Parliament

Trust in media, or lack thereof, was front and centre as the Minister of Broadcasting had a week of being grilled in parliament's Question Time about the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill. Audio

Parliament looks like a big old gray box for keeping MPs in, but there are many more folk including many visitors and tourists. Say, a group of students from Taranaki. Video, Audio

A double shot of crime legislation features in a Parliament week laden with Government bills that are scheduled to get a first reading. Audio

This week Parliament debated a members' bill from Rachel Boyack that aims to combat official gobbledegook. Some MPs fought it tooth and nail as tantamount to balderdash, gadzooks! Audio

MPs have been reflecting on the Queen's death again, with the passage of a bill under urgency to create a one-off public holiday for her. But not all the reflections were misty-eyed. Audio

After a couple of short weeks at Parliament MPs are getting back into the rhythm with some work to catch up on, like a tardy approval of the budget. Audio

Debate on several Member's Bills this week is set to offer a mix of the contentious and the agreeable.

The revitalisation of te reo Māori was abundantly evident as a big crowd converged on Parliament to mark 50 years since the Māori Language Petition. Audio

Parliament sat for less than two hours this week, sending condolences to King Charles and giving itself an extension on its budget homework. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio