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Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time

Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time

Update: 2025-07-29
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Parliament’s Speaker, Gerry Brownlee, is considering a major rewrite of the rules for Question Time, potentially the first major reworking since the 1980s. Specifically the Speaker indicated he may ask the Standing Orders Committee (which proposes changes to Parliament’s own rules), to consider balancing the playing field by allowing questioners to contextualise their questions.

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Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time

Speaker nods towards large changes to Question Time

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