Newly independent MPs, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Tākuta Ferris, correct votes to support David Seymour’s medicines bill
Last week, the Greens cast two proxy votes for Kapa-Kingi and Ferris against the bill. Kapa-Kingi was contacted…
The Hobart stadium order has been tabled in parliament — here’s what happens next
The order to build an AFL stadium at Hobart’s Macquarie Point has been tabled in Tasmania’s parliament after…
Is NZ closer to a social media ban? MP’s bill pulled from the biscuit tin
After her bill was pulled from the ballot, Wedd said it was “progress” and could “be picked up…
New Zealand think tank backs four-year parliamentary term and suggests adding 50 MPs
“When a Government comes in, it spends a fair bit of time getting its feet under the desk…
Multiple MPs to update their property declarations following Herald investigation and Carl Bates inquiry
Veteran National MP and current Speaker of the House Gerry Brownlee included “Residential property (x2) – Ilam, Christchurch”…
Act MP Simon Court’s pro-Palestine ‘terro dress up’ quip: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says comment unhelpful
“Playing terro dress-up on weekend, go to work Monday feeling smug about the protest, not realising that most…
Labour deputy leader election: Powell leads by over 15 points in exclusive member poll
Exclusive polling conducted over the weekend for LabourList by Survation shows that 47 per cent of members back…
MP put 25 properties in family trust before facing financial declaration rules
Further up the country is a $855k two-bedroom townhouse in Epsom, Auckland, a “modern terrace home, extending over…
Full list of new intake MPs promoted to first ministerial role in reshuffle
Almost two dozen MPs elected at last year’s general election have been promoted to their first job in…
Indonesian MPs’ homes looted amid increasingly violent protests over perks for politicians
For the first time in Indonesia’s democratic history, mobs have looted the homes of several members of parliament…
A property crash that is good for the country, but bad for its MPs – Thomas Coughlan
But who? On Monday, the Labour Party pointed an accusing finger at the funhouse mirror of National Party…
Indonesia’s democracy faces ‘setback’ after police clash with protesters
A riot calling for Indonesia’s parliament to be dissolved rages on, with at least one protester killed and…