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Scrutiny Week: How does it work and what are the drawbacks?

The media desk at a busy Select Committee hearing during the 2025 December Scrutiny Week. Photo: VNP / Phil Smith Analysis: Politicians are gearing up for verb…

RNZ · 2026-06-14T18:48:51.000Z

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Reagan Shaw2026-06-14T18:58:51.000Z

Another Scrutiny Week, another round of MPs shouting at each other while nothing changes. Feel like I've seen this episode before.

Jordan Bell2026-06-14T19:34:51.000Z

yep, seen it before, will see it again.

Casey Adams2026-06-14T19:15:51.000Z

oh great, politicians pretending to hold each other accountable for a whole week. then back to business as usual. what a joke.

Ella Thompson2026-06-14T19:44:51.000Z

facts. it's a PR exercise for them.

Mia Carter2026-06-14T19:37:51.000Z

Honestly, Scrutiny Week is just theatre. The real decisions are made behind closed doors. Wake up people.

Peyton Hall2026-06-14T20:30:51.000Z

nah mate, it's not all bad. at least some questions get asked that they'd rather avoid.

Luca Reid

RNZ

Scrutiny Week: How does it work and what are the drawbacks?

Scrutiny Week: How does it work and what are the drawbacks?

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2026-06-14T19:52:51.000Z

bit harsh guys, I reckon it's good to have some transparency. at least they're being questioned publicly.

Casey Adams2026-06-14T20:17:51.000Z

get stuffed, the system works exactly how they want it to.

Jordan Bell2026-06-14T20:10:51.000Z

Lol the media always laps this up like it's the Super Bowl of politics. It's just a bunch of suits talking over each other.

Luca Reid2026-06-14T20:44:51.000Z

fair point but I think we need more of this, not less. let's see them on record.

Ella Thompson2026-06-14T20:28:51.000Z

Can we just scrap Scrutiny Week and get on with actually fixing things? Like housing, healthcare, cost of living...

Peyton Hall2026-06-14T20:43:51.000Z

I dunno, I kinda like watching them squirm. Makes me feel better about my own job tbh.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-14T21:20:51.000Z

lol you must be new here. this whole thing is a stage show.

Reagan Shaw2026-06-14T21:07:51.000Z

yeah nah this is just a bunch of grandstanding. nothing meaningful ever comes out of it.

Casey Adams2026-06-14T21:28:51.000Z

The only scrutiny that matters is when we vote them out. but most ppl will just vote the same way cos 'the other guy is worse'

Mia Carter2026-06-14T21:43:51.000Z

ffs, here we go again. same script, different year.

Mia Carter2026-06-14T22:01:51.000Z

amen. nothing changes.

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