Questions and Answers – August 19

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 6:51 PM)

Questions to Ministers Economy—Fiscal Strategy 1. CHRIS BISHOP (National) to the Minister of Finance : How does the Government’s fiscal strategy support the New Zealand economy?

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Committee Stage Of Health And Safety Bill

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 6:29 PM)

The committee stage consideration of the Health and Safety Reform Bill has begun and it is set to be a long one.

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Health And Safety Bill Debate Begins

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 4:10 PM)

The first reading of the Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill has been completed.

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Death Of George Gair Marked

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 2:06 PM)

When Parliament sat at 2pm there was a period of silence to mark the death of former National MP and Minister George Gair.

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Questions For Oral Answer August 19

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 1:32 PM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 1. CHRIS BISHOP to the Minister of Finance: How does the Government’s fiscal strategy support the New Zealand economy?

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Health And Safety Bill To Dominate

by Desk Editor (Wednesday, August 19, 2015 — 1:31 PM)

MPs well debate contentious workplace health and safety reforms this afternoon.

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House Rises Interrupting Health Bill

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 10:03 PM)

The House rose interrupting the first reading of the Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill.

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Housing NZ Mandate Bill Progresses

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 9:25 PM)

A new law authorising ministers to transfer Housing NZ properties to social housing providers has been sent to select committee.

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Last of the Budget Passes

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 6:19 PM)

Finance Minister Bill English defended the Government’s fiscal strategy today as Parliament completed the Budget process.

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Questions and Answers – August 18

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 5:42 PM)

Questions to Ministers Economy—Diversification ANDREW LITTLE (Leader of the Opposition): My question is to the Prime Minister—[Interruption] Mr SPEAKER : Order! I now require some settling in this House.

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Key & Little Duel Over Statistics

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 5:08 PM)

A statistical duel between the prime minister, John Key, and Opposition leader, Andrew Little, is followed by a new round in the battle over the state of the economy between finance minister, Bill English, and Labour’s finance spokesman, Grant Robertson. Mister English puts his seventh Budget to bed with the third and final reading of […]

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Access Radio: Week in Parliament

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 3:18 PM)

Extended report on last week in the House with Reesh Lyon & Tom Frewen. An extraordinary week with another photo finish on a Labour member’s bill, sent to a select committee on the deciding vote of Ohariu’s United Future MP, Peter Dunne.

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Foreign Home Owners Bill Reported Back

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 2:10 PM)

A bill on new rules for foreigners purchasing homes in New Zealand has been formally reported back from select committee.

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Questions For Oral Answer August 18

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 11:42 AM)

QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 1. ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement that “New Zealand has a diversified economy”, given that 82 percent of the growth in exports since the beginning of 2009 has been in dairy and wood, while manufactured exports have fallen by $1.3 billion?

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OSH Reform Delayed, Back To The Budget

by Desk Editor (Tuesday, August 18, 2015 — 11:35 AM)

The Government intends to complete Budget related legislation this afternoon.

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Solid Energy Dominates Week

by Desk Editor (Friday, August 14, 2015 — 4:54 PM)

Big week in the House as the government rejects opposition claims of an economic crisis but has to call time on its coal miner, Solid Energy. United Future’s Peter Dunne votes to send another Labour member’s bill to a select committee. Prime Minister John Key continues to blame Labour for starting the Saudi Farmgate saga […]

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Questions and Answers – August 13

by Desk Editor (Thursday, August 13, 2015 — 6:40 PM)

Questions to Ministers Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement—Investor-State Dispute Settlement Provisions 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Green) to the Minister of Trade : Does he stand by his statement that the $6.2 billion investor-state dispute settlement action initiated by the Swedish power company Vattenfall, “is not, in fact, an attempt by the company to stop a democratically elected […]

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