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Comment on ETS Amendment Bill Passes Into Law by Will the last business lobbyist to leave please turn out the light at the end of the ETS tunnel

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:39:16 +0000

[...] with the adoption last night (8 November) of National’s latest emitter-inspired fiddle; the Climate Change Response [...]

Comment on In Work Benefit Bill Defeated by $60 a week more to be on a benefit | Kiwiblog

$60 a week more to be on a benefit | Kiwiblog — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:38:13 +0000

[...] Today reports: The Income Tax (Universalisation of In-work Tax Credit) Amendment Bill was defeated at its first [...]

Comment on Tobacco Tax Hike Passes With Some Objections by Tobacco out of CPI for benefit calculations « Homepaddock

Tobacco out of CPI for benefit calculations « Homepaddock — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:15:24 +0000

[...] The Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products-Budget Measures) Amendment Bill passed its third reading on Tuesday. [...]

Comment on Questions for Oral Answer – October 17 by Err? « Homepaddock

Err? « Homepaddock — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:28:03 +0000

[...] Question 2 in parliament today: [...]

Comment on Questions for Oral Answer – 19 August 2010 by Key’s snub to unions and workers « The Standard

Key’s snub to unions and workers « The Standard — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:47:36 +0000

[...] promised us an “unrelenting focus on jobs and work”. Instead workers get the finger: Key not interested in union’s [...]

Comment on Questions and Answers – Sept 25 by NZ can learn from Japan and Switzerland « Homepaddock

NZ can learn from Japan and Switzerland « Homepaddock — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:10:17 +0000

[...] Finance Minister Bill English gives more reasons why meddling with the exchange rate isn’t a good idea: [...]

Comment on Questions and Answers – September 20 by Plain English on exchange rate « Homepaddock

Plain English on exchange rate « Homepaddock — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:00:39 +0000

[...] Finance Minister Bill English has a much better strategy: [...]

Comment on Questions for Oral Answer – September 19 by Questions to members « Homepaddock

Questions to members « Homepaddock — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:15:45 +0000

[...] Today there are four from a Member to another Member: [...]

Comment on Questions and Answers – May 3 by Te Wiki Kua Hipa – 04 Haratua 2012 | Maori Party in Parliament

Te Wiki Kua Hipa – 04 Haratua 2012 | Maori Party in Parliament — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:05:48 +0000

[...] Ministry offered Moerewa School prior to the decision to close their senior school unit. Te Ururoa also asked about whether NZQA had done an audit on any other kura with a sample as big as 85% of students. The [...]

Comment on Parliament Today Late Edition October 5 by fiona Denzel

fiona Denzel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:17:37 +0000

we feel these changes to the road user charges bill is unfair. We have a motorhome which we are now going to have to pay over Double the road user charges with this bill. We have to pay for vehicles that are heavier than we are. We weight 7650kg full loaded, our GVM is 10,500kg, so we will have to run a 15000kg sticker and we only weight 7650kg. We know other people that there GVM is 6300kg, they weight fully loaded 4700kg, they will have to run a 10,000kg sticker. The charges over double , none of us will get to those weights, why should we be penalised for the heavy trucks that are used every day, we only use ours every second weekend. We only do 5000km a year, but with these changes we will have to sell our motorhome because we wont be able to afford it and a lot of others are in the same situation, they govt yet again has taken away something from the hard working middle income people that want to be able to see there own country on weekends, and now it will be put out of our reach. Well F##### done Gerry Brownlee. Why cant you give the motorhomes a break. We have no issue on paying road users, but for what we weigh not for something we will never weigh.

Comment on Parliament’s site Under Attack: Hackers Claim Responsibility by kevmo

kevmo — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:16:31 +0000

Pull your head in Grant, do you have any idea what all this secret government signing of this law means? All our freedoms will slowly erode and people like you GRANT will be wondering why. Grow up yourself you uninformed dick head.

Comment on Select Committee Membership by Select Committees | Kiwiblog

Select Committees | Kiwiblog — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:35:57 +0000

[...] GA_googleFillSlot("Kiwiblog_Textlink_06"); « Jesus weeps for the childrenSelect Committees Parliament Today reports on the Select Committees established by the House. Always interesting to see which ones have a [...]

Comment on The Week In Parliament Oct 21 by katie

katie — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:52:31 +0000

When will new zealand work together as one country one people. The treaty should be taken for what it was at the time. Much hardwork by many people to have roads and water and low flood risk. What are we doing looking at new zealand today and not considing how we got to where we are. The world wars should have been enough.
Its sad when more is spent on peter jacksons movie than what was there to clean up rene

Comment on Criminal Law Reform Progresses by Criminal Law Reform Progresses — Parliament Today | Law

Criminal Law Reform Progresses — Parliament Today | Law — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:39:19 +0000

[...] Excerpt from: Criminal Law Reform Progresses — Parliament Today [...]

Comment on Last Session by Editor

Editor — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:17:30 +0000

“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. “It means just what I choose it to mean – neither more or less.”

Comment on Last Session by Graeme Edgeler

Graeme Edgeler — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:58:53 +0000

I’m not sure “session” means what you think it means

This may be the final session of this Parliament, but it’s also still the first.

Comment on Freedom Camping Bill Progresses by Allan H

Allan H — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:46:19 +0000

Reply to Mr S Wilson.
Dear Sir are you a member of the NZ Motor Caravan Association ? I think and agree with you that this “Freedom Camping Law’ that is beoing rushed through Parliment should be refererred to the NZMCA and clarified by the ‘Code of Conduct’ that this Association has already set nationally through out New Zealand. Which is “pack out what you packed in’ and leave as though you had never been there , if not leaving tidier that when you arrived. “Freedom Camping” is REALLY a NZders perocative and inheritance to our beautiful camping in the wild be it beside the Sea Or End of Roadway.

Comment on Urgency Motion by Stephen McGregor

Stephen McGregor — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:48:42 +0000

That is disgusting.

Do the creeps of NZ politics have as much hatred for New Zealand as their disgust for democratic principles?

Comment on Freedom Camping Bill Progresses by S Wilson

S Wilson — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:08:44 +0000

It was a relief to hear Labour Party members and Green Party members speaking on this bill.

This bill is rubbish – to discourage visitors at a time of world recession when visitor numbers are threatened. What are those governing us thinking?
To put out a ban on the entire sector of non self contained campers when the numbers of ‘non self contained people’ committing this crime must be somewhere in the region of less than 1 in a hundred of such types.
Of course we don’t know the numbers because they haven’t been investigated. Which is the worst thing; to create a law without research. There should be info on these peoples’ activities, spending habits, age ranges, whether they solely freedom camp or use our camping grounds/motels in combo, whether they return to the district/country. The causes also haven’t been investigated, day trippers also need toilets and can be caught out, perhaps travelling long distance in a car should be banned too. This lack of hard facts is a shocking indictment on the state of our Government and Council’s respect for the law.
This law is not a good reflection on NZ.
I hope that there are massive changes to it. Allowing non self contained campers to use reserves with toilets would good.
Suggestion: Government take a small percentage of the money that they collect from petrol and the vehicle hire industry and help our districts set up areas where freedom campers can stay, instead of rushing through a law banning half of this sector completely.

Keep up the good work those of you with integrity.
Thank you.
S Wilson

Comment on Clothes Make The Woman by Anne

Anne — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:49:18 +0000

Good to see our government discussing pressing world issues.