The House

The House

Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.

Latest Episode

The House on Sunday: slow government lawmaking and suggestions of lying (23.08.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Lies, damn lies and parliamentary debate 21.08.2025
  • Opposition backbench passes more bills than National backbench 20.08.2025
  • Parliament this week: ETS reform, stalking, and spying 19.08.2025
  • Spine and Punishment: A review of Swarbrick v Brownlee 16.08.2025
  • Political distractions dominate while the House chips away at lawmaking 14.08.2025
  • More rates and more debt: MPs hear from Auditor General on Local Councils 13.08.2025
  • Palestine: Divining a position from a lack of answers 12.08.2025
  • Parliament’s cross-partisan powerhouse and the new law that undermines it 09.08.2025
  • House on Sunday: Electoral enrolment changes, & 'Unimportant' bills 03.08.2025
  • Parliament's 'rats and mice' 31.07.2025
  • Opposition drills into Crown Minerals Bill 30.07.2025
  • Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time 29.07.2025
  • House on Sunday: EU MPs and a maiden statement 25.07.2025
  • European MPs at Parliament 24.07.2025
  • Space, spies, stalking, and extra sittings 23.07.2025
  • Peters navigates opposition questions on Gaza 22.07.2025
  • Are our politicians 'free to lead' 19.07.2025
  • Parliament versus Executive: Regs Review and the Regulatory Standards Bill 17.07.2025
  • MPs check in with Parliament's boss 16.07.2025
  • New sitting block, new bills 15.07.2025

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