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3. Question No. 3—EducationMARJA LUBECK (Labour) to the Minister of EducationQuestion No. 3—Education3. MARJA LUBECK (Labour) to the Minister of Education: What progress has the Government made in supporting employers to maintain and increase the number of New Zealanders in apprenticeships?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Education): More good news. The Government's Apprenticeship Boost programme has reached a significant milestone supporting over 50000 apprentices to move into or to retain their trade; 18800 employers have signed up to the scheme so far. Under our Government apprenticeships are back and they are thriving.Marja Lubeck: How is Apprenticeship Boost making a difference for workplaces in the wider economy?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Two years after we introduced it it's heartening to see the impact Apprenticeship Boost has had on helping to deliver key infrastructure projects and bolstering our construction workforce. Apprentices are helping to build houses fix up roads upgrade commercial buildings and fix infrastructure like our pipes. Unlike in the wake of the global financial crisis when apprentice enrolments plummeted we've overseen a significant increase including through a global pandemic.Marja Lubeck: How is Apprenticeship Boost delivering for Māori?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: A highlight of the scheme is that 19 percent of Māori apprentices are participating compared to 17 percent of the overall population being Māori. With Māori unemployment at 5.5 percent—the lowest since records began—our focus on providing targeted and wraparound support is paying dividends.
Bennett DavidHon DAVID BENNETT (National): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's with great pleasure that I take a call on this bill to pass on our thanks to the late Queen for her tremendous service to this country to the Commonwealth and to the people of the UK.We are all in this room to serve. Whatever party we come from we come here to make it a better place for future generations and people that are here now. We only serve for a very small period of time. I think the average politician serves for six years. To think of someone that served for over 70 years as a world State figure through tremendous trials and tribulations of her country and the Commonwealth through personal trials and tribulations and she always stood there with the integrity and honour of her leadership—she deserves the respect of this Parliament. And it deserves a day off for our people to understand what it means to be in service.There's so many people out there that serve our communities in the very smallest ways—whether they help someone going to a cancer treatment or they help their neighbour or they're in Parliament—and we need to thank those people. That's what it's about: it's about the legacy of what she leaves behind. I won't stand for parties in this House that are trying to make political gain out of that. This is about a tremendous woman that was a woman in leadership at a time when we need to celebrate that.There's no perfect history in any world. There will always be debates about that. But she stood there with integrity and honour and she tried to do the best for the Commonwealth and our country so I think she deserves the respect of this House. I thank the honourable members for the chance to pay our tribute and respect to her.
Belich CamillaCAMILLA BELICH (Labour): I commend this bill to the House.
Boyack RachelRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): I commend this bill to the House.
Grigg NicolaNICOLA GRIGG (National—Selwyn): Thank you Mr Speaker. Look I have just a couple of comments to make in acknowledgment of this bill the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill. I think that it is right and proper that New Zealand take a day to commemorate the reign of our former Sovereign. We've seen from the enormous turnout across Britain and indeed the billions that tuned in to the television service of her funeral that this is an extremely significant event in world history not just Commonwealth history and it is right and proper. The National Party does support this bill and we commend it to the House.
O'Connor Greg; Seymour DavidDEPUTY SPEAKER: Nicola Grigg—David Seymour.DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. It took a moment but you've remembered my name.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Ah no. Sorry Mr Seymour—DAVID SEYMOUR: You've called me Mr Speaker and I have the call.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Oh sorry. I call Nicola Grigg.DAVID SEYMOUR: Well she sat down.DEPUTY SPEAKER: I actually called Nicola Grigg so the member will sit down. Nicola Grigg.David Seymour: Point of order Mr Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Seymour you will sit down. I called Nicola Grigg.David Seymour: Mr Speaker it's a point of order; you have to take it.DEPUTY SPEAKER: No Mr Seymour. Just take it easy. All right. Now your point of order.David Seymour: Mr Speaker with respect if the member has the call then you have to let them take the call.DEPUTY SPEAKER: I actually gave the call to Nicola Grigg and so the member will sit down. Nicola Grigg has the call.
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): Thank you Mr Speaker. I commend this bill to the House.
Woodhouse Michael; O'Connor GregHon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker we're nearly there. I seek leave for the House to adjourn at the conclusion of the debate on the third reading of the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Is there any objection? There is no objection. That shall be the case.
Logie JanJAN LOGIE (Green): Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise to take another short call on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill which the Green Party is supporting primarily for the reason of believing that at this point in our history our people need a holiday and actually deserve it. We are very happy to be supporting this at this time. Also I do just want to echo that this is an opportunity for reflection and for the Green Party our recommitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and He Wakaputanga. We're just really talking I guess to the opportunity of thinking about the vision of our constitution and the reflection on our relationships and all support for those who are grieving and reflecting at that time but also for those who maybe fomenting peaceful revolution or planning how we have constitutional transformation as mapped out for us in Matiki Mai. I do also just want to quickly reflect on the commentary around pageantry to end all pageantry in what we have been seeing over the last few days. I'd just ask people having had that experience to reflect on where that pomp and that wealth came from and what our world would look like now if that wealth had remained in the countries that it was taken from and on how much better our future collectively could have been if that wealth had not been transferred into the pomp of the British monarchy.
Coffey TamatiTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. I'm looking forward to marking the occasion on Monday with a lot of other New Zealanders who'll be taking time out to think about what the royal family means to them what the future of New Zealand looks like and about the life work of the Queen.Nothing pleases me more than having seen our delegation fly to England to be there for that occasion seeing our Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern sitting next to the Māori king King Tūheitia; sitting next to Tā Tipene O'Regan; sitting next to Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; standing next to Willie Apiata—actually one of our heroes of New Zealand. It has been brilliant to see that representation of our high level.I support this bill and I commend it to the House.
Bennett GlenGLEN BENNETT (Labour—New Plymouth): Kia ora Mr Speaker. The year was 1990 Sesqui was a failure and I was in the fourth form in Christchurch. And I got to meet the Queen—very briefly and with some very cheap supermarket-bought flowers but I met her and it was a wonderful moment. And I commend this bill to the House.
Wood MichaelThird ReadingHon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): I move That the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill be now read a third time. Can I firstly thank members across the House for their contributions in the debate this evening. I think that it has been a productive and generally well-mannered debate. As I said at the outset of my comments the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill recognises an extraordinary contribution from a Sovereign who was New Zealand's head of State for over 70 years. I by no means consider myself to be a committed monarchist but it would be churlish for anyone not to recognise the extraordinary contribution sacrifice and dedication to duty that was exercised by Her Majesty over that 70-year period. I believe that any country that is worth its salt needs to have some understanding and recognition for the history and the traditions that have created it.As I also reflected upon in that first reading speech public holidays are one way in which we can as a nation pause for a breath just for a short moment in lives that are often filled with work with business and with other activities to reflect on who we are and to reflect on a special moment in time. As we look around our country Aotearoa New Zealand other countries within the British Commonwealth and around the world and observe the enormous outpouring of affection I think we would have to recognise that for many many people this is a special moment in time that people are feeling quite deeply and I am very confident that with the establishment of this one-off holiday next Monday many millions of New Zealanders will value the opportunity.They'll celebrate and remember Queen Elizabeth II in different ways. Some will attend the official memorial service at St Paul's cathedral here in Wellington. I myself will be attending the service at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland. Others will attend at churches and community halls around the country. In some cases I imagine that families will simply gather in their homes and watch some of the coverage on the television or have a chat about it. Whatever way it is that New Zealanders choose to use this memorial day I believe that for many people it will be a valuable time to express and share their sorrow at the loss of our Sovereign to reflect on some happy memories as we have heard around the House this evening and perhaps also to talk a little bit about the future.So I am very pleased that we have seen strong support for this legislation around the House if not unanimous support and I look forward very soon to the passage of this piece of legislation and the establishment of the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day next Monday for all New Zealanders to experience in memory of Queen Elizabeth II our Queen. I commend this bill to the House.
O'Connor Greg; Simpson Scott; Wood MichaelClauses 1 and 2CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members we now come to our final debate clauses 1 and 2.Hon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): Thank you Mr Chair. I raised a question and made an assumption in the second reading debate relating to the commencement clause that provides that the bill comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. Now normally of course that's a matter that would be attended to on behalf of the reigning Sovereign by our Governor-General and the Governor-General of course is now in London—presumably still there—and will be not back in New Zealand before the necessary Royal assent is required to give this piece of legislation effect. So my question to the Minister is: can he just confirm that the process will be one that is overseen by the Government administrator the Hon Dame Susan Glazebrook or will some other constitutional requirement be needed?Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): Yes I can confirm that in accordance with normal procedure the Administrator of the Government will perform that duty in the absence of Her Excellency the Governor-General.
