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Browning Steffan: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrowning Steffan: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6306. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.STEFFAN BROWNING (Green) to the Minister for Primary Industries: Will the Government provide compensation to farmers whose cows fell ill or died from eating herbicide-tolerant swedes?Hon NATHAN GUY (Minister for Primary Industries): No. It is the responsibility of the sellers of fodder crops to ensure that feed is fit for purpose. This was a regional incident in one part of the country with a range of contributing factors. The Ministry for Primary Industries advises farmers to apply caution when feeding all brassica fodder crops and to follow the advice issued by Dairy New Zealand.Steffan Browning: Given that he allowed herbicide-tolerant swedes to be sold to New Zealand farmers swedes that then caused the death of 200 to 300 cows at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars why will he not compensate the farmers?Hon NATHAN GUY: If the member had listened to the primary answer that I just gave he would understand the substance of my answer.Steffan Browning: Was Dr Mark Bryan’s paper which he presented at the New Zealand Veterinary Association conference in June wrong when it said that in winter 2014 cows in central Southland were seven times more likely to die on herbicide-tolerant swedes than any other grazing type?Hon NATHAN GUY: I have not seen that particular report but what I can confirm is that this was a regional incident. It was because of climatic conditions primarily that meant that the swede crops in question grew quicker than normal which meant that there were higher compounds of glucosinolates.Steffan Browning: If he will not compensate New Zealand farmers will he at least protect them and their cows from the toxic effects of herbicide-tolerant swedes by removing the toxic herbicide-tolerant swedes from the market?Hon NATHAN GUY: No because this was a regional incident. What has occurred is that there is a working group that has been working through this particular issue. There have been animal biopsies and blood samples taken. There has been a new scientific test that has been set up where we had to import equipment from three different countries. There has been a wide variety of communications that have gone through to farmers to lift their overall understanding. There is also an international peer-reviewed scientific report that is going to be released I think next month and I am sure that the member will be very interested in that.
Dean Jacqui: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6303. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm that over half a million patients received a First Specialist Assessment in the last financial year an increase of 26 percent on the number performed in 2008/09?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN (Minister of Health): Yes I can. New data shows that in the last financial year 542000 patients received a first specialist assessment in our public health system compared with 432000 in 2008-09. That is an increase of 26 percent—an extra 110000 appointments per year. And listen to this: one in 10 New Zealanders had an appointment with a specialist in a public hospital. These improvements are a credit to our dedicated health workforce which is supported by the $400 million extra invested into health in Budget 2015.Jacqui Dean: How many medical first specialist assessments were completed as part of this overall figure?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: There has been a large increase in the number of people receiving a first specialist assessment for medical as opposed to surgical needs. Medical first specialist assessments are for patients whose condition is managed by a physician rather than by a surgeon—for example for cardiology respiratory or renal conditions. In the last financial year 220000 patients received medical first specialist assessments compared with 171000 in 2008-09—a 29 percent increase. That adds to the great work being done to increase the number of surgical first specialist assessments over the last 7 years. As Annette King told a Southland audience recently: “overall the health system [is] working well … We do have a good health system …”
Robertson Grant: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson Grant: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6303. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]7.GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central) to the Minister of Finance: When did Treasury first advise him that economic conditions were starting to mirror the downside scenario in his 2015 Budget?Hon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance): Treasury has not specifically advised me of that. Treasury has advised me that since Budget 2015 dairy prices have fallen more than it expected broadly in line with its alternative scenario. It has also advised that the downside scenario in Budget 2015 does not take account of other offsetting factors—for example that both the exchange rate and interest rates are lower than assumed in the alternative scenario. These factors of course support all export-orientated businesses not just those in the dairy sector.Grant Robertson: Will the lower than expected exchange rate offset the negative impacts of other weak indicators which have been described by economists as portraying a very sluggish economy?Hon BILL ENGLISH: Yes eventually it will offset some of those. In fact it is probably offsetting some of them now but the exchange rate effects take some time to show through. But one