PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Te Paati Māori, requesting that the House change the country’s official name to Aotearoa, and begin a process to identify and officially restore the te reo Māori names for all towns, cities, and places by 2026

petition of Tara Jackson, requesting that the House pass legislation that provides for scientific institutions to transition from animal-based methods to non - animal-based methods for research, testing, and teaching purposes, wherever possible.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited Statement of Performance Expectations 2022-2023, and Statement of Intent 2023-2027

Lottery Grants Board Annual Report 2020-2021.

Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Environment Committee on the petition of Karli Thomas

reports of the Regulations Review Committee on:

the complaint about exemption to Maritime rule 53.4(2)(a)

the complaint about the Fisheries (Hector’s and Māui Dolphin) Amendment Regulations 2020, and

the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Amendment Order (No 4) 2022.

The reports of the Regulations Review Committee are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.

Local Electoral (Advertising) Amendment Bill, introduction.

That bill is set down for first reading.

Well, thank you, Mr Speaker. Welcome back, and I hope you won’t mind me saying we all thought that your deputy did such an excellent job in your absence. My question—

Does the member want supplementaries?

💬 DAVID SEYMOUR: Absolutely.

Well, get on with the question.