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VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the committee report progress.Ayes 103New Zealand Labour 64; New Zealand National 29; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Noes 10ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Progress to be reported.House resumed.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Mr Speaker the committee has considered the Organic Products and Production Bill and reports progress. I move That the report be adopted.Motion agreed to.Report adopted.
Security Information in Proceedings Legislation Bill and the Security Information in Proceedings (Repeals and Amendments Bill) — Third Readings
VoteASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion will say Aye; to the contrary No. The Ayes have it.DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): Point of order e te Māngai. I voted incorrectly in that last one and I ask if we could do that again.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Yeah OK. Is there leave granted to change the vote? No one is objecting—no objections. Thank you. Yeah did you want to change the party vote?DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): Yes please. I'd like to register on behalf of the Green Party of Aotearoa 10 votes opposed.A party vote was called for on the question That the Security Information in Proceedings Bill and the Security Information in Proceedings (Repeals and Amendments) Bill be now read a third time.Ayes 109New Zealand Labour 64; New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 10Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Bills read a third time.
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 76New Zealand Labour 64; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10 Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 40New Zealand National 30; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.SPEAKER: The question is That the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill be considered by the Education and Workforce Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Education and Workforce Committee.
Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill — First Reading
Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill — First Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 86New Zealand Labour 64; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 31New Zealand National 31.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.SPEAKER: The question is That the Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill be considered by the Education and Workforce Committee. Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Education and Workforce Committee.
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Legal Services Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 84New Zealand Labour 64; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; ACT New Zealand 10.Noes 31New Zealand National 31.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.SPEAKER: The question is That the Legal Services Amendment Bill be considered by the Justice Committee. Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Justice Committee.
Legal Services Amendment Bill — First Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 74New Zealand Labour 64; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Noes 44New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): The question is That the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill be considered by the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Fuel Industry Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 74New Zealand Labour 64; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Noes 42New Zealand National 32; ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is That the Fuel Industry Amendment Bill be considered by the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.
Fuel Industry Amendment Bill — First Reading
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the Grocery Industry Competition Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 108New Zealand Labour 64; New Zealand National 32; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Noes 10ACT New Zealand 10.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.DEPUTY SPEAKER: The question is That the Grocery Industry Competition Bill be considered by the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee.
Grocery Industry Competition Bill — First Reading
Hipkins Chris; Rurawhe AdrianSITTINGS OF THE HOUSEHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): Thank you Mr Speaker. Can I thank members across the House for what has been a very big week for the Parliament. It is now time to pull up stumps. The Government does not intend to progress further under urgency this afternoon and so the House will next meet as normally scheduled at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 6 December.Perhaps before we finish Mr Speaker if you could indulge me for a moment to thank all of the staff who support Parliament particularly when we're under urgency—those who work hard to ensure that not only do the processes of the House continue to function but we can be fed and we can have all of the things that we need to do whilst we are under urgency. I think we have all appreciated as we always do the professionalism and efficiency of the people who run this place and the support that they provide to members across the House as we do our democratic duty. Can I also thank the presiding officers for their relatively long stints in the Chair over the last few days and can I wish everyone all the best for the recess ahead.SPEAKER: Kāti rā ka tautoko ana ahau i te kōrero o te Kaiārahi o te Whare[With that I support the opinion of the Leader of the House]. Nō reira the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday 6 December 2022.The House adjourned at 4.06 p.m. (Friday)
Hipkins ChrisHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That the committee report progress.
Cameron MarkMARK CAMERON (ACT): Thank you Mr Chair. [Interruption] I'm incredibly grateful that the other side of the House finds this funny; these are actually some very amazing New Zealanders that grow these products and I actually take this quite seriously.I'll read out a submission very quickly Minister if I can. And that meaning of described as organic"—and this was a submission that we all heard that were pensioners: "we supply organic fruit to the Timaru farmers market."—fancy that. "We are very well supported by our local community but rely on being certified organic as a point of difference. We want to continue as a small growers scheme. Currently"—this is OFNZ or Organic Farm New Zealand—"we earn under $5000 a year." This is big bickies for certain people and this potentiality—or the outcomes of this legislation—tends by virtue of that to potentially marginalise people. "We are pensioners and rely on this income."Now again we are trying to minimise the cost and bureaucracy—and we will speak about this in Part 2—on smaller owner operators. These are not big commercial exporters. And in the verification process it speaks to this and the meaning of what is "described as organic". You can see Minister with the greatest respect to you these people are trading and to a Saturday or a farmers market and you have no idea what you're talking about.I mean we certainly do on this side of the House. These are pensioners. This is one example of rural New Zealand very small owner operators supplying into a market. Hon David Parker: Ask the question.MARK CAMERON: Can you please give them some surety going forward because I think they absolutely deserve it."
