Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Kia ora Mr Assistant Speaker. I am very delighted to be able to speak in the third reading of this piece of legislation. This is a historic day. I do commend all of the contributions that have been made even the contributions from New Zealand First because there are different perspectives and views on tobacco control. But certainly when it comes to this piece of legislation you cannot argue against it. It is so ingrained in our culture that smoking is bad and smoking kills and this is just the next step. This is just the next step that we need to do to reach our 2025 smoke-free goal. I want to commend as we have heard throughout the contributions today the whakapapa. There is a long whakapapa—history—to this legislation and to tobacco control measures across this country from the Labour Governments through to the present Government although I must say it has taken a while. It has taken a while to actually get to this third reading. I understand it was initiated in the last Parliament—you know it has taken a few years. But it is no surprise—no surprise.I am sure there may be a connection that two members of the current Government—National members—have been paid tobacco lobbyists. So draw all the inference whatever you may from that. But the fact that there has been such a long delay—I would not be surprised if quite strenuous debate and effort has been going on internally to delay and to hopefully prevent the passage of this bill but fortunately that has been unsuccessful. We have heard the heralding of angelic hallelujah and praise come forth from my tuahine over there Marama Fox and I too acknowledge her joy in the passage of this legislation. In terms of kuia State"—I admit that was one of my best tweets ha ha! We have got to read it in context and we also have to look at things from the wider perspective of our people the impacts that it has on them and their desire to maybe have some enjoyment—granted though that this is not the way to achieve that. All I am going to say is that that is satirical maybe comedic—a bit of a jab here. It does not detract from my wholehearted support for this bill. Have I gone over time Mr Assistant Speaker? I have not. I do want to hit on a very serious note because I have been concerned that this bill I believe does not close down the purchase of tobacco-related products on the internet. How do I know? Well I have done it not once not twice but three times. I have ordered tobacco—little cigars cigarillos—on the internet. They have come through and have not even been stopped by the Customs Service. Only one package was stopped. These are private importations that anyone can do—jump online. I am very concerned that the Minister of Customs has not clamped down. There should be restrictions. There should be restrictions on the importation otherwise it defeats the whole purpose of actually having tobacco control. So that is one challenge that I want to put to the Minister—to really close that loophole.I am not a smoker but in receiving this assortment—this colourful array of flavoured cigarillos—what was I to do with them? What was I to do? In a generous gesture I knew that a certain leader of a certain party in this House quite enjoys having the odd puff so I generously gave a koha of these little cigars to such a leader. I will not name particular names. I am sure that they went through an intermediary. He did not acknowledge them but I did get a response back that he did appreciate them and he did enjoy the flavour of that particular koha. In all seriousness this is a very commendable bill and I do support it wholeheartedly. Kia ora tātou."