Simpson Scott; Wood MichaelHon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): That's very good Mr Chair. You're getting better—you're getting better!Hon Member: Got to get those bigger photos!Hon SCOTT SIMPSON: Bigger photos at the Chair's table.This is actually a pretty simple and concise piece of legislation and the primary purpose is of course to create a one-off bespoke memorial day: Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day. But clause 7(2) is quite an intriguing piece of drafting. It says A reference in any legislation to the Sovereign's birthday or the Queen's birthday is to be treated as referring to Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day in addition to the Sovereign's birthday or the Queen's birthday." My question really to the Minister is: what is the purpose and the reason for that particular clause? I would have thought that this was as I say a bespoke piece of legislation that stood alone and in its own right. I'm just intrigued—maybe I'm missing something—to know what this particular piece of legislation specifically has to do with the normal marking of the Sovereign's birthday which presumably will become "King's Birthday weekend" in due course. So if the Minister could just enlighten me. Maybe I'm missing something.Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): It's a very fair question and I can explain this one. This relates to the fact that a range of different pieces of legislation refer to public holidays and there might be consequences in those pieces of legislation when a public holiday occurs. It might trigger something in respect of employment entitlements or something in respect of the operation of a Government department. So clause 7(2) effectively is a hook which means that this public holiday will be treated as other public holidays are when public holidays have that effect in other pieces of legislation. It could have achieved the same effect by saying Christmas Day or Labour Day or any other public holiday but it seemed most appropriate to make it Queen's Birthday."
O'Connor GregPart 1 Preliminary provisionsCHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members we now come to Part 1. The question is that Part 1 stand part. A party vote was called for on the question That Part 1 be agreed to.Ayes 108New Zealand Labour 64; New Zealand National 33; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Sharma.Noes 12ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Part 1 agreed to.
O'Connor GregIn CommitteeCHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members the House is in committee on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill.
Boyack RachelRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): Thank you Madam Speaker. It's a privilege to take a short call on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill. Like my colleague Camilla Belich I just want to acknowledge that there has been a range of views shared in this House tonight but I support this one-off public holiday because 70 years of service is significant. Unlike many parliamentary colleagues I won't be able to take a day off on Monday as I'll be overseas with other parliamentary colleagues which is very disappointing for me and I want to just put on record an acknowledgment of one of my very close friends Michael Stewart who is the director of music at St Paul's cathedral—originally a Nelson boy but he will be leading the music at the cathedral across the road here where I was married. So I will be thinking of you Michael and everything that you do on the organ and taking charge of the choir. It will be a significant moment and I know that New Zealanders across the country will be celebrating this holiday. I commend this bill to the House.
Belich CamillaCAMILLA BELICH (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise to take a short call on this the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill. I acknowledge different comments made around the House tonight.I support this bill because the Queen is the Queen of New Zealand she is our head of State she has a role constitutionally within our democracy and she has undertaken this role for the last 70 years—a significant contribution to public service. A one-off public holiday is an appropriate way in my view to honour the significance that that role and her role as a figurehead as the Queen has played in our country. I want to particularly acknowledge how difficult it is for many New Zealanders who have lost someone recently in their family—that includes my family sadly—and how many memories I think the funeral of the Queen and the memorial services will bring back for them. So I support this bill and commend it to the House.
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): Thank you Mr Speaker. I think it is incredibly important that New Zealanders are afforded an opportunity to honour and to remember the service and the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and to do so in a way that's actually befitting the significant contribution that the late Queen has made. For those reasons alone I commend this bill to the House.
