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Grigg NicolaNICOLA GRIGG (National—Selwyn): I need to thank the member Jamie Strange from the other side of the room for that short history lesson. It was fascinating thank you. Oh to be a Labour Party MP who can spend all day watching YouTube videos. Wouldn't that be nice? My first confession to this House is I'm actually a cat person so I'm really going to struggle to extol the virtues of dogs for a wee while. Our former colleague Nicky Wagner I think at one stage held the disabilities portfolio—correct me if I'm wrong. This House may or may not know but I'm actually blind in one eye and I told her about this one day and she said—Hon Member: A one-eyed Cantabrian—I thought as much.NICOLA GRIGG: I am a one-eyed Cantabrian and I don't shy away from that. But I told the former Minister this and she said Oh you could potentially get a guide dog." and I thought "I don't like dogs. I'd rather a pony thank you." but I'm not sure that the pony would trot around this building very easily. But despite my obvious bias we are here today to recognise that disability assist dogs do provide a valuable service to many New Zealanders who experience disabilities and other issues which require assistance and like other speakers before me I'd also like to acknowledge the work that Mojo Mathers put in all those years ago. She identified a shortfall in the law and has done the groundwork to go about making a change that really will impact many New Zealanders.It is an amendment that just makes two very small changes but I think the power in that is that they will have a great impact on very many people. I think in this House we must never forget that as legislators we should take every opportunity we can to reform laws that do improve the lives of New Zealanders. Because words matter the first is replacing "guide dog" as a prohibited ground of discrimination with "disability assist dog" and I do agree with previous speakers that perhaps even that wording could be bounced around and changed a bit. Perhaps just "assist dog" is even easier and doesn't therefore have any derogatory connotations around people with disabilities. But that will be for the select committee to canvass and discuss. The second amendment is aligning the definition of "disability assist dog" with the Dog Control Act of 1996 so that dogs trained to service other needs are included. We have heard that that will also include hearing dogs mobility dogs epilepsy dogs assistance dogs medic alert dogs and dogs who are trained to specific tasks. Also a disability assist dog is a dog who is trained by an organisation specified in the Dog Control Act as being a dog trained to assist a person with a disability. So all up the National Party is very happy to support this amendment. It is a bill that will introduce the necessary legal backing to ensure that these highly trained service dogs are viewed and treated differently from pets and domestic animals under the law."
Severin ToniTONI SEVERIN (ACT): I stand to take the call on the Human Rights (Disability Assist Dogs Non-Discrimination) Amendment Bill. This bill makes a very small change in the term from guide dogs" to "disability assist dogs". With many people in our community that have disabilities—more than just blind—that need the assistance of their dogs it's very disheartening to hear that people have been discriminated by having these dogs that people perceive are pets. As we all know it takes many hours and a lot of money to achieve the training in these dogs.We have a sad situation that this bill has had to be brought to the House to be put here but one question I would like to know is whether or not we could have probably proceeded from just going through this whole process and maybe have had a quick change with a letter to the Ministry of Justice asking if it could be amended via the Statutes Amendment Bill because it's such an important bill. Maybe we could have got it through just a little bit quicker than having to sit and discuss—and yes there may be some more things that will come out of the select committee but to speed the process up for people that may be disadvantaged. At this stage it's still going to be a process for us to get through.So to go through all this I am happy to say that ACT supports this bill and we hope to see it get passed very quickly through select committee so if anyone that is incurring any discrimination it is done and got rid of fast. Thank you."
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Mallard TrevorSPEAKER'S OBSERVATIONSInterjections—MicrophonesSPEAKER: Before we move on to oral questions I do want to apologise to members for an incorrect comment that I made yesterday when I was under the impression that Mr Bishop had used the Leader of the Opposition's mike in interjecting. In fact I have been informed that the microphone was turned off at the time and that any amplification would have come from my microphones and not from the Leader of the Opposition's. I also want to apologise to the staff whose job it is to make sure that the feed that goes publicly works well. I checked; it did work well. They work the volume controls in order for the outside feed but unfortunately it doesn't help me in here. As a point of compromise and I'll relay this to the member concerned I've turned my hearing aids down. So if he's in the same position if he turns his volume down we might get the appropriate compromise.
Mallard TrevorPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSSPEAKER: No petitions papers or select committee reports have been presented. No bills have been introduced.
