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Court Simon; McAnulty KieranSIMON COURT (ACT): Minister we've heard a lot about managed retreat. People of West Auckland where I live have been flooded out of their homes some on more than one occasion and most recently on the weekend of 26-27 January flooded out of their homes terrified and are still out of their homes many of which are red-stickered. It's quite clear that they live in an area which is subject to flooding extreme natural hazards and it's unsafe for them to return to their homes.What many people are seeking is a formula for some type of compensation if that's available so that should they not be able to return to their homes or rebuild on their land they will receive compensation so they can move on and get on with their lives. This is becoming even more urgent as children and their families are not able to find accommodation next to the local school or where they would normally do their afterschool sports activities. You've got entire communities at Muriwai and Pīhā who are cut off or still living behind traffic management and barriers who can't resume their lives because in many cases they don't know what is going to happen. What the ACT Party would like to do is to see this bill provide a lot more confidence for people that if the Government intends to take their land because a Government agency believes that it's unsafe for them to reoccupy that land they receive adequate compensation. And what ACT is proposing in Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 346 is to insert a new clause 7A which refers to Part 5 of the Public Works Act and that basically ensures that if private property is taken or damaged—I mean sometimes you might have to track a digger over someone's land in order to fix something—the existing provisions of the Public Works Act and the formulas in there would entitle these landowners for compensation to be paid. So Minister would you give a view on ACT's proposal that the Public Works Act form the basis of compensation for land taken including for managed retreat which potentially may come under an order created by this Act Minister?Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): The Public Works Act sets a model for determining how compensation is set for compulsorily acquired property based on current market value. Properties that have been damaged would be subject to current market value with the damage not their pre-damage value. Supporting this SOP reduces the ability of the Government to decide on a bespoke compensation scheme in it and choices about how the valuation of the property is dealt with.
McAnulty KieranDr JAMES McDOWALL (ACT): Thank you Madam Chair. I just want to query with the Minister—and this is a specific inclusion in Schedule 2; the piece of legislation in question is the Immigration Act 2009. I would like to know what advice the Minister has received from say the Minister of Immigration or from Cabinet or officials around the reason for including the Immigration Act. The reason I ask that is because the Minister of Immigration has immense powers in the immigration space; in terms of visa creation change of rules—he can basically do whatever he likes in immigration instructions and very seldom needs to actually amend the Immigration Act itself. So I'd like to allow the Minister to talk about that because the broader issue here is that if somehow this Act was included almost by mistake or just for the sake of it then that creates a few sort of confidence issues with other pieces of legislation that might be in Schedule 2. So that would be quite good to hear the Minister's thoughts on this.Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): The whole point of this legislation is to make the recovery happen as smooth and quickly as possible and to make sure that there isn't inflexible barriers in front of things preventing the recovery to happen. In order for the recovery to occur across each of the regions that have been affected by the severe weather event we are likely to require labour force in order to perform that—we saw that in Christchurch and to a slightly lesser degree but not insignificantly in Kaikōura. What we don't want is for something to come up that would require an adjustment to immigration rules to meet the demand. By not including it we have then found that we have hit a barrier that we didn't anticipate. I would much rather include it and find that it's not required than not include it and find that it is required and we stall things unnecessarily.Dr JAMES McDOWALL (ACT): Well just in response to that notwithstanding everything the Minister just said about labour shortages and needing to get people—the point of the question is that the entire immigration system can be changed to meet those needs and instructions so you don't actually need to amend the Act. So the question remains: why is the Act there at all?Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): I've already answered that.
Court Simon; McAnulty KieranSIMON COURT (ACT): I'd just like to draw the Minister for Emergency Management's attention to the Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 345 clause 7A(4) where the concern he raises that if an Order in Council was to expire or be automatically revoked that would undermine the ability of the Government to engage in say contracts or with contractors or on projects that lasted a long period of time. That absolutely is not the case. What 7A(4) provides for—it says quite clearly that revocation of the order does not undermine or affect the validity of any action taken to give effect to that order while it's in place. So Minister the ACT Party—a party of practical people; I'm an engineer—are thinking about this kind of thing. We believe that this SOP provides not only a check and a balance on the use of the Order in Council powers which we accept are necessary at times—that's how secondary legislation is made; that's how national environmental standards are proposed—but there is a check and a balance and there's also enough flexibility for the Government to engage in contracting. So Minister would you just please acknowledge that is in fact a feature of this SOP?Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): There's not really a question there Madam Chair. I mean it's turning into a debating point now. I've addressed the member's question initially. I was referring to the Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) in question. We clearly have a different view. The Government doesn't feel that what's proposed in the SOP is necessary. And I thank for the member for the detailed explanation but there wasn't really a question there.
