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Graham Kennedy: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGraham Kennedy: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:936. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]1.Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green)to the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee: Will he consider extending the time period for submissions on the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill given public submissions close today; if not why not?MARK MITCHELL (Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee):No I will not as the select committee is required to report back to the House on 2 December.Dr Kennedy Graham: Given that reply will he seek to extend the date for the report back to Parliament from next Tuesday given the public interest in the legislation; if not why not?MARK MITCHELL: No and I would just like to point out the fact that the secretariat is working quickly and efficiently and the select committee is committed to meeting the needs of submitters. To date we have been able to do that.
Hipkins Chris: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHipkins Chris: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:935. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CHRIS HIPKINS (Labour—Rimutaka):I seek leave to table the transcript of the text conversation between the Prime Minister and Cameron Slater on 24 November which was released yesterday showing—Mr SPEAKER: Order! The document has now been described. I will put the leave. Leave is sought to table that particular transcript of text conversations. Is there any objection to it being tabled? It will be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.
Dowie Sarah: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDowie Sarah: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:935. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]12.SARAH DOWIE (National—Invercargill)to the Associate Minister of Transport: How will the changes from 1 December lowering the adult drink-driving limits improve road safety?Hon CRAIG FOSS (Associate Minister of Transport):Lower legal breath and blood-alcohol limits will help make our roads safer and save lives. From 1 December the legal alcohol limit for drivers aged 20 and over will lower from 400 to 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of blood [Interruption]—the member may be quite interested in this—or from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood bringing New Zealand into line with the majority of OECD countries. The alcohol limit for drivers aged below 20 will remain at zero. Lowering the adult drink-driving limit sends a clear message and signal that consuming alcohol at high levels and then driving is unacceptable. The lower limit will help save lives and prevent serious injuries caused by drunk drivers.Sarah Dowie: How do these changes fit in the Government’s Safer Journeys strategy?Hon CRAIG FOSS: Reducing deaths and serious injuries from drink-driving is a key plank of the Government’s Safer Journeys strategy which looks across the entire road system to improve safety through safer roads and roadsides safer speeds safer vehicles and safer road use. To make people aware of these changes a number of agencies are undertaking public information campaigns. Today the Minister of Police and I have launched the “Reach the Beach Safely This Summer” campaign an initiative led by the New Zealand Police that will also highlight the lower drink-drive limit. Each individual has a responsibility to ensure their families and friends are informed and make the right decisions. As this brochure from the New Zealand Transport Agency says be a legend: stop mates and family from driving drunk.
Mark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:934. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RON MARK (NZ First):My question to the Minister—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! We seem to have a technical difficulty and the way we will proceed is Ron Mark will ask his question and the Minister will answer the question and assuming the mikes continue to work then we will operate as normal.
Lotu-Iiga Sam: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLotu-Iiga Sam: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:933. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (Minister of Corrections):Yes in the—Tim Macindoe: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I apologise for interrupting the Minister. That is not the question that is set down on the question paper.Mr SPEAKER: It certainly is according to what I have in front of me. It certainly was asked correctly but we have now got a disrupted flow. I am going to ask Ron Mark to ask his question again.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! We have a point of order from the Rt Hon Winston Peters.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I am trying to help out the senior Government whip but maybe he has a different copy. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: I am not sure that we have a point of order here anyway. The matter has been disputed. I have got a copy in front of me. Ron Mark asked it correctly. [Interruption] Order! I am on my feet. The important thing is now that we continue with question time and I am asking Ron Mark to ask question No. 11.
Mark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMark Ron: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:933. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RON MARK (NZ First):My question to the Minister is: does he stand by all of his statements in the House yesterday?
