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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 12]
Parliament Open Day will be interactive experience
Tuesday, 26 October 2010, 5:30 pm | Parliamentary Service
The Speaker of the House, Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith, centre, dons his Speaker’s robe with the help of Speaker’s Assistant, Roland Todd, left, with the Serjeant –at-Arms, Brent Smith. The Speaker’s office will be opened to the public for ... More >>
MPs to attend Canadian Parliamentary Seminar
Monday, 18 October 2010, 1:51 pm | Parliamentary Services
New Zealand members of Parliament, Darien Fenton and Melissa Lee, will attend the 8th Session of the Canadian Parliamentary Seminar in Ottawa, Canada from 17 to 23 October 2010. More >>
Parliamentary Research Paper: The next oil shock?
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 2:23 pm | Parliamentary Services
Oil is “the lifeblood of modern civilisation”. This paper provides an overview of the global oil market. In particular, it examines the outlook for oil supply and demand over the next five years, and the economic consequences. More >>
Mining’s special access status concerning
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 12:30 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has voiced concerns over mining’s special access rights to Department of Conservation land in her latest report, Making difficult decisions: Mining the conservation estate . More >>
A more strategic approach needed for biofuels
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 5:14 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The latest report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is calling for a more strategic approach to biofuels. More >>
Members' expense disclosure 1 Apr 2010 to 30 June
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 11:06 am | Parliamentary Services
The expenses shown in the attached table were paid by the Parliamentary Service (air, surface travel, Wellington accommodation and non-Wellington accommodation) and the Office of the Clerk (inter-parliamentary travel) between 1 April 2010 and 30 June ... More >>
Commissioner Welcomes Schedule Four Decision
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 12:57 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, is welcoming the Government’s Schedule Four decisions. More >>
NZ Parliament represented at whips meeting
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 4:04 pm | Parliamentary Service
National Whip Jo Goodhew, MP, will represent both the New Zealand Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Pacific Region at the first Commonwealth Parliamentary Whips Workshop, which is being held in Sydney, Australia for four days ... More >>
ETS Good but Emitter Subsidies Bad
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:39 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, welcomes the Emissions Trading Scheme but is warning that emitter subsidies will cost taxpayers and dull the scheme’s effectiveness. More >>
Environment commissioner welcomes EPA announcement
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 3:20 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, has welcomed the announcement of a stand-alone Environment Protection Authority and the government’s commitment to an Environmental Reporting Act. More >>
State of Environment reporting now in Govt's hands
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 1:03 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, delivered her presentation on State of the Environment reporting to select committee this morning. More >>
Security incident in the Executive Wing Update
Monday, 17 May 2010, 10:55 am | Parliamentary Services
Police have lifted all cordons around the parliamentary precinct. Access to level five of the Executive Wing where a suspicious package was discovered shortly after 8.00am today will remain closed off. More >>
Security Incident in the Executive Wing
Monday, 17 May 2010, 9:37 am | Parliamentary Services
A suspicious package has been found on the fifth floor of the Executive Wing in the parliamentary precinct. More >>
Expenses claimed by Ministers and MPs, Jan-Mar '10
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 2:19 pm | Parliamentary Services
Expenses claimed by members of Parliament and Ministers for the three months from 1 January 2010 to 31 March 2010 are available on http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/Expenses and by Ministers on www.dia.govt.nz/ministers_expenses More >>
Mining plans don’t pass first hurdle
Tuesday, 27 April 2010, 3:07 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
The government has not made a case for opening certain Schedule 4 land to mining says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, in her submission which was released this afternoon. More >>
Our clean green image at risk says Commissioner
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 2:14 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
New Zealand urgently needs a National Environmental Reporting Act if it is to maintain its clean green image says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright. More >>
Statement from Parliamentary Service on OAG Report
Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 9:49 am | Parliamentary Service
"The Parliamentary Service has responded with appropriate and immediate action to a specific issue highlighted in the Auditor General's report. More >>
NZ Parliament delegation promotes trade with Korea
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 9:55 am | Parliamentary Services
The New Zealand delegation to the 122nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly has completed a successful visit to the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea in Seoul. More >>
Flag burning incident in Parliament’s grounds
Friday, 19 March 2010, 3:33 pm | Parliamentary Services
The Parliamentary Service can confirm that two people staging an unauthorised protest on the grounds of Parliament at 1307 today set fire to a New Zealand flag which had been doused with an accelerant. More >>
Party leaders rged to support really smart meters
Thursday, 25 February 2010, 1:19 pm | Parliamentary Commissioner For The Environment
Environment Commissioner urges party leaders to support really smart meters “I am writing to all party leaders today seeking their support for a member’s bill which is based on recommendations I made in my report on smart meters, tabled ... More >>
