Henare PeeniHon PEENI HENARE (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. Thank you very much for the opportunity to stand and speak in the first reading of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Bill.I was heartened by the contribution made by my colleague the Hon Dr Megan Woods. I reflect back to 1991 when an 11-year-old Peeni Henare watched the All Blacks lose to Australia in the Rugby World Cup an 11-year-old Peeni Henare watched the Kiwis beat the Kangaroos in Melbourne for the first time ever and a young 11-year-old was preparing to go into the form 2 class of one Hon Kelvin Davis. That was a long time ago and by God has the world changed—and thankfully so.What we've seen in the time since the Resource Management Act (RMA) is a clear agreement in this country that it wasn't fit for purpose that it did not work that despite the good intentions in the original RMA bill it did not work. Multiple Governments over that time have tried to make changes to the RMA. Many have tried and many have failed.Under the past Labour Government we were able to make sure that not only did we have a piece of legislation considered by the House but more importantly that piece of legislation was consulted on broadly and right across this country. We spoke to experts we spoke to the people who will directly be impacted by the RMA we spoke to iwi we spoke to hapū. We made sure that all of this country's voices were heard on the work done on the repeal of the RMA under the Labour Government and the establishment of the Natural and Built Environment Act and the Spatial Planning Act.I'm really disheartened that this particular Government has come here today having not consulted with any of them. What I know we'll hear from the other side of the House is Oh well we were given a mandate at the election." But that doesn't mean that they've been out to consult with iwi—and many on that side of the House I've heard speak on the Treaty settlement bills in this House and say how good it is that now iwi find a seat at the table that iwi will have a voice in local government and central government.Now we will be putting the acid on this Government to make sure that those particular pieces of legislation are upheld; that the intent and the spirit in which Māori and hapū in particular have approached these particular pieces of legislation are upheld. We will be putting the acid on this Government to make sure that all of the voices are heard in this particular process. It's important because as my colleague has already mentioned there is no vision. We've only been told that they'll repeal it and then we'll look towards seeing what we have to do then. They don't know the size of the undertaking that's required for something so significant.I look across the other side of the House and I see the member for Tukituki. The Havelock North inquiry into drinking water that took place and actually cost lives in this country was a big part of making sure that when we look towards the resource management in this country we have a bill and a piece of legislation that actually looks after the interests of our people. What's happening here is the repeal of a hard-fought piece of legislation that makes sure that the good whānau in Havelock North in Tukituki and whānau right across this country know that the resource management in their area is done to a standard that they deserve and that their interests are also considered at the same time as the commercial interests that are driving this particular bill.Tom Rutherford: Come back to the bill.Hon PEENI HENARE: And while that member might sit there and yell "Come back to the bill" I'm going to be telling that member we'll be putting the acid on him to make sure that all of the repeal that's been put through in this particular instance is going to be run through the wringer by this Opposition. We are strong and clear on knowing what our people want out there.My final bit to this contribution is to say it's quite easy when you look towards such a rushed piece of work. All you do is follow the money and you'll follow where the money leads to. It leads to a Government that is purely on ideology repealing a piece of legislation that actually was hard-fought for by this entire country. I will be sure—Simon Court: No it wasn't. It was overwhelmingly rejected.Hon PEENI HENARE: I will be sure to for the benefit of Mr Court here because I know in the last term of this Parliament he stood here and begged for tikanga lessons from this House. Well he's going to get one today when we go through this bill and I encourage him to stay here and all the members on that side while we run this particular bill through the legislation wringer and ensure that the voices of our people are heard. Mr Speaker thank you."