Papers and petitions presented

Petitions

A petition is a document addressed to the House of Representatives and signed by at least one person. It asks the House to act on a matter of public policy or law, or to put right a local or private concern. When a petition has been presented to the House, it is referred to a select committee for consideration and report.

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Petitions 141-160 of 583

Petition of Gordon Currie on behalf of Nelson Grey Power

Requesting that the House of Representatives recommend that any rates imposed by the Nelson City Council in respect of a land purchase for a proposed performing arts centre in Nelson be refunded to ratepayers and that any attempt to pass legislation validating such levies be denied.

Petition number:	2008/71
Presented by:	Chris Auchinvole
Date presented:	26 February 2010
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	28 May 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/71 of Gordon Currie on behalf of Nelson Grey Power

Petition of Mary Schmack

Requesting that the House of Representatives note that 648 people have signed a petition calling on the House to review and improve the accessibility and speed of broadband in the Ellesmere and Selwyn districts.

Petition number:	2008/70
Presented by:	Amy Adams
Date presented:	24 February 2010
Referred to:	Commerce Committee
Report presented on:	8 July 2011
Report name:	Petition 2008/70 of Mary Schmack

Petition of Laura McCarthy

Requesting that the House of Representatives note that 66 people signed a petition calling for the Holidays Act 2003 to be reviewed to allow for all public holidays when they fall on a weekend to be observed on the following Monday, and that the House conduct such a review.

Petition number:	2008/69
Presented by:	Grant Robertson
Date presented:	23 February 2010
Referred to:	Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
Report presented on:	11 August 2011
Report name:	Petition 2008/0069 of Laura McCarthy

Petition of Phillida Bunkle

Requesting that the House of Representatives grant relief in light of the decision of the Court of Appeal in JA Edwards v Elmar Toime and Ors CA CA272/04 (9 October 2008).

Petition number:	2008/68
Presented by:	Hon Trevor Mallard
Date presented:	17 February 2010
Referred to:	Justice and Electoral Committee
Report presented on:	30 April 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/68 of Phillida Bunkle

Petition of William Reid Townson

Requesting that the House of Representatives note that 5,218 people have signed a petition expressing their strong opposition to North Rodney's inclusion in the proposed Auckland Council and wish to form a new council based on the select committee's boundary recommendations.

Petition number:	2008/67
Presented by:	Hon Dr Lockwood Smith
Date presented:	16 February 2010
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	30 April 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/66 of John Kenneth Turner on behalf of the Wellsford Community Group and Petition 2008/67 of William Reid Townson

Petition of John Kenneth Turner on behalf of the Wellsford Community Group

Requesting that the House of Representatives note that 1,068 residents of the North Rodney District have signed a petition supporting the exclusion of North Rodney from the Auckland Supercity, and the amalgamation of North Rodney with the Kaipara District, with the boundary to be the existing Dome Valley/Hoteo River political boundary, and that the House pass legislation that accords with this wish.

Petition number:	2008/66
Presented by:	Hon John Carter
Date presented:	15 February 2010
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	30 April 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/66 of John Kenneth Turner on behalf of the Wellsford Community Group and Petition 2008/67 of William Reid Townson

Petition of Alexander James Burrell and Marie Antoinette Burrell

Requesting that the House of Representatives call upon Wellington City Council to make application and follow procedures set out in the Public Works Act 1981 to justify its holding of title to land acquired in 1971 by the Wellington City Corporation under the Public Works Act 1928.

Petition number:	2008/65
Presented by:	Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
Date presented:	15 February 2010
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	28 May 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/65 of Alexander James Burrell and Marie Antoinette Burrell

Petition of Sinniah Ilanko and 99 others

Requesting that the New Zealand Parliament follow the lead of the United Nations, several Governments and NGOs (such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch) and call on the Sri Lankan Government to immediately allow freedom of movement for the 280,000 Tamil people who continue to be incarcerated in appalling conditions in military detention camps in northern Sri Lanka.

