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Tracey Martin on the RNZ-TVNZ merger
Last month the Government confirmed it will create a new public media entity through the merger of RNZ and TVNZ. Former MP Tracey Martin will chair the nine-member Establishment Board to lead the work… Audio
Voters respond to latest National leadership spill
Judith Collins says she's pleased to be "just the MP for Papakura again" and has vowed to stay on, and stand again in 2023.
But will the voters want her after a torrid 24 hours and an ugly leadership… Audio
On the backbenches: An MP can come from anywhere
Labour’s Jamie Strange went from rock musician to teacher and church minister to walking the halls of Parliament. How did he do it? Audio
On the backbenches: An MP can come from anywhere
Labour’s Jamie Strange went from rock musician to teacher and church minister to walking the halls of Parliament. How did he do it?
AudioHow rangitahi see Aotearoa in 20 years
The year 2040 will mark 200 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It might seem like a long way off, but many rangatahi are already looking ahead, campaigning for climate change… Audio
ACT shares iwi leaders education aspirations
National's potential coalition partner ACT says they agree with the iwi leaders about self-determination and sovereignty, when it comes to things like education. David Seymour has been to Waitangi… Audio
Disaster response and climate change a focus for Tonga parliament candidate
Environmental scientist and parliamentary candidate Netatua Pelesikoti Taufatofua says she wants to use her knowledge to improve policies, legislation and decision making in Tonga's Parliament. Audio
Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?
The government is scrapping changes brought in in 2015 to try stop excessive pay increases for MPs, labelling them a failure that have had the opposite effect.
Last year Parliament froze MPs'… Video, Audio
Clare Curran quits politics after controversial Cabinet career
The former Cabinet Minister Clare Curran, who was sacked from cabinet a year ago, is to quit Parliament at the next election.
She has been Labour's MP for Dunedin South since 2008. Ms Curran resigned… Video, Audio
Alfred Ngaro considering establishing new political party
National MP Alfred Ngaro says he regrets sharing a Facebook post comparing abortion to the Holocaust as he confirmed he's looking at starting his own political party. Audio
Parliament a ‘perfect storm’ for bullying, bad behaviour – report
Independent reviewer Debbie Francis has found a culture at Parliament that allows and 'normalises' bad behaviour and harassment and refers to a small group of MPs who are well known as serial… Video, Audio
Swearing in the House
A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it. Video, Audio
Swearing in the House
A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it.
Video, AudioIs one dead cat still contempt?
Contempt isn’t only hard to pronounce, it’s tricky legally. But Parliament is now coalescing, clarifying and modernising it. A makeover for disdain, if you will. Audio
Is one dead cat still contempt?
Contempt isn’t only hard to pronounce, it’s tricky legally. But Parliament is now coalescing, clarifying and modernising it. A makeover for disdain, if you will.
AudioHeartfelt maiden speeches in Parliament's first week
As the new Labour-led government begins its tenure in Parliament, we have been hearing a number of new MPs make their maiden speeches. Kiri Allan, Willow-Jean Prime and Greg O'Connor all shared… Audio
Heartfelt maiden speeches in Parliament's first week
As the new Labour-led government begins its tenure in Parliament, we have been hearing a number of new MPs make their maiden speeches. Kiri Allan, Willow-Jean Prime and Greg O'Connor all shared… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 October 2017
PNG Immigration minister hopeful over Manus transition; A New Zealand MP calls the country's silence about Manus Island 'complicity'; Academic points to gaps in NZ's Pacific labour mobility scheme; A… Audio
'No room for unbridled anger' - Kennedy Graham's valedictory
In Kennedy Graham's farewell address to Parliament he laid out his philosophy of political decision making, and compared his career in politics to that of a snail, only backwards. Listen to his full… Audio
'No room for unbridled anger' - Kennedy Graham's valedictory
In Kennedy Graham's farewell address to Parliament he laid out his philosophy of political decision making, and compared his career in politics to that of a snail, only backwards. Listen to his full…
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