Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. I'm very very pleased to be able to inject myself into this debate. I'm fully supportive of this legislation and can I too just acknowledge the work of the Ministers both past and present who have been working very hard to come to a workable solution from what has been a very vexed issue that has been going on for some time. And we all know for any visitors that come to the garden city of Christchurch that the centrepiece is the cathedral. And to see it in such disrepair in its derelict state for so many years is quite literally heartbreaking to many of the local Cantabrians. So I'm just delighted that we are able to make progress with this piece of legislation.Of course being a son of Ngāi Tūahuriri Ngāi Tahu from North Canterbury the cathedral itself was a bit beyond my realm. The cathedral to me was the Tuahiwi hall out at Tuahiwi which maybe Mr Doocey would fondly remember. But that was the church and the Whare Pāremata I guess for our hapū out there. I do recall one of my earliest memories going with my older siblings my older sister venturing into town and beholding the sight of this great cathedral and venturing right to the top of the steeple and looking out to the square. It was just such an exciting mind-blowing experience for I guess someone of about four or five years of age—also being able to call out from that steeple to the Wizard who was there in full flight. I distinctly recall him turning around and looking up strangely at these two Māori kids yelling at him from the top of the steeple and then he waved his little wand and gave us an acknowledgment.So the cathedral is a symbol. It is central to the city of Christchurch to Cantabrians. I am looking forward to seeing all of the various parties coming together and all of the entities that will be created to give effect and to see through this project. There are a lot of parties involved. Can I acknowledge Te Hāhi Mihinare the Anglican Church and all of the concerned locals and heritage groups and of course the local council Mayor Dalziel and of course the Crown itself. So all of these parties are now coming together under this legislation. There is a fast-track plan and processes that will be put in place to ensure that we can see once again the cathedral restored to its full glory. As I've mentioned in other speeches there is a famous Māori saying: Ka mate kāinga tahi ka ora kāinga rua."["When one house dies another opens up."]I would like to think that the restored cathedral will mark and be symbolic of that famous kōrero that we have: when one house dies another rises to replace it. We are indeed as Cantabrians—as locals—looking forward to seeing the completion of this project.Can I also acknowledge while I am on my feet the role that the interim or temporary cathedral has played in Christchurch. I have enjoyed various Anzac Day events church services and the like that have been conducted in that cardboard cathedral as it was colloquially named when it was first erected. So I know that that has played a special place in the interim but certainly we are looking forward to getting back to the main event which will be the restoration of the Christ Church Cathedral. So without further ado I will commend this bill at its first reading. Kia ora."