Foster-Bell Paul: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFoster-Bell Paul: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:931. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]9.PAUL FOSTER-BELL (National)to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made about partnering with sports codes to improve the education of young people and families?Hon HEKIA PARATA (Minister of Education):Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. I was really excited to announce recently a partnership with New Zealand Rugby League called It’s More Than Just a Game. New Zealand Rugby League has a strong relationship with 40000 players their families and fans across the country many of them in Māori and Pasifika communities. The Government and New Zealand Rugby League want to see the kids in these families and communities succeed on and off the field.Paul Foster-Bell: How will this partnership support communities to raise the achievement of their children?Hon HEKIA PARATA: The Government is investing $250000 into this initiative this year. New Zealand Rugby League will assist 300 junior players to achieve the National Certificate of Educational Achievement level 2 and expand early learning through formal playgroups in clubrooms across the country. I want to thank New Zealand Rugby League for its leadership and for seeing and seizing the opportunity to partner with us to do better for our young people and families. I want to acknowledge the particular achievement of the New Zealand Kiwis winning the Four Nations title.
Doocey Matt: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDoocey Matt: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:928. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]6.MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri)to the Minister for Social Development: What reports has she received on the progress of the Government’s whiteware and optical programmes for beneficiaries and low-income New Zealanders?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Social Development):As part of the Government’s welfare reforms beneficiaries and low-income people can purchase brand new quality whiteware and optical goods and services at a much cheaper price. Since May last year as part of a Ministry of Social Development preferred supplier agreement beneficiaries and low-income people have been able to get loans to buy brand new appliances from Fisher and Paykel Appliances. People are now paying on average about $70 less for new whiteware which come with 2-year warranties free delivery and installation and removal of the old appliance. More than 22500 people have benefited from the deal and the ministry has recently won an international procurement award for its success.Matt Doocey: What savings has the Government’s procurement programme for optical services delivered to beneficiaries?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: This initiative has meant savings for more than 6000 low-income people in need of glasses. Before May people were borrowing more than $500 for new glasses but are now getting them for just over $200. This is brilliant particularly for superannuitants who in the past were paying on average around $570 for new glasses. Plus the new process has now saved people the hassle of having to get multiple quotes.
Parmar Parmjeet: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to MembersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParmar Parmjeet: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:926. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]4.Dr PARMJEET PARMAR (National)to the Minister of Transport: What progress has been made on increasing air services links between New Zealand and China?Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Minister of Transport):I am delighted to inform the House that the number of flights between New Zealand and China is set to double following an amendment to the air services agreement arrangements between our two countries. The amended arrangement is a further reflection of the growing depth of the relationship between our two great countries and the arrangement will allow airlines from both New Zealand and China to offer 42 services per week per country. This is up from a limit of 21 per week at the moment.Dr Parmjeet Parmar: What forecasts has he seen on the number of visitors arriving from China by air travel?Hon SIMON BRIDGES: So far this year just over 250000 Chinese visitors have arrived in New Zealand by air travel. With increased air services forecasts indicate that half a million Chinese people will visit New Zealand by air each year by 2020. Indeed some commentators say those figures are conservative. Through the doubling of the number of flights between our countries we are taking steps to further expand tourism trade and personal ties between our two countries.
Carter David: Points of Order — Proceedings of the House—HansardText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Proceedings of the House—Hansard[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I will certainly investigate the matter and I am sure that the member does not expect me to make an answer on that question now. I will have a look at it and respond accordingly.
Hipkins Chris: Points of Order — Proceedings of the House—HansardText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHipkins Chris: Points of Order — Proceedings of the House—Hansard[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CHRIS HIPKINS (Senior Whip—Labour):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I would like to ask you to investigate and report back to the House on an issue to do with the accuracy of the Hansard recording of questions for oral answer on 5 November of this year. To give you a brief summary of the issue Dr Megan Woods asked on that day a question of the Prime Minister that ended with the very clear question: “What are the facts and circumstances that distinguish his communications with Cameron Slater as being undertaken as a party leader rather than as Prime Minister?”. The video and audio recordings of the House will show that the Prime Minister responded: “Mr Speaker well the nature of those discussions and Mr Speaker it is pretty clear”—and then went on to give further answers. The Hansard omits in its entirety the first part of the Prime Minister’s answer. We have raised that issue with the Hansard Office which has told us that it believed it was a false start by the Prime Minister and has therefore deleted it. However it is very clear that the first part of the Prime Minister’s answer was in fact intended. I think the issue here—because we now have video recordings and audio recordings and anyone can see what somebody has said—is that it is important that the Hansard records with some accuracy the answers that Ministers give and I would like to ask you to investigate that matter.
