Spine and Punishment: A review of Swarbrick v Brownlee
Last week the Speaker made a series of new rulings and interpretations on the fly in punishing an MP who dared governing party MPs to demonstrate some spine regarding Israel and Gaza. We survey and analyse the incident and aftermath. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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More rates and more debt: MPs hear from Auditor General on Local Councils
On Wednesday, the Governance and Administration committee were joined by two officials from the Office of the Auditor-General to hear about the long term plans of Local Government. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Palestine: Divining a position from a lack of answers
National avoided taking a stand on Palestine in Parliament’s urgent debate. What can we learn from the Prime Minister’s answers on Palestine and Gaza during Question Time?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Parliament’s cross-partisan powerhouse and the new law that undermines it
One of Parliament’s quiet, powerful committees is opposition-led and cross-partisan. A new law from ACT may undermine that, ceding parliamentary oversight to the Executive. We chat with the leaders of the Regulations Review Committee: Arena Williams and Nancy Lu. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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House on Sunday: Electoral enrolment changes, & 'Unimportant' bills
The Sunday edition of The House includes one fresh story, and a replay from Thursday.
The new story covers the first debate on the bill to change the electoral law – including the requirement to enrol to vote earlier.
The replay from Thursday's House looks at Private and Local Bills.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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