Cameron Mark; O'Connor DamienMARK CAMERON (ACT): Thank you Mr Chair and I thank the Minister for coming to the House late this afternoon to discuss the Organic Products Bill. Minister can you give me some clarity please. There is a 96-page Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) that was tabled I believe in late October. This is a year and a half after we heard submissions in the Primary Production Committee. There are substantive changes in this SOP. Can you please reconcile it and I'll start with the explanatory note of the bill right at the beginning of the bill.What on earth does this mean? There is now a huge aspect that encapsulates the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi—Treaty principles. Now I'm trying to reconcile that with what's over the page and speaks about verifiers. What will verifiers and the consenting or certification process ultimately look like when you're a ma and pa organic grower anywhere that would arguably supply the likes of a market garden or a Saturday market anywhere in New Zealand? The process of adhering to Treaty principles speaks to a representative Māori membership on an advisory council. What will that mean for ma and pa operators? I can offer you all sorts of anecdotes where this organic growing industry has small owner-operators but this has actually added a small portion to their income. These are really small people. Will this follow science or mythology? We've got to have an honest conversation about what this means to smaller operators not exporters.Hon DAMIEN O'CONNOR (Minister of Agriculture): Thank you Mr Chair. I appreciate the questions that have been asked. This bill has been a long time in the making. Good things do take time. The Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) was a result of I guess issues raised by the industry by iwi themselves by Māori our partners in the Treaty but actually also across the wider business and food production sector. The SOP clarifies the consultation requirements. It streamlines some of the interoperability and ultimately this is about ensuring that the consumers the people who buy organic products have confidence that what they're buying is true to the production systems that they understand to be there. This is about confidence for the consumer but ultimately confidence for those people who commit to organic production that they'll get value for their efforts.
O'Connor Greg; Utikere TangiDEPUTY SPEAKER: I declare the House in committee for the Organic Products and Production Bill.ORGANIC PRODUCTS AND PRODUCTION BILLIn CommitteePart 1 Prelimary provisionsTANGI UTIKERE (Junior Whip—Labour): Point of order. I seek leave for all provisions to be taken as one question.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Is there any objection? There is objection. The question is that Part 1 stand part.
Edmonds BarbaraBARBARA EDMONDS (Labour—Mana): Thank you Madam Speaker. I commend this bill to the House.Motion agreed to.Bill read a third time.
Pugh MaureenMAUREEN PUGH (National): It's done.
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): I also commend this bill to the House.
Peke-Mason SorayaSORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour): I commend this bill to the House. Kia ora.
Simpson ScottHon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): Well thank you Madam Speaker because I want to particularly focus on one aspect of this bill the Statutes Amendment Bill in its third reading and it's to do with the provision that amends the Dog Control Act of 1996. Particularly that amendment will mean that the requirement for a registered veterinarian to provide a written declaration that an imported dog is not a breed listed at Schedule 4 for disability dogs and any dog that is kept used or certified for use by a specified agency" will be repealed. That's a good decision. I commend this bill to the House."
Bennett GlenGLEN BENNETT (Labour—New Plymouth): This is a bill. This is a House. I commend it.
