Sage Eugenie; Mallard TrevorHon EUGENIE SAGE (Green): E Te Māngai o Te Whare tēnā koe. Meri Kirihimete. I'm very pleased to support this bill on behalf of the Green Party and thank the Hon Maggie Barry for reminding me and bringing to my mind's eye that beautiful vision of the floral carpet in the cathedral. It was an incredible feat of organisation getting all the flowers and then the design on the floor of the cathedral.I guess that is why the cathedral is more than just a church building because it has been used for a lot of community events a lot of secular activities as well and because it draws people in who are not necessarily religious. It is part of inspiring buildings that they create that sense of place which the cathedral certainly does at the heart of Christchurch city and that they create memories for the community.I will be delighted when this bill goes through because walking down Armagh Street last weekend past the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers which was very soon after the earthquakes—it was very badly damaged but there were efforts made to weatherproof it so that it could be restored over time as funds skills and skilled craftspeople permitted. It has been an absolute tragedy that the Christ Church Cathedral has remained open to the weather to the pigeons and to the elements. That will have compromised the building further. What this bill going through will mean is that as a very first step the building can be weatherproofed and action taken to do that to ensure that we don't allow it to deteriorate further.This bill's also significant because it continues and creates that sense of momentum and energy that has seen groups like the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust work so hard to put before the public to encourage the Church Property Trustees and others that in their vision this magnificent building can be reinstated and restored. I pay tribute to the former Minister the Hon Nicky Wagner for all of the work that she did with the Church Property Trustees working with the bishop so that the General Synod made that great decision that they did to accept the Crown offer and to go forward with reinstatement. I congratulate all of the members of the Environment Committee under Deborah Russell's chair and the Hon Megan Woods for continuing the initiative that had built up around the cathedral after so many years of letting it really fall into disrepair because of the substantial difference of views within the Christchurch community over its future.But I think that is a function and just a sort of aspect of the Christchurch character—that there are these extraordinary arguments around sometimes new buildings around public spaces like Victoria Square around the Arts Centre when there was a proposal for a music conservatory there that went to the Environment Court. People in Christchurch really care about what happens in public spaces so there has been enormous debate about the cathedral. Now with this bill there's a coming together so that everybody is working for that common purpose of reinstatement.Like others I pay tribute to the enormous efforts of the Hon Jim Anderton with his work with Philip Burdon and other members of the trust to make sure in those early days that the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority didn't issue that section 38 demolition notice that some had wanted. I also commend Minister Brownlee because I think he was involved too in those days to ensure that that notice didn't go through as it did with so many other Christchurch buildings to the detriment of the city's character and built heritage.This bill as others have mentioned does override other legislation with these powers that the Minister has to recommend Orders in Council but the Green Party is satisfied that there are sufficient checks and balances on that power through things like the expert panel which will review draft Orders in Council and make recommendations on them to the Minister; the fact that the Orders in Council are made public and that local authorities as a result of the amendments made by the select committee also have to be made aware and invited to comment; and the fact that there is a report to the House on Orders in Council and that they have a 15-year life before falling into disuse if they are not revoked before that.So I think the bill shows once again the value of legislation going to select committees even though there was a very truncated and short select committee process. There were a number of submissions that did result in some quite significant changes to the bill with the changes to the purpose to recognise the contribution that the cathedral makes to the cultural social and economic well-being of the city and that its reinstatement will contribute to that well-being as well as those existing aspects of the purpose around providing greater certainty for both the Christchurch community and the Church Property Trustees.I think the addition of a map to the bill making it very clear what the cathedral area involved was a good addition. The select committee I think has done an excellent job and I join with others in commending this bill to the House and the fact that it marks a significant step forward in the future of our city given that the cathedral is such a potent symbol for Christchurch and thinking of what has been achieved at the Christchurch Arts Centre: the huge craftsmanship that has been demonstrated with the restoration of those buildings and how now they ring with a lot of visitors and residents enjoying once more that important aspect of the city's heritage and the beautiful combination of stone wood and large quadrangles that these heritage buildings represent. So it is a very good day for Christ Church Cathedral and I'm very pleased that this bill is going forward. Thank you.Mr SPEAKER: I'm sorry. Stanford—Miss Stanford. Erica—sorry.