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Parliamentary Service
The Parliamentary Service provides administrative and support services to the House of Representatives and to members of Parliament.
The Parliamentary Service was established in 1985 to serve New Zealand's Parliament and provide administrative and support services to the House of Representatives and to members of Parliament. Our vision is to be the best people supporting the best Parliament in the world. To achieve this our staff work across the motu in Electorate and Community Offices and on the Parliamentary precinct in Security, Visitor Services, the Parliamentary Library, Information Systems & Technology, Human Resources and more to ensure our Parliament is well supported in its work for Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Members' expense disclosure 1 July to 30 Sept 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010, 5:14 pm | Parliamentary Services
The expenses shown in the attached table were paid by the Parliamentary Service (air, surface travel, Wellington accommodation and non-Wellington accommodation) and the Office of the Clerk (inter-parliamentary travel) between 1 July 2010 and 30 September ... More >>
Parliament Open Day will be interactive experience
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 5:30 pm | Parliamentary Service
The Speaker of the House, Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith, centre, dons his Speaker’s robe with the help of Speaker’s Assistant, Roland Todd, left, with the Serjeant –at-Arms, Brent Smith. The Speaker’s office will be opened to the public for ... More >>
MPs to attend Canadian Parliamentary Seminar
Monday, 18 October 2010, 1:51 pm | Parliamentary Services
New Zealand members of Parliament, Darien Fenton and Melissa Lee, will attend the 8th Session of the Canadian Parliamentary Seminar in Ottawa, Canada from 17 to 23 October 2010. More >>
Parliamentary Research Paper: The next oil shock?
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 2:23 pm | Parliamentary Services
Oil is “the lifeblood of modern civilisation”. This paper provides an overview of the global oil market. In particular, it examines the outlook for oil supply and demand over the next five years, and the economic consequences. More >>
Members' expense disclosure 1 Apr 2010 to 30 June
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 11:06 am | Parliamentary Services
The expenses shown in the attached table were paid by the Parliamentary Service (air, surface travel, Wellington accommodation and non-Wellington accommodation) and the Office of the Clerk (inter-parliamentary travel) between 1 April 2010 and 30 June ... More >>
NZ Parliament represented at whips meeting
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 4:04 pm | Parliamentary Service
National Whip Jo Goodhew, MP, will represent both the New Zealand Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Pacific Region at the first Commonwealth Parliamentary Whips Workshop, which is being held in Sydney, Australia for four days ... More >>
Security incident in the Executive Wing Update
Monday, 17 May 2010, 10:55 am | Parliamentary Services
Police have lifted all cordons around the parliamentary precinct. Access to level five of the Executive Wing where a suspicious package was discovered shortly after 8.00am today will remain closed off. More >>
Security Incident in the Executive Wing
Monday, 17 May 2010, 9:37 am | Parliamentary Services
A suspicious package has been found on the fifth floor of the Executive Wing in the parliamentary precinct. More >>
Expenses claimed by Ministers and MPs, Jan-Mar '10
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 2:19 pm | Parliamentary Services
Expenses claimed by members of Parliament and Ministers for the three months from 1 January 2010 to 31 March 2010 are available on http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/Expenses and by Ministers on www.dia.govt.nz/ministers_expenses More >>
Statement from Parliamentary Service on OAG Report
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 9:49 am | Parliamentary Service
"The Parliamentary Service has responded with appropriate and immediate action to a specific issue highlighted in the Auditor General's report. More >>
NZ Parliament delegation promotes trade with Korea
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 9:55 am | Parliamentary Services
The New Zealand delegation to the 122nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly has completed a successful visit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul. More >>
Flag burning incident in Parliament’s grounds
Friday, 19 March 2010, 3:33 pm | Parliamentary Services
The Parliamentary Service can confirm that two people staging an unauthorised protest on the grounds of Parliament at 1307 today set fire to a New Zealand flag which had been doused with an accelerant. More >>
NZ has key role in Commonwealth Parliamenary Assoc
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 4:16 pm | Parliamentary Services
New Zealand is a key player in promoting the role of parliament within the Pacific and the Commonwealth, according to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Dr William Shija. Dr Shija met with the Speaker of the House, the Hon ... More >>
Rolling strikes create safety issue at Parliament
Friday, 30 October 2009, 9:33 am | Parliamentary Services
The Parliamentary Service says it is disappointed that the industrial action by its staff, who are members of the PSA, has moved to rolling strikes. More >>
Release of decision by the Auditor General
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 5:06 pm | Parliamentary Services
“The Parliamentary Service welcomes the statement by the Office of the Auditor General into some issues concerning member of Parliament expenses for Wellington accommodation. More >>
Contingency arrangements for Parliament
Monday, 5 October 2009, 1:12 pm | Parliamentary Services
Arrangements are in place at Parliament to minimise disruption during a one-hour stoppage by members of the Public Service Association at 3pm today, Monday 5 October. “Our contingency plans are aimed at ensuring Parliament remains safe and secure ... More >>
Parliamentary condolence book for disaster victims
Monday, 5 October 2009, 11:18 am | Parliamentary Services
Three Parliamentary Condolence Books have been set up in the Main Foyer, Parliament House today for victims of the disasters in Samoa, Tonga and Indonesia. They will be available for signing by the general public between 0700 to 2300 Monday to Friday, ... More >>
Contingency arrangements for Parliament
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 3:28 pm | Parliamentary Services
The Parliamentary Service will put in place contingency arrangements to ensure the parliamentary precincts remain safe and secure during planned industrial action by staff who are members of the PSA, its General Manager Geoff Thorn, said today. More >>
New Hansard Service For Oral Answers In The House
Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 9:31 am | Parliamentary Services
Hansard will today start progressive posting of uncorrected versions of oral answers to questions presented to Ministers and members in the House of Representatives. More >>
Sign language on Parliament TV, 5 and 6 May
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 1:04 pm | Parliamentary Services
Over the next two days ( May 5 and 6 from 2pm to 6pm), Parliament TV will include sign language interpretation to mark New Zealand Sign Language Week. Two interpreters will work in turns to provide the interpretation which will be broadcast as an inset ... More >>
