Dean Jacqui: Resource Management Reform Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Resource Management Reform Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 31 July 2013. Volume:692;Page:12183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki):Thank you very much.Hon David Cunliffe: I thought that was Jackie Blue.JACQUI DEAN: No not Jackie BlueHon David Cunliffe: Are you sure?JACQUI DEAN: Yes Jacqui Dean who rises enthusiastically to speak in the Committee stage of this Resource Management Reform Bill. I have several reasons for being enthusiastic about this. [Interruption ] What do we mean by 29? Oh 29 percent in the Roy Morgan Research poll. Oh really—29 percent in the Roy Morgan Research poll? Can that be true? Is that a reason why the Opposition is being a little bit subdued tonight—29 percent?The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Order! The member might like to speak to the bill.JACQUI DEAN: Is it 29 percent? That is extraordinary is it not? Gosh they must be feeling stink really to be—The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Order!JACQUI DEAN: Part 1 of the Resource Management Reform Bill—there are several reasons to be wildly enthusiastic about this and one of them is the section 32 amendments inserted by clause 69. I just need to reflect on some council plans that have been announced in the course of the past couple of years and in particular the Otago Regional Council water plan changes which as presented—[Interruption ] You see they yawn. The junior whip of Labour—sitting on 29 percent in the polls—just yawned because he does not understand—Hon Tony Ryall: Did you say they were below 30 percent?JACQUI DEAN: I think it is below 30 percent. It is actually 29 percent for the first time—The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Order! Relevancy—the member has been warned once about relevancy.JACQUI DEAN: This is the first time since the election—below 30 percent. Who knew? So the Labour junior whip just yawned when I mentioned the Otago Regional Council water plan which really just highlights that the basic problem within Labour is that it does not like farmers. Labour has shown time and time again and we have heard it tonight that Labour does not like or support farmers. Of course we will hear very soon from Eugenie Sage the failed Environment Canterbury councillor on behalf of the Green Party who will repeat that litany of anti-farming sentiment which regrettably is a very small proportion of the argument we hear these days in this Parliament.However on this side of the Chamber the introduction of the changes in the section 32 amendments are great news for the farmers and the developers in my community and in farming and agricultural communities—every community—throughout New Zealand. What it means is that now the section 32 reporting will be required to do some really good robust analysis to underpin that decision making. Why is that important? Labour clearly does not know. Clearly its junior whip Chris Hipkins does not understand why that is important but I will tell you why that is important. It is because it impacts on people’s livelihoods. So for that reason alone the amendments to section 32 in Part 1 of the Resource Management Reform Bill make good reading. Thank you.