Severin ToniTONI SEVERIN (ACT): Oh this great Statutes Amendment Bill—41 Acts crossing the i's and dotting the t's and I've even heard this bill being called sexy. So it's a very important bill and it's an ominous bill and it's—Hon Chris Hipkins: This is an ominous" bill! [Laughter]TONI SEVERIN: —made—omnibus bill. See—it is an ominous bill so there we go guys I'll make you laugh.Now this bill is really important because it changes a whole lot of things that have happened in bills over the years and especially—like we've got one bill the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. Now we probably know that there are a few people here that can do their math that's like a 65-year-old bill. And then we have another bill that's been very controversial over the years these last few years the COVID-19 Recovery Fast-track Consenting Act because things like that have constantly been changing throughout these last two years. And then another thing that's happened: we got rid of registered post. So now that we don't have registered post we had to change a bill that's really important as well because we've got to keep up with the moving times. And I know that we're moving into the era of emails and you know we've got to be able to make sure that people are up with the times and this is really important.And the other thing is: even though we've all spoken before you know on this bill and it's the third reading I still would really like to thank the Ministry of Justice and the Office of the Clerk because they all have to go through all these lovely different bills and find out what needs to be changed in them and the Parliamentary Counsel Office assistants you know because we've got to make sure that these laws do meet regulations and dot the i's and cross the t's. If it wasn't for these lovely people that we have at our disposal to help us through all these bills it could be a lot messier than what it is.The other thing is like I know it's Friday but actually it still says Tuesday so I don't know why we're in a rush. So the other thing is it's just an amazing amount of work that goes into one of these bills and yes it's not contentious. Yes I know that we all agree on it because this is what makes good laws—when you find the right problems and solve them to make sure that it's clear and that New Zealanders understand what these laws and regulations really mean because things change so much. Also this bill was described as a house cleaning bill and if I could find good house cleaners to help with my own house cleaning to make sure that all my t's and i's are dotted I'd be very appreciative. But I can't go any further. I tried to go as long as I could. However it gets very very hard. So I commend this bill to the House."
Logie JanJAN LOGIE (Green): The Green Party is happy to as always support statutes. I wish I could be as pithy as Chris Penk in this but I'll just say: uncontroversial in its nature; happy to support it.
Strange JamieJAMIE STRANGE (Labour—Hamilton East): Great bill—let's pass it.
Uffindell SamSAM UFFINDELL (National—Tauranga): A statutes amendment bill is a very non-contentious piece of legislation—technical changes nothing too controversial. I support this bill.
Boyack RachelRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): This is the most exciting and important bill of the day. The Governance and Administration Committee did consider it very very deeply. I'm very very happy to commend it to the House. Thank you Madam Speaker.
Penk ChrisCHRIS PENK (National—Kaipara ki Mahurangi): That's right.
Hipkins ChrisSTATUTES AMENDMENT BILLThird ReadingHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House) on behalf of the Associate Minister of Justice: I move That the Statutes Amendment Bill be now read a third time. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): And you have a legislative statement?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: And I present a legislative statement on that one as well.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): That legislative statement is published under the authority of the House and can be found on the Parliament website.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: You know it's getting late in the day when we get to the third reading of the Statutes Amendment Bill. It's normally a sign that it's getting late in the year as well when we reach this particular point in parliamentary proceedings. The Statutes Amendment Bill is one of the bills that is probably the least contentious thing that Parliament does and deals with. This particular Statutes Amendment Bill comprises 62 different proposals to amend 42 Acts administered by 11 different Government agencies. Members will be delighted to know that I don't intend to chronicle every one of them. They are always progressed with the unanimous support of the House recognising that they are usually technical in nature they are not controversial and they normally don't amend policy. They normally just tidy up the statute book. That is exactly what this one does. The Governance and Administration Committee agreed to the changes recommended by the Ministry of Justice and other agencies in the departmental report and the committee has also amended the bill so that some further changes can be made. I understand that there were 16 submissions on the bill. I always admire people who take the time to submit on statutes amendment bills. I think it's a victory for democracy. So can I thank the committee for its detailed consideration of the bill and again thank members across the House for their ongoing unanimous support of this process. I think regardless of who the Government is it's a very important one that allows us to keep an orderly statute book without the House having to spend lengthy time debating bills that would otherwise have to be brought forward in large number to make amendments that are not controversial and usually quite technical. So I commend the bill to the House.
Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): Great bill; I commend it to the House.Motion agreed to.Bill read a third time.
Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill — Third Reading
Uffindell SamSAM UFFINDELL (National—Tauranga): This is a really good bill. I'm not going to go against the grain—I know there's a lot of people looking at me. We're waiting—looking at the clock. Well it's a fantastic bill. I think I've heard Simon Court's voice more than anyone else this week so I'm happy to stand and support this bill.
White HelenHELEN WHITE (Labour): It's a pleasure to rise and support a bill which everybody in this House supports. Thank you very much.
Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): I will join with the chorus in commending this bill to the House.
Simpson ScottHon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): Five full minutes! Well where does one begin? I think that this is a good practical and prudent bill that we on this side of the House support. Thank you very much.
Williams Arena; Kuriger BarbaraARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Madam Speaker you would've noticed that my colleagues around the House agree with this bill. It's a good bill—let's pass it.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Hon Scott Simpson—five minutes.
