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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 Hans Kriek, on behalf of SAFE, Requests that the House of Representatives note that 12,039 people have signed a petition calling for an immediate moratorium on all current beagle research; the prohibition of the use of cats or dogs for the pur

 04 May 10

Petition of Ken Orr on behalf of Right to Life New Zealand, Requests that the House of Representatives note that 1,949 people have signed a petition requesting that the Abortion Supervisory Committee be instructed to decline the application of the New Zea

 30 Apr 10

Petition of Hon David Parker, requesting that the House of Representatives note that 8,434 people have signed a petition calling for the recent ACC levy increases due to take effect on 1 July 2010 for motorcycles to be dropped, and to reverse any plans fo

 22 Apr 10

Petition of Sophie Presland and 953 others, requesting that the House of Representatives call on the National Government to retain the legal requirement that the Auckland Council holds the Ranges in perpetuity as a scenic park and as a memorial celebratin

 21 Apr 10

Petition of Craig Cameron Jackson on behalf of the Working Party on Suicide and 2,518 others, requesting that the House of Representatives conduct an inquiry into male suicide.

 06 Apr 10

Petition of Sue Moroney and 11,499 others, requesting that the House of Representatives ask the Government and related transport agencies to establish a passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland.

 30 Mar 10

Petition of Hon Chris Carter, Requests that the House of Representatives note that 3,475 people have indicated they oppose all moves to restart commercial whaling.

 23 Mar 10

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 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 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 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
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