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New Zealand Parliament - live streaming audio from Parliament (during sitting times) and listen-again audio from Question Time. Go to the footer of this page to find the link and frequencies to listen live. When Parliament is not sitting, this frequency carries the Southern Star programme from the Radio Rhema Broadcast Group. To discover when Parliament is and is not sitting, visit the Parliamentary website (www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/).

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Oral Questions for Thursday 7 November 2024

    Questions to Ministers JENNY MARCROFT to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: How does the result of the recent US election affect New Zealand? Hon JULIE ANNE GENTER to the Minister of Finance: What advice, if any, did she receive on the potential impact on the cost of moving freight by rail between the North Island and South Island before announcing the cancellation of the order for rail-enabled ferries? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by all her statements and actions? Dr HAMISH CAMPBELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the Government's fiscal position? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Child Poverty Reduction: What policies of this Government, if any, risk increasing material hardship and child poverty? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by her statement that "Once my office was fully staffed, operational issues regarding management of information was remedied"; if so, how was she unaware until yesterday that she never released an unredacted version of the document to the requestor? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made about improving access to breast cancer screening for New Zealand women? Hon KIERAN McANULTY to the Associate Minister of Housing: Does he stand by his statement that "I'm not worried that some are now homeless" regarding people who have left emergency housing; if so, why? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has he seen on the policing of gangs? LAURA TRASK to the Associate Minister of Justice: What recent reports, if any, has she seen in relation to anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing regulations? Hon PEENI HENARE to the Minister for Maori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti: Does he stand by all the Government's statements and actions? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister of Conservation: What recent announcements has he made about conservation matters?

    58 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Oral Questions for Wednesday 6 November 2024

    Questions to Ministers RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TIM COSTLEY to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the State Highway 1 Wellington improvements road of national significance? TEANAU TUIONO to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that "The Treaty is our past, present and future. It has shaped the country we have become, and the obligations it imposes on both sides will always be with us"; if so, why is he supporting a bill that the Waitangi Tribunal findings state, "If the Bill remained on the statute book for a considerable time or was never repealed, it could mean the end of the Treaty/te Tiriti"? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that "it is a priority to support New Zealanders into work"; if so, how many additional people have become unemployed since she took office? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Education: What further update can she provide about her Make it Count action plan? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does he agree with Dr Shane Reti when he said, "We are sending out a signal to the people with myeloma and the people with leukaemia, we understand, we haven't forgotten you"; if so, what actions has he taken to deliver on that following receipt of the Cancer Control Agency's report, Understanding Blood Cancer Medicine Availability in Aotearoa New Zealand? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TODD STEPHENSON to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcements has he seen about new funding for medicines in New Zealand? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by the statement in his 20 September 2024 letter to the chair of the Regulations Review Committee regarding the Arms (Shooting Clubs-Content of Annual Reports) Amendment Regulations 2024, "I am comfortable that this technical change would not have negatively impacted public safety", and does he heed Police advice on public safety? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Health: Is he concerned about the impacts of poor access to dental care, as outlined in this week's report from Dental for All; if so, what steps, if any, is he taking to reduce the cost of dental care? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister for Building and Construction: What recent announcements has the Government made about building and construction?

    1h 11m

  3. 5 NOV

    Oral Questions for 5 November 2024

    Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? DAVID MacLEOD to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister for Children: Will private for-profit organisations be able to run military-style academies and use force against young people? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that FamilyBoost "will make a difference to more than 100,000 Kiwi families"; if so, why have fewer than half of that number actually received it so far? MIKE BUTTERICK to the Minister of Education: What update can she provide about her Make it Count action plan? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Associate Minister of Health: Does she stand by all of her statements and actions regarding her release of official information? KAHURANGI CARTER to the Minister for Children: Is she concerned that rangatahi in care and protection residences have not been given access to the basics, like healthcare, education, and freedom from violence, as Mana Mokopuna identified happening at Epuni? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent reports has she seen on the time spent by people on welfare? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her statement that "this military-style academy has nothing to do with the boot camps of the past, which were absolutely horrendous"; if so, does she support giving third-party military-style academy providers the power to use force against young people? MILES ANDERSON to the Minister for Trade: What actions has the Government taken to support trade with the Middle East? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? Hon Dr DUNCAN WEBB to the Minister of Justice: Does he consider that all of the appointments he has made or recommended are suitably qualified and appropriately politically neutral?

