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Robertson H V Ross: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17700. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): In that case then I just need to say to the Committee that we have actually passed—and we do not really need to because they are already in the bill. So is there any objection to the Committee—what is the wording? I will put the question again and really what should happen is that they be voted down right?Hon Christopher Finlayson: They’re in.The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Because they are already in. Let me put it. All those in favour of CatherineDelahunty’s amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 372 being agreed to. All those in favour please say Aye to the contrary No. The Noes have it. The question now is that CatherineDelahunty’s amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 373 be agreed to. All those in favour please say Aye to the contrary No. The Noes have it.Part 3 as amended agreed to.
Delahunty Catherine: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDelahunty Catherine: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17700. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green): I would also like to clarify that the Minister and I have worked on this in the past but I was not clear that they had been incorporated. I am happy to accept that. Thank you very much. I withdraw those Supplementary Order Papers.
Finlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFinlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17700. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage): I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. I wonder whether this would help Ms Delahunty—and I do apologise to her—but we have actually incorporated these amendments into our Supplementary Order Paper because we thought that that was the tidiest thing to do.
Robertson H V Ross: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17700. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): The question now is that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 372 in the name of Catherine Delahunty to Part 3 be agreed to. All those in favour please say Aye to the contrary No. The Noes have it? The Ayes have it? It is agreed to.The question now is that CatherineDelahunty’s amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 373 be agreed to. All those in favour please say Aye to the contrary No—
Finlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFinlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17699. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage): This is a very carefully reworked part of the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill. Subpart 1 empowers Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga to enter into heritagecovenants subject to the agreement of relevant parties and following on from what Ms Street said a few minutes ago Subpart 2 deals with the issue of the protection of archaeological sites. It is a very very important subpart. It protects these sites from being modified or destroyed without an archaeological authority. There are various exemptions to that. Importantly it establishes the way in which one goes about declaring archaeological sites associated with human activity on or after 1900. It also importantly sets out a procedure for the right of appeal to the Environment Court.Subpart 3—and this is obviously of great importance following on from the Canterbury earthquakes—sets out the process for emergency authorities in the aftermath of a national or local emergency. It will require Heritage New Zealand to determine applications for emergency archaeological authorities in 3 or 5 calendar days. Some people may ask why it is calendar days and not working days. It is not working days because of the emergency context. If I could just stop here to recognise the tremendous contribution that members of the Historic Places Trust made in the aftermath of both the September and the February earthquakes I am aware of one person whose own home was damaged but he rushed to the office because he was concerned about the need to carry out his responsibilities as an employee of the Historic Places Trust.Supplementary Order Paper 444 makes a number of clarifications to this important procedure. What we are trying to do here is recognise that there will be occasions when emergency steps need to be taken. These are as Ms Street said incredibly important issues and it is important that when one is dealing with an application for an archaeological authority or opposing or appealing it the law be as clear as it possibly can and that is the purpose of the Supplementary Order Paper.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 444 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to Part 3 be agreed to.Amendments agreed to.
Finlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFinlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17698. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage): There are two subparts to this part. The first establishes Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga as the same body corporate as the soon to be former New Zealand Historic Places Trust. It is a Crown entity and that was established some years ago. It establishes an eight-person board appointed by the Minister. Importantly there is a provision that says the Minister can have a special adviser who can advise the board on Government policy and it establishes the requirements for general policy statements and conservation plans.Subpart 2—and this is important—continues the eight-member Māori Heritage Council. Supplementary Order Paper 444 is designed to clarify one or two matters and I refer honourable members to clauses 11(2) 12(1A) and 24(2). It clarifies in each of those clauses that Heritage New Zealand and the Māori Heritage Council must recognise owners’ interests—and this is the important phrase—“as far as those interests are known”. There are a couple of other changes about archaeological investigations.
Finlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFinlayson Christopher: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17698. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage): This is a very short part. It establishes as one would expect the purposes and the principles of the Act; sets out a very carefully drafted Treaty clause which I suggest to the Committee is a much better model for Treaty clauses than some generic Treaty clause; and obviously states that the Act binds the Crown. There is also Supplementary Order Paper 444 which amends a number of definitions—for example “working day”Mondayises Waitangi Day and Anzac Day in accordance with the recent Holidays Amendment Act. The other definitions are minor and inconsequential.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 444 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to Part 1 be agreed to.Amendments agreed to.Part 1 as amended agreed to.
