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Will New Zealand get a modern slavery regime?
This article summarises the changes proposed by the Bill, how these differ from previous Government proposals, and how these ...
In New Zealand's parliament, a cookie tin holds the power to change laws
When it comes to deciding which members’ bills are debated in Parliament, New Zealand relies on an unconventional yet ...
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New Zealand MPs suspended for performing haka in parliament
Three Maori Party MPs will be temporarily banned from New Zealand’s parliament for protesting a proposed law change with a ... not get a fair hearing. “The process was grossly unjust, unfair ...
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Explained: How New Zealand’s Cookie Tin Lottery Helps Decide What Becomes Law
New Zealand’s Parliament uses a decorative cookie tin to randomly select bills for debate, giving all lawmakers a fair shot ...
In New Zealand’s Parliament, a battered cookie tin decides which new laws get debated
In New Zealand’s Parliament, every legislator has the chance to advance a proposed law, no matter how unpopular, thanks to an ...
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New Zealand's Parliament will debate suspending Māori lawmakers who performed a protest haka
“The process was grossly unjust ... have wrought growing recognition of the Treaty’s promises in New Zealand’s law, politics and public life. That produced billion-dollar land settlements ...
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A law change will expand who we remember on Anzac Day – the New Zealand Wars should be included too
The government again changed the law governing Anzac Day in 1949 to include World War II and the 11,500 New Zealand citizens ...