Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills
Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.
Petition of Tobias Tahi, requesting that the House amend the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 to include a provision ensuring that mandatory vaccinations will not happen
petition of Deaf Action New Zealand and Tu Tangata Turi, requesting that the House consider updating the Waitangi National Trust Board Act 1932 and other relevant legislation to make it a requirement to fully fund NZ Sign Language interpreted access to all Commemorations, Anniversaries, and Festivals
petition of Darryl Clarke, requesting that the House pass legislation to formally separate Exhibitions from “Mass Gatherings”.
Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee.
Papers have been delivered for presentation—there is a list.
Report of the Attorney-General under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Holidays (Parent-Teacher Interview Leave) Amendment Bill.
Now that paper is published under the authority of the House.
Ninety-three select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.
Reports of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
AgResearch Limited
Callaghan Innovation
Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited
New Zealand Growth Capital Partners Limited
New Zealand Post Limited
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
the Commerce Commission
the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
the New Zealand Tourism Board
the Provincial Growth Fund Limited
the Real Estate Agents Authority
the Retirement Commissioner
the Broadcasting Standards Authority, the Electricity Authority, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, and Kordia Group Ltd
Landcare Research—Manaaki Whenua, NZ Forest Research (Scion), New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, and Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Ltd (REAANZ)
the Accreditation Council, the External Reporting Board (XRB), the Financial Markets Authority, and the Takeovers Panel
the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Limited (ESR) and the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS Science)
reports of the Education and Workforce Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
the Accident Compensation Corporation and WorkSafe New Zealand (Labour sector)
the Ministry of Education, the Education Review Office, the Tertiary Education Commission, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Education New Zealand, Education Payroll Limited, and Network for Learning (Education sector); and the
Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill
reports of the Environment Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
Predator Free 2050 Limited
the Climate Change Commission
the Department of Conservation
the Environmental Protection Authority
the Ministry for the Environment
the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
reports of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on:
the 2019/20 Annual reviews of Crown Asset Management, the Government Superannuation Fund Authority, the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the Inland Revenue Department, Kiwi Group Holdings Limited, New Zealand Green Investment Finance Limited, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, the New Zealand Productivity Commission, the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Treasury, the Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2020, and the Briefing on the progress of Inland Revenue Department’s Business Transformation programme (Finance sector)
the 2019/20 Annual reviews of the Earthquake Commission, Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited, and Ōtākaro Limited (Earthquake recovery sector)
Standard Estimates Questionnaire 2021/22
reports of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
the New Zealand Antarctic Institute
the New Zealand Customs Service
the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force
reports of the Governance and Administration Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand
the Department of Internal Affairs
the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
the National Emergency Management Agency
the Office of Film and Literature Classification
the Office of the Ombudsman
the Public Service Commission
the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Service
reports of the Health Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
the Canterbury District Health Board
the Counties Manukau District Health Board
the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
the Ministry of Health
the South Canterbury District Health Board
the Southern District Health Board
the Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Lakes, and MidCentral District Health Boards
the Health and Disability Commissioner, the Health Promotion Agency, the Health Quality and Safety Commission, and the New Zealand Blood Service
the Nelson Marlborough, Northland, Tairawhiti, and Taranaki District Health Boards
the Wairarapa, Waitemata, West Coast, and Whanganui District Health Boards
and the: notice of motion on the continuation of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020
and the:
petition of Allyson Lock for the New Zealand Pompe Network: Fund Myozyme for Adults with Pompe Disease
petition of Edward Porter: Publicly fund Kalydeco medication for New Zealanders with G551D Cystic Fibrosis
petition of Elizabeth Hunt for Lysosomal Diseases New Zealand: Publicly fund Fabrazyme, Replagal, and Galafold for treatment of Fabry Disease
petition of Emma Crowley for Breast Cancer Aotearoa: Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition: Fund breast cancer drugs
petition of Janine Yeoman: Lifesaving treatment for people who suffer from spinal muscular atrophy
petition of Jeffrey Chan: Ask Pharmac to fund Osimertinib
petition of Kenneth Romeril for Myeloma New Zealand: Fund transformative treatments for multiple myeloma patients
petition of Kristin Dunne: Publicly fund Cetuximab (erbitux) for bowel cancer patients
petition of Malany Turner: Fund Kuvan and Palynziq for PKU
petition of Neil Graham for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Advocates New Zealand: Fund lifesaving treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
petition of Philip Hope for Lung Foundation New Zealand: Ask Pharmac to fund innovative treatments for lung cancer
petition of Rachel Brown for Ovarian Cancer New Zealand: Fund Lynparza and Avastin for ovarian cancer patients
petition of Selina Leigh for the Tahu Hikuroa Foundation: Publicly fund Avastin for relapsed or refractory high-grade gliomas
petition of Stephen Wilson: Fund Keytruda for Lynch Syndrome patients
reports of the Justice Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
the Department of Corrections
the Electoral Commission
the Ministry of Justice
the New Zealand Police
the Public Trust
the Serious Fraud Office
the Crown Law Office, the Human Rights Commission, the Independent Police Conduct Authority, the Law Commission, the Office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, and the Privacy Commissioner
reports of the Māori Affairs Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori (Māori Television Service)
Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi (Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency)
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission)
the Ministry of Māori Development (Te Puni Kōkiri)
the Office for Māori Crown Relations—Te Arawhiti
report of the Primary Production Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of the Ministry for Primary Industries, Land Information New Zealand, Landcorp Farming Limited, Animal Control Products Limited (Orillion), AsureQuality Limited, Crown Irrigation Investments Limited, the New Zealand Walking Access Commission, and Quotable Value Limited (Primary sector)
report of the Regulations Review Committee on the examination of two COVID19 orders presented on 8 March 2021
reports of the Social Services and Community Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
Sport and Recreation New Zealand
Television New Zealand Limited and Radio New Zealand Limited (Broadcasting sector)
the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board (Arts, culture, and heritage sector)
the Ministry of Social Development, the Social Wellbeing Agency, and the Social Workers Registration Board (Social sector)
the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (Social housing sector)
the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children (Families and children sector)
reports of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the 2019/20 Annual reviews of:
the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Genesis Energy Limited, Mercury NZ Limited, and Transpower New Zealand Limited
2019/20 Annual review of Meridian Energy Limited
2019/20 Annual review of the Ministry of Transport
2019/20 Annual review of the New Zealand Transport Agency
2019/20 Annual reviews of KiwiRail Holdings Limited and the New Zealand Railways Corporation.
I only got to 92! The bill is set down for second reading. Reports on the briefing on the progress of the Inland Revenue Department’s Business Transformation Programme, Standards Estimates Questionnaire 2021/22 and the Regulations Review Committee’s examination of COVID-19 Orders are set down for consideration. The report on the notice of motion and the continuation of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 is set down for consideration together with that notice of motion.
The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.
Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill.
That bill is set down for first reading.
🗣️ Spoke in this debate (1)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (New Zealand Labour Party — List Member)