Saturday Sitting

by Desk Editor (Saturday, May 23, 2015 — 9:12 AM)

Parliament resumed at 9am under Urgency and shortly after completed the first reading of the KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill. It progressed by 63 to 58 with National, Maori Party, ACT and United Future in support.

Read the full article →

House Rises At Midnight

by Desk Editor (Saturday, May 23, 2015 — 12:04 AM)

Debate on the first reading of the KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill was interrupted when the House rose at midnight.

Read the full article →

Telco Levy Bill Passes

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 22, 2015 — 11:01 PM)

MPs completed the second reading at 7.30pm with a vote of 88 to 32 with Labour opposed. They then ground through the committee stages and completed the third reading at 11pm.

Read the full article →

Telco Levy Bill Completes First Reading

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 22, 2015 — 5:29 PM)

The first reading debate on the Telecommunications (Development Levy) Amendment Bill has been completed under Urgency.

Read the full article →

Social Housing Bill Passes Under Urgency

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 22, 2015 — 4:02 PM)

A bill making changes to provision of social housing has passed through all stages under Urgency.

Read the full article →

Week in Parliament 22-05-15

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 22, 2015 — 3:45 PM)

Budget Week staggers on towards the weekend after Government puts the House under urgency to pass four bills implementing Budget measures through all their stages. Opposition filibuster slows social housing bill to a crawl in its committee stage. NZ First’s Ron Mark becomes second MP ordered from the chamber, joining Grant Robertson who was thrown […]

Read the full article →

Parliament Continues Under Urgency

by Desk Editor (Friday, May 22, 2015 — 9:00 AM)

Parliament resumed under Urgency on Friday morning with MPs debating the committee stage of the Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill.

Read the full article →

House Rises

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 10:02 PM)

The House rose just before 10pm interrupting debate on the committee stage of the Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill.

Read the full article →

Housing Reform Bill Completes First Reading

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 8:51 PM)

A bill reforming social housing law has completed its first reading under Urgency.

Read the full article →

Budget Welfare Bill Sent To Select Committee

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 6:21 PM)

A bill bringing the first lift in base benefit levels in decades for those with children has completed its first reading and been sent to select committee.

Read the full article →

Parliament Today 21-05-15

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 5:14 PM)

Budget Debate adjourned after Government introduces five bills bringing in new measures including one addressing child poverty and another improving supply of housing in Auckland.

Read the full article →

Urgency Motion

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 4:51 PM)

The business to be completed under Urgency is:

Read the full article →

Urgency

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 4:44 PM)

After Party leaders completed their speeches in the Budget Debate, it was adjourned.

Read the full article →

Report Presented, Budget Speech Begins

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 2:03 PM)

A select committee report was presented when Parliament resumed at 2pm.

Read the full article →

Budget and Urgency

by Desk Editor (Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 10:15 AM)

Finance Minister Bill English will deliver the 2015 Budget when Parliament sits at 2pm today.

Read the full article →

Bribery Bill Gets Support Despite Some Concerns

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 20, 2015 — 10:05 PM)

Tougher rules over bribery and corruption have general support in Parliament, but concerns have been raised about small scale “facilitation payments” not being criminalised.

Read the full article →

Waitangi Bill Progresses

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, May 20, 2015 — 8:18 PM)

Legislation reforming the body which oversees the Waitangi Treaty grounds has completed its second reading.

Read the full article →