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Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 15.09.09
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 5:22 pm | Tom Frewen
Government puts House under urgency to pass Auckland super city bill but Opposition extracts concession of Question Times on Wednesday and Thursday. More >>
Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament - 11.09.09
Friday, 11 September 2009, 2:14 pm | Tom Frewen
Government puts House under urgency to pass Resource Management amendment and looks like doing the same next week for the Auckland council legislation. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 10.09.09
Thursday, 10 September 2009, 4:39 pm | Tom Frewen
Labour uses Question Time to probe the relationship between Finance Minister, Bill English, and his family trust. Government hints at plan to push Auckland Council bill through under urgency next week. Environment Minister, Nick Smith, clarifies ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 09.09.09
Wednesday, 9 September 2009, 5:07 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament debates Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill under urgency with both sides blaming the other for not being able to see the real issues for the trees. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 08.09.09
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 4:54 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament returns from weeks' adjournment to be put under urgency by the government to pass bill streamling resource management regime and other legislation. Prime Minister admits he had no advice from Foreign Affairs on sending SAS to Afghanistan. More >>
Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament - 04.09.09
Friday, 4 September 2009, 12:11 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament resumes on Tuesday to deal with two major select committee reports that came in during the week's adjournment. More >>
Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament, 28.08.09
Friday, 28 August 2009, 2:49 pm | Tom Frewen
Labour spends the week trying to embarrass National over the rift between its two support parties, ACT and the Maori Party, over the establishment of seperate Maori seats on the Auckland super city council. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 27.08.09
Thursday, 27 August 2009, 4:49 pm | Tom Frewen
Complaints about missing Maori Party report on emissions trading scheme review test Speaker's patience. Questions include one about Rodney Hide being called a dot dot dot . . . Gerry Brownlee confirms Auckland Governance Bill will be debated when Parliament ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 26.08.09
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 4:43 pm | Tom Frewen
More questions for John Key on his commitment to consult before making decisions affecting peoples' lives while ACT's John Boscowen seeks the PM's support for his anti-anti-smacking bill, coming up for debate after a lucky win in a special members' ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 25.08.08
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, 11:20 am | Tom Frewen
Opposition tries to exploit split between Maori and ACT over Maori seats on the new Auckland super city council with questions for Prime Minister John Key and Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples. Labour loses bid for snap debate on the issue while ... More >>
Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament, 21.08.09
Friday, 21 August 2009, 2:39 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament resumes on Tuesday with snap debate on SAS deployment to Afghanistan. Opposition questions ministers on health sector reform report and investigations into allegations that National list MP, Kanwaljit Bakshi, was involved in immigration ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament: 20.08.09
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 5:05 pm | Tom Frewen
Tony Ryall steps in to answer questions for his Prime Minister on ACT's boycott of Maori seats for Auckland super city council. House approves appointment of Lynette Provost as the new controller and auditor general. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 5:13 pm | Tom Frewen
Questions for Immigration Minister about National list MP Kanwaljit Bakshi at centre of police investigation. Government denies health restructuring report altered. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 18.08.09
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:23 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament resumes with snap debate on the sending of SAS troops to Afghanistan. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament - 18.08.09
Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 5:23 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament resumes with snap debate on the sending of SAS troops to Afghanistan. More >>
The Week In Parliament With Speaker Lockwood Smith
Friday, 14 August 2009, 3:32 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliament's been adjourned this week but the Speaker, Lockwood Smith, was at his desk and found time to talk about the many roles he has to play. More >>
Tom Frewen: The Week In Parliament
Friday, 7 August 2009, 4:29 pm | Tom Frewen
Under media attack over expenses and perks, MPs engage in a battle of statistics over unemployment, hospital cuts, care for severely disable children, reduced adult community education and the real cost of global warming. Search and Surveillance ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 06.08.09
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 4:41 pm | Tom Frewen
Parliamentary support for Tonga after ferry sinking; ministers blame rising unemployment and health cuts on Labour although that tactic backfires on Nathan Guy. Prime Minister's advice that Keisha Castle-Hughes stick to acting is explained by his deputy. More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 05.08.09
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 4:44 pm | Tom Frewen
Health Minister Tony Ryall rejects media reports of cuts at hospitals around the country, saying that funding for District Health Boards has actually been increased. Greens foreign affairs spokesman, Keith Locke, grills Bill English on whether the ... More >>
Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament 04.08.09
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:13 am | Tom Frewen
Nick Smith warns Greens to be upfront on the real cost of climate change while Labour pursues government over cuts to care for severely disabled children and adult community education. More >>
