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

The Clerk will present six petitions.

Petition of Connor Sharp requesting that the House ask the Government to work with local government in Auckland to deliver surface light rail in Auckland

petition of H Hakepa on behalf of Te Pāti Tangata Whenua, requesting that the House increase the number of Māori electorates

petition of Conrad Petersen requesting that the House repeal and rewrite section 24A of the Arms Act 1983

petition of Chris Gilmore requesting the House urge the Government to hold a referendum on the Gene Technology Bill

petition of Christian van der Pump requesting that the House urge the Government to release incident statistics collected by Fire and Emergency New Zealand

petition of Councillor Sam Bennett requesting the House urge the Government to require New Zealand Transport Agency to immediately plan, finance, and undertake remedial work on State Highway 3.

Ministers have delivered five papers.

Government responses to the:

report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of John Hearnshaw

petition of Raina Vermani, and

petition of Rainbow Labour Christchurch Branch

2024-25 annual report for Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People

report on Unappropriated Expenses and Capital Expenditure for the financial year ended 30 June 2024.

I present the Report of the Controller and Auditor-General entitled “Regulating vehicle safety inspections”. I also report the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture, OPTCAT, Aged Care Monitoring, Chief Ombudsman’s Observations—I don’t like acronyms. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Eleven select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Bill

report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Bill

reports of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the:

International treaty examination of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability

International treaty examination of the Agreement Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, and

International treaty examination of the US Tuna Treaty Amendments to Annex II of the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America

report of the Governance and Administration Committee on the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Act Amendment Bill

reports of the Petitions Committee on the:

petition of Brian Webb

petition of Deirdre Kent, and

petition of Kylee Kelly

report of the Primary Production Committee on the Report of the Controller and Auditor-General, “Monitoring importers of specified high-risk foods”

report of the Social Services and Community Committee on the 2023-24 annual review of the Social Services and Community sector.

The bills are set down for second reading. The report of the Controller and Auditor-General and the international treaties are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of three bills.

Referendums Framework Bill, introduction.

Term of Parliament (Enabling 4-year Term) Legislation Amendment Bill, introduction.

Appropriation (2023/24 Confirmation and Validation) Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.