Mentions of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in New Zealand Parliament debates

LYNNE PILLAY ... It provided long-term protection for the Waitakere Ranges—in particular, from the ad hoc development described by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment as death by a thousand cuts. The Waitakere Ranges Protection Society and the Hon Jonathan Hunt had campaigned for many ...
... term protection for the Waitakere Ranges—in particular, from the ad hoc development described by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment as death by a thousand cuts. The Waitakere Ranges Protection Society and the Hon Jonathan Hunt had campaigned for many ...

GARETH HUGHES ... Nevertheless, Solid Energy and others are pushing their proposals to mine it, ignoring the critical report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that claims mining just is not worth it. We are dismally failing our current climate change target, and allowing the ...
... Solid Energy and others are pushing their proposals to mine it, ignoring the critical report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that claims mining just is not worth it. We are dismally failing our current climate change target, and allowing the ...

Dr CAM CALDER ... has regulatory functions for which it is responsible, and this legislation is about a change of regulator. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is the auditor. As I said before, the legislation that sits behind the Environmental Protection Authority has the ...
... functions for which it is responsible, and this legislation is about a change of regulator. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is the auditor. As I said before, the legislation that sits behind the Environmental Protection Authority has the ...

Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... policy adviser, that the Environmental Protection Authority needs to be the arm’s-length regulator, and that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment plays a key role as the auditor of our overall environmental governance system. The parallel in the economic and ...
... that the Environmental Protection Authority needs to be the arm’s-length regulator, and that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment plays a key role as the auditor of our overall environmental governance system. The parallel in the economic and ...

CHRIS AUCHINVOLE ... for policy, the Environmental Protection Authority will have responsibility for regulator functions, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment will be the auditor. That is a fairly decent, wide sort of a structure to provide leadership. Separating the functions ...
... the Environmental Protection Authority will have responsibility for regulator functions, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment will be the auditor. That is a fairly decent, wide sort of a structure to provide leadership. Separating the functions ...

NICKY WAGNER ... the original bill, the Environmental Protection Authority Bill, was well supported by environmental groups and by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Most of the 38 submitters supported the legislation, with many suggesting further functions for the Environmental ...
... the Environmental Protection Authority Bill, was well supported by environmental groups and by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Most of the 38 submitters supported the legislation, with many suggesting further functions for the Environmental ...

Hon SIMON POWER ... alterations to the appropriations for the 2010/11 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2011/12 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote ...
... to the appropriations for the 2010/11 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2011/12 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and ...

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM ... take up too much time of the House; I want to make just a couple of points in particular reference to the role of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. When we look at the financial allocations that are conveyed to the Auditor-General, the Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary ...
... time of the House; I want to make just a couple of points in particular reference to the role of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. When we look at the financial allocations that are conveyed to the Auditor-General, the Ombudsman, and the ...

RAHUI KATENE ... to speak to a motion in which the appropriations for each of the three votes—Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment—are to be increased, in accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Authority. These are relatively minor ...
... a motion in which the appropriations for each of the three votes—Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment—are to be increased, in accordance with the determination of the Remuneration Authority. These are relatively minor ...

GRANT ROBERTSON ... transparency of Government and the accountability of Government, which are critical elements in our democracy. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment also plays, as my colleague Kennedy Graham noted, a very important role in making sure that issues of a fundamental ...
... of Government and the accountability of Government, which are critical elements in our democracy. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment also plays, as my colleague Kennedy Graham noted, a very important role in making sure that issues of a fundamental ...

KEVIN HAGUE ... Lease Act is currently subject to jeopardy. It was kind of interesting that another mechanism was offered by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in her report from April 2009, Change in the high country: Environmental stewardship and tenure review. Th...
... currently subject to jeopardy. It was kind of interesting that another mechanism was offered by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in her report from April 2009, Change in the high country: Environmental stewardship and tenure review. T...

RAHUI KATENE ... environment healthy, safe, and intact for everyone now and for future generations. At the beginning of this year the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment released a report on trying to set in place roles and responsibilities for the regular reporting on the state of the ...
... safe, and intact for everyone now and for future generations. At the beginning of this year the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment released a report on trying to set in place roles and responsibilities for the regular reporting on the state of the ...

LOUISE UPSTON ... for policy, the Environmental Protection Authority will have responsibility for regulatory functions, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment will be the auditor. Members on this side of the Chamber see that change as a nice flow, with the three different ...
... the Environmental Protection Authority will have responsibility for regulatory functions, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment will be the auditor. Members on this side of the Chamber see that change as a nice flow, with the three different ...

Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... whereas the Environmental Protection Authority is the arm’s-length regulator of environmental standards, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is the environmental auditor. Internationally, the notion of an environmental protection authority is not new. Such ...
... Environmental Protection Authority is the arm’s-length regulator of environmental standards, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is the environmental auditor. Internationally, the notion of an environmental protection authority is not new. Such ...

NICKY WAGNER ... to establish an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fully fledged is welcomed.” It is interesting to see that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is also positive about the Environmental Protection Authority. She said: “I’m pleased to see the EPA will be a stand-alone...
... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fully fledged is welcomed.” It is interesting to see that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is also positive about the Environmental Protection Authority. She said: “I’m pleased to see the EPA will be a stand-alone...

DAVID SHEARER ... I am heartened in a way to see the people who have been behind the principle of this bill—people like Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Gary Taylor. There are many people who have worked hard for our environment in New Zealand. The question really is ...
... in a way to see the people who have been behind the principle of this bill—people like Jan Wright, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Gary Taylor. There are many people who have worked hard for our environment in New Zealand. The question really ...

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON ... Act 1986, the House appoint the Controller and Auditor-General as the auditor to audit the accounts of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, with effect from the financial year commencing 1 July 2010. The motion seeks to appoint the ...
... 1986, the House appoint the Controller and Auditor-General as the auditor to audit the accounts of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, with effect from the financial year commencing 1 July 2010. The motion seeks to appoint the ...

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... leave for the two notices of motion relating to the appointment of auditors for the Office of the Ombudsmen and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to be taken together for the purpose of debate, with the questions put separately at the conclusion of that debate.
... two notices of motion relating to the appointment of auditors for the Office of the Ombudsmen and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to be taken together for the purpose of debate, with the questions put separately at the conclusion of that debate.

DAVID CLENDON ... Commerce Committee. The genesis of this bill is, in part, a response to a report published in June last year by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, entitled Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit. This bill would give ...
... The genesis of this bill is, in part, a response to a report published in June last year by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, entitled Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit. This bill would give ...

AARON GILMORE ... about what a smart meter is. Recently in Canterbury, Meridian Energy has been rolling out what are called by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment “almost smart meters”. Some people call them smart meters; in other places they would not be called smart meters. It ...
... a smart meter is. Recently in Canterbury, Meridian Energy has been rolling out what are called by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment “almost smart meters”. Some people call them smart meters; in other places they would not be called smart meters. It ...

PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA ... the Green list MP David Clendon. I acknowledge his knowledge in this area. The Commerce Committee heard from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and various other submitters on this very subject. Obviously the bill’s aim is to give effect to some of the ...
... list MP David Clendon. I acknowledge his knowledge in this area. The Commerce Committee heard from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and various other submitters on this very subject. Obviously the bill’s aim is to give effect to some of the ...

CHRIS HIPKINS ...(Consumer Choice) Bill would do. It is a very good bill from our colleagues in the Green Party, it is supported by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the National Government is turning its back on it. Those members do not care about the evidence. They do not care ...
...ice) Bill would do. It is a very good bill from our colleagues in the Green Party, it is supported by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the National Government is turning its back on it. Those members do not care about the evidence. They do not care ...

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM ... of Energy and Resources has expressed a concern that the bill imposes over-regulation on the industry. But the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the chief executives of six major lines companies have called for far more stringent regulations than are proposed in ...
... and Resources has expressed a concern that the bill imposes over-regulation on the industry. But the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the chief executives of six major lines companies have called for far more stringent regulations than are proposed ...

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... the appropriations and information for the 2010/11 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Officers of Parliament are independent from the executive. It is therefore appropriate that their budget-setting ...
... and information for the 2010/11 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Officers of Parliament are independent from the executive. It is therefore appropriate that their budget-setting ...

Hon STEVE CHADWICK ... act as the executive on this committee, and undertake the scrutiny of some very important votes: Vote Audit, Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Vote Ombudsmen. I do not think many people know about the Officers of Parliament Committee in terms of parliamentary ...
... executive on this committee, and undertake the scrutiny of some very important votes: Vote Audit, Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Vote Ombudsmen. I do not think many people know about the Officers of Parliament Committee in terms of ...

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM ... Generally, we believe that these three agencies, the Audit Office, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, all do excellent work. They have a special role to play as Offices of Parliament. They are independent of the executive ...
... believe that these three agencies, the Audit Office, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, all do excellent work. They have a special role to play as Offices of Parliament. They are independent of the executive ...

RAHUI KATENE I take the opportunity of this Government motion to commend the work that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is doing. The Māori Party places enormous significance on our roles to protect natural values, to achieve sustainable ...
I take the opportunity of this Government motion to commend the work that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is doing. The Māori Party places enormous significance on our roles to protect natural values, to achieve sustainable ...

