Students from Waipukurau school during their visit to Parliament in April 2026.
On any given sitting day, the Parliamentary precinct hums with activity, teeming with MPs, journalists, staffers, and officials. Also weaving their way through the hallways of democracy are school students.
For decades, Parliament has welcomed students from primary, intermediate, secondary, and tertiary institutions, offering educational visits tailored to what students are learning about or are simply curious to discover.
These visits provide an opportunity to step beyond whiteboards and textbooks and experience the Parliamentary process firsthand.
For most school-aged groups, the visit begins in Parliament's Education Centre, a scaled-down replica of the debating chamber tucked away on the ground floor of the Beehive.
