29 Feb 2024

Full steam ahead

From The House , 7:55 pm on 29 February 2024

The 54th Parliament isn’t quite three months old yet, but has already employed unusual levels of parliamentary urgency. On The House we look at what that means, as well as both practical and tactical reasons a government might opt to speed things up.

The audio from this edition of The House is available via the link below. The written article for this story will be published with the Sunday edition of the House.

Coalition agreement signing ceremony between Christopher Luxon, David Seymour and Winston Peters.

Winston Peters listens to the ACT leader David Seymour speak at their coalition announcement. Since it roared into gear, the new Parliament has offered few opportunities for anyone to get bored. Photo: Phil Smith