member’s bills Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Establishing a Disability Commissioner - by Catherine Delahunty



    Before I came to Parliament I thought making change happen was all about passing legislation and getting the numbers in the House. In many ways, that’s true, but sometimes it’s about even stranger twists of politics. Take the example of the member’s bill I placed in the ballot last year to establish a fulltime Disability [...] read more
    October 28, 2010 9:00 am - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Best Earth Day present ever - by frog



    Well it was about time for a bit of good news on the environmental front wasn’t it? Today Metiria’s Bill to make it harder to mine in Schedule 4 land was drawn from the ballot, just in time for Earth Day and our series of “Love it, don’t mine it” events around the country. The [...] read more
    April 22, 2010 2:57 pm - 9 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Head of State opinion piece kicks off debate - by Keith Locke



    I received a good New Year present from the Dominion Post when they published my opinion piece on the Head of State Referenda Bill under the title “Hands up for a president of Aotearoa”. This has kicked off the debate I had hoped around my Head of State private members bill, which enables Kiwis to choose between keeping the monarch or moving towards a democratically selected head of state. read more
    January 6, 2010 2:49 pm - 165 Comments
  • frog

    Sustainable Vehicle and Timber Bills hit the House - by frog



    Our Green MPs will today be busy at Parliament talking about two Green member’s Bills. Russel will be championing the Climate Change (Government Vehicle Procurement) Bill which aims to see the Government taking the lead on driving a more fuel efficient and therefore cheaper vehicle fleet. Who could vote against that sort of smart thinking!? read more
    November 18, 2009 3:14 pm - 11 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Catherine Delahunty and ‘Dave’ talk tropical timber - by Catherine Delahunty



    In Mid June Catherine Delahunty’s Sustainable Forestry Bill was picked from the ballot. Shortly after the Bill was drawn Catherine met up with someone just as keen as she is to make forestry sustainable. Dave, an Orangutan from the jungles of Sumatra whose forest home is under threat. Here’s a slightly silly video take on [...] read more
    July 7, 2009 10:47 am - 4 Comments
  • frog

    Getting effective pragmatic results - by frog



    There is often talk from some of the other parties in Parliament about how they are effective, stable or pragmatic compared to the Greens.   So, let’s do a quick analysis of what legislative change each party has achieved in the last term.  Getting a bill through parliament is hard work when you are not [...] read more
    November 28, 2007 11:14 am - 22 Comments
  • frog

    Is it Karma? - by frog



    Is it karma that at the same time that oil is about to hit US$100 per barrel, Jeanette’s Climate Change (Transport Funding) Bill gets pulled from the member’s ballot? The coincidence leaves this frog scratching his head. The bill sets out to change the way the National Transport Fund is managed, over about five years, [...] read more
    November 22, 2007 2:37 pm - 45 Comments