# Anti-slavery law uses new rule to bypass ballot

An episode of [Politics NZ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1849044663), 2 May 2026, 15 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1777526100/audio/thehouse/thehouse-20260503-0600-the_house_for_sun_3_may_2026_web.mp3

In a historic first, Parliament used a new rule to debate slavery legislation that has wide support in the House, but that government coalition partners don’t agree on. Plus other stories from a week of unlikely allies and surprising foes. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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