new look parliament website
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An introduction to the new look public website for the New Zealand Parliament.TRANSCRIPT
New look website – www.parliament.nz
New look Parliament website www.parliament.nz
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Parliament’s public website has a fresh new look.
It’ll make it easier for you to:
Keep up to date with what’s going on at Parliament.
Help constituents to find information they need about Parliament.
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So what’s new?A new-look homepage with fast access to useful information.
A simpler site structure to make it easier to find information for you and your constituents.
Coming soon – an improved search tool to make searching easier and get you more relevant results.
Go to www.parliament.nz to see the new site.
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NEW HOME PAGE – EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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KEEP UP TO DATE
Quick links – know what’s going on in Parliament.
- Questions for oral answer.- Progress of legislation.
Frequently viewed pages – See what everyone has been
looking at over the last seven days.
Get information from the front page to help you prepare for constituent queries…
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KEEP UP TO DATE
Read the feature article to find out what’s happening around Parliament.
View the archive to see earlier stories.
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HELP CONSTITUENTS GET INVOLVED
It’s easier for constituents to get involved in the parliamentary process.
Easy to see buttons help constituents find out how to make a submission, contact an MP...
…or watch what’s happening in the House.
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HELP CONSTITUENTS GET INVOLVED
What bills are before select committees.
The progress of legislation.
Debates (Hansard).
Select committee and House sitting schedules.
Quick links help constituents keep track of bills and issues they’re interested in.
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HELP CONSTITUENTS GET INVOLVED
Who’s on a select committee and when it meets.
What bills or other business are before a select committee.
When submissions are due.
How to work with select committees.
Read reports and submissions.
Use the Select committees area to help constituents get information.
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HELP TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
About our Parliament– Find information about how
Parliament works and its history.
About our Parliament - Education– Education information about school
programmes and tours.– Seminars for tertiary students.– Heaps of other resources.
Front page links you can use to help students and teachers…
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HELP TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
An interactive site where students can learn about democratic processes…
… and create their own bills!.
Explore Parliament!
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HELP TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Job opportunities
Research papers
Get information for university students
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MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
Direct constituents to the website with queries about:
– What’s happening with a bill or petition.
– Who’s in a select committee.– How to contact an MP.
Send links directly to constituents:
– Give them the power to help themselves.
Show constituents how to use RSS feeds and Alerts.
– Contact the Parliamentary Library for help with this.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
You and your constituents may have been using:
Bookmarks/Favourites
RSS feeds
Alerts
These will all still work as usual.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Use the Sitemap if you’re having trouble finding things on the website. It’s in the bottom left hand corner of every page.
Hit CRTL + F to search for words in the sitemap.
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GET HELP
Contact the Information Knowledge Team at:
Phone us on +64 4 817 6964
Your constituents can contact the Website Administrator via the ‘Contact us’ link at the bottom of each page on the website.
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EXPLORE
Go and check it out for yourself!
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