Inside Parliament

In the first Inside Parliament for 2019 our Political Reporters sit down to discuss the year ahead.

First we look at the continuing issue over Kiwibuild and how the Government is having to backtrack on how many houses they will be able to build over the next few years.

We cover the National Party’s retreat and talk to MP Sarah Dowie for the first time since it was revealed she's being investigated by the police.

And finally we discuss the mounting pressure for the Treaty of Waitangi to be a compulsory part of the school curriculum.

In this final podcast for 2018 we take a look back at our favourite stories of the year which include the drama surrounding Jami-Lee Ross, the National Party Leadership and Housing New Zealand’s bogus meth testing.

In this week’s penultimate episode we look at the shambles surrounding the head of Kiwibuild Stephen Barclay and his absence from work. From one shambles to another – the NZTA fronting up to Parliament as yet another garage is suspended from carrying out WOF’s and finally we discuss the Government’s plan to get tougher on synthetic cannabis dealers.

In this week’s Inside Parliament we start by looking at the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton Poll, the last for the year and it’s not good news for some of the Party Leaders.

We discuss the allegations of bullying by National MP Maggie Barry towards her former staff and we look at the results of the report into mental health and the calls for a total overhaul of how the country deals with a growing problem .

Finally we look at the National MP’s who staged a walkout after their leader Simon Bridges was asked to leave the debating chamber.

On this week’s Inside Parliament Jessica Mutch McKay and Maiki Sherman look at how international drug cartels are changing the way they get their drugs into New Zealand.

We discuss the extensive review that is being launched by Trevor Mallard to look at bullying and harassment in Parliament and the big Government U-turn in deciding to deport Czech national Karel Sroubek once he gets out of jail.

Force of Habit by TVNZ

This week on Inside Parliament Maiki Sherman, Benedict Collins and guest Anna Whyte look at the Government’s decision to include churches as well as children in state care in the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the historical abuse of children.

We look at the outcome of an independent investigation into Deputy Police Commissioner Wally Haumaha and also discuss the Supreme Court ruling about a prisoner’s right to vote.

Labouring On by TVNZ

In this weeks Inside Parliament our political reporters take a look at the first Kiwibuild homes and Judith Collins negative tweets about the people that buy them. We discuss the protest at parliament in response to Trevor Mallard removing Jesus Christ from Parliament's prayer and we look at Immigration and the on going saga of a Czech boxer being granted residency even though he has a criminal past.

This week Political Editor Jessica Mutch McKay and Benedict Collins discuss the Poll results that were out this week and how National and particularly Simon Bridges were affected by the Jami-Lee Ross affair and we look at fuel tax and how it’s impacted on people's spending.