Hon NANAIA MAHUTA ... Labour members also raised issues regarding smart meters and a smart grid. We agreed with the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and proposed that the provision for a smart grid - enabling mechanism be included in the Electricity Industry ...
... also raised issues regarding smart meters and a smart grid. We agreed with the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and proposed that the provision for a smart grid - enabling mechanism be included in the Electricity Industry ...

Hon NANAIA MAHUTA ... use across the grid. In time, this is what the future will look like. I certainly endorse the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and what she promoted in terms of smart meters. That is the technology that we need to look towards. I believe that ...
... across the grid. In time, this is what the future will look like. I certainly endorse the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and what she promoted in terms of smart meters. That is the technology that we need to look towards. I believe that ...

DAVID CLENDON ... of flexible tariff options for the consumer, and smart meters are certainly a tool that can facilitate that. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has made a powerful plea for smart meters, and in particular a smart meter protocol ideal for New Zealand’s needs, the so-c...
... tariff options for the consumer, and smart meters are certainly a tool that can facilitate that. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has made a powerful plea for smart meters, and in particular a smart meter protocol ideal for New Zealand’s needs, the so-...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... with it an extensive fiscal risk if recipients of free allocation choose to increase production. That is why the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment told Parliament that it is vital to create the right incentives to reduce fiscal risks and to create policy certainty for ...
... extensive fiscal risk if recipients of free allocation choose to increase production. That is why the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment told Parliament that it is vital to create the right incentives to reduce fiscal risks and to create policy certainty ...

Hon DAVID PARKER ... to the country. It is not just me saying that: it is Treasury, it is the Ministry of Economic Development, it is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and it is the expert advisor to the committee, Dr Suzi Kerr—it is virtually everyone. And still the Government proceeds.
... It is not just me saying that: it is Treasury, it is the Ministry of Economic Development, it is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and it is the expert advisor to the committee, Dr Suzi Kerr—it is virtually everyone. And still the Government proceeds.

CAROL BEAUMONT ... they be Māori or Pākehā polluters, they are having their costs transferred on to ordinary taxpayers. What about the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the independent Officer of this Parliament with the role of reviewing environmental policies and actions? The ...
... or Pākehā polluters, they are having their costs transferred on to ordinary taxpayers. What about the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the independent Officer of this Parliament with the role of reviewing environmental policies and actions? The ...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... tabled by the Greens and Labour reflect, by and large, the recommendations from independent authorities such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and other independent experts who appeared before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, and who gave us the benefit of ...
... Greens and Labour reflect, by and large, the recommendations from independent authorities such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and other independent experts who appeared before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, and who gave us the benefit of ...

Hon DAVID PARKER ... period. But that does not come cheaply. In the case of Rio Tinto, the calculation that was relied upon by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment showed that the cost per employee, per annum, of that free allocation is $100,000. The cost of its free allocation of ...
... But that does not come cheaply. In the case of Rio Tinto, the calculation that was relied upon by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment showed that the cost per employee, per annum, of that free allocation is $100,000. The cost of its free allocation of ...

JOHN BOSCAWEN ... is with our unique emissions profile. We have heard a lot from Mr Cunliffe this evening about the submission of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and I want to talk about her submission. I want to talk about the science on which this bill is supposedly based. I want ...
... unique emissions profile. We have heard a lot from Mr Cunliffe this evening about the submission of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and I want to talk about her submission. I want to talk about the science on which this bill is supposedly based. I ...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... has no effective cap on either total or sectoral emissions with a very, very slow phase-out of free allocations. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment told us that this will lead to a significant increase in emissions, thus increasing the number of carbon credits the ...
... cap on either total or sectoral emissions with a very, very slow phase-out of free allocations. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment told us that this will lead to a significant increase in emissions, thus increasing the number of carbon credits the ...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... will in many years, then absolute levels of allocation will actually increase. So, therefore, will emissions. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment rightly advised us that a cap is vital to create the right incentives to reduce fiscal risk, and to create policy ...
... years, then absolute levels of allocation will actually increase. So, therefore, will emissions. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment rightly advised us that a cap is vital to create the right incentives to reduce fiscal risk, and to create policy ...

Hon DAVID PARKER ... Australia, but the alignment that we are having is not in our interests. I am not the only one who says that. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has said it. The specialist adviser to the Finance and Expenditure Committee said it. I want to mention her—Dr Suzi Kerr. ...
... the alignment that we are having is not in our interests. I am not the only one who says that. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has said it. The specialist adviser to the Finance and Expenditure Committee said it. I want to mention her—Dr Suzi ....

CHRIS AUCHINVOLE ... transport sector. National opposes this bill, while, nonetheless, recognising the worthy sentiments, as did the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in her commentary on the Biofuel Bill, which is currently before the Local Government and Environment Committee. However, ...
... sector. National opposes this bill, while, nonetheless, recognising the worthy sentiments, as did the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in her commentary on the Biofuel Bill, which is currently before the Local Government and Environment Committee. However,...

