Order, Order: the role of the Speaker, Interview with the Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP POLITICS FROM THE MOON

If you have ever caught part of a parliamentary debate on the nightly news, chances are you have heard someone refer to "Mr/Madame Speaker", but have you ever wondered what the role of the speaker is exactly? Politics from the Moon caught up with the Rt Hon (Right Honourable) Trevor Mallard MP, Speaker of the NZ House of Representatives (Parliament).Trevor Mallard is a politician and member of the New Zealand Labour Party who is the 30th and current Speaker of the New Zealand House of Represe...