The House

As the election nears, politics can get frantic and irrational. By contrast much of Parliament’s long week of urgency was a model of calm, with careful, unemotive discussion of RMA law.
*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.
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After about 12 years, National's Shane Reti farewelled Parliament this week, reflecting on some of his achievements in the Health portfolio, and lamenting some of the unfinished business he couldn't quite get to
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Two MPs gave valedictory statements to their colleagues on Wednesday, but illness forced one of them to say haere rā via a video link.
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With only four weeks of Parliament to go before it breaks for the election, the government is snatching as much time as it can to try to complete its legislative agenda. Here's the plan.
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The House sits down with Duncan Webb for an exit interview as the former Minister and Labour Party whip calls time on his parliamentary career.
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