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Parliament TV extended to TelstraClear
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 12:50 am | Office of the Speaker
TelstraClear’s viewers today join FreeView and Sky TV watchers in being able to access Parliament TV. Like Sky TV, TelstraClear’s digital viewers will be able to view live, the full, unedited proceedings of Parliament on Channel 94. More >>
Open Day at Parliament on Sunday 4 November
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 3:25 pm | Office of the Speaker
The public is invited to look behind the scenes at Parliament during a special Open Day on Sunday 4 November. More >>
Speaker’s Directions gazetted
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:29 pm | Office of the Speaker
Directions and Specifications for Services and Funding Entitlements for the House of Representatives, its Members and Former Members have been gazetted. They come into effect on 1 December 2007. More >>
Margaret Wilson: Speech to farewell David McGee
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 5:28 pm | Office of the Speaker
May I welcome you all here this evening. I know there were many who would have liked to have been with us but have sent their apologies. More >>
Artwork acceptance from Australian Parliament
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 9:14 am | Office of the Speaker
On behalf of the Parliament of New Zealand, it gives me great pleasure to accept this magnificent artwork. I am honoured that the presentation should be made by no less than the President of the Senate to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, ... More >>
Award recognises Parliament’s efforts for children
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 2:07 pm | Office of the Speaker
Hon Margaret Wilson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, with Deputy Speaker Hon Clem Simich, yesterday accepted an award on behalf of Parliament for its contribution to improving the status and well-being of New Zealand children. More >>
Parliamentary Service Acting GM Appointments
Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 12:14 am | Office of the Speaker
Moira Fraser, Parliamentary Librarian and Group Manager, Information and Knowledge, has been appointed Acting General Manager, Parliamentary Service from 1 – 16 September 2007. More >>
Parliament TV goes live
Tuesday, 17 July 2007, 3:15 pm | Office of the Speaker
From today, the full unedited proceedings of Parliament can be viewed on line at: http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/Visiting/LiveBroadcast/ Parliament’s Speaker Hon Margaret Wilson said the move makes the proceedings of Parliament more accessible ... More >>
Hon Margaret Wilson - A Code of Conduct
Friday, 13 July 2007, 3:34 pm | Office of the Speaker
Speech to 38th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference Rarotonga, Cook Islands More >>
MPs vote to retain prayer
Friday, 15 June 2007, 5:19 pm | Office of the Speaker
The Standing Orders Committee has considered Dr Anthony Hochberg’s petition to amend the wording of the parliamentary prayer and has decided to retain the current wording. More >>
Joel George will not seek reappointment
Friday, 8 June 2007, 4:53 pm | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker, Hon Margaret Wilson, said today that Joel George, General Manager, Parliamentary Service, had advised her he would not seek reappointment when his appointment expired in nine months. More >>
Simultaneous interpretation service
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 3:21 pm | Office of the Speaker
Simultaneous Māori to English interpretation of proceedings in the House is to be trialled. Funding to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget will enable interpreters to simultaneously transmit and record their interpretation to Members in the Chamber ... More >>
Wilson: Parliament And Official Information
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 12:48 am | Office of the Speaker
Today we celebrate 25 years of the enactment of the Official Information Act 1982 (hereinafter called OIA). This Act was a tribute to its creators who served on the Danks Committee. It encapsulated in statute the principle of freedom of information ... More >>
NZ delegation to attend IPU assembly in Indonesia
Friday, 20 April 2007, 1:45 pm | Office of the Speaker
New Zealand will be represented by a delegation of three MPs at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly in Indonesia. The delegation will be led by John Carter (National Party); the other delegates are Dr Ashraf Choudhary (Labour Party) and Jeanette Fitzsimons ... More >>
Speaker invited to study parliamentary services
Friday, 2 March 2007, 4:33 pm | Office of the Speaker
Hon Margaret Wilson, Speaker and Minister Responsible for the Parliamentary Service, will travel to Australia while the House is adjourned next week to observe the delivery of parliamentary services. More >>
WIlson: Commissioner for the Environment Forum
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 5:08 pm | Office of the Speaker
It is a privilege to be asked to open this Forum, celebrating the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s 20_year contribution to environmental sustainability. More >>
Radio coverage of Parliament boosted
Monday, 12 February 2007, 3:21 pm | Office of the Speaker
Parliamentary debates on radio will be able to be heard by more people when the House of Representatives resumes sitting tomorrow. Till recently, only 70% of the population could access Parliamentary broadcasts on Radio New Zealand’s AM network. However, ... More >>
Delegation to Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum
Thursday, 18 January 2007, 1:56 pm | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker, Hon Margaret Wilson, will lead New Zealand’s delegation at next week’s Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum in Moscow. She will be accompanied by MPs Tim Barnett (Labour), Hon Brian Donnelly (NZ First), Lindsay Tisch and David Bennett (both National). More >>
Parliamentary broadcasts extended to Waikato
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 3:23 pm | Office of the Speaker
Waikato followers of Parliamentary debates can now tune in on 1494AM following extensions to the radio coverage of Parliament. The Speaker, Hon Margaret Wilson, said this year’s Budget provided additional funding to extend the broadcasting of Parliament ... More >>
Appointment of additional Ombudsman
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 10:14 am | Office of the Speaker
Mel Smith, a policy and political adviser and former holder of senior state sector appointments, has been appointed as an additional Ombudsman for six months. More >>
