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Hauiti Claudette: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 04 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National) to theMinister of Justice: What changes are being made to pre-sentence restorative justice services?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Justice): As a result of this Government’s further investment I am delighted to have announced today that we are expanding our pre-sentence restorative justice conferences. In 2014-15 an additional 2400 conferences will be provided bringing the total number of pre-sentence restorative justice conferences to 3600 across the country. These conferences will now be available in every court across New Zealand. To ensure providers are equipped the Ministry of Justice has completed an open tender process and has confirmed new contracts with 17 providers and a specialist sexual offending provider. Investing in pre-sentence restorative justice helps to reduce reoffending and gives victims a stronger voice in the justice system.Claudette Hauiti: How do restorative justice conferences contribute to positive outcomes?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Restorative justice gives victims the ability to confront their offenders and to tell them directly the impact their offending has had. It can be life changing for both the victim who is able to express their feelings to the person who caused their grief and the offender who is directly confronted with the results of their actions. It is a voluntary process and both parties have to agree to participate. It is very carefully supported by trained providers contracted by the Ministry of Justice. Research shows that 74 percent of victims who engaged in a conference felt safer and 80 percent would recommend the process to others. Research also shows a 20 percent reduction inreoffending rates when compared with offenders who have not participated in a restorative justice conference.Te Ururoa Flavell:Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. Kia oratātou katoa. What consideration if any has she given to initiate a review of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system and is there any possibility of a review being considered in the near future?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: That question is well wide of the primary question but I can give an attempt at it. This is an issue that I take very seriously. Of course we have not only our obligations to all New Zealanders but also our international obligations. This is something that I believe we are taking extremely seriously.
Harawira Hone: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHarawira Hone: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 04 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13237. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]6.HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana) to thePrime Minister: Does he accept that his reported comments about the asset sales referendum being a $9 million waste of money are likely to be considered rude disrespectful and insulting by the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders who have signed the petition for just such a referendum; if not why not?Hon TONY RYALL (Minister for State Owned Enterprises) on behalf of thePrime Minister: No; because the Government’s share offer programme was extensively debated and discussed throughout 2011 and during the election campaign. The Opposition at the time described the election as a referendum on asset sales. In fact one party put out a press release just before the general election titled “A vote for National is a Vote for Asset Sales” and that party was the Mana party.Hone Harawira: Does the fact that he does not want to spend $9 million to ask New Zealanders whether they support asset sales even though hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders have requested it but he is happy to spend $36 million on the America’s Cup $30 million on RioTinto and $1.6 billion to bail out a failed finance company and do backdoor deals with casinos to let them steal even more money from the poor paint an accurate picture of this Government’s priority of corporate interests over people’s needs; if not why not?Hon TONY RYALL: I reject most of what that member said because this Government’s priorities are jobs growth and opportunities for New Zealand families. The mixed-ownership model programme is part of our wider economic plan to control debt and provide funding and money to invest in important social infrastructure like schools roads and hospitals.Hone Harawira: Does the fact that he does not want to spend $9 million to ask New Zealanders whether they support asset sales and does not want to consider any of the proven measures to raise family incomes and well-being such as a financial transaction tax a capital gains tax raising the minimum wage introducing a living wage having a Government job creation programme or investing in feeding our kids in schools confirm the fact that his Government has no interest in raising the living standards of ordinary New Zealanders; if not why not?Hon TONY RYALL: Of course we would reject most of the claims that that member has made in that question. The reason is that in January 2011 the Government indicated that it would embark on a mixed-ownership model programme if it were re-elected. We then detailed that in the Budget in May 2011. Then we had a general election in 2011 at the end of the year where the Government received a resounding vote of support from the New Zealand public. A party that was promoting the plan that that member just enunciated got close to 1 percent of votes and that party was his own.
Carter David: Visitors — Sweden—Dr Anders WJonssonRiksdagText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Visitors — Sweden—Dr Anders WJonssonRiksdag[Sitting date: 04 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13229. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members I have much pleasure in informing the House that a parliamentarian from theRiksdag of Sweden Dr Anders WJonsson MP is present in the gallery. I am sure that members would wish that he be welcomed.
Tisch Lindsay: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13227. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I am sorry to interrupt the honourable Minister. The time has come for me to report progress.House resumed.The Chairperson reported the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill with amendment progress on the Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill and no progress on the Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) Bill.Report adopted.
Vote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13226. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 1 as amended be agreed to.Ayes 61New Zealand National 59; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 59New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7;Māori Party 2; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Part 1 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13226. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.