    56 min

  4. 24 OCT

    Oral Questions for Thursday 24 October 2024

    Questions to Ministers TAMATHA PAUL to the Acting Prime Minister: What commitments, if any, will the Government make to ensuring the 44 recommendations from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques continue to be implemented? LAURA TRASK to the Associate Minister of Justice: What changes has she announced to reform the anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism system? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing: Is the complainant worker who he called a loser correct that the Minister had a total of three interactions with him; if not, how many interactions did he have? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Will her money management sanction leave people financially worse off; if so, how is money management a "non-financial sanction"? JAMIE ARBUCKLE to the Acting Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his statements and actions? Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS to the Minister for Energy: Does he agree with the Prime Minister when he said offshore wind and seabed mining companies in Taranaki "need to get together and work out how they can co-exist"? SAM UFFINDELL to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on FamilyBoost? Hon WILLIE JACKSON to the Minister for Maori Development: Is he committed to a meaningful solution to Ihumatao; if not, why not? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Justice: How is the Government progressing with its plan to restore stronger consequences for crime? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Associate Minister of Education: Does he agree with ACT leader David Seymour, who said the free school lunches programme was "wasteful" and urged National to abandon the programme; if so, are his recent changes setting it up to fail? RIMA NAKHLE to the Associate Minister of Housing: What recent reports has he received regarding the Government's target to reduce households in emergency housing by 75 percent by 2030? INGRID LEARY to the Minister for Mental Health: Does he stand by his statement that Police changes to 111 calls for mental health crisis situations coming in next week is using a "careful and measured approach ... to ensure the transition is planned and managed safely", and is he satisfied it won't compromise the safety of first responders and mental health workers?

    1h 5m

  5. 23 OCT

    Oral Questions for 23 October 2024

    Questions to Ministers DAN BIDOIS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on Government finances? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all his Ministers? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? TANYA UNKOVICH to the Associate Minister of Health: What recent announcement has she made regarding funding for Hato Hone St John? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that "Parties on this side of the House are backing the workers"; if so, how does the growing number of unemployed people reflect this? GRANT McCALLUM to the Minister of Immigration: What recent announcement has she made about supporting high-skilled migrants and their families? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his statement that there is a "workforce crisis" in the health sector; if so, what is he doing to stop doctors being tied up in paperwork as Health NZ cuts administration and advisory staff? DANA KIRKPATRICK to the Minister of Police: Does he agree with the Bay of Plenty district commander's message to gangs yesterday that police "will find you and you will be held accountable for your destructive behaviour"; if so, why? CAMILLA BELICH to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety: Does she agree with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions that "This is the most anti-worker government that we've seen in decades"; if not, why not? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Minister of Police: Is he confident that bias and structural racism in the police force, as was found in the Understanding Policing Delivery report, has no influence on the conduct of police during raids in Maori communities, such as the raids in Opotiki yesterday? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing: Does he stand by his answer to oral question No. 6 yesterday? LAN PHAM to the Minister for the Environment: Does she stand by her comment in the committee of the whole House yesterday that "I made it very explicit that this Government wants to see improvements in freshwater over time and that our Resource Management Act work will be towards that"?

