Parliament Begins With Tributes To Mandela
Tuesday, 10 December 2013, 2:45 pm
Article: ParliamentToday.co.nz
A motion expressing Parliament’s sorrow at the death
of Nelson Mandela was passed when the House sat at 2pm.
A
large number of papers were presented by ministers,
including:
New Zealand Treaty Series, Protocol on
Investment to the New Zealand – Australia Closer Economic
Relations Trade Agreement (A.652)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook
Islands concerning the Delimitation of the Maritime
Boundaries between Tokelau and the Cook Islands
(A.651)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Acquisition and
Cross-servicing Agreement (US-NZ-02) between the Department
of Defense of the United States of America and the New
Zealand Defence Force of 6 November 2012
(A.650)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Republic of Korea on Antarctic Cooperation (A.649)
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New Zealand Treaty Series, Exchange of
letters constituting an Agreement to Amend the Agreement
between New Zealand and Japan for Air Services
(A.648)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development on Privileges and
Immunities of the Organisation in New Zealand
(A.647)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
New Zealand and the Swiss Confederation in Sanitary Measures
Applicable to Trade in Live Animals and Animal Products
(A.646)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
New Zealand and the Slovak Republic on a Working Holiday
Scheme (A.645)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Canada
on Air Transport (A.644)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Cayman Islands on the Exchange of Information with Respect
to Taxes (A.643)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook
Islands on the Exchange of Information with Respect to Taxes
(A.642)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Italian Republic regarding the employment of co-habiting
dependants of diplomatic, consular and
technical/administrative personnel (A.641)
A
number of select committee reports were tabled, including
the:
2012/13 financial review of the Ministry of
Transport and non-departmental appropriations for Vote
Transport by the Transport and Industrial Relations
Committee
2012/13 financial review of the New Zealand
Customs Service by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade Committee
Briefing from the Ambassador of Georgia
by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee
Briefing from the grain and seed
industry by the Primary Production Committee
Briefing on the 2013 Balance Farm
Environment Awards by the Primary Production
Committee
Briefing on the External Review of Maternity
Care in the Counties Manukau District by the Health
Committee
Petition 2008/134 of Allen Hair and 236
others by the Commerce Committee
Petition 2011/32 of Simon Boxer on behalf of
Greenpeace New Zealand by the Local Government and
Environment Committee
Petition 2011/42 of R E Hill by the
Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
Petition 2011/56 of Henry Work on behalf of
the Committee of International Retirees by the Transport
and Industrial Relations Committee
Petition 2011/70 of Suzanne Hubball by
the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
2012/13 financial review of non-departmental
appropriations for Vote Education and Vote Science and
Innovation by the Education and Science
Committee
2012/13 financial review of the Education
Review Office by the Education and Science
Committee
2012/13 financial review of the Ministry of
Education by the Education and Science
Committee
Briefing on Health Workforce New Zealand
work programme by the Health Committee
Briefing on New Zealand Health Innovation
Hub by the Health Committee
Petition 2011/24 of Tracey Marceau on behalf
of Christie's Law Group and 58,000 others by the Law and
Order Committee
Petition 2011/69 of Ravi Vas Vahora by
the Health Committee
The Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings)
Amendment Bill was introduced and MPs began Question
Time.
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