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The House

The House

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 Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.(C) Radio New Zealand 2025 Politics & Government
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  • House on Sunday: Debating war, mourning death

    House on Sunday: Debating war, mourning death
    Jun 28 2025

    Parliament spent most of the week debating legislation under urgency, finalising eight separate government bills, initiating four others. Despite that effort, the week's most telling events may have been its bookends – the international tragedy that opening it, the very local tragedy at its close.

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    13 mins
  • MPs pay tribute to Takutai Tarsh Kemp

    MPs pay tribute to Takutai Tarsh Kemp
    Jun 26 2025

    It was a sad day at Parliament on Thursday, with the news of the sudden death of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp. Before adjourning, The House paid tribute to her in a number of speeches.

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    6 mins
  • Bills under urgency

    Bills under urgency
    Jun 25 2025

    Parliament's focus this week is debating numerous bills under urgency. Across recent parliaments the use of urgency and extra sittings has become so regular as to be almost normal. But it remains important to know what laws are being debated and agreed – at whatever speed.

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    5 mins
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