Court Simon; McAnulty KieranSIMON COURT (ACT): Oh thank you Madam Chair. Minister there were a number of different options available to the Government at the time this legislation was developed. A few weeks ago another piece of severe weather legislation was brought to the House which made specific amendments to the Resource Management Act to the Local Government Act and to the Food Act for example. At the time I questioned you and officials who came to select committee on that bill about why we weren't doing more to make the Resource Management Act more flexible why we couldn't do more to make say the Land Transport Act more flexible so that local councils or Waka Kotahi could use the money that they're currently forced to use for walking and cycling and instead reallocate it to roads bridges and improving resilience.We were told to expect another bill to come which would solve a lot of those problems and yet what we have is a smoke-and-mirrors bill Minister which says Look Ministers can amend by Order in Council any one of 27 Acts and they can do anything the Minister wants it to do." It turned out that when the good old engineers and planners from Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency came to the Governance and Administration Committee last week they said "Oh that's what we want to do Simon. We want to be able to move money around from bucket to bucket. We need some changes made to the Land Transport Act and to the Land Transport Management Act." and councils said "We want to do the same. We need some changes to the Local Government Act." So why on earth Minister weren't those specific changes to legislation that could've enabled councils and the roading agency responsible for administering taxpayer- and ratepayer-funded budgets enabled then? Instead we've got this bill and now we still have to wait weeks no doubt for an Order in Council to be generated which may well do just that but which could've been done already.Hon KIERAN McANULTY (Minister for Emergency Management): Well on the one hand in his second reading speech the member criticised the process for happening too quickly and then at the end of his speech he said the Government should just get on with it so I'm struggling to understand what the member's position is. Right throughout there's been politicisation of this to try and make various points. At the first bill that very member identified one area that we all agree needs to happen and we pointed out in response that this bill will enable it to happen and it will. So ultimately we must remember—he's referred to it as a smoke-and-mirrors bill. This bill is based on the Hurunui/Kaikōura legislation which the ACT Party voted for and I do wonder if that's because at that time they had an arrangement with the Government and this time they're in Opposition. I think that sort of behaviour for something so serious reflects very poorly on the party."
Salesa Jenny; Utikere TangiIn CommitteeParts 1 to 4 Schedules 1 and 2 and clauses 1 and 2CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jenny Salesa): Members the House is in committee on the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill. Part 1 is the debate on clauses 3 to 6 and the preliminary provisions in Schedule 1. The question is that Part 1 stand part.TANGI UTIKERE (Chief Whip—Labour): Point of order. I seek leave for all provisions to be taken as one question.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jenny Salesa): Are there any objections to this? There is none. The question is that Parts 1 to 4 Schedules 1 and 2 and clauses 1 and 2 stand part.
Voting — Correction—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill
Utikere Tangi; O'Connor Greg; van de Molen TimVOTINGCorrection—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment BillTANGI UTIKERE (Chief Whip—Labour): Last night during the vote on the first reading of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Harm Minimisation) Amendment Bill the votes of five Labour members were not cast. I seek leave for those votes to be added and the result of the vote adjusted accordingly. I will supply the names of the members to the Clerk; four were opposed and one was in favour.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection?TIM VAN DE MOLEN (National—Waikato): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. It's not clear but were proxies held for those members at the time?TANGI UTIKERE (Chief Whip—Labour): Speaking to the point of order yes I confirm that the five members had proxies that were held.DEPUTY SPEAKER: So there is none. That vote is corrected and the result is now Ayes 30 Noes 89.SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY RECOVERY LEGISLATION BILLSecond ReadingDebate resumed.
Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill — Second Reading
Voting — Correction—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill
Pugh Maureen; Rurawhe AdrianVOTINGCorrection—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment BillMAUREEN PUGH (Junior Whip—National): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. Last night the National whips held proxies for all National members in favour of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill. Unfortunately due to an administrative error these votes were not cast on behalf of the members not in the Chamber. I seek leave for those 25 votes to be added to the Ayes and the result of the vote adjusted accordingly and will supply the names of the proxies to the Clerk to include in the result.SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There—Hon Grant Robertson: Speaking to the point of order I don't want to object Mr Speaker; I just want to because I wasn't in the House last night understand whether that affects the result of the bill. No it doesn't? OK that's fine.SPEAKER: OK. Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? Appears to be none. The result will be corrected.