Petition number:	2008/64
Presented by:	David Bennett
Date presented:	15 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	23 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/64 of Sinniah Ilanko and 99 others

Petition of Sue Rowe

Requesting that the House note that 8,791 people have signed a petition Requesting that for the sake of our unborn children and the health and welfare of our women, the Abortion Supervisory Committee be instructed to decline the application from the New Zealand Family Planning Association which seeks a licence to carry out abortions in its Hamilton clinic.

Petition number:	2008/63
Presented by:	Tim Macindoe
Date presented:	10 December 2009
Referred to:	Justice and Electoral Committee
Report presented on:	30 April 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/63 of Sue Rowe

Petition of Penelope Mary Bright and 171 others

Requesting that the House of Representatives do not implement any legislative changes to the Local Government Act 2002 which would make it easier to privatise water services via changes to 'contracting out', and 'Public Private Partnership' (PPP) provisions, until a full and thorough independent investigation of the pricing practices of private water company United Water's seven contracts in New Zealand has been undertaken.

Petition number:	2008/60
Presented by:	Su'a William Sio
Date presented:	9 December 2009
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	25 February 2011
Report name:	Petition 2008/60 of Penelope Mary Bright and 171 others

Petition of Nicola Nancy Chapman and 3,133 others

Requesting that the House of Representatives urge the New Zealand Government to address climate change through setting a target, to be reached as soon as possible, for greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to be no more than 350 parts per million of CO2 equivalents, as the basis for New Zealand policy in legislation and international negotiations; taking into account the latest scientific research, working in a spirit of partnership with New Zealand communities and other countries.

Petition number:	2008/62
Presented by:	Dr Russel Norman
Date presented:	9 December 2009
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	12 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/62 of Nicola Nancy Chapman and 3,133 others

Petition of Lynne Pillay and 1,469 others

Requesting that the House of Representatives call on the National Government to reverse all expenditure cuts in Budget 2009 that affect funding for Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists working in schools.

Petition number:	2008/61
Presented by:	Hon Ruth Dyson
Date presented:	9 December 2009
Referred to:	Education and Science Committee
Report presented on:	16 September 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/61 of Lynne Pillay and 1,469 others

Petition of Ramesh Manicavasagar and 98 others

Petition number:	2008/57
Presented by:	Hon Trevor Mallard
Date presented:	8 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum

Petition of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others

Petition number:	2008/56
Presented by:	Amy Adams
Date presented:	8 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum

Petition of Neil Henderson and 10,067 others

Requesting that the House of Representatives urge the Government not to commit to any emissions reductions at the Copenhagen climate change negotiations, so that excessive hardship to individual New Zealand families and to the New Zealand economy for no measurable benefit to the climate can be avoided.

Petition number:	2008/59
Presented by:	John Boscawen
Date presented:	8 December 2009
Referred to:	Local Government and Environment Committee
Report presented on:	12 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/51 of Dr Russel Norman and Petition 2008/59 of Neil Henderson and 10,067 others

Petition of Neil Ahilakumaran and 47 others

Petition number:	2008/58
Presented by:	John Boscawen
Date presented:	8 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum

Petition of Mani Maniparathy and 37 others

Petition number:	2008/55
Presented by:	Hon Peter Dunne
Date presented:	3 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum

Petition of Lillian Franklin and 1 other

Requesting that the House of Representatives call on the Government to extend the eligibility criteria of the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act to cover all leaky homes from the early 1990s and introduce regulations governing the liability and accountability of building inspection individuals and companies, as well as builders and councils.

Petition number:	2008/54
Presented by:	Hon Peter Dunne
Date presented:	1 December 2009
Referred to:	Social Services Committee
Report presented on:	23 April 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/54 of Lillian Franklin and 1 other

Petition of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others

Petition number:	2008/53
Presented by:	Hon Annette King
Date presented:	27 November 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum

Petition of Jane Prichard and 46 others

Requesting that the House of Representatives examine the practice of cultural marriages to underage females and to initiate legislation that will effectively intervene in the prevention of abuse of human rights arising out of such marriages in New Zealand.

Petition number:	2008/52
Presented by:	Dr Jackie Blue
Date presented:	24 November 2009
Referred to:	Justice and Electoral Committee