Trevor Mallard

Mallard announced today that he will resign as Speaker tomorrow, and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced Mallard would become New Zealand's ...

As Parliament finished Question Time on Tuesday, National's shadow leader of the house Chris Bishop sought leave "in light of other events … This would mean Question Time on Wednesday and General Debate will be cancelled. It is understood National had at least considered giving a slot to Sharma, a newly-independent MP. When Parliament meets tomorrow, the Government will put forward Deputy Speaker Adrian Rurawhe for the role of Speaker. Mallard announced today that he will resign as Speaker tomorrow, and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced Mallard would become New Zealand's ambassador to Ireland. Now he's being rewarded for his bad behaviour."

Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Trevor Mallard as the next Ambassador to Ireland.

Ireland’s continuing support for the FTA has been appreciated,” Nanaia Mahuta said. Over that time he has held 13 Ministerial portfolios, including Education, Labour, State Services and the Rugby World Cup. Our two countries have extensive family, cultural, historical and, of course, sporting connections that ground our strong friendship,” Nanaia Mahuta said.

Act leader David Seymour has issued a scathing statement about Trevor Mallard's announcement as the next diplomat in Ireland, saying it was an outrage. M.

As Parliament finished Question Time on Tuesday, National's shadow leader of the house Chris Bishop sought leave "in light of other events … This would mean Question Time on Wednesday and General Debate will be cancelled. It is understood National had at least considered giving a slot to Sharma, a newly-independent MP. When Parliament meets tomorrow, the Government will put forward Deputy Speaker Adrian Rurawhe for the role of Speaker. Mallard announced that he will resign as Speaker Tuesday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced Mallard would become New Zealand's ambassador to Ireland. Now he's being rewarded for his bad behaviour."

Trevor Mallard (68) will take up the post of New Zealand's ambassador to Ireland in January next year.

He also played loud music in a vain attempt to scatter them. In 2007 he apologised after punching an opposition MP outside the debating chamber. The playground was budgeted at NZ$400,000.

Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard is headed off to Ireland as New Zealand's Ambassador, 38 years after he first started working in Parliament.

Mallard is expected to begin his posting in Dublin in January 2023. So now, a string of rivalries behind him, Mallard prepares to cut his own ties with Parliament. He had long been of the view ties were outdated, and in February 2021 His own dog Violet once got so excited at meeting police puppies she [urinated under his desk](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/speaker-trevor-mallards-dog-has-wee-run-in-with-long-paw-of-the-law/QRQOGSV3GY2D5NHUWEW57UNLMI/). Mallard ejected Waititi for breaching the rules, but after a repeat the next day made no comment. The opposition continued to express a lack of confidence in Mallard as Speaker over the matter. Mallard was grilled over those claims by opposition MPs in Parliament as part of an hours-long debate. That last part is usually fairly unremarkable, but when recent protests occupied Parliament's grounds Mallard went on the offensive, blasting music out and turning on the sprinkler systems in an effort to drown out the protesters. He returned three years later, winning the Pencarrow electorate - now Hutt South - in his home town of Wellington. [fan of children](https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018621062/babies-in-parliament-the-beginning-of-some-changes), and gained [international attention](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49421455) after feeding and cradling babies in the debating chamber. Brash then went on leave and his marriage broke up the following year. [threatened legal action](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/466407/winston-peters-plans-to-take-on-speaker-over-trespass-notice), and the notices were [swiftly withdrawn](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/466425/speaker-trevor-mallard-withdraws-five-trespass-orders-relating-to-parliament-protest) for those five former MPs after a [meeting with all the parties in Parliament](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/466382/parties-meet-to-discuss-trespass-notices-for-protesters).

National leader Christopher Luxon has questioned whether "parliamentary scrapper" Trevor Mallard has the diplomatic chops to be the ambassador to Ireland ...

Mallard has had a chequered relationship with the National Party in his role as Speaker since 2017, including several efforts to mount motions of no confidence in him. "But the National Party has had serious concerns, we've had two motions of no confidence and I think he's been quite uneven. Mallard will join his friend and former Labour MP Dame Annette King in the diplomatic ranks. "I do think sometimes it is appropriate that you've got a former politician in one of those roles. He will resign as Speaker at 1.45pm today and Adrian Rurawhe will be put up for election in his place. I've only been here 18 months and I'm the outsider to this place, he's the inveterate insider and Parliamentary scrapper."

Mallard on Tuesday revealed he was resigning as Speaker of the House after five years in the role and 35 years as an MP. Related News.

Yesterday, a politician who said he was being bullied was kicked out by his Labour Party colleagues. Today, another politician - who quite a few people thi.

From what I saw, I thought he was menacing towards the MPs. Because, of course those things don’t represent everything Mallard has done, but they do put a cloud over all the good stuff. I didn’t have any time for the protesters but I thought the way Mallard handled things was appalling. Judith Collins once said he was the biggest bully she had ever seen in Parliament. And his carry-on during the protest at Parliament earlier in the year. And if it was me, I wouldn’t be sending him to Ireland or anywhere, for that matter.

News from NZ Government Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta today announced the appointment of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Trevor Mallard as the next ...

Ireland’s continuing support for the FTA has been appreciated,” Nanaia Mahuta said. Over that time he has held 13 Ministerial portfolios, including Education, Labour, State Services and the Rugby World Cup. Our two countries have extensive family, cultural, historical and, of course, sporting connections that ground our strong friendship,” Nanaia Mahuta said.

Today, another politician - who quite a few people think is a bit of a bully himself - resigns with the very best wishes of his Labour Party colleagues.

From what I saw, I thought he was menacing towards the MPs. Because, of course, those things don't represent everything Mallard has done, but they do put a cloud over all the good stuff. I didn't have any time for the protesters but I thought the way Mallard handled things was appalling. Judith Collins once said he was the biggest bully she had ever seen in Parliament. And his carry-on during the protest at Parliament earlier in the year. And if it was me, I wouldn't be sending him to Ireland or anywhere, for that matter.

Te Tai Hauāuru MP Adrian Rurawhe has been elected as Parliament's new Speaker today and National Party leader Christopher Luxon said his party will support ...

Mallard has had a chequered relationship with the National Party in his role as Speaker since 2017, including several efforts to mount motions of no confidence in him. "But the National Party has had serious concerns, we've had two motions of no confidence and I think he's been quite uneven. Luxon said he was sure Rurawhe would act with integrity and as such, there wasn't a need to propose someone to contest the position. However, he recognised his service and wished him and the people of Ireland good luck in his new role. Act's David Seymour congratulated Rurawhe on his election into the role. "I am absolutely committed to providing every opportunity for the Opposition and the House as a whole to hold the Government to account and for the Government to be accountable." like freedom of speech," he said. "I think that could happen but it needs to happen in a way that still maintains the rights and privileges of the House, it can't be just a free-for-all for its own sake." It dates back to the times the Speaker reported the views of Parliament to the monarch in the United Kingdom – and risked punishment if the monarch was displeased. "The election of a new Speaker is a moment for some humility and grace and I think what we saw in the debate was that some people can do that and some people can't." Rurawhe said the reason he cut Sharma off was he was venturing outside what would normally be expected in the election of a Speaker. Rurawhe noted he was not an expert on all the rules, but said "being fair" was paramount and he would use his own radar to establish what is and isn't acceptable.