Parliament
Will Parliament sit online if lockdown continues?
The prospect of Parliament reconvening hangs in the air, as experts anticipate the capital staying a little longer in Alert Level 4. Māni Dunlop speaks to National MP, and shadow leader of the House… Audio
Business Committee: the power behind the chamber
Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen. Audio
Business Committee: the power behind the chamber
Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen.
AudioBirths, deaths, and genders: a quiet bill goes loud
Four years ago an almost anonymous bill began life in Parliament. This week that quiet bill turned up the volume, went loud and now commands attention. Audio
Births, deaths, and genders: a quiet bill goes loud
Four years ago an almost anonymous bill began life in Parliament. This week that quiet bill turned up the volume, went loud and now commands attention.
AudioWeek in a day: Parliament’s bonkers Tuesday
What happens if you try to fit a week’s worth of parliament into a single day - a slightly bonkers Tuesday. Audio
Week in a day: Parliament’s bonkers Tuesday
What happens if you try to fit a week’s worth of parliament into a single day - a slightly bonkers Tuesday.
AudioAll the debates: The week in Parliament
This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have. Audio
All the debates: The week in Parliament
This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have.
AudioThe House For Tues 10 August 2021 Hipkins
It's going to be a very busy week in Parliament with almost one of everything. Chris Hipkins, the Leader of the House previews the action. Audio
Conversion practices & debate therapy
We look at the first outing of the conversion therapy ban bill, and whether MPs could need therapy for first reading confusion. Audio
Conversion practices & debate therapy
We look at the first outing of the conversion therapy ban bill, and whether MPs could need therapy for first reading confusion.
AudioFour fall down, three stand up
This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them. Audio
Four fall down, three stand up
This week Parliament banished four member’s bills to dusty oblivion, but like a game of whack-a-mole three more popped up to replace them.
AudioThe unmysterious case of the vanishing leaders
Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together. Audio
The unmysterious case of the vanishing leaders
Akin to the animals on the way to Noah’s fabled Ark, in Parliament one particular breed of MP always goes two-by-two. They even vanish together.
AudioAnd on the third day: the pre-life of a law
What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week? Audio
And on the third day: the pre-life of a law
What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week?
AudioParliament’s week: Some business, some personal
MPs return to the big House with a first week that promises debates on both government policy and personal projects, including on alcohol, budgets, tax rates, the Family Court, and conversion therapy.
…Parliament’s week: Some business, some personal
MPs return to the big House with a first week that promises debates on both government policy and personal projects, including on alcohol, budgets, tax rates, the Family Court, and conversion therapy.
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