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 Paul Edwards, requesting that the House take note of a petition to the Minister of Transport requesting changes to traffic on Unsworth Drive.

 21 Jun 07

Petition of Dalton Leo Kelly and 20,000 others, requesting that Parliament ban tobacco and cigarette displays in retail outlets.

 27 Jun 07

Petition of George Dunning, requesting that the House note 6577 signatures have been collected in opposition to the extension of trading hours over Easter weekend.

 29 Jun 07

Petition of Penelope Bright and 30 others, requesting that Parliament conduct an inquiry into the committal for imprisonment of Mr Vincent Siemer for contempt of court.

 24 Jul 07

Petition of Manika Conning for the Nelson Rape and Sexual Abuse Network and 268 others, requesting changes to Aotearoa New Zealand's judicial system on matters of rape and sexual violence.

 25 Jul 07

Petition of Debbie Familton and 856 others, requesting that the House take steps to include Playcentre in the 20 hours free early childhood education funding scheme.

 06 Aug 07

Petition of Tameka Davies and 6,512 others, requesting that Parliament increase the current penalty for careless driving.

 07 Aug 07

Petition of Malcolm Ball and 22 others, requesting that Parliament investigate whether an injection against Hong Kong Flu was given to New Zealand Armed Forces personnel serving in Vietnam.

 08 Aug 07

Petition of Peter Wallace Drummond, requesting that the House inquire into the Government's response to the recommendations contained in the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee's report on Petition 1999/199.

 22 Aug 07

Petition of Mandy Carter and 27,464 others, requesting that Parliament ensure that Government will provide 12 months of Herceptin treatment for women with Her-2 positive breast cancer.

 23 Aug 07

Petition of Poutama Tsoi and 2050 others, requesting that the House ensure New Zealand fulfils its obligations under Article 41 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

 03 Sep 07

Petition of Hariata Baker, requesting that the House ensure the will of Pukepuke Tangiora be revived in its original form, as it was before the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Native Affairs Committee report on Petition 52/1942.

 05 Sep 07

Petition of Geoff White on behalf of Trade Aid, requesting that the House legislate against the importation of products incorporating slave labour and note that 17 000 people signed a petition supporting a ban on such products.

 05 Sep 07

Petition of Roslyn Freeth and 1807 others, requesting that Havelock's rural health status be reinstated to enable the return of primary health care services to the region.

 18 Sep 07

Petition of Cilla Edmondson, requesting that the House take all steps necessary to support the need for extra Police in Tuakau.

 11 Oct 07

Petition of Sheila Scott and 8284 others, requesting that the House act to stop the closure of Sunday Schools and child minding facilities in gyms and pools.

 06 Nov 07

Petition of Kyi Win Htain and 2,903 others, requesting that Parliament urge the Government to protest against the arrests and beatings of protesters in Burma.

 08 Nov 07

Petition of Te Ururoa Flavell, requesting that the House note 326 people signed a petition urging the Government to protect New Zealand children from any harm as may have been suffered during police raids such as that on Monday 15 October.

 13 Nov 07

Petition of Sue Kedgley and 37,988 others, requesting that the House direct the Government to require mandatory labelling of fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood.

 07 Dec 07

Petition of Richard Burr, Jackie Phoenix and 4301 others, requesting that Parliament review the income support available to cancer sufferers.

 18 Dec 07
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