Menéndez March Ricardo; O'Connor GregRICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH (Green): Thank you Mr Speaker. I do miss our brief closeness on the Transport and Infrastructure Committee so I'm glad my name was remembered! When I think of public holidays I often go back to the words of one of many queens—Dolly Parton—who wrote:Working 9 to 5 what a way to make a livingBarely getting by it's all taking and no givingThey just use your mind and they never give you creditand I think about how public holidays can be an opportunity for rest. In this incredibly hyper-capitalist society where many of our workers are overworked and exploited a public holiday is absolutely an opportunity to slow down and to reflect and more importantly it is an opportunity to dream. I absolutely dream for an Aotearoa where this House is fully committed to Matike Mai and constitutional transformation. I think of the many contributions prior to my slot where people talked about the Queen's life of public service and I want to honour the many members of our communities who have also given their lives to service. I think of the grandmothers the community workers and the many people from Aotearoa who give their lives to improve the wellbeing of the world around them. So the Green Party is happy to support this bill as it will give people an opportunity to slow down for their physical and mental wellbeing. But more importantly it also allows us—in the same breath as my colleague Jan Logie—to not just mourn as some people may be also standing in solidarity with indigenous communities from here in Aotearoa to people in the Pacific and people in Africa Asia the Caribbean and many other countries who will be thinking of the Queen in a different light. I do think there will be an opportunity for people to be standing with one another and thinking of the hurt and the legacy of the monarchy. So with that brief contribution we're happy for the bill to progress. We look forward to this Government and the Opposition being committed to perhaps putting in place some more public holidays that remember some of the local people such as Moana Jackson who also gave his life to public service—an acknowledgment that (a) we don't have that many public holidays and (b) that we have so many people here in Aotearoa who have given their lives to service too. DEPUTY SPEAKER: The unforgettable David Seymour.
Roberts AngelaANGELA ROBERTS (Labour): Kia ora Mr Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Excuse me Ms Roberts but I have just taken the seat. So go ahead.ANGELA ROBERTS: That's all right. More than welcome to settle in Mr Speaker.It is a pleasure to take a second call tonight on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Holidays Bill. It's wonderful the more stories we hear—very very personal or on reflection as members of the Commonwealth—how much we admired this woman not just because she was our head of State but because she was a rural girl or she was a mechanic or she loved her animals. I think that is what is enduring about her. I think that Monday will give us an opportunity to reflect on her on her generation on our past and—as many across the House have talked about tonight—on our future. It is because of that that I commend this bill to the House.Ricardo Menéndez March: Mr Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Yes ah—Hon Members: Ricardo.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Ricardo Menéndez March.
Henderson EmilyDr EMILY HENDERSON (Labour—Whangārei): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare. It has truly underlined how significant Her Majesty's reign was when you get people on both sides of the House reflecting not just on the Queen's public significance but also on their personal feeling of connection whether it was as a small child in short pants waving a flag; or for me as I stand opposite the signs of the Battle of Britain remembering my grandmother and my grandfather both of whom served in the air force in the Battle of Britain; my grandmother and my grandfather in the South Pacific—and the insistence which I could not understand as a child that we stand for the Queen on Christmas and we watch the Queen's speech. She will be truly missed. This is an entirely appropriate time to take a moment to recognise a significant shift in our lives. I commend the bill to the House.
Halbert ShananSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): Thank you Madam Speaker. As the member of Parliament for Northcote it's my pleasure this evening to support the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Holiday Bill. Like many of our people we have been thinking of Queen Elizabeth and the constant presence in our lives. Growing up my mum encouraged a strong following of the royal family and the sense of history they bring. Every year watching the Queen's Christmas message is a tradition that I personally respect the commitment to dignity to service and greater sense of obligation that Queen Elizabeth brought into our lives. I speak often about my Māori whakapa in this House and this is an opportunity to also acknowledge my Pākehā descent. Tonight I pay tribute to the dignified way she managed a complex relationship being the embodiment of the Crown in whose name Te Tiriti was signed with tangata whenua which is the foundation of our nation.It is likely we will never see another like her in our lifetime. I want to thank her for her service. It is important that this day is recognised as a one-off acknowledging 70 years of service to our country Aotearoa New Zealand. Moe mai rā e te Kuīni. God save the King.
Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare. It's a pleasure to take a call on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill. I would just like to take a moment to acknowledge the loss of the immediate family of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and all those lives that she has touched in some way. While there's been many stories tonight recounted of how someone has met the Queen I cannot match any story. My story was from 1986 when my dad took my brother and I to the corner and watched a car drive past and we waved our Union Jacks as she drove past the corner of Cashel Street and Fitzgerald Avenue. I remember that very clearly.I guess before I conclude and say that the day that we are passing this legislation for is to remember a long reign that has contributed a significant amount I would just like to reflect to think how much the world has changed during the course of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Just alone the idea of what being famous is or how her image is portrayed how that has so hugely changed in the course of her time as Queen and how she has not changed in any way in terms of her service and dedication yet so much around her has changed over those years. I would like to pay tribute to all of those particularly in the United Kingdom who have stood for many hours in order to pay their respects and how many lives that she has had an impact on. So to conclude at that point I commend the bill to the House.