PAUL QUINN ... part of his submission: “Unlike the other Officers of Parliament”—here we are talking about the Auditor-General, the Commissioner for the Environment, and suchlike—“who are not themselves primarily deliverers of programmes, the Electoral Commission would have a major ...

Hon DAVID PARKER ... The other choice of the final two choices was an Officer of Parliament. Officers of Parliament currently include the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Auditor-General, to name but two. There are also the Ombudsmen. The submissions that we had in favour of the ...
... of the final two choices was an Officer of Parliament. Officers of Parliament currently include the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Auditor-General, to name but two. There are also the Ombudsmen. The submissions that we had in favour of the ...

JACINDA ARDERN ... that with the role of the other Officers of Parliament, the Ombudsmen, the Controller and Auditor-General, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, we see they have a much more direct scrutiny role of the executive in power at that particular time. Probably, if we ...
... role of the other Officers of Parliament, the Ombudsmen, the Controller and Auditor-General, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, we see they have a much more direct scrutiny role of the executive in power at that particular time. Probably, if we ...

METIRIA TUREI ... the Government, and does not report to a Minister. The Officer of Parliament model is used here in Aotearoa with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, for example. It is also used in Canada for their electoral organisation and management. It places the oversight of the ...
... and does not report to a Minister. The Officer of Parliament model is used here in Aotearoa with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, for example. It is also used in Canada for their electoral organisation and management. It places the oversight of the ...

Dr RUSSEL NORMAN ... functionary but reports to Parliament. The role of Officers of Parliament is a critical part of our democracy. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Ombudsmen, and the Controller and Auditor-General play a key role in keeping Government agencies accountable. All of ...
... reports to Parliament. The role of Officers of Parliament is a critical part of our democracy. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Ombudsmen, and the Controller and Auditor-General play a key role in keeping Government agencies accountable. All ...

COLIN KING ...) “does not authorise an Ombudsman to act if the protected disclosure of information is in respect of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.” That is quite interesting. At first, we might ask, why not? When we stop to think about it, we realise it is probably ...
... an Ombudsman to act if the protected disclosure of information is in respect of the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.” That is quite interesting. At first, we might ask, why not? When we stop to think about it, we realise it is probably ...

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... the appropriations and information for the 2009-10 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The Public Finance Act provides for funding for the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Office of the ...
... and information for the 2009-10 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The Public Finance Act provides for funding for the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Office of the ...

KEITH LOCKE ... making their financial case, given what they do in life. The Green Party would like a little bit more money for the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Office of the Ombudsmen. The previous speaker referred to the fact that there was not the need for the third ...
... case, given what they do in life. The Green Party would like a little bit more money for the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Office of the Ombudsmen. The previous speaker referred to the fact that there was not the need for the third ...

METIRIA TUREI ... The second issue is around biodiversity protection, which was mentioned in the review, and I note that today the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released the report Change in the high country: Environmental stewardship and tenure review. This is ...
... issue is around biodiversity protection, which was mentioned in the review, and I note that today the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released the report Change in the high country: Environmental stewardship and tenure review. This ...

Hon NANAIA MAHUTA ... government. By 2008 work had gained momentum in this area, and I look forward to seeing work commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to consider the formation of both national policy and environmental standards. The Environment Court was to have regard ...
... By 2008 work had gained momentum in this area, and I look forward to seeing work commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to consider the formation of both national policy and environmental standards. The Environment Court was to have ...

Hon STEVE CHADWICK ... With the second part in terms of the technical advisory group, I think it would be very valuable to get the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment involved. She has great oversight and that would be of great value. I will finish by talking about the powers of the ...
... the second part in terms of the technical advisory group, I think it would be very valuable to get the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment involved. She has great oversight and that would be of great value. I will finish by talking about the powers of the ...

Hon PETE HODGSON ... last day has shown them to be red herrings. I guess the one that comes to mind, and it will do as an example, is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s assertion that the Biofuel Bill, as introduced, was a bad bill. Well, at the end of the day, no one in the House ...
... shown them to be red herrings. I guess the one that comes to mind, and it will do as an example, is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s assertion that the Biofuel Bill, as introduced, was a bad bill. Well, at the end of the day, no one in the House ...

RAHUI KATENE ... affect our international reputation with regard to our capacity to contribute to climate change initiatives? The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, told the select committee last year that there are two key issues we must uphold when considering biofuel ...
... international reputation with regard to our capacity to contribute to climate change initiatives? The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, told the select committee last year that there are two key issues we must uphold when considering ...

