Rurawhe AdrianADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe e Te Heamana. I am pleased to take a call on this new Part 7 of the Housing Legislation Amendment Bill. First of all can I point out again—I think it has already been said—that the public has not had the opportunity to make submissions on this bill. I took the opportunity to read some of the submissions from the 2013 Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act and I came across a submission from the Salvation Army that bemoaned and pointed out its concerns about the lack of any reference to affordable housing. I stand to support new Part 7 because it is supporting affordable housing. It is really important and I think there would be very few in this Chamber who would not see the value that the Salvation Army brings to this country in particular in terms of addressing the issues of homelessness and affordable housing. More specifically in Part 7 new section 40(1) inserted by new clause 12 means that the surplus moneys would be used for the functions of the corporation. I also took the opportunity to look at the functions of the Housing New Zealand Corporation. The very first one stated in section 18(2)(a) of the Housing Corporation Amendment Act 2011 is providing rental housing principally for those who need it the most". That really underpins this new Part 7. I want to commend Metiria Turei for bringing this to the Committee. I think alongside all of the other new parts that were brought to the Committee—and I want to acknowledge Phil Twyford for his work in bringing these comprehensive new parts to this bill. Providing rental property principally for those who need it the most—this new part actually addresses that and I think that it is incumbent upon this Committee to accept this. As Metiria Turei pointed out we have heard from Minister Joyce that they are already doing great but we want to make sure that it is enduring because if the Government can make that decision at a whim well at a whim they can turn it around as well. I think that our country in particular those who need it the most deserve better than that. So I wholeheartedly support new Part 7. As I pointed out before because this has not gone to the select committee I read some other submissions. I read the submissions from Te Rūnunga o Ngāi Tahu and from Tainui Group Holdings Ltd and what struck me about their submissions to the principal bill that we are debating tonight is that they pointed out its deficiencies around addressing Māori rights within it. In thinking about what that process would look like if those submitters had had the full opportunity to make submissions on this bill—granted that these are new parts—they would not have had the opportunity to speak on these as well. I think it just highlights a point around the real importance of that process and the real importance of the point—of which I am absolutely certain—that given the opportunity of speaking to this Part 7 the majority of those submitters would be supporting it. They have not had that opportunity so we in this Chamber must ensure that we bring that opportunity to them. We must also ensure that those surplus moneys that are generated within Housing New Zealand—another thing that occurred to me if the Government had had a proper building programme for more affordable housing and State housing then there would actually be more profits to be shared again for the purpose of providing affordable housing. I fully commend the new Part 7 to the House and I am very happy to do so. Kia ora."