During Kingitanga celebrations last week the Deputy Prime Minister, Bill English, reconfirmed that a national day to commemorate the New Zealand wars was on the Government’s agenda. This follows the allocation of $1 million of funding per year in the Government’s Budget for commemorative events.[1] (Note a public holiday
Day: September 9, 2016
On Tuesday the Committee Stage of the Smoke-free Environments (Tobacco Standardized Packaging) Amendment Bill was completed in Parliament. The Bill now awaits a third reading. This Bill is being progressed by Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, although it was previously championed by Tariana Turia (before her retirement). We advise if this Bill
Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) Limited has announced on its website that it will be reapplying to the Environmental Protection Authority for a consent to undertake seabed mining for iron ore off the South Taranaki coast. By way of background, the company was declined a consent by the Authority for
This week the Māori Affairs Select Committee has been hearing oral submissions on the proposed Te Ture Whenua Māori legislative reforms. As a part of this process, written submissions made since the Bill was referred to the Committee in May have now been uploaded onto the Parliamentary website. We