Parental Leave Bill Passes

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 16, 2014 — 11:48 AM)

MPs have passed legislation extending paid parental leave and parental tax credits under Urgency this morning.

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Parliament Resumes Under Urgency

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 16, 2014 — 9:08 AM)

Parliament resumed at 9am this morning under Urgency provisions to debate two bills.

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Paid Parental Leave Debated

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 10:08 PM)

Attempts to extend paid parental leave further than proposed by the Government were voted down this evening as MPs debated Budget related legislation.

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Parental Leave Bill Gets General Support

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 6:32 PM)

The Government’s bill extending parental leave has received the support of all parties, but the Opposition say it does not go far enough.

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Debate on Budget Statement Begins

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 5:39 PM)

Race to stick a label on the Budget before debate adjourned to put two bills through under urgency.

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Budget Urgency

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 5:03 PM)

Afters party leaders finished their speeches the Government put the House into Urgency with National, Maori Party, ACT and United Future in support.

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Committee Reports And Budget Begins

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 2:03 PM)

When Parliament resumed at 2pm a number of select committee reports were presented

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Budget Day

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 15, 2014 — 10:05 AM)

Today Finance Minister Bill English will deliver his sixth Budget.

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House Rises

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 10:00 PM)

The House rose just before 10pm interrupting the committee stage debate of the Vulnerable Children Bill with MPs addressing clauses one and two of the bill.

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COOL Labelling Voted Down

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 5:44 PM)

Opposition amendments to introduce mandatory country of origin labelling have been voted down during debate on the Food Bill during its committee stage.

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Questions and Answers – May 14

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 5:41 PM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Government—Policies 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-Leader—Green) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies? Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): Yes, in particular our policies that support racial harmony every day of the year and the policies that support the rule of law, particularly when it comes to […]

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Speaker Fields Opposition Complaints

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 4:02 PM)

Russel Norman’s turn to take on the PM. Speaker fields complaints from various Opposition MPs.Tobacco lobbyists oppose plain packaging proposal.

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EQC OIA Report Presented

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 2:05 PM)

A report on the Earthquake Commission’s handling of OIA requests was presented when Parliament resumed at 2pm.

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Questions For Oral Answer May 14

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 11:34 AM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s policies?

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Food Bill In Committee

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 14, 2014 — 10:39 AM)

The Government will give priority to the committee stage of the Food Bill today.

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Two NZ First MPs Ejected In One Day

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, May 13, 2014 — 8:57 PM)

Andrew Williams became the second NZ First MP to be ordered from the House in one day after disagreeing with Eric Roy this evening.

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Questions and Answers – May 13

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, May 13, 2014 — 6:42 PM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Prime Minister—Statements on Unemployment 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that “In the end we need to get the unemployment rate down”; if so, why is unemployment still at 6 percent five years after the recession?

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