McKee NicoleNICOLE McKEE (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. Again I stand on behalf of the ACT Party to speak to the Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill one that we are in support of.As mentioned in the second reading it is a straightforward bill moving some judicial and statutory officers away from the Cabinet fees framework to the Remuneration Authority. In doing this it is an omnibus bill because it is amending seven Acts. It sounds like a lot but it is covering two courts and four tribunals.There was a Supplementary Order Paper which we all supported. It was fixing minor cross-referencing and made it clear that current remuneration of the affected officers are to remain the same until such time as the Remuneration Authority makes its first determination.It's in two parts this bill. Part 1 authorises the Remuneration Authority to take over determinations from the Cabinet Fees Framework to the Remuneration Authority. Part 2 has six subparts that are specific to the six Acts governing those six groups of officers that are affected. Their pay and conditions are currently under the Cabinet Fees Framework and are administered by the Public Service Commission. So this allows each one of those sets of officers to also come under the Remuneration Authority.Those involved in the move include officers in the disputes tribunal community magistrates of the District Court the chair and deputy of the Human Rights Review Tribunal tenancy adjudicators from the Tenancy Tribunal some commissioners of the Environment Court—yep that's all of them. So there's not lots left to say here. We have well canvassed this in previous speeches and through the committee of the whole House stage. This bill is about strengthening judicial independence and in doing so we all hope that it will increase public confidence in these courts and tribunals. With that we commend this bill to the House.
Ghahraman GolrizGOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN (Green): Thank you Madam Speaker. This is a good bill the Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill. It just puts into effect the outcomes of the independent review into remuneration for a number of public independently appointed roles and we certainly support the Government to adopt wherever there is an independent review of things as important as remuneration and treatment of public servants and independently appointed office holders. So it's a good bill and we support it at third reading.
Walters VanushiVANUSHI WALTERS (Labour—Upper Harbour): As retired US Supreme Court Justice O'Connell said judicial independence does not happen all by itself. It's hard to create and it's often easier than most people imagine to damage or destroy. This is a bill that's all about protecting that independence and I commend this bill to the House.
Pugh MaureenMAUREEN PUGH (National): Thank you Madam Speaker. As my colleague Mark Mitchell said there is nothing too controversial in this bill at third reading today the Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill. The National Party supports it. Thank you.
Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South): Thank you very much. The Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill was introduced back in 2021 and it transfers responsibility for determining the remuneration of certain judicial and statutory officers to the Remuneration Authority to recognise the judicial nature of positions. This is a good bill I support it wholeheartedly and I commend it to the House.
Mitchell MarkHon MARK MITCHELL (National—Whangaparāoa): Thank you Madam Speaker. Look we support the bill at the final reading. The bill's a simple change which will give an added layer of political neutrality to the setting of fees for judicial officers which we think is a good thing. We do want to ensure that the five new permanent legislative authorities will remain small in size so that they do not balloon or allow the respect of judicial officers to increase dramatically. So we don't want to have a perverse outcome with a ballooning of bureaucracy but we see the need for it. We think it's a good bill and we're very happy to support it.
Hipkins ChrisREMUNERATION AUTHORITY LEGISLATION BILLThird ReadingHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House) on behalf of the Associate Minister of Justice: I move That the Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill be now read a third time.The Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill will enhance public confidence in our judicial system by making—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Excuse me. Sorry Minister Hipkins do you have a legislative statement?Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Oh yes I do. I present a legislative statement.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): That legislative statement is published under the authority of the House and can be found on the Parliament website.Hon CHRIS HIPKINS: Thank you Madam Speaker. The bill will enhance public confidence in our judicial system by making changes relating to the responsibility to determine the remuneration of some statutory and judicial officers.If I run through the list of who is covered by this: Disputes Tribunal referees community magistrates of the District Court the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Human Rights Review Tribunal the deputy chairperson and members of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal the Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners of the Environment Court and Tenancy Tribunal adjudicators.It was deemed that these officers should be independent of the Cabinet Fees Framework and have their remuneration determined by the Remuneration Authority rather than the Government of the day in an independent review conducted by MartinJenkins back in 2018. An independent principles-based review was undertaken to determine whether it should be the Cabinet Fees Framework or the Remuneration Authority that should determine the mechanism for setting the remuneration of those statutory and judicial officers and it concluded that the principal difference between the Remuneration Authority and the Cabinet Fees Framework was the degree of independence from Government with regard to those remuneration decisions. The Government does agree with that. It agrees that those positions would be better determined independently of the Government of the day and hence this legislation gives effect to that.My understanding is that the bill has been considered by the select committee with a unanimous recommendation that it be passed and therefore I commend the bill to the House.
