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Speaker to re-open Parliament’s refurbished Rainbow Room
Monday, 27 May 2019, 10:43 am | Office of the Speaker
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, will lead the re-opening of Parliament’s refurbished Rainbow Room tomorrow on Tuesday 28 May. More >>
Statement from Speaker of the House
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 3:52 pm | Office of the Speaker
A member of the Parliamentary Service staff has today been stood down, following an historic allegation of assault. More >>
Report on Harmful Behaviour in Parliamentary Workplace
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 11:37 am | Office of the Speaker
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard today released a report containing the findings and recommendations of the independent external review into harmful behaviour within the parliamentary workplace. More >>
Speaker takes Parliament to Bay of Plenty’s youth
Friday, 10 May 2019, 9:50 am | Office of the Speaker
Children at two schools in the Bay of Plenty and students from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology are getting the chance to meet the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, on Friday 10 May 2019. More >>
Wide-ranging agenda for NZ MPs on first exchange with Canada
Monday, 29 April 2019, 9:56 am | Office of the Speaker
Wide-ranging agenda for New Zealand MPs on first parliamentary political exchange with Canada More >>
Speaker to lead parliamentary delegation to Ethiopia
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 9:45 am | Office of the Speaker
Forging new parliamentary relationships in countries where ties have not been strong, while advocating for enhanced business, education, and cultural ties, is the focus of an upcoming delegation led by the Speaker, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard. More >>
New Zealand MPs participate in global forum for democracy
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 9:02 am | Office of the Speaker
New Zealand MPs participate in global forum to advance democracy, human rights, and peace More >>
Statement of thanks for condolence messages
Monday, 18 March 2019, 2:26 pm | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard would like to express his sincere gratitude for the condolence messages received from Parliaments across the world in the wake of the terror attack in Christchurch on Friday March 15 2019. More >>
Financial scrutiny and regional networks on agenda
Monday, 18 February 2019, 9:59 am | Office of the Speaker
This week, Andrew Bayly MP, member of the Finance and Expenditure Committee, and Mark Patterson MP, member of the Primary Production Committee, will attend the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees Regional Workshop for the Pacific, being ... More >>
Fijian women parliamentarians team up with NZ counterparts
Monday, 18 February 2019, 9:59 am | Office of the Speaker
This week, New Zealand will be hosting eight women members from the Parliament of Republic of Fiji. The visit is part of an ongoing programme of parliamentary capacity and relationship building between members of Parliament in the Pacific region. More >>
Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives appointed
Monday, 11 February 2019, 4:40 pm | Office of the Speaker
Suze Jones has been appointed Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives. Her appointment took effect today, 11 February 2019, for a term of seven years. More >>
New Zealand parliamentary forum delegation
Monday, 7 January 2019, 1:23 pm | Office of the Speaker
• The meeting provides parliamentarians with the knowledge and strategies to build more peaceful and stable societies More >>
Speaker to grow connections in Malta and Germany
Monday, 7 January 2019, 10:53 am | Office of the Speaker
• Speaker Rt Hon Trevor Mallard will represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers in Malta More >>
Kiwi to join other young MPs at global conference
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 11:19 am | Office of the Speaker
This week Azerbaijan will host the fifth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in their capital city Baku. Hosted jointly by the IPU and the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan, this year’s conference ... More >>
Tongan Speaker’s visit
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 12:52 pm | Office of the Speaker
Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, along with a delegation of Tongan MPs and officials, are visiting as official guests of the New Zealand Parliament from 10 December to 14 December 2018. More >>
General Manager of Parliamentary Service Appointed
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 11:08 am | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, says he is delighted to announce the appointment of Rafael Gonzalez-Montero to the position of General Manager of the Parliamentary Service. More >>
Review to examine bullying and harassment at Parliament
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 11:43 am | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker of the House Rt Hon Trevor Mallard has today announced that an independent external review into bullying and harassment of staff at Parliament will take place over the coming months. More >>
Pacific region Speakers gather in Canberra
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 11:29 am | Office of the Speaker
Deputy Speaker Hon Anne Tolley MP is in Canberra this week participating in the Inter-Parliamentary Study Programme for Speakers of Pacific Parliaments. The programme is hosted by the Parliament of Australia, and brings together eight speakers, deputy ... More >>
New Zealand to strengthen parliamentary expertise
Monday, 19 November 2018, 12:04 pm | Office of the Speaker
Maureen Pugh MP will represent New Zealand this week at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Fundamentals Programme on Parliamentary Practice and Procedure in Johannesburg, South Africa. More >>
Sports Diplomacy strengthens NZ-Japan Relationship
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 5:22 pm | Office of the Speaker
The Speaker, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, and senior Member of Parliament, Hon Gerry Brownlee, will undertake the first official parliamentary visit to Japan since 2013 later this week. More >>
