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RNZ: The House

Radio New Zealand

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

  • 14 minutes 2 seconds
    Fish and quiz: The many uses of written parliamentary questions
    Over the last six years, parliament’s clerks have had to vet about 40,000 written questions each year. So how are written questions used and what are the democratic benefits?
    27 April 2024, 7:35 pm
  • 17 minutes 14 seconds
    How MPs cope with strains of the job
    MPs have some of the highest pressure jobs in New Zealand, and the stressors aren’t always what you might think. So does anyone help them carry the load, and how do they personally cope?
    20 April 2024, 7:35 pm
  • 14 minutes 55 seconds
    Member's Day surprises and more in short sitting block
    It was a sitting block of just one week but it had its share of surprises, routine stuff and signs of a changing culture around scrutiny at committee level. 
    13 April 2024, 7:35 pm
  • 5 minutes 17 seconds
    The debate James Shaw delayed his retirement for
    Members Day this week had it all: surprise votes, big and niche issues, success and failure. A bill from a retiring MP led to an environmental rights debate which included gaping philosophical divides and a parting shot.
    10 April 2024, 10:23 pm
  • 6 minutes 6 seconds
    The well-worn path between Auditor-General and Parliament
    The work of the Auditor-General’s office features often in this week’s select committee hearings at Parliament, and for good reason.
    10 April 2024, 6:55 am
  • 5 minutes 8 seconds
    Getting stuck on attack: the slow road to positivity in government
    The Speaker has begun steering ministerial answers away from outright attacks on the previous government, and towards answers. The road to positivity for new governments is long and difficult.
    9 April 2024, 5:30 am
  • 19 minutes 50 seconds
    How petitions get Parliament's attention
    Petitions to Parliament don't always result in a change to law or policy as intended, but they can be an effective way of the public getting a message to those in power. 
    6 April 2024, 7:35 pm
  • 15 minutes 24 seconds
    How to MP: Tips from a ‘great parliamentarian’ 
    As he departs from Parliament, Grant Roberson outlines the skills and requirements for being a successful MP, and what he would replace Question Time with.
    30 March 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 37 seconds
    Getting specific or aiming wide: The tactics of Question Time
    A look at the tactics of primary questions during Question Time, with help from Grant Robertson, Judith Collins and Gerry Brownlee.
    29 March 2024, 2:00 am
  • 5 minutes 42 seconds
    Taking MPs at their word, or not
    The principle that all MPs are honourable and that they should be taken at their word has been tested multiple times this week in Parliament.
    27 March 2024, 5:55 am
  • 5 minutes 1 second
    Parliament begins with money bills on a deadline
    This week’s sitting of Parliament began with two finance bills that have deadlines attached.
    26 March 2024, 7:00 am
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