Andersen GinnyHon GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. As Labour's police spokesperson I rise to indicate Labour's support for the motion to reappoint Elizabeth Mason Sinclair and also the appointment of Andrew Mark Coleman to the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA).Elizabeth Mason Sinclair has over 30 years' experience within the sector and she will continue I have no doubt to serve the IPCA well with the experience that she brings to the role. Andrew Mark Coleman a Hutt resident—so a person from the Hutt I have to say is always a good bet for appointing into a role. He's had a long and established career in the Public Service starting as a police officer working also as a detective and then taking up numerous roles within the Public Service including those in Biosecurity Ministry of Primary Industries as well as Culture and Heritage which he's been in most recently. Public servants I have spoken to tell me that he is well respected and seen as a strong leader in the Public Service and someone who also promotes leadership and good teamwork within the Public Service. To have those warm words come back so readily indicates it's a person very capable to take up this role.The Independent Police Conduct Authority takes such a significant role in ensuring that we have significant checks and balances on the conduct of our police. This is more important than ever particularly when we see legislation that has come through this House that increases the powers of police and makes some of their work far more dangerous at times—legislation around search powers and also on removing gang patches that will be difficult work for our police. It is more likely that we will see additional complaints coming through the IPCA in relation to this new legislation so the work before the IPCA will be challenging.I would like to acknowledge the work that the IPCA has done recently particularly in the case of Farzana Yaqubi which found that more should have been done to follow up on her case before she most unfortunately was murdered by the person who was stalking her. So I acknowledge the role that the IPCA has in sensitive in difficult areas like that in New Zealand.I would like to conclude by acknowledging that the IPCA works in some very tricky areas where New Zealanders are looking for justice and they are the independent our eyes over what is happening in an area where some parts of New Zealand have long and far reaching powers. For this reason it is great and admirable that they are so clear on their commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi that they acknowledge the constitutional status of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and also they note quite clearly that they have that as a very fundamental part of the way they carry out their work and in their commitments and their service to delivery.In order to achieve those commitments and ensure they inform and guide the way in which the IPCA discharges its statutory obligations it undertakes to embark upon a programme of cultural competency directed in deepening their collective understanding of te ao Māori and of tikanga Māori. They also undertake to support staff who wish to learn te reo Māori and to promote and encourage the use of te reo Māori in the workplace in order to enhance the public understanding of the IPCA's role and to access its services and to strive to build its capacity to engage with te iwi Māori. I would like to conclude by saying that the IPCA has never been an easy job and it will not get any easier under this Government. I am concerned that putting less money into crime prevention as the previous Budget did makes life harder for those police officers and also the follow-up work that happens in tricky cases. I hope that this Government continues to fund the IPCA and it is not impacted by the Government's cuts to services that people rely on. I also hope that the IPCA is funded adequately to be able to maintain and deliver on its commitment under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.I conclude by wishing Elizabeth Mason Sinclair and Andrew Mark Coleman all the best for their five-year appointment.He mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Kia ora.