Kanongata'a AnahilaANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): Kia ora e te Mana Whakawā. He mihi tino whakahirahira tēnei pire hei oranga mō te iwi Māori ka mihi ahau ki tēnei pire ki te Whare.[Thank you Madam Speaker. This is a very important bill for the health and wellbeing of the Māori people and I commend this bill to the House.]Motion agreed to.Bill read a third time.
Pugh MaureenMAUREEN PUGH (National): Thank you Madam Speaker. I rise too to take a very short call on the Māori Purposes Bill today. As you have heard people across this House have supported it and the National Party supports it. I have pleasure in commending it to the House.
Halbert ShananSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): E te Māngai o te Whare tēnā rawa atu ki a koe. Ka tautoko ahau ki tēnei pire te pire mō ngā Māori Purposes arā me tautoko ahau ki ngā ture mō Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 Maori Purposes Act 1959 Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 me Maori Community Development Act 1962 nā reira ka tautoko ahau.[To the Speaker of the House warm greetings to you. I support this bill the Māori Purposes Bill and this means that I must support Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 the Maori Purposes Act 1959 the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 and the Maori Community Development Act 1962 so therefore I am in support.]
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): Thank you Madam Speaker and thank you to everybody's who's been involved in this bill. I commend the bill to the House.
O'Connor Simon; Kuriger BarbaraSIMON O'CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): Madam Speaker thank you very much. In taking a very short call here can I just acknowledge Janak Patel. He's the young man who died. He was murdered at Rose Cottage Dairy a few days ago. I acknowledge his family and friends and the hard work that police and others are doing at the moment.It will not come as a surprise that I support this bill—because everyone else before me has and because they've said all the same rightful arguments in support. Hon Member: You're a team player.SIMON O'CONNOR: That's true. We're not going to go rogue on this one. I'm happy to support the bill to the House.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): I'm sorry; I'm just having a blank at the moment. I didn't have your name on my list. I call Dr Tracey McLellan.
Peke-Mason SorayaSORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour): Tēnā koe e te Mana Whakawā. I'm delighted to take a short call at the third reading of the Māori Purposes Bill. This omnibus bill proposes much-needed amendments to four Acts as called by the Hon Minister Jackson and others.I acknowledge my whakapapa to the Lake Rotoaira Forest Trust: Hikairo Tūwharetoa through my Taiaroa whānau. These changes are important to whānau hapū iwi and our Māori communities. It's a way of upholding the values passed down by our—their—tūpuna taonga tuku iho their mana motuhake their tino rangatiratanga. E te Mana Whakawā I commend this bill to the House. Tēnā koe.
McKee NicoleNICOLE McKEE (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. I stand on behalf of the ACT Party to support the Māori Purposes Bill this omnibus bill that will make amendments to four Acts: the Maori Community Development Act 1962 the Maori Purposes Act 1959 Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 and Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993. Amendments suggested at the Māori Affairs Committee are minor and relate to tidying up aspects of the bill. There were five submitters to this bill and two of those submitters did make themselves available for oral hearings.The bill as amended will achieve three things. The first is it will make amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to ensure that Ruapuha Uekaha Hapū Trust can continue to exist in a manner consistent with the 1990 Wai 51 claim settlement in relation to the Waitomo Caves. There are some other minor technical amendments that will be made within the Te Ture Whenua Act 1993 that modernise some provisions like the use of electronic communications and extending notification periods.The second change that it makes is the amendments to the Maori Purposes Act 1959 to allow the Rotoaira Trust some more flexibility to be able to manage their trout fisheries on their lake. It will also remove the requirement to have a trout licence to fish when you're not fishing for trout. It clarifies the right of entry to the lake—that doesn't mean you can fish without a fishing permit. It allows the trustees of Motuopuhi Māori Reservation access and entry rights to the lake without the need for a permit. It increases penalties from $100 to $5000 and added that a warranted officer under the Conservation Act 1987 will be in the definition of a ranger. It revokes the provisions that align the daily bag limits on Lake Rotoaira so it's not the same as Lake Taupō and it specifies areas for trout spawning. It also allows the trust to recommend the fishing conditions for an angler's notice so that it's not just run on seasons.The third thing that this bill does is it makes amendments to the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955 so the electronic voting for Māori trust boards can take place. Also the Māori trust boards are removed from the Cabinet Fees Framework. It outlines how board members can resign. Currently they have to go to the Minister but this means that they'll be able to go to the board to resign and the board will then take that to the Minister. This bill is about tidying up and modernising Acts that date back to 1959 1955 and also 1962. As the Minister had said across the way David Seymour has stood up and made some really good positive comments about the Māori Purposes Bill and in full support we will do that. I invite the Minister to go back and read over Hansard because he made a lot of other comments there as well some that we think are quite pertinent to the way that we operate Māori purposes. ACT has always supported good public policy and this is a fine example of it. We commend this bill to the House.