Hon PETER DUNNE ... clause. There was the debate we have heard a lot of reference to this evening—about the position of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment—but, again, the original select committee in its report back dealt with the concerns that the parliamentary commissioner ...
... clause. There was the debate we have heard a lot of reference to this evening—about the position of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment—but, again, the original select committee in its report back dealt with the concerns that the parliamentary commissioner ...

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE ... in New Zealand, yet that is a real risk of having the biofuel obligation in place. The new Government agrees with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who recommended against Parliament passing the Biofuel Bill earlier this year because, she said, doing so would damage ...
... yet that is a real risk of having the biofuel obligation in place. The new Government agrees with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who recommended against Parliament passing the Biofuel Bill earlier this year because, she said, doing so would damage ...

LINDSAY TISCH ... of Parliament Committee when it has looked at the role of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Ombudsmen, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. What is being suggested here and what has been approved—it is amendment 41—is that after the Officers of Parliament ...
... Committee when it has looked at the role of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Ombudsmen, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. What is being suggested here and what has been approved—it is amendment 41—is that after the Officers of Parliament ...

CHARLES CHAUVEL ... recommendations and advice from a number of expert groups and officials, such as the Emissions Trading Group, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Furthermore, prior to the submissions process, as we were advised and kept informed by the Minister responsible for ...
... and advice from a number of expert groups and officials, such as the Emissions Trading Group, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Furthermore, prior to the submissions process, as we were advised and kept informed by the Minister responsible for ...

Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... at the very time when all the international evidence is that biofuels have a very dubious environmental benefit? The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment did not just say this bill should be amended; she told the Local Government and Environment Committee that it should be ...
... when all the international evidence is that biofuels have a very dubious environmental benefit? The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment did not just say this bill should be amended; she told the Local Government and Environment Committee that it should be ...

MOANA MACKEY ... a member of the Local Government and Environment Committee, which I chair, that I wonder why he did not listen to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill, which she said absolutely must go ahead, and why ...
... Local Government and Environment Committee, which I chair, that I wonder why he did not listen to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill, which she said absolutely must go ahead, and ...

JOHN CARTER ... has decided to proceed. I draw the House’s attention to two other people who have made comment. The first is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. One would have thought that if anybody was going to get out there and say “Yep! We are on the right track; this is the ...
... to proceed. I draw the House’s attention to two other people who have made comment. The first is the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. One would have thought that if anybody was going to get out there and say “Yep! We are on the right track; this is the ...

PETER BROWN ... further and say that we had major concerns. Those concerns were strengthened when we read the submission from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. She summarised at the end of her submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee, and recommended that the ...
... say that we had major concerns. Those concerns were strengthened when we read the submission from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. She summarised at the end of her submission to the Local Government and Environment Committee, and recommended that the ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... good, and we will get them to happen. Is that actually too hard for people to understand? I totally agree with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who says that the first step we should be taking is to reduce our use of transport fuel—to use our cars less and to use ...
... will get them to happen. Is that actually too hard for people to understand? I totally agree with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who says that the first step we should be taking is to reduce our use of transport fuel—to use our cars less and to use ...

Dr PITA SHARPLES ... from sources that exacerbate the destruction of rainforests or result in a net increase in greenhouse emissions. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, as has already been said in this House, described the international context of the debate around the ...
... that exacerbate the destruction of rainforests or result in a net increase in greenhouse emissions. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, as has already been said in this House, described the international context of the debate around the ...

Hon PETER DUNNE ... in this country. I was interested, too, because it had bothered me to hear earlier references to the fact that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment was opposed to this bill, to hear of the sequence of the Parliamentary Commissioner’s report and the subsequent amendment ...
... I was interested, too, because it had bothered me to hear earlier references to the fact that the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment was opposed to this bill, to hear of the sequence of the Parliamentary Commissioner’s report and the subsequent ...

NICKY WAGNER ... issues and world policies. Several of them are specialist green organisations, and they, along with the New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, have all expressed serious concerns about biofuels and any biofuel obligation. But this Labour Government thinks it ...
... policies. Several of them are specialist green organisations, and they, along with the New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, have all expressed serious concerns about biofuels and any biofuel obligation. But this Labour Government thinks it ...

Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... that the World Health Organization is wrong, that the British House of Commons is wrong, that New Zealand’s own Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is wrong, and that the only one who has it right is David Parker. Well, the Government is mistaken. Rushing through under ...
... World Health Organization is wrong, that the British House of Commons is wrong, that New Zealand’s own Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is wrong, and that the only one who has it right is David Parker. Well, the Government is mistaken. Rushing through ...

