Tremain Chris: Debate on Crown Entities Public Organisations and State Enterprises — In Committee 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Tremain Chris: Debate on Crown Entities Public Organisations and State Enterprises — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 29 June 2010. Volume:664;Page:12261. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
CHRIS TREMAIN (National—Napier) 
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 Tihei mauri ora. Whaia te paetawhiti kia tata whaia te paetatawhakamaua kia u kia tina. 
[ 
Behold the breath of life. Seek the distant horizon so that it is closer but the horizon closest at hand must be held on to firmly and cherished 
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That whakatauaki teaches us to reach for the stars and pull them close to us. If there is something in New Zealand that we do extremely well it is following that proverb when it comes to sport. Across the globe and around this nation we go after our goals in a big way and we reach for the stars and pull them close to us. If there is a team that has done that in the last couple of months it has been the New Zealand All Whites. They have gone out on to the international stage and done an amazing job. We saw the way New Zealanders got behind that team throughout those three games. We supported Ricki Herbert Ryan Nelsen and guys from my own electorate—for example Shane Smeltz and Mr Paston. They did a wonderful job on that stage. They made us feel proud. 
Sport and Recreation New Zealand stands behind that team and helped it to get there. If we look at the appropriations throughout last year and this year in helping that team to get to the World Cup we will see there was a $250000 appropriation to help with the preparation and further on there was a $300000 appropriation to help with the campaign proper. But when we think about the contribution that this nation gives to its sports teams in comparison with what other nations give to help their teams on an international stage it really does fade into insignificance. If we look at what the Italians did to help their team get there and at what the English did we see that we really do box above our weight which is absolutely amazing and long may it continue. Long may we continue to follow that proverb I read at the start of my speech. 
In respect of Sport and Recreation New Zealand there are two areas I want to focus on. The first is the funnel it is opening up to ensure we continue to stay on the international stage and stay champions. The second is on KiwiSport at the bottom level where we encourage our children to develop the skills that are necessary to give them the competence to get out and play sport. I am proud to say I was with Sport Hawke’s Bay on Monday at Te Awa School with Pip from Sport Hawke’s Bay. It has started a scheme called Parents in Schools where it is bringing dads—particularly dads—into the schools in the mornings. So the dads instead of just dropping the kids off at the gate and shooting off to work are being asked to come into the school shoot a netball or throw a rugby ball around and give the kids the skills to get them started so when they do start to play competitive sport they do not feel embarrassed in front of their peers. 
We have seen that amongst all the amazing sports trusts around New Zealand. They are a key part of our community binding the community together and ensuring that there are volunteers and coaches to help the children get the skills they need to compete. Sports trusts are absolutely amazing organisations and I am fully behind them. It is great to see Sport and Recreation New Zealand supporting them. 
The point I want to finish on is the impact this Government has made in terms of taking sport to a whole new level with high-performance sport. The announcements Minister McCully has made in the last couple of weeks are absolutely fantastic. It is great to see what we will now be investing in the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health in Auckland a great organisation. It was originally started by Graeme Avery I might say and Allan Peachey. Allan Peachey from this House started through his school in association with Graeme and they got it off the ground. Now there is $40 million going into that. Throughout the country throughout the motu as Mr Horomia might say we are seeing centres of excellence being set up. There is an amazing initiative going on in the North Shore in Wayne Mapp’s electorate and in Jonathan Coleman’s. There is a centre of excellence for sailing and water sports and we will soon see what will happen there. In the Waikato David Bennett’s area there is the rowing on Lake Karapiro and it is absolutely fantastic to see what is going on there. We are seeing centres of excellence being set up. We are investing money into these sports to make sure our sportsmen and sportswomen continue to be on the international stage up where Kiwis want to see them. I am fully behind what Minister McCully has done. The appropriations for Sport and Recreation New Zealand are absolutely sensational. There is a cycling bid out there that I know a number of regions are bidding for. Hawke’s Bay will be giving that one a damn good shot. Kia ora.