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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 Elizabeth Subritzky on behalf of Freedom from Sexual Exploitation, That the House of Representatives legislate for a national plan of action to combat street prostitution, including a law which makes the purchase of sexual services illegal.

 16 May 13

Petition of Margaret Millin on behalf of nine Kiwi Social Studies Class, Sacred Heart Girls College, Hamilton, That the House urge the Government to take all possible steps to help bring an end to child labour throughout the world and, where known, ban th

 14 May 13

Petition of Raymond Hellyer, That the House consider the Aviation Occurrence Report Inquiry 10-011: Report into flying training safety in New Zealand (28 March 2013) and the allegation of withholding information made therein by the Transport Accident Inve

 08 May 13

Petition of Darien Fenton, That the House note that Caroline Callow and 224 others have signed an on-line petition asking the Minister of Labour to launch an inquiry into the huge numbers of accidents occurring in the forest industry so that real solution

 08 May 13

Petition of Henry Work on behalf of the Committee of International Retirees, That the House review the economic and social opportunities for New Zealand in order to facilitate the retirement of financially independent overseas persons within New Zealand,

11 Apr 13

Petition of Brian Meachen, That the House investigate the actions of Hutt City Council with regard to the drainage requirements at and around 24 Grimsby Grove, Wainuiomata, and that it grant relief to the petitioner.

 10 Apr 13

Petition of Stephanie Bowman, That the House urgently legislate to place a moratorium on commercial fishing of longfin eel until it can be clearly shown that such fishing is sustainable, and note that 4,417 people have signed a petition supporting this re

 19 Mar 13

Petition of Noel Christopher Roderick Perry and 4,740 others, That the House take action against imposing certain reforms in the New Zealand Family Court.

 14 Mar 13

Petition of Graeme Axford, That the House recommend that the Government conduct an inquiry into the Ministry of Social Development's handling of the case of Graeme Axford, and that he be given a reasonable opportunity, due to his disability, to present hi

 01 Mar 13

Petition of Andrea Newman, That the House urge the Government to pay 100% of the RV to vacant land owners in the Christchurch red zone and note that 1,572 others have signed an online petition supporting this request.

 26 Feb 13

Petition of Hon Damien O'Connor on behalf of the students and staff of Parklands School Motueka, That the House note that 78 people have signed a petition advising that the Novopay situation has affected everyone at Parklands school in some way, and reque

 26 Feb 13

Petition of Aaron Cross on behalf of the Greyhound Protection League of New Zealand, That the House note that 1,590 people have signed an online petition requesting an inquiry into the injuries and outcomes for greyhounds in the New Zealand racing industr

 21 Feb 13

Petition of Kate Hoyle and 20 others, That the House inquire into the feasibility of a New Zealand-wide ban on single use plastic bags and the sale of drinking water in single-serving PET bottles of less than one litre.

 13 Dec 12

Petition of Leona Plaisier on behalf of Save our Sounds, That the House stop any new salmon farms from being established in the Marine Farm Prohibited areas in the Malborough Sounds and note that 11,162 people have signed an online petition supporting thi

 12 Dec 12

Petition of John Leadbetter, That the House note that more than 7,000 teachers have signed an appeal calling on the Prime Minister to halt the Government's plan for the future of education in Christchurch, and that the House support this appeal.

 11 Dec 12

Petition of Ken Cashin, That the House of Representatives note that 1,281 people have signed a petition calling for the withdrawal of the proposal to reduce services at the Dargaville Courthouse, and that the House support the aim of the petition.

 11 Dec 12

Petition of Eric Roy, That the House encourage the Government to see Meridian and Rio Tinto renegotiate a viable power supply contract to save Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, and note that 3,110 people have signed postcards supporting this request.

 11 Dec 12

Petition of Sue Moroney, That the House note that more than 12,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Prime Minister to stop the closure of Auckland's 24/7 sexual violence crisis service.

 05 Dec 12

Petition of R E Hill, That the House amend section 317 of the Accident Compensation Act 2001 so that medical misadventure pensioners have their human rights restored to them.

 29 Nov 12

Petition of William Joseph Rea, requesting that the House give urgent attention to the Law Commission's recommendations regarding medical cannabis use and legislate to decriminalise cannabis use for pain relief or managing symptoms of chronic illness, all

 27 Nov 12
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