<description>&lt;p&gt;In a historic first, Parliament used a new rule to debate slavery legislation that has wide support in the House, but that government coalition partners don’t agree on. 
Plus other stories from a week of unlikely allies and surprising foes. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=967b4b35-8404-465e-9443-98388a3a38ce"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In a historic first, Parliament used a new rule to debate slavery legislation that has wide support in the House, but that government coalition partners don’t agree on. 
Plus other stories from a week of unlikely allies and surprising foes. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=967b4b35-8404-465e-9443-98388a3a38ce">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

The House on Sunday: Anti-slavery law uses new rule to bypass ballot

<description>&lt;p&gt;MPs have questioned the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s role in the digital era during a select committee briefing, as the regulator signals a need for reform.
&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=da3ebab1-ba5a-430f-8098-61ccb202e602"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

MPs have questioned the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s role in the digital era during a select committee briefing, as the regulator signals a need for reform.
<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=da3ebab1-ba5a-430f-8098-61ccb202e602">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

MPs probe BSA’s role in the digital era

<description>&lt;p&gt;A proposed new law would allow more prisoner segregation, but also mandate basic rights. MPs agree prison should ‘reflect our shared view of humanity’, even for those who ‘deserve the least sympathy’. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=58484868-79e2-4d76-8694-304a1d748170"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A proposed new law would allow more prisoner segregation, but also mandate basic rights. MPs agree prison should ‘reflect our shared view of humanity’, even for those who ‘deserve the least sympathy’. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=58484868-79e2-4d76-8694-304a1d748170">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

New prisoner segregation rules get ‘dignity, not sympathy’ response from MPs 

<description>&lt;p&gt;Parliament began this week with a question time in which the Government was being pressed by...another member of Government?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=240814db-6ff4-4a44-b9c3-8e2751b0b352"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Parliament began this week with a question time in which the Government was being pressed by...another member of Government?<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=240814db-6ff4-4a44-b9c3-8e2751b0b352">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

Question Time begins with a showdown between a Minister and..... a Minister?

<description>&lt;p&gt;With distracting party politics going on outside the House, MPs were brought back on task by the Speaker on more than one occasion this week. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=28b62762-5833-46c4-ab1d-c42ca30c5df0"&gt;Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

With distracting party politics going on outside the House, MPs were brought back on task by the Speaker on more than one occasion this week. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/the-house?share=28b62762-5833-46c4-ab1d-c42ca30c5df0">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

House on Sunday: Party politics spills over into the House throughout the week

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