Luxton CameronCAMERON LUXTON (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. We've heard tonight a lot about people leaving tenancies despite not wishing to in circumstances where landlords have given them notice to leave. We live in a country which is sparsely populated. The only reason we have got a shortage of housing is because of decisions made by Government that make it harder to build and provide housing to each other.The coalition is committed to easing access to housing for over 1.7 million New Zealanders by removing barriers to rental supply and incentivising landlords to get back into providing to the rental market. This bill affects slightly under a third of our population. And ensuring Kiwis have access to housing is the first step in providing a future where all people and pets have a safe and happy home.The previous Government sought to increase hurdles in the housing sector causing many of our landlords to exit the market. The amendments made today are sensible changes that work to fix that. This is a positive for landlords and tenants alike. These changes are part of the Government's plan to create a well-functioning property rental market. This ensures New Zealanders have a greater ability to access rental properties. To do this we use all the tools we can to increase supply and make sure landlords and tenants feel represented in the changes we make today.ACT has been fundamental in ensuring landlords and tenants can leave a fixed tenancy by reversing changes made by the previous Government. This allows a landlord or tenant to give notice to end a tenancy up to 90 days but no less than 21 days before the expiry of a fixed-term tenancy. This bill reinstates the 90-day no-cause termination for periodic tenancies and returning landlords notice period to 42 days in specific circumstances. And good news for tenants we will increase the amount of notice that a tenant gives to end a periodic tenancy to 42 days as well. This Government is introducing pet bonds because we know that there are tenants out there who are more than willing to pay a bit extra so they can live with the pets they know and love. Anyone who has tried to rent in our major cities knows how impossible it is to find a place that is pet friendly. Approximately 64 percent of New Zealand households own at least one pet and more than half of those remaining would like to get a pet. We are enabling you to have pets in rentals by ensuring landlords feel protected from some of the risks of sharing their housing.We are modernising our residential tenancy practices by including a range of changes to improve the clarity and efficiency of the Act. The bill proposes changes for the tenancy bonds as we heard from the Minister so that they can be lodged online and maybe you won't need to chase your landlord up as the previous Green member pointed out but that should never be the case. We want to see responsible landlords in this country. As well as enabling some decisions in the Tenancy Tribunal to be made on papers rather than dragging everybody in with expensive in-person hearing costs. Finally this will allow the Tenancy Tribunal to process cases with much less of a delay.We are making it easier for people to have a safe home to live in. I am excited to see this bill before the House. Fundamentally this legislation is about making it easier for one Kiwi to offer another a place to call home. It is a rejection of the Opposition's cheap campaign to pit landlords and tenants against each other. I commend this bill to the House.