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

A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Niranjan Herath requesting that the House urge the Government to increase aid to Sri Lanka and encourage the Sri Lankan Government to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act and release those jailed under it.

That petition stands referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

Ministers’ reports in relation to selected non-departmental appropriations for the year ended 30 June 2022 for:

Vote Justice

Vote Courts

Vote Te Arawhiti

Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage, and

Vote Business, Science and Innovation emergency management portfolio

2022 annual reports for:

Crown Law

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

Ministry of Justice

Te Arawhiti

Statistics New Zealand

Department of Internal Affairs

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Earthquake Commission

Southern Response

strategic intentions for 2021 to 2026 for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and

statement of performance expectations 2022-23 for the Tāmaki Regeneration Company.

I present the 2021-22 annual report and the 2022-27 strategic intentions of the Office of the Ombudsman. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Governance and Administration Committee on the Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission Long-Term Insights Briefing 2022

reports of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Ian Meredith and the petition of New Zealand National Party.

The report of the Governance and Administration Committee is set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.

Ngāti Tara Tokanui Claims Settlement Bill, introduction.

That bill is set down for first reading.