Rurawhe AdrianPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSSPEAKER: No petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation. Ministers have delivered papers.CLERK: Government response to Privacy Commissioner's report Review of statutory authorities for information matchingNew Zealand Blood and Organ Service annual statement of performance expectations 2022 to 2023.SPEAKER: Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.CLERK: Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the petition of Tom Shanleyreport of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Leon Gibson.SPEAKER: The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.CLERK: Annie Oxborough Birth Parents Registration Bill introductionCrimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Bill introduction.SPEAKER: Those bills are set down for first reading.
Visitors — Australia—Deputy Prime Minister
Robertson Grant; Brown SimeonBUSINESS STATEMENTHon GRANT ROBERTSON (Leader of the House): Today the House will adjourn until Tuesday 2 May. In that week the annual review debate will continue with eight Ministers scheduled to appear. Legislation to be considered will include the second readings of the Grocery Industry Competition Bill and the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill and the remaining stages of the Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) Amendment Bill. On Thursday 4 May there will be a 90-minute special debate on local issues.SIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Well looking at the Order Paper there's only 13 bills on it and so a lot of the public are interested to know whether the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill may be up for debate next time we're sitting.Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Leader of the House): I'm sure that the member's colleagues would have alerted him to just how hard parliamentary select committees are working at the moment and the enormous amount of legislation that will return to the Order Paper when we get back. The member will be among the first people in New Zealand to know when the Kermadecs bill is ready.
Rurawhe AdrianVISITORSAustralia—Deputy Prime MinisterSPEAKER: I'm sure that members would wish to welcome the Hon Richard Marles Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence and his accompanying delegation who are present in the gallery.
O'Connor GregTHURSDAY 6 APRIL 2023The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSDEPUTY SPEAKER: 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 justice mercy and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.
Wednesday 2 March 2022 - Volume 757
Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill — In Committee
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That clauses 1 to 5 be agreed to.Ayes 98New Zealand Labour 62 (Allan Andersen Ardern Belich Bennett Boyack Brooking Chen Clark Coffey Craig Davis Eagle Edmonds Faafoi Halbert Henare Henderson Hipkins Jackson Leary Lewis Little Lorck Lubeck Luxton Mahuta Mallard McAnulty McLellan Nash Ngobi O'Connor D O'Connor G Omer Pallett Parker Prime Radhakrishnan Roberts Robertson Rurawhe Russell Salesa Sepuloni Sharma Sio Tinetti Tirikatene Twyford Utikere Verrall Wall Walters Warren-Clark Webb Whaitiri White Williams A Williams P Wood Woods); New Zealand National 14 (Bayly Bennett Bridges Dean Goldsmith Grigg Kuriger Luxon McClay Mitchell Smith S van de Molen Watts Willis); Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 12New Zealand Labour 3 (Kanongata'a-Suisuiki Leavasa Strange); New Zealand National 9 (Brown Hipango Lee O'Connor Penk Pugh Simmonds Upston Woodhouse).Clauses 1 to 5 agreed to.DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Point of order Mr Chair. I just wanted to check for the House's record that I correctly heard the National Party's vote. Did he say 14 in favour and nine against? He seems to have lost 10 MPs there.Hon Member: Yes that's correct.Bill reported without amendment.House resumed.CHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): The committee has considered the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill and reports it without amendment. I move That the report be adopted.Motion agreed to.Report adopted.
9. Question No. 9—EducationANGELA ROBERTS (Labour) (remote) to the Associate Minister of EducationQuestion No. 9—Education9. ANGELA ROBERTS (Labour) (remote) to the Associate Minister of Education: What steps is the Government taking to support new entrants' literacy and oral language success?Hon JAN TINETTI (Associate Minister of Education): Through our Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) all new-entrant and year 1 teachers have access to training in an integrated approach to developing vocabulary oral language spelling writing and reading skills in the first year of learning. This approach is steeped in the best of international and domestic research and evidence developed by the University of Canterbury over the last 10 years. BSLA focuses on the link between spoken and written language systematically supporting children's phonological and phonemic awareness letter sound knowledge and oral language and is delivering results. The programme is part of the Government's wider strategy to shift the dial on teaching and learning of literacy across the country.Angela Roberts: What results has the Better Start Literacy Approach shown so far?Hon JAN TINETTI: While we're still in the early days of this programme early data is showing that the majority of five-year-old learners are able to transfer their emerging phoneme awareness and phonic knowledge to the reading and spelling of words that they haven't seen before. We are also seeing strong evidence that the delivery model is supporting positive changes to teaching practices. Feedback from teachers to date has been very positive about BSLA and the difference it is making to their teaching practice and learning outcomes for their students. This shows that the Government's approach to working alongside the teaching profession students experts and community is lifting literacy achievement in New Zealand.Angela Roberts: What other work is under way to assist young Kiwis in the early years of their literacy journey?Hon JAN TINETTI: Ensuring that all Kiwis are developing the tools they need to lead fully functioning lives is a priority for this Government. In addition to BSLA we have funded the Oral Language and Literacy initiative in early learning education services across eight regions to support oral language and literacy skills in low socioeconomic communities. We've updated the Ready to Read junior readers to include phonemic awareness to support our children when they first enrol at school. We've invested in Reading Together to teach parents and whānau how to read and talk with their child and build strong foundations for language and literacy. We've also focused heavily on the refresh of the literacy curriculum the NCEA co-requisites and learning and assessment tools.
