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Showing posts with label Parliament’s Privileges Committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parliament’s Privileges Committee. Show all posts

Friday, April 4, 2025

Bob Edlin: Parliament conduct rules explained


No, we don’t need a tikanga expert to put context around a haka that disrupted proceedings in Parliament

The Māori Party – bleating about three of its MPs being denied the right to have someone explain tikanga to Parliament’s Privileges Committee – is engaged in provocative grandstanding.

The committee, chaired by Judith Collins, considers and reports on issues relating to parliamentary privilege and can find MPs in contempt of the House.