What's happening with the Responsible Gambling Bill?
The Responsible Gambling Bill, now named the Gambling Bill, continues to languish in a cue of bills waiting their second reading in this parliamentary term.
Casting Votes - What on earth is going on?
Rewriting the second largest Act on the Government's statutes books was never going to be easy and it was always likely that we would find gaps or changes that in practice fail to work smoothly.
Did you know that 37 councils have voluntarily listed 130 of their services on the internt? And of those services can be accessed in one place - on the all of government portal www.govt.nz.
Excellent line-up for Local Government New Zealand conference
Prime Minister Helen Clark, Former Australian Prime Minister, Hon Paul Keating, world renowned ecologist Professor David Bellamy, and three Cabinet Ministers will lead the line-up of speakers at Local Government New Zealand Conference at the end of July, President Basil Morrison said today.
This Private Member's Bill passed its third reading on the 25 June 2003. Local government has a role to play in a decriminalised sex industry. Specifically, its role is in managing the location of brothels and any adverse effects potentially associated with the business of prostitution including signage.
Involving Children in decision making
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has recently published "Involving Children - a guide to engaging children in decision making".
