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Green Paper for Vulnerable Children submissions
Many of the submissions on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children are now available online – thanks to advice from the Council of Social Services (Dunedin). “Thousands of people took part in the...
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Submissions against marriage equality
Kevin Hague blogs on the most common submissions to the parliamentary select committee against the Marriage Equality Bill – Marriage equality – the submissions against: The submissions were roughly...
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GCSB Amendment Bill submissions
Links to any bill submissions I can find (accessible from the menu above). If you know of any more please email or comment on this post. Submissions to the GCSB bill: InternetNZ Kim Dotcom/Bram van der...
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GCSB Amendment Bill – submissions
Andrea Vance at Stuff reports on submissions on the GCSB Amendment Bill: Parliament’s Intelligence and Security committee heard from the public on the Government Communications Security Bureau Bill...
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GCSB bill submissions online
124 written submissions on the GCSB bill – Bill (Part 2) [PDF 10602k] Now officially available on the parliament.co.nz website – submissions received by the Intelligence and Security Committee on the...
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Should children have a say on a new flag?
The Justice and Electoral select committee started hearing from submitters on Thursday about the flag change referendum process and their views on whether a new flag is needed. From what I saw reported...
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Greens confuse democratic process with democratic votes
Despite what some try to claim he number of submissions in a democratic process is not a measure of popular support. Submissions are not votes. A high number of submissions promoting one view has...
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Euthanasia submissions due 1 February
Today’s Herald on Sunday editorial focusses on Lecretia Seales and euthanasia, and it points out that Health select committee public submissions on euthanasia close in a week. New Zealanders have just...
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RMA and democracy
Dunedin City Councillors have expressed concerns about aspects of the latest proposals to reform the Resource Management Act. Today’s ODT editorial looks at some pros and cons in Democracy not...
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TPPA timeframe change “an attack on democracy”
MPs considering submissions on the TPPA have had the available time slashed from a month to five days. This is bad process and appalling PR from the Government on a very contentious issue. The select...
View ArticleMedical cannabis submissions – livestreaming
For those who can't make it to the session in person, we'll also be livestreaming it on the Health Committee's Facebook page: https://t.co/VUkvzu81QT #nzpol #medicinalcannabis #selectcommittee #health...
View ArticleMedicinal Cannabis hearing – first day
The first hearings on the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill were heard by the health Select Committee in Parliament yesterday. RNZ: Medicinal Cannabis Bill prompts calls for broader...
View ArticleMisuse of Drugs Amendment Bill
Submissions close on Thursday on the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill. Public submissions are now being called for the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill The closing date for submissions is Thursday, 11...
View ArticleConsultation on our ageing population
This should be popular here – it must concern all of us as we are all ageing. RNZ: Consultation opens on govt strategy for aging population Seniors Minister Tracey Martin opened a consultation to a new...
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