Kanongata'a-Suisuiki AnahilaANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): It's an absolute privilege to speak on the Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill. I just want to acknowledge that blank sermon that we've just heard a while ago. I can't actually find anything to pinpoint—a point to talk about.Anyway we've just had the Easter weekend and I just want to—before I start on this bill—acknowledge the Onehunga Tongan Methodist church who prayed for the members of this House whether you believe Christianity or not. They prayed for our well-being and our families and the rest of this country. I also want to acknowledge the Reverend Nehilofi 'Aholelei who focused her sermon unlike the other member on the loyalty of Mary Magdalene to Jesus Christ and laid out her legacy to the Christian movement. I heard people invoke other people from history. It is there that it's important for me to acknowledge the legacy of Norman Kirk's message—Norman Kirk's message of what one can hope for which for the Labour Party is simple but yet it's just timeless: someone to love somewhere to live somewhere to work and something to hope for. And that's where I have my loyalty to that leadership in terms of somewhere to live.We heard from the member Simon O'Connor and he talked about the element of the human nature—the element of the human nature. Well I think surely—surely—for those who invest their business in providing homes for New Zealand it's better than just looking at the elements of human nature to charge—or double charge—the normal New Zealander.They talked about how the rent increases will rise. Well this bill also ensures that other fees cannot be charged in place of a letting fee. My learned colleagues are here. I think that Dr Webb may say that in terms of business you have other avenues in terms of tax and things like that that you could find and that your expenses can be costed and be dealt with in other ways. But I want to acknowledge the member Scott Simpson. I just have to—I can't help myself. He invoked one of Winston Churchill's quotes but as he was speaking what it reminded me of was another Winston Churchill quote which is Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm". Nine long years! What happened about no loss of enthusiasm in terms of "It's only human nature that they will raise the rent"—looking at the negative side.As I speak I see the member for Pakuranga from the other side of the House. It's rich that when he used to be the local board member for Manurewa Local Board he was standing with the people who Minister Salesa spoke about of Manurewa the people who are suffering—suffering for the last nine years. He was standing with them and now it's rich that he's moved over to Pakuranga in a safe National seat and he's now saying all these other things he was saying which I can't really remember. How things change when you change your colours and you move from South Auckland to east Auckland. Things just change and you just go along with that. I want to acknowledge the Hon Ron Mark. Thank you for reminding this House of what the National Government did which was sell the State houses. They sold the State houses to their mates who are now mates of the member from Pakuranga.The principal Act the Residential Tenancies Act was from 1986—32 years ago. The population of New Zealand was just over 3 million. In 2013 in terms of the census we had grown by a million. Surely this 32-year-old little part of the legislation that the honourable Minister Twyford spoke about was the down payment to busting KiwiBuild. It definitely is. This bill is the levelling. It is a blast of levelling access to affordable housing which this Government is standing for. I am proud to be a member of the Labour Party providing affordable homes for New Zealand. Thank you."