has only to talk to businesses that were profitable at an NZ88cexchange rate against the US$1 to find them somewhat enthusiastic about their profitability at NZ63c.Grant Robertson: Did Treasury advise him that unemployment is likely to rise above 6 percent in coming quarters despite the worst-case scenario in the Budget being 5.5 percent?Hon BILL ENGLISH: I would not want to repeat exactly—you know to misrepresent Treasury in any way but it has certainly indicated that unemployment is likely to be sticky around the 6 percent mark.Grant Robertson: So therefore Treasury is telling him that there will be 16000 more unemployed people making 151000 unemployed people after that forecast comes to fruition and how can he see that as a successful economy?Hon BILL ENGLISH: No Treasury has not actually said that. What it has indicated is that the quite strong rate of job growth is likely to slow down. The interesting thing about the New Zealand market is that although there has been strong creation of jobs there have been large numbers of people showing up to that market including a net inflow from Australia for the first time in 25 years. We will get an update from the Reserve Bank this week with its forecasts and then from Treasury before Christmas on its forecast about how migration job creation and unemployment are going to interact.Grant Robertson: Has the economy reached “stall speed” as the ANZ business confidence survey indicated; if so does he intend to alter anything about his approach to managing the economy?Mr SPEAKER: The Hon Bill English—either of those two supplementary questions.Hon BILL ENGLISH: I am not quite sure what the ANZ means by “stall speed”. I think it means that it has slowed down and you do not have to be an economist to figure that out.
Yang Jian: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYang Jian: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6301. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]5.Dr JIAN YANG (National) to the Minister of Science and Innovation: What new investment is the Government making in “high quality” research?Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Science and Innovation): Last week I announced funding for 48 new science research programmes through the annual Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment science funding round a total investment of $96.5 million over 4 years. A total of 157 proposals were received with the 48 successful programmes selected by the board following robust review by independent experts. The sum of $49.8 million over the next 4 years has been awarded to research in the environmental and biological fields and a further $46.6 million will go to the areas of high-value manufacturing energy minerals hazards and infrastructure and health and society. Research-led science is a key driver of economic growth and this Government is working very hard to invest in it.Dr Jian Yang: What sort of research will receive funding?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: What is really pleasing is the diversity of research proposals that were received. Medical implants bee-friendly insecticides 3-D printing dairy goat infant formula dental diagnostics sensors self-cleaning ceramic coatings water-proofing road surfaces family violence prevention and aquifer management are just a few of the programmes that have received funding. Funding is divided into two types: smart ideas and targeted research. The Smart Ideas programme supports new and promising ideas through to commercialisation while Targeted Research funds benefit New Zealand within six areas: biological industries—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Bring the answer to a conclusion.Hon STEVEN JOYCE: —energy and minerals environment hazards health and society and high-value manufacturing.Dr Jian Yang: Why is the Government investing more in research science and innovation?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: Growing our private and public sector spending on science is crucial to ensuring sustained economic growth in an increasingly competitive world. The programmes announced last week are part of that and they contribute to the $1.5 billion a year the Government now spends across New Zealand on science which is up by 70 percent in 6 years. We are investing in things like Primary Growth Partnership the new regional research institutes and an additional $80 million for research and development grants in the private sector research and development area.
Carter David: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment BillText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment Bill[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6295. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Roche Denise: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment BillText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoche Denise: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment Bill[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6295. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]DENISE ROCHE (Green):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave to introduce a member’s bill in my name to increase New Zealand’s refugee quota and for the bill to be set down for its first reading as members’ order of the day No. 1.
Carter David: Visitors — Cambodia—Delegation National AssemblyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Visitors — Cambodia—Delegation National Assembly[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6295. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members I am sure that members would wish to welcome two members of the National Assembly of Cambodia who are present in the gallery.
