Parliament

The House wraps Parliament's week; asks who really runs the country and outlines the repeal of the three strikes law.

MPs sometimes appear intractably opposed, but while they can be combative in public they are often collaborative behind closed doors. This week had a four hour long example.

Covid-19 may dominate the news but Parliament does also have other things on its agenda. Quite a few things including a repeal of Three Strikes sentencing law.

A recent protest placard said "The Red Queen Shall Not Reign Supreme". That may have been intended as an insult and a demand but it actually just describes parliamentary democracy.

The Māori Affairs Select Committee is 150 years old. The media always love profile pieces on ancient folk having a birthday, so here is one on a particularly elderly committee.

The House was at the vaccine mandate protest this week. Here are some photos from an unusually eclectic event.

Parliament’s select committees have an endless menu of work, but seem to especially enjoy work that involves extra chewing.

When MPs begin their careers most outline hopeful future achievements. Some very hopeful. Few get to start polishing them off inside a year.

Parliament is back to full strength this week which means extra members’ bills are back on deck as well.

Parliament is not the fusty thing it once was, but perceptions don’t shift easily. Luckily Parliament has a new guard with ideas about how to brush off some of the dustier bits and help it connect…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is making plans to travel to Auckland early next week.