Vote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13225. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes 61New Zealand National 59; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 59New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7;Māori Party 2; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendments agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 254 in the name of David Clendon to clause 4 be agreed to.
Ross Jami-Lee: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13225. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Goldsmith Paul: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGoldsmith Paul: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13224. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Gilmore Aaron: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGilmore Aaron: Family Court Proceedings Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13223. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL FOSTER-BELL (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13208. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat clause 2 as amended be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Clause 2 as amended agreed to.Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13208. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13207. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat clause 1 be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Clause 1 agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to clause 2 be agreed to.
Barry Maggie: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13207. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I moveThat the question be now put.
Lotu-Iiga Sam: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLotu-Iiga Sam: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13206. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie): I moveThat the question be now put.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat schedule 2 as amended be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Schedule 2 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendments agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in the name of Hon Dr Nick Smith to insert new schedule 1A be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.New schedule 1A agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat schedule 1 as amended be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Schedule 1 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13200. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 2 as amended be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Part 2 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13200. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendments not agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13200. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.Ayes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment to the amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 344 in the name of Phil Twyford to Part 2 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13200. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendments not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment in the name of Phil Twyford to the proposed amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 344 in his name to clause 35 be agreed to.
Roy Eric: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13199. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): PhilTwyford’s amendment to replace clause 23 set out on Supplementary Order Paper 343 is out of order. It is inconsistent with the decision the Committee has just made.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 343 in the name of Phil Twyford to clauses 82 to 84 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13199. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendments not agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13199. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments as amended be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendments as amended agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 342 in the name of Phil Twyford to Part 2 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13199. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments to the amendments be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendments to the amendments agreed to.The question was put that the amendments as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to Part 2 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13198. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the following amendments in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to the proposed amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in his name to Part 2 be agreed to:in clause 22 delete subclause (1A);in clause 23(2A) replace “agencies) and Schedule 2” with “agencies) and Schedule 2”;in clause 27(1)(b) replace “sections 78(1)(c) and” with “sections 78(1)(c) and”;in clause 28(ab) replace “were a reference to” with “were references to”;in clause 42(2) replace “an authorised agency may only notify” with “an authorised agency may notify”;in clause 42(2) after “1991” insert “only”;in clause 50(a)(iv) replace “sections 78(1)(e) and” with “sections 78(1)(e) and”;in clause 51(1) replace “(b)” with “(c)” and replace “(c)” with “(d)”;in clause 51(1)(b) replace “were replaced with a reference to sections 24 27 to 40” with “were a reference to sections 24 and 27 to 40”;in clause 51(2) replace “may only notify” with “may notify” and after “section 127(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991” insert “(as applied by subsection (1)) only” ;replace clause 53 with the following new clause:53Mattersto be considered in reviewSection 131 of the Resource Management Act 1991 applies to a resource consent granted under this Act as if—(a)every reference to the consent authority were a reference to the authorised agency; and(b)in section 131(1)(a) the reference to section 104 of that Act were replaced with a reference to section 32 of this Act; and(c)with all other necessary modifications.in clause 54 replace “as follows—” with “as follows:”in clause 54(a) replace “an authorised agency” with “an authorised agency; and”in clause 64(aaa) replace “of this Act; and” with “of this Act; and”;in clause 66A(3) replace “sections 66(2) to (3) apply” with “section 66(2) to (3) applies”;in the heading to clause 69 replace “notice of acceptance” with “making”;in clause 69(1) replace “from the date of notification of acceptance of the request or part of the request” with “after a request is made”;in clause 72(2)(b)(i) replace “or made the request and” with “or made the request and”;in clause 73(2)(d) replace “section 87(4) with “section 87(2A)”; andin clause 78(1) replace paragraph (a) with:(a)a person whose application for a resource consent is not granted by the authorised agency in the circumstances described in subsection (1A) if the decision not to grant the consent was made by an employee of the authorised agency under delegation:”.