Hauiti Claudette: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17694. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]10.CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National) to theMinister of Health: What investment will the Government make in Budget 2014 to help fight rheumatic fever?Hon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health): Last week the Associate Minister of Health the Hon Tariana Turia and I announced that Budget 2014 will invest an extra $20 million over the next 4 years to combat New Zealand’s high rate of rheumatic fever bringing the Government’s total investment in rheumatic fever prevention to more than $65.3 million over 6 years. Free drop-in sore throat clinics will be expanded to target a further 90000 children and young people who are at risk of getting rheumatic fever. Excellent work is already going on across the country and expanding these initiatives such as the healthy homes initiatives will help reach more families whose children are at risk of developing this serious illness.Claudette Hauiti: What have the results been so far of the Government’s investment in rheumatic fever prevention?Hon TONY RYALL: Between July and December last year 70000 children had a sore throat swabbed at school and of those 70000 about 8000 returned a positive result for strep throat and were treated. That is 8000 kids who should be at a significantly lower risk of contracting rheumatic fever. As we raise public awareness of this disease we are finding and treating more children and this is a very worthwhile investment in New Zealand children’s health by the John Key - led National Government.
Delahunty Catherine: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDelahunty Catherine: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17690. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.CATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green) to theMinister of Energy and Resources: Will he rule out granting mineral exploration permits in Pureora Forest Park?Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Minister of Energy and Resources): Kia ora to the member. No. As has been the case for many years in New Zealand any operator who wants to undertake exploration activity in any conservation area excluding schedule 4 land and World Heritage sites would first need to meet all the strict regulatory requirements set out by the Department of Conservation and also the local authorities.Catherine Delahunty: Why would the Minister grant an exploration permit over some of our precious conservation land that could allow drilling rigs construction of sedimentation ponds and cutting down of some of our last remaining ancienttōtara?Hon SIMON BRIDGES: I appreciate the member’s pre-announcement publicity but I will be making announcements in relation to the competitive tender tomorrow and not today.Catherine Delahunty: Is he telling Stephen King and others that their protest high up in the trees of Pureora in the 1970s was for nothing and that the trees they sacrificed so much to protect might now be felled to make way for gold drilling rigs?Hon SIMON BRIDGES: No I am not.Catherine Delahunty: Should not visitors to Pureora be able to hear the haunting call of the endangeredkōkako that live there rather than the drone of drilling rigs; if so will he promise to keep drilling rigs out of thekōkako habitats?Hon SIMON BRIDGES: I think that thekōkako—and themollyhawks for that matter—will still be singing loudly for some time to come.Catherine Delahunty: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. That was a charming reply but it did not answer the question.Mr SPEAKER: In my opinion it did address the question.Catherine Delahunty: I seek leave to table this recording of the call of thekōkako—Mr SPEAKER: No. [Interruption] Order! The member is wasting the time of the House.
Sabin Mike: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSabin Mike: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17689. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]6.MIKE SABIN (National—Northland) to theMinister of Police: What steps are the Police taking to ensure psychoactive substances are removed from the market?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Police): From today all psychoactive substances must be removed from the market. It is now illegal to possess supply and sell these products. In the lead-up to the new law coming into force police and Ministry of Health enforcement officers visited retailers and provided advice on the psychoactive product recall how to comply with the recall and what addiction services are available for users. At midnight police began Operation Recall which will see all 148 licensed retailers visited to ensure they have taken appropriate steps to remove these products from sale and return them to suppliers. This operation is prioritising those retailers who trade 24/7 or who have previously been identified as high-volume or problem traders. By lunchtime over half of all retailers had been visited and all were complying with the new law.Mike Sabin: How will the police ensure that psychoactive substances remain off the market following Operation Recall?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Police and Ministry of Health enforcement officers will continue to monitor the situation and respond to community concerns. There will be ongoing visits to retailers to ensure that the products remain off the shelves and police will monitor the internet for illegal advertising and sales. This may include conducting what they call controlled purchase operations—which are obviously undercover attempts to buy the products—to ensure that sales are no longer occurring. But if members of the public have concerns about the illegal sale or distribution of these products I strongly encourage them to contact the police orCrimestoppers so that the appropriate enforcement action can be taken.