Williams Arena; Dean JacquiARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare. Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth was a much-loved and admired monarch whose record reign of 70 years is a testament to her commitment and to her service. She's an example to all of us and those who serve their communities around Aotearoa. Around the world people are feeling an acute sense of loss. Our Government has determined that it is appropriate for New Zealanders to come together on Monday 26 September as a time to be a part of those global acknowledgments of her service. I want to acknowledge the comments of those around the House tonight—the Hon Scott Simpson Todd Muller Jan Logie—I've enjoyed all of your reflections on the importance of that public holiday and your reflections on what you'll be thinking about. For me I will be thinking about the strands that bind us as New Zealanders and those strands which go from 2022 back to 1840 when the Treaty was signed.I was in the crowd as a six-month-old baby at the 1990 Waitangi commemorations on the shoulders of my father—he was the chair of the commemorations—when the Queen delivered what I think is one of the most important speeches to the discussion of our future in Aotearoa. She said I am the descendant of one party to the Treaty of Waitangi and many who are here today are descendants of the original Māori signatories your tūpuna." She said "Today we are strong enough and honest enough to learn the lesson of the last 150 years and to admit that the Treaty has been imperfectly observed. I look upon it as a legacy of promise." It's with that spirit of hope that I will go into our public holiday on Monday. That's why I commend this bill to the House.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): I call Ian McKelvie—five minutes."
Roberts AngelaANGELA ROBERTS (Labour): Thank you Madam Speaker. Unlike some of the members on the other side of the House I never met Queen Elizabeth II but I too did stand and see the fleeting gloved wave in 1981 as a girl guide lining the streets in Hamilton. But I guess the closest I got to the Queen was a photograph of her and Prince Philip that proudly sat on my grandad's shelf in his house. He was a steward for her and Prince Philip in 1953 when he was in the RNZAF and toured the country with her and Prince Philip. He spoke so fondly of her. When you spend time with someone in a very intimate space—the doors are closed and they get to relax—you get to see someone and you get to know them. My grandad wasn't one to suffer fools but he certainly never spoke of her or Prince Philip with anything but deep admiration.So like we hear from the other side of the House Monday will give us an opportunity to reflect not just on her leadership and her service and what she meant to the Commonwealth and to our country but to individual people that she forged relationships with and also a wonderful opportunity to reflect on a generation that was committed to service. And whether it was borne out of World War II as we've heard reflected I know that I won't just be thinking of Her Majesty but also people like my grandad our grandads who served in World War II and were part of a generation that we really are saying goodbye to. It is a day to reflect and I'm very humbled and grateful to be able to recommend this bill to the House.
Henderson EmilyDr EMILY HENDERSON (Labour—Whangārei): I also rise to support this bill which we seek to pass under urgency. This is however you view the monarchy and its relationship with New Zealand a historic moment in our culture and for the world. She was a remarkable lady; she maintained her grace and her poise but to reign over us for 70 years is—it has been world shaping for all of us. To get a moment to reflect on that with our families and to reflect on the relationship that the Crown has with mana whenua also potentially because of course that is an extremely special relationship—it is appropriate to take this time. I commend this bill to the House.
Wood MichaelQUEEN ELIZABETH II MEMORIAL DAY BILLFirst ReadingHon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety): I present a legislative statement on the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): That legislative statement is published under the authority of the House and can be found on the Parliament website.Hon MICHAEL WOOD: I move That the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill be now read a first time.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was New Zealand's head of State for more than 70 years. She lived a life of service and the outpouring of affection that we have seen for her here in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world shows that this is a very significant moment in New Zealand public life. Our Government has determined that a public holiday on the day of her memorial service here in New Zealand is an appropriate step to take. It is firstly a mark of respect for a much-loved and long-reigning sovereign. Secondly the establishment of a public holiday allows families and communities to gather together to watch or participate in the national memorial service or other services that will occur all around our country and it allows people to come together and share their memories and their reflections on this important day.The bill designates this day to be Monday 26 September which is next Monday. This will be a one-off public holiday and the date will be written into the text of the legislation. Normal public holiday arrangements will apply on Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day. Workers who do work on that day will be entitled to a day in lieu and time and a half but workers who are normally rostered to work on that day will be entitled to not work on that day. There will be no trading restrictions in place; it will operate as a normal public holiday. The bill also confirms that Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day will not be considered to be a working day for certain statutory or contractual purposes which is important in terms of making many calculations in the law and in employment agreements.Public holidays are a day for our nation to breathe for the relentless focus on work and commerce just to be paused a little bit for one day to enable us to step back and participate as a society in important national moments. The end of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's remarkable and historic reign is such a moment. I'm quite sure that millions of New Zealanders will value the opportunity to remember and celebrate the remarkable life of the only sovereign that most of us have ever known. I commend this bill to the House. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is that the motion be agreed to.