Urgent Debates Declined — Refugee Quota—Syrian RefugeesText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUrgent Debates Declined — Refugee Quota—Syrian Refugees[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6308. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Urgent Debates DeclinedRefugee Quota—Syrian RefugeesMr SPEAKER: I have received letters from James Shaw and Andrew Little seeking to debate under Standing Order 389 the announcement of a decision to accept an additional 600 Syrian refugees. This is a particular case of recent occurrence involving ministerial responsibility. The business of the House should not be set aside just because an announcement has been made even though it may be important. There must be such an element of urgency that the matter must take precedence over other business. My perception is that there has been general support for the accepting of additional refugees. There has been and will continue to be discussion about whether the number of refugees accepted is sufficient. I am not persuaded that debating that issue warrants the setting aside of the business of the House. The application is therefore declined.
Points of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment BillText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePoints of Order — Leave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment Bill[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6295. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Points of OrderLeave for Introduction and First Reading—Immigration (Refugee Quota) Amendment BillDENISE ROCHE (Green):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave to introduce a member’s bill in my name to increase New Zealand’s refugee quota and for the bill to be set down for its first reading as members’ order of the day No. 1.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Visitors — Cambodia—Delegation National AssemblyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVisitors — Cambodia—Delegation National Assembly[Sitting date: 08 September 2015. Volume:708;Page:6295. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Tuesday 8 September 2015Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.VisitorsCambodia—Delegation National AssemblyMr SPEAKER: Honourable members I am sure that members would wish to welcome two members of the National Assembly of Cambodia who are present in the gallery.
Vote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6230. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill be now read a third time.Ayes 99New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 23 (Ardern Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Faafoi Goff Henare King Little Moroney Nash O’Connor D Parker Robertson Rurawhe Sepuloni Shearer Tirikatene Twyford Wall Woods); New Zealand First 12; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Other 3: Hipkins Lees-Galloway Mallard.Noes 21New Zealand Labour 2 (Dyson Sio); Green Party 13; Māori Party 2; Other 4: Mahuta Salesa Whaitiri Williams.Bill read a third time.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 99 Noes 20.
Vote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6204. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 101New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 24 (Ardern Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Faafoi Goff Henare King Lees-Galloway Little Moroney Nash O’Connor D Parker Robertson Rurawhe Sepuloni Shearer Tirikatene Twyford Wall Woods); New Zealand First 12; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1;Other 2: Hipkins Mallard.Noes 20New Zealand Labour 4 (Dyson Mahuta Salesa Sio); Green Party 14; Other 2: Whaitiri; Williams.Bill read a second time.Name changed to Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill.
Vote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6204. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the question be agreed to.Ayes 101New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 24 (Ardern Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Faafoi Goff Henare King Lees-Galloway Little Moroney Nash O’Connor D Parker Robertson Rurawhe Sepuloni Shearer Tirikatene Twyford Wall Woods); New Zealand First 12; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1;Other 2: Hipkins Mallard.Noes 20New Zealand Labour 4 (Dyson Mahuta Salesa Sio); Green Party 14; Other 2: Whaitiri; Williams.Question agreed to.
Mallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I ruled on that matter at the time.
Ross Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I wish to ask you for a ruling around the term—in the Standing Orders—“immediately” because it is very clear to me that the term “immediately” means that a member must as soon as the vote—
Mallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): And the point that I made to you—please resume your seat—was the matter was dealt with immediately that the junior whip could get down to the House and deal with it. I ruled at the time that the junior whip had not acted in accordance with the Standing Orders. There is not a point of order that is available now. I have called on members’ order of the day No. 3. If the member interrupts me again then the member is in very serious trouble.
Ross Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I did not even get an opportunity to advise you what my point of order—
Mallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! The member will resume his seat. That matter has been dealt with adequately. I call on members’ order—
Ross Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—DefinitionsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes Standing Orders—Definitions[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Well the member had better not be trifling with the Chair in order to take the time out because if he is he will be treated as being disorderly and punished for it.JAMI-LEE ROSS: I have a new point of order Mr Speaker. Earlier in the evening I raised the question about split voting and also the question about the timeliness within which the names of which members who split voted should be provided to the Chair.
Mallard Trevor: Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6239. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): There appears to be no objection to that—[Interruption] There is objection. OK.
Mallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6238. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! The member’s time has expired.Bill read a first time.Bill referred to the Health Committee.
Sage Eugenie: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSage Eugenie: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6237. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]EUGENIE SAGE (Green): Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker. I am pleased to take a short call on the Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill. As Kevin Hague has noted the Green Party will be supporting this bill. It is a sensible bill. It makes for a fairer health system and it is overdue. I thank Michael Woodhouse for explaining the genesis of the bill but it is a pity that in the 6 years since he developed it the Government has not taken it over and introduced legislation in the meantime.The current situation is quite ridiculous. When people do something incredibly altruistic and donate an organ to a friend a family member or someone whom they do not know and then they spend 6 to 8 weeks recovering from that surgery unable to work they are eligible for or entitled to receive only the lesser of the weekly rate of the sickness benefit or the equivalent of the weekly after-tax income. When the sickness benefit is $149 to $350 a week that is hardly any compensation for the loss of their earnings. This is penalising people who make that altruistic decision. So the bill is very welcome in removing that obstacle to people contributing an organ to enable somebody else to have both a much better quality of life and potentially also a much extended life. The bill by moving it to being the greater of the sickness benefit or 80 percent of their pre-operation earnings as calculated under ACC is entirely reasonable.It may definitely help to increase the number of organ donors. As Kidney Health New Zealand has noted there is an increasing gap between the number of people on waiting lists for an organ transplant and the number of transplants that can actually be performed. We have got 700 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant but fewer than 150 transplants were performed last year. The bill in removing that financial penalty of loss of income is removing an obstacle to donations.The bill is also being supported by the Green Party because when it costs $60000 annually to maintain someone on dialysis there are likely to be significant savings over the longer term. But the best thing is the quality of life and the extension of life that such generous and altruistic donations provide. This bill is very welcome. Thank you.
Dean Jacqui: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6236. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): It gives me a lot of pleasure to rise in support of this Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill at its first reading. I too congratulate Chris Bishop on having this bill drawn from the ballot and from here it will go to the Health Committee.I am pleased but not surprised to see that this bill is enjoying support throughout the House. It is a non-political issue. It is an issue of humanity and providing support to people who are in a position and willing to take part in a live donor procedure for someone they may know or someone they may not know for no personal gain to themselves. I know that the Health Committee and it is very fortunate that the sponsor of the bill Chris Bishop also—no that is the justice bill; I take that back. The Health Committee is also a collegial committee—there are several collegial committees in this Parliament—and we will give the bill due consideration.I imagine that the promoter is quite keen to get on with the voting but there are just one or two other things I do want to note around this live organ donation matter. It is that somebody with a chronic illness who has their life affected by their chronic illness—it can affect not just themselves but also their families whether or not they can work any more. So the prospect of being able to have some assistance by way of a donation has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life of those people and indeed their long-term survival rates. That matter alone I suspect is why this bill is enjoying such good support through the House.It is interestingly a member’s bill that has financial considerations and in a way it is unusual to have that in a member’s bill. So again that will be one of the considerations that the Health Committee will take to the consideration of this Bill. I commend the bill to the House.
Williams Poto: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWilliams Poto: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6236. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]POTO WILLIAMS (Labour—Christchurch East): I rise to take a relatively short call on this bill. It is one that we support and for good reason. I commend and acknowledge Chris Bishop for shepherding this bill through the House.I want to just clarify a point that Mrs Kuriger made regarding deceased organ donation around the number of car accidents that we have in this country. In fact what has occurred over time is that the safety of our vehicles has got to the point that we are unable to harvest—for want of a better word—organs because our safety has protected people so well that when they have a car accident that is really really bad the organs from those people are unable to be used. So rather than there being fewer accidents it is actually around the condition in which the organs from a deceased personare able to be retained. That is an interesting point that I know very well because I too like the previous speaker the Hon Michael Woodhouse had a very dear friend Kathleen Mary Jacob who was on the waiting list for a kidney but unfortunately did not find a donor in that time. I think there are many stories that will transpire across the House during the passage of this bill about just that point.I do want to say that there is a very good reason for supporting the increase in financial support to similar to the level of ACC for the very point that it is very difficult for us to find live donors and we should be supporting them well. In the case of my own dear friend it would have made a significant difference. She had someone lined up but they were unable to take off a significant amount of time from work.I am not going to deal with this any further now. It is a great bill we support it and I look forward to its passage through the House. Thank you.