Bridges Simon: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBridges Simon: Business Statement[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Acting Leader of the House):Well I am sure there will be time for debate. The Government has been very clear that we will be passing this legislation as a priority before the House rises for Christmas and as I say there will also be time for debate.
Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBusiness Statement[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Thursday 27 November 2014Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.Business StatementHon SIMON BRIDGES (Acting Leader of the House): When the House resumes on Tuesday 2 December the Government will look to progress the Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill the Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill and the Education Amendment Bill (No 2). Wednesday is a members’ day.CHRIS HIPKINS (Senior Whip—Labour):Can I seek some reassurance from the Acting Leader of the House that when the SIS bill currently before the select committee is reported back given the very short select committee process sufficient time in the House will be set aside to allow it to be adequately debated and considered?Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Acting Leader of the House):Well I am sure there will be time for debate. The Government has been very clear that we will be passing this legislation as a priority before the House rises for Christmas and as I say there will also be time for debate.
Hipkins Chris: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHipkins Chris: Business Statement[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CHRIS HIPKINS (Senior Whip—Labour):Can I seek some reassurance from the Acting Leader of the House that when the SIS bill currently before the select committee is reported back given the very short select committee process sufficient time in the House will be set aside to allow it to be adequately debated and considered?
Bridges Simon: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBridges Simon: Business Statement[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Acting Leader of the House): When the House resumes on Tuesday 2 December the Government will look to progress the Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill the Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Bill the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Bill and the Education Amendment Bill (No 2). Wednesday is a members’ day.
Parliamentary Service Commission — MembershipText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParliamentary Service Commission — Membership[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:936. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Parliamentary Service CommissionMembershipHon SIMON BRIDGES (Acting Leader of the House):I move That pursuant to section 15(1)(d) of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000 the following members be appointed as members of the Parliamentary Service Commission: Tim Macindoe Chris Hipkins David Clendon Barbara Stewart and Marama Fox.Motion agreed to.
Urgent Debates Declined — Corrections Department—Management of Phillip John Smith CaseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUrgent Debates Declined — Corrections Department—Management of Phillip John Smith Case[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:936. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Urgent Debates DeclinedCorrections Department—Management of Phillip John Smith CaseMr SPEAKER: I have received a letter from the Rt Hon Winston Peters seeking to debate under Standing Order 389 the receipt by convicted murderer Phillip John Smith of $26700 dollars in student living costs from the Ministry of Social Development. In order for an urgent debate to be held there must be a particular case of recent occurrence involving ministerial responsibility. The Ministry of Social Development yesterday confirmed it had been trying to recover student living costs paid to Phillip John Smith while in prison. The Government has initiated an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2013 into matters surrounding the use of different identities by Phillip John Smith and the adequacy of information sharing between Government departments in this regard. The inquiry is expected to run over the next 6 months.Although I accept that this matter is a new development I am not convinced that it is of sufficient urgency or importance in itself to warrant setting aside the business of the House today. The test is a high one. The matter can be considered over a longer time frame as the inquiry reports and its recommendations are worked through. The application is therefore declined.
