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When Parliament resumed at 2pm Civil Defence Minister John Carter notified the House that the national state of emergency declared following the Christchurch earthquake would be extended.
National State Of Emergency And Papers
When Parliament resumed at 2pm Civil Defence Minister John Carter notified the House that the national state of emergency declared following the Christchurch earthquake would be extended.
A petition was received from John Boscawen asking the House to reject the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill.
The Auditor General’s report on results of central government audits 2009/2010 volume two was presented.
MPs passed a motion supporting the United Nations Security Council resolution on Libya.
Select committee reports were received on the:
2009/10 financial reviews of the New Zealand Walking Access Commission, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority as reported by the Local Government and Environment Committee;
Taxation (Income-sharing Tax Credit) Bill as reported by the Finance and Expenditure Committee;
Fair Trading (Soliciting on Behalf of Charities) Amendment Bill as reported by the Commerce Committee;
International treaty examination of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean as reported by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee;
Briefing on the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan as reported by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee;
Briefing on Egypt and the Middle East as reported by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee;
2009/10 financial review of Transpower New Zealand Limited as reported by the Commerce Committee
2009/10 financial reviews of the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, 2009/10 financial review of Industrial Research Limit as reported by the Education and Science Committee.
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