New Family Party video: The Choice

Parliament Today:

• Questions for Oral Answer - Feb 15
• Audio - The Day In Parliament Feb 14
• Questions And Answers Feb 14
• House Rises Debating NAIT Bill - Only NZ First Opposes Road User Charge Reform
• Debate Transcripts On-Line
• Feb 14 — Parliament Today
• Blood and Prostitution - Parliament Resumes With More Maiden Speeches
• Audio - The Week In Parliament Feb 10 - Select Committees

Accessibility: Greens On Funding For Mojo Mathers

This morning the Green Party has written to the Speaker of the House requesting that he convene the Parliamentary Services Committee meeting as soon as possible to that issues relating to the funding of electronic note taking for Mojo Mathers can be resolved as quickly as possible... More>>

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• Out-Link - This Is Not A Complicated Issue • Hard News
• The Scoop Team - Audio: Speaker on the Issue of Deaf MP Mojo Mathers
• Labour - Technology essential for democratic debate
• NZ First - A Fair Go For Mojo – Peters
• Deaf Aotearoa - Deaf Aotearoa Response to Deaf MP Funding Row
• Auckland Disability Law - New Zealand must meet its obligations under UNCRPD
• NZ Alliance Party - Alliance Party says fund Green MP Mojo Mathers
• DPA NZ - Speaker’s Decision for Deaf MP “Shocking”
• Out-Link UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - UN Enable - Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information - UN Enable - Article 29 - Participation in political and public life
• TV3 Video - Deaf MP warns of dangerous precedent - Parliament speaker taken too long to address deaf MP
• Greens - Green MPs’ maiden speeches to be translated live into NZSL
• Parliament Today - Debate Transcripts On-Line

Gordon Campbell: On The Law Commission Plan To Scrap Jury Trials

Chances are, scrapping the system of trial by jury is not the top priority for most New Zealanders. Not many of us woke up this morning and felt dead keen on dumping our centuries-old right to be tried by a jury of our peers, while yearning to adopt the French system of justice by a judge and a couple of court-appointed experts. More>>

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• Law Commission - Law Commission Considers Alternative Trial Processes
• Direct Link - Alternative Trial Processes Consultation | Law Commission