Archive for: NZ Gazette
Parliament Report 16/4
Parliament was quiet this week, but a few interesting answers to written questions about Christchurch activities were filed. The Minister basically said “I’ll...
Parliament Report 10/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 9 April. A student loan bill was passed while a bill on lobbying was drawn from the members’ ballot. Answers...
Parliament Report 27/2
TEI governance reform is moving up the agenda, with staff and student reps most likely to be at risk if change occurs. The Greens’ Jan Logie continues to gain...
Parliament Report 9/1
70% of the new Education and Science Committee is new, so cocktail invite lists should be updated. There are also new risk assessment criteria for TEIs, although...
Parliament Report 12/10 (India Inquiry Released)
This Parliament Report covers the period from 24 September to 11 October. The House rose during the period and these reports will accordingly be briefer until after...
Parliament Report 12/7
This Parliament Report covers the fortnight ending 8 July 2011. The likelihood of the VSM Bill not passing before the election, unless it is taken up by the government,...
Parliament Report 22/6
This Parliament Report covers the period ending 18 June 2011. Some questioning by Labour exposed that a big Budget proposal for high-value manufacturing research...
Parliament Report 23/5
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 20 May 2011. Oral submissions started on the Education Amendment Bill (No. 4) and technical changes seem likely to...
Parliament Report 13/5
This Parliament Report covers the period from 9 April to 12 May. The first pre-budget announcements have been made, while the Education Amendment Bill (No.4) emerges...
Parliament Report 12/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 8 April 2011. It is longer due to Unitec’s involvement in two petitions to Parliament, possible compulsory social...
Parliament Report 5/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 1 April 2011. Parliament didn’t sit, so not much happened other than some ITO re-recognitions (two for only 1...
Parliament Report 14/2
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 11 February. The most interesting thing is that ACT is asking questions about church-related courses. Relevance: Medium...
Parliament Report 21/12
This Parliament Report covers the period from 14-20 December. Not much happened in the period, but we review two Bills passed on 9 December in depth. PTEs get some extra trust account costs...
Parliament Report 14/12
This Parliament Report covers the period from 9-13 December. Two Bills were passed during urgency (which we will review in more depth once Hansard goes online). Relevance:...
Parliament Report 9/12
This Parliament Report covers the 12 days ending 8 December. Many changes have been proposed to the VSM Bill, while export education regulations have been renewed...
Parliament Report 30/11
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 26 November. The State Sector Management Bill was reported back with minor changes and Telford’s disestablishment...
Parliament Report 15/11
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 12 November. There are new NZQA Board appointments, and some info on the VSM/student loans link. Relevance: Low-medium...
Parliament Report 12/10
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 8 October. There was a minor change to health and disability ethics committee appeal processes. Relevance: Low relevance...
Parliament Report 4/10
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 1 October. There were many answers to written questions, but few were interesting. Relevance: Low relevance for all,...
Parliament Report 27/9
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 24 Sep. There’s a VSM Bill report-back, a new Royal Society Bill and many written questions about student allowances. Relevance:...