The House

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The podcast currently has 869 episodes available.

The House episodes:

October 07, 2025 Groundhog Day as Peter’s delivers third Ministerial Statement on Gaza
Tuesday at Parliament felt a bit like Groundhog Day as Foreign Minister Winston Peters gave yet another Ministerial Statement on the war in Gaza.
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October 04, 2025 The third branch: Parliament's relationship with the courts
The state has three independent branches. Victoria University Dean of Law, Geoff McLay helps explain the crucial relationship between parliament, government and the courts.
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15min
September 27, 2025 Inside the Beehive’s emergency command bunker
Under the Beehive is the National Crisis Management Centre – an underground command centre where NEMA can coordinate responses to national crises. We take a tour.
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September 20, 2025 Government gets urgent on adoption
Parliament changed New Zealand’s adoption laws this week. The bill was revealed at the last minute, and thanks to urgency and unanimous support, it was completed within a day.
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15min
September 18, 2025 MPs celebrate Māori language week by arguing in te reo
Parliament's translation team would have been flat out this week as Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori saw an uptick in te reo usage at Question Time
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6min
September 17, 2025 Government passes adoption bill under urgency
This week, the Government introduced an adoption law change at the last minute, which, thanks to urgency, passed all stages in one day.
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September 16, 2025 Moves from the Question Time playbook
Perhaps the most recognisable part of Parliament is Question Time. But what techniques do MPs from both sides use to game it to their advantage?
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September 13, 2025 Politics vs Governance: The Budget finale
This week the Government’s 2025 budget was finally approved by Parliament. The last major hurdle involved a long walk through a political minefield of questions, and even some answers.
We look at the range of approaches, ideal and less so; including a new way to avoid answering questions.
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13min
September 10, 2025 The four month journey to budget approval
It's been over 100 days since Bugdet Day but lo and behold, the government is still in the process of securing Parliament's approval for the planned spending.
The delay comes down to Parliament’s lengthy financial scrutiny process.
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6min
September 09, 2025 Parliament’s workload and pace squeezing out committees
Parliament’s week is traditionally shaped across three days. That shape is increasingly being squeezed and select committees are being forced into the margins. We consider the factors at play.
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FAQs about The House:

How many episodes does The House have?

The podcast currently has 869 episodes available.