Gilmore Aaron: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGilmore Aaron: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13198. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL FOSTER-BELL (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Sabin Mike: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSabin Mike: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13196. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): I moveThat the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13194. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I am sorry to interrupt the honourable member. The time has come for me to leave the Chair.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Smith Nick: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSmith Nick: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13188. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister of Housing): The member Phil Twyford has challenged me and said there is absolutely nothing in the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill referring to affordable housing. He is letting his side down quite seriously. Let me read it and I quote it very specifically: “one of the criteria that must be prescribed is the percentage of dwellings that must be affordable dwellings according to the affordability criteria specified in the Order in Council for the special housing area or part of the special housing area.” Labour members you are being badly let down by your housing spokesperson.Phil Twyford: How many affordable houses?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: No no. See? He has changed his tone now. The simple point is this: why is it—Phil Twyford: There is no requirement to provide affordable housing.Hon Dr NICK SMITH: Well let me just—well no he is wrong. I have quoted specifically from the bill. But let me go just one step further. Does this bill require that every single qualifying development include a proportion of affordable homes? The answer is no it does not. Let me explain to the member why.Phil Twyford: So why does Auckland Council say that?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: No hang on a second. I am giving the member the courtesy of debating with him. I could just sit in the chair and ignore him. I would rather have an intelligent debate if that is what he is interested in.Why do we not require an affordable home criterion for every single development? Well let us say that in one of these special housing areas somebody comes along with a development of just four houses—quite possible quite right. So how do you get 10 percent of four? It is a nonsense. Is the member really suggesting—is this where the Labour Party is at—that every single development has to include a share of affordable housing? Is that the Labour Party position? Is that the Labour Party position?Phil Twyford: These are weasel words.Hon Dr NICK SMITH: I see the member interjecting. Is that the Labour Party’s position—that every single qualifying development has to include a proportion of houses within the affordable price range?Phil Twyford: No. We are saying there should be a mechanism—Hon Dr NICK SMITH: Oh! See? When you test Labour members they are all over the paddock and that just exposes that the Labour spokesperson on housing is not doing his job. What he said about the bill is wrong and it is not practical to require affordable housing in every single development.
Tisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13186. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): Just before the member starts we are having some problems. You just have to give me some flexibility. We are having a problem with the timing.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 1 as amended be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Part 1 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.
Tisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): We move to PhilTwyford’s amendment as set out on Supplementary Order Paper 344. This is now out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 343 in the name of Phil Twyford to clause 16 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments as amended be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendments as amended agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment to the amendment agreed to.The question was put that the amendments as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to Part 1 be agreed to.
Vote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13182. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 57New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to the proposed amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 351 in his name to clause 6 be agreed to:replace in new subclause (1A) “unless otherwise prescribed” with “unless otherwise provided in regulations made under section 88”.
Lee Melissa: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLee Melissa: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13182. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MELISSA LEE (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Horan Brendan: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHoran Brendan: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13182. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BRENDAN HORAN (Independent): Thank you Mr Chairman.Mike Sabin: Nice tie.BRENDAN HORAN: Thank you. It is nice to be able to show some sartorial elegance. I am speaking to the Supplementary Order Papers on the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill. I wonder how this Government can build affordable houses when it cannot even build a decent bill. If we look at Part 1 and at all the changes in this bill it is like all the other bills that this Government seems to be putting forward. It is full of changes. There are changes to 90 percent of this bill. How can anybody have any faith in it?Let us talk about affordable housing and how we are going to achieve that. Developers look at a ratio of 2.5 people to 2.6 people per dwelling. There are approximately 500000 dwellings in Auckland and there are 1.5 million people. The shortage is actually 100000 dwellings. How then is this Government going to build affordable houses? We have heard Government members speaking about building 39000 houses. Well who is going to fund that? Who is going to develop it? But most important how many town planners have been employed? How many advertisements have gone out for town planners? Because to build one house you need a town planner and all the Auckland town planners are up to here with what they are doing at the moment with consents.This bill works on the mushroom principle where you keep people in the dark and you tell them a whole lot of manure. It is unbelievable. Here we have the super-city that this Government gave us. This Government wants to take over the super-city and tell it how to build its own houses. Why not leave it to the super-city to do that?But what this Government should do is create an infrastructure so that we can have affordable housing. I would suggest that with the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill this Government invest in fast rail from Auckland—the beautiful city of Auckland—through to Tauranga through Hamilton and then we will have affordable housing areas all the way along that line if we could get a line. It is 1¼ hours from Tauranga to Auckland. That would solve the housing problem. That is a very doable solution. But for this Government to come up and say “We’re going to give affordable houses.” when the housing shortage is so drastic—it is just not going to happen.I am taking just this very short call. I cannot support this bill. It is rubbish. Look at the changes in it. The last bill I spoke to had spelling mistakes in it from 5 years ago. I would suggest this Government do its homework and put forward a bill that does not have changes to 90 percent of it so that the rest of us in Parliament can actually read a proper bill and then we can vote accordingly. Thank you very much.
Sabin Mike: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSabin Mike: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13180. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): I moveThat the question be now put.
