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Decisions of the Business Committee that affect the business of the House are now being published on Parliament’s website.
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10 Feb 12 |
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Expenses claimed by members of Parliament for the 3 months from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2011 have been released.
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9 Feb 12 |
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Decisions of the Business Committee that affect the business of the House are now being published on Parliament’s website.
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8 Feb 12 |
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee this year.
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2 Feb 12 |
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After a general election the House can decide to reinstate business from the previous Parliament.
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1 Feb 12 |
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Members of most select committees have now been appointed for the 50th Parliament, which resumes on 7 February.
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24 Jan 12 |
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New Zealand’s Parliament has a fine record of sitting without interruption since the first Parliament of 1854. On 21 December 2011 we celebrated the opening of the 50th Parliament, 157 years after the first.
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17 Jan 12 |
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The New Zealand Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is seeking expressions of interest from young New Zealanders who are interested in representing New Zealand at Commonwealth Day in London on 12 March 2012.
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11 Jan 12 |
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The House has now determined its sitting dates for 2012, based on the programme recommended by the Business Committee. The first sitting day in 2012 will be Tuesday 7 February.
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23 Dec 11 |
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Earlier today the members of the 50th Parliament were sworn in and a new Speaker was elected after the session was opened by Her Majesty’s Commissioners.
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21 Dec 11 |
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Detailed descriptions and a history of the events to be held at Parliament on 20 and 21 December are now available.
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15 Dec 11 |
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When a new Parliament is convened, members must be sworn in before they can sit or vote in the House. This is a legal requirement set out in the Constitution Act 1986. An oath or an affirmation, in either English or Māori, is administered by the Clerk of the House. The words are set out in the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Members are called in alphabetical order.
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13 Dec 11 |
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The latest edition of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives is now available. The House adopted new Standing Orders before it rose for the general election. These Standing Orders took effect on 21 October 2011, following the dissolution of the 49th Parliament.
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8 Dec 11 |
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The first meeting of the House of Representatives of the 50th Parliament will be at 11 am on Tuesday, 20 December.
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2 Dec 11 |
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New members coming into Parliament need to familiarise themselves with their different working environment quickly.
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28 Nov 11 |
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You can find information on this website in a number of ways.
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24 Nov 11 |
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A sitting programme for the House in 2012 will be agreed once Parliament meets again following the general election.
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18 Nov 11 |
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A non-binding referendum is taking place on 26 November 2011, at the same time as the 2011 general election. The referendum gives voters the chance to say which voting system they would prefer to use to elect our Parliaments in the future.
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15 Nov 11 |
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The amended Speaker’s Directions come into force on 27 November, the day after the 2011 General Election.
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11 Nov 11 |
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The parliamentary shield for the 49th Parliament has just been hung in a corridor of Parliament House. Each shield is a framed set of photographs of all the members who served during a Parliament, as well as the Clerk of the House and the Serjeant-at-Arms, and, more recently, the Clerk Assistant or Deputy Clerk. The shields are a valuable visual record of the many members who have served in the New Zealand Parliament. They are a testament to the continuity and durability of the democratic institution of the New Zealand Parliament over more than 150 years.
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4 Nov 11 |
