Mana in Parliament
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Mana in Parliament – April 2014
Posted on May 6, 2014 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills: The government passed a number of bills into law this month, including the: · Social Security (Fraud Measures and Debt Recovery) Amendment Bill – the bill enables MSD to criminalise and prosecute…
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MANA in Parliament, December 2013
Posted on December 23, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills Parliament sat for two weeks this month – 3-5 December, and 10-11 December. The key bills up for debate over this time were: · Land Transport Amendment Bill: This Bill…
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MANA in Parliament, November 2013
Posted on November 29, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills Parliament sat for three weeks this month – 5-7 November, 12-14 November, and 19-21 November. The key bills up for debate were: New Zealand International Convention Centre Bill: The government passed this Bill into law over the first two sitting…
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Mana in Parliament, 17-19 September 2013
Posted on September 22, 2013 by admin in Mana in Parliament, NewsMāori Community Development Act review: Waiwhetu Marae First up this week Hone attended the review hui at Waiwhetu Marae in Lower Hutt. As a result of strong opposition to the disestablishment of the New Zealand Māori Council in the…
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MANA in Parliament, 27-29 August 2013
Posted on September 4, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills heard under urgencyOn Tuesday the government called for Parliament to go into urgency for the week. Sometimes urgency is called to push controversial bills through quickly. Other times, as with this week, it’s called so the government can…
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MANA in Parliament, 20-22 August 2013
Posted on August 28, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGCSB BillThis Bill was passed into law this week, with the committee stage finishing up on Tuesday and the third reading being completed on Wednesday.Hone made a number of media statements against the Bill and also spoke at the GCSB…
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MANA in Parliament, 6-8 August 2013
Posted on August 14, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGCSB Bill · Most of the government’s schedule this week was taken up with the committee stage of the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill (GCSB Bill). Tuesday’s debate…
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MANA in Parliament, 30 July-1 August 2013
Posted on August 9, 2013 by admin in Ae Marika, Mana in ParliamentGovernment BillsTaking up most of the schedule this week was the 8 hour committee stage debate of the Appropriations (2013/14 Estimates) Bill. This Bill puts in place the government’s estimated budget or spending programme for the financial year. Needless to…
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MANA in Parliament, 4-6 June 2013
Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment Bills · As indicated in last week’s summary, the third and final reading of the Education Amendment Bill was passed today – marking a very dark day in our country’s education journey…
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MANA in Parliament, 28-30 May 2013
Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin in Mana in ParliamentGovernment responds to Feed the Kids campaign This week the government announced that it would spend $2m per year on expanding Fonterra and Sanitarium’s KickStart breakfast programme from 2 days a week to 5 days in participating schools. The announcement…
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