Mentions of Caritas New Zealand in New Zealand Parliament debates
Caritas New Zealand has been mentioned in 13 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2) 2010
In Committee 17 Nov 2010
CAROL BEAUMONT ...r—so-called—to employ people, we are also saying we will make it very easy to sack people. I think that is important. Caritas, the Catholic social justice organisation, noted in its submission: “Catholic social teaching does not recognise ...
CAROL BEAUMONT ... a number of submitters who quite clearly tried to get us to recognise that we need to compare apples with apples. Caritas, which I mentioned earlier in another regard, said: “Look, we are not specialists in employment law, but we thought, ...
Social Assistance (New Work Tests, Incentives, and Obligations) Amendment Bill
In Committee 17 Aug 2010
CATHERINE DELAHUNTY ... in this bill. Ask her that question. If we want to know about other vulnerable people, we should talk to the staff of Caritas, the Catholic social services organisation. They do not have a desire to attack the Government. They do not want to ...
Second Reading 5 Aug 2010
CARMEL SEPULONI ... since National took office. One of the things that I thought was very interesting was the submission that came from Caritas, the Catholic Church. It is concerned about the increasing pressure from this Government to support these people ...
Prisoners' and Victims' Claims (Expiry and Application Dates) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 23 Jun 2010
Hon TARIANA TURIA ... worried about the relentless hostility of the public and political attitudes towards those who inhabit our prisons. Caritas Aotearoa - New Zealand told the Justice and Electoral Committee that “Denial of basic human dignity and revenge does ...
Third Reading 23 Jun 2010
DAVID CLENDON ... that were made to the Justice and Electoral Committee. I will quote from a couple of those submissions, firstly from Caritas, the agency for justice, peace, and development that is the social services arm of the Catholic Church in New ....
Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill
Third Reading 25 May 2010
DAVID CLENDON ...islation: the Howard League, with over a century of history in supporting the human rights of accused and of prisoners; Caritas, the Catholic Church’s social services arm; the Rethinking Crime and Punishment group, directed by Kim Workman, a ...
Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill
First Reading 9 Dec 2009
DARIEN FENTON ... addressed, but this bill only adds to the never-ending demands for work intensification and longer hours. I note that Caritas, the Catholic social justice agency, which is opposed to this bill, has invited Mr McClay to sacrifice some of his ...
Corrections Amendment Bill (No 2)
Third Reading 19 Feb 2009
PHIL TWYFORD ... of drug tests, and generally gives prison staff the tools that they need. I noted with some amusement that both Caritas and the Catholic bishops made substantial submissions to the Law and Order Committee about their concern that the Act ...
Labour
Children—Employment Legislation 21 Nov 2007
Hon TREVOR MALLARD I have received a report on this issue from Caritas Aotearoa - New Zealand. I have also received a request to meet with the organisation to discuss this report. I intend ...
Sue Bradford ... is seriously looking at carrying out a full consultation process and review, and will he speed that up given that the Caritas Aotearoa - New Zealand report he referred to states that some children are actually earning as little as $1.67 an hour?...
General Debate 21 Nov 2007
SUE BRADFORD ... of-control bikes, not to mention rain and wind, in some cases for just $2.50 an hour or less. At the beginning of 2004 Caritas, the Catholic agency for justice, peace, and development, published a hard-hitting survey of nearly 5,000 children. ...
Justice
Electoral Finance Bill—Regulated Period 20 Sep 2007
Hon STEVE MAHAREY I am glad the member asked that question, because I notice that recently he has been parading Caritas Aotearoa - New Zealand as a group that might well oppose this bill. I understand that group went to the select ...
Electoral Finance Bill—Parliamentary Democracy 18 Sep 2007
Hon Bill English Can the Minister give a definitive answer to Caritas and the example it has provided in its submission, in which it says that the Catholic bishops’ campaign on poverty, ...
Hon Bill English If the Minister says that I am making it all up and the example is bizarre, what basis does he think Caritas and the Catholic Bishops Conference would possibly have for the statements that they have made in their submission—that...
Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill
Second Reading 22 Nov 2006
DARIEN FENTON ... or her own devices in a job, then assert after 90 days that the worker is not suited to the job and sack the worker. Caritas, the social justice arm of the Catholic church, put it well in its submission when it said that working relationships ...