Rurawhe AdrianWEDNESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2021The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSDEPUTY SPEAKER: Ā kāti rā tēnā rā tātou katoa i runga i te tuku iho o rātou mā te wāhi ngaro. Nō reira e te Atua kaha rawa ka tuku whakamoemiti atu mātou mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga whaiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi mātou ki te Kuīni me te inoi atu mō te ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga kia mōhio ai kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o te Whare nei mō te oranga te maungārongo me te aroha o Aotearoa. Amene.[Well then greetings to us all of us that benefit from the legacy and care of those who have passed on. Therefore almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom and humility for the welfare peace and compassion of New Zealand. Amen.]
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Thursday 30 June 2022 - Volume 760
Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill — First Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time. Bill referred to the Justice Committee.Instruction to Justice CommitteeHon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Māori Development) on behalf of the Minister of Justice: I move That the Electoral (Māori Electoral Option) Legislation Bill be reported to the House by 3 November 2022.A party vote was called for on the question That the motion be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.
10. Question No. 10—Emergency ManagementRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) to the Minister for Emergency ManagementQuestion No. 10—Emergency Management10. RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson) to the Minister for Emergency Management: What recent announcements has he made about helping to keep families and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand safer from natural disasters? Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): This week I launched the new Monitoring Alerting and Reporting (MAR) Centre at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). New Zealand is prone to many natural hazards the frequency of which is becoming more regular due to climate change. It is important that we reassure communities and families that the system is robust and there to keep them safe. We need therefore 24/7 monitoring of the threats. The new MAR system will monitor scan and gather information on emerging threats. It will alert the public regional civil defence groups and emergency services and report that information to the Government. Rachel Boyack: What prompted the Government to establish the centre and by when? Hon KIERAN McANULTY: The 2018 ministerial review into better responses to natural disasters and other emergencies included a recommendation for a 24/7 emergency response monitoring system. The previous Minister the Hon Kris Faafoi made that commitment and found funding through the Budget and the process was commenced. It was originally planned to be completed by 2024 but due to the hard work of the NEMA team that has been brought forward by two years ahead of schedule and on budget. Rachel Boyack: How will it make New Zealand safer? Hon KIERAN McANULTY: Whilst the system has always been robust and has delivered excellent service to New Zealanders it has relied on an on-call system. This placed an unfair burden on those staff who had to do a full day's work then deal with personal circumstances and realities and then be on call throughout the night. They delivered that with excellent commitment and dedication but the time has come for a dedicated 24/7 monitoring system which is now as I say fully funded and I'm pleased to say fully staffed. I'd like to acknowledge the hard work of NEMA for getting this centre up and running ahead of schedule. We thank them very much for their efforts.
9. Question No. 9—Environment (Biodiversity)MARK CAMERON (ACT) to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity)Question No. 9—Environment (Biodiversity)9. MARK CAMERON (ACT) to the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Can he confirm that the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity exposure draft contains specific requirements in relation to significant natural areas on Māori land; if so will these requirements allow more development to take place on Māori land than non-Māori land?Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management) on behalf of the Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity): Yes and there are also specific requirements for other types of land such as the maintenance of pasture forestry and geothermal areas and all of these allow for existing uses to continue.Mark Cameron: Why has the Minister established special requirements for significant natural areas on Māori land?Hon KIERAN McANULTY: On behalf of the Associate Minister there are specific requirements for other types of land also including the maintenance of pasture forestry and geothermal areas and all of these allow for existing uses to continue.Mark Cameron: What advice has the Minister received if any indicating that his Government's policies would devalue land determined to be a Significant Natural Area?Hon KIERAN McANULTY: On behalf of the Associate Minister I'm not in a position to answer any questions about advice on Government policy. The primary question was about the exposure draft which on the top of it says Not Government policy".Mark Cameron: Does the Minister agree that all New Zealanders should be able to develop their lands whether it is Māori land or not?Hon KIERAN McANULTY: On behalf of the Associate Minister questions in general around the use of Māori land are more appropriately asked to the Minister for Māori Development.Mark Cameron: Point of order Mr Speaker. The question as framed was whether it was for Māori land or not. What about the other half of that?DEPUTY SPEAKER: Can you read the question again to me.Mark Cameron: Thank you Mr Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: No I'm not asking you to ask it; I want to hear it again so I can make a ruling. Sorry.Mark Cameron: My apologies. I was trying to make the determination whether the member over there had defined in his answer whether it was Māori land or not and he spoke to one half of that.DEPUTY SPEAKER: He's definitely addressed that.Mark Cameron: What would the Minister say to Greg a Tasman farmer who spoke to me about his 600-acre farm which his family has owned for more than a hundred years that could be rezoned because of this Government's proposals and future generations might lose their right to care for that land?Hon KIERAN McANULTY: On behalf of the Associate Minister I'd say "Gidday Greg." and I'd say thank you for the question and I would say that the member can be reassured just like his colleagues and other farmers across the county that existing land use will continue under these proposals."