Brownlee Gerry: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Business Statement[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17677. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): The ringmaster can always rely on the clowns to provide a diversion. I say to the member yes and it is my intention to—Hon Trevor Mallard: Don’t talk about Judith like that.Mr SPEAKER: Order!Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Gosh he is the only guy who has ever been promoted one day demoted the next and brought back for a third try on the third day. He—Mr SPEAKER: Could the Minister just answer the question that was asked.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: —is sounding quite saviour-like. It is my intention to notify the Business Committee on Tuesday that there will be urgency following the delivery of the Budget and the leaders’ responses to that.
Robertson Grant: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson Grant: Business Statement[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17677. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central): Could I ask the ringmaster if he could tell us whether the Government has any intention for urgency in the coming week?
Brownlee Gerry: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Business Statement[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17677. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Apologies for that close call Mr Speaker. I was caught in that thing out there called the circus. Fortunately I was not a star turn—Mr SPEAKER: We were all waiting for you Mr Brownlee. [Interruption]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Yes I was on the high wire. [Interruption] No I told you—high wire.Mr SPEAKER: Could we have the business statement please Mr Brownlee.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: When the House resumes on Tuesday 13 May the Government will look to progress the Food Bill the Veterans’ Support Bill the Credit Contracts and Financial Services Law Reform Bill and a number of other bills on the Order Paper. Thursday 15 May is Budget day.
Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBusiness Statement[Sitting date: 08 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17677. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Thursday 8 May 2014Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.Business StatementHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Apologies for that close call Mr Speaker. I was caught in that thing out there called the circus. Fortunately I was not a star turn—Mr SPEAKER: We were all waiting for you Mr Brownlee. [Interruption]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Yes I was on the high wire. [Interruption] No I told you—high wire.Mr SPEAKER: Could we have the business statement please Mr Brownlee.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: When the House resumes on Tuesday 13 May the Government will look to progress the Food Bill the Veterans’ Support Bill the Credit Contracts and Financial Services Law Reform Bill and a number of other bills on the Order Paper. Thursday 15 May is Budget day.GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central): Could I ask the ringmaster if he could tell us whether the Government has any intention for urgency in the coming week?Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): The ringmaster can always rely on the clowns to provide a diversion. I say to the member yes and it is my intention to—Hon Trevor Mallard: Don’t talk about Judith like that.Mr SPEAKER: Order!Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Gosh he is the only guy who has ever been promoted one day demoted the next and brought back for a third try on the third day. He—Mr SPEAKER: Could the Minister just answer the question that was asked.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: —is sounding quite saviour-like. It is my intention to notify the Business Committee on Tuesday that there will be urgency following the delivery of the Budget and the leaders’ responses to that.
Vote: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17639. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 51New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; Māori Party 2; Mana 1.Noes68New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Motion not agreed to.
Robertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17638. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Sorry—the member has already spoken?Metiria Turei: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I was there just speaking to the Clerk of the House and I referred this to you too to confirm that Catherine Delahunty could take the second 5 minutes. The Clerk of the House confirmed that that was the case even though she had spoken initially in the debate.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): That is fine—there is no objection. That is fine. There is no objection to that course of action and of course the House is the master of its own destiny anyway. I call the honourable member Catherine Delahunty.Tēnā koe Ms Delahunty.
Robertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17637. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Before I call the next honourable speaker I just wish to advise the House that this is a split call that the Greens have agreed to.
Robertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17634. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): The question is that the—Su’a William Sio: Mr Speaker—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Oh you have to be quick. Is the member seeking a call?Su’a William Sio: Yes.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): I call the honourable member Su’a William Sio.Malo lesoifua.
Robertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17627. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Ah! It is the honourable member Andrew Williams.
