The purpose of this bill is to abolish partnership schools kura hourua ("charter schools") in New Zealand.

This bill establishes and regulates an education system to provide New Zealanders with lifelong learning opportunities so that they engage fully in society.

This omnibus bill, which repeals the State Sector Act 1988 and makes a small number of related amendments to the Public Finance Act 1989, provides a modern legislative framework for achieving a more adaptive and collaborative Public Service by expanding the types of agencies that comprise the Public Service, unified by a common purpose, ethos, and strengthened leadership arrangements. Following the committee of the whole House stage, it is intended that this bill will be divided into two bills: the Public Service Bill and the Public Finance Amendment Bill.

This bill amends the Arms Act 1983 to address concerns raised by the firearms community about delays in processing licence holders' applications for new firearms licences.

The purpose of this bill is to amend the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 to ensure the Act better aligns with the new COVID-19 response portfolio and to provide for less restrictive measures under alert levels to be applied sooner.

This omnibus bill makes amendments relating to matters that are aimed at assisting the Government and New Zealanders to more effectively manage, and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.

This bill proposes that the membership of the Teaching Council be increased to 13, to include a senior ECE leader and a teacher educator and 5 other qualified and registered teachers/teacher leaders, and ministerial appointment to fill the 6 other member positions.

This bill is an omnibus bill that amends the Crown Entities Act 2004 and the State Sector Act 1998 to provide for greater integrity and accountability in the management of the State services.

This amendments in this omnibus bill make vaccination a more prominent part of New Zealand's COVID-19 response framework.

The purpose of this bill is to prevent the revocation of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Act under which it is made, is revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.