    1h 1m

  6. 22 OCT

    Oral Questionrs for 22 October 2024

    Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? STUART SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on Government finances? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement that "The Government will continue to take swift action to rebuild the economy in the interests of all New Zealanders"; if so, why, after 315 days, has there been no decision announced on the Cook Strait ferries? KATIE NIMON to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made on the Hawke's Bay Expressway Road of National Significance? ARENA WILLIAMS to the Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing: Does he stand by his statement, "obviously, people have different perceptions about what went on but I don't want to get into who said what"; if so, what is his account of what happened between him and the worker on 3 October 2024 for which he has apologised? GREG FLEMING to the Minister of Justice: What actions is the Government taking to ensure criminals face stronger consequences for crime? RICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH to the Minister of Immigration: What changes, if any, is the Government making to visa settings to support exploited migrants in response to the fourfold increase in migrant exploitation complaints over the last financial year? DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon JAN TINETTI to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her statement that "We know it will take time to increase attendance rates but this government expects kids to be in school"; if so, how does she reconcile this with the closing of school bus routes across the country? SUZE REDMAYNE to the Minister of Agriculture: What actions is the Government taking to support the primary sector? MARK CAMERON to the Associate Minister of Justice: What announcement has she made about strengthening the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill?

    51 min

  7. 17 OCT

    Oral Questions for Thursday 17 October 2024

    Questions to Ministers MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Whanau Ora: What role does he believe Whanau Ora plays for all whanau in Aotearoa, both Maori and non-Maori, who choose to engage with its services? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister for the Public Service: What recent reports has she seen about the Public Service workforce? Hon CARMEL SEPULONI to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by the Government's plan to have 50,000 fewer people on jobseeker support; if so, how many people are on jobseeker support today compared to when she took office? JENNY MARCROFT to the Prime Minister: What update can he provide on the coalition Government's progress? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Education: What information source or sources is she using for her claims about what the evidence shows regarding Te Ahu o te Reo Maori? CARL BATES to the Minister of Education: What update can she provide about the Ministerial Inquiry into School Property? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister for Children: Why is the Government developing military-style academies as a sentencing response before the pilot has finished and before a full evaluation has assessed their impact on the children participating? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister for Veterans: What recent announcements has he made regarding Anzac Day? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister of Police: Does he stand by his statement that it was "nothing new" for Police resources to be distributed according to the Government's priorities; if so, why? LAN PHAM to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: How does he justify his proposed inclusion of projects in the Fast-track Approvals Bill that have previously been denied by the courts? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: What recent announcements has the Government made regarding the Confirmation of Payee service? Hon DAVID PARKER to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Was New Zealand asked to co-sign the letter from 104 United Nations member States in support of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres after he was declared persona non grata by Israel; if so, did he or his office have contact about this issue with the other Government party leaders or their offices prior to New Zealand's decision about whether to co-sign it?

    1h 4m

  8. 16 OCT

    Oral Questions for 16 October 2024

    Questions to Ministers JAMES MEAGER to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has she seen on the economy? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? JOSEPH MOONEY to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What recent data has she seen on the welfare traffic light system? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement, "What New Zealanders can have confidence in is that they have a Government that is delivering what it said it would"; if so, now that FamilyBoost has begun being paid, how many families have actually received $250 a fortnight promised in the National Party's election campaign? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his decision to appoint a commissioner to deliver a turnaround plan that will improve Health NZ's financial performance; if so, how will he ensure that the current financial year's performance is better than financial year 2023-24? LAURA TRASK to the Associate Minister of Education: What recent announcements has he made on improving school attendance rates? Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by her decision to cut $30 million from Te Ahu o te Reo Maori? Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN to the Minister of Education: E tautoko ana ia i ana korero me ana mahi katoa? Does she stand by all her statements and actions? RIMA NAKHLE to the Minister of Education: What update can she provide to her Make it Count action plan? GLEN BENNETT to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: Does he agree with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's submission on the Fast-track Approvals Bill that "The Bill lacks many of the environmental safeguards its predecessor legislation contained. Even the much-maligned National Development Act 1979 had more environmental checks and balances"? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister for Building and Construction: What changes is the Government making in the building and construction portfolio, and why are these changes needed?

    57 min
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