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

Two petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Hugh Donald requesting that the House urge the Government to establish a royal commission of inquiry to investigate what the petitioner believes are miscarriages of justice by ACC to claimants and entitlements

petition of Geoffrey Mortlock requesting that the House urge the Government to impose sanctions on Israel until Israel has withdrawn from all Palestinian territory and has reverted to the borders established for Israel in 1947.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered 20 papers.

2023-24 annual reports for:

Antarctica New Zealand

Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited

Education Payroll Limited

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission

Ngārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board

Privacy Commissioner

Rau Paenga Limited

Real Estate Authority

Transport Accident Investigation Commission

Maritime New Zealand

Te Māngai Pāho

Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori

Ministerial Response to the referral of the Petition of Reality Check Radio on ‘Accept Reality Check Radio’s “People’s Terms” for the Covid Inquiry’

The Section 8I Report: A report on the progress made on implementation of Waitangi Tribunal recommendations to the Crown, 2022-23

2024-28 statements of intent for Rau Paenga Limited, Transport Accident Investigation Commission, and Maritime New Zealand

2024-25 statements of performance expectations for Rau Paenga Limited, Transport Accident Investigation Commission, and Maritime New Zealand.

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

Reports of the Petitions Committee on the:

petition of John Hearnshaw: New Zealand needs a national law to limit light pollution and promote dark skies, and the

petition of Muhammad Dahlan: Create a special visa for Palestinians in Gaza who have family members in NZ

reports of the Social Services and Community Committee on the:

Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill, and the

petition of Nola Blainey: Halt Kāinga Ora social housing developments proposed for Kerikeri.

The bill is set down for second reading. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.

Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill, introduction.

The bill is set down for first reading.