Mana in Parliament
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MANA in Parliament, 14-16 May 2013
Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin in Mana in Parliament, Press ReleasesGovernment BillsBudget week in Parliament started out on an extremely low note. Tuesday saw the passing of the second reading of the Education Amendment Bill to introduce charter schools in Aotearoa. Charter schools have long been championed by the ACT…
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MANA in Parliament, 16-18 April 2013
Posted on April 25, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment bills up this weekThe third and final reading of the Crown Minerals (Permitting and Crown Land) Bill was held this week. In addition to the issues raised in the last MANA panui about how it will allow for more…
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MANA in Parliament, 19-21 March 2013
Posted on March 31, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentPetition to stop banks from taking your money The week started with the government announcing that they’re going to allow your bank to “skim” money from your account if the bank gets into trouble and needs to be bailed out. They’ve…
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MANA in Parliament, 12-14 March 2013
Posted on March 21, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentKeep Our Assets petition The week started with the presentation of the Keep Our Assets petition to Parliament by the Keep Our Assets coalition – a petition which will require the government to hold a citizens-initiated referendum on asset sales within…
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MANA in Parliament, 26-28 February 2013
Posted on March 11, 2013 by admin in Feed the Kids, Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills up this week MANA continued to oppose the government’s legislative agenda in Parliament. Up this week was the third and final reading of the Corrections Amendment Bill which furthers the government’s plan of privatising prisons, as outlined in last week’s…
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Mana in Parliament 19-21 February 2013
Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills up this week The government progressed a number of bills through Parliament this week, and again, MANA continued to oppose them all. They included the: International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill to bring New Zealand law into line with voting changes…
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MANA in Parliament, 12-14 February 2013
Posted on February 19, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills up this week The government progressed a number of existing bills through Parliament this week, all of which MANA continued to oppose. They included the: Corrections Amendment Bill which further erodes prisoner’s human rights, limits the ability of prisons to…
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MANA in Parliament, 29-31 January 2013
Posted on February 5, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentSpeech in Reply to the Prime Minister’s Statement Parliament started up again for the year this week, and the first thing on the agenda was a 20 minute statement from the Prime Minister. John Key spent much of this time…
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MANA in Parliament, 11-12 December 2012
Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills up this week · The government continued the tradition of slipping in a few problematic bills on the last couple of days of the year when they think no one’s really…
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MANA in Parliament, 4-6 December 2012
Posted on December 10, 2012 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills up this week One of the first bills up this week was the Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill which proposes to introduce a $1000-plus fee to be able to access the family court’s new Family Dispute Resolution Services. Access…
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