Points of Order — Proceedings of the House—HansardText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePoints of Order — Proceedings of the House—Hansard[Sitting date: 27 November 2014. Volume:702;Page:921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Points of OrderProceedings of the House—HansardCHRIS HIPKINS (Senior Whip—Labour):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I would like to ask you to investigate and report back to the House on an issue to do with the accuracy of the Hansard recording of questions for oral answer on 5 November of this year. To give you a brief summary of the issue Dr Megan Woods asked on that day a question of the Prime Minister that ended with the very clear question: “What are the facts and circumstances that distinguish his communications with Cameron Slater as being undertaken as a party leader rather than as Prime Minister?”. The video and audio recordings of the House will show that the Prime Minister responded: “Mr Speaker well the nature of those discussions and Mr Speaker it is pretty clear”—and then went on to give further answers. The Hansard omits in its entirety the first part of the Prime Minister’s answer. We have raised that issue with the Hansard Office which has told us that it believed it was a false start by the Prime Minister and has therefore deleted it. However it is very clear that the first part of the Prime Minister’s answer was in fact intended. I think the issue here—because we now have video recordings and audio recordings and anyone can see what somebody has said—is that it is important that the Hansard records with some accuracy the answers that Ministers give and I would like to ask you to investigate that matter.Mr SPEAKER: I will certainly investigate the matter and I am sure that the member does not expect me to make an answer on that question now. I will have a look at it and respond accordingly.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(6) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 11; Mana 1.Bill read a second time.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a first time.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes46New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 13 Mana 1.Bill read a first time.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 73 Noes 46.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 45 Noes 70.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 5 be agreed to.
Prosser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionProsser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]RICHARD PROSSER (NZ First):I rise to take just a very brief call to speak to the issues contained within the Supplementary Order Papers on Part 1 of the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill.With regard to Supplementary Order Paper 475 although we feel that the inclusion of maps may be a useful tool for some people we do not support this move because the time frame given of 5 years is probably the minimum needed in order to do this job properly if it is going to be done at all. We certainly agree that if we are going to do it it needs to be done in a manner that is measured and not rushed. We do not want to go causing any further unnecessary damage.With regard to Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage we do support this initiative for two reasons. Primarily the inclusion of wildlife management areas in the excluded zones may well be interpreted as including the management of areas of herds of national importance under the Game Animal Council and we are certainly in favour of not disturbing them. The other reason of course is the idea of removing timber only by helicopter. Although I stated earlier in the debate that we are not opposed to the inclusion of new roads if they may be constructed in accordance with existing Resource Management Act provisions it is unlikely that that may happen. In actual fact the removal of timber by helicopter is more likely to have far less of an environmental impact so we do support that.I also give notice that when the House resumes I will be seeking to correct a vote on the second reading. We did give an undertaking to the House that we would be supporting this bill to Committee stage and through error that was not done so when that time comes I will be seeking to do that. Thank you.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 52 Noes 63.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to clause 5 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 52 Noes 63.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat Part 1 be agreed to.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes42New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10 Mana 1.Part 1 agreed to.
Sage Eugenie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionSage Eugenie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]EUGENIE SAGE (Green):My apologies but could I seek leave to correct the voting for the Green Party. It should have been 10 votes in favour.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Is there any objection to that course of action being taken? There is none.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Before I move on to Part 2 I will correct the votes so that members are aware. Under the amendment to clause 4 on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey the Ayes vote changes to 44. Under the amendment to clause 5 on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey the Ayes vote changes to 51. Under the amendment to clause 5 on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage the Ayes vote changes to 51.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): The question is that Part 2 stand part but before we do that we have a number of—[Interruption] Oh I am sorry. I did not hear the member call.
Upston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionUpston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]LOUISE UPSTON (Senior Whip—National):I move That the question be now put.
Barry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionBarry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore):I move That the question be now put.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat Part 2 be agreed to.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; New Zealand; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes49New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Part 2 agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to insert a new schedule be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 476 in the name of the Hon Damien O’Connor to clauses 9 and 10 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes41New Zealand Labour 33; New Zealand First 7; Independent: Horan.Noes62New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1.Abstentions11Green Party 10; Mana 1.Amendments not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(3)(a)(iiia) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 10 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(3)(c) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 16 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.
