Judith Collins Accused Of Breaking Rules

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — 4:05 PM)

Justice Minister Judith Collins faces allegations of cronyism on a trip to China. IT Minister Amy Adams ridicules accidental Labour Party leak, only to see the joke backfire.

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Annual Reports Presented

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — 2:07 PM)

When Parliament resumed at 2pm a number of annual reports were presented.

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Questions For Oral Answer March 5

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — 11:45 AM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 1. TRACEY MARTIN to the Minister responsible for Novopay: Does he stand by his statement of 11 February 2014, “education payroll is the most complex in New Zealand and more work remains to be done to simplify the business processes to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible each year”?

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Quakes, Environment and Energy

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, March 5, 2014 — 10:50 AM)

MPs will debate the first reading of bills covering building standards, environmental reporting and energy levies when Parliament sits today.

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Labour Unhappy With Voting Changes As Fraud Accusations Fly

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 10:04 PM)

Labour’s unhappiness with proposed changes to electoral law they say will have a chilling effect on voters, has led to accusations from Justice Minister Judith Collins that Labour MPs opposed them because they wanted to commit electoral fraud.

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MPs Condemn Russian Military Action

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 4:02 PM)

MPs condemn Russian actions in Ukraine. Cunliffe and Key face off. Finance Minister grilled over flawed Treasury data.

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Questions and Answers – March 4

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 3:44 PM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Prime Minister—Statements 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Leader of the Opposition) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “our approach is to put everyday New Zealanders at the heart of everything the Government does, so we organise services around them”? Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): Yes. The Government has […]

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MPs Express Alarm At Events In Ukraine

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 2:20 PM)

Parliament has expressed its deep concern at events in Ukraine.

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Questions For Oral Answer March 4

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 11:38 AM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement “our approach is to put everyday New Zealanders at the heart of everything the Government does, so we organise services around them”?

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Financial Review Debate To Be Held

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, March 4, 2014 — 10:47 AM)

A Budget related debate is set to take up most of the House’s time when Parliament resumes today after a one week recess.

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Human Rights & Local Govt Submissions

by Desk Editor (Friday, February 28, 2014 — 12:18 PM)

Parliament adjourned. Justice and Electoral Committee hears submissions on the Human Rights Amendment Bill – including one from Peace Movement Aotearoa. Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel appears before the Local Government and Environment subcommittee to make a submission on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No. 3).

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Mallard v Dunne + Jones v Countdown

by Desk Editor (Friday, February 21, 2014 — 3:33 PM)

Trevor Mallard continues to target Peter Dunne and Shane Jones continues to target Countdown.

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Concern Voiced Over Food Bill

by Desk Editor (Friday, February 21, 2014 — 1:08 PM)

Society for NZ Food Sovereignty expresses concern about Food Bill. New Privacy Commissioner John Edwards appears before Select Committee.

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Questions and Answers – February 20

by Desk Editor (Thursday, February 20, 2014 — 5:49 PM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS Better Public Services Targets—Effect on Living Standards and Economy 1. KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National) to the Minister of Finance: How is the Government’s focus on Better Public Service results improving New Zealanders’ lives while helping New Zealand’s long-term fiscal position?

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Child Support Reform Delay Passes

by Desk Editor (Thursday, February 20, 2014 — 4:24 PM)

The Government has passed a taxation bill which included a late amendment to defer again long planned changes to the child support regime.

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Debate On Meat Exports Denied

by Desk Editor (Thursday, February 20, 2014 — 3:37 PM)

Damien O’Connor calls for urgent debate on reports about NZ-US meat exports. Mojo Mathers fails in an attempt to table a Bill designed to deal with alleged corruption in the supermarket sector. New Privacy Commissioner John Edwards appears before select committee.

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Environmental Reporting Bill Introduced

by Desk Editor (Thursday, February 20, 2014 — 2:22 PM)

When Parliament next sits the Government will give priority to Budget related legislation.

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