Karakia/Prayers

Ke tau lotu. ‘E ‘Otua Māfimafi, kuo mau taa‘i mālie ‘i ho‘o ‘ofá mo e ngaahi tāpuaki hono kotoa. ‘Oku tuku homau lotó ka mau hū atu ke ke malu‘i ange mu‘a ‘a e Kuiní, mo tataki ange ‘emau fua fatongia ‘i he Fale Aleá ‘aki ‘a e poto Faka-e-‘Otua, ‘ofa pea mo e ‘ulungaanga malū, ko e ‘uhí ko e mo‘ui mo e melino ‘a e fonuá. ‘Oku mau kole atu ‘a e ngaahi me‘á ni hono kotoa ‘i he huafa ho ‘aló pē ‘e taha ko Sīsū Kalaisi ka ko homau fakamo‘uí, ‘Emeni.

Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Sarah-Jane Cairns requesting that the House amend the law to specify a requirement that children born alive after an abortion be provided immediately with appropriate medical care

petition of Ravi Sabrol requesting that the House urge Immigration New Zealand to only change immigration policies after 5 years, to help keep migrants eligible for further working visas or residency permits, to put upcoming changes on hold, and relax rules for migrants who are onshore and offshore

petition of Rylee Hays requesting that the House urge the Government to allocate more funding towards hospitals, mental health facilities, and counselling services

petition of Belen Macchiavello requesting that the House urge the Government to allow migrants with current New Zealand visas who are stuck offshore to either re-enter the country, or extend their visas

petition of Oliver Manton requesting that the House urge the Government to extend all current active supplementary seasonal employment visas by another year

petition of Abhijit Mallik requesting that the House urge the Government to offer permanent residence to work visa holders presently in New Zealand

petition of Ben Leigh requesting that the House urge the Government to review the minimum legal age for obtaining a firearms licence.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee.

Ministers have delivered papers.

Animal Control Products, Report to Shareholders for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2020

Drug Free Sport New Zealand, Annual Plan to 30 June 2021, and Statement of Performance Expectations, Revised April 2021

Report of the Attorney-General on the Supplementary Order Paper on the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill

Education Payroll, Statement of Performance Expectations 2020/21.

I present the 2021/22 Draft Annual Plan of the Controller and Auditor-General. Those papers are published under the authority of the House.

Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Immigration (COVID19 Response) Amendment Bill

report of the Environment Committee on the petition of Conrad House and 1,055 others

reports of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on:

the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill

the petition of Nicola Millar

the petition of Sean Davis

report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the petition of Brian Webb

report of the Governance and Administration Committee on the petition of Sreiden Bun

reports of the Justice Committee on:

the Electoral (Integrity Repeal) Amendment Bill

the Rights for Victims of Insane Offenders Bill, and petitions of Wendy Hamer.

Those reports are set down for consideration.

The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Education and Training Amendment Bill, introduction

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Legislation Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.