6. Question No. 6—Economic and Regional DevelopmentNAISI CHEN (Labour) to the Minister for Economic and Regional DevelopmentQuestion No. 6—Economic and Regional Development6. NAISI CHEN (Labour) to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What reports has he seen on developments in the New Zealand space sector?Hon STUART NASH (Minister for Economic and Regional Development): On Tuesday night Rocket Lab reported it had launched NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment or CAPSTONE satellite to the moon's orbit using its own Electron rocket and Photon lunar spacecraft. This is an extraordinary achievement for Rocket Lab and New Zealand now joins a very small group of countries that have launched missions to the moon. Peter Beck and the staff of Rocket Lab are a great example of an advanced manufacturing technology and excellence coupled with entrepreneurial drive which we have in this country. The tyranny of distance has been a blessing for space launch. With limited air and sea travel to the east Rocket Lab chose magnificent Māhia Peninsula to establish the world's first fully private orbital launch facility. I would like to congratulate Peter and the Rocket Lab team on behalf of the Government on this outstanding achievement.Naisi Chen: What benefits if any will the CAPSTONE mission bring for New Zealand?Hon STUART NASH: Other than being an international success story based in New Zealand continuing to put our name on the map and the magnificent example of a thriving sector supporting tens of thousands of high-wage jobs the CAPSTONE mission also involves a new bespoke collaboration with NASA that will enable a University of Canterbury - led research team to advance development of a technology to track moon-orbiting spacecraft. This is an excellent opportunity for a Kiwi university to lead a technology development project with international significance. The research will be increasingly important as more countries and private actors launch lunar missions. From observatories in Tekapō our researches will collaborate with NASA to improve the way we predict spacecraft trajectories.Naisi Chen: Does the Government have any other collaborations with the space sector?Hon STUART NASH: The Government has a $26 million investment in the MethaneSAT mission which will launch a state of the art satellite to detect and measure anthropogenic methane emissions—Hon Todd McClay: Nothing compared to the methane this member produces.Hon STUART NASH: —and enable action on slowing climate change—Mr McClay. Rocket Lab will design and build the critical IT infrastructure required to task and position the satellite in space as well as collect the science data from the satellite. It will also develop and initially operate the MethaneSAT mission operation centre before responsibilities are handed over to the University of Auckland's Space Institute. Once again well done to Peter and the Rocket Lab team.
3. Question No. 3—Disability IssuesTERISA NGOBI (Labour—Ōtaki) to the Minister for Disability IssuesQuestion No. 3—Disability Issues3. TERISA NGOBI (Labour—Ōtaki) to the Minister for Disability Issues: What progress has the Government made in the delivery of the new Ministry for Disabled People?Hon POTO WILLIAMS (Minister for Disability Issues): Budget 2022 underlined the Government's commitment to deliver change for the disability community by funding the establishment of a new ministry. Tomorrow I will launch the new Ministry for Disabled People at an event here at Parliament. This will be a historic day that has been 40 years in the making. This will be the first ministry of disabled people in any comparable jurisdiction. It will also be the first ministry with a New Zealand Sign Language name as well as te reo Māori and English names. The launch of the ministry marks a new chapter for approximately 1.1 million disabled people in New Zealand and is a significant step towards realising true partnership between Government and disabled people—tāngata whaikaha—their whānau carers and supporters. It is a privilege to step into this role at such a crucial time for the community and to build on the incredible work of my colleague the Hon Carmel Sepuloni.Terisa Ngobi: What does the new ministry mean for disabled people?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: The disabled community has waited decades for this moment. That's why work will continue to ensure the new ministry has the time to get its people and systems established so that it's well placed to get the transformation right. In the spirit of Nothing About Us Without Us" the new ministry will start the ball rolling with ensuring the ministry's culture and values are mana-enhancing the governance and partnership arrangements are meaningful and the mechanisms that will give effect to disabled peoples' voices are embedded. The new ministry will also progress transformation of the disability system by progressively applying the Enabling Good Lives approach to disability support services across New Zealand. The three current pilot sites provide an excellent base for a wider roll-out. Over time more disabled people will have more choice and control including over funding to enable them to live great lives.Terisa Ngobi: What other progress has the Government made to support disabled people?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: The Government's commitment to supporting the disability community was demonstrated through Budget 2022 with over a billion dollars of new funding for the disability sector. This includes $100 million for the implementation of the Enabling Good Lives approach $735 million for Disability Support Services and over $4.8 million to strengthen New Zealand Sign Language and education. This funding marks another step towards creating—DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Minister has answered. Further remarks?"
