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New editions of Effective House Membership and Effective Select Committee Membership are now available to help members and other participants in parliamentary processes understand how Parliament works.
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21 Apr 09 |
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Within Parliament a number of works commemorate New Zealand’s involvement in war. This painting of Chunuk Bair by Major Ion George Brown was gifted to the nation in 1990 by the New Zealand Defence Force.
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23 Apr 09 |
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The New Zealand Parliament has published the 650th bound volume of New Zealand Parliamentary Debates, commonly known as Hansard.
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27 Apr 09 |
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Parliament’s website is being revamped with a fresh new look and enhanced search functionality. The new look site will be unveiled next week and features a simpler site structure to make it easier to find information about Parliament and parliamentary proceedings.
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28 Apr 09 |
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To mark New Zealand Sign Language Week, Parliament TV will broadcast with sign language interpretation from 2 to 6 pm on 5 and 6 May.
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1 May 09 |
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Parliament’s website has a fresh new look and enhanced search functionality to make it easier to locate information about Parliament and parliamentary proceedings.
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3 May 09 |
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To mark New Zealand Sign Language Week, Parliament TV is broadcasting with sign language interpretation from 2 to 6 pm on 5 and 6 May.
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5 May 09 |
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Parliament’s new Kaumātua is Rose White–Tahupārae from Wanganui who will manage the Māori component of all formal and important occasions, ceremonies, and events for the Speaker and his departments, the Office of the Clerk and the Parliamentary Service.
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7 May 09 |
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A new feature on the Parliament website is the glossary of parliamentary terms. Many of the words and phrases used to describe events and procedures at Parliament have distinct meanings in this context, and the glossary demystifies them.
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12 May 09 |
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For nearly one hundred years the large bronze statue of ‘King Dick’ (Premier Richard John Seddon) has dominated Parliament’s grounds, just as Seddon during his time as Premier (1893-1906) bestrode New Zealand politics.
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15 May 09 |
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The House has established a select committee to consider any legislation concerning the governance of Auckland that may be referred to it, and to report to the House on that legislation.. The Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill has been referred to the committee, for report by 4 September 2009.
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18 May 09 |
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The Budget will be delivered in the House on Thursday, 28 May after 2 pm. The Budget sets out the Government's economic policies and plans for spending public money in the coming year. This is part of the appropriation process, through which Parliament approves such spending.
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27 May 09 |
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Five generations of the Royal Family have visited New Zealand over the last 130 years. The Queen’s baton and other gifts presented by the Royal Family will be on display in Parliament House during Queen’s Birthday Weekend and throughout June, and can be seen on a public tour of Parliament.
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29 May 09 |
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The Estimates are the Government's spending plans for the coming financial year. They are the mechanism by which the Government obtains parliamentary approval to spend public money.
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5 Jun 09 |
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Hansard is providing a new service to meet the needs of individuals and organisations seeking rapid access to answers to oral questions.
Answers to oral questions to Ministers and members will now be published individually, rather than waiting until all twelve questions are completed.
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17 Jun 09 |
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Every now and then, a ballot is held to select one or more new members’ bills for the House to consider.
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18 Jun 09 |
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Parliament welcomes a host of visitors - from the New Zealand public and schools wanting to understand more about democracy, to casual tourists in Wellington, to the many cruise ships that now call into port. But it provides a special welcome for distinguished visitors who come on matters of State such as the State visit by their Majesties King Juan Carlos 1 and Queen Sofia of Spain. When this happens many parliamentary staff, sometimes together with the Visits and Ceremonial Office of the Department of Internal Affairs, prepare for the event.
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23 Jun 09 |
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Hansard is providing a new service to meet the needs of individuals and organisations seeking rapid access to answers to oral questions
Answers to oral questions to Ministers and members will now be published individually, rather than waiting until all twelve questions are completed
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29 Jun 09 |
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Most newly elected members make their first or “maiden” speech during the Address in Reply debate following the opening of Parliament. When vacancies arise during the course of a Parliament and new members are sworn in, those new members do not have any convenient debate in which to deliver the personal and wide-ranging address that is normally associated with a maiden speech.
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2 Jul 09 |
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Recently reinstated on the Parliament website is the glossary of parliamentary terms. Many of the words and phrases used to describe events and procedures at Parliament have distinct meanings in this context, and the glossary demystifies them.
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7 Jul 09 |