7. Question No. 7—Economic and Regional DevelopmentTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) (remote) to the Minister for Economic and Regional DevelopmentQuestion No. 7—Economic and Regional Development7. TĀMATI COFFEY (Labour) (remote) to the Minister for Economic and Regional Development: What announcements has he made recently about the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund?Hon STUART NASH (Minister for Economic and Regional Development): Recently I announced that the Government has invested in world-leading lithium recovery technology helping Geo40 Ltd to scale up its proprietary technology in the central North Island. The investment of $2 million through Kānoa will see the Government take a further equity stake in Geo40 Ltd. It will allow the company to progress its lithium recovery process which it does through processing the by-product of geothermal energy production before moving to commercial-scale development. This is a game-changing programme of work that aligns exactly with New Zealand's global brand in that it has potential to strengthen our geothermal energy in advanced manufacturing sectors contribute to a lower-carbon future extract a premium due to New Zealand ingenuity and diversify our regional economies.Tāmati Coffey: What has been the response to the Government's investment in lithium recovery technology?Hon STUART NASH: The response to the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund investment into Geo40 has been positive. I'm incredibly excited about the investment into this game-changing technology and this aspiration is catching on. Research scientist Isabela Alves de Castro said the local workforce which includes world-leading experts in engineering and renewable energy is—and I quote—Just very excited to be working on extracting lithium. That is something really big." Geo40 chief executive John Worth said "We're in the lithium tech race. It's a pretty exciting race because the demand for lithium has never been stronger." And other media have noted that "Taupō is a region heavily dependent upon tourism. This technology will juice up a different sector." and "It's hoped when it's produced on a large scale it will bring long-lasting benefits for our economy and a cleaner future on the road."Tāmati Coffey: Why is the Government investing in regional economies through the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund?Hon STUART NASH: I'm incredibly proud of our Government's track record on delivering for regional New Zealand. We have delivered on our manifesto commitment to continue supporting regional economic development. Through our Regional Strategic Partnership Fund local leaders help set the strategic priorities for investment in which seed funding is provided and is used as a catalyst for other investment. Unlike the Northland ghost bridges announced by those on the other side of the House—SPEAKER: Order! Order! The member will resume his seat. The tail end of the answer is clearly out of order and I suggest that the first part of it didn't actually address the question but that's probably poor drafting of patsies."
Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill — Second Reading (continued)
SpeechTERISA NGOBI (Labour—Ōtaki): Kia ora Mr Speaker. Can I first also start by congratulating you as your neighbour for the Ōtaki electorate and you being Rangitīkei on your elevation during this week and what a great job you've been doing Mr Speaker.Just a thankyou for another opportunity to take what will be a really quick call in the House tonight. First can I start by congratulating my friend and my colleague the member of Parliament for Whangārei—sorry Whanganui. She's going to kill me for that one! Whanganui—sorry Em. Congratulations Stephanie Lewis on bringing this Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill to the House and also acknowledging both the member the select committee and the officials on the changes that they made to this bill to ensure that it is the best piece of legislation or bill that we can make it.Can I also just say that it's great to have peace of mind for our environmental warriors in the Ōtaki electorate as well as our food and fibre farmers including Woodhaven Gardens and Lewis Farms in the Ōtaki electorate. I know this bill will give them peace of mind knowing that they can be affected by those diseases and insects that slip through and can devastate our horticulture industries but also papatuanuku and our whenua in terms of our climate space. We want to make sure that people still know us as a great place to visit that we have our beautiful native plants our beautiful biodiversity we want to ensure that that continues to happen. We want to ensure our farmers have peace of mind that nothing will come in and wreck their crops. So for that this is a great bill and I commend this bill to the House.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ian McKelvie): This debate is interrupted. The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow.The House adjourned at 10.01 p.m.
