Lorck AnnaANNA LORCK (Labour—Tukituki): It gives me great pleasure to talk on this bill today because my Great-Granny Pam—it would be remiss of me not to talk about her. When my Granny Pam passed away at the age of 97 I was given the memorabilia of her being a girl guide and I have a story to share with you from much of her memorabilia because she collected every single cutting during her time as a girl guide. She was a captain of the girl guides.I would like to take you back to the summer of 1960 in Hawke's Bay where the story begins. Girl guides spend successful week under canvas. Girl guide activities in Central Hawke's Bay reached a peak during the past week when a special camp was held near Waipukurau the first of its kind ever held in the district. It was a test camp to allow Mrs P Hewitt"—that's my Granny Pamela Hewitt—"the commander and captain to qualify for a camper's licence. Twenty guides and four guiders pitched their camp last Monday on Mr N J Hewitt's property."—that's Great-Granddad Norm—"Girls were present from Waipawa Otane Flemington and Waipukurau troops."Now the story goes on and I won't read it all to you but there were a few snippets that I thought you would enjoy. One under the subheading "Spirit and principles": "The very point of having a camp is to keep the spirit of the camp alive and many tangibles that were concerned with"—including how to pitch a tent. Alongside that was how to ensure that the camp ran smoothly: "Under Mrs Hewitt's direction the girls all enjoyed a very active and varied programme. The call for cooks and firelighters went out each day at 6.45 a.m. and this was followed by the flag-breaking assembly at 7.40 a.m. and breakfast followed. The camp inspection"—now we can imagine that was a very serious part of the day—"was taken part at 10 a.m. followed by a range of activities and then they had a camp comfort to enjoy until tea at 5.30. A general clean-up followed and then camp prepared for the night. The final activities of the day were singing around the campfire at 7.30 p.m. with lights out at 9 p.m. A tea hike by the river and an organised expedition were among the great attractions for the guides."That was my story and I'll carry on with the debate—thank you Madam Speaker.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Order! Just before the member does it would be good if the member were to refer to some of the contents in the bill at hand. Thank you. ANNA LORCK: Yes I will—I absolutely will. I just thought it would be good to take you back to January 1960 in Waipukurau. So if we talk about the reason for the bill I also spent today speaking to a friend of mine who has two daughters in the girl guides and she was talking about the reason for why we need to ensure that the bill goes ahead because it's all about the health and wellbeing and sustainability of the girl guide movement. When she talked to me about this the thing that she told me was that there are approximately 7000 members in New Zealand at the moment—Hon Simon Bridges: How many?ANNA LORCK: —and of those—yes. The membership is "strong and steady" were her words and it's because of this she said when I talked to her about the olden days and how things were done that they still have those same values. It's those values that we must sustain in the whole movement of the girl guides to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to continue with it. Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is That the Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch) Incorporation Amendment Bill be considered by the Social Services and Community Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Social Services and Community Committee."