RNZ: Sunday Morning

Question time is the most familiar part of a sitting day for many people but its lesser known relative, the written question, made a cameo appearance last week.

A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week.

Wallace Chapman reads listeners' feedback from this morning's show.

A Wellington trust has been running a barista training programme for three years at Wellington's Arohata women's prison. Now they want to smooth the transition for course graduates from life on the inside to work on the outside, Trade School Industries has launched a PledgeMe campaign to raise $30,000 towards the cost of a new café in the Hutt Valley. Lauren Tennent is the school's training and reintegration manager.

RNZ's new podcast starting on 25 June, Gone Fishing, revolves around the story of 51-year-old Gail Maney, who served 15 years for the murder of Dean Fuller Sandys. To this day, Gail says she is innocent. Gone Fishing unfolds over eight episodes and is the hard work of two top journalists, Adam Dudding and Amy Maas, and is a joint media production between RNZ and Stuff.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner Clarke Gayford left Auckland City Hospital with their baby girl Neve Te Aroha Ardern-Gayford today. They answered questions behind the baby's name and say they struggled to name her, deliberating over a shortlist that included suggestions from various iwi.

Thanks to the Fresh Prince himself, the Rewa All Stars' Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-inspired hip-hop routine has gone viral. Nese Godinet and Iavana Seuala hope it will help change perceptions of South Auckland. 

On July 1, one of the country's top academics becomes president of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Wendy Larner, who is Provost at Victoria University of Wellington, is just the second woman in the society's 150-year history to hold the role of president.

New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham was one of the late 20th century's most influential trend spotters and style authorities. He died two years ago, on 25 June 2016, and now his photos and memorabilia are being honoured in an exhibition "Celebrating Bill Cunningham" at the New York Historical Society Museum. The curator is Debra Schmidt Bach.

The birth of the PM's baby becomes a big media moment; soccer streaming strife across the ditch sparks fans' fears of frozen screens here; backing for biking hits one-way traffic on the air.

The question of housing older people is high on the list of family concerns. For Pasifika families tradition often dictates where older people - or matua - live. Dr Siautu Alefaio says a new Massey University study will investigate how these traditions are played out in 21st century Aotearoa and how the extended family living under one roof, can put both emotional and financial stress on families but at the same time be rich in rewards.

Nearly every aspect of the school system is under review. RNZ's Education Correspondent, John Gerritsen examines the hard questions being asked about deciles, zones and school boards.

New Zealand Initiative policy analyst Jenesa Jeram says the way we measure poverty isn't consistent. She says the Child Poverty Reduction Bill is underwheming. She's part of the "Improving Child Well-Being" speakers series and is speaking on 28 June in Auckland and the next day in Wellington.

The House compares the Speaker to superman, visits a select committee briefing and examines the tactics of filibustering in a look back at this week at Parliament.