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Urgency done with urgency
6:55 PM.During 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. Read more Audio
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Parliamentary Privilege: a balance of power and responsibility
6:55 PM.When MPs screw up the consequences can be public and brutal. But sometimes that response has solid reasons which safeguard our system of responsible government. Read more Audio
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Privileges and more than a sense of urgency
6:55 PM.Parliament 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. Read more Audio
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Geoffrey Palmer: Strengthen Parliament to watch government
7:00 AM.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. Read more Audio
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Ian McKelvie: Parliament's last country squire
7:35 AM.Something 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. Read more Audio
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The ways of Parliament’s committees
7:35 AM.This 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. Read more Audio
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Therapeutic Products Bill in the panel-beater workshop
6:55 PM.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. Read more Audio
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How select committees tweak bills
11:00 AM.When 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… Read more Audio
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Parliament's backstop for extra government spending
6:55 PM.An 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
7:00 AM.Parliament has hit the time of year it turns into a combination of Glastonbury and the Inquisition - the multi-pronged miniterial grilling called Estimates Hearings. Read more Audio
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ACT’s pile-on Question Time tactic
6:55 PM.The 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. Read more Audio
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Bill tackling supermarket duopoly to become law
6:55 PM.Legislation tackling a power imbalance in the grocery industry is among several bills that wound their way through the committee stage in Parliament this week. Read more Audio
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Empty the mattress: Parliament’s week
6:55 PM.Among 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… Read more Audio
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Jan Logie: Balancing frustration with hope
5:00 PM.Jan Logie admits she had “zero faith in our political system” before entering Parliament, but remains hopeful of what can be achieved here, as she prepares to retire as MP. Read more Audio
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'A bob each way': Jacqui Dean on Parliament career
7:00 AM.As she prepares to retire after 18 years in Parliament, National's Jacqui Dean has a knack for straight talk, and doesn’t mince her words about the work of an MP. Read more Audio
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Retiring MPs take stock of Parliament careers
7:00 AM.In 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. Read more Audio
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The unbridled Question Time
7:00 AM.For any of Parliament’s speakers, the daily Question Time is a tricky horse to manage, let alone tame. Every Speaker brings a different approach, the current Speaker is trying riding with no reins at… Read more Audio
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Rugby, racing and beer: MPs tackle NZ's holy trinity
6:55 PM.MPs have been making laws to enable access to alcohol at race meetings on race days and during those early hours at pubs when rugby's World Cup is broadcast from France. Read more Audio
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Question Time as a forum for political messaging
6:55 PM.As the election nears, Question Time transforms into a forum for party political messaging. It’s not the ideal format for messaging and it doesn’t always go well. Read more Audio
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Testy exchange highlights reach of select committee
7:35 AM.A testy exchange in the foreign affairs select committee this week served as a reminder that Parliament’s committees decide for themselves who they should be briefed by and how often. Read more Audio
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Justice Committee focus on youth justice
6:55 PM.Parliament's justice committee has been hearing experts on youth justice, the age of criminal responsibility, and better outcomes from alternative approaches to justice. Read more Audio
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Third readings for two number twos
6:55 PM.MPs passed two bills about number twos this week – one regulating freedom camping toilets, and another creating a role to assist family court judges. Read more Audio
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How the Opposition shares its shots at Government
6:55 PM.The Shadow Leader of the House, Michael Woodhouse, talks us through how questions are allocated and who gets to ask them on Question Time. Read more Audio
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Disability access a work in progress for parliament
7:35 AM.Efforts are underway to make Parliament more accessible for people who live with disability, after a new position of Senior Accessibility Advisor was established. Read more Audio
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Budget week goings on, diamonds in the rough
7:35 AM.This week was Budget week at Parliament, but instead of boring you with numbers, The House dives into limitations of party leaders' responses in the Budget Debate and what got done under urgency. Read more Audio