Hipkins ChrisSITTINGS OF THE HOUSEHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): A point of order Mr Speaker. Thank you Mr Speaker. Following discussion amongst the party leaders during the course of the evening this evening I seek leave for the House to begin tomorrow with a debate on a motion without notice regarding the police operation out the front of Parliament after prayers and for the House to then adjourn for the day following the conclusion of that motion.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ian McKelvie): Is there any objection? There's no objection.
Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill — Second Reading
Webb DuncanBIOSECURITY (INFORMATION FOR INCOMING PASSENGERS) AMENDMENT BILLSecond ReadingASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Just a moment members. I'm just checking who wishes to take the call.Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Madam Chair a point of order just to assist. Steph Lewis has asked for the call on the thread—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Well it's here now—it's here now. Can I remind ask plead with members Zooming in—not for the first time today—that the only way a Speaker can accept a call is if you seek the call. And when you are joining this debate via Zoom the only way you can do that is in the chat function. I call Steph Lewis.
SpeechClauses 1 to 5CHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): The question is that clauses 1 to 5 stand part. Do we have a call? So if you wish to take a call from outside the House would you remember please to ensure you ask for that call and if you don't then I imagine that we'll move on. The question is that clauses 1 to 5 stand part. All those in favour say Aye. To the contrary No.Chris Penk: Aye and no ha ha!CHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): That's fine. Well effectively you're calling for a—what sort of vote are we calling for then?David Seymour: He's calling for a party vote—party vote.
Penk Chris; Webb DuncanCHRIS PENK (Senior Whip—National): Point of order Mr Chair. I think I'm right in saying that voting is likely to be on a split basis—at least for this party; I can't speak for other parties. That being so perhaps I might ask your indulgence for a couple of minutes while I add up totals of those who would have me cast a vote for or against in the case of each individual clause seeing as that's how we're conducting the vote.CHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): So effectively you're seeking leave of the House to do that?CHRIS PENK (Senior Whip—National): Yeah or just requesting just to slow down a little bit so that we can—Dr DUNCAN WEBB (Junior Whip—Labour): Speaking to the point of order Mr Chair. I wonder if we might simply take the bill as one question. It's a short bill and that would simplify matters considerably. If there's no objection to that that would seem a sensible course of action.CHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): Thank you. So members I seek leave for all provisions to be taken as one question. Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none. I'm sure there's none.
SpeechCONTRACEPTION STERILISATION AND ABORTION (SAFE AREAS) AMENDMENT BILLIn CommitteeClause 1 TitleCHAIRPERSON (Ian McKelvie): Members the House is in committee on the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill. And I'll just ask the committee to have a little tolerance: I feel a bit like an opening batsman going in against an unknown attack.I'll remind members that they're able to participate remotely as Jacqui just has and if you're on the Zoom and want to take a call please type call" into the chat. You should also use the chat if you want to raise a point of order. If we receive new tabled amendments I'll advise members so that they can refresh the House page to see the new amendments. And finally it will be helpful for members to ask multiple questions if they have them of the member in charge of the bill during their call.The bill will be debated clause by clause. The first debate is on clause 1. [Waits for members to seek the call.] And there being no debate the question is that clause 1 stand part. All those in favour say Aye to contrary No. The Ayes have it."
Speaker's Statements — Remote Sittings—Seeking the Call
SpeechSPEAKER'S STATEMENTSRemote Sittings—Seeking the CallASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Members before I move on to the next members' order of the day can I just alert the House to the fact that we are just about to go into the committee stage. If there are any members who are on the Zoom call who are intending to seek a call it might be a good idea to line yourselves up to do that on the chat function which will make everything easy for those of us presiding. I declare the House in committee for the consideration of the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill.
Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill — Third Reading
Watts SimonSIMON WATTS (National—North Shore): A very good evening and it is my pleasure that I rise on behalf of National and as the member for North Shore to speak on the third reading of the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill a bill that is in the name of Todd Muller if I pronounce it correctly by Prussian origin; family came here in 1862 and we do want to make sure that we get the pronunciation of that very clear. So Todd Muller congratulations on your second member's bill a bill that I know as you've articulated you have a personal stake in and something that you have taken pride in also in regards to pride within your community. The bill is very simple and I quote Todd Muller when I say this: how can it be possible in 2022 for manufacturers of sunscreen in this country to not have demonstrably met the sunscreen standards that we share with Australia? What it says on the bottle should be what is in the bottle—that last bit was my quote not Todd's but the first part was very clear. Obviously this standard is voluntary at the moment in New Zealand—compulsory in Australia—and I was a member of the Health Committee who went through this process in much detail. I am encouraged to hear from the other side of the House and as we're advised that the therapeutics products bill will be introduced I think officials advised us later this year to the House which we do look forward to. But I think I do want to just acknowledge my colleague on the Health Committee Dr Elizabeth Kerekere; I just want to acknowledge your personal story that you articulated here to the House and I know that you are not alone in terms of your experiences. We heard that from a number of members in their speeches this evening so thank you for sharing that and we do think about all of those individuals in this country that will benefit from this bill. That is all I want to say in regards to this. Todd Muller congratulations well done on your second member's bill. I commend this bill to the House.
Doocey MattMATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): Madam Chair—Madam Speaker. In person.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Matt Doocey—a five-minute call; though I might make it four just for that.MATT DOOCEY: Thank you very much Madam Speaker. I must say it's great to be here in person and hopefully we can wake up and have a bit of debate about what I think is this very important bill. And I must say my first statement is to all New Zealanders: when they are out in the summer on the beach on the farm—when they're rubbing the sunscreen into themselves or their loved ones they should think of Todd Muller. Todd Muller is the man that stood up for them gave them confidence. He's a man you can trust Todd Muller. And that's why we have this bill in the House today at its third reading. We can always think of Todd Muller when we get the sunscreen out.And it does pose one question when you think about this bill—and I think it's been very harshly criticised by members of the other side. But it does pose the question: what have they been doing for the last five years? Why did it take for Todd Muller to come in and use his member's bill to address a problem the Government should have done? I think what it shows is that every day we are looking like a competent alternative Government. And Todd Muller's put his hand up for the consumer affairs Minister. I think he will make one of the best consumer affairs Ministers New Zealand has ever seen.And then you start to think well who is the current consumer affairs Minister? Why didn't he do this? And then of course we realise: because it's David Clark. No wonder: the worst health Minister in 50 years and fast becoming the worst consumer affairs Minister this country has ever seen. So I want to congratulate my good friend and colleague Todd Müller—Todd Muller: Muller!MATT DOOCEY: —Muller—for standing up for New Zealanders. And I must say he's worked very hard on this bill and I must say I'm a bit jealous though because when I look at some of my member's bills I actually reckon that they were better than this. If you think of the prohibition of synthetic urine bill that I put forward—that I mean! And these guys voted it down. I couldn't believe it. And then they vote in favour of this bill. And what about my increasing penalties for killing a police dog bill: the Government votes it down yet they support this bill? Where's the justice in that? Oh sorry Todd Müller!But on saying that Todd and I came into politics at the same time so we're great mates. And I must say this will go down as sort of a key victory for him. He'll be able to update his Wikipedia and let's be honest he'll be off to get some help from caucus members on that. And that's something he can really say that he's achieved by raising standards for sunscreen in New Zealand.Look I think I've said enough. It's good to be in the House and debating face to face. Thank you Madam Speaker.
Harmful Digital Communications (Unauthorised Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment Bill — Third Reading
SpeechASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Order! With apologies to the member again but can I just encourage those members who would like to make a remote contribution that it would be very helpful to the order of the House that they indicate via the chat function that they will be wishing to seek a call. If the member who wishes to make a remote contribution does not seek the call via the chat function the Speaker cannot give them the call. I would encourage a number of members who I anticipate due to their speaking list are going to want to seek a call—can I encourage them not to wait but to indicate via chat that they wish to do so. Apologies for that rather large missive; we're all still learning.
SpeechASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Just before I take the next call can I just put a reminder to perhaps those members who are wishing to take a call remotely: they do need to seek the call just as members in this House need to seek a call. Members who are wanting to join the debate remotely can do that by using the message function. Thank you very much.
Urgent Debates Declined — COVID-19 Response—Testing Processing Delays
SpeechURGENT DEBATES DECLINEDCOVID-19 Response—Testing Processing DelaysSPEAKER: I have received a letter from Chris Bishop seeking to debate under Standing Order 399 the delay in processing COVID-19 tests which was reported yesterday. This is a matter of recent occurrence for which there is ministerial responsibility. In considering an application for an urgent debate it is relevant whether there are other parliamentary means of debating the subject. In this instance the member has lodged an oral question about it and could take an opportunity in the general debate to raise it. For those reasons the application is declined.
SpeechPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSSPEAKER: No papers or select committee reports have been presented. No bills have been introduced. A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.CLERK: Petition of Ankit Parikh requesting that the House urge the Government to provide people applying for citizenship with the choice to pledge allegiance to New Zealand or to the reigning Sovereign.SPEAKER: That petition stands referred to the Petitions Committee.
SpeechSPEAKER: Two points to make: the first is that I think there might be a mike open somewhere in the technical staff which some of the people are picking up. If that could be looked at that would be good. And the other point I'll make to Mr Waititi is that I can unplug him very easily.
Motions — New Zealand Winter Olympics Team 2022—Congratulations
Waititi RawiriRAWIRI WAITITI (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori) (remote): Kei te mihi atu rā i ō tātou tini mate arā i roto i ngā rā kua hipa ake ko Va'aiga Tuigamala arā ko Joeli Vidiri rātou ko Olsen Filipaina. Rātou ko ngā toki o te ao hākinakina kua riro ki te pō. Nō reira koutou e ngā mate haere haere whatungaro atu rā.[First I acknowledge the many deaths specifically in the days just past Va'aiga Tuigamala Joeli Vidiri and Olsen Filipaina. These were all stars in the world of sport and have passed beyond the veil. Therefore to the dead go go go out of sight.]Te Paati Māori supports this motion to celebrate the achievements of the Aotearoa team at the Beijing Winter Olympic games. Ka tuku i ngā mihi ki ngā tohunga hākinakina o Aotearoa ngā kaipīkau i ngā wawata o te motu.[I acknowledge the top sportspeople of Aotearoa New Zealand those that carry the aspirations of the nation.]I want to start by acknowledging all of the sportspeople all 15 that went along to the Winter Olympics from Aotearoa to compete in it and particularly I mihi to those who won medals during this campaign: to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott who became New Zealand's first Winter Olympics gold medallist when she won the women's snowboarding slopestyle and she also won a silver medal in the women's snowboarding Big Air. I extend those mihi to Nico Porteous who won our second-ever gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing Halfpipe. With two gold medals and one silver medal the 2022 Winter Olympics were Aotearoa's most successful since first competing at the Winter Games in 1952 which I'm sure you will remember Mr Speaker. At a time of pandemics war and ecological crisis it is important that we acknowledge the people who bring us together and they are certainly our Olympians and our sportspeople right across the country. Kia ora tātou. Motion agreed to.
Menéndez March RicardoRICARDO MENÉNDEZ MARCH (Green) (remote): Tēnā koe just testing the audio hopefully it's working. Kia ora and looking to take a call on behalf of the Green Party to congratulate our 50 competitors in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the wraparound team and family they had supporting them. I echo the sentiments by the previous speakers and acknowledge the remarkable efforts all the athletes put into representing their local communities. Hey in principle the vision of the Olympics should be a positive one and we saw that vision and values on display when Zoi won her gold medals and was swamped by hugs and congratulations from her competitors from all over the world. We also pay tribute to the longstanding efforts by athletes and activists who use their platform to highlight human rights injustices across the world even when it puts them at odds with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). We pay tribute to the fight to create a more just process of decision making by the IOC and a space where athletes of all backgrounds are fairly remunerated.I also would like to pay tributes to the athletes who will be participating in the Winter Paralympics and this is also an opportunity to renew those calls that have been going on for quite some time about running the Paralympics and the Olympics at the same time so that they get the same coverage they both rightfully deserve. Kia ora.
SpeechDAMIEN SMITH (ACT): What a tremendous Olympics. I'd like to also late congratulate Alice Robinson and Finn Bilous who were the country's flag bearers at the opening ceremony. Yes Ireland did have a team there but there were no medals unfortunately. Nic Porteous was the New Zealand flag bearer at the end. It was just an absolute pleasure to see Zoi become New Zealand's first winter gold Olympic medallist and how infectious it was to see Zoi's parents Robin and Sean on TV watching on from Wānaka. And the quote that stuck with me was that their daughter had nerves of steel". And as every parent would understand if you have your child flying through the air like that you never know what's going to happen. So good luck and a tremendous response from them. And to Nic Porteous who won gold his quote was "It was insane man!". Congratulations to his mum Chris and dad Andrew. I think for them many sacrifices were made along the way to support their success and seeing the haka to celebrate at the end was just tremendous as well.So it has been New Zealand's most successful winter Olympics and the most successful since we started competing at the winter games in 1952. Well done to the New Zealand Olympic Committee Snow Sports New Zealand the chef de mission and to the House itself for supporting and funding all those activities.We know that for every young athlete there needs to be an inspiration and we couldn't let today go past without recognising Dame Valerie Adams who as all young Olympians must have heroes to emulate surely she is the one. She is the greatest of all time and for 22 years the best shot putter in the world. So we wish her the best and we hope to see her in public life very shortly."
