12 Apr 2020

Parliament's education chamber

From The House , 7:30 am on 12 April 2020

The debating chamber at Parliament is void of the usual witty remarks and slap-downs as the country nears its third week of the lock-down.

But there’s another chamber where important issues like the merits of pineapple on a pizza have been argued. 

Listen to Phil Smith’s visit to Parliament’s education team last year. 

This is a replay, read the full story here: Parliament’s hidden fourth chamber has the best debates

Parliamentary educator Ben Logan-Milne sits on the Mapua School opposition benches, where he has been coaching interjecting.

Parliamentary educator Ben Logan-Milne sits on the Mapua School opposition benches, where he has been coaching interjecting. Photo: VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox