The House

by RNZ

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

Recent Episodes
  • House on Sunday: Parliament debates pay equity claims and farewells a Labour stalwart
    May 10, 2025 – 00:14:25
  • Labour's 'conviction politician' farewells Parliament
    May 8, 2025 – 00:05:50
  • The Equal Pay Amendment Bill debate: Fast and furious
    May 7, 2025 – 00:05:28
  • A tardy memorium for Francis
    May 6, 2025 – 00:05:30
  • Cabinet-lite: Louise Upston sheds light on the Government's Cabinet Committees
    May 3, 2025 – 00:11:25
  • Democratic guardrails: Is NZ safe from authoritarianism?
    Apr 26, 2025 – 00:15:43
  • The watchdog that listens: Peter Boshier reflects on nine years as Ombudsman
    Apr 19, 2025 – 00:09:55
  • House on Sunday: A scavenger hunt, a Treaty bill, and an annual health check
    Apr 12, 2025 – 00:14:54
  • The unusual death of the Treaty bill
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:05:37
  • Verrall and Brown go tit-for-tat in health annual review debate
    Apr 9, 2025 – 00:05:33
  • A Question Time Scavenger Hunt
    Apr 8, 2025 – 00:05:09
  • Behind the door at a parliamentary privilege hearing
    Apr 5, 2025 – 00:16:04
  • The parliamentary background to the 'missing submissions' story
    Apr 3, 2025 – 00:05:35
  • Gene Technology Bill: The public have their say
    Apr 2, 2025 – 00:06:31
  • Threats without consequences: Parliament’s “school-yard stupidity” classroom
    Apr 1, 2025 – 00:06:38
  • Parliament Bill arrives back in the House
    Mar 30, 2025 – 00:14:58
  • Do we need a Parliamentary Budget Office?
    Mar 27, 2025 – 00:05:13
  • Urgency giveth, and urgency taketh away
    Mar 26, 2025 – 00:04:55
  • A week of urgent plod sprinkled with chaos
    Mar 25, 2025 – 00:04:55
  • Climate change adaptation: Parliament asks the small questions
    Mar 22, 2025 – 00:14:20
  • Budget debate lite: MPs debate Budget Policy Statement
    Mar 15, 2025 – 00:08:42
  • Fictional fiscal cliffs – misinterpreting budgets for political gain
    Mar 12, 2025 – 00:06:08
  • First dose of urgency for the year fixes legal issue
    Mar 11, 2025 – 00:05:09
  • Four more years? MPs get first chance to debate parliamentary term length bill
    Mar 6, 2025 – 00:05:13
  • New bill gives green light to congestion charging
    Mar 5, 2025 – 00:05:55
  • Urgent debate on Bayly resignation
    Mar 4, 2025 – 00:04:58
  • The Changing Sound of Politics: The voices of past PMs
    Mar 1, 2025 – 00:13:00
  • MPs, the public, and media get rare glimpse into intelligence community
    Feb 20, 2025 – 00:05:53
  • It's complicated: Debating justice
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:05:09
  • "We have generations of fix-it culture": Marama Davidson on her 'Right to Repair' members bill
    Feb 18, 2025 – 00:05:37
  • The Prosecution of Stupid, and The Growth Debate
    Feb 15, 2025 – 00:14:18
  • The Themes and Stylings of a 13-Hour Debate
    Feb 13, 2025 – 00:05:39
  • "Mental health is about lived experience" Minister tells MPs
    Feb 12, 2025 – 00:05:55
  • Rules and punishments for MPs
    Feb 11, 2025 – 00:05:59
  • The Summer of 300,000 submissions
    Feb 10, 2025 – 00:15:32
  • The Maunga owns itself
    Jan 30, 2025 – 00:06:23
  • New Year Resolutions: Parliament Style
    Jan 29, 2025 – 00:05:58
  • Parliament begins with farewells
    Jan 27, 2025 – 00:05:07
  • The last shout: Parliament's chaotic finale
    Dec 21, 2024 – 00:14:22
  • Parliament fits an extra morning into final sitting day
    Dec 18, 2024 – 00:05:42
  • Podcast Extra: Debating a ruling
    Dec 17, 2024 – 00:34:06
  • Labour moves Speaker from the 'nice' to 'naughty' list
    Dec 17, 2024 – 00:06:07
  • The House on Sunday: Blitz week and a crammed committee
    Dec 14, 2024 – 00:14:36
  • New bills for public feedback among end of year blitz
    Dec 13, 2024 – 00:05:46
  • Parliament on the home stretch, but first: a 30 hour sitting week
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:05:40
  • Tough Justice - How to drown a committee
    Dec 11, 2024 – 00:06:36
  • Pacific presiders: Parliament hosts pacific speakers and clerks conference.
    Dec 10, 2024 – 00:05:57
  • Quizzing, interrogation, and grilling: scrutiny week in review
    Dec 7, 2024 – 00:15:20
  • "RMA reform and land supply fundamental." Housing Minister tells MPs.
    Dec 5, 2024 – 00:06:00
  • "Out there with our tails up." Defence minister defends defence.
    Dec 5, 2024 – 00:04:31
Recent Reviews
  • jayyybo
    Informative every time
    I always, always learn things from this pod. It does a great job of tackling one particular topic and taking a deep, but brief, dive. It’s relevant no matter how much (or how little) you already know about NZ parliament.
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