Webinar: The Life Cycle of Parliament
Last updated: 20 August 2025On 18 September 2020, we ran a webinar on the life cycle of Parliament.
The webinar was presented by the Parliamentary Engagement Team with experts from the Office of the Clerk and Government House.
Every three years, New Zealand has an election. But what happens in those three years? This webinar explains the life cycle of Parliament and the role of the Sovereign, from the dissolution to the Opening of Parliament and everything in between!
The webinar's presenters included:
-
Gregory Baughen, Official Secretary to the Governor-General
-
Heather Mills, Educator at Government House
-
David Bagnall, Principal Clerk (Procedure) at NZ Parliament
-
Eva Maffey, Opening of Parliament Project Manager at NZ Parliament
-
John Son from the Parliamentary Engagement Team at NZ Parliament
These are the links we shared during the webinar:
