Luxton CameronCAMERON LUXTON (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. I appreciate taking this call. As a member who is not on the Justice Committee that heard this but someone with a great interest—Cameron Brewer: He can join.CAMERON LUXTON: Oh well—by all accounts it is a great select committee. But as someone with an interest in seeing New Zealand businesses thrive I'm very proud to stand and speak in support of this bill. The role of—I think we're calling him St Stewie" after what he has done for the wine industry. The role of "St Stewie" has been a great benefit to that industry. I can understand the comments that have been brought up across the House about expanding to other types of beverages. But I think keeping it focused—I may call him Stuart Smith—as "St" Stuart Smith has done is a very good way of supporting a core industry and making sure that this flows through into legislation in a way that's understandable and prompt.Businesses in New Zealand have had a hard time of it. We closed our borders tourism suffered. I can imagine cellar door tasting and businesses that are in the background growing the grapes getting staff to do it distilling it—finding the experts to come in and provide that service hasn't been an easy time. So removing barriers is the theme of today in the House.James Meager: What other changes could we make to remove barriers?CAMERON LUXTON: Well I think we have done a lot as a Government to remove barriers and I'm proud to be supporting a member's bill that would do the same. You know there's other barriers and businesses that needs support. These businesses—wineries distilleries others—are businesses that are employers in their community. Things that remove barriers to trade such as repealing the restrictions around Easter trading would be a huge addition to the sectors that need this as this bill is doing in removing some of the barriers regarding on- and off- licensing. I can see a lot of similarities there: getting rid of this red tape.Wineries provide as we've heard I think a key role in the business community of the areas where they operate. As we've heard they're up and down the country from South Otago and Central Otago to Northland. Acting as a core hub that drives people through tourism to enjoy themselves and then partake in the other amenities of an area is similar to how many businesses in New Zealand who are closed over Easter and find themselves with unnecessary restrictions on their trade—they provide the same sort of hub-like tourism value to the communities which they are in. In the same way we're removing these restrictions and barriers around cellar door tasting it would be a great thing to have support across this House to remove the restrictions on businesses who are employers and drivers of the local community when it comes to Easter restrictions on those trading hours.Also you can imagine somebody who's come over from overseas they're going along the rail trail and turning up and saying "You can't charge me for this? But it's so good. Why wouldn't you charge me for this?" I mean I can imagine the visitor confusion. It's probably quite akin to tourists coming to New Zealand over Easter and being utterly bewildered that they can't enjoy themselves in the way they would with their friends family or people they're visiting when they go out over Easter weekend and find those restrictions. I think that's a similarity that exists between the existing structure around cellar door tasting and our restrictions on Easter trade. The halo effect which "St Stewie" has aptly said about this—the way that the—Simon Court: Soft glow.CAMERON LUXTON: —the soft glow which is emanating from that side of the House is something that expands out and supports a community. So when we remove barriers from business—and especially really silly ones like the inability to charge for wine tasting—we increase the ability of everyone to thrive. Again I would just draw attention to the fact that there's a specific weekend in New Zealand's calendar which has restrictions—Simon Court: Which weekend?CAMERON LUXTON: Oh it's actually Easter weekend. Thank you for asking Mr Court. Removing some restrictions would act in the same halo effect I believe as what "St Stewie" is trying to achieve in this bill.It's a bill for which I'm happy to say that I've heard expressions of support from all ACT MPs. We will be supporting this bill. I thank you very much "St Stewie" for what you've done for the wineries—I look forward to doing it for Easter trading."