Weekly Select Committee Report Feb 4 2011

by Desk Editor (Friday, February 4, 2011 — 3:28 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz Reesh Lyon: MPs Return to Parliament for first select committee meetings of the year on a cigarette and tobacco display ban and the EPA Bill.

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Summer Recess

by Desk Editor (Thursday, December 23, 2010 — 10:23 AM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz Parliament agreed last year the recommended sitting programme for 2011 with a start date of February 8.

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The Week In Parliament Dec 17

by Desk Editor (Friday, December 17, 2010 — 7:32 PM)

Article – Tom Frewen Tom Frewen: Final sitting week of the year sees Pansy Wong’s valedictory speech and Kris Faafoi’s maiden statement. Adjournment debate includes Speaker’s yearly wrap-up.

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Weekly Select Committee Report Dec 17

by Desk Editor (Friday, December 17, 2010 — 7:25 PM)

Article – Tom Frewen Reesh Lyon: Final sitting week of the year sees Pansy Wong’s valedictory speech and Kris Faafoi’s maiden statement. Adjournment debate includes Speaker’s yearly wrap-up.

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The Day In Parliament Dec 16

by Desk Editor (Thursday, December 16, 2010 — 4:14 PM)

Article – Tom Frewen The Day In Parliament Dec 16 Parliament’s adjournment debate and the Speaker wraps up the year Press Play To Start Audio Playing…. DOWNLOAD MP3

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House Adjourns For Summer

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, December 15, 2010 — 5:51 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz The Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill and Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill passed their third readings by 116 to 5 with ACT opposing.

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The Day In Parliament Dec 15

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, December 15, 2010 — 4:48 PM)

Article – Tom Frewen Tom Frewen: Parliament ends 2010 by passing legislation setting the scene for next year’s election and referendum on MMP.

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Petitions And Reports

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, December 15, 2010 — 2:30 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz When Parliament resumed at 2pm a petition calling on the Government to ask the Indian Government to withdraw from Kashmir was presented.

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Last Sitting Day For Year

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, December 15, 2010 — 2:06 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz Following Question Time, Parliament is likely to pass electoral law reform bills and a motion setting out the sitting programme for the coming year before holding the adjournment debate.

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Questions For Oral Answer Dec 15

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, December 15, 2010 — 1:53 PM)

Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. AMY ADAMS to the Minister of Finance: What progress has the Government made this year in laying the foundations for a more ambitious and faster growing economy?

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House Rises Two Hours Early

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 8:06 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz The Social Assistance (Living Alone Payments) Amendment Bill was sent to the Social Assistance Committee by 78 votes to 42 with Labour opposing.

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Tracing Animals Bill Sent To Select Committee

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 7:51 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz Following the dinner break, the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill was sent to the Primary Production Committee for consideration on a voice vote.

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Pecuniary Interests And Electoral Reform

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 5:29 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz The committee stage debates on the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill, the Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill and the Electoral Referendum Bill were completed and they were reported without amendment.

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The Day In Parliament Dec 14

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 5:01 PM)

Article – Tom Frewen Tom Frewen: National’s Botany MP, Pansy Wong, resigns from Parliament and delivers her farewell speech to a standing ovation from her Government colleagues

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Wong Says Goodbye As Faafoi Says Hello

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 3:42 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz After Question Time, retiring National MP Pansy Wong gave her valedictory speech by leave of the House.

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Reports Tabled

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 2:30 PM)

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nz When Parliament resumed at 2pm a petition was presented from Ruth Dyson and 2,990 others, requesting that the House of Representatives prevent the impending closure of the Inpatient and Rest Home sector of O’Taihaoe Health.

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Questions For Oral Answer Dec 14

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, December 14, 2010 — 11:58 AM)

Press Release – Office of the Clerk 1. Hon PHIL GOFF to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that by early 2010 New Zealand will be coming out of the recession “reasonably aggressively”?

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