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One MP, One Pint: Parmjeet Parmar on Cliff Richard and the joy of McDonald’s coffee

The Act Party MP is the only Indian politician in government, but she doesn’t want her ethnicity to define her.  Despite her efforts to remain personally opaque, Act’s Parmjeet Par...

Parmar: Fixing what matters in health

By Parmjeet Parmar, ACT List MP The best health policy is the kind that patients actually feel in their lives. When people think about healthcare, they’re not usually thinking abou...

Jyoti Parmar

Former Te Pāti Māori president’s haka targeting Act MP Parmjeet Parmar sparks backlash

This story was originally published on RNZ. Former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson has sparked debate following a controversial haka performed at the Tainui Regional Kapa Haka c...

Parmar: Why banning surcharges would have hurt consumers

By Parmjeet Parmar, ACT List MP For many shoppers, card surcharges are frustrating. Nobody likes getting to the counter and finding the final price is a little higher than expected...

Opening India’s door to New Zealand exporters

By Parmjeet Parmar, ACT List MP For decades, India has been a market New Zealand could see but not quite reach. High import taxes made it too expensive for many exporters to compet...

UPDATED – MP forms new political party

A new political party has been formed to contest this year’s general election, which is to be held on Saturday, November 7. Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, the Member of Parliament for Te Ta...

Labour MP Invites Representatives of Ex-Dictator’s Party to Parliament to Complain About Bangladesh Election

A backbench Labour MP has invited members of the Awami League – the banned Bangladeshi political party belonging to ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina – to parliament. In case you neede...

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

1. Gurinder Singh Josan LAB 2. Emily Thornberry LAB 3. Chris Hinchliff LAB 4. Rushanara Ali LAB 5. John Hayes CON 6. Anna Dixon LAB 7. Jeremy Wright CON 8. Natasha Irons LAB 9. Bag...

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

Kirsteen Sullivan (Lab) Maureen Burke (Lab) Lloyd Hatton (Lab) Chris Vince (Lab) Olly Glover (LibDem) Josh Newbury (Lab)   Hannah Spencer (Green) Alison Griffiths (Con) Calum Mille...

One MP, One Pint: Tangi Utikere is looking to be a sure thing for Palmy this election

The Labour MP reckons a strong cheehoo should be a prerequisite for the Pacific peoples ministerial position. It’s Labour MP Tangi Utikere’s birthday today, and when he tells you h...

Government MPs acquired 25 extra investment properties after passing pro-landlord reforms

From new rentals to redevelopments, some coalition MPs have been upping their ownership of residential properties. MPs from National, New Zealand First and Act have purchased or b...

PMQs: Who’s Asking the Questions?

1. Mike Wood CON 2. Calvin Bailey LAB 3. Patrick Hurley LAB 4. Ben Obese-Jecty CON 5. Meg Hillier LAB 6. Martin Rhodes LAB 7. Richard Foord LIB 8. Lincoln Jopp CON 9. Jenny Riddell...

Palmerston North MP calls for fix to shortage of gastroenterology specialists at its hospital

Labour MP Tangi Utikere has outlined his concerns, with the hospital's last gastroenterology specialist leaving next month.

One MP, One Pint: Green MP Lan Pham on being freshwater’s biggest fan

‘Even though I’m in politics, I hate labels.’ She’s a twin already, but first term Green MP Lan Pham is adopting me as hers. While the rain lashes against the windows of Huxley’s,...

Children deserve better than a headline-grabbing fix

By Parmjeet Parmar, ACT List MP Many parents in New Zealand worry about social media’s effect on young people. They see their children spending hours online, sometimes exposed to b...

Newsroom daily quiz, Wednesday 15 April

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