Kerekere ElizabethDr ELIZABETH KEREKERE (Green): I rise on behalf of the Green Party in support of this omnibus Māori Purposes Bill. Thank you to those handful who submitted to the committee and to the Minister and officials for their work on this relatively straightforward bill—and as my colleague Tāmati Coffey mentioned something that has been going on for a long time.The Green Party affirms the tino rangatiratanga of whānau hapū and iwi over their whenua their awa their maunga their moana their kāinga and all of their taonga—tangible and intangible—including mātauranga Māori rongoā tikanga and kawa and taonga species. We support tangata whenua - led processes actions and decision making through shared power and resources in all matters that affect them.So this omnibus bill does not go quite that far but it does contribute as it aims to contribute to Māori wellbeing and in development and providing Māori entities with greater independence and decision making. I too want to point to the Ruapuha Uekaha Hapū Trust because they provided the most substantive submission to the committee and as they stated amending Te Ture Whenua Maori Act will ensure that the trust continues as an ahu whenua trust where the beneficiaries are all descendants of the original 22 owners but at the same time account for the beneficial owners of the Hauturu East 8. And they can do that in such a way that does not breach the original Wai 51 settlement.Noting Lake Rotoaira I do so because this was a place that was very very special to my great-grandmother and I've been there with her many many moons ago. Amending the Maori Purposes Act provides them autonomy and flexibility in the management of their lake and their trout fishery. So the bill makes it easier to administer Māori trust boards. That means they have more time for their real work around promotion of health economics social welfare education and vocational training of their people as well as everything else that the aims and aspirations are that they direct. Compliance will also be simpler for district Māori councils so they can get on with their work and as they say for Māori governed by Māori delivering to Māori. So all in all a very sensible omnibus bill; we are happy to commend it to the House. Kia ora.
Williams ArenaARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): I rise to commend this bill to the House but I want to use a short call to recognise some of the small but very significant changes that this bill will make particularly for the Ruapuha Uekaha Hapū Trust. That was a trust which was established by the Māori Land Board in 1990 which was before this House and had the bipartisan and constitutionally important approach that we have to Treaty settlements now. It is different in nature to a Treaty settlement but it did acknowledge a Government taking of property and returning to the original owners. That is now the Waitomo Caves. It is a multimillion-dollar tourism business that is so important to our rural communities and to those people who it employs particularly over the peak season which is now. I would encourage anyone who is listening to this to visit those Waitomo Caves because they have been affected by the COVID shutdowns but are rebuilding in a way which is really special with more Jobs for Nature funding available to them. It is now enhanced. It is an incredible experience for New Zealanders to be a part of.This bill makes it possible for that trust to continue to administrate its affairs in the way that it chooses for the people by the people. That's why I commend this bill.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Thank you Ms Williams for your mention of the Waitomo Caves speaking now as the MP for Taranaki - King Country.
Simpson ScottHon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): Thank you Madam Speaker. I want to join with others across the House in commending this bill to the House.I also want to take a brief opportunity to acknowledge the passing of a friend and former colleague Sir Wira Gardiner. His contribution to New Zealand's civil society to Māoridom and to democracy has been much appreciated by many and will be much missed. I commend this bill to the House.
Coffey TāmatiTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour): Thank you Madam Speaker. I too will be supporting this bill and I just note that we've been doing Māori purposes bills for a long time in this House. It was 75 years ago when we introduced our first one into the House and it was just like this one a collection of different amendments that needed to be made and one of those changes in the very first bill was actually to change everything written in legislation that referred to Māori as native" to "Māori". So it's through legislation like this that we have these small but very significant changes. I commend the bill to the House."
