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The New Zealand Business and Parliament Trust is a strictly non-partisan educational charity dedicated to advancing and encouraging the business community's understanding of Parliament, and parliamentarians' understanding of the business community.
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26 Jul 11 |
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A parliamentary delegation led by the Speaker of the House, Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith, is visiting Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile for 10 days. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen parliamentary and economic links with those countries. Delegation members will have the opportunity to make connections in countries that will play an important part in our country’s future, as well as furthering New Zealand’s interests in the region.
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23 May 11 |
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Changes to the monarchy’s 300-year-old succession laws are being planned. These are the laws which determine who can become King or Queen.
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31 Aug 12 |
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After the success of last year’s New Zealand Parliamentary Study Programme, a second 2-week study programme for senior parliamentary staff from Pacific-based Parliaments is being held from 30 May to 10 June.
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2 Jun 11 |
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Senior parliamentary staff from Pacific Island parliaments are attending the third New Zealand Parliamentary Study Programme in Wellington from 12 to 23 November 2012.
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19 Nov 12 |
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The New Zealand Legislation website, from today, provides free public access to Acts, Regulations, Bills, and Supplementary Order Papers. It is easy to use, comprehensive, and provides legislation in an up-to-date form.
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16 Jan 08 |
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Three members of Parliament participated in the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, held in Quebec City, Canada, from 21 to 26 October.
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2 Nov 12 |
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Three New Zealand members of Parliament are attending the 128th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, being held in Quito, Ecuador from 22-27 March.
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27 Mar 13 |
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A Canadian Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) delegation is visiting the New Zealand Parliament this week.
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16 Dec 09 |
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Last week a delegation from Niue visited New Zealand as part of a programme designed to increase awareness of good governance, strengthen relationships with New Zealand counterparts and better equip the members to represent Niue both domestically and internationally.
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6 Aug 12 |
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Australia’s Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories is visiting Parliament this week.
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25 Aug 09 |
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A New Zealand parliamentary delegation will join over 600 MPs from across the Commonwealth for the 56th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) conference, being hosted by the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi from 13 to 19 September 2010.
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14 Sep 10 |
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Clerks and Deputy Clerks from Pacific Island Parliaments will attend a two-week study programme in Wellington from 8-18 June organised by the New Zealand Parliament.
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9 Jun 10 |
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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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The most disastrous natural event in the New Zealand Parliament’s history took place on 11 December 1907. In the early hours, a serious fire consumed most of Parliament Buildings.
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11 Dec 07 |
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Visitors to the 2008 Parliament Open Day on Sunday 14 September will be able to help celebrate the Parliamentary Library’s 150th anniversary.
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13 Aug 08 |
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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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Detailed descriptions and a history of the events to be held on 8 and 9 December at Parliament are now available.
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5 Dec 08 |
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The New Zealand Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is calling for expressions of interest from young New Zealanders in representing New Zealand at Commonwealth Day in London on 14 March 2011.
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20 Jan 11 |