Hon Dr NICK SMITH ... care! Have they not listened to the submissions from Oxfam—a reputable organisation? Have they not listened to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, whom the Government appointed, and who opposes this bill and says that it is damaging to New Zealand’s environmental ...
... they not listened to the submissions from Oxfam—a reputable organisation? Have they not listened to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, whom the Government appointed, and who opposes this bill and says that it is damaging to New Zealand’s environmental ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... for planting pine trees just anywhere. The strong reply we had, not just from the Government, but also from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, was that the place to deal with biodiversity is in the Resource Management Act, not the emissions trading scheme. There ...
... pine trees just anywhere. The strong reply we had, not just from the Government, but also from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, was that the place to deal with biodiversity is in the Resource Management Act, not the emissions trading scheme. There ...

SANDRA GOUDIE ... earlier retirement of old, dirty technology. It is worth noting that renewables generator Meridian Energy and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment also rejected the moratorium. Perhaps the Minister should take note. National supports the target of 90 percent renewable ...
... of old, dirty technology. It is worth noting that renewables generator Meridian Energy and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment also rejected the moratorium. Perhaps the Minister should take note. National supports the target of 90 percent ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... did that in the Finance and Expenditure Committee, and that is now in the reported-back version of the bill. Like the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Cawthron Institute’s report, and many environmentalists, we were concerned that the incentive to plant pines for ...
... Finance and Expenditure Committee, and that is now in the reported-back version of the bill. Like the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, the Cawthron Institute’s report, and many environmentalists, we were concerned that the incentive to plant pines for ...

TE URUROA FLAVELL I seek leave to table a letter from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment dated 4 August, stating that the report was to be tabled in Parliament yesterday.
I seek leave to table a letter from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment dated 4 August, stating that the report was to be tabled in Parliament yesterday.

Madam SPEAKER I have received a letter from the Hon Dr Nick Smith seeking to debate under Standing Order 380 the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on the investigation into remediation of the contaminated site at Māpua. This is a particular case of recent occurrence ...
... a letter from the Hon Dr Nick Smith seeking to debate under Standing Order 380 the report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on the investigation into remediation of the contaminated site at Māpua. This is a particular case of recent occurrence ...

RAHUI KATENE ... while recognising that many tools will be needed to address the issue. We thought the submission from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, was of particular relevance. The commissioner expressed qualified support for the bill, given the ...
... recognising that many tools will be needed to address the issue. We thought the submission from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, was of particular relevance. The commissioner expressed qualified support for the bill, given the ...

Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM ... children. It should be noted that of the 1,925 submissions, a significant majority favoured the bill, including the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Those opposed offered three arguments. The first was the quaint logic that restrictions on industrial emitters were ...
... should be noted that of the 1,925 submissions, a significant majority favoured the bill, including the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Those opposed offered three arguments. The first was the quaint logic that restrictions on industrial emitters were ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... at the fact that the power station would be a very heavy emitter of carbon dioxide. Some submitters, including the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who was one of our advisers, suggested that the bill would be strengthened if we added a provision for mandatory ...
... the power station would be a very heavy emitter of carbon dioxide. Some submitters, including the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, who was one of our advisers, suggested that the bill would be strengthened if we added a provision for mandatory ...

NANDOR TANCZOS ... 68 votes to 51, now has almost unanimous support across the House. I thank the Ministry for the Environment and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for their excellent advice to the committee, and I especially thank the members of the Local Government and Environment ...
... 51, now has almost unanimous support across the House. I thank the Ministry for the Environment and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for their excellent advice to the committee, and I especially thank the members of the Local Government and Environment ...

NATHAN GUY ... House appropriated money to three areas that sit under the Officers of Parliament—that is, the Auditor-General, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the Ombudsmen. For those listening and for those members in the House who do not realise, the Ombudsman was first ...
... money to three areas that sit under the Officers of Parliament—that is, the Auditor-General, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the Ombudsmen. For those listening and for those members in the House who do not realise, the Ombudsman was first ...

Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... Excellency the alterations to the appropriations for the 2007/08 financial year in respect of Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2008/09 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote ...
... alterations to the appropriations for the 2007/08 financial year in respect of Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2008/09 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote ...

NATHAN GUY National supports the appropriations for Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and for the Auditor-General. It is quite interesting when we look through this and see just how extensive these roles ...
National supports the appropriations for Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and for the Auditor-General. It is quite interesting when we look through this and see just how extensive these roles ...

Dr PITA SHARPLES The Māori Party is pleased to support the motion in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Offices of Parliament. Our comments are focused on the alterations to the 2007-08 appropriations for Vote ....
The Māori Party is pleased to support the motion in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Offices of Parliament. Our comments are focused on the alterations to the 2007-08 appropriations for Vote ....

Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ...(b) of the Public Finance Act 1989, this House appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditor to audit the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for the financial years ending on 30 June 2008, 30 June 2009, and 30 June 2010, commencing on the date on which the House ...
... Finance Act 1989, this House appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditor to audit the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment for the financial years ending on 30 June 2008, 30 June 2009, and 30 June 2010, commencing on the date on which the ...

