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  • Russel Norman

    Greens make bills available if Nats won’t - by Russel Norman



    I’ve only just realised, after enquiries with the Parliamentary Library, that even though the Nats made the bills being discussed under urgency available in printed form at about 11.35pm last night, they were not being made available in electronic form. How on earth can the public engage in the discussion if they can’t get access [...] read more
    December 11, 2008 5:06 pm - 44 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Nats hit new democratic low - by Russel Norman



    Sitting in the House. Gerry Brownlee has just told the House that he has the bills that are to be debated under urgency but he won’t table them. What this means is that MPs are going to have to vote and debate bills they will not see until it is tabled. This gives the first [...] read more
    December 10, 2008 11:27 pm - 16 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Nats tax bill costs the low paid - by Russel Norman



    Nats yesterday introduced their tax bill. They dropped the bill on parliament without giving anyone a chance to read it before it hit the house and are pushing it through under urgency without giving a select committee or anyone else a chance to examine it properly. Even the Regulatory Impact Assessment stated that they hadn’t [...] read more
    December 10, 2008 9:14 pm - 34 Comments
  • frog

    5 – Nil - by frog



    The Waste Management Bill has just passed into law today.  It will join the Mothers With Babies in Prison Bill which passed through its third reading this morning and the three other Green Party private members bills that have passed this term (youth wages, s 59 amendment and flexible work).  Correct me if I’m wrong [...] read more
    September 11, 2008 4:29 pm - 42 Comments
  • frog

    How tough should NZ be on Biofuels? - by frog



    With the Biofuel Bill wending its way through the parliamentary process, I thought it would be good to revisit the issue of sustainable biofuels, the Green’s key requirement for support, and what it really means. Most people by now are aware of the international backlash against biofuels because of their effect on food availability and [...] read more
    June 13, 2008 9:24 am - 46 Comments