Hipkins ChrisURGENCYHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That urgency be accorded the passing through all stages of the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill.The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill creates a one-off public holiday to mark the end of the 70-year reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The holiday is to take place next Monday the day of New Zealand's State memorial service for the Queen hence the need to pass the bill under urgency today.
Hipkins ChrisIMPREST SUPPLY (SECOND FOR 2022/23) BILLThird ReadingHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That the Imprest Supply (Second for 2022/23) Bill be now read a third time.
Rurawhe Adrian; Robertson GrantIMPREST SUPPLY (SECOND FOR 2022/23) BILLIntroductionSPEAKER: I understand it is the Government's intention to introduce an imprest supply bill.CLERK: Imprest Supply (Second for 2022/23) Bill introduction.SPEAKER: The bill is set down for first reading immediately.First ReadingHon GRANT ROBERTSON (Minister of Finance): I move That the Imprest Supply (Second for 2022/23) Bill be now read a first time.SPEAKER: The question is that the motion be agreed to.
Urgent Debates Declined — COVID-19—Reasons for Northland Alert Level 3 in 2021
Rurawhe Adrian; Seymour DavidURGENT DEBATES DECLINEDCOVID-19—Reasons for Northland Alert Level 3 in 2021SPEAKER: I've received a letter from David Seymour seeking to debate under Standing Order 399 the reasons given for putting Northland into alert level 3 for 11 days in 2021. While this matter is not recent since it refers to events last year there have been new developments of the sort contemplated in Speaker's ruling 205/4. At the heart of Mr Seymour's application is his view that a Minister should have clarified or further explained his earlier statements on the alert level shift in Northland once more information came to light. The absence of action is not a particular case of recent occurrence for which an urgent debate can be held—see Speakers' ruling 205/5. If a member wishes to know whether a Minister will take an action then written or oral questions are the way to pursue the matter not an urgent debate. The application is declined.DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Point of order. I seek leave to table my letter requesting that debate.SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none. It may be tabled.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.
Visitors — Malaysia—Parliament Delegation
Rurawhe AdrianVISITORSMalaysia—Parliament DelegationSPEAKER: I'm sure that members would wish to welcome the Hon Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen and his accompanying delegation from the Parliament of Malaysia who are present in the gallery.
Salesa JennyTUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2022The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): E te Atua kaha rawa ka tuku whakamoemiti atu mātou mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga whaiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi ki te Kīngi me te inoi atu mō te ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga kia mōhio ai kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o te Whare nei mō te oranga te maungārongo me te aroha o Aotearoa. Āmene.[Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the King and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom and humility for the welfare peace and compassion of New Zealand. Amen.]
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VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Education (Strengthening Second Language Learning in Primary and Intermediate Schools) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 33New Zealand National 33.Noes 87New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Motion not agreed to.
Education (Strengthening Second Language Learning in Primary and Intermediate Schools) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
VoteASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jenny Salesa): The question is That the amendments recommended by the Finance and Expenditure Committee by majority be agreed to.A party vote was called for on the question That the amendments be agreed to.Ayes 108New Zealand Labour 65; New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10.Noes 10Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Amendments agreed to.Motion agreed to.Bill read a second time.
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
Electoral (Integrity Repeal) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Electoral (Integrity Repeal) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 55New Zealand National 33; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 65New Zealand Labour 65.Motion not agreed to.
