In New Zealand’s Parliament, every legislator has the chance to advance a proposed law, no matter how unpopular, thanks to an ...

In New Zealand's Parliament, a Battered Cookie Tin Decides Which New Laws Get Debated WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Under the scrutiny of a black-robed official and before a hushed audience ...

The decorative cookie tin, known in New Zealand as the biscuit tin, which was purchased from a department store in the early 1990s to draw lawmakers' bills from and remains in use, at Parliament ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The decorative cookie tin, known in New Zealand as the biscuit tin, which was purchased from a department ...

Inside: the future of New Zealand ’s laws. The ceremonial lottery at Parliament, where bills are drawn randomly from what’s known as “the biscuit tin” in local parlance, is a way to ensure ...

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