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HCC Initial Feedback to the Governments Three Waters Review
Initial Feedback by Hamilton City Council THREE WATERS REVIEW 23 October 2018 Attn: The Hon Nanaia Mahuta Copy to: • The Rt Hon Winston Peters • Tim Van De Molen • The Hon James Shaw • Barbara Kuriger • Hon David Bennett • Hon Louise Upston • Hon Tim Macindoe • Alan Prangnall (DIA) • Jamie Strange • Richard Ward (DIA) 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Hamilton City Council (HCC) would like to provide its Initial Feedback and Position to the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, on the Government’s Three Waters Review that is currently being coordinated by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA). 1.2 HCC supports the Government’s review of how to improve the management of drinking water, stormwater and wastewater (the three waters) to better support New Zealand’s prosperity, health, safety and environment. 1.3 While we understand from the DIA that there will be opportunities to engage with the Government in 2019 on the Three Waters Review, HCC would like to outline its Initial Feedback at the outset of the current stage of the review process. 1.4 Representatives from HCC would also be happy to meet with yourself, other key Ministers and representatives from the DIA to outline our Initial Feedback. 1.5 HCC achieves and delivers Aa grade drinking water for Hamilton that meets compliance with the Drinking Water Standards for New Zealand, duties under the Health Act 1956, and is suitable for food grade manufacturing. Water is delivered at a very reasonable cost i.e. the 2016/17 Water New Zealand National Performance Review shows that Hamilton has the third lowest water charge for residential users across all 39 councils that participated in the benchmarking review. -
National Spokespeople Chart (190118)
LEADER DEPUTY LEADER SIMON BRIDGES PAULA BENNETT AMY ADAMS KANWAL SINGH BAKSHI MAGGIE BARRY ANDREW BAYLY DAVID BENNETT DAN BIDOIS CHRIS BISHOP SIMEON BROWN Tauranga • National Upper Harbour Selwyn • Finance List MP • Internal Affairs North Shore • Seniors Hunua • Building and Hamilton East Northcote Hutt South Pakuranga Security and Social Investment & Social Shadow Attorney-General Assoc. Justice Veterans • Assoc. Health Construction • Revenue Corrections Assoc. Workplace Relations Police • Youth Assoc. Education • Assoc. Tertiary Intelligence Services • Drug Reform • Women Assoc. Finance Land Information and Safety Education, Skills & Employment Assoc. Infrastructure GERRY BROWNLEE DAVID CARTER JUDITH COLLINS JACQUI DEAN MATT DOOCEY SARAH DOWIE ANDREW FALLOON PAUL GOLDSMITH NATHAN GUY JO HAYES Ilam • Shadow Leader of List MP Papakura • Housing & Urban Waitaki Waimakariri Invercargill Rangitata • Regional List MP • Economic & Regional Otaki • Agriculture List MP • Whānau Ora the House • GCSB • NZSIS State-Owned Enterprises Development • Infrastructure Local Government Mental Health Conservation Development (South Island) Development • Transport Biosecurity • Food Safety Māori Education America’s Cup Planning (RMA Reform) Small Business Junior Whip Assoc. Arts, Culture & Heritage HARETE HIPANGO BRETT HUDSON NIKKI KAYE MATT KING NUK KORAKO BARBARA KURIGER DENISE LEE MELISSA LEE AGNES LOHENI TIM MACINDOE Whanganui List MP • Commerce & Auckland Central Northland List MP • Māori Development Taranaki - King Country Maungakiekie List MP • Broadcasting, -
Social Investment Panel Report 2016
The Treasury Budget 2016 Information Release Release Document July 2016 www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/informationreleases/budget/2016 Key to sections of the Official Information Act 1982 under which information has been withheld. Certain information in this document has been withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Official Information Act, as applicable: to prevent prejudice to the security or defence of New Zealand or the [1] 6(a) international relations of the government to prevent prejudice to the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, [4] 6(c) investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial to damage seriously the economy of New Zealand by disclosing prematurely [11] decisions to change or continue government economic or financial policies 6(e)(vi) relating to the entering into of overseas trade agreements. [23] to protect the privacy of natural persons, including deceased people 9(2)(a) to protect the commercial position of the person who supplied the information [25] 9(2)(b)(ii) or who is the subject of the information to prevent prejudice to the supply of similar information, or information from the [26] same source, and it is in the public interest that such information should 9(2)(ba)(i) continue to be supplied to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of [27] 9(2)(ba)(ii) any enactment, where the making available of the information - would be likely otherwise -
National Party Spokesperson Allocations July 2020