1. Question No. 1—EducationJO LUXTON (Labour—Rangitata) to the Minister of EducationORAL QUESTIONSQUESTIONS TO MINISTERSQuestion No. 1—Education1. JO LUXTON (Labour—Rangitata) to the Minister of Education: What further COVID-19 support is the Government providing schools this winter?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Education): The Government is providing additional funding this winter to encourage schools and centre-based early childhood education services to maintain healthy levels of heating and ventilation. In addition the Government has already provided every school in New Zealand with carbon dioxide monitors to help them identify the spaces where maintaining good ventilation can be proven to be more challenging and we've purchased 12500 air cleaners to help improve the ventilation in those areas. Every school has access to those air cleaners at no cost if they need them to help supplement their approach to ventilation this winter. Jo Luxton: What has been the basis for this support and why is it so important for schools? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: This work addresses concern that has been raised that some schools and services may be reluctant to maintain effective natural ventilation during winter due to potential heat loss. The Ministry of Education has researched international best practice and conducted joint studies of classroom ventilation with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and they've worked with the University of Canterbury to estimate potential heat loss due to improved ventilation. Good ventilation over winter can lead to some additional heat loss and higher heating bills. The winter energy payments that we're making to schools will help to reassure schools and early childhood services that they can balance heating and ventilation while COVID-19 continues to circulate widely within the community without unaffordable energy bills. Jo Luxton: What will be the eligibility for schools to be able to access this support? Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: There will be $3.6 million allocated to schools kura teen parent units and activity centres. The amounts will range from $200 up to a cap of $4000. For most it will amount to a 5 percent top-up of their annual heat light and water funding allocation. In addition $1.4 million will go to centre-based early childhood education services. The Government doesn't usually explicitly fund energy costs for these services but the COVID-19 pandemic is a unique situation. We'll also be providing an additional one-off payment to fund portable carbon dioxide monitors for centre-based early childhood services that serve disadvantaged communities.
Roberts Angela; Rurawhe AdrianANGELA ROBERTS (Labour): It is an honour to take a call and support the first step in delivering public media service reforms that will make wonderful changes and enable our public's media to thrive into the future. We've heard actually that TVNZ has already been able to innovate and live stream which is great and I want to reflect on that a bit more in a moment. But I also heard from the other side of the House that our public media services are not inspiring and I also want to respond to that. The new structure and improved investment will make it easier to continue to innovate. Public broadcasting is always changing. We've heard about the move to on demand and capturing and sharing on multiple platforms. This is not new. Bruce Mason wrote a play—The Pohutukawa Tree—which was a stage play and it got recorded at Broadcasting House in 1960; the first step to on demand because you could only actually go and see it live until it was recorded. And multi-platform—not just on stage but on radio and it has of course been turned into a movie since then. And it did give access to a wider audience. I know that because it remains a magical performance that I used to cherish sharing with my students and my theatre students in a secondary school. People say Oh people only watch things on YouTube." Well the magic of closing your eyes and listening to a radio play and hearing our stories our voices our languages our accents coming through and those treasures that Radio New Zealand and TVNZ have been able to do over the years will be able to be done even better into the future. So I commend this bill to the House.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Members this debate is interrupted and is set down for resumption next sitting day. The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday 26 July 2022. Pō mārie.Debate interrupted.The House adjourned at 4.55 p.m."
