Rnz: The House

This weekly edition looks at thresholds: regarding what gets the nod for Urgent Debates, and also what it's like being a List MP on the cusp of Parliament.

The Health Select Committee has been digesting the Auditor-General's report on how well public organisations are working to meet the mental health needs of young people.

Urgent Debates are granted or denied by Speakers. Most are denied. This week a Speaker's ruling moved the goal posts for that allowance, a lot.

Due to vagaries of the MMP system, some list MPs must endure a period of waiting and uncertainty before they can enter Parliament.

A big new wooden superstructure is about to be built out the back of Parliament House, and is planned to be ready to fit dozens of MPs by the next election.

New goverment, new parliament, new Leader of the House. Chris Bishop is now the Minister responsible for shepherding the Government's legislative agenda. He explains how.

A rare four-week sitting block at Parliament has wound up, with the Government's programme of moving legislation through under urgency used throughout.

Taming Question Time is not easy but this week the Speaker has attempted to reign in the use of Points of Order to make out of order points.

Due to the increasing demands on the work of the Office of the Clerk in an environment of funding constraints, the efficiency of some key Parliament functions could suffer.

The new Parliament has spent most of its existence under urgency. What is that, and why use it?

The new Parliament has spent much of its time so far, debating under urgency. What is that, and why has it?

This morning's debates in the chamber provided multiple examples of how difficult it can be as a presiding officer when contentious bills are going through under urgency.

The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee has been holding its annual review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been fondly remembered and much praised by his colleagues. Here is his own message; the maiden speech he gave a week ago.

Parliament has paused out of respect for the Green Party MP Efeso Collins who died unexpectedly in Auckland this morning.

Wise MPs apologise hard and early, but Casey Costello's correction may be late. The Speaker appears to have revealed he is considering a complaint over a matter of privilege.

This weekly wrap of The House looks at the repeal of major water reforms passed in the last Parliament term, and a Select Committee hearing on news media's existential crisis.

A select committee is considering views on a bill that seeks a more level playing field in the digital market that our media industry operates in, where tech giants dominate.

The Water Services Acts Repeal Bill has passed through all stages while Parliament went into urgency.

An unusually long sitting block begins today at Parliament, beginning with another repeal of law passed by the previous government.