In Parliament

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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