The House

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The politics behind government backbenchers’ members’ bills
21/05/2026 | 6 mins.
Members business this week was dominated by bills from government backbenchers.
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Chamber blowback: The third law of political motion
20/05/2026 | 5 mins.
In the interplay between Government and Parliament actions spark reactions, like a political version of Newton’s third law of motion.

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House on Sunday: farewells and funding
16/05/2026 | 11 mins.
While 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.

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The constitutional shift you may have missed this week
14/05/2026 | 5 mins.
A seemingly dry procedural motion in Parliament this week quietly marked one of the more significant constitutional changes of recent years: how Parliament is funded.
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Labour and National find common ground on online harm
13/05/2026 | 6 mins.
Labour 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.
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