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

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Podcast: [Politics NZ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-nz-7561226)
Published: 2026-04-19T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/politics-nz?share=26d75328-1887-41b3-8c76-18bde2717d9f
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Duration seconds: 900

## Resource

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

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