Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive 25/8/23

O’Connor has $8.4m spending (on grass science) to announce before flying to India – but other ministers are splashing out, too

The travel plans of one Minister of the Crown is among the questions answered on the government’s official website today. Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor will depart for India tomorrow for bilateral talks “to advance the economic relationship” from 27-29 August.

Point of Order: Mahuta addresses Diplosphere: ours is a liberal democracy, she says, and other nations can learn from our experience

Measures to raise eligibility thresholds to help more than 90,000 New Zealanders that currently are denied access to legal aid were announced today

Changes to the Legal Services Regulations 2011 and the Legal Services Act 2011 will give effect to $148.7 million of funding in Budget 2022.

The changes are: