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Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

  1. 20h ago

    Debating pet petitions

    MPs held a Special Debate on issues raised by Petitions this Parliament. There have been 685 petitions so far on, so that’s a wide remit. The debate ranged from genocide to a specific road fence. The House, with insights into Parliament, legislation and issues, is made with funding from Parliament’s Office of the Clerk. Find our articles and podcast at RNZ. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  2. 1d ago

    The women changing Pacific politics

    This week, Parliament had 29 more MPs than usual. Not because of an early election, but because 29 female parliamentarians from across the Pacific were in Wellington for wānanga focused on leadership, decision-making and driving change across the region. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  3. 4d ago

    House on Sunday: Parliament gets stuck back in after recess

    The House looks at what business MPs had waiting for them upon their return to Parliament this week.   Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  4. 6d ago

    Members day returns to the House

    The first members day in nearly two months provided a nice vignette into the value of select committee public consultation Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  5. Jul 22

    Refreshed MPs add new debates to business backlog

    After a two week break, MPs return to a backlog of business, old arguments and new debates; but with fresh energy. RNZ’s The House, with insights into Parliament, legislation and issues, is made with funding from Parliament’s Office of the Clerk. Enjoy our articles or podcast at RNZ. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  6. Jul 21

    No rest for the Justice Committee during sitting break

    Parliament's justice committee spent most of the sitting break listening to submissions from the public on the move on orders legislation Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  7. Jul 18

    What should a parliamentary budget office look like?

    With a slew of policy announcements, there also comes fresh calls for a Parliamentary Budget Office. But what should the remit of such an institution be? The House chats to Economist Dr Eric Crampton about the proposal. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

  8. Jul 11

    Leader of the House: Juggling a jigsaw puzzle

    Louise Upston gives her take on her new part-time full-time job: managing the Government’s entire legislative programme as Leader of the House. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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