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Committee's scrutiny of Covid regulations fleshed out
6 Aug 2023This week MPs had a special debate about the report of the Regulations Review Committee on Covid-19 Secondary Legislation.
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Bill looks to address Dawn Raids-linked injustice
3 Aug 2023A new Member's Bill looks to fix a 40-year-old outcome of the anti-Pacific racism of the Dawn Raids era, restoring the right to New Zealand citizenship for a generation of Samoan people.
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National security briefing: prepare for the unpredictable
The Intelligence and Security Committee has received a briefing on long-term national security threats which has incorporated a public survey and public consultation which found New Zealanders…
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Special debate to focus on Covid regulations
1 Aug 2023We're reminded of the important role of the Regulations Review Committee as Parliament this week holds a special debate about the committee's report on Covid-19 regulations.
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Todd Muller, the human factor
30 Jul 2023Todd Muller is leaving Parliament. Known for a brief stint as Opposition leader, he also won plaudits for his bipartisanship and advocating for awareness about mental health.
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The House drops into first gear on RMA
26 Jul 2023This week the Government added a morning sitting of the House to ‘get stuck into’ completing debate on RMA reform. The Opposition just aimed for ‘stuck’.
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Te Kāhui Mōuri lights up Parliament's face
27 Jul 2023Visitors entering the main entrance to Parliament can finally notice some visual signs of Māori culture and physical recognition of mana whenua.
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The value of face to face: MPs visit Samoa
25 Jul 2023The great value of inter-parliamentary travel abroad is the relationships that are built, not just between countries but among the MPs themselves.
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Election Energy inside Parliament
26 Jul 2023As MPs count down to the election Parliament’s mood changes. The Opposition’s House leader Michael Woodhouse predicts “more anger, frivolity, perhaps less discipline”. “Perhaps” seems generous.
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Photo essay: cross-party MP group in Samoa
23 Jul 2023Five New Zealand MPs from across the political spectrum are visiting Samoa to build relationships within the country - and among themselves.
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Urgency done with urgency
20 Jul 2023During a briefer than usual urgent sitting in Parliament this week, multiple bills were progressed through multiple stages each in what would normally take a couple of sitting weeks of debate.
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Parliamentary Privilege: a balance of power and responsibility
19 Jul 2023When MPs screw up the consequences can be public and brutal. But sometimes that response has solid reasons which safeguard our system of responsible government.
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Privileges and more than a sense of urgency
18 Jul 2023Parliament has just six weeks left before it breaks for the election. There is still a lot yet to do, and to slow that down, one or two matters of privilege.
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Geoffrey Palmer: Strengthen Parliament to watch government
As an MP Sir Geoffrey Palmer had a huge impact on the interlocking shapes of government and parliament. The great reformer is still brimming with ideas for improvement.
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Ian McKelvie: Parliament's last country squire
9 Jul 2023Something of a throwback to when most National MPs staunchly represented farming interests, Ian McKelvie is however ending his career as an MP not defined by the tribal lines of party politics.
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The ways of Parliament’s committees
2 Jul 2023This week, RNZ’s Parliament show, The House, focused on the processes and outcomes of Parliament’s Select Committees. The Sunday show is a collation of this content.
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Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
The Therapeutic Products Bill is one of those pieces of legislation that requires a fair bit of panel-beating in a select committee, and even then not everyone's happy with its shape.
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How select committees tweak bills
29 Jun 2023When things threaten to go awry it can help us learn how they work. So, how do Select Committees decide to amend bills, who helps them; and how do they track amendments and communicate with the legal…
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Parliament's backstop for extra government spending
27 Jun 2023An Imprest Supply Bill is Parliament’s way of saying to the government 'yes you can have that money, but also if you find you need to use more money on it, you don't need to come back and ask again'.
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Ministerial Grillapalooza: Photos from Parliament’s Estimates Hearings
25 Jun 2023Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings.
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ACT’s pile-on Question Time tactic
22 Jun 2023The ACT Party has this month latched on to a Question Time tactic of using consecutive supplementary questions on a repetitive theme as a pile-on against the government.
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Bill tackling supermarket duopoly to become law
21 Jun 2023Legislation tackling a power imbalance in the grocery industry is among several bills that wound their way through the committee stage in Parliament this week.
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Empty the mattress: Parliament’s week
20 Jun 2023Among Parliament's key bills this week is one to update emergency management relationships and one to protect your bank deposits because mattresses have better uses. Grant Robertson picks his bills to…
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Retiring MPs take stock of Parliament careers
16 Jun 2023In the first in a series of exit interviews with retiring MPs, The House sits down with Green MP Jan Logie and National’s Jacqui Dean to reflect on their time at Parliament.
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