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Impact Of War In Ukraine On Defence, Energy, And Trade Likely To Dominate Inter-parliamentary Discussion In Europe
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 3:07 pm | Office of the Speaker
Impact of war in Ukraine on defence, energy, and trade likely to dominate inter-parliamentary discussion in Europe Defence, energy, free trade agreement, and regional security are on the agenda for a parliamentary delegation heading to Europe this week. The ... More >>
Statement From Trevor Mallard
Monday, 13 June 2022, 3:10 pm | Office of the Speaker
“On Friday I advised the Governor General of my intention to resign from the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives in August,” Trevor Mallard said. “I have had the honour of being unanimously elected three times by the House as a presiding ... More >>
Budget 2022 Includes Funding For New Parliament Buildings
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 3:59 pm | Office of the Speaker
Funding toward new parliamentary buildings has been announced as part of Budget 2022. This funding is earmarked to develop a new building for MPs and staff on the carpark behind Parliament House, and a new secure deliveries building. The annexe ... More >>
2022 Register Of Pecuniary And Other Specified Interests Presented
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 5:34 am | Office of the Speaker
11 May The 2022 Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament was presented in the House today. It contains a summary of members’ interests as at 31 January 2022. The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, ... More >>
Five Trespass Orders Relating To Parliamentary Occupation Withdrawn
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 2:31 pm | Office of the Speaker
Five trespass orders relating to parliamentary occupation withdrawn Five trespass orders have been withdrawn in relation to the occupation of Parliament’s grounds during February and March this year. To date, 151 trespass notices have been issued ... More >>
Ukrainian Artwork Unveiled At Parliament
Monday, 7 March 2022, 11:26 am | Office of the Speaker
On Monday, 7 March 2022, artwork crafted by the Ukrainian Community of Aotearoa was unveiled on the ground floor of the Beehive by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and a representative from the Ukrainian Community. In attendance at the unveiling ... More >>
New Zealand Parliament To Hold Hybrid Sittings From March 1
Friday, 25 February 2022, 3:40 pm | Office of the Speaker
New Zealand Parliament has agreed to hold hybrid sittings of the House of Representatives. The Business Committee has determined that the House of Representatives may sit with remote participation from 1 March 2022. This follows a sessional order agreed by ... More >>
Parliament Under The Covid-19 Protection Framework
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 9:03 am | Office of the Speaker
Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard has today released a guide to the operations of the Parliamentary Precinct under the Covid-19 Protection Framework (commonly referred to as the Traffic Light System). “After seeking feedback from a range of groups ... More >>
Office of the Speaker: Sir Michael Cullen
Friday, 20 August 2021, 9:55 am | Office of the Speaker
In March 2020, Sir Michael announced that he had been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. More >>
Parliament Comes To Christchurch
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 3:28 pm | Office of the Speaker
A delegation from Parliament is heading to Christchurch this Friday 28 May, to engage with the city’s youth as part of a regular outreach programme. The group visiting this week comprises Speaker of the House Rt Hon Trevor Mallard and two Christchurch-based ... More >>
2021 Register Of Pecuniary And Other Specified Interests Presented
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 2:15 pm | Office of the Speaker
The 2021 Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament was presented to the House today. It contains a summary of members’ pecuniary and other specified interests as at 31 January 2021. The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon ... More >>
New Measures To Cut Carbon At Parliament
Friday, 25 September 2020, 12:56 pm | Office of the Speaker
Parliament is introducing new measures that will further reduce its carbon footprint and improve energy efficiency on the parliamentary precinct in Wellington. With support provided through the clean-powered public service fund, Parliament will be installing ... More >>
Parliament Is Revamping Its Rules
Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 4:19 pm | Office of the Speaker
Today, the Standing Orders Committee’s report on the review of Standing Orders was presented to the House. The Speaker of the House, the Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, chairs the committee. He said today that the 2020 review will make our rules more ... More >>
Joint PR - Commemorating Women MPs And The Bi-cultural Journey Taken To Get Them To Parliament
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 5:30 pm | Office of the Speaker
Office of the Speaker & Wellington Sculpture Trust: The Wellington Sculpture Trust, after working with Speaker Trevor Mallard, is to commission a sculpture to celebrate the journey the women of Aotearoa New Zealand made to become Members of ... More >>
New Zealand Represented At Global Cybersecurity Workshop
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 2:55 pm | Office of the Speaker
Andrew Falloon MP (National) will represent the New Zealand Parliament at a cybersecurity workshop being held in the United Kingdom this week. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK is hosting the global gathering, which brings together lawmakers from ... More >>
Speaker Welcomes European Parliament Delegation
Monday, 24 February 2020, 1:05 pm | Office of the Speaker
This week, Speaker of the House Rt Hon Trevor Mallard welcomes eight members of the European Parliament to the New Zealand Parliament. It is the first visit from the European Parliament since 2018. This delegation is being led by Ulrike Müller ... More >>
Tongan Constituency Office Staff Visit Their New Zealand Counterparts
Friday, 21 February 2020, 10:14 am | Office of the Speaker
Next week 6 Tongan parliamentary staff, working in constituency offices in Tonga, will visit New Zealand to spend time with their Kiwi counterparts learning about how our constituency offices work to support MPs and the local community. The concept ... More >>
Treaty Of Waitangi Settlements, Māori Entrepreneurship To Be Discussed
Monday, 17 February 2020, 11:49 am | Office of the Speaker
This week, a delegation from the congress of New Caledonia is visiting New Zealand. Congress president, Roch Wamytan is leading the delegation. Priorities for the visit include gaining an understanding of Treaty of Waitangi settlements, Māori entrepreneurship, ... More >>
Border integrity and anti-corruption focus for Aus visit
Monday, 9 December 2019, 4:31 pm | Office of the Speaker
(Headline abbreviated, original headline: Border integrity and anti-corruption focus for Australian visit to New Zealand) More >>
Change to VIP transport rate ensures consistency for all
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 10:00 am | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker of the House Rt Hon Trevor Mallard has announced that the amount charged for Parliamentary usage of VIP transport has been rationalised. More >>