SpeechHARETE HIPANGO (National): Madam Speaker thank you. I stand in support of my parliamentary colleague Minister Willie Jackson Minister for Māori Development with the endorsement in commending this at the third reading Māori Purposes Bill to the House for passage into law. I will keep my call brief but certainly I tautoko the whakaaro the thoughts or the sentiments and the kōrero the discussion that has been shared by Minister Jackson. Here's just a very brief chronology. At the first reading which was on 16 November 2021 I stood in the House—as did Minister Jackson—to acknowledge former deputy secretary of the Department of Māori Affairs Neville Baker who passed away but a few days before this bill was first introduced to the House for its first reading. Neville Baker as I said was the former deputy secretary of the Department of Māori Affairs back in the 1980s. During those days I was a young woman. I had the distinct learning privilege of being alongside many of the kaumātua. And I look at Minister Jackson. We are becoming our old people. And over the course of those 40 years Neville Baker was a gentle man a leader and a kaumātua who served a life of service in the space of Māori communities and in the space of the wider New Zealand community with much purpose. So it is appropriate that I address him and also in so doing turn now to Sir Wira Gardiner. Minister Jackson mentioned that we were in the House on the day soon after Sir Wira's memorial service just across the road. That was 14 November. And again in the days that I relate to Neville Baker when he was the deputy secretary and Dr Tamati Reedy was the secretary of the Department of Māori Affairs Wira came in and worked at the Department of Māori Affairs with much purpose. And again the Māori Purposes Bill—it aligns because of the service of those two kaumātua who have since passed. And the timing of their passing aligns with the passage of these bills coming before the House. For this third reading today on 25 November 2022—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Outside of the House Ms Hipango. It's still the 22nd in here.HARETE HIPANGO: It's still the 22nd for members of the public listening in. Thank you Madam Speaker and I stand to be corrected as I was last time. Today is Friday 25 November but because we have gone into urgency it's still deemed to be Tuesday 22 November. Go figure! So thank you Madam Speaker. But today at the third reading under urgency on the record noted as 22 November almost one year since the bill was introduced Minister Jackson has gone through the detail. This is an omnibus bill. I have nothing further to add to that other than the collaborative approach that was taken around the table at the Māori Affairs Committee and the importance of not just having our people present and make submissions but that we listen and we are cognisant of the issues as they impact on them in terms of any necessary legislative change that is required. On that note with my whakaaro my sentiments acknowledging those two men and many others who have given service under the ambit of Māori purpose the National Party commends this bill to the House. Kia ora.
McKelvie IanIAN McKELVIE (National—Rangitīkei): I was so slow I got usurped. Just a very short call on this bill which is contrary to some of the legislation that comes through this House a pretty sensible piece of legislation.I've been sitting here between a lawyer and an ex-policeman and as a farmer I take very good advice from both of them. Consequently they've told me this is a very good bill it needs supporting and I commend it and support it as it goes through the House.
Bennett Glen; Kuriger BarbaraGLEN BENNETT (Labour—New Plymouth): This is quality legislation. What's said has been said and this is the third reading so it's about to move on towards the Royal assent. I commend this bill to the House.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Barbara Kuriger): Ian McKelvie—that was lucky.
Williams ArenaARENA WILLIAMS (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to speak on the Security Information in Proceedings Bill and the Security Information in Proceedings (Repeals and Amendments) Bill. It's a short call from me because this bill is a good one. It's about creating a more workable and coherent approach to the use of national security information in court proceedings and administrative decisions. While that sounds technical as part of the Justice Committee that considered this bill before this third reading today it was a real privilege to delve into some of the important constitutional matters such as the fundamental rights of people to open justice and a fair trial the respective roles of the judiciary and the executive and protecting national security as well as the principles of open government and democratic accountability that this bill is about. I think the Minister has done a good job at landing the balance in all of those issues quite suitably and so I commend this bill to the House.
White HelenSECURITY INFORMATION IN PROCEEDINGS BILLSECURITY INFORMATION IN PROCEEDINGS (REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS) BILLThird ReadingsDebate resumed from 17 November.HELEN WHITE (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise to take a very short call on this bill which is a part of a suite of changes that is really a response to what happened in the terrible attack in Christchurch on the mosques. That led to people really reviewing the situation and there were gaps identified.One of the things that has been done as a result is this piece of legislation where there is a real thought that's gone around how we balance the interests of people involved in these situations and our security interests both of which are valued and important. I commend this bill to the House.
