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RNZ News
3 days ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick barred from Parliament for rest of week after Gaza speech
Greens co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick challenged the coalition MPs to back her member's bill allowing to NZ to apply sanctions on Israel "for its war crimes". Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick has been ejected from Parliament's debating chamber and barred for the rest of the week after a fiery speech about the war in Gaza. She was taking part in an urgent debate called after the coalition's announcement that it would come to a formal decision in September over whether to recognise the state of Palestine . As Swarbrick came to the end of her contribution, she challenged the coalition MPs to back her member's bill allowing New Zealand to apply sanctions on Israel "for its war crimes". "If we find six of 68 government MPs with a spine, we can stand on the right side of history," Swarbrick said. Almost immediately, Speaker Gerry Brownlee condemned the remark as "completely unacceptable" and demanded she "withdraw it and apologise". Swarbrick shot back a curt - "no" - prompting Brownlee to order her out of the chamber for the remainder of the week. "Happily," Swarbrick said, as she rose to leave. Earlier, during Parliament's Question Time, ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour objected to Swarbrick having a Palestinian scarf, or keffiyeh, draped across her seat. "I invite you to consider what this House might look like if everybody who had an interest in a global conflict started adorning their seats with symbols of one side or another of a conflict," he said. "I think that would bring the House into disrepute and no member should be allowed to do such a thing." Brownlee said Seymour raised a good point, only for Swarbrick to then wrap the scarf around her neck. "Oh, here we go," he said. "Well, stay warm. We'll move on now." - More to come . Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
15-07-2025
- Business
- RNZ News
Oral Questions for Tuesday 15 July 2025
Questions to Ministers RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Finance: What recent announcements has she made on the cost of living? Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? ANDY FOSTER to the Minister for Resources: What actions is the Government taking to increase economic growth in the resources sector? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her statement she is "seeing signs of growth across our economy"; if so, why? Dr CARLOS CHEUNG to the Minister of Health: What recent announcements has the Government made to improve access to elective procedures for New Zealanders? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by his target that 95 percent of patients will be waiting less than four months for a first specialist appointment? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions NANCY LU to the Minister of Local Government: What recent announcements has he made on getting councils back to basics? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for Economic Growth: Does she stand by her statement, "I think New Zealanders will judge our government on what we do and what we deliver"; if so, how does she think New Zealanders will judge the Government's ability to deliver jobs, when 47,000 people left New Zealand for Australia last year? Dr VANESSA WEENINK to the Minister for Vocational Education: What recent actions has the Government taken to restore regional decision-making in vocational education and training? Hon PEENI HENARE to the Associate Minister of Housing: Has the number of people sleeping rough, as defined by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, increased since he became Associate Minister of Housing? To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
