Kaye NikkiHon NIKKI KAYE (National—Auckland Central): Look I'm really pleased to speak in this general debate and what I would say is that on my birthday I went out and walked with a group of people down Queen Street to protest against the closure of partnership schools in New Zealand. What I can say to you is for all of the messages that we have from some people—Hon Ruth Dyson: Scaremongerer. Hon NIKKI KAYE: —on the other side of the House about scaremongering let's talk about the facts for a moment. Fact number one: the Government has put legislation before this House that does not say that every partnership school can remain open. What it says is that either the model will be gone and the schools will close—their contracts will remain until 2020 2022—or by mutual determination they're gone. So any message by the Prime Minister or members from the other side of the House that somehow the partnership schools themselves will be saved is wrong factually incorrect and not true and it does not reflect the legislation before this House. The second point is—as the leader has already said today—the financial cost to that we heard from the Ministry of Education this morning is potentially $15 million. Why? Why are they doing this? Because the Prime Minister says these schools are broken. You tell that young head girl who stood up at the partnership schools rally that these schools are broken. Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. SPEAKER: A point of order the Rt Hon Winston Peters. Nikki Kaye sit down please. Rt Hon Winston Peters: Members of Parliament cannot bring you into the debate and especially ones that have been here for a little time. They should have learnt that a long long time ago. SPEAKER: The member is correct and I'm sure the Hon Nikki Kaye will take more care from now. Hon NIKKI KAYE: These schools are not broken. In fact I've just seen Vanguard Military School's excellent results. What they are doing for young Māori is hugely significant—another thing that we've heard. Basically all these schools want to know—yes it is correct the Government is talking to them about whether they will reopen but they want to know that they have a future. The reality is they've got a Minister going out there saying that his preference is that they all close. They've got some Ministers potentially behind the scenes having backroom discussions—the Prime Minister has already confirmed that. We've got some pretty serious allegations there and all they want is fairness and justice and the ability to continue the futures of these young people. And what have they had? They've had a complete shambles. We've got potential legal cases we've got Treaty of Waitangi issues we've now got potential preferential treatment by Ministers and we've got kids upset on the streets giving speeches about the fact that they had mental health issues and these schools helped them. Why? Why is this happening? They've said principle"; I say "ideology". What we need is all members of Parliament to try and force the Government—and I know the support is there. I know that's why Willie I know that's why Kelvin I know that's why Peeni—you are out there—SPEAKER: Order! Hon NIKKI KAYE: —trying to speak up—SPEAKER: Order! No. [Interruption] That's not helpful. The member does know that the members should be addressed by their titles or by their full names not by their first names. Hon NIKKI KAYE: Well look at the end of the day there are a whole lot of kids some with pretty vulnerable issues. Their schools are closing and the Government will have to accept responsibility for that. Some of them may stay open and we are fighting hard to ensure that the Government gives those schools the certainty because those kids deserve to know. There are major questions to be asked around the costs and the legal questions but also we've got these issues of potential preferential treatment. The Opposition will keep the foot down. The reason we'll do that is because of the grandmother and the young person that spoke at the rally because these schools are making a significant difference to the lives of young people."