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

Sixteen petitions have been presented. The Clerk will present now.

Petition of Shane Riddle requesting that the House allow children aged 14 years and under, and adults accompanying them, to cycle slowly on footpaths

petition of New Zealand Equestrian Advocacy Network requesting that the House hold an inquiry into road user behaviour towards vulnerable road users

petition of New Zealand Homeopathic Society requesting that the House remove natural health products from the Therapeutic Products Act

petition of Ren Monn Lee requesting that the House urge the Associate Minister of Immigration to allow Nadir Mashal and his family humanitarian entry into New Zealand

petition of Anne Henderson requesting that the House urge the Government not to impose a toll on the Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū–Tararua Highway

petition of Summer Fraser requesting that the House urge the Ministry of Education to prioritise rebuilding Onslow College buildings and infrastructure

10 petitions of Murray Richard Tingey requesting that the House take various actions relating to the Bargain Chemist logo.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered 45 papers.

Financial statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2024

2023-24 annual reports of:

AgResearch

Independent Children’s Monitor

AsureQuality

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Ministry of Defence

Drug Free Sport New Zealand

Ministry for the Environment

Environmental Science and Research Ltd

External Reporting Board

Genesis Energy

GNS Science

Government Superannuation Fund Authority and Government Superannuation Fund

KiwiRail Holdings

Kordia Group

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research

Landcorp Farming Ltd

MetService

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd

New Zealand Customs Service and the Border Executive Board

New Zealand Forest Research Institute

New Zealand Post

New Zealand Railways Corporation

New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the National Emergency Management Agency

Quotable Value

Registrar of the Environment Court

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Ministry of Social Development, and Whaikaha

Tāmaki Regeneration Company

Te Aka Whai Ora

Office of the Māori Trustee

Treasury.

Ministry for Regulation’s report on appropriations for March to June 2024

2025-29 strategic intentions for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

2024-27 statements of intent for New Zealand Post and Whakaata Māori

Government response to the report of the Environment Committee on the petition of Erica Rowlands

report of the Attorney-General under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill

reports related to non-departmental appropriations from the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

Vote Business, Science and Innovation, Sport and Recreation portfolio

Vote Customs

Vote Social Development

Minister of Finance

Ministry for Emergency Management and Recovery.

I present the 2023-24 annual report of the Parliamentary Sector. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Ten select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the inquiry into climate adaptation

reports of the Governance and Administration Committee of the Gambling (Definition of Remote Interactive Gambling) Amendment Bill, and the Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill

report of the Justice Committee on the review briefing on the 2022-23 annual review of the Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence

reports of the Māori Affairs Committee on Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Claims Settlement Bill and Te Pire Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Bill

reports of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Brian Tamaki and the petition of SAFE

report of Primary Production Committee on the Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

report of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the review briefing on the 2022-23 annual review of Rau Paenga Limited Crown Infrastructure Delivery.

The bills are set down for second reading, and the inquiry in review briefings are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill, introduction

Mental Health Bill, introduction

Dairy Industry Restructuring (Export Licences Allocation) Amendment Bill, introduction

Policing (Police Vetting) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first readings.