Bennett GlenGLEN BENNETT (Labour—New Plymouth): Kia ora Mr Speaker. Times they are a changing and we've got to change with them. Now back in the 1990s I actually worked for TVNZ and worked on a show called McPhail & Gadsby. I'm sure we've all heard of it. Glad they're not around any more but that's OK. But I used to be the production assistant I used to go down to a tobacconist's—Cerritos Tobacco—and get the newspapers on a Saturday morning. They were the newspapers from every single city and town around the country. I'd deliver them and the writers would go through these newspapers and figure out what the great stories and what the great gags of the coming week were going to be on their TV show.Now that tobacconist no longer exists. Many of those newspapers no longer exist. Things are changing and this piece of legislation working with our media to be ready and fit for a coming 21st century is what we need. I commend this bill to the House.
Leary IngridINGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri): This broadcasting bill is bringing in the biggest shake-up to media in 30 years. It's really timely. We've seen with the change in behaviours of people moving from mainstream platforms to digital platforms that we need to be able to have fit for purpose media and platforms and public media. We've also seen the destruction and the polarisation that can happen when misinformation is broadcast and when people get into vortexes of algorithms and so on. There is an urgent need at the moment to protect public media. The business case has been put together by a panel of media experts and is being led by two Ministers the former Minister and now the current Minister Willie Jackson who both know the broadcasting landscape really well and that's really important.I just want to respond to the previous member Melissa Lee's comments about the journalism fund. What an easy thing to bag. It's such an easy thing to criticise to say Oh the funding's come from Government therefore it is just propaganda." But actually what about the private sector and the market forces that are at play there; the hero villain paradigms; some of the political influences on those media? The research shows that actually the public do trust the public media more than private media—in fact in New Zealand the trust in news has gone up to 48 percent from previous years and that is 10 percent more than in Australia and the UK. There's much more I could say but I commend the Ministers for tackling this really important issue. Media is a cornerstone of democracy. It is one of the four estates of power. It is often the last bastion of justice overseeing the whole political and judicial process. Public media is now more important than ever and there has been great care taken by this Government to ensure that it is not the Government but an independent board that will design how that is delivered. I commend the bill to the House."
Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Broadcasting and Media): Just a very quick call. I want to compliment my colleague Kiritapu Allan for this. This is a brilliant bill—something that Māori have been asking for for some time.I'm going to clarify for Maureen Pugh what our new democracy is. Democracy changed in 1996. It was called MMP and that's when the new democracy came in. It meant that we got more Māori more Pasifika more Rastafarians more women and more minorities in Parliament—that is what you call a new democracy. It also changed somewhat in 2011 when their fabulous Prime Minister did a dirty rotten deal in Epsom with the ACT Party and made sure that Rodney Hide became a member. I'm just interested in what they would call that in 2011 when we had a clear change in terms of democracy as we know it. So the National Party and ACT are compliant in terms of turning around democracy when it suits them and that's what you call a new way and a new day. So I just want to say well done to Kiritapu Allan well done to us and I support this bill going forward. Kia ora tātou.
Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Tēnā koe. Ngā mihi nui. Mr Speaker thank you. I rise in support of this. I want to acknowledge my colleague Minister Allan for bringing this to the House. She has already identified this afternoon that it's within the context of a suite of wider electoral considerations around the nation's funding and obviously people internationally overseas during COVID time in terms of elections. But as we've heard already this proposed law applies to those Māori who are already registered to vote. Therefore they are entitled to the element of choice and this bill seeks to address the anomaly that lies with that.This is an issue of fairness. We all know that the electoral periods are in three-year chunks yet for some electors who have gone through due process and have registered to vote they potentially could not have the choice to change that even though they wish to—and the stats and data indicates that—for five years and in some cases six years for when that option comes along. It is the right thing to do. The Justice Committee will hear submissions from the community. I commend this bill to the House.
Luxton Jo; McKelvie IanJO LUXTON (Labour—Rangitata): Thank you Mr Speaker. As someone who is directly impacted and whose children are directly impacted by this piece of legislation I am pleased to see it before the House today. I see this piece of legislation as being one that encourages participation and removes barriers for people to participate in their democratic ability to vote for Governments going forward. Reducing barriers is an important part of ensuring that people come along and vote at their local government and general elections. Anything that we can do to encourage participation and remove barriers I say is a good move and I commend this bill to the House. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ian McKelvie): I call Maureen Pugh—five minutes.
