# Anti-slavery law uses new rule to bypass ballot

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-05-02T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=40221016-279a-4794-9221-9eafab30ace8
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## Resource

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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