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"Jacinda Ardern needs to really, genuinely ask herself an honest question which is whether she's prepared to tolerate this sort of behaviour from the Speaker. "To have a Speaker turn up, having settled with someone who he falsely accused of rape - and then continue this attack has just really brought his position into disrepute." Bishop called on Ardern to act on Mallard's behaviour. "Jacinda Ardern does honestly need to ask herself if she's prepared to tolerate this sort of behaviour," he said. "If the shoe was on the other foot, if this was a National Party Speaker, what would she be doing?...

What's the rush? Comparing National and Labour Government's use of urgency 19 Apr, 2021 01:24 AM 5 minutes to read Parliament Buildings, from left, Bowen House, the Beehive, and Parliament House, Wellington. Photo / Mark Mitchell Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92 The Government has come under fire from the Opposition on a number of occasions in recent weeks due to its use of urgency in the House. Act leader David Seymour has been a particularly vocal critic, saying the frequent use of urgency shows the Governm...

MP responsible for a National Party ad mocking new Labour MP over dietary supplements has been sent to disciplinary committee.

The Government is rushing through the law change under urgency because March 22 is the deadline by which the legislation would need to be passed to avoid local referendums on Māori wards taking place for the 2022 local elections.  The legislation was sent to the Māori Affairs Select Committee on Tuesday evening. Submissions opened on Wednesday and close on Thursday afternoon, allowing less than 48 hours for people to submit on it, which National says is unfair.  "The Bill will be reported back on Monday February 15, meaning the committee has had less than a week to consider the Bi...

Parliament began with a necktie showdown and Grant Robertson's dance around the forecasts.