Heatley Phil: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionHeatley Phil: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]Hon PHIL HEATLEY (National—Whangarei):I move That the question be now put.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat clause 1 be agreed to.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes42New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; Mana 1.Clause 1 agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat clause 2 be agreed to.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes49New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Clause 2 agreed to.Bill reported without amendment.Report adopted.
Prosser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionProsser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]RICHARD PROSSER (NZ First):I seek leave to correct a vote that was made earlier in the second reading of the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. The vote for New Zealand First was recorded as seven opposed. I would like to change that to seven in favour.
Tisch Lindsay: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionTisch Lindsay: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought to correct the New Zealand First vote on the second reading of the bill. Is there any objection? There is no objection. The bill will be corrected. The Ayes therefore are 72 and the Noes are 44.
Dyson Ruth: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionDyson Ruth: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]Hon RUTH DYSON (Labour—Port Hills):The Minister of Conservation made it sound like it was Eugenie Sage’s fault that we are about to break a 27-year-old agreement. Shame on you—I thought you opposed the logging of timber from our native trees! But no Minister Smith managed to divert the responsibility completely away from himself when actually he is the Minister of Conservation. Tonight we have seen an extraordinarily arrogant out-of-touch demonstration from Minister Nick Smith from Gerry Brownlee and actually from the entire National Government. It just rode roughshod over all the quite serious amendments that were proposed by the Green Party and by Labour. I think that this has not been an exercise in pragmatism; I think that it has been a cheap political stunt and I resent having Parliament’s time being used for this sort of exercise.We know that there is a risk of flooding the market and that this will harm existing businesses. The very purpose of this West Coast (Wind-blown Timber) Amendment Bill as outlined by the Minister is to improve job opportunities on the West Coast. We know—and it was demonstrated by the National Government’s rejection of our Supplementary Order Papers—that this will risk existing businesses which is exactly the opposite of what the Government proposed that it is aiming to achieve.We know that it will have a negative impact on the SILNA forest owners. For how many years has that group of people battled for what was rightfully theirs? Now it is at risk. Without any consultation and without any engagement they would have heard this news over the radio or read it in the newspaper. There has not been any proper process for input from them.There are no protections for West Coasters. Another amendment that we proposed to make sure that the people on the West Coast who have had such tragic situations occur to them as a result of direct actions by the Government—hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of job losses as a result of the National Government’s action. They might not get any benefit from this and if they do it will be by fluke not by design and that is not good enough.The worst thing from my perspective is that this shows a blatant disregard for the longstanding agreement that we have had as a Parliament to protect our native trees from logging. The Minister is a disappointment to conservation values. He is a disappointment to the very values that underpin our identity. The fact that he is passing this bill through all stages under urgency with not a single opportunity for input from the public just makes a very bad bill even worse.
Barry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionBarry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore):I rise to speak on the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. I commend this bill and I approve of it. I think that Labour ought to listen to two loyal members of Parliament on its side who represent the interests of the community that they represent. This would be a very good thing for the West Coast. I think that Labour ought to cut back on some of the colourful rhetoric and listen to the people who really truly represent the will of the people on the Coast.It is a great tragedy indeed that Cyclone Ita wreaked so much havoc on the forests. It is unprecedented—20000 hectares of forest have been felled and 200000 hectares have been damaged. That is an awful thing to have happened but why would we just let the timber rot? There is no good purpose served by doing that. It can instead serve the community of the West Coast. It can serve the people who need the timber rather than causing us to import more timber. I think that on that level and on many other levels it is a very good bill. I commend it to the House.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a third time.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 11; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Bill read a third time.
Upston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionUpston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō):I am very proud to stand and speak in the second reading debate on the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. I commend this bill to the House.
Roy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionRoy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: A 5-minute call—Hon Clayton Cosgrove.Hon Dr Nick Smith: He’s voting against it! Why don’t you stand by your mate?
Lee Melissa: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is subject to correctionLee Melissa: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:702;Page:18941. Text is subject to correction.]MELISSA LEE (National):I commend the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill to the House.