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

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Natalia Fernandes requesting that the House amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to allow a tenant to withdraw from a tenancy if they have been assaulted by another member of the household

petition of Robert Osborne requesting that the House change section 32(2) of the Summary Offences Act

petition of Christian Cosgrove requesting that the House further protect the paradise shelduck, grey duck, Australasian shoveler, and pūkeko

petition of Our Seas Our Future requesting that the House pass legislation to establish marine reserves to protect at least 30 percent of New Zealand’s ocean by 2030

petition of Dr Nima Maleki requesting that the House provide funding for sealing roads in Mangawhai

petition of Leo Li requesting that the House urge the Government to allow his family to stay in New Zealand

petition of Stephanie Gunther requesting that the House urge the Government to expand eligibility for Paxlovid and other oral antiviral medications

petition of Alison White requesting that the House urge the Minister for the Environment to progress an immediate reassessment and ban of an insecticide

petition of Morteza Sharifi requesting that the House urge the New Zealand Government to recall the Ambassador to Iran.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers, and I’d like to let the House know that there are 56 of them.

2021-22 annual reports for Tāmaki Regeneration Company Ltd, Crown Infrastructure Partners Ltd, the Tertiary Education Commission, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, the Commerce Commission, the Arts Council of New Zealand, Ōtākaro Ltd, the Independent Police Conduct Authority, the Law Commission, the Nursing Council of New Zealand, Pharmac, Maritime New Zealand, the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, the New Zealand Walking Access Commission, the Financial Markets Authority, Tourism New Zealand, Ngāpuhi Investment Fund—Tupu Tonu, Sport New Zealand, Kiwi Group Holdings, Kordia Group Ltd, Genesis Energy Ltd, New Zealand Green Investment Finance Ltd, Callaghan Innovation, Retirement Commission, Electoral Commission, Environmental Protection Authority, Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd, and Taumata Arowai

2021-22 integrated reports for the New Zealand Lotteries Commission and Meridian Energy Ltd

2021-22 annual financial statements for Ngāi Tahu Ancillary Claims Trust

2022-23 statement of performance expectations for Crown Infrastructure Partners Ltd, Ōtākaro Ltd, Sport New Zealand, and the Arts Council of New Zealand

statements of corporate intent for Ōtākaro Ltd, Kordia Group Ltd, Kāinga Ora, Transpower New Zealand, and the Arts Council of New Zealand

strategic intentions for the Ministry for the Environment, the Climate Change Chief Executives Board, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, and Te Puni Kōkiri

report of Archives New Zealand, The Chief Archivist’s Annual Report on the State of Government Recordkeeping 2021/22

report of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Long-Term Insights Briefing 2022

report of the Ministry of Justice, Long-Term Insights Briefing 2022

report of the Ministry for the Environment, Long-Term Insights Briefing 2023

report of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, How well public organisations are supporting Whānau Ora and whanau-centred approaches

report of the royal commission of inquiry into abuse in State care, Beautiful Children: Inquiry into the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit

report of the Attorney-General under the Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Amendment Bill

Budget Policy Statement 2023

Treasury Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update 2022

notification to the House of Representatives of the date for the general election 2023

Government response to the report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the petition of Pandora Black.

Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation—there’s only 15 of them.

Reports of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill and the petition of Ross Divett

report of the Environment Committee Interim Report (Natural and Built Environment Bill and Spatial Planning Bill)

reports of the Governance and Administration Committee on the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society Empowering Bill and the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill

reports of the Health Committee on the petition of Joan Perry, the petition of Malcolm Richards, and the report of the Ombudsman on OIA compliance and practice in Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health

reports of the Justice Committee on the Coroners Amendment Bill, the Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill, Criminal Proceeds Recovery Amendment Bill, and Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill

report of the Regulations Review Committee, Briefing on best practices for publication of secondary legislation

reports of the Social Services and Community Committee on the 2020-21 annual review of the Social Workers Registration Board and the petition of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers.

The following bills are set down for second reading:

Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society Empowering Bill

Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill

Coroners Amendment Bill

Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill

Criminal Proceeds Recovery Amendment Bill

Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill.

The Interim Report, the report of the Ombudsman, and the briefing are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Ngāti Paoa Claims Settlement Bill, introduction.

Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill, introduction.

Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Bill, introduction.

Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill, introduction.

Road User Charges (Temporary RUC Reduction Scheme) Amendment Bill (No 2), introduction.

Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.