Parliament Bills in the House
As at 21 March a number of Bills relevant to farming were before Parliament, at various stages:
- Building Amendment Bill; awaiting first reading
- Local Electoral Act Amendment Bill; awaiting first reading
- Regulatory Standards Bill; being considered by Commerce Committee
- Game Animal Council Bill; being considered by the Local Government and Environment Select Committee
- Crown Pastoral Land(Rental for Pastoral Leases) Amendment Bill; awaiting final stages in the House
- Biosecurity Amendment Bill; formerly part of the Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill awaiting final stages in the House
- Biosecurity Law Reform Bill; awaiting final stages in the House
- Food Bill; awaiting final stages in the House
- Other reviews and consultations
- Proposals to Review the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Review of Agricultural Transport Rules - Ministry of Transport
- Review of Herd Scheme Elections - Inland Revenue Department
- Consultation on Road User Charges Regulations - Ministry of Transport
- Consultation on Basel III Capital Adequacy Requirements - Reserve Bank of NZ.
Happenings
April 17 - Nelson AGM, Seifreid Estate
April 21 - Mid-Canterbury AGM, Hotel Ashburton
April 23 - Northland AGM, Northland Dairy Development Trust
May 3 - Marlborough AGM
May 4 - Auckland AGM, BNZ Partners Centre, East Tamaki. West Coast AGM
May 7 - Rotorua/Taupo AGM
May 8 - Wairarapa AGM, Copthorne Solway Park. Bay of Plenty AGM, Edgecumbe Memorial Hall
May 9 - Hawke's Bay AGM, Vidals, Hastings. Southland AGM, Invercargill Working Mens Club. Tararua AGM, Dannevirke
May 10 - Manawatu/Rangitikei AGM, Rangitikei Club. Waikato AGM, Hamilton Airport Motor Inn. Otago AGM
May 11 - South Canterbury AGM, The Poplars Reception Centre. Wanganui AGM. Hauraki Coromandel AGM, Whitianga
May 16 - Gisborne AGM
May 16-17 - Level One Leadership Course, Wellington
May 18 - Taranaki AGM, The Devon Hotel
May 22 - Golden Bay AGM, Kahurangi Function Centre
May 24 - Ruapehu AGM
May 25 - North Otago AGM
For a lot more events, see 'events and training' at www.fedfarm.org.nz