Henderson EmilyDr EMILY HENDERSON (Labour—Whangārei): My old PhD supervisor used to say There's many a good article in a bad book and there's many a good note in a bad article" and I would suggest that there's many a good statement in an overly long speech to Parliament. So I will keep this short and sweet. As a sixth-generation Pākehā I fully support this bill. I see no reason that Māori should be penalised to a four-month period and I look forward to debating it in the select committee as part of the Justice Committee."
Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. Well that's 10 minutes of my life that I won't be getting back in a hurry but thank you very much. It was really good by the end of that speech to understand that National won't be supporting the bill because I couldn't understand throughout that speech what their position was.So I think it's important to get the debate back on track and to outline what this bill actually does. The bill will let Māori voters change rolls at any time up to and including polling on the day. That is specifically subject to a particular area which the member Chris Penk had outlined yet still indicates they won't support and that's by-elections. So those are particularly carved out. Māori voters will not be able to change between the Māori and the general rolls during a by-election if that change would place the voter in the electorate where the by-election is occurring and that is to make sure that this is robust. The main aim for this bill is to make sure we increase voter participation and we increase access to having an operating democratic society in New Zealand. So it's really disheartening that those members opposite don't support the underlying principles of this bill. The timing of the Māori electoral option creates a barrier for Māori voters and we know that through the research and the analysis that has been undertaken to date by justice officials. This is because the option only occurs every five to six years. Aside from when they first enrol it's the only time when Māori voters are able to exercise the option to move rolls. This bill will in fact remove that barrier allowing voters to change rolls at any time—as I've already indicated—up to and including on the day of actually voting and that's what we've seen in the past. Building up to the election date we get a lot of inquiries about those who want to change their electoral roll and that creates confusion and that uncertainty and confusion can be a real barrier to those people wanting to vote and participate. We welcome the select committee stage and really look forward to receiving a wide range of submissions to fully understand how we can further strengthen this bill and I look forward to reading those submissions when they come in. The Ministry of Justice has undertaken targeted engagement on this particular option since mid-2021 and the feedback overwhelmingly supports the implementation of a continuous option like the one contained in the bill. This is a good bill. It promotes voting it promotes democracy and it enables those Māori voters to have the flexibility that they should deserve in terms of being able to engage with our democratic system. I commend it to the House.
Hipkins ChrisPARLIAMENTARY SERVICE COMMISSIONMembershipHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That under section 15(1)(d) of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000 Dr Duncan Webb be appointed as a member of the Parliamentary Service Commission.Motion agreed to.
Rurawhe AdrianPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSDEPUTY SPEAKER: No select committee reports have been presented.A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.CLERK: Petition of Maggie Ross requesting that the House urge the Government to provide funding for all schools in New Zealand to have gender-neutral bathrooms.DEPUTY SPEAKER: That petition stands referred to the Petitions Committee.Ministers have delivered papers.CLERK: Statement of intent for 2022 to 2026 for the Department of Correctionsstatement of performance expectations 2022/23 for the Transport Accident Investigation Commission and the Earthquake Commission andPublic Service Commission Enabling Active Citizenship: Public Participation in Government into the Future Long-Term Insights Briefing.DEPUTY SPEAKER: I present the annual plan 2022/23 of the Controller and Auditor-General. Those papers are published under the authority of the House.The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.CLERK: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill introduction.DEPUTY SPEAKER: That bill is set down for first reading.
Hipkins Chris; Woodhouse MichaelBUSINESS STATEMENTHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): Thank you Mr Speaker. Today the House will adjourn until Tuesday 26 July. In that week the legislation that the House will consider will include the further stages of the Data and Statistics Bill and the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2); and the first readings of the Foreign Affairs (Consular Loans) Amendment Bill the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill and the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill. On Thursday 28 July there will be a special debate on a petition about digital exclusion and there will be an extended sitting on the morning of Thursday 28 July.Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): Thank you Mr Speaker. I thank the Leader of the House for his update and trust all members across the House will have a productive but perhaps less frenetic winter recess. The third week of that recess will mark the sixth anniversary of the return to this House of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill and I wonder if he could inform the House of the likelihood that that bill will progress before its seventh birthday?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): The member can live in hope! The Government of course has a very busy legislative programme as he will see if he takes a glance at the Order Paper at the moment. There is an awful lot of legislation that will be making its way through the House between now and at the end of the year.
