Wagner Nicky; Tolley AnneHon NICKY WAGNER (National): Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. National supports this bill. It is an important part of the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral and it is part of the reinstatement package that was agreed to in September. After the devastating earthquake in 2011 Christ Church Cathedral has sat derelict and decaying in Cathedral Square in the centre of our city. That has really impeded the redevelopment of the business area and the centre city and also the recovery of the people of Christchurch.The cathedral plays many roles in our city. It is a church of course but it has long been the landmark and symbol of Christchurch often used by the media to symbolise our city and to represent what we stand for and also used by the Christchurch City Council as a logo. More importantly of course it is a significant category 1 heritage building and perhaps one of the most well-known and well-loved heritage buildings in the country. It's also a community facility used for musical celebrations used for community events and used for special civic services. Finally it's one of the top tourist destinations for our city—over 60 percent of our visitors take the time to visit the cathedral.Decisions about the future of the cathedral over the last seven years have been difficult—they've been divisive for the people of Christchurch. An enormous amount of work has been done by so many people particularly the Church Property Trustees and the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust but also numerous other community and heritage groups and they've not always seen eye to eye. But we thank them for their work we thank them for their commitment and their passion and we thank them for the fact that we're now moving forward with this building.In 2015 the Government commissioned the Dean report which brought together a number of engineers to confirm the ability to reinstate the building and to provide costings. In 2016 the Government put together the Cathedral Working Group which represented all interested parties to develop a more detailed report. It recommended the establishment of a trust methodology for reinstatement detailed project costings fund-raising opportunities and finally time lines.This work of the Cathedral Working Group provided the platform for the Government's reinstatement package. That package which was agreed to on 9 September this year brought together the funding and provided for legislation to streamline the reinstatement process. That funding included insurance proceeds from the Church Government and local government money and also philanthropic support and we thank the synod for agreeing to that package so that we can all move forward. This legislation is part of that package and is designed so that the rebuild can happen in a timely manner it can be efficient and it can be cost-effective.We agree with the intent of the bill but there are some details that need to be sorted out and we do support the bill going to select committee for two weeks. The main issues that we'll be looking at are how the work of the trust and the Cathedral Working Group document are incorporated into the process and whether there should be other Acts included in schedule 2 and we'll also be looking at the timing of both the Orders in Council and judicial rules and the grounds that trigger those processes. There's also a series of operational issues to be considered as well. But we need to finalise this legislation. We need this legislation to successfully deliver the reinstatement of Christ Church Cathedral as agreed with the Cathedral Working Group and so we support this bill. Kia ora.Madam DEPUTY SPEAKER: I call the Hon Ruth Dyson—the agile Hon Ruth Dyson.