Gilmore Aaron: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGilmore Aaron: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13179. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL FOSTER-BELL (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Smith Nick: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSmith Nick: Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13169. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister of Housing): I am just going to cover very quickly a few points where that member Maryan Street was just so wrong. No. 1: does this bill the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill cover only Auckland? Of course not. Anybody who has read it knows and members on the Social Services Committee will know that other districts and regions can be added. No. 2: the member said that this Government has done nothing of substance to help housing affordability. Well let me give you an issue of substance. When we came into Government interest rates were 9 percent. Today they are 5 percent the lowest ever. What does that mean? That means that New Zealand households this year will pay $7 billion less in interest payments.Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga: How much?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: $7 billion. The member said that that is insignificant. She said that $7 billion in costs for households is insignificant. I say she is wrong she is out of touch and what worries me is that if you have got three contestants for the Labour leadership going down the track of spending money wildly it will only drive interest rates back up again.This is the funniest point that I found in the contributions from the Opposition. Some have said that this bill is Draconian.Hon Member: That’s right.Hon Dr NICK SMITH: Others have said—and the member says that is right—is it tinkering. Well can a bill really be “Draconian” in one breath and “tinkering” in the next? Perhaps they are arguing that it is Draconian tinkering.Actually this is a really balanced bill. Yes it does go quite a long way. Yes it will increase the supply of housing by tens of thousands of additional houses.This is the very last point and when they hear this last point it should send shivers down the spines of young people aspiring for a new house: the Opposition says that supply makes no difference to the price of housing. Did you hear that? Was that not extraordinary? It said that supply makes no difference to the affordability of housing. If that is really the Opposition’s point it knows absolutely nothing about how markets operate and it knows nothing about what this bill will achieve which just reinforces the view that we need to get this bill through to increase the supply of those houses to get those 39000 new houses built in Auckland and to make sure that Kiwi families can get their homes soon.
Vote: Appointments — Representation CommissionText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Appointments — Representation Commission[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13162. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat pursuant to section 28(2)(e) of the Electoral Act 1993 this House nominate Hon Roger Morrison Sowry of Paraparaumu to represent the Government and Hon Peter Colin Hodgson of Port Chalmers to represent the Opposition to be appointed as members of the Representation Commission and That pursuant to section 28(3)(b) of the Electoral Act 1993 for the purposes of determining the boundaries of the Maori electoral districts this House nominate DanielTakutaimoana Te Kanawa of Hamilton to represent the Government andWhetūmāramaWeratā of Lower Hutt to represent the Opposition to be appointed as members of the Representation Commission.Ayes99New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; Mana 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes21Green Party 14; New Zealand First 7.Motions agreed to.
Carter David: Urgent Debates Declined — Dairy Products Whey Protein—Contamination Incident and Test ResultsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Urgent Debates Declined — Dairy Products Whey Protein—Contamination Incident and Test Results[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13158. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I have received a letter from the Hon Damien O’Connor seeking to debate under Standing Order 386 the incorrect finding from AgResearch that indicated thatClostridiumbotulinumwas found in whey protein concentrate shipments manufactured by Fonterra. This is a particular case of recent occurrence involving ministerial responsibility. The Ministry for Primary Industries provided the results of additional testing it had commissioned last Wednesday. A debate on the initial finding was held on 6 August. A number of inquiries are under way and the announcement that the bacteria found in the whey protein concentrate was notClostridiumbotulinumwill not affect them. There will be other opportunities to consider the matter when the results of the inquiries are known. I do not consider I would be justified in setting aside the business of the House again today. The application is therefore declined.
Graham Kennedy: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGraham Kennedy: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13157. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]12.Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green) to thePrime Minister: Will he support a parliamentary debate and vote on any Government decision to give moral support for a United States - led military strike on Syria; if not why not?Hon TIM GROSER (Minister of Trade) on behalf of thePrime Minister: I will repeat what the Prime Minister said yesterday. Should action be taken against Syria it is the intention of the Government that a ministerial statement will be given to the House at the appropriate time. As the member knows that would then allow the House and the member to make any statement that they wish to make.Dr Kennedy Graham: What issue would justify a democratic parliamentary vote if not one in which New Zealand gives support to an unauthorised military strike by the US?Hon TIM GROSER: In this evolving situation I would not wish to speculate on what kind of action might or might not be justified.Dr Kennedy Graham: Does the Prime Minister agree that it is essential to wait for the evidence supplied to the United Nations Security Council by the UN weapons inspectors on the use of chemical weapons in Syria given the debacle over evidence supplied by the US back in 2003 over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction?Hon TIM GROSER: Clearly the weapons inspectors’ reports will be a crucial ingredient in the matter. All of our focus at the moment is to try to work with the Security Council to try to get the Security Council to come together and take decisive action. That is the immediate focus.Dr Kennedy Graham: Does the Prime Minister recognise that the legal justification that the US is preparing for a strike pertaining to the “responsibility to protect” doctrine is designed to apply only to the protection of civilians not for punitive strikes?Hon TIM GROSER: All of our attention is on trying to ensure that the UN Security Council comes together at this hour of great need. There are a number of legal questions about which I think it would be highly irresponsible to enter into speculative discussion.