Whaitiri Meka: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWhaitiri Meka: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17626. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MEKA WHAITIRI (Labour—Ikaroa-Rāwhiti):Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker.Tēnātātou katoa. I join to take a short call in support of this member’s bill presented by Catherine Delahunty the Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill. I join this side of the House and our spokesperson Moana Mackey who lay out her contribution in terms of Supplementary Order Paper 422 around amending the permits from the 5 years proposed in CatherineDelahunty’s bill to what we believe is a workable solution which is a 15-year target.No one is going to argue that the quality of our waters is not one of the critical issues facing everybody in this country. We all have memories and enjoyment of swimming in rivers or in the sea. I hope to do that and my grandchildren hope to do that. The issue of water quality is a responsibility for all of us and more so as we make legislation in this House. So I do want to acknowledge Catherine Delahunty for her intention to bring a bill to the House that at the heart of it is addressing water quality particularly around the awa of Tarawera. I do want to pay tribute to her for that move she has undertaken. But like I said my colleague Moana Mackey has made it clear that Supplementary Order Paper 422 is our attempt to support Catherine’s underline by allowing a bit more wriggle room in terms of the permit period.I want to say that I am not a member of the Local Government and Environment Committee. In reading the select committee’s report I do note that there was a decision by the select committee not to pass this piece of legislation but obviously there was aminority view in there presented by obviously the Green members about why the committee should pass it. Can I just make an observation about achieving consensus in select committees and acknowledge the role of the Māori Affairs Committee as maybe a model for the Local Government and Environment Committee to try to tackle what are really critical issues like water quality.I do not want to go too much into the detail of the bill because that has been ably covered by my colleague Moana Mackey. Suffice it to say that we are supporting this bill with the Supplementary Order Paper to the Committee stage where we can debate it more. Rest assured that on this side Labour totally supports water quality. In fact we want to assure people in the House and those who are listening that we support a comprehensive adoption of the Land and Water Forum recommendation to improve water quality throughout New Zealand along with looking at resource rentals to ensure that our rivers throughout New Zealand are improved. Kia oratātou.
Delahunty Catherine: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDelahunty Catherine: Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17619. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green):Tēnā koutou katoa. This is our vision our hope and our commitment—a river is not a drain. “Exceptional circumstances” do not include the permanent use of a river as a drain because it is cheap and it is convenient. What about jobs—I hear the mantra. Well let us ask the FIRST Union—it submitted on my bill—because we can have clean rivers and we can have jobs. Crime can create jobs. Environmental crime can create jobs but not good jobs. We can do a whole lot better than that.This bill is about section 107(2)(a) of the Resource Management Act which is arguably breaching Te Tiriti o Waitangi in terms of its abuse of rivers and river peoples especially when you are comparing up to 150000 tonnes of black foaming sewage-contaminated chlorinated pollution from the 1950s with the current dirty brown effluent now contaminated only with pine resin acids and bleach chemicals of unknown effects in 2014. Therefore this bill represents the Greens’ commitment and my personal commitment to cleaning up the law and to cleaning up rivers. We have waited a long time as have the people of the Bay of Plenty and the people of TaiRāwhiti to make sure that section 107(2)(a) is amended to put a time limit on the phrase “exceptional circumstances”. We are committed to pursuing this irrespective of the outcome—Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! One and half minutes has been consumed. The member’s time has now expired.
Mallard Trevor: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17617. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): No it is not a split call Mr Deputy Speaker. I want to use the time that is available to both the Greens and the Labour Party. The first point I would want to make—sorry I am just trying to look through the non-transparent member standing there—is to acknowledge the mover of the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill Paul Goldsmith. He did pick up something that should have been in a Statutes Amendment Bill. He used aGestetner or a photocopier or something to copy it out and he put it into Parliament and it is a bit of action.But I would say it is a waste of that member. That member is much more intelligent than Nicky Wagner who has gone into Cabinet. He should have got in. I just want to say to him after the news that we have got over the last few minutes that I am sure that he is headed to a ministerial post because Judith Collins is “gone-burger”. Never before has the National Party dropped 6 percent in the polling in less than 2 weeks. The National Party is in free fall and Judith Collins is going to be blamed for that.We already know that she has been practising because she is going to be singing the theme song for the National Party at the next election. Do you know what it is called? It is called “Don’t Cry for meOravida”. Judith Collins is going to be leading the song.She is going to be leading the song. National is down 6 percent in under 2 weeks as a result of her chicanery and the lies that have been told around the country on this issue. As a result no little diversion like this silly little bill which should not have been in this Parliament will make any difference whatsoever.
Roy Eric: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17617. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I call the Hon Trevor Mallard. I am advised this is not a split call.
Clark David: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeClark David: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17615. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr DAVID CLARK (Labour—Dunedin North): I think that the importance and complexity of the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill is best understood in light of the team of officials sitting to your right Mr Deputy Speaker—the usual Government squad here to unpick the complexities that come out in the debate in case the member needs to cover them off in a press release afterwards!Look we went to the Commerce Committee. We heard the nonsense of it all. I was there. I do not think the officials could believe they were there. Mr Goldsmith would be better off spending his time in his electorate—Hon Ruth Dyson: He hasn’t got an electorate.Dr DAVID CLARK: —or the electorate he would like to have—campaigning for an local exemption to the Resource Management Act as the ACT Party which he supports would like to see happen.One serious issue before I sit down—I do not want to hold this bill up—is that right now in Karitane in my electorate of Dunedin North there are real digital issues. The one shop in town has itseftpos machine crashing over and over again because of terrible coverage. This is another example of where the National Government has been too hung up handing out corporate welfare to its mates in Chorus due to the stuff-up of the ultra-fast broadband roll-out and has not concentrated on the basics. Karitane cannot run a web-based business. This is the kind of real issue that should be being addressed rather than the nonsense that is in this bill. Labour will oppose this bill and I stand to speak to that effect.
Williams Andrew: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWilliams Andrew: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17613. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): I take a brief call on behalf of New Zealand First on this member’s bill the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill simply to say that it is again somewhat disappointing. This is the second time in 2 weeks that we have experienced National members filibustering to ensure that they drag out this process so as to avoid other more worthy bills that have real significance to New Zealand particularly to working families in this country and that will have a benefit for them.It is interesting in my experience over many years in local government and central government to watch many of the Government politicians in the last number of months stand up and give 30-second 60-second or 2-minute speeches when it suits them when they want to get on with Government business and when they want to ram and push the legislation through the House at lightning pace and where they give absolute lip-service to democracy and the democratic process. But here where there are members’ bills waiting on the Order Paper waiting for New Zealanders to respond to and for us to get on with they completely filibuster and have 10-minute speeches obviously prepared by their research units. Most of them would not have prepared those speeches themselves.I am just going to say this to the Government on behalf of New Zealand First: start being a bit more responsible start putting aside some of your own political agendas and start thinking about the benefit and the good of New Zealanders rather than your own political outcomes.
Genter Julie Anne: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGenter Julie Anne: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17610. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JULIE ANNE GENTER (Green): Like the previous speaker Carol Beaumont I have to say that this bill is clearly a waste of the time of the House. We have members’ days so that all members of Parliament even if they are not in Government can submit bills. I would like to just note that the Green Party has 14 excellent bills in the ballot at the moment that would make a positive contribution to New Zealand. That is what we are here for—to come up with constructive solutions that are going to lead to a fairer New Zealand one that is greener and smarter and has an economy that works for everyone.So instead of debating bills that might actually make a substantial difference to the lives of New Zealanders we are stuck here taking up the time of the House with a completely trite bill like the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill which clearly should have been in a Government bill or part of the statutes amendment process. That is all I have to say. Thank you.
Beaumont Carol: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBeaumont Carol: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17610. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CAROL BEAUMONT (Labour): As members opposite will know Labour opposes the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill. It is a spam bill designed to clog up the members’ bills ballot process. It should have been a Government bill or part of a Statutes Amendment Bill.We are also extremely concerned about the amount of time that has been wasted on this bill. It is clearly an attempt to block the passage of SueMoroney’s Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill or to have that bill put before the House. I will leave my comments there.
