Episode

The Victorian Parliament: Amid slum, disease, fires and illegal demolition

Podcast: Politics NZ
Published: Apr 19, 2026
Duration seconds: 900
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Step into the past and picture the early days of Parliament and the 1890s Victorian neighbourhood it sat in, with help from historian Elizabeth Cox. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details