McKelvie IanTHURSDAY 30 JUNE 2022The Deputy Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSIAN McKELVIE (Assistant Speaker): Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed upon us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom justice mercy and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.
Wednesday 29 June 2022 - Volume 760
Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Amendment Bill — In Committee—Clauses 1 and 2
VoteClauses 1 and 2CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): Members we come now to our final debate: clauses 1 and 2 the title and commencement. The question is that clauses 1 and 2 stand part.A party vote was called for on the question That clause 1 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10Clauses 1 agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That clause 2 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10Clauses 2 agreed to. Bill to be reported without amendment.
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the motion be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10. Motion agreed to.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): Simon Court's amendment to clause 6 set out on Supplementary Order Paper 176 is out of order as inconsistent with the principles and objectives of the bill. The question is that Simon Court's amendment to clause 7 set out on Supplementary Order Paper 176 be agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 10ACT New Zealand 10.Noes 109New Zealand Labour 65; New Zealand National 32; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2. Amendment not agreed to.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is that Simon Court's amendment inserting new clause 9A set out on Supplementary Order Paper 177 be agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 10ACT New Zealand 10.Noes 109New Zealand Labour 65; New Zealand National 32; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2. Amendment not agreed to.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is that the Hon Gerry Brownlee's tabled amendment to clause 13 be agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10.Noes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2. Amendment not agreed to.Hon Gerry Brownlee: Where's that voice coming from?CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): I know that was a point of—well it wasn't a point of anything. Teanau Tuiono is voting remotely.A party vote was called for on the question That Part 2 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Hon Gerry Brownlee: Why's he not on the screen?CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): Order! Voting will be conducted in silence.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10. Part 2 agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That Schedule 1 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10. Schedule 1 agreed to.
Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill — In Committee—Part 2
VoteCHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): Members Simon Court's amendment to clause 4 set out on Supplementary Order Paper 176 is out of order as it is inconsistent with the principles and objects of the bill.A party vote was called for on the question That Part 1 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10.Part 1 agreed to.
Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill — In Committee—Part 1
12. Question No. 12—TransportGREG O'CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu) to the Minister of TransportQuestion No. 12—Transport12. GREG O'CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu) to the Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made about the future of mass rapid transit in Wellington?Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Transport): Today the Minister of Finance and I announced that the Government is progressing a preferred option for mass rapid transit in Wellington which includes light rail from Wellington station to Island Bay; a new tunnel through Mount Victoria for public transport walking and cycling; an upgrade to the Basin Reserve area so it's no longer the country's biggest and most congested roundabout. The preferred option will reduce travel times improve air quality enable more housing and reduce emissions. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape Wellington's future and we believe on this side of the House that it's time to get on with it. That's what we're doing.Barbara Edmonds: What other work is the Government doing to build a linked-up transport network in Wellington?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Our capital does need a linked-up rapid transit network that will serve Wellingtonians now and into the future making it faster to move through the city connecting communities creating better access to businesses and reducing congestion. Today's decision provides certainty to our partners at Greater Wellington and Wellington City and to Wellington residents about this important part of Let's Get Wellington Moving. It builds on work under way within the broader programme improving work to transform the golden mile" to improve safety and urban attractiveness on the Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road and also further work on pedestrian improvements around the city and the city streets programme of which work is under way on all of those projects at the moment.Ginny Andersen: How does today's announcement about mass rapid transport in Wellington align with the Government's transport infrastructure priorities?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Our support for mass rapid transit in both Auckland and Wellington demonstrates our commitment to investing in the core transport infrastructure in our biggest city to enable them to grow now and in the decades to come. As we continue to invest in core infrastructure like Let's Get Wellington Moving Auckland light rail the alternative Waitematā Harbour crossing and in the near future Christchurch mass rapid transit we're plugging an infrastructure deficit that's built up for decades and helping to support a high wage high productivity low emissions economy for years to come."
