Tag: Parliamentary representation
New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the...
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter
The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for...
FAST now says it needs to delay Samoa’s Parliament convening
RNZ Pacific
After previous calls for the Samoan Parliament to convene so a national budget can be passed, the ruling FAST Party now says there...
PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new...
By Barney Orere in Port Moresby
The five reserved seats for women being put forward by Papua New Guinea's special parliamentary committee on gender-based violence...
Bryan Kramer: PM says PNG revolt ‘isn’t over’ – I say...
COMMENT: By Bryan Kramer in Port Moresby
Today, Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil and 12 other ministers in Papua New Guinea's James Marape government crossed...
Stay out of cabinet – be independent, former MP tells Greens
By RNZ News
Former Green Party MP Keith Locke says his contemporaries should stay out of the New Zealand cabinet in order to remain critical...
Muller defends lack of Māori on opposition National front bench
By RNZ News
New opposition National leader Todd Muller is backing his front bench, saying he chose the shadow cabinet line-up on merit and talent.
While...
Marape accuses PNG government of ‘sabotage ploy’ to delay vote
By EMTV News
Papua New Guinea's political opposition has gone on the offensive, accusing Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government of attempting to delay and defeat...
In Timor-Leste, more power-sharing likely but election hard to pick
ANALYSIS: By Dr Michael Leach in Dili
Twenty-one parties will contest 65 parliamentary seats and decide who governs Timor-Leste in national elections this Saturday.
In a...
Fiji rights coalition calls for review of MP’s suspension for democracy
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights has declared its disappointment over the recent "unjust" incident resulting in the suspension of Opposition Member Roko Tupou...