National Party Spokesperson Allocations July 2020 Spokesperson for Hon Judith Collins National Security Leader Hon Gerry Brownlee NZSIS Deputy Leader GCSB Covid-19 Border Response Hon Paul Goldsmith Finance Earthquake Commission Hon Simon Bridges Foreign Affairs Justice Dr Shane Reti Health Hon Todd McClay Economic Development Tourism Chris Bishop Infrastructure Transport Shadow Leader of the House Todd Muller Trade Hon Louise Upston Social Development Social Investment Hon Scott Simpson Environment Climate Change Planning (RMA reform) Hon David Bennett Agriculture Hon Michael Woodhouse Regional Economic Development Pike River re-entry Deputy Shadow Leader of the House Nicola Willis Education Early Childhood Education Hon Jacqui Dean Housing and Urban Development Conservation Hon Mark Mitchell Defence & Disarmament Sport & Recreation Melissa Lee Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media Data and Cyber-security Andrew Bayly Revenue Commerce State-Owned Enterprises Associate Finance Small Business and Manufacturing Hon. Dr Nick Smith State Services Electoral Law Reform Drug Reform Hon Alfred Ngaro Pacific Peoples Community and Voluntary Children and Disability Issues Barbara Kuriger Senior Whip Food Safety Rural Communities Women Harete Hipango Shadow Attorney-General Crown-Maori Relations and Treaty Negotiations Māori Tourism Jonathan Young Energy & Resources Arts Culture and Heritage Hon Tim MacIndoe ACC Skills and Employment Seniors Civil Defence Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi Ethnic Communities Associate Justice Matt Doocey Junior Whip Mental -
Primary Sector Discussion Document
Primary Sector Discussion Document HAVE YOUR SAY 2019 DISCUSS national.org.nz nznats nznationalparty Printed on 100% recycled paper Contents Introduction from the Leader 2 Introduction from National’s Primary Sector spokesperson 4 Biosecurity and Food Safety 5 Climate Change 8 Education and Workforce 10 Landcorp 12 Research, Science and Innovation 13 Rural Communities 15 Trade 18 Water Storage 20 Key Primary Sectors 21 Dairy 21 Sheep and Beef 22 Forestry 23 Fisheries and Aquaculture 25 Horticulture 26 Racing 28 Questions and feedback 29 2 Primary Sector Introduction from National Party Leader Simon Bridges We’re lucky in New Zealand to have an efficient, basis of this document. This will be the third profitable and productive primary sector as the in our line of discussion documents released backbone of our economy. I know from my time this year after our Environment document and as Minister for Economic Development just how International Affairs document, both of which important the primary sector is to our financial are already receiving great feedback. wellbeing, and that our engine room needs to be looked after for us to prosper as a nation. We realise farmers are worried about what is National is proud to hold all the rural seats in coming down the pipeline from this Government. New Zealand with the exception of one, and is We’ve seen primary sector business confidence committed to supporting our rural communities plummet on the back of this Government’s with sensible, well-informed policy. policies and the uncertainty about what could be around the corner. Employment law reforms, The current Coalition Government didn’t do the climate change and environmental regulations, hard yards when in Opposition and its answer and the transformation of good pastoral to governing appears to be setting up over 260 farmland being swallowed up by the One Billion working groups rather than implementing policy Trees programme. -
Mayoral Diary May 2018 Tuesday Morrinsville College Anzac Day Commemoration 1 May Morrinsville College Held a Special Assembly to Commemorate Anzac Day
Mayoral Diary May 2018 Tuesday Morrinsville College Anzac day commemoration 1 May Morrinsville College held a special assembly to commemorate Anzac Day. I attended and spoke to the students, and Marian Burns (who sang at the Morrinsville Civic Service) accompanied me and sang her composition Beautiful Solider. Morrinsville Youth I spoke with Jade Lynn who is a volunteer youth mentor in the community. We discussed youth in Morrinsville and how I can support them and connect these youth to our VYA’s. Meeting with Morrinsville Chamber of Commerce CEO Don McLeod, Group Manager Dennis Bellamy and Council’s Asset Manager Susanne Kampshof and I met with the members to primarily discuss parking in the CBD, the parking survey and the Long Term Plan (LTP). Friday Meet and greet 4 May I attended a meeting hosted by Tim Van de Molen at our new Civic Centre in Matamata for the leader of the opposition, Simon Bridges. A good turnout of community members. Opening of Tim Van de Molen Electorate office Simon Bridges opened the new electorate office of MP Tim Van de Molen. I spoke on behalf of the community. Tim has chosen well setting up an electorate office in our main street, in the very vibrant community of Morrinsville. This is the first time there has been an electorate office in Morrinsville. Meeting with Wintec representative I met with Kim Linklater to discuss the programmes Wintec will be running in our district in Matamata and how I can include iwi and industry requirements for employment. Monday Morrinsville Senior Citizens 7 May I met with three committee members and lawyer Sean Mason to discuss the Senior Citizens building and property and how it could be secured for the community going forward. -
