Doocey MattMATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker for that indication. As a proud one-eyed born and bred Cantabrian it gives me great pleasure to be here debating the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Bill. As alluded to by previous speakers: another milestone in our recovery; another milestone in our regeneration for not only Christchurch—because it is easy to call it the Christchurch earthquakes—but of course parts of my electorate Waimakariri were heavily affected in the first earthquakes in 2010. So we call it the Canterbury earthquakes.I want to begin by acknowledging the new Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration the Hon Megan Woods for her enthusiasm for and commitment to her home region of Canterbury. Also to those who have gone before her the Hon Nicky Wagner it's in fact her hard work—the Hon Nicky Wagner in her role as the former Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration—that this bill arrives here today in somewhat good shape. Also I'd like to take the time to acknowledge the Hon Gerry Brownlee for his role of standing up and making tough decisions in the response stage straight after the earthquakes through the recovery stage and into regeneration. I'd also like to take the time to acknowledge all Canterbury MPs around the House who have taken their role in rebuilding their home region very seriously and for working cross-party. I'd like to acknowledge them and the ones that have gone before us: the Hon Kate Wilkinson the Hon Clayton Cosgrove and Denis O'Rourke to name a few.As outlined with the first speakers it has been seven years. But when you actually talk to the people on the ground in Greater Christchurch it's easy to get carried away with that binary debate of how long something takes and the equal frustration. But when you talk to people on the ground most Cantabrians say Yes we would like things done quicker." But in fact what should drive our work is the quality: the quality of our anchor projects the quality of our priority projects such as reinstating the cathedral. So yes it has been seven years but we should also take our time in this window of opportunity we have now to make sure that the legislation has good intent and that it is going to deliver what we need on the ground. So I look forward to those submissions coming in over the next couple of weeks.It is quite right also for the record that the Government does intervene to streamline processes here to reinstating the cathedral. As well as the financial contribution the Crown will make a $10 million grant and a $15 million loan. We also have a $10 million contribution by the Christchurch City Council as well as just under $14 million by the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust and of course the Anglican Church contribution of the $42 million worth of insurance. It is also of note in this fiscal package that there will be quite an initiative around fundraising. This is not unique. If you look at the history of Christchurch if you look at the history of building Christchurch in fact it is built on philanthropy and when you look at the founding fathers of Christchurch they built it through their own contribution. So it's great that that ethos will be carried on; not only that but the ethos of enshrining the recommendations of the Christ Church Cathedral Working Group. This is something that the Hon Nicky Wagner has worked hard on and I think it is only fair that—working our way through this process the legislation at the end when it comes out of the select committee stage and is endorsed by this House—the working group recommendations are enshrined in this legislation going forward.What we've had over the last few years is pretty much one step forward and two steps back. We've had a lot of deadlocks. We've had a lot of stalemates. Yes I think we're on the right track and we need to make sure that this legislative process continues to unlock the potential of the cathedral. It's no surprise when you look at the potential issues we face because when you try to encapsulate what the cathedral means to Canterbury: an iconic symbol of Christchurch our namesake the place of worship a tourist attraction a community facility a heritage building and the heart of Christchurch—it's no surprise that we have a lot of stakeholders taking a lot of interest in that. That's why it's incumbent on this House to work hard through this process and ultimately come out with a piece of legislation that will drive the cathedral forward and drive through the regeneration of Greater Christchurch. Thank you."