Introduced on Aug 3. A member’s bill in the name of Teanau Tuiono. The bill seeks to provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed through the enactment of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982. First reading completed on April 10 with only National opposed. Referred to the governance and administration committee.

Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill