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Goldsmith PaulHon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): O ngā iwi o ngā hapū whānau o Ngāti Porou. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. Te hunga mate ki te hunga mate haere haere haere. Te hunga ora ki a tātou te hunga ora tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Paul Goldsmith ahau.[The tribes the subtribes families of Ngāti Porou. Greetings to you all. Let the deceased remain with the deceased and depart from here. Let the living remain with the living greetings to you all. I am Paul Goldsmith.]My great-great-grandfather was Charles George Goldsmith who came out to New Zealand and settled in the Poverty Bay and in the 1840s spent a lot of time at Muriwai and also a lot of time up the coast at Tikitiki at Ohinewaiapu and I'm sure I am related to many many of you here today. I'm your long-lost cousin from Auckland. Yes Great-great-grandaddy Charles Goldsmith was a great lover of the Ngāti Porou wāhine as we all know and I stem from the last of the wives that he had—Harriet Wales—and so I've many years later wound up in Auckland. I'm in the House and it's my great pleasure and privilege to be able to speak very briefly on this bill coming to the end of its process in Parliament.I do want to acknowledge the late Parekura Horomia and his role in the work behind this legislation. I made the mistake of going on the field in the match up in Ruātōki to celebrate his life and I still feel pain in my ribs from the tackle that I received from a pig hunter who was opposing me on the wing. If he happens to be here tonight—I haven't seen him yet—do give him my regards. I didn't follow my distant cousin Jasin Goldsmith in my rugby skills unfortunately but I do acknowledge all the work that's been done.Like my colleague Shane Jones who I have a mixed relationship with I did have my concerns early on about this bill around ensuring access for all New Zealanders to the sea and the water and I do accept the assurances from him and from my earlier colleague Chris Finlayson that those have been very carefully resolved through the negotiations around this bill and this agreement. I do hope that this agreement will lead to a future economic boom and also social and cultural boom for the many hapū and whānau of Ngāti Porou over the years to come so that we can all continue to live together and work and socialise and enjoy this wonderful wonderful country that we share here in New Zealand and in that wonderful remarkable region of New Zealand on the East Coast in your area over the decades to come—so that we can realise the hopes and potential of the relationship that started to be formed so many years ago.My best wishes and congratulations to all of the people of Ngāti Porou on this occasion. It's my great pleasure to have a small opportunity to say a few words today. Thank you very much.
Logie JanJAN LOGIE (Green): Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker. It's a great pleasure to rise on behalf of the Green Party to also add our support to this piece of legislation Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Bill (No 2). I send my greetings from our co-leader Marama Davidson whanaunga. I understand she's currently with the newest member of the whānau her first moko but her heart I know is torn because she's also here with you acknowledging the significance of this moment.There's two things I'd like to pick up from some of the discussions so far that are particularly important for the Greens and I want to acknowledge the member Rino Tirikatene for his speech and calling and listing and bringing into this House all of the hapū that are of Ngāti Porou who are impacted by this legislation who have created this legislation who it is essential that we acknowledge. It's a rare moment in the processes of this House where hapū are actually seen and heard. All too often our consideration of Treaty bills is I would say hampered by the process of large natural groupings where hapūtanga is actually I would say undermined whereas in this piece of legislation this afternoon we had those voices and you and your stories acknowledged and brought into this space. So thank you for your work.I also want to acknowledge another part of this that for me—so the Green Party was staunchly opposed to the Foreshore and Seabed Act and I remember sitting in a small fishing village on the other side of the world watching the media coverage of that happening and it may surprise some people but I actually went on to the website to consider joining the Māori Party because I was so horrified by what I was seeing and did not think that was the country that I knew. So I want to acknowledge that in some ways while this legislation is the Crown getting out of the way of ourselves and allowing your inherent rights to be recognised which required a removal of our processes and law—that is the history and the work that we are doing now and needs to be the focus of this Government; of us getting out of the way of those original rights.I want to acknowledge that this process which I believe and interpret as an act of resistance that this negotiation that has brought us through to this process has been an act of survival and resistance for the hapū of Ngāti Porou and I pay tribute to you for that survival and that resistance. I think they are the key points that I want to convey and on that I will allow this to speed through and acknowledge all of you for your heart and your resistance.
Hipkins ChrisINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEEMembershipHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That under section 196 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 this House endorse the Hon Amy Adams as a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee nominated by the Leader of the Opposition under section 195(1) of the Act and in accordance with section 194(2)(c) of the Act.Motion agreed to.
Mallard TrevorURGENT DEBATES DECLINEDCrown Debt Target—Proposed ChangesSPEAKER: I have received a letter from the Hon Amy Adams seeking to debate under Standing Order 389 the Government's recent announcement that it will shift to a net debt percentage range of 15 to 25 percent of GDP rather than a single figure of 20 percent. This is a particular case of recent occurrence. It involves ministerial responsibility. The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance in a speech this morning.The Government has stated that the new range will exist from 2021-22 onwards. There will be many opportunities to debate the proposed change including three Budgets and a general election. If—[Interruption] I haven't finished yet. The member is tempting me. If decisions to bring it into place were made during the upcoming Budget there would be an extended opportunity to debate it during the Budget scrutiny process. This is an important matter but I am not convinced that it meets the case for urgency. Therefore the application is declined.
Bishop ChrisPersonal Explanation—Question No. 9 to MinisterCHRIS BISHOP (National—Hutt South): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.SPEAKER: Relating to?CHRIS BISHOP: Relating to an answer given by Mr Nash yesterday and today.SPEAKER: That affects the member personally?CHRIS BISHOP: Yes—an accusation. Yes.SPEAKER: I'm putting that leave to the House. Is there any objection? There is not.CHRIS BISHOP: Thank you Mr Speaker. Both yesterday and today the Minister of Police has said that at a meeting in Te Awamutu last Monday I publicly said that the police were bullying people in particular licensed firearm owners. I let that go yesterday when that accusation was made. It was repeated again in question time today. There is no record of me saying that and I utterly reject the accusation that I said that. Thank you.Hon Stuart Nash: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. SPEAKER: Speaking—well a point of order.Hon Stuart Nash: Well can I speak—SPEAKER: No no. The member has given his word to the House. It's not something the member can argue with. It's a very serious matter if it's inaccurate but the member doesn't bring it up now if he's disagreeing.Hon STUART NASH (Minister of Police): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I take these matters very seriously as well. That member has put down my source in a written question and my office is in the process of replying to that written question in a way which may in fact enlighten him as to where this came from.SPEAKER: Well that's not a point of order and it's not appropriate. I'm getting a bit sick of it.
Hipkins Chris; Brownlee Gerry; Mallard TrevorTHURSDAY 23 MAY 2019The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.BUSINESS STATEMENTHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): On Tuesday 28 May the annual review debate will be completed and the Racing Reform Bill and the Veterans' Support Amendment Bill will receive their first readings. Legislation to be considered on Wednesday 29 May will include the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Bill and the Building Amendment Bill. At 5.45 p.m. on that day Paulo Garcia will make his maiden statement. Thursday 30 May is Budget day. After the delivery of the Budget statement by the Minister of Finance and speeches by the party leaders urgency will be moved.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (National—Ilam): I thank the Leader of the House for that very early acknowledgment or indication that there will be urgency towards the end of next week. Can I ask him though—on the Order Paper at No. 25 there's the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill and we understand that's not making progress at this point. But just above it is the Autonomous Sanctions Bill which has been on the Order Paper I must admit for a time and given recent statements from the Prime Minister is there any intention to move that further up the Order Paper? I can assure you that there would be some facilitation for the progress of that bill.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): What I can tell the member is if he looks at the Order Paper of course there's a very busy Government with a very busy legislative programme. We are committed of course to working our way through all of those matters and some other matters which he's about to learn about.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (National—Ilam): Well 24 things—only 24 things on the Order Paper for the Government to do and they call that busy.SPEAKER: It sounds like an invitation to add something to the urgency motion to me.
Wednesday 22 May 2019 - Volume 738
Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill — In Committee—Part 2
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That Part 2 be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Part 2 agreed to. Schedule The question was put that the following amendments in the name of Kieran McAnulty to the Schedule be agreed to: delete in the heading to new clause 16 of schedule 1AA and (5)"; and delete in new clause 16 of schedule 1AA "and (5)". A party vote was called for on the question That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Amendments agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question That the Schedule as amended be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Schedule as amended agreed to. Clause 1 A party vote was called for on the question That clause 1 be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 A party vote was called for on the question That clause 2 be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Clause 2 agreed to. Clause 3 A party vote was called for on the question That clause 3 be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Clause 3 agreed to. House resumed. Bill reported with amendment. Report adopted."
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That Part 1 be agreed to. Ayes 63 New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8. Noes 57 New Zealand National 55; ACT New Zealand 1; Ross. Part 1 agreed to.
Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill — In Committee—Part 1
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.Ayes 56New Zealand National 55; Ross.Noes 64New Zealand Labour 46; New Zealand First 9; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 8; ACT New Zealand 1.Motion not agreed to.
Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill — Third Reading
12. Question No. 12—Ethnic CommunitiesDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central) to the Minister for Ethnic CommunitiesQuestion No. 12—Ethnic Communities12. Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central) to the Minister for Ethnic Communities: What recent announcements has she made about supporting ethnic communities in Christchurch and throughout the country?Hon JENNY SALESA (Minister for Ethnic Communities): Salaam alaikum and Eid Mubarak for Ramadan. Last night while co-hosting a parliamentary Iftar dinner I announced that this year's Wellbeing Budget will boost support for our ethnic communities by increasing the capacity and capability of the Office of Ethnic Communities. The Wellbeing Budget provides $9.4 million over four years to strengthen our ethnic communities and to provide support for our diverse communities including for our Muslim brothers and sisters following the 15 March terror attacks. This follows an additional $1.8 million for the portfolio announced in April. We know it is crucial that our ethnic diverse and multi-faith communities are connected engaged and supported. This funding will support that.Dr Duncan Webb: How will this funding help support our ethnic communities?Hon JENNY SALESA: Some of the new funding will support up to 15 additional community advisers and staff members in Auckland Dunedin and Wellington. This is in addition to the increase in Christchurch of eight staff members from two confirmed in April. The funding will also be used to support the office's work in meeting with ethnic communities proactively addressing issues affecting them and administering the Ethnic Communities Development Fund which allows ethnic communities to develop and lead their own initiatives.Dr Duncan Webb: What responsibility does the Office of Ethnic Communities have?Hon JENNY SALESA: The Office of Ethnic Communities is the conduit between the Government and New Zealand's ethnic communities. They provide policy advice and on-the-ground culturally appropriate support for ethnic communities right across the country. They also administer the Ethnic Communities Development Fund. They are the Government's principal adviser on ethnically diverse communities. This additional funding will help the office to better undertake all of these responsibilities and this will be the most significant boost in funding since the office was first established in 2002.
9. Question No. 9—Pike River Re-entryGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour) to the Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entryQuestion No. 9—Pike River Re-entry9. GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour) to the Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry: What recent progress if any has been made on Pike River recovery?Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister responsible for Pike River Re-entry): I'm pleased to report to this House that on Tuesday 21 May the Pike River Recovery Agency successfully breached the 30-metre seal at Pike River mine and re-entered the drift. In the presence of family members experts from Te Kāhui Whakamana Rua Tekau mā Iwa Pike River Recovery Agency removed the final block of the 30-metre seal which prevented access and walked through two airlock doors successfully re-entering the drift. More than eight years after 29 men went through that entrance to work at the Pike River coalmine and never came home the promise to re-enter the mine drift has been honoured.Ginny Andersen: What are the next steps for recovery from here?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: Fulfilling the promise to do everything possible to safely recover the drift is an act of justice for families who have waited a long time. Over the next few days the agency will continue to advance up the drift assessing the state of the drift for potential hazards and in the coming months a second forensically-focused mining team will examine and remove any evidential material. There is still a lot to do but we are committed to finding out what happened at Pike River. As I've said before safety has been and always will be the families' and the Government's bottom line for the recovery effort.Ginny Andersen: What response has the Minister seen from Pike River families?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: The families have been extraordinarily appreciative of the agency's hard work and commitment to the recovery effort. However it's fair to say that re-entry would never have been possible without the determination patience and support of the Pike River families and the Family Reference Group. Now I'd like to thank all those members and the supporters of the reference group and in particular Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse for their tireless work. Tuesday's milestone belongs to those families and the memory of their lost ones. It also belongs to all New Zealanders who know that going home to your loved ones is the least you should expect after a day's work.
6. Question No. 6—SeniorsMARK PATTERSON (NZ First) to the Minister for SeniorsQuestion No. 6—Seniors6. MARK PATTERSON (NZ First) to the Minister for Seniors: What announcements has she recently made about support for seniors?Hon TRACEY MARTIN (Minister for Seniors): I recently announced three initiatives in the Wellbeing Budget that will help seniors stay connected and improve their financial position. The most significant is $7.7 million to upgrade and enhance the SuperGold card including building a new digital platform for card holders and businesses. A new SuperGold app linked to an upgraded website will be created to help show seniors where the card can be used when they are out. The app and website will be launched before the end of 2019. The Budget also contains $600000 to provide some computer training and skills for those who need it and ACC charges from 1 July include money which will mean that those older people who are still working and are seriously injured will no longer have to choose between receiving New Zealand Superannuation or ACC weekly payments. Mark Patterson: How do these initiatives compare with what has been done in the last six years?Hon TRACEY MARTIN: Very well—New Zealand's over-65s really appreciate the SuperGold card. They particularly value the travel concessions and shopping discounts. The reality is however that the SuperGold card has been neglected for several years and it's harder and harder for people to know where they can use it. This Government is doing something about that. The SuperGold website which hasn't had investment for the past six years will now be upgraded and easier to use. A new SuperGold app linked to the website will also be created to show seniors where the card can be used when they're out and about and will be launched before the end of this year. Businesses—currently there are more than 9300 businesses with around 1400 outlets offering SuperGold discounts—will be able to interact with the website better. They will also be able to provide standard promotions and people will finally be able to see where they can get their discounts. Mark Patterson: How will SuperGold card changes help older New Zealanders? Rt Hon Winston Peters: Like Nick.Hon TRACEY MARTIN: A key objective— SPEAKER: Order! Order! Now the member will stand withdraw and apologise. I think there's been enough ageist comments made in his direction for him to start doing it. I think it's a very poor example.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I withdraw and apologise.Hon TRACEY MARTIN: A key objective of the changes is to help seniors on fixed incomes to stretch their dollar further. Forty percent of our seniors have less than $100 a week from sources outside of superannuation and other Government transfers and so their annual income is less than $25000 per annum. What we're doing—addressing the card's neglect—will help seniors with that but it will also help businesses connect to this very large consumer demographic and hopefully provide more discounts.
1. Question No. 1—FinanceDr DEBORAH RUSSELL (Labour—New Lynn) to the Minister of FinanceORAL QUESTIONSQUESTIONS TO MINISTERSQuestion No. 1—Finance1. Dr DEBORAH RUSSELL (Labour—New Lynn) to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New Zealand economy?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): Overnight the OECD released its latest economic outlook forecasting continued strength in the New Zealand economy over the next few years. The OECD says that economic growth in New Zealand stabilised at the end of last year and is forecast at 2.6 percent and 2.5 percent in 2019 and 2020 respectively. This would be faster than Australia Canada the UK the euro area and Japan. The report points out that the Government's Families Package has supported family incomes which in turn has supported consumption. Wages are expected to rise in part driven by increases to the minimum wage and business investment is expected to lift on the back of capacity pressures resulting from the tight labour market. It is great to see that the OECD recognises the solid fundamentals of the New Zealand economy and that we are continuing to outperform many of our peers.Dr Deborah Russell: What does the OECD report say about risks to the New Zealand economy?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: The OECD says that the slowing global economy poses risks to New Zealand and to our exports in particular. The OECD expects global growth to remain weak. It's forecasting growth of 3.2 percent and 3.4 percent in 2019 and 2020 respectively—lower than was forecast in the March outlook and lower still than its November outlook before that. This worsened outlook is a result of high policy uncertainty and persistent trade tensions which have caused a plunge in trade growth investment and business and consumer confidence. The OECD says that the risks in the global economy remain skewed to the downside.Dr Deborah Russell: How does the OECD report suggest the Government respond to these risks?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: According to the report Governments need to be investing in infrastructure digital transformation and skills to meet tomorrow's challenges while emphasising increased international cooperation and fixing the international rules-based system. Our Government is doing all of these things through our plan for a modern economy that is resilient to the risks posed by the international slowdown. We are committing billions more for capital investment which will fund much needed infrastructure after years of neglect. Through the Future of Work Tripartite Forum we're partnering with businesses and unions to ensure New Zealand can meet the challenges and make the most of the opportunities presented by new technologies. And finally through our Trade for All agenda we are working to ensure a trade that is both free and fair and that supports the rules-based international order.
Tolley AnnePart 2 Further amendment to principal Act CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): Colleagues that brings us to Part 2 which is debate on clause 11 and the Schedule. David Seymour: Madam Chair.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): I'm not surprised. DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I have to say—CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): This is a very tight debate. DAVID SEYMOUR: —I believe that Part 2 is an excellent part relative to the quality of the rest of this bill which is still a very low bar and I intend to debate it with the same level of tightness and precision and closeness to the actual contents of the bill as Kieran McAnulty the member in charge of the bill showed in his previous speech. I want to give him an opportunity for personal growth because one hopes that in our society we have a virtuous circle where if somebody is kind to you refrains from personally insulting you and actually defends you from personal insults then the thing to do is to try to reciprocate. Reciprocity is what Kieran McAnulty I think should be trying to grow into. CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): I'd like you to grow into the part in the bill. DAVID SEYMOUR: I leave him with that thought because if he did that then who knows? He might have done a better job of drafting Part 2. But sadly he hasn't and that'll have to be for another day. Thank you Madam Chair. CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): OK that was very enlightening.
Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): I move That the question be now put. Motion agreed to.
Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker. A very short contribution—I just want to say you know this is a bill which was brought to the House with all the right intentions and the fact of the matter is that many of the objectives underpinning the bill we all share. So in that respect I think that this has been a valuable exercise that we absolutely want to address the harm that these pernicious substances cause and we've absolutely taken steps in this regard but it's a real demonstration of the fact that we need to do this in a planned manner in a manner which addresses all aspects of the harm not only the criminal law aspects but most importantly those health-related aspects. Also we need to make sure that the victims of the crime those people who are in fact having these substances sold to them are appropriately dealt with and not criminalised not further victimised and further traumatised.So good work in bringing this to the attention of the House but this is work that the Government is undertaking in a much wider more effective programme. So with that very short contribution this bill is not supported on this side of the House.
Warren-Clark AngieANGIE WARREN-CLARK (Labour): Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker—a real pleasure to rise and speak briefly on the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill. I do also want to congratulate the member Simeon Brown on getting his bill drawn from the biscuit tin however that's about all I do want to say in regards to this bill. Essentially the bill as we see it is going to absolutely punish those who are also using and are addicted to drugs.Simon O'Connor: That's a presumption.ANGIE WARREN-CLARK: It is not a presumption; it is what we know about drug use. I'd just like to address what the previous speaker just spoke about. He talked about the fact that this bill is about getting those baddies right—getting those baddies who create these substances. Absolutely we agree with that but what we know is that the majority in the crossover of drug use is quite substantial for people who are placed in a position of dealing in order to take care of their addiction. It's a really sad picture and I agree—80 deaths we understand have happened—this is not a good story for us. However what I can say is that this bill will become redundant because of the work that the Government is doing. In fact we will be treating drugs as a health problem. The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill is occurring. We are working through it and we have heard the evidence. So it is particularly useful for this debate to come very quickly to an end and with that I commend this bill to the House.
Wall LouisaLOUISA WALL (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. I rise to speak on this the third reading of the Psychoactive Substances (Increasing Penalty for Supply and Distribution) Amendment Bill in the name of MP Simeon Brown. I again want to put on the table a congratulations to Simeon for bringing an issue of absolute importance to the House and being so passionate about it. In summary there were 78 submissions from interested groups and individuals on this piece of legislation and the Justice Committee heard oral evidence from seven submitters. I'm actually going to quote from the select committee report because it's incredibly pertinent. The heading that I've chosen to focus on is The impact of psychoactive substances on Māori" and I particularly want to emphasise that Hāpai Te Hauora and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua submitted that "increasing penalties around psychoactive substances would have a disproportionate effect on Māori." They suggested that any changes to legislation should have an approach that includes support through health services education and rehabilitation and the effects on Māori should be specifically addressed to avoid further disadvantage. I now want to focus on some submission points and these are pertinent. One of those was that drug use should be treated as a health issue and in fact this bill does not do that. So if anybody wants to know fundamentally why we are voting this bill down it is because of that particular point. The other thing I want to highlight is that Simeon Brown's bill wanted to focus on drug sellers and suppliers. He thought they should be punished and sent to jail. Well the reality of focusing on that group is that those people have addictions. Those are the people that we want to provide with the education and the health and the ability to reform their lives. So what I do want to put on the table is that our response to this bill has been very clear. It's called the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill which addresses the issues that I've outlined. We want to treat drug use as a health issue we don't want people to go to prison and the other aspect is we want to make sure that the importers and manufacturers of these drugs do go to jail and are punished. That is my contribution tonight and I hope that the public are very clear as to the rationale and our side's view about this particular bill. Kia ora."
Radhakrishnan PriyancaPSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES (INCREASING PENALTY FOR SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION) AMENDMENT BILLThird ReadingDebate resumed from 1 May.PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN (Labour): Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker. While I'd like to begin by commending the member in charge of this bill Simeon Brown who's a fellow first-term MP on having his member's bill drawn from the ballot I do have to say though that I'm quite disappointed that this bill has made it this far. Evidence tells us that if this bill were passed not only would it not achieve—well-meaning and well-intentioned as it is—what it aims to but it would actually be damaging. Now if the Opposition really wanted meaningful change they would propose legislation that would actually be effective in cutting the rate of demand and supply and minimising the harm that is caused to our communities by these drugs. This bill won't achieve that. This bill is same old same old: lock them up lock them up for longer and throw away the key.Now the war on drugs—increasingly there is consensus internationally that the war on drugs has failed. In fact the deputy leader of the National Party the Hon Paula Bennett wearing her drug spokesperson cap has actually acknowledged that. It's a shame that the leadership doesn't quite have a unified view on this because the Hon Simon Bridges in fact has stated the direct opposite and signed up National as an ally in Donald Trump's war on drugs. Instead this Government has recently announced a significant move to align psychoactive drugs with class A drugs and create class C1 for new substances awaiting categorisation. That bill when passed—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Order! This bill please.PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN: Well this bill would be redundant if that bill were passed. But anyway this Government takes the issue of illicit drug supply and abuse incredibly seriously. What we don't need is yet another ad hoc measure from that side of the House. This coalition Government has a more comprehensive well-thought-out plan that will do much more to address drug demand and supply and address the illicit drug trade. That sits alongside work to fix the health system and ensure—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Order! The third reading is generally as reported back from the committee of the whole House and a summary of this current bill. Please don't traverse into other policy matters.PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN: But the point of this bill is that it doesn't actually address what it aims to address in terms of making sure—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Well speak to that directly thank you. PRIYANCA RADHAKRISHNAN: —that those addicted can get the help that they need and addressing drug demand. This bill does neither of those and in fact on this side of the House we act on evidence and not on what is politically expedient. Thank you.
Curran ClareHon CLARE CURRAN (Labour—Dunedin South): Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker. I'm the last speaker on this bill. I won't be repeating what everyone else has said but I would like to say well done Patto"—Mark Patterson the member who has brought this local bill. Local bills are important and I just want to really make the point that local solutions to local problems can occur within a wider framework and not be caught up and lost because of larger issues facing the nation. I think this is a really good example of an agile approach to governing and demonstrates trust in local decision-making and I say that because it's a small water scheme—small but important.I'd also like to say that everyone in this House should know where Gore is and if they don't they should visit because it's one of the jewels in the crown of Southland. This is a scheme with local control through local users. As we've heard the water comes—I'm sure people have said this—from a bore next to the Mataura River at the site of the former Pyramid Bridge and it supplies about 253 homes 210 farms two schools and a marae.So the crucial thing about that is as part of the transfer process that this bill enables the council and the committee have been developing a water safety plan. That is important—and this is where I go to the wider framework. Safe clean water is a birthright for every New Zealander and this Government takes that incredibly seriously no matter where people live and the communities that they come from. The context that sits behind this is a major piece of work that's being undertaken at the moment because of that Havelock North campylobacter outbreak in 2016 when 5500 people became ill which resulted in the deaths of at least four people.The final thing to say is that the subsequent inquiry recommended a dedicated water regulator and the Minister in charge of it the Hon Nanaia Mahuta has been working on a very very important piece of work that is about to go to Cabinet which is about how our three waters framework is handled in New Zealand. This local bill—no matter how small it is or how small that community is it's critical that the water is managed properly and I think that this bill demonstrates that there can be a trust in local community and how local community can handle this. I commend it to the House.Bill read a third time."
Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill — Third Reading
Eagle PaulPAUL EAGLE (Labour—Rongotai): Well look that was worth waiting the extra few minutes to stand. Can I just say there have been a lot of comments about cheese rolls so I don't want to hold things up because it is dinner time in 50 minutes so let's get on with it.Can I just acknowledge that extra hard-working select committee: the Governance and Administration Committee. There's a waiting list to get on it I hear. Once again it does these sorts of fantastic bills. The local bill is the life's work of Mr Mark Patterson MP and if this is all he's done in his 35 years here then he's done a great job.The Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill is really about ownership and water quality. These guys convinced us after travelling seven days and seven nights to get there we finally got there ship and all pōwhiri out on the beach and we get up to Gore and what do you know? Tom Affleck greets us with quite a stunning array of his pals who convince us that Look we've been here since 1972. We've done the mahi we know how to do it and we want to do it."—much to my horror. I thought "Jeepers they'd want to make a quick exit from owning and managing their own water."—but look fantastic. I know some of my colleagues didn't know where Gore was but they do now. They do now know that they'll have a water scheme that they'll own and manage and so they deserve it. Good luck to them. I commend this bill to the House."
Seymour DavidDAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I rise on behalf of the ACT Party. Paul Eagle needn't wait long to get his speaking time.This is a very good bill; it's gone through a very robust process. I commend the member in charge Mark Patterson for the work that he's done and others who have apparently shared cheese rolls and travelled to Gore and done all of those wonderful things.There have already been a number of speeches that I feel were needlessly long. I can only guess or hazard that perhaps those members had only recently learnt to talk and were revelling in their new-found ability or needed practice at that. So I decided that rather than following them and doing exactly the same thing I'd say about as much as them and communicate about as much information as they did in about the same period of time but minus eight or nine minutes. Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker. I commend this bill to the House.
Strange Jamie; Williams PotoJAMIE STRANGE (Labour): Madam Assistant Speaker thank you for the opportunity to take a call on the Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill. I was a member of the select committee who actually travelled to Gore and heard submissions and I'd just like to highlight that aspect of our parliamentary process. It is the fact that we have a select committee here in Parliament the Governance and Administration Committee and we knew that there were around 18 to 20 people from Gore who wanted to submit. So we had a decision: we could stay here and they could make their way up to Wellington—and it would have been quite an expense for many of them—or we could go to Gore. I'd like to highlight the leadership of our chair Brett Hudson who stated quite strongly that We need to go to Gore. This is an important issue and we need to head down there to listen." and so we did. We heard the submissions and they were certainly quite compelling. We also shared in the hospitality which I know has been mentioned and I'd like to just also highlight that because I know there'll be many people from Gore watching at the moment. Hon Clare Curran: "Gorre".JAMIE STRANGE: "Gorre"—yes. The water is probably the nicest water I have ever tasted in my life. The water was absolutely pristine almost as good as Hamilton's water—almost as good. Paul Eagle: Chlorination. JAMIE STRANGE: Yeah. Now many of the aspects of this bill have been laid out by previous speakers so I won't really touch on that but just to summarise really the builders and owners of the scheme thought they owned it. However it had transferred to council use unbeknown to them. Then they found out about the transfer and so they asked us to have it transferred back. The arguments for that were clearly laid out in the submissions and we've heard them tonight. This is a piece of common-sense legislation and I commend this to the House. Thank you. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): I call Maureen Pugh—five minutes."
Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): Thank you very much e Te Māngai. It's a pleasure to be able to speak on a bill in which I had the privilege of going to the beautiful town of Gore to see what this issue meant to local people and to hear those submissions in person was also a great opportunity. We received 14 oral submissions in Wellington and in Gore. The committee has also recommended some minor amendments to this bill but the Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill is a local bill that we believe will help local consumers regain control of a local water scheme.The key issue in this area has been that the ownership of the scheme has been unclear as to whether that sits with those who administer and look after the scheme or whether that would be local council. So this bill makes the ownership clear by vesting it into those of the Otama Rural Water Supply Committee known as and referred to in the bill as the committee.I think it's important that I briefly outline how this bill sits with Labour values and sits with the wider work that we are doing in terms of the Three Waters Review. This Government has taken a strong view that the management of drinking water storm water and waste water is a priority. We believe that those things are very important for New Zealanders and it's important to make sure that the quality of our water is of a high standard and keeps our people and our children safe.It's important that the committee going forward are fully committed—and when I say the committee" I mean the Otama Rural Water Supply Committee—to ensuring the safety of users and to complying with all of its public health and other legal obligations. As part of the transfer process the council and the committee have been agreeable in developing a water safety plan going forward. I believe that that is a good pathway.Just to note in conclusion that on 15 May a decision was made by the committee and the council to start chlorinating the scheme's water and to provide that that would be safe for drinking purposes and that's important.So without further ado I'd like to acknowledge the member in charge of the bill Mark Patterson and also the local member Hamish Walker for their work in this space. I commend this bill to the House."
Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Kia ora Mr Assistant Speaker. I'm delighted to speak at the third reading of the Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill.Hon Members: Gorre".RINO TIRIKATENE: Have to roll those Rs—have to roll those Rs. But this is a great great day and a great occasion. When it comes to third readings it's all about giving the acknowledgments that are definitely due. Can I acknowledge Mark Patterson sponsor of the bill and fellow local members down in the Clutha-Southland region Hamish Walker Liz Craig and my good self as well. I want to acknowledge the Gore District Council and the Otama Rural Water Supply Committee who have over many years worked together to ultimately get to this point now where we have a bill which will clarify once and for all the ownership of a very important water-supply scheme which was built funded and established by the good farmers and rural folk in that beautiful part of the country.So I don't intend to prolong this speech but I simply want to acknowledge the Ōtama committee. I look forward to them ultimately going through all of the processes which are prescribed in this bill to ultimately have ownership vested back in the owners of this scheme—the households and the farms that built the scheme including one marae which is affiliated to te Hokonui Rūnanga. I want to acknowledge just lastly my whanaungas down there in Hokonui. When acknowledging them I acknowledge the two Ngāti Māmoe chiefs Te Rakitauneke and his taniwha Matamata which you can see through the Hokonui Hills; and also Paroparo Te Whenua who resided in the waterfalls of Mataura there.I want to thank Taare Bradshaw and the team and Terry Nicholas and all my relations down there in Hokonui for the work that they did in supporting this bill. I have drunk many cups of tea at that marae and I can say the water is absolutely fine. I am looking forward to seeing the ultimate transfer of these assets to the company. I congratulate them on all the work that they've done and I support this bill at its third reading. Kia ora."
Visitors — Vanuatu—Prime Minister
Logie JanJAN LOGIE (Green): Tēnā koe Madam Deputy Speaker. I just really tonight want to mark what I hope will become a really significant moment in this country's history—a commitment from the whole of Government to lay the foundations to end family and sexual violence in this country. I really hope that this is a turning point and that our children in the future will look in their history books about a time where there were a million New Zealanders who were affected by family and sexual violence and that they read that with a sense of horror and incomprehension that that could have been the case but that they see a point in time where we all came together as a country to change that. I hope our Budget announcement on Sunday will be a clear signal of that change. It was one of the proudest moments for me personally in my life to be able to stand with the Prime Minister and announce the largest single Budget commitment in this area by any Government in one Budget ever. It represented not just one person's work or one department saying it was going to do this initiative but actually eight different Ministers' and agencies' work all committing to coordinating our actions working with initiatives that exist in our communities and working with our communities to turn this around. This is a game-changing moment because we know that there are some issues in our society that are so complex and difficult that they cannot be solved or even adequately addressed by a siloed approach. We hear stories from people in our communities of nine cars up the driveway coming to fix" them. This announcement doesn't represent another car in the driveway; this announcement represents the possibility that the right person will turn up in the driveway to be there to provide what is needed for that whānau for them to be safe and supported.When I hear from the community of the case of a survivor who was undergoing and I use that word advisedly or having five different intensive case management programmes imposed on her—we are not adding another. We are providing the possibility of actually her getting the support that she needs informed by all the expertise from all those different agencies but not being overwhelmed by a whole lot of conflicting different messages. It's the hope of actually having person-centred policies and responses from Government that we hold our people and our collective safety and wellbeing at the heart of our work. So for me this is a moment to celebrate.I often feel cynical about politics. I did before I came in here and I still do sometimes but I really want to acknowledge that this is one of those moments where I feel some hope that we can do this differently. I want to acknowledge too the Opposition in terms of laying down some of the groundwork for this new approach and I do hope that New Zealanders can see—because I know they want to—that we are all responding together to turn this around because everyone in this country deserves to be safe and free. That is at the heart of wellbeing for the entire country. Kia ora.The debate having concluded the motion lapsed."
Mallard TrevorWEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2019The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.VISITORSVanuatu—Prime Minister DelegationSPEAKER: I'm sure members would wish to welcome the Hon Charlot Salwai Prime Minister of Vanuatu and his delegation who are present in the gallery. The Prime Minister is seated to my left. The Hon Charlot Salwai accompanied by the Deputy Speaker entered the Chamber and took a seat on the left of the Chair.[Applause]
Tuesday 21 May 2019 - Volume 738
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Annual Review Debate — Māori Other Populations and Cultural Sector
Annual Review Debate — Justice Sector
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