The General Debate: Open mic night at Parliament

About this episode

The episode discusses the insights gained from Parliament's weekly free debate.

Parliament's weekly free debate can give a surprising insight into the mood and politics of both MPs and parties. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• politics
• debate
• New Zealand
• Parliament
• MPs
• government

Keywords

• Parliament
• debate
• politics
• MPs
• RNZ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parliament, RNZ

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