Tisch Lindsay: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17608. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Sorry to interrupt the honourable member. The time has come for me to leave the Chair.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Curran Clare: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCurran Clare: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17608. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CLARE CURRAN (Labour—Dunedin South): There is a four-letter word that could be used to describe the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill and it begins with “s”. That word is “spam”. This bill is a nothing bill. It is a time-wasting bill. It has wasted the time of Parliament in the long-winded debate. It has wasted the time of the Commerce Committee. It has wasted the time of officials.Our opposition to this bill because we clearly oppose this bill is on a point of principle. That principle is that such a bill should never have been brought before the House. It has ended up coming back to this House with no purpose.At best this bill could be described as a clarification of the law; it adds nothing to the law. It is a massive waste of time for this Parliament particularly for the Government on the other side of the House which is clearly displaying that it has run out of energy it has run out of ideas and—
Beaumont Carol: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBeaumont Carol: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17602. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CAROL BEAUMONT (Labour): It is a great pleasure to rise and speak in the second reading debate on the New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill. Can I acknowledge my colleague and fine member of this House Te Ururoa Flavell. This bill obviously addresses some of the outstanding interests of iwi in the Tauranga Moana area that still need to be addressed. As others have gone through the history of that I feel no need to do so. It is great also to hear about the very cooperative manner in which the Māori Affairs Committee works. Thank you.
Tirikatene Rino: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTirikatene Rino: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17597. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga):Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker.Tēnā koutou e te Whare. I would like to firstly acknowledge the member for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell for promoting this New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill because were it not for his sponsoring of this bill we would not be in this position today.This is a really joyful time to be able to speak on legislation that as I describe it is like a reverse engineering happening here or a reverse privatisation whereby lands that were originally lost—yes lost—by the tangata whenua are now coming back albeit small residues or remnants of the original blocks but at least it is good. I am very very pleased to be able to participate with fellow Māori Affairs Committee members in ushering this piece of legislation through the House because it is historic.I would like to pay acknowledgments to the other members of the committee who have made contributions thus far in particular the Hon Tau Henare and in particular his pronouncements of “evangelising to the heathens” which was in the original 1896 trust. I think the Hon Tau Henare could find a good role as aRātana minister after his career in Parliament has ended. He gives a good kupukauhau from the pulpit.Can I also acknowledge Mr Young for his thoughtful contribution which was very respectful to the submissions that we heard particularly from the church groups. I guess there are many many different sorts of reasons or motivations behind why the land was purchased or acquired and the Crown actions that subsequently meant that the land was permanently out of the original owners’ reach.I do acknowledge the trustees who in 1998 came to the realisation that “Hey this is wrong. We shouldn’t be hanging on to this land. We need to give it back to the original owners whom we acquired it from.” So I do acknowledge the trust for handing the reins over to the haukāinga to thehapū who are now going through this process whereby they can actually set up their own private trust to look after their lands.Unfortunately I cannot carry on with my contribution. I am going to have to curtail it but I do acknowledge the work that the committee has done thus far and I look forward to awhi-ing the passage of this bill through the House. Kia oratātou.
Mahuta Nanaia: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMahuta Nanaia: New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17592. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato):Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker.Tēnātātou katoa. It gives me great pleasure to be able to speak as a member of the Māori Affairs Committee and support the passage of this bill the New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill. I assure the local member sponsoring the bill Te Ururoa Flavell that it is our intention to see the speedy passage of this legislation through this House so you may not hear us take the full extent of our calls in order for that to happen.I do note that both the local member TeUruora Flavell and the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee the Hon Tau Henare amply stated the history in relation to the New Zealand Mission Trust Board (Otamataha) Empowering Bill. Can I just point to one small part of the submission process that the committee considered at length to assure itself that the provisions contained in here addressed I think a substantial concern that was put byNgāiTūkairangi.In the final summation we had considered that when the property transferred from the Church Missionary Society to the New Zealand Mission Trust Board it was quite clear in the letter of transaction that the twohapū stated were identified. We did pursue questions forNgāiTūkairangi in terms of why they thought in that earlier transactiontheirhapū was not recognised and stated by the Church. We had some deliberation around that and got some information.I am drawing the attention of the House to this matter only because I suspect thatNgāiTūkairangi may see that the solution we got to might fall short of their expectation. However can I say that in asking Ngāti Tapu to change their trust deed they were only too happy to do so in order to give an absolute assurance toNgāiTūkairangi that any descendent ofNgāiTūkairangi had an avenue and a mechanism with which to claim benefit under the provisions of this bill.Mention was made ofPukehinahina and lands across New Zealand have a very chequered history in terms of how they came to be an estate of various churches. Can I say that that being the case this is a historical type of example where you can rectify the ownership of lands that have gone to the Church and repatriate them back to tangata whenua as kaitiaki of those particular areas.I am really pleased to be able to support this bill. I am really pleased that the local member persisted and made sure that it would progress in a way that would give resolution to something that had definitely been long standing amongstNgāiTamarāwaho andNgātiTapu. I am also pleased that the select committee was able to consider fully the representation ofNgāiTūkairangi and address that by changing some of the provisions within which the bill applies.Tēnā koutou katoa.