Hon PETE HODGSON ... alterations to the appropriations for the 2006/07 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2007/08 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote ...
... to the appropriations for the 2006/07 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2007/08 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote ...

NATHAN GUY ... for the very good work they did. This motion is all about the budgets of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the Office of the Ombudsmen. Parliament has been seeking candidates for the new position of the third ombudsman, and ...
... good work they did. This motion is all about the budgets of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the Office of the Ombudsmen. Parliament has been seeking candidates for the new position of the third ombudsman, ...

HONE HARAWIRA ... operations of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to see whether they can carry out their duties independently of political interests. Of course they have wide-ranging ...
... of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to see whether they can carry out their duties independently of political interests. Of course they have wide-ranging ...

Madam SPEAKER ... Beverley Wakem and Mel Smith, and their staff; the Controller and Auditor-General, Kevin Brady, and his staff; the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Morgan Williams, who, after 10 years’ service, leaves his post early next year. Welcome to Dr Jan Wright, who takes ...
... and Mel Smith, and their staff; the Controller and Auditor-General, Kevin Brady, and his staff; the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Morgan Williams, who, after 10 years’ service, leaves his post early next year. Welcome to Dr Jan Wright, who takes ...

Dr PITA SHARPLES ... for the aged—a person chosen to champion the needs of the elderly throughout Aotearoa. Yesterday we talked about the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, we talked about the appointment of a new Police Complaints Authority, and we made reference to the commissioner for ...
...d—a person chosen to champion the needs of the elderly throughout Aotearoa. Yesterday we talked about the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, we talked about the appointment of a new Police Complaints Authority, and we made reference to the commissioner for ...

Hon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN ... Act 1986, this House recommend His Excellency the Governor-General appoint Dr Janice Claire Wright, of Wellington, as Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, for a term commencing on 5 March 2007. I also move, That, pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of the Police Complaints ...
... House recommend His Excellency the Governor-General appoint Dr Janice Claire Wright, of Wellington, as Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, for a term commencing on 5 March 2007. I also move, That, pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of the Police Complaints ...

LINDSAY TISCH National will be splitting its calls on this debate. I will speak on the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and my colleague Chester Borrows will speak on the motion to appoint the Police Complaints Authority. The ...
National will be splitting its calls on this debate. I will speak on the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and my colleague Chester Borrows will speak on the motion to appoint the Police Complaints Authority. The ...

JEANETTE FITZSIMONS ... no statutory agencies with responsibility for the environment on behalf of the Government. Not only did we have no Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, but we had no Ministry for the Environment or Department of Conservation. We had what in those days were called “little ...
... agencies with responsibility for the environment on behalf of the Government. Not only did we have no Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, but we had no Ministry for the Environment or Department of Conservation. We had what in those days were called “little ...

TE URUROA FLAVELL ... is the opportunity to really focus on whether genuine progress for Aotearoa includes Māori within its frame. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment may be the one step—a very important step—in achieving that progress. I stand today to acknowledge the outstanding ...
... to really focus on whether genuine progress for Aotearoa includes Māori within its frame. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment may be the one step—a very important step—in achieving that progress. I stand today to acknowledge the outstanding ...

NANDOR TANCZOS My co-leader Jeannette Fitzsimons has already spoken on the appointment of Jan Wright to the role of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, so I will not be speaking on that matter except simply to add my personal thanks to Dr Morgan Williams for the ...
My co-leader Jeannette Fitzsimons has already spoken on the appointment of Jan Wright to the role of Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, so I will not be speaking on that matter except simply to add my personal thanks to Dr Morgan Williams for the ...

Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... Committee yesterday, I seek leave for Government notices of motion Nos 3 and 4 relating to the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Police Complaints Authority respectively, to be taken as a single debate of 10-minute speeches with the two ...
... yesterday, I seek leave for Government notices of motion Nos 3 and 4 relating to the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Police Complaints Authority respectively, to be taken as a single debate of 10-minute speeches with the two ...

Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN ... Cards) Amendment Bill. The House will also need to consider a notice of motion in relation to the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
... Bill. The House will also need to consider a notice of motion in relation to the appointment of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Hon Dr NICK SMITH What a pickle we have in New Zealand in respect of climate change policy. It has all been said quite accurately by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. That neutral office holder has said that in New Zealand right now we have a vacuum in respect of climate change policy. ...
... have in New Zealand in respect of climate change policy. It has all been said quite accurately by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. That neutral office holder has said that in New Zealand right now we have a vacuum in respect of climate change policy. ...

