RNZ: The House Podcast

RNZ: The House

RNZ
Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.
Claiming rights and privileges
Parliament’s Speaker has claimed the House’s ‘rights and privileges’ and been promised a favourable construction. What does any of that really mean?
Nov 26, 2020
3 min
Swearing on children’s Māori proverbs and the Koran at Parliament
A variety of texts including a book of children’s Māori proverbs, the Koran, and the Bill of Rights Act are being used by MPs swearing-in on day one of the 53rd Parliament.
Nov 25, 2020
4 min
A run-up on Parliament’s kick-off
We’ve had an election, we have a government and on Wednesday we complete the set with a Parliament. Here’s what happens this week.
Nov 24, 2020
4 min