Brown SimeonSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Thank you Madam Speaker for the opportunity to take a brief call on the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Amendment Bill. I just want to acknowledge the member in charge of this bill my good friend Dr Parmjeet Parmar who has shepherded this bill all the way through from first reading to now. An important piece of legislation very much a piece of legislation which the National Party would support fully because it's about cutting red tape. The ironic thing about the legislation is that these very important Auckland regional amenities are required to essentially do two sets of financial accounts according to two different financial standards. One the New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards and the second being the generally accepted accounting practice standard. The issue here is that essentially the bill provides for them only having to do one set of accounts according to the GAAP which is the generally accepted accounting practice according to the Charities Act.This is a very sensible change a very sensible amendment because it cuts the amount of red tape and it means there'll be less money spent on accountants and more money being spent on the very important regional amenities that Aucklanders like myself have come to know and love. And that's always a good idea. It's always a good idea when more money is being spent on the actual activity and the things we're trying to fund the things we're trying to deliver rather than bureaucrats and accountants. And accountants do a very important job and there's some very good accountants in this House. But if we can try and cut some of the cost and the red tape and the bureaucracy we'll be able to have more music from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra more opera from the New Zealand Opera we'll have more theatre from the Auckland Theatre Company more arts from the Auckland Arts Festival the Stardome in Dr Parmjeet Parmar's area where she represents as a list MP—Michael Wood: No no she's in the member's area. The member is her member.SIMEON BROWN: —will be able to do the great work that they do. And I really don't like how the member for Mt Roskill is so critical of Bucklands Beach. It's a beautiful part of Auckland and I'm very proud to represent it. He knows that area very well and I understand he was a candidate for that seat and lost a couple of times and I just want to remind him of that. So Bucklands Beach is a beautiful part but I do remind the member it rejected him twice. I'm very proud to represent that part of Auckland.Hon Louise Upston: It's got good taste now.SIMEON BROWN: It's got good taste. That's right Louise Upston very good taste the people of Bucklands Beach. They are good people who live in Bucklands Beach. I'm very proud to represent them and the beautiful beaches and the Coastguard Northern Region which operate from Howick. I mean they do an amazing job helping save lives out through the Hauraki and particularly all the people in my electorate who love going out on the water and so many other great causes. I will finish there. But thank you Parmjeet Parmar for bringing this bill. Thank you to the Auckland regional amenities board for what they do. I commend this bill to the House.