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End to zero-hour contracts at Parliament

The Parliamentary Service has announced its contractor has agreed to review the employment agreements of nine staff who work within Parliament and are on zero-hour contracts.

Press not 'giving a stuff' about democracy

Deputy Speaker Chester Borrows chastised the Parliamentary Press Gallery for not "giving a stuff" about issues of democracy and focusing only on "giving politicians the fingers".

Hairdresser to the Beehive

The hairdresser next in line to enter Parliament if NZ First leader Winston Peters wins the Northland byelection is now a parliamentary staffer.

Grillo promises to rip open Parliament like tin of tuna

As an enormous crowd gathered outside Rome's San Giovanni basilica on Saturday, comedian Beppe Grillo had every reason to be jubilant.

John Armstrong: Speaker's overkill denies right of free speech

"Is NZ's relationship with Indonesia so lacking that it could not tolerate a West Papuan independence activist speaking at a lunch-hour meeting?" asks John Armstrong.

Courts taking animal abuse lightly

Parliament provided a clear direction to the judiciary when it unanimously increased penalties for animal cruelty in 2010, writes Catriona MacLennan.

Labour: PM had big hand in radio show

John Armstrong: Curran makes new man squirm over NZ On Air job

NZ crushed Argentina to win Rugby World Cup