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accommodation…when in the main population centres…the cost of homes has exploded and the rents for rental properties, if they can be found, have rocketed out of control”. Mr Phil Twyford, MP, (Labour)
asserted that the reviews “will do incalculable damage to families”, and that “expert submitters… said that this Minister of Housing’s policy, which gives him the power
Mandela and his cause.” Mr Kevin Hague, MP, (Green) echoed this sentiment: “If anything binds this country to Nelson Mandela and to his legacy, it is the work of the anti-apartheid movement.” Mr Te Ururoa Flavell, MP,
(Co-Leader, Māori Party) reflected on Mr Mandela’s legacy: “Some things have been achieved while some things remain for the generations to come to aim at.” Hon. Peter Dunne, MP, (Leader, United Future) closed the debate by saying that “He will be a memory that will create a tradition that people will want to aspire to for the future … he will be able to rest contented and peacefully, his long walk to freedom is over, his journey is done, his people are safe, and his country is on the road to prosperity and to progressivity in the future.”
Mr Te Ururoa Flavell, MP
to throw senior citizens out of their houses simply because there are not enough State houses, will pose a public health risk”.
Obituary debate: Nelson Mandela On 10 December 2013 Parliament held a debate to express its sorrow at the passing of former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Members from many parties took the opportunity to speak. Mr English led the tributes, saying that “Nelson Mandela’s passing will cast a long shadow. His place in history is unassailable”. He noted that “the Prime Minister, Rt Hon. John Key, has led a small group of distinguished New Zealanders to pay respects to Mr Mandela at his official memorial service in South Africa”.
Referring to the 1981 South
Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand, Hon. David Parker, MP, (Deputy Leader, Labour) said: “Many of us here marched in protest and in support of Mr
2013 adjournment debate In the final debate for 2013 Rt Hon. David Carter, MP, thanked members for their support in his first year as Speaker, singling out two “particular and challenging decisions” he had made. The first was to accept the resignation
Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill The Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill passed through all but its first reading under urgency on 19 November with the unanimous agreement of the House. The Bill followed a 2008 review of the operation and effectiveness of the Māori Television Service. The service was established
Rt Hon. David Carter, MP
of the General Manager of Parliamentary Service following the release of information by staff to a ministerial inquiry, including information on the movement of a journalist within the parliamentary precincts. He said this controversy had highlighted “the unique privacy issues that confront Members
under legislation passed in 2003 to recognise that the Crown and Māori together have an obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi to preserve, protect and promote Te Reo Māori [the Māori language]. The Minister of Māori Affairs,
Hon. Dr Pita Sharples, MP, (Māori Party) described the changes to the principal Act as “fine-tuning” so that the service was “well positioned for the digital switch-over and can continue its strong focus on promoting our language and our culture”. Ms Clare Curran, MP, (Labour)
said the Bill had to be debated under urgency as the switch-over from analog to digital television broadcasting across New Zealand was scheduled to be completed on 1 December 2013. Mr Kris Faafoi, MP, (Labour)
outlined how the Bill would transfer ownership of the “analog frequency that was allocated to Māori Television…to another organization called Te Pūtahi Pāohi.” This was important, he noted, as “one analog spectrum can create up to eight or 10 digital television channels”. Dr Sharples said Te Pūtahi Pāohi would not be able to “provide the use of the spectrum to any third party without the consent of the Ministers involved—and there are two of us, the Minister of Māori Affairs and the Minister of Finance”. Ms Curran said that the Bill allowed for “the appointment of a mediator if the responsible Ministers and Te Pūtahi Pāoho [can] not resolve any disagreement about the administration of spectrum management rights that would require their joint determination”.
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of Parliament every
day...the importance of a free media to report the deliberations of both the Executive and Parliament… and the distinction between the Executive and the House of Representatives.” The other decision arose
as a consequence of the Electoral Commission’s decision to de-register one of the government’s support parties when its membership fell below the prescribed threshold. The Speaker had decided that
the United Future Party could not be recognized for parliamentary
purposes, which had implications for procedures in the House and funding the party’s parliamentary activities, until the party was officially re-registered. He acknowledged that
the “decision to de-recognize United Future initially and then to re-recognize the party subsequent to the Electoral Commission’s re-registration of the party…was not a decision that pleased all political parties in this House,” but he hoped that “a review of Standing Orders next year will mean that these rules are clearer in the future”.
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