11. Question No. 11—Māori DevelopmentTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Māori DevelopmentQuestion No. 11—Māori Development11. TĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) to the Minister for Māori Development: What steps has the Government taken to support Māori housing aspirations?Hon WILLIE JACKSON (Minister for Māori Development): Since the 2019 Budget the Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK) housing investment programme has provided funding for 53 houses on papa kāinga and infrastructure for 115 individual house sites 824 housing repairs projects and 89 sorted Kāinga Ora programmes to build whānau financial capability. Over the past six months I've been able to visit with a number of Māori housing developments from papa kāinga to affordable rentals like the ones being provided by Rehua Marae in Christchurch. And I'm proud that this Government is partnering with Māori to deliver long-term healthy sustainable housing options for our people.Tāmati Coffey: How does the Wellbeing Budget 2021 support Māori housing aspirations?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: In Budget 2021 $380 million over four years has been invested into the Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga programme jointly delivered by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MHUD). Whai Kāinga Whai Oranga will see TPK working alongside MHUD to deliver funding for about 1000 houses including projects on papa kāinga repairs to about 700 whare led by TPK and $30 million towards building future capabilities for iwi and Māori groups to accelerate housing projects in a range of support services. This is in addition to the Housing Acceleration Fund that was announced in March to increase the supply of affordable homes—$350 million of that fund will be invested in infrastructure to support Māori and iwi providers to build homes for whānau Māori.Tāmati Coffey: Why is the Government making an investment into the Māori Housing Network?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Everyone in this House knows that Māori suffer more adverse housing outcomes than other New Zealanders and a contributing factor to this is not being able to secure capital from lending institutions on whenua Māori. I'm pleased that this Government is partnering with iwi and Māori groups to build repair and develop warm and healthy homes utilising Māori land.
10. Question No. 10—Building and ConstructionTIM VAN DE MOLEN (National—Waikato) to the Minister for Building and ConstructionQuestion No. 10—Building and Construction10. TIM VAN DE MOLEN (National—Waikato) to the Minister for Building and Construction: Does she stand by her statement when asked if Budget 2021 is wrong in respect of the Residential Earthquake-Prone Building Financial Assistance Scheme that on the face of it it would appear to be"?Hon POTO WILLIAMS (Minister for Building and Construction): In so far that there is a typo in the "Overview of the Vote" page on Vote Building and Construction that uses the phrase "just under $11 million to make assistance available to owner-occupiers or investors in or facing hardship" rather than simply "owner-occupiers" yes.Tim van de Molen: So did the Minister bother to proofread the appropriation for the Budget?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: It's unfortunate that there is a typo in the overview but it does not affect the Budget appropriation in any way.Tim van de Molen: So in relation to the criteria then for investors being excluded how many applications—as opposed to expressions of interest—have been received for the scheme?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: As I've told this House on a number of occasions now we are supporting people who have made expressions of interest to become ready to submit but at this stage we have not received any applications.SPEAKER: Order! I'm going to apologise to the House. I should have ruled that question out. It didn't flow from either the question or the answer.Tim van de Molen: Has the more than $700000 spent on administering the scheme including promotion to applicants been effective given there have been zero applications?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: As I explained to the member during the Estimates debate the appropriation and the spending thus far has been to support those who have expressed an interest in taking part in this scheme. It is a complex matter needing engineering—we're talking about people generally who do not have technical expertise. But part of the issue is to ensure that they've got the right expertise the right advice and that all the other criteria are met including that they have made applications for funding and have been turned down.Tim van de Molen: So with a view to trying to attract a single applicant will she seek advice from the Hon Megan Woods about how to effectively promote a scheme by perhaps using drones?"
9. Question No. 9—AgricultureSTEPH LEWIS (Labour—Whanganui) to the Minister of AgricultureQuestion No. 9—Agriculture9. STEPH LEWIS (Labour—Whanganui) to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent announcements has he made about integrated farm planning?Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR (Minister of Agriculture): Yesterday I released the Good Farm Planning Principles guide to provide guidance for farmers on how they can organise their business operations and help New Zealand meet significant environmental challenges and market opportunities. This guide is the gateway to an integrated farm planning approach. That is that each farmer is looking at their farm as a whole to streamline compliance avoid duplication boost productivity and improve environmental outcomes. We have developed the guide in partnership with senior representatives from farming industry organisations councils and Māori agribusiness and I welcome their commitment to promoting the value of integrated farm planning across the sector.Steph Lewis: How will integrated farm planning help farmers and growers to meet their climate change targets?Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR: Under the He Waka Eke Noa partnership 25 percent of farmers and growers will need to have a written plan in place to measure and manage their emissions by the start of next year and 100 percent will need to have this in place by the beginning of 2025. In addition in its final advice out today the climate commission emphasised the importance of improving on-farm practices and disseminating existing good practice more widely. The integrated farm planning guide released yesterday incorporates the He Waka Eke Noa farm planning guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions that were released in December last year making it easier for farmers and growers to integrate climate change requirements into their current farm planning. This Government is committed to helping increase the uptake of integrated farm planning across the country in support of our climate ambition so that more farmers and growers better understand their climate impacts and what actions may be required to mitigate them.Steph Lewis: How is the Government supporting the roll-out of integrated farm planning?Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR: Budget 2021 invests $37 million towards a national integrated farm planning system. It will deliver 100 more professionals and work with existing organisations who have the skills to provide advice to farmers and growers with aspects of planning. It will also improve information and data interoperability across the primary industries and between regulators and industry assurance programmes. An accelerator fund will be set up to invest in targeted initiatives to significantly broaden the uptake of integrated farm planning through great organisations like catchment management groups. Once integrated farm planning is fully rolled out up to 40000 farmers and growers will have the tools they need to improve their on-farm performance and meet their freshwater and greenhouse gas requirements.
