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The art of the ministerial statement
20 Oct 2024The House - This week, Chris Penk made a ministerial statement about the Manawanui sinking. Here's how such statements work. Audio
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Polishing laws with both experts and experience
18 Oct 2024The House - Attending Parliament's select committees can be an education, but not always the one you might expect. Audio
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Sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui: Parliament reacts
16 Oct 2024The House: Rather than wait for the Opposition to apply for an urgent debate, the government decided to get in first and on Tuesday, gave a Ministerial Statement on the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui. Audio
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Speaker's little helpers: Parliament's other presiding officers
13 Oct 2024The House: You don't argue with the ref in sports - or the Speaker at Parliament. It's not just Gerry Brownlee, though - four other people help to carry the load.
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In pictures: How Parliament's questions are vetted
6 Oct 2024The House - Attend the session where MPs' oral questions to the government are vetted and authenticated by Parliament's Office of the Clerk. Audio
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Parliament gets urgent on sentencing, mining, and charter schools
29 Sep 2024Parliament spent much of the week debating under urgency. Here's what they were working on. Audio
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Ensuring fair funding for Parliament and scrutiny
27 Sep 2024The House - A new bill would remove governments' power to determine funding levels for Parliament, the body that scrutinises its performance. Audio
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'Arcane but really important': Parliament Bill gets special committee
25 Sep 2024After years of suggestions for constitutional reform, the Parliament Bill has been introduced. Audio
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Opposition forcing long debates on brief committees
22 Sep 2024The House - The opposition has rediscovered a long-disused tactic, and recently used it to protest the government curtailing the time spent considering legislation in select committees. Audio
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Wā Pātai: Māori language week at Parliament
20 Sep 2024The House - Parliament was buzzing with te reo this week - but how common is this, really? Audio
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Budget 2024: Light at the end of the tunnel
18 Sep 2024The House - The government's maiden Budget is finally reaching the end of its long approval process, and it's going to be just in time. Audio
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What it's like to be leader of the opposition
15 Sep 2024One vestige of the pre-MMP era is the term 'leader of the opposition' - but why does the term still exist, and what does the leader do? Audio
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The House: What is the government really saying about guns?
12 Sep 2024Even when ministers are trying not to answer questions, they frequently give away a lot of information, writes Phil Smith for The House. Audio
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Parliament honours Kiingi Tuheitia
11 Sep 2024The House - Parliament met briefly today, and only to offer respects to the late Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. Audio
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In pictures: Young delegates take over the House
8 Sep 2024A Queenslander, a Falkland Islander and a Gibraltarian walk into a debating chamber. It's no joke - just the reality at Parliament this week Audio
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