Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
BUSINESS STATEMENT
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): Kia orana, Mr Speaker. Legislation to be considered next week will include the remaining stages of the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Bill and the Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Bill; the second reading of the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill; the committee stage of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Bill; and the third reading of the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill. The Estimates debate will begin, and there will be an extended sitting on the morning of Thursday, 4 August.
CHRIS BISHOP (National): I thank the Leader of the House for his update. I notice that the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill has now been reduced to No. 24 on the Order Paper, and it’s just hit its six-year anniversary of being reported back from what was then the Local Government and Environment Committee. I wonder if he has an update on passage of that bill through the House.
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I can indeed confirm that there is a lot of legislation on the Order Paper at the moment because it’s a very busy and very productive Government, with a busy programme for New Zealand. I can confirm, though, that the Kermadecs are nowhere near Te Puke.
