I begin this afternoon by responding to the comments of the Hon Tariana Turia on the Marine and Coastal (Takutai Moana) Bill. She said that the Māori Party was right to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. The ACT Party agrees with her, and has always agreed with her. Tariana Turia and the Māori …
Parliamentary Debates
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — Third Reading
Thursday, March 24, 2011Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — In Committee
Thursday, March 17, 2011Part 4 Administrative and miscellaneous matters
How interesting that we have just heard Mr Parekura Horomia talking about the virtues of one law for all, and Tau Henare asking what is wrong with that. One would believe, with that interjection, that Tau Henare actually believes we should have one law for all, which highlights that Tau …
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill – In Committee
Wednesday, March 16, 2011Part 3 Customary interests
I will just comment on what Maryan Street had to say. She summarised part of the basis of the ACT Party’s objection to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill. We believe that iwi and hapū should have access to courts. We do not believe that the law should be codified …
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — In Committee
Tuesday, March 15, 2011Preamble
The ACT Party strongly opposes this legislation in the same way that the ACT Party opposed the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. In fact, the ACT Party is the only party that has had a consistent policy, a policy based entirely on principle, in its opposition to the provisions of this bill. The ACT Party …
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — Second Reading
Tuesday, March 8, 2011I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to speak on the second reading of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill, and I rise on behalf of New Zealanders throughout the country who oppose this bill, just as one of my predecessors, former ACT deputy leader Ken Shirley, rose in this House in …
ETS Widening Gap With Australia
Wednesday, February 9, 2011Hon John Boscawen response to Prime Minister’s Statement; Parliament; Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Mr Speaker,
It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the ACT Party to respond to the Prime Minister’s speech, and I take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate the Government on much of what it has done during its first term.
I say …
Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement
Tuesday, February 8, 2011It is a pleasure to rise on behalf of the ACT Party to respond to the Prime Minister’s speech. I take this opportunity to acknowledge and congratulate the Government on much of what it has done during its first term. I say “much”, but not all. However, amongst the achievements have been the reform of …
Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill — Third Reading
Wednesday, December 15, 2010So far in this debate on the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill we have heard a lot about the issue of spending limits for third parties. I will address that issue in my speech later this afternoon. I also want to focus on the issue of broadcasting limits on television, but I …
Adjournment Debate
Wednesday, December 15, 2010It is a privilege to take a call in the adjournment debate as the deputy leader of the ACT Party. It is a very special time of year. It is a chance for us to spend valuable time with our friends and family over Christmas, and to take a break from Parliament.
The past year has …
Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill — In Committee
Tuesday, December 14, 2010The ACT Party will be opposing the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Bill at the Committee stage, but I will start by acknowledging that there was a proposal that the three bills to be discussed today should have been debated together. Although the Hon Lianne Dalziel referred to the fact that she and …