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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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

 26 Feb 10

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.

 24 Feb 10

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 Mo

 23 Feb 10

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).

 17 Feb 10

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 bas

 16 Feb 10

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 Auckla

 15 Feb 10

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

 15 Feb 10

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 immedi

 15 Dec 09

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 appl

 10 Dec 09

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 t

 09 Dec 09

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 schoo

 09 Dec 09

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'

 09 Dec 09

Petition of Neil Ahilakumaran and 47 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 imm

 08 Dec 09

Petition of Ramesh Manicavasagar and 98 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

08 Dec 09

Petition of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 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 im

 08 Dec 09

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 fa

 08 Dec 09

Petition of Mani Maniparathy and 37 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 imme

 03 Dec 09

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

01 Dec 09

Petition of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 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 imme

 27 Nov 09

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 ari

 24 Nov 09
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