TARIANA TURIA ... parliamentary commission, we suggested that it should have the facility to co-opt independent advisers, such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, or to have representation from specialist groups, such as the Sustainable Energy Forum. We need to pull together our ...
... commission, we suggested that it should have the facility to co-opt independent advisers, such as the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, or to have representation from specialist groups, such as the Sustainable Energy Forum. We need to pull together our ...

Dr DON BRASH ... is positively counter-productive. Take, for example, the $13 million allocated for a school programme designed by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to promote learning and education on sustainability. This programme actually advocates reducing GDP per capita, reducing ...
... counter-productive. Take, for example, the $13 million allocated for a school programme designed by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to promote learning and education on sustainability. This programme actually advocates reducing GDP per capita, reducing ...

HONE HARAWIRA ... have set out major concerns for adequate protection mechanisms for Māori cultural heritage or landscape: namely, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report of 1995 on Māori heritage, the Department of Conservation Historic Heritage Management Review of 1996, and the ...
... major concerns for adequate protection mechanisms for Māori cultural heritage or landscape: namely, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report of 1995 on Māori heritage, the Department of Conservation Historic Heritage Management Review of 1996, and the ...

Hon STEVE MAHAREY ... Her Excellency the alterations to the appropriations for the 2005-06 financial year in respect of Vote Audit and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2006-07 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote ...
... the alterations to the appropriations for the 2005-06 financial year in respect of Vote Audit and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the appropriations and information for the 2006-07 financial year in respect of Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and ...

ANNE TOLLEY ... that this was a very amicable committee, and I commend the work performed by the Audit Office, the Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. National will support this motion.
... a very amicable committee, and I commend the work performed by the Audit Office, the Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. National will support this motion.

NANDOR TANCZOS I also rise to talk about Government motion No. 1, particularly regarding the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has done extraordinarily valuable work—enormously valuable work—in ...
I also rise to talk about Government motion No. 1, particularly regarding the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has done extraordinarily valuable work—enormously valuable work—in ...

Dr PITA SHARPLES ... to the motion. The provisions earmarked within the 2004-05 appropriations for Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the associated draft budgets, reflect an important principle within the democratic process: the importance of ...
... The provisions earmarked within the 2004-05 appropriations for Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the associated draft budgets, reflect an important principle within the democratic process: the importance of ...

LYNNE PILLAY ... and residents, and put forward a constructive amendment. I thank him for that. Dr Morgan Williams, a former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, drew much attention to the problem with his now-famous words “death by a thousand cuts”. I thank him for his ....
... and put forward a constructive amendment. I thank him for that. Dr Morgan Williams, a former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, drew much attention to the problem with his now-famous words “death by a thousand cuts”. I thank him for his ....

Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE ... and enhancement of its historic features for present and future generations. As was formerly stated by the former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, it prevents “death by a thousand cuts”, or, in technical terms, those incremental effects. To assist the development of ...
... of its historic features for present and future generations. As was formerly stated by the former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, it prevents “death by a thousand cuts”, or, in technical terms, those incremental effects. To assist the development of ...

LYNNE PILLAY ... of residents who do not want to see ad hoc development—development that was so appropriately described by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment as “death by a thousand cuts”. I am a proud resident within the boundaries of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area, which ...
... who do not want to see ad hoc development—development that was so appropriately described by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment as “death by a thousand cuts”. I am a proud resident within the boundaries of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area, ...

KEITH LOCKE ... and creep around the regulations however strongly we try to put them in, and that has been happening. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment called it death by a thousand cuts. Bit by bit the number of subdivisions expands and the lot size has gone down over the ...
... creep around the regulations however strongly we try to put them in, and that has been happening. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment called it death by a thousand cuts. Bit by bit the number of subdivisions expands and the lot size has gone down over ...

LYNNE PILLAY ... pressure of urban sprawl. Their heritage value—both natural and rural—is at risk from metropolitan pressures. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has advised the House of the need to take action to protect this area before it is too late. It was recognised that ad ...
... urban sprawl. Their heritage value—both natural and rural—is at risk from metropolitan pressures. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has advised the House of the need to take action to protect this area before it is too late. It was recognised that ad ...

NANDOR TANCZOS ... area due to the population pressure from the Auckland urban area, and the urgency of the need for protection. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has described the dismemberment of the Waitakere Ranges as a “death by a thousand cuts”, and I think that is an apt ...
... the population pressure from the Auckland urban area, and the urgency of the need for protection. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has described the dismemberment of the Waitakere Ranges as a “death by a thousand cuts”, and I think that is an apt ...

METIRIA TUREI ... perspective. Environmental education is truly a transformative issue. This has been recognised in our country by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in his report See Change: Learning and education for sustainability, and also by the United Nations. This year is, in fact,...
... Environmental education is truly a transformative issue. This has been recognised in our country by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in his report See Change: Learning and education for sustainability, and also by the United Nations. This year is, in ...