for passage of the New Zealand Flag Referendums Amendment Bill - adding the "Red Peak" design to the upcoming referendum; Assistant Speaker Trevor Mallard takes… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Winston Peters returns to the House with questions for Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee about an allegedly custom made flak jacket; New Zealand Flag Referendums Amendment Bill passes final reading by… Read more Audio

6:52 PM.New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters returns to the House following a trip to the UK as media liaison for the Parliamentary Rugby Team at the World Cup, and puts questions to Defence Minister Gerry… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.House to resume at 9am to continue committee stage debate on New Zealand Flag Referendums Amendment Bill - legislation which seeks to add the "Red Peak" design as a fifth option in the upcoming flag… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Government puts House under urgency to pass a bill adding the "Red Peak" design to the four options already selected for the first flag referendum in November. Urgency supported by all parties except… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Assistant Speaker Trevor Mallard takes exception to a comment by National's Nick Smith - and responds by first ordering him to withdraw and apologise, then ordering him to leave the chamber, only to… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Drama as a debate on ACC levies is interrupted after former ACC minister, Nick Smith, is ejected from the chamber by assistant speaker, Trevor Mallard, who then orders the sergeant-at-arms to bring… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Sue Moroney's Paid Parental Leave Bill passes first reading by 61 votes to 60 with the support of United Future's Peter Dunne; MPs' references to absent members raise objections; Privileges Committee… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Gerry Brownlee outlines Government's plans for upcoming week; MPs debate appointment of Peter Boshier as next Chief Ombudsman; Other appointments debated under extended hours included that of Greg… Read more Audio

6:52 PM.Government questioned about its position on climate refugees; Questions also about the Government's blocking of the sale of Lochinver Station to Chinese interests; Health Minister Jonathan Coleman… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Government to sit in extended hours on Thursday morning; Sue Moroney's Paid Parental Leave Bill passes its first reading by 61 votes to 60, gaining the crucial support of United Future's Peter Dunne… Read more Audio

6:53 PM.National celebrates first year of its third term but Labour says after eight years in office it's time to stop blaming the last government for its failures. Labour's request to introduce a member's… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Debate on Members' Bills to dominate Wednesday evening, following the weekly General Debate; Speaker David Carter warns MPs about excessive interjections - and also about the length of questions and… Read more Audio

6:50 PM.Speaker David Carter warns MPs about excessive interjections - and also about the length of questions and answers; Prime Minister faces questions about Climate Change and the Flag Referendum; Grant… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Government faces questions on its response to the Syrian refugee crisis, which is also the subject of a briefing to the Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Committee; Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler… Read more Audio

5:45 AM.Government faces questions about the design options for a new flag; Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler drops OCR to 2.75%, and fronts up to the Finance and Expenditure Committee; OCR drop is the… Read more Audio