Andersen GinnyGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South): I love this bill. My union mates love this bill too. I commend this bill to the House.
Mitchell MarkHon MARK MITCHELL (National—Whangaparāoa): Thank you Mr Speaker. I absolutely agree with the fact that every Kiwi in New Zealand should be able to go to work and have a safe workplace—or as safe as possible because some occupations carry more risk than others—and they should be able to go home to their families or to their home after work. We all agree with that but I just cannot believe that this Government under urgency has brought a Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill into this House squarely pushing more compliance back on employers who are already extremely sensitive and heavily invested in making sure that their workplaces are safe for their employees.At a time when we're experiencing and seeing in this country a crime wave—and I'd ask the Labour members on the other side of the House: what do they think is the biggest health and safety issue for any person or employee currently working in retail? What do they think is the biggest risk? What do you think is at the forefront of their minds when they go to work each day? Anyone on the other side? No one. Not something that the employer can deal with. So how about the Government take a big step forward and acknowledge that they've got a responsibility in health and safety in the workplace as well and actually start to take some responsibility and do something themselves instead of bringing a bill into this House under urgency and putting it all back on the employer? Thank you very much Mr Speaker.
Boyack RachelRACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): Mr Speaker it's a pleasure to take a short call on this bill the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill and I just want to note that prior to entering Parliament I worked in the health and safety field for nearly 10 years on behalf of employees and employers. Prior to entering Parliament I was a health and safety coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of Nelson. On the surface our organisation could have been deemed low risk; however we had a workplace death on our watch—on a forestry block—which led to the creation of my role and we took our responsibilities as an employer very very seriously.In my view there is no cost that can be placed on a worker's life. What the evidence shows—as well as working in health and safety I studied health and safety at Auckland University—and what I can tell you is that the research shows very clearly that when there is genuine worker participation not tick-box exercises not the rules and regulations but genuine worker participation it leads to a reduction in injuries a reduction in deaths and increased productivity. It is a cost that you put up front that is actually an investment. There is no greater investment than in the life of a worker who has the right to go to work and go home safely to their family. This bill will correct a wrong from the previous law that disallowed groups of workers to be able to request having that health and safety representation in their workplace. It is up to those workers to lead that charge. It is an excellent bill I look forward to it going through the House and I look forward to an evidence-based approach which is what this Government is doing. I commend it to the House.
Penk ChrisCHRIS PENK (National—Kaipara ki Mahurangi): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. I can assure you it won't be five minutes' worth of discussion.First of all there's a lot of red herrings. We're talking about a regime that's separate to the high-risk sectors. We've heard about Pike River and the tragedy there. With all due respect that is a high-risk sector: confined spaces. Retail is another high-risk sector under the policies of this Government.Number two I don't want to hear any more victim-blaming nonsense such we've heard from the Green Party contributor who suggested that bosses were somehow responsible for not responding well enough to violent crime. You know whose responsibility that is: the Government.Number three and final this is not a serious attempt at lawmaking. It wouldn't have been introduced under urgency as one of literally dozens—I understand 24 separate bills we've been discussing that's dozens. It looks to me like the attempt to put in a bullet point in a campaign brochure for the Labour Party. We're treating it about as seriously as that deserves. We do not support this bill.
Omer Ibrahim; Rurawhe AdrianIBRAHIM OMER (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. I will take a short call on the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill. Chris I taught you better than that! Yet again Labour and Minister Wood are delivering for working people. This bill is yet another 2020 manifesto commitment being delivered by the Labour Government. It is going to improve health and safety outcomes for all New Zealanders at their workplaces. I commend the bill to the House.SPEAKER: This is a split call. Chris Penk—five minutes.
Belich CamillaCAMILLA BELICH (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to take a short call on the Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill.This is an important bill which enacts a manifesto commitment of the Labour Party prior to the last election. It looks at the gap that we have currently in our law which means that if you are not high-risk or a small workplace then even if the workforce desires to have a health and safety representative the person or business running that business can refuse that request.This bill fills that gap. We will have a select committee process on this where any concerns that the public or other members of the House have can be fully traversed. I look forward to it and I commend this bill to the House.