Walker HamishHAMISH WALKER (National—Clutha-Southland): It's extremely disappointing that the Rt Hon Winston Peters on the AM Show yesterday said to Duncan Garner I'm going to support this bill because the current law is an ass." What do you know? New Zealand First now gets up back-flops and they are supporting the bill—and I acknowledge that and thank you for that—but unfortunately the intent has been completely gutted out of this bill. Progress is progress but now it's only going to benefit around 700 out of 6000 children.I just want to quote the Rt Hon Winston Peters from yesterday: "These foster children and their KiwiSaver accounts"—sorry this is Duncan Garner asking Winston Peters. Winston Peters' reply was: "Sometimes they say the law is an ass. Certainly looking at your programme this morning thinking what on earth is wrong with that?" "Do you pledge as Acting PM to sort it out today?" "Yes I do. Look you can't agree with success and what we're trying to do here is we're trying to change the culture of young people to start off by being frugal and being savers. What on earth is wrong with us?" "Do you give us your word on this today?" What do you think the Rt Hon Winston Peters said after being asked "Do you give your word on this today?" It was "Yes."Now this isn't the first time that New Zealand First has—Hon Mark Mitchell: Welcome to the real world.HAMISH WALKER: —flip-flopped on a few things. That is right Mark Mitchell. I've been here two years but I'm learning very fast not to trust New Zealand First. I just want to address the members around the question of the birth parents still having rights. What he's basically saying is that even though all the other rights of that parent have been taken away by whatever means we still want to give them the right of ensuring they can stop our foster children from having a KiwiSaver account. I encourage the member to go out and talk to a foster child who has lost money or had money stolen by a foster parent. This is about ensuring that foster children have the same rights and are on the same playing field as any other child in New Zealand. We are elected to this Parliament to be decision-makers. Why are we letting Oranga Tamariki be the decision-makers? The Hon Tracey Martin the Minister for Children—it would be great if she was here but obviously she's too busy. She needs to take a proactive stance—Darroch Ball: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. Mr Walker just referred to the member not being present in the Chamber and that is against the Standing Orders.CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): Yes. That's absolutely correct. The member is new but he knows.HAMISH WALKER: Thank you Mr Chair. Let's be very clear. A foster parent has lost every other single right yet we're worried about them losing the right to ensure we sign their kid up to KiwiSaver—and not one member has told me one negative aspect of doing so. What is so wrong with this SOP which allows any foster child to have the same rights and obligations as any other child? Just think—what are we saying to those foster children? They don't have control over many aspects of their life. They don't have control over where they live. They often get moved around a lot. Yet this House despite being elected for the people can't even get this decision right."