Auckland Governance Legislation Committee

No other business currently before the committee.

Business Committee

No other business currently before the committee.

Commerce Committee

• Inquiry into finance company failures (12 Nov 2009)

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Electricity Commission: Review of the first five years

• Report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit

2008/09 financial reviews

• Broadcasting Commission

• Commerce Commission

• Electricity Commission

• Kordia Group Limited

• New Zealand Tourism Board

• New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

• Public Trust

• Radio New Zealand Limited

• Solid Energy New Zealand Limited

• Standards Council

Education and Science Committee

• Briefing from Autism New Zealand

• Briefing from See Here on issues facing New Zealand children with mild and moderate vision impairment

• Briefing from the Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister

• Briefing from the Ministry of Education on the educational needs of students with autism spectrum disorders

• Briefing from the Ministry of Education on the role of the Ombudsman in making decisions on the release of assessment information from schools

• Briefing on the review of special education services

• Briefing on the role of the Ombudsman in making decisions on the release of assessment information in schools

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Ministry of Education: Managing support for students with high special educational needs

2008/09 financial reviews

• Landcare Research New Zealand Limited

• New Zealand Teachers Council

Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee

No other business currently before the committee.

Finance and Expenditure Committee

• Briefing on international treaty negotiation processes and considerations

• Briefing on the Estimates process

• Draft annual plan of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General 2009/10

• Proposed changes to the format of Estimates and other information presented with Appropriation bills

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Central government: Results of the 2008/09 Audits

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Local authorities: Planning to meet the forecast demand for drinking water

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on The Auditor-General’s views on setting financial reporting standards for the public sector

• Reserve Bank of New Zealand's financial stability report, May 2010

• Reserve Bank of New Zealand's monetary policy statement, June 2010

• Reserve Bank of New Zealand's monetary policy statement, March 2010

• Statement on long-term fiscal position, October 2009

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

• Briefing from the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand from the European Parliament

• Briefing from the Office of the Auditor-General on the Auditor-General's proposed work programme for 2009/10

• Briefing from the Rt Hon Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Fund

• Briefing on major defence acquisition projects Project 1

• Briefing on major defence acquisition projects Project 2

• Briefing on the Defence Review '09

• Inquiry into New Zealand's relationships with South Pacific countries (25 May 2007)

• International treaty examination of the Agreement Between The Government Of New Zealand And The Government Of The United States Of America On Science And Technology Cooperation Contributing To Domestic And External Security Capabilities (26 Feb 2010)

• International treaty examination of the Exchange of Letters Constituting an Amendment to the Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Australia Concerning a Joint Food Standards System (15 Apr 2010)

• International treaty examination of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (17 Sep 2009)

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on New Zealand Defence Force: Progress with the Defence Sustainability Initiative

Government Administration Committee

2008/09 financial reviews

• Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa

• Drug Free Sport New Zealand

• New Zealand Film Commission

• New Zealand Fire Service Commission

• New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Pouhere Taonga)

• Office of Film and Literature Classification

Health Committee

• Briefing from Professor Sir Peter Gluckman on improving New Zealand's environment to support innovation through clinical trials

• Briefing from See Here

• Briefing from the Ministry of Health on private surgical hospitals

• Briefing from the Society of Paediatric Surgeons

• Briefing on health promotion, disease, and injury prevention in relation to children

• Inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer (21 Aug 2009)

• Inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation (12 Feb 2010)

• Inquiry into improving New Zealand's environment to support innovation through clinical trial (16 Apr 2010)

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Effectiveness of arrangements to check the standard of services provided by rest homes (16 Apr 2010)

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Ministry of Health: Monitoring the progress of the Primary Health Care Strategy

• Visit of the Health Committee to Australia, 8 - 11 March 2010

2008/09 financial reviews

• Auckland District Health Board

• Capital and Coast District Health Board

• Counties Manukau District Health Board

• Crown Health Financing Agency

• Hawke's Bay District Health Board

• MidCentral District Health Board

• South Canterbury District Health Board

• Whanganui District Health Board

Justice and Electoral Committee

2008/09 financial reviews

• Legal Services Agency

Law and Order Committee

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on parole

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Ministry of Justice: Supporting the management of court workloads

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Response of the New Zealand Police to the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct: First monitoring report

2008/09 financial reviews

• Independent Police Conduct Authority

Local Government and Environment Committee

• Briefing from the Department of Internal Affairs on actions arising from the Report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance

• Briefing on capital projects identified in 2009-18 long-term council community plans

• Report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Stockton revisited: The mine and the regulatory minefield

2008/09 financial reviews

• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority

• Environmental Risk Management Authority

Māori Affairs Committee

• Briefing on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

• Inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori (29 Jan 2010)

• Briefing on bariatric surgery and its benefits for Maori

• Inquiry into the financial performance and current operations of Maori Television Service for the financial year ending 30 June 2009

• Inquiry into the operation of the Maori Community Development Act 1962 and related issues (12 Feb 2010)

2008/09 financial reviews

• Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi (Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency)

• Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Commission)

Officers of Parliament Committee

• 2010/11 draft budgets for the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

• Alterations to the 2009/10 appropriations for Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

• Inquiry into the appointment of a Deputy Controller and Auditor-General

• Inquiry into the appointment of auditors for the Office of the Ombudsmen and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment

Primary Production Committee

• Briefing from the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand from the European Parliament

• Briefing on agricultural education in New Zealand

2008/09 financial reviews

• Animal Control Products Limited

• AsureQuality Limited

• Landcorp Farming Limited

• New Zealand Walking Access Commission

• Quotable Value Limited

Privileges Committee

No other business currently before the committee.

Regulations Review Committee

• Briefing on Legislation Bill matters relating to delegated legislation

• Briefing on Local Government infringement fees

• Complaint regarding Land Transport Rule - Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007 (Rule 32017/2)

• Complaint regarding SR 2008/319 Marine Safety Charges Amendment Regulations 2008

• Complaint regarding the New Zealand (Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Amendment Food Standard 2009

• Complaint regarding the Resource Management (Forms, Fees, and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2009 (SR 2009/73)

• Report by the New Zealand delegation to the Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference: Scrutiny and Accountability in the 21st Century

Social Services Committee

• Briefing on whanau ora

• Inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders (19 Mar 2010)

• Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Ministry of Social Development: Changes to the case management of sickness and invalids’ beneficiaries

Standing Orders Committee

• Review of Standing Orders relating to pecuniary interests

Transport and Industrial Relations Committee

• Briefing from Thales New Zealand on integrated ticketing

2008/09 financial reviews

• Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited

• Land Transport New Zealand

• Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand

• New Zealand Railways Corporation

• New Zealand Transport Agency

• Transit New Zealand

• Transport Accident Investigation Commission