Category: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

TEANAU TUIONO (Assistant Speaker): E te Atua kaha rawa, ka tuku whakamoemiti atu mātou, mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga whaiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi mātou ki te Kīngi, me te inoi atu mō te ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga, kia mōhio ai, kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o te Whare nei, mō te oranga, te maungārongo, me te aroha o Aotearoa. Amene.

[Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King, and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom and humility, for the welfare, peace and compassion of New Zealand. Amen.]

WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

TEANAU TUIONO (Assistant Speaker): E te Atua kaha rawa, ka tuku whakamoemiti atu mātou, mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga whaiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi mātou ki te Kīngi, me te inoi atu mō te ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga, kia mōhio ai, kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o te Whare nei, mō te oranga, te maungārongo, me te aroha o Aotearoa. Amene.

[Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King, and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom and humility, for the welfare, peace and compassion of New Zealand. Amen.]

PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

SPEAKER: A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

CLERK: Petition of Erin Tiplady on behalf of Northcote Intermediate School Room 3 requesting that the House urge the Government to thoroughly inspect and survey the wreck of the RMS Niagara in the Hauraki Gulf for any oil that should be removed from it.

SPEAKER: That petition stands referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

CLERK: Government responses to the:

• Report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Hāwea Flat School Board
• Report of Education and Workforce Committee on the petition of Amanda Drumm
• Report of Petitions Committee on the petition of Maggie Ross.

SPEAKER: I present the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, entitled Going with the grain: Changing land uses to fit a changing landscape. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. No select committee papers have been presented. No bills have been introduced.

TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.

TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.

THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.

THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.

BUSINESS STATEMENT

Hon SIMEON BROWN (Deputy Leader of the House): Today, the House will adjourn until Tuesday, 21 May. In that week, the House will consider the second reading of the Whakatōhea Claims Settlement Bill, the committee stages of the Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill, and complete the annual review debate. On Thursday, there will be a special debate on long-term issues informed by select committees’ reports on long-term insights briefings, and Francisco Hernandez will deliver his maiden statement.

POINTS OF ORDER

Leave for Introduction and Setting Down as Members’ Order of the Day No.1—Ombudsman (Removal of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill

Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the Opposition): Point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to introduce the Ombudsman (Removal of Age Discrimination) Amendment Bill, for the bill to be set down for first reading as members’ order of the day No. 1 today, for the bill to proceed through its remaining stages immediately following the first reading, for there to be no select committee or committee of the whole House, and for there to be no debate on the second or third readings.

I wrote to all parties in Parliament on Monday advising them that I intended to take this course of action. The bill is very simple—it does two things: it removes the age discrimination; and allows the incumbent, who all parties in Parliament seem to indicate has done an excellent job as the Ombudsman, to remain in office for the remainder of his term rather than vacate the office based on unjustified age discrimination.

SPEAKER: Leave is sought. Is there any objection?

Hon Members: Yes.

WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024

The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.

KARAKIA/PRAYERS

DEPUTY SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests, we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations, that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom, justice, mercy, and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.