Article – Tom Frewen Opposition forgoes Question Time and the Prime Minister cancels his trip to Britain and France as Parliament responds to the Canterbury earthquake and the Fox Glacier plane crash.
Article – Tom Frewen Parliament’s back on Tuesday after a week’s adjournment but Tom Frewen and Reesh Lyon report that there’s little chance of the Government securing Opposition support for a move to get through more business by having the House sit on Thursday mornings.
Article – Tom Frewen Parliament spends most of the week under urgency, passing seven bills and sending three more off to select committees. Speaker Lockwood Smith throws Labour’s Trevor Mallard out of the chamber for the third time. Urgency meant he should have been …
Article – Tom Frewen Parliament spends most of the week under urgency, passing seven bills and sending three more off to select committees. Speaker Lockwood Smith throws Labour’s Trevor Mallard out of the chamber for the third time. Urgency meant he should have been …
Press Release – Office of the Clerk Economic Recovery—Reports; Unemployment Beneficiaries—Increase from July 2008; District Health Boards—Health Targets; Blood-alcohol Limit—Alcohol and other drug use in New Zealand drivers 2004-2009; Broadband Roll-out—Rural Initiative …
Article – Tom Frewen Government boasts of fewer prison escapers while Opposition points to big increase in beneficiaries. Labour MPs delight in rubbishing new consumer affairs minister and ACT deputy leader, John Boscawen, by comparing him unfavourably with his predecessor …
Press Release – Office of the Clerk # PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the nature of New Zealand’s economic recovery? # Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How many more people were receiving an unemployment …
Press Release – Office of the Clerk GST—Comparison with OECD Countries; Overseas Investment Rules—New Zealand – China Free Trade Agreement; Wages—Rises Compared with Prices; Health Services—Minister’s Statements
Article – Tom Frewen Speaker adds CDs to the list of things he’s banned from being tabled in the chamber, until reminded that he already allowed the tabling of a DVD earlier in the year. Finance and Expenditure Committee looks at how to manage child support debt.
Article – Tom Frewen Speaker adds CDs to the list of things he’s banned from being tabled in the chamber, until reminded that he already allowed the tabling of a DVD earlier in the year. Finance and Expenditure Committee looks at how to manage child support debt.
Press Release – Office of the Clerk # Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: When he told the House on 9 February that New Zealand taxes consumption at a relatively low rate, was he aware that New Zealand had the 6th highest rate of consumption taxation in the OECD as a percentage of GDP; […]
Press Release – Office of the Clerk Savings—Options for Improvement; Prime Minister—Economic Policies; Alcohol Reform—Balance of Reduction of Harm and Responsible Drinking; Job Creation—Legislation
Article – Tom Frewen Tom Frewen: Labour’s Trevor Mallard is thrown out again as Question Time bogs down in a lengthy wrangle over the quality of both the questions and the answers.
Press Release – Office of the Clerk # CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What steps is the Government taking to consider options for improving New Zealand’s national savings? # Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: What new policies has he announced as Prime Minister over the last month …
Article – Tom Frewen Tom Frewen: Bill English and John Key both run into trouble with the Speaker. Labour is granted a snap debate on Heather Roy’s resignation as deputy leader of the Act Party. The termination of Chris Carter’s membership of the Labour Party’s parliamentary …
Press Release – Office of the Clerk Welfare Reforms—Policy; Economy—Reports; Document Security—Ministerial Offices; Electricity—Progress on National Grid Upgrade; Drink-driving—Blood-alcohol Limit
Article – Tom Frewen Labour’s attempts to exploit rifts in the ACT party creates lengthy wrangle in Question Time and tests the patience of the Speaker. Professor Tom Babor, from the University of Conneticut, makes a submission on the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement …
Extended version of the Week in Parliament with Tom Frewen and Hinaya Ahu plus the full-length Santa aby from Marama Fox and Te Ururoa Flavell. Read More...
Child poverty and Pike River dominate first Question Time for ill English as prime minister, sitting in the National frontbench seat formerly occupied by John ey. First bill put up for debate by Mister English’s National-led Government is the Children, Young Persons and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation ill which passes its first reading by […] Read More...
Extended version of the Week in Parliament with Hinaya Ahu and Tom Frewen. Extra reports include the Speaker’a response to New Zealand First’s questions about the “Parliamentary Palace” and the first reading of a bill that would transfer responsibility for decisions on fluoridating local water supplies from territorial authorities to District Health oards. Read More...
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives mourn the passing of unionist Helen Kelly (18-10-16).
Motion calling on NZ House of Representatives to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory in the US Election supported by all parties except the Greens (10-11-16).
Housing minister Nick Smith sees Flying Pig, channels Tooth Fairy & Father Christmas (19-10-16).
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives mourn the mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (19-10-16).