7. Question No. 7—PoliceGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South) to the Minister of PoliceQuestion No. 7—Police7. GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South) to the Minister of Police: What recent reports has she seen regarding Police's efforts to disrupt organised crime?Hon POTO WILLIAMS (Minister of Police): I've seen reports that police have concluded a number of operations to disrupt transnational organised crime as part of Operation Trojan Shield and Operation Spyglass. The operations led by the FBI and coordinated with the Australian Federal Police Europol and numerous other law enforcement partners from across the globe have seen a worldwide crackdown on organised crime. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the police for their role in Operation Trojan Shield and in keeping our community safe.Ginny Andersen: How has Operation Trojan Shield disrupted organised crime locally?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: More than 300 officers executed 37 search warrants across the North Island and illegal firearms methamphetamine cannabis and more than an estimated $1 million in cash have been recovered. Police have also arrested 35 individuals and laid over 900 charges.Ginny Andersen: How is the Government supporting police in their efforts to disrupt organised crime?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: This Government has made it very clear that we will not tolerate organised crime in gangs. Last month we announced our intention to amend the proceeds of crime legislation to ensure that those involved in organised crime would have to demonstrate that their assets were obtained through legitimate means. If they can't their assets will be seized. This Government has put on record that a number of police on the front line have a specific focus on organised crime. This Government's record investment in police will include 700 additional investigators. This operation highlights the excellent impact that these officers can have.
6. Question No. 6—TransportHon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National) to the Minister of TransportQuestion No. 6—Transport6. Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National) to the Minister of Transport: Does the Government expect to deliver all the transport projects it announced in January 2020 as part of the NZ Upgrade Programme; if not which projects will not go ahead as originally announced? Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Transport): As I announced last Friday the Government is delivering New Zealand Upgrade Programme projects in all of the regions first announced in January 2020. All projects announced have had some level of change from when they were first announced—for example with scope changes and/or cost changes.Hon Michael Woodhouse: Point of order. The second part of that question was which projects would not go ahead as originally announced and I don't think the Minister had addressed that question. SPEAKER: Well I think he did. I think he said all of them" didn't he? [Interruption] Well he said there were changes made to all of them so isn't that—Hon Michael Woodhouse: To the Minister what were the characteristics of the Ōtaki to north of Levin project that justify it continuing and were those characteristics present in the Mill Road project? Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Every project was assessed on its own merits taking into account a range of considerations including the issue of how cost escalations would be managed including the impact on resilience and safety and including climate change considerations. I do note that in the case of the Mill Road project the escalation was in the order of $2.2 billion a magnitude of three times the increase in the Ōtaki to north of Levin project. Unlike the previous Government which with projects like Transmission Gully kicked cost escalations down the road to be cleaned up we believe it's more responsible to deal with them at the time. Hon Michael Woodhouse: Were electoral considerations one of those characteristics? Hon MICHAEL WOOD: No. Hon Michael Woodhouse: Does he agree with the Minister of Finance who said at the launch of the Upgrade Programme "The big difference is that they are funded. Every dollar required for these projects is in the Government accounts today."? Hon MICHAEL WOOD: I'm very pleased to confirm that as a result of decisions that we took on Friday every single project in the New Zealand Upgrade Programme is funded according to the advice that we have received from Waka Kotahi and KiwiRail. Hon Michael Woodhouse: Well given that answer will the project go ahead as announced? Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Well yes that absolutely is the intention of the Government."