Cabinet Minute EGI Min (10) 5/1: Increasing Tourism's Performance
Cabinet Economic Growth EGI Min (10) 5/1 and Infrastructure Copy No: Committee Minute of Decision This document contains information for the New Zealand Cabinet. It must be treated in confidence and handled in accordance with any security classification, or other endorsement. The information can only be released, including under the Official Information Act 1982, by persons with the appropriate authority. Increasing Tourism's Performance Through Marketing Portfolio: Tourism On 24 March 2010, the Cabinet Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee: 1 noted that in August 2009, Cabinet: 1.1 noted that the government’s priority for tourism is to increase tourism’s contribution to the New Zealand economy, in particular to increase productivity and the return from each visitor; 1.2 approved an increase in funding in 2009/10 for Tourism New Zealand for destination marketing and a joint venture partnerships marketing programme; 1.3 noted that the Minister of Tourism would be directing the Tourism New Zealand Board to develop a three-year marketing strategy, which reflects the additional funding; 1.4 [deleted – confidentiality of advice]; [CAB Min (09) 30/6A] 2 noted that the current level of investment in destination marketing does not allow Tourism New Zealand to aggressively pursue opportunities in major existing and emerging markets; 3 3.1 noted that Tourism New Zealand has completed a full review of its marketing portfolio, and has developed a three-year strategy focusing on more targeted and conversion-based activity across key and certain -
Theparliamentarian
th 100 anniversary issue 1920-2020 TheParliamentarian Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth 2020 | Volume 101 | Issue One | Price £14 SPECIAL CENTENARY ISSUE: A century of publishing The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments, 1920-2020 PAGES 24-25 PLUS The Commonwealth Building Commonwealth Votes for 16 year Promoting global Secretary-General looks links in the Post-Brexit olds and institutional equality in the ahead to CHOGM 2020 World: A view from reforms at the Welsh Commonwealth in Rwanda Gibraltar Assembly PAGE 26 PAGE 30 PAGE 34 PAGE 40 CPA Masterclasses STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to connect, develop, promote and support Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance, and Online video Masterclasses build an informed implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth. parliamentary community across the Commonwealth Calendar of Forthcoming Events and promote peer-to-peer learning 2020 Confirmed as of 24 February 2020 CPA Masterclasses are ‘bite sized’ video briefings and analyses of critical policy areas March and parliamentary procedural matters by renowned experts that can be accessed by Sunday 8 March 2020 International Women's Day the CPA’s membership of Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff across the Monday 9 March 2020 Commonwealth Day 17 to 19 March 2020 Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) Conference, London, UK Commonwealth ‘on demand’ to support their work. April 24 to 28 April 2020 -
Final Vote Amendments
Final Vote Amendments ABORTION BILL BORN ALIVE SEX SELECTION DISABILITY PARENTS FOETAL PAIN LATE TERM CONSCIENCE REFERENDUM NATIONAL Amy Adams SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED Maggie Barry OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED didn't vote Andrew Bayly OPPOSED OPPOSED SUPPORTED OPPOSED SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED SUPPORTED OPPOSED David Bennett SUPPORTED didn't vote SUPPORTED OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED Paula Bennett SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED Dan Bidois SUPPORTED OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED Chris Bishop SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED didn't vote OPPOSED SIMON BRIDGES OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED Simeon Brown OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED Gerry Brownlee OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED David Carter SUPPORTED OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED Judith Collins SUPPORTED didn't vote OPPOSED OPPOSED OPPOSED didn't vote didn't vote didn't vote OPPOSED Jacqui Dean OPPOSED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTEDSUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED Matthew Doocey SUPPORTED SUPPORTED SUPPORTED OPPOSED OPPOSED SUPPORTED -
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Human Rights in New Zealand (Report)
PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND: GLASS HALF FULL? Prof. Judy McGregor and Prof. Margaret Wilson AUT UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE NEW ZEALAND LAW FOUNDATION Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 2 Recent Scholarship ..................................................................................................................... 3 Methodology ............................................................................................................................ 22 Select committee controversy ................................................................................................. 28 Rights-infringing legislation. .................................................................................................... 32 Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill. ... 45 Domestic Violence-Victims’ Protection Bill ............................................................................. 60 The Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill ................................................................................ 75 Parliamentary scrutiny of human rights in New Zealand: Summary report. .......................... 89 1 Introduction This research is a focused project on one aspect of the parliamentary process. It provides a contextualised account of select committees and their scrutiny of human rights with a particular -
It's Decision Time for Voters
Where is Mr Ag-Worx: 50 Roberts? P3 years on P14-19 MATAMATA POST & RAILS Matamata AU-7808789AA Mangawhero Rd, Matamata Ph 07 888 8189 Chronicle [email protected] Wednesday, September 20, 2017 AT THE HEART OF YOUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1966 matamatachronicle.co.nz Election Day, Sept 23 WHERE TO VOTE ❚ Matamata College, 121 Firth St ❚ Matamata Primary School, 115a Broadway ❚ Matamata Senior Citizens Hall, 97 Arawa St ❚ Waharoa School, 32 Ward St ❚ For a full list of voting places, visit: www.elections.org.nz ELECTION NIGHT Log on to Stuff.co.nz on Saturday night for up-to-date coverage of this year’s general election result. It’s decision time for voters LAWRENCE GULLERY Green Party candidate between the Greens and farmers.’’ very infrequent. The Greens are roading budget.’’ Philippa Stevenson, from Stevenson, a former Waikato very much for public transport, Like all of the candidates, it The policies have been read, the Tamahere, said she knew it was Times rural editor, said the high- getting more people on the road was Stevenson’s first time contest- debates finished, and now the going to be a challenge, promoting light of the campaign had been but in a more efficient manner.’’ ing the general election. It had candidates wait to see which one green policies in an electorate tra- watching the work of community She said the party supported a been challenging but she thought of them will represent the Wai- ditionally held by National and groups such as Lions, Rotary, long-term plan for a commuter the candidates had become ‘‘quite kato electorate for the next three- populated by farming communi- Grey Power and Federated train service from Auckland, collegial’’. -
FINAL RESULTS for the 2017 NEW ZEALAND GENERAL ELECTION December 2017
FINAL RESULTS FOR THE 2017 NEW ZEALAND GENERAL ELECTION December 2017 Parliamentary Library Research Paper Final Results after Special Votes The General Election of 23 September 2017 was New Zealand’s 52nd since general elections began in 1853. It was the eighth election conducted under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system that was used first for the 1996 election. Following the counting of special votes and the release of the official results, there are five political parties and 120 members represented in the 52nd Parliament. This research paper summarizes differences between the preliminary (election night count) and the final election results, compares the 2017 election result with that of 2014, shows trends in voter turnout, and analyses the demographic makeup of the 52nd Parliament. Figure 1: Location of polling stations for the 2017 election FinalImmigration results forchronology: the 2017 N selectedew Zealand events General 1840 Election-2017 Parlia 27mentary February Library 2017 Research Paper 2017/041 1 Figure 1 shows the location of the nearly 2,400 polling booths for the general electorates in New Zealand. On average there are 37 polling booths per general electorate; the highest number occurs in the Northland electorate (97), while Pakuranga and Kelston have the fewest polling booths (17 each). The largest general electorate, Clutha-Southland has an area of 37,378 sq km and 69 polling booths, or 1 booth per 542 sq km. Mt Albert is the general electorate with the highest density of polling booths – 1 booth per 0.8 sq km. Voting in the 2017 General Election began on 6 September when voters from overseas could download voting papers, vote in person at overseas posts, or vote by post.