SpeechHon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National): Thank you Mr Speaker. I think the Minister stole my speech! But the National Party is delighted to support the motion of congratulations to the New Zealand Winter Olympic team and agrees with the Minister's comments in support of them.I think at a time when there are so many concerning issues and events to consider our 2022 Winter Olympians have provided us with a tremendous distraction as we stopped and watched their amazing performance. And I think we should all be grateful for that distraction. But what a day Sunday 6 February was: I think the whole country was holding its breath as Zoi Sadowski-Synnott tore down the slope-style course knowing that the difference between nailing it and failing it were very very fine margins. And that final run to win gold will go down I think not only as one of New Zealand's great Olympic moments but as one of our great sporting moments. And to follow that up with a medal in the Big Air to become the first New Zealander to win multiple medals at a Winter Olympic Games and to now hold medals of all colours is a wonderful achievement. And then came Nico Porteous already a world champion who won Olympic gold in the men's freeski Halfpipe—a terrific performance under enormous pressure. We acknowledge the other 13 athletes who while not medalling all performed with great distinction under enormous pressure.I want to acknowledge the huge amount of support provided by the families and friends of our athletes; also my old school mate chef de mission Marty Toomey and the rest of the team supporting the athletes; and also Victor Klap and the late Sir Eion Edgar who were the driving force behind Wānaka's Winter Games for the last 10 years or so that I think provided the springboard for the level of performance that our winter athletes are now performing at.A special mention also I think of the Wānaka community where Zoi Nico and many of the other athletes have actually been based. Just about every single person at the Wānaka fan zone knew or at least claimed to know one or two of the athletes. I mean I think that local support is a reflection of the Kiwi spirit especially in that most beautiful part of our country. One of those Wānaka friends told 1News on that Sunday that Zoi won her gold something that I thought summed up the spirit of the team. She simply said I'm just happy she had fun." And for me I think that sums up the spirit of this team at a time when we can only imagine the effort the sacrifice and the enormous pressure performing at the highest level creates. But whatever those pressures were they didn't show. What showed was joy—joy at soaring above the snow joy at competing joy at doing their best and joy in victory. They also brought great joy to all of us and for that we are tremendously grateful and proud of them.Finally I join the Minister in sending our three Paralympic team members Adam Hall Aaron Ewen and Corey Peters our very best wishes as they compete in the Paralympic Winter Games starting this weekend. I know they'll also do us proud."
SpeechWEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2022The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSSPEAKER: The prayer is going to be said by the Hon Jenny Salesa who is coming in remotely. We appear to be having a technical problem and we'll go traditional.Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom justice mercy and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.
Tuesday 3 May 2022 - Volume 759
Appropriation (2020/21 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Third Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the annual financial statements of the Government for the 2020/21 financial year be noted.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 43New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Reports of committees on annual reviews noted.A party vote was called for on the question That clauses 1 to 10 and Schedules 1 to 3 be agreed to.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 43New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10.Clauses 1 to 10 and Schedules 1 to 3 agreed to.Bill to be reported without amendment.House resumed.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Jacqui Dean): Madam Speaker the committee has considered the Appropriation (2020/21 Confirmation and Validation) Bill and reports it without amendment. I move That the report be adopted.A party vote was called for on the question That the report be adopted.Ayes 77New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 43New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Report adopted.
3. Question No. 3—Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) BillHon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National) to the Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) BillQuestion No. 3—Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill3. Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH (National) to the Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill: Will he be seeking support from the Māori Affairs Committee to suspend the hearing of submissions on the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill; if so why?TĀMATI COFFEY (Member in charge of the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill): As sponsor of the bill I have publicly stated that I'll be seeking the support from the Māori Affairs Committee to suspend submission hearings while possible amendments are considered and I anticipate that the select committee will deal with that in due course.Hon Paul Goldsmith: Why doesn't he ask the committee to report the bill back immediately recommending that it not proceed given that it deviates from equal voting rights for all New Zealanders?TĀMATI COFFEY: Because we are in a process and I'd like the process to be able to go through its process for the relevant advice to come back to the committee and for us to be able to make an informed decision together as a committee.