Democratic guardrails: Is NZ safe from authoritarianism?
Other nations are experiencing the erosion of democratic norms – even authoritarianism. Is our constitution strong enough to withstand it?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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The watchdog that listens: Peter Boshier reflects on nine years as Ombudsman
Peter Boshier says the public can rest assured that there is an enduring institution fighting for fairness and accountability. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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House on Sunday: A scavenger hunt, a Treaty bill, and an annual health check
This Sunday edition of the House is a compilation of the week's reporting, including: a Question Time naughtiness scavenger hunt, the Annual Review debate on Health, and the very unusual death of a Government bill — the Treaty bill. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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The unusual death of the Treaty bill
Members' bills die ugly deaths regularly, but I can find no record in recent history of a government bill sent into the House to suffer the indignity of a negative vote. It was either unusually masochistic or the outcome of poor political judgement. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Verrall and Brown go tit-for-tat in health annual review debate
Despite this years' budget only a month away, the Government still have t's to cross i's to dot in regard to spending from previous years. The annual review debate is the final stage in that very long process. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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