House on Sunday: Electoral enrolment changes, & 'Unimportant' bills
The Sunday edition of The House includes one fresh story, and a replay from Thursday.
The new story covers the first debate on the bill to change the electoral law – including the requirement to enrol to vote earlier.
The replay from Thursday's House looks at Private and Local Bills.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Parliament's 'rats and mice'
The big laws debated by Parliament get a lot of attention, but others are so small as to be barely noticed. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Opposition drills into Crown Minerals Bill
After the rare occurrence of a recommittal, the Crown Minerals Bill found itself back in committee where the Opposition tried their best to extract answers from the Minister. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time
Parliament’s Speaker, Gerry Brownlee, is considering a major rewrite of the rules for Question Time, potentially the first major reworking since the 1980s. Specifically the Speaker indicated he may ask the Standing Orders Committee (which proposes changes to Parliament’s own rules), to consider balancing the playing field by allowing questioners to contextualise their questions.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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House on Sunday: EU MPs and a maiden statement
This week on The House, we chat with a visiting MP from the European Parliament, and hear some of the highlights from Parliament's newest MP, David Wilson
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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