The unintended consequences of one MP's early retirement with a bad day for the MP, who in the subsequent reshuffle, is allocated the debating chamber's 'Chair of Doom'.

The community is welcomed back into Parliament's grounds, the next step in the transition back from stinky rubbish tip to a place for picnics, petitions, play and protest.

A motion in Parliament to mark the third anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks found MPs reflecting on how there is still work to do to counter extremism and hate speech.

On Wednesday Parliament unanimously passed a law allowing sanctions in relation to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. Here's how it works.

When weird claims are made about bills and laws, where can you check the truth if you don’t have a degree in the arcana of legal drafting?

Creating new laws takes years, except when it happens at break-neck pace. This week Parliament will consider a  Russia Sanctions Bill under urgency. Necessity means it was also written under urgency.

This week, not only did MPs have to contend with a riot on their front lawn, they also had to come to grips with a new hybrid parliament in which some members participated by Zoom.

Parliament’s precinct is being spring-cleaned and returned to order and the MPs are full of thanks, and a little causative finger pointing.

Parliament has passed a law to establish a roadside oral fluid testing regime to test for recent drug use, and proposes that drivers who fail two consecutive oral fluid tests would incur an infringement penalty, is about to become law.

This week in the House began with a motion in support of Ukraine and it will end with a special debate on a bill not even yet introduced. Chris Hipkins explains some of the parliamentary week's highlights.