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Parliamentary Service
The Parliamentary Service provides administrative and support services to the House of Representatives and to members of Parliament.
The Parliamentary Service was established in 1985 to serve New Zealand's Parliament and provide administrative and support services to the House of Representatives and to members of Parliament. Our vision is to be the best people supporting the best Parliament in the world. To achieve this our staff work across the motu in Electorate and Community Offices and on the Parliamentary precinct in Security, Visitor Services, the Parliamentary Library, Information Systems & Technology, Human Resources and more to ensure our Parliament is well supported in its work for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Parliamentary Service - Latest News [Page 1]
Conservation Act Amendment Submission
Tuesday, 14 July 2026, 5:27 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Conservation reform must protect and preserve the conservation values economic opportunities rely on. More >>
Have Your Say On The Regulatory Systems (Social Security) Amendment Bill (No 2)
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 5:14 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
The Bill is an omnibus Bill that amends legislation administered by the Ministry of Social Development and the New Zealand Defence Force. More >>
Our Intended Focus For The Legislation (Definitions Of Woman And Man) Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 5:08 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
Once the committee has reported back to the House on the bill, the next step will be for the whole Parliament to consider and vote on it at the Second and Third Reading stages. More >>
Have Your Say On The Disability Support Services Bill
Friday, 22 May 2026, 4:35 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
The bill says that this is the first phase of providing a legislative framework for DSS and, a further phase is planned and will address safeguarding, information gathering, appeals and complaints processes. More >>
Have Your Say On The Deepfake Digital Harm And Exploitation Bill
Friday, 22 May 2026, 1:04 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
The bill would change the definition of “intimate visual recording” to include images that are created, synthesised, or altered to appear to be intimate visual images. More >>
Have Your Say On The Legislation (Definitions Of Woman And Man) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 6:09 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on 2 July 2026. More >>
Have Your Say On The Social Security (Jobseeker Support And Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:27 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
Tightening eligibility criteria for jobseeker support and the equivalent emergency benefit for young people aged 18 and 19, and in particular circumstances those aged 16 and 17. More >>
Have Your Say On The Ngā Hapū O Te Iwi O Whanganui Claims Settlement Bill
Thursday, 14 May 2026, 12:55 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
Make a submission on the bill by 11.59pm on Thursday 11 June 2026. More >>
Submissions Are Now Open On The Copyright (Parody And Satire) Amendment Bill
Tuesday, 7 April 2026, 1:26 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
A fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, or with an adaptation of a literary, dramatic or musical work, does not constitute an infringement of the copyright in the work if it is for the purpose of parody or satire. More >>
Have Your Say On The Trust Horizon (Trust Variation) Bill
Friday, 13 March 2026, 2:47 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
The bill seeks to amend the terms of the Horizon Trust, to broaden its objects from energy related purposes to charitable purposes, and to allow the terms of the trust to be varied with the approval of the High Court. More >>
Have Your Say On The Ngāti Ruapani Mai Waikaremoana Claims Settlement Bill
Friday, 13 March 2026, 1:32 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
The bill proposes to enact the cultural, financial, and commercial redress agreed in the Treaty settlement signed between the Crown and Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana on 25 February 2026. More >>
Redress System For Abuse In Care Bill – Update About Submissions
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 5:47 pm | Social Services and Community Committee
The Social Services and Community Committee invites anyone who may have views on this bill to have their say. More >>
Have Your Say On The Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu Claims Settlement Bill
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 3:29 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
The settlement provides redress to Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu. This includes the return of 18 culturally significant sites, financial and commercial redress valued at $5.5 million, and other cultural and relationship-based measures. More >>
Annual Report For The Year Ended 30 June 2025
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 4:58 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
After years of raiding the environmental piggy bank for human progress, the environment is starting to send us invoices. More >>
Māori Affairs Committee Meeting At Ngāpuwaiwaha Marae, Taumarunui
Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 12:25 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
Everyone is welcome. However, as requested by Ngāpuwaiwaha Marae, members of the public who wish to attend, or who are making oral submissions, who are manuhiri will need to be welcomed to Ngāpuwaiwaha. More >>
New Research Reveals New Zealand’s Natural Resource Footprint
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 2:42 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Four basics, food, housing, infrastructure and transport, accounted for 72% of natural resource use. Around 60% of the resources consumed in New Zealand were extracted overseas and imported. More >>
Have Your Say On The Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 4:51 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
The bill seeks to give effect to certain matters contained in Te Pua o Te Riri Kore, the Ngāti Hāua deed of settlement of historical claims. More >>
Are We Planting The Forests We Need?
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 2:30 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
In the report, the Commissioner, Simon Upton, points out that the future shape of our forests will reflect today’s policies, just as past policies created the forests we see in New Zealand today. More >>
Public Submissions Open On The Māori Purposes Bill
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 5:27 pm | Maori Affairs Committee
A Māori Purposes Bill is an omnibus bill that enables minor, technical, and non-controversial amendments to legislation relating to Māori affairs. This Māori Purposes Bill aims to modernise some legislation relating to Māori Affairs. More >>
Estimate Of Government Environmental Expenditure 2024/2025
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 2:10 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Budgeted Government spend on environment similar to past year, with increased spend on extreme weather events and drops in other areas More >>
