Willis NicolaNICOLA WILLIS (Deputy Leader—National): I too am delighted to be able to speak on this bill and take a few moments to reflect on a Wellington institution which is St Peter's on Willis. And I do so in echoing the remarks of the previous speaker with I must say a little bit of nostalgia because the Hon Grant Robertson and I—he is correct—have had many a debate in the St Peter's building on all numbers of issues. It is unlikely we will have that opportunity again at the election as neither of us are standing in Wellington Central although perhaps Grant there will be other occasions that will bring us together there. I also share the fondness for St Peter's attitude of openness of inclusion of diversity. When I think of the range of events I've attended there with the range of communities of faiths of issues of causes for celebration it truly reflects the nature of our modern city and the people in it. I remember that Fringe Awards event too Mr Robertson and that was the first time I met Hugo Grrrl and there's no going back from that.I would also acknowledge that St Peter's on Willis has an important role as a community institution and as a church. And it seems to me that we often have opportunities to lament on how the church has become a weakened institution in modern society. It seems to me that there are really great models in New Zealand of churches that have evolved with the times that have taken Christian values and thought about how we apply them to society today and I see in St Peter's a Christian institution that has decided to embrace Christianity in the biggest sense of its terms and its values and has extended compassion to Wellingtonians from many walks of life. You see that with The Free Store that it hosts where it takes food from Wellington businesses and distributes it to those in need. You see that in its attitude of inclusion to all comers its efforts to be a safe space physically emotionally spiritually. And you see that in the way that it has got both a long history but a modern future. I think that is really something to celebrate.In these remarks I do want to acknowledge the people who keep institutions current and in particular right now St Peter's on Willis has some co-vicars—Rev. Stephen King Rev. Jean Malcolm and Rev. Charles Waldegrave—who are real leaders in our community. I also want to acknowledge Ross Tanner the chairman of the trust board who I know has been instrumental in this piece of modernisation that we discuss in Parliament tonight. Because as both me and the Hon Grant Robertson have acknowledged this is a great institution that has evolved with the times and contributes a lot. The trust rules on which it is based are obviously very outdated and I think it's appropriate that we update those rules so that the trust can in future make the decisions that it wants to make.It seems a little bit strange that Parliament needs to get involved in a matter of this sort. Surely we can all agree that in future it should be for the trust board itself to be making decisions of this nature and not a matter that Parliament needs to be legislating or involving itself in. So it is for that reason that we in National are supportive of these propositions and we acknowledge the impetus behind them which is to allow the endowment fund which was established many many years ago to keep evolving with the times and to have more impact into the future. That seems to us a good thing indeed and it does of course require that those involved take seriously their responsibilities in order that they exercise those functions well and so that the trust can continue for another hundred years beyond that.So in closing it is my delight to support this bill to have the opportunity to reflect warmly on a Wellington institution that I have very much enjoyed being able to share in to reflect on what it is to be a church in modern New Zealand to reflect on the really important role of community institutions and the way in which they can do good for wider groups even beyond those who hold the Christian values which they were originally designed to propagate. So thank you Madam Speaker and can I say to the Hon Grant Robertson: maybe next time we'll see you back there and we'll be talking finance instead.