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In it for the long haul

If you like Parliament you well and truly had a treat last week, as the House sat until midnight Saturday under urgency to consider the wide range of legislation the government wanted to progress.

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Tikanga or not tikanga, that's the regulatory review question

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Tikanga or not tikanga, that's the regulatory review question

The regulations review committee is one of those select committees which does not get the recognition it deserves.

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Govt says do be hasty

You may have had a bad week but it’s probably nothing compared with the week Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking has had.

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The end is nigh/everything is great (delete as appropriate)

Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets out her economic prescription. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

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The end is nigh/everything is great (delete as appropriate)

Finance Minister Nicola Willis experienced a white-knuckle ride yesterday, flying out of windy Wellington for the calmer climes of Dunedin.

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The ins and outs of building a desirable residence

Chris Bishop said the First Home Grant was an "expensive and inefficient way to support first...

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Debating the ins and outs of building a desirable residence

A Queenstown residence with lakefront views sounds amazing, but it’s not a happy lot for everyone.

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It turns out woolly thinking is something to be applauded

South Otago sheep and beef farmer Amy Blaikie said the government’s new policy to use woollen...

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It turns out woolly thinking is something to be applauded

Proof positive this week that individual voices can turn around the ocean liner that is Parliament.

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All the fun of this year’s Taxation (Annual Rates) extravaganza

Francisco Hernandez makes his maiden speech to Parliament. PHOTO: PARLIAMENT TV

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All the fun of this year’s Taxation (Annual Rates) extravaganza

Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose, as some of our more educated or veteran MPs may have contemplated this week as the Taxation Bill hoved into view.

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In the unlikely event of emergency call Chippie

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ

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In the unlikely event of emergency call Chippie

This might seem a bit unlikely, but bear with me . . . Labour could be feeling a trifle worried about its impregnable grasp on Dunedin.

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This is not a dream, you really are acting transport minister

Taieri New Zealand First list MP Mark Patterson. Photo: ODT files

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This is not a dream, you really are acting transport minister

It sounds like the stuff of nightmares ... you go to work having mentally planned how your day will go, but then you find out that you are doing another job entirely.

Peace breaks out as MPs debate dairy and the environment

Rachel Brooking, Scott Willis (centre) and Mark Patterson pay close attention to Andrew Hoggard...

Peace breaks out as MPs debate dairy and the environment

Working together is always easier than pulling in opposite directions.

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Monday night political football proves to be a ratings winner

Rachel Brooking and friend. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

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Monday night political football proves to be a ratings winner

There are any number of ways you can measure how popular a political party is, polling being the obvious one.

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Blithe spirits, the cavalry, and filling every minute of the day

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Blithe spirits, the cavalry, and filling every minute of the day

Sometimes, being an MP requires you to behave in a manner as if you are blissfully unaware of what is happening in the outside world.

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Shane Jo-Jo sings Get Back as Parliament tunes up again

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Shane Jo-Jo sings Get Back as Parliament tunes up again

Parliament began for a new year on Tuesday with a show of unanimity, MPs from across the House joining in paying tribute to Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and the late Te Pāti Māori co-founder Dame Tariana Turia.

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The first step of a long and arduous journey

Southland National MP Joseph Mooney. File photo: Tracey Roxburgh

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The first step of a long and arduous journey

For most politicians the year has just begun with the traditional three Rs — reshuffles, retreats and Rātana.

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Getting together to address the great offshore wind gap

An off-shore windfarm. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

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Getting together to address the great offshore wind gap

There are not many occasions when Energy Minister Simeon Brown and Green Taieri list MP Scott Willis agree on an infrastructure policy.

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Going slowly along the fast track legislation

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Going slowly along the fast track legislation

Rachel Brooking was somewhere between heaven and hell this week.

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Seeking precision and finding equivocation

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Seeking precision and finding equivocation

There are few things more appealing than some time spent talking about health sector infrastructure and investment.

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Southern Say: In the red corner

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In the red corner

There have been many great parliamentary rivalries over the years ... Muldoon vs Lange, Clark vs Brash, Michael Cullen vs anybody.

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Abandon the razor, and the dangling ETS sword

The house of representatives. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Abandon the razor, and the dangling ETS sword

A minor change or a surrender in the fight against climate change: take your pick on what the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill actually does.

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Looking forward to confronting the past

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Looking forward to confronting the past

With due respect to the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill — let alone the Contracts of Insurance Bill and Contracts of Insurance (Repeals and Amendments) Bill — the biggest show at...

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