Shanks Katrina: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeShanks Katrina: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13156. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.KATRINA SHANKS (National) to theMinister of Broadcasting: What progress has been made on the regional rollout of the digital switchover for New Zealand television viewers?Hon CRAIG FOSS (Minister of Broadcasting): Excellent progress has been made on the digital switch-over which is a key part of the innovation work stream of our Business Growth Agenda. Hawke’s Bay and the West Coast were the first regions to go digital in September 2012 and the rest of the South Island followed in April this year. The lower North Island including Taranaki and the Gisborne district goes digital on 29 September 2013—just 26 days away—and the rest of the North Island follows on 1 December. Out of the 1.2 million homes in the North Island with TVs it looks like there are about only 87000 homes that are yet to go digital.Katrina Shanks: How can people find out more information on whether they need to go digital?Hon CRAIG FOSS: The good news is that—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption]Hon CRAIG FOSS: May I start again Mr Speaker?Mr SPEAKER: You may.Hon CRAIG FOSS: The good news is that viewers watching this programme right now live have already gone digital but I urge people to check that their friends families and neighbours are sorted also. Anyone needing information about going digital go check out and talk to some of the representatives in the community or go to goingdigital.co.nz or call 0800 838 800.
Parker David: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParker David: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13145. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]3.Hon DAVID PARKER (Labour) to theMinister of Finance: What is the difference between a “one-off incentive payment” and a subsidy?Hon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance): One of the differences is that a one-off incentive payment happens once. I think the member is referring to a payment made to New Zealand Aluminium Smelters and as I have suggested to him before he should go to Invercargill and tell the 800 people directly employed and the 3000 people depending on it that the Government made a mistake.Hon David Parker: Why does he not realise that he undermines his own credibility as Minister of Finance when he stands up and he pretends that the $30 million payment was not a subsidy?Hon BILL ENGLISH: We have not pretended that it is anything other than what it was and that was a payment to New Zealand Aluminium Smelters to ensure that the contract was signed. What I cannot understand is that Labour is in Northland promising subsidies to everybody and in Southland saying that keeping the smelter open is a bad idea.Hon David Parker: Does he believe that the electricity market is competitive; if so did his Government’s interference by providing a $30 million taxpayer subsidy to the smelter have the effect of holding up power prices for other consumers?Hon BILL ENGLISH: In answer to the first question yes. New Zealand would be the only country in the world retreating from a competitive market if it followed Labour’s policy. The answer to the second question is that no one can quite tell.Hon David Parker: Why is his Government interfering in the broadband market for the benefit of Chorus at the cost of its competitors and Kiwi consumers or does he think that corporate welfare to ChorusSkycity and the smelter does not need to be justified; it just needs a cute name?Hon BILL ENGLISH: No I do not agree with the member. The reason that the Government is in the broadband market—and it does have its challenges that is for sure—is that we formed the view and actually I think the Labour Party formed the same view that ultra-fast broadband infrastructure would not arrive in New Zealand for every household for about 10 years. So we took action which we believe has been effective and focused to bring forward the roll-out and implementation of ultra-fastbroadband. If the member disagrees with that then he is free to go out and rip it up in the same way that he is free to buy back the assets that the Government sold but I notice he is not promising that.Hon Trevor Mallard: Was it part of theSkycity deal thatSkycity would be protected from appearing before a select committee to give its version of the development of the contract?Mr SPEAKER: The Hon Bill English in as far as he has ministerial responsibility.Hon BILL ENGLISH: I do not know what the member is talking about.
Carter David: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13143. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Well I have ruled that the question is in order. The member can refer to any number of Standing Orders that he wants to. The question has been authenticated. The question has been accepted. The question is therefore ruled in order. I will wait now carefully listening to the answers.
Mallard Trevor: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 September 2013. Volume:693;Page:13143. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Given that ruling I would now like to refer you to Standing Order 377(1)(a) and ask you—as you have ruled that this has been authenticated and is therefore a statement of fact—whether in fact it is necessary in order to render the question intelligible and I ask you to rule that it is certainly not.