Robertson H V Ross: Voting — Correction—Urgency MotionText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Voting — Correction—Urgency Motion[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17588. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Is there any objection to that course of action being taken? There is none. The member’s request is granted.
Voting — Correction—Urgency MotionText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVoting — Correction—Urgency Motion[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17588. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]VotingCorrection—Urgency MotionEUGENIE SAGE (Green): I seek leave of the House to have a correction to the record of the voting on the urgency motion yesterday for the Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill. The Mana party’s vote should have been recorded as supporting that motion not opposing it.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Is there any objection to that course of action being taken? There is none. The member’s request is granted.
Sage Eugenie: Voting — Correction—Urgency MotionText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSage Eugenie: Voting — Correction—Urgency Motion[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17588. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]EUGENIE SAGE (Green): I seek leave of the House to have a correction to the record of the voting on the urgency motion yesterday for the Psychoactive Substances Amendment Bill. The Mana party’s vote should have been recorded as supporting that motion not opposing it.
Carter David: Business of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Business of the House[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17574. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is none. It will so happen.
Brownlee Gerry: Business of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Business of the House[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17574. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Following discussions in the Business Committee I seek leave for the second reading of the Te Urewera-Tūhoe Bill to be set down as Government order of the day No. 1 despite Standing Order 292 and for the extended sitting on Thursday 8 May to include Government orders of the day Nos 1 to 3.
Business of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBusiness of the House[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17574. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Business of the HouseHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Following discussions in the Business Committee I seek leave for the second reading of the Te Urewera-Tūhoe Bill to be set down as Government order of the day No. 1 despite Standing Order 292 and for the extended sitting on Thursday 8 May to include Government orders of the day Nos 1 to 3.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is none. It will so happen.
Hayes Joanne: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17567. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]7.JOANNE HAYES (National) to theMinister of Health: What investment will the Government make in Budget 2014 to assist children with profound hearing loss?Hon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health): Last week the Government announced that Budget 2014 will include an extra $6.3 million to provide two funded cochlear implants for children with profound hearing loss. The current 100 percent subsidy is for only one implant. Also $2.1 million has been set aside to provide a funded second implant to children under 6 who have already received a single implant through the cochlear programme and were unable to get a second. These implants are a game-changer for young children and will help give them a great start in life.Joanne Hayes: What reports has the Minister received about this new funding?Hon TONY RYALL: I was very pleased to hear a report from the mother of a 5-year-old girl who was born deaf that when she got her cochlear implant she “brightened up became more confident curious and playful. Her world is much more open now. She does get tired at school having to listen so hard and to concentrate with just one hearing ear. That is why we are so excited”—said the mother—“about now being able to have another implant so it will be easier for her to hear and learn.” This is a great investment by the John Key - Government in the future of young New Zealanders.
Carter David: Visitors — Australia—Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee SenateText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Visitors — Australia—Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee Senate[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17557. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members I have much pleasure in informing the House that a parliamentary delegation from the Senate Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade References Committee from the Parliament of Australia led by the Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens is present in the gallery. I am sure that members would wish that the delegation be welcomed.