9. Question No. 9—TourismJAMIE STRANGE (Labour—Hamilton East) to the Minister of TourismQuestion No. 9—Tourism9. JAMIE STRANGE (Labour—Hamilton East) to the Minister of Tourism: What announcements has he made on tourism infrastructure supporting Matariki?Hon STUART NASH (Minister of Tourism): Last Friday on our first Matariki public holiday myself with the Associate Minister of Tourism Hon Peeni Henare announced the sixth round of recipients for the Tourism Infrastructure Fund. This fund has played a key role in supporting infrastructure that many districts can't afford by themselves. This round was particularly special as it was the first time that funding criteria included an explicit mention of infrastructure to support the delivery and management of Matariki events. Round six of the fund invests over $15 million into 62 projects across 34 councils and community organisations around the country to help address tourism infrastructure needs including future Matariki celebrations.Jamie Strange: What are some of the funded projects that will help communities celebrate Matariki?Hon STUART NASH: From star-gazing platforms to event infrastructure and facility upgrades round six of the Tourism Infrastructure Fund will help get the community and visitors engaged in our newest public holiday. To highlight a couple of their successful projects at beautiful Waihī Beach locals and visitors can look forward to new star-gazing platforms which will link together with a popular walking trail. The platforms will include a Matariki star compass and cultural information about the site. In Rotorua the Matariki on the Marae project will fund upgrades to marae facilities to incorporate Matariki infrastructure. This includes viewing platforms cultural signage enhanced walkways public toilets and a Matariki-inspired entranceway to the marae complex. Other district councils will also receive funds for Matariki events which will help the communities learn more about New Zealand's cultural history.Jamie Strange: How has the Tourism Infrastructure Fund supported communities in the past?Hon STUART NASH: Tourism is hugely important to our economy. As we open back up to the world it is essential that our tourism infrastructure meets the high expectation of visitors. To date the fund has supported more than 200 projects totalling over $90 million which have improved the quality of tourism infrastructure for residents and visitors alike. The Tourism Infrastructure Fund has supported notable projects around the country including coastal walkways essential waste-water treatment plants park and ride facilities and high-quality public toilets. Our investments are proof of our commitment to stand beside local communities to co-fund important tourism infrastructure which will ensure we protect and enhance our strong global reputation.
8. Question No. 8—Internal AffairsTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty) to the Minister of Internal AffairsQuestion No. 8—Internal Affairs8. TODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty) to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Why did she accept the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Statement of Performance Expectations for 2022/23 in which the FENZ board indicated budgeted revenue of $661 million?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Education) on behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs: On behalf of the Minister of Internal Affairs because the document met the statutory criteria for a Crown entity.Todd Muller: Is she satisfied that despite a $220 million higher operational spend than expected when Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) was created fire stations were closed last weekend and fire engines not crewed?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Like all of the workforce Fire and Emergency are experiencing disruption due to COVID-19 and due to other winter illness including influenza. I am confident as Minister that the fire service is managing that in the most appropriate way. Where a fire crew is under-crewed because of workforce disruption they have an ability to move crews around and respond accordingly as they do for example when a fire station is responding to multiple different incidents.Todd Muller: Why does she accept that despite the $661 million budget life insurance and income protection is available to all non-uniformed staff but specifically excludes uniformed front-line staff?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I think if the member wanted to ask a question specifically about that he should have done so rather than asking a question about the fire service's revenue and statement of performance expectations.Todd Muller: What is her response to the thousands of firefighters who are telling me they look at this Government and think Where on earth has all the money gone because it ain't reached me?"SPEAKER: Order! I'm just going to invite the member to consider that question as to whether it is a matter of fact—the assertion that he made right at the beginning of it. If the member says that it's absolutely accurate I'm happy for the member to answer it.TODD MULLER: Yes.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: The member is well aware that there is bargaining ongoing at the moment and as Minister it would be inappropriate to get involved in that.Todd Muller: What is her response to firefighters sharing their frustrations with me that FENZ is employing six full-time staff to trawl social media and spot negative comments about FENZ by firefighters while at the same time their calls for more front-line staff are met with silence?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: I reject the premise of the member's question and I also repeat the previous answer that I gave which is that it is inappropriate for a Minister to be making public comment on bargaining that is under way.Jan Logie: Is the Minister aware that when yesterday in the House she said no qualified firefighters are on less than the living wage there are two ranks below qualified firefighter that on less than the living wage?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: The Minister stands by her statement yesterday."