Jul 11, 2026 · 15 min · 10 segments
Louise Upston gives her take on her new part-time full-time job: managing the Government’s entire legislative programme as Leader of the House…
Louise UpstonGuestPhil SmithHostHere at the House, the primary focus of our coverage is on the function and business of Parliament, which, lucky for you, allows us to avoid a fair bit of the shouting and games of politics, though you won't be surprised that it's impossible to pretend that politics isn't intrinsic to the functioning of Parliament.
Anyway, something else that's at the very core of things parliamentary is the role of Leader of the House.
It's a cabinet position that, while this show has been reporting on things, has been filled by Simon Bridges, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson, Chris Bishop and Louise Upston.
Louise Upston is a very recent addition to that list, so I sat down with her to get her take on the role of Leader of the House.
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Here at the House, the primary focus of our coverage is on the function and business of Parliament, which, lucky for you, allows us to avoid a fair bit of the shouting and games of politics, though you won't be surprised that it's impossible to pretend that politics isn't intrinsic to the functioning of Parliament.
Anyway, something else that's at the very core of things parliamentary is the role of Leader of the House.
It's a cabinet position that, while this show has been reporting on things, has been filled by Simon Bridges, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson, Chris Bishop and Louise Upston.
Louise Upston is a very recent addition to that list, so I sat down with her to get her take on the role of Leader of the House.
