Mō tō tātou Pāremata

Ngā mahi i te Pāremata

The Speaker, the Rt Hon David Carter, in the House of Representatives.

The Speaker, the Rt Hon David Carter, in the House of Representatives. Photo: Parliamentary Service Collection.

Find out about our system of government, what Parliament does, how we choose our members of Parliament, and how laws are made. Discover the important jobs people do in Parliament and what special rules, privileges, and powers apply. Ngā mahi i te Pāremata

Whakauru

Maui Tikitiki a Taranga, Māori Affairs Committee Room, Parliament House.

Maui Tikitiki a Taranga, Māori Affairs Committee Room, Parliament House.

If you want to have a say in relation to Parliament, or a parliamentary committee has asked for your views, there are formal ways to do this. The ways in which you can contribute to parliamentary work are set out here. Whakauru

Te torotoro me ngā haereere

Visitors in the Visitor Centre before going on a tour of the parliamentary precincts.

Visitors in the Visitor Centre before going on a tour of the parliamentary precincts. Photo: Ross Becker.

Me toro i te Pāremata ki te hura i ō mātou whare me ngā kōrero tuku iho, ki te kite tūponotanga inā hui te Whare, ā, ki te ako i ngā pūnaha manapori o Aotearoa. Ahakoa tō toro ā-tinana i a mātou i Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, te haere rānei i runga haerēre mariko, ka kaha koe ki te toro kore utu i te Pāremata. Te torotoro me ngā haereere

Mātauranga

Students inside the Education Services Classroom

Students role playing in the Education Services Classroom. Photo: Ross Becker.

There are a range of educational programmes provided at Parliament for student groups, public servants, and others who want to learn about parliamentary processes. These are supported by learning resources including our Explore Parliament interactive website, fact sheets, and procedural guides for you to download. Mātauranga

Tiro, whakarongo ki te Pāremata

Parliament TV control room.

Parliament TV control room. Photo: Sharyn Jones Photography.

Ka kaha koe ki te mātaki i te Whare i runga i tō rorohiko, i te pouaka whakaata, te whakarongo rānei i runga reo irirangi. Kei te wātea hoki ngā hōtaka reo irirangi me ngā pāhotanga pod whakarāpopoto tūponotanga. Tiro, whakarongo ki te Pāremata

Te Hītori me ngā Whare

Crowd outside Parliament Buildings, Wellington, for the funeral service of Queen Victoria, 1901.

Crowd outside Parliament Buildings, Wellington, for the funeral service of Queen Victoria, 1901. Alexander Turnbull Library. 1/2-029512-F.

Read about Parliament’s history and the buildings where that history has unfolded over the years. Discover landmark political events, the personalities and parliamentary life of the past, and the roots of parliamentary traditions still held to today. Take a virtual tour to see the Gothic library building, classical Parliament House, and the famous Beehive. Find out what goes on inside. Te Hītori me ngā Whare