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The House
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Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.
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Chamber blowback: The third law of political motion
1w ago00:05:34Tap to summarizeIn the interplay between Government and Parliament actions spark reactions, like a political version of Newton’s third law of motion. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →House on Sunday: farewells and funding
2w ago00:11:58Tap to summarizeWhile Judith Collins farewell speech was probably the most notable event in the House this week, a relatively low key motion on Parliament funding was more than notable constitutionally. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →The constitutional shift you may have missed this week
2w ago00:05:12Tap to summarizeA seemingly dry procedural motion in Parliament this week quietly marked one of the more significant constitutional changes of recent years: how Parliament is funded.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Labour and National find common ground on online harm
2w ago00:06:00Tap to summarizeLabour and National have put aside their usual party divisions this week to reach broad agreement on the issue of online harm faced by young New Zealanders.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →'Practical change’ or ‘paradigm shift’? MPs debate conservation reform
3w ago00:04:58Tap to summarizeThe Government says it’s cutting conservation red (or rather green) tape. The Opposition say it’s redefining what conservation even means.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →House on Sunday: Learning on the ministerial job
3w ago00:14:34Tap to summarizeWhen an MP becomes a government minister or changes portfolios, how do they transition to the new role? We ask a recently elevated minister, Chris Penk.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →The House on Sunday: Anti-slavery law uses new rule to bypass ballot
4w ago00:14:56Tap to summarizeIn a historic first, Parliament used a new rule to debate slavery legislation that has wide support in the House, but that government coalition partners don’t agree on. Plus other stories from a week of unlikely allies and surprising foes. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →MPs probe BSA’s role in the digital era
Apr 3000:05:53Tap to summarizeMPs have questioned the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s role in the digital era during a select committee briefing, as the regulator signals a need for reform. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →New prisoner segregation rules get ‘dignity, not sympathy’ response from MPs
Apr 2900:05:19Tap to summarizeA proposed new law would allow more prisoner segregation, but also mandate basic rights. MPs agree prison should ‘reflect our shared view of humanity’, even for those who ‘deserve the least sympathy’. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Transcribe →Question Time begins with a showdown between a Minister and..... a Minister?
Apr 2800:05:31Tap to summarizeParliament began this week with a question time in which the Government was being pressed by...another member of Government?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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