Woodhouse Michael: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWoodhouse Michael: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6235. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (Minister of Immigration): It is my great privilege to speak on the Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill. I want to acknowledge my friend and colleague Chris Bishop for his great good fortune in having the bill drawn out of the ballot when I had failed after a couple of years and when successive colleagues were also not so lucky.I just want to go through a little bit of the genesis of the bill. The bill came about for two reasons. One was that my very good friend whom I have had a relationship with since I was 5 years old has had two kidney transplants. He has a family who are familiar with the condition of renal problems. The first transplant was of a cadaver donation following a motor vehicle accident and some 5 years later his very generous brother donated one kidney for the second transplant and he has enjoyed very very good health since then. So I spent much of my adult life watching my good friend go through quite a few health challenges—home hemodialysis—and literally hundreds of hours hooked up to a machine in order to keep him as well as he could be.But that actually was not the genesis of the bill. It was a conversation I had with the parent of another good friend who himself had had a kidney transplant. That parent said to me that if I wanted a member’s bill this was the one to go for because there is a significant financial barrier to altruistic donation by live organ donors. That commenced a journey of investigation and inquiry and relationships with the Kidney Foundation and other stakeholder and advocacy groups which certainly confirmed that there was a barrier. We know all about our relatively low rate of organ donations in this country and I do not think that this bill in and of itself is going to make a significant dent in that but I think it does remove one barrier.I want to acknowledge the comments of the previous speaker Barbara Stewartabout the very important notion that this measure should not be an incentive to encourage otherwise ambivalent donors to get over the line and make that decision. That decision must have been made and our medical fraternity should be diligent in ensuring that that is the caseso that thisis not an incentive but a means of acknowledging that there are significant financial costs to altruistic live organ donation and that these costs can be met using the formula used for the provision of weekly compensation through ACC.I have every confidence that the Health Committee under Mr Simon O’Connor and the sponsor of the bill Mr Bishop will do an excellent job of ensuring that any wrinkles can be ironed out. I look forward to its return from the committee and I commend it to the House.
Mallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6234. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! The member’s time has expired.
Mallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—VotesText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6233. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): It is an obligation on the part of the Labour Party. It is a slightly complicated area because as members are aware the party has not taken a position. But I am working on the basis that the junior Labour whip exercised a set of proxies and it is an obligation on her to provide a list of those members for whom she was exercising a proxy and the direction of their votes. It should have been given to the Clerk at the time of the vote and I am sure that Mr Lees-Galloway will work with the whip in order to remedy the omission. Thank you.
Ross Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—VotesText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Points of Order — Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill—Votes[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6233. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I understand that when a split vote is cast it is incumbent on the member casting the split vote to provide to the House a list of names of those who voted. I understand that has not happened yet from the Labour Party. Can the House please have that list from the Labour Party?
Mallard Trevor: Voting — Correction—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment BillText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Voting — Correction—Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6232. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I just want to inform the House that I incorrectly announced the result of the last vote. The numbers were in fact 99 in favour and 21 opposed.
Mallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6231. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I thank the member. His time has expired.Debate interrupted.
Mallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Financial Assistance for Live Organ Donors Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6230. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): When the House was last considering this bill Simon O’Connor had the floor and has 4 minutes and 50 seconds remaining to speak.
Mallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6230. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): The member is now being disorderly.
Seymour David: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSeymour David: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6230. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I am very grateful to all those—The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Does the member have a point of order?DAVID SEYMOUR: Yes. There will be a brief celebration of the passage of the bill at my house 11.07.
Mallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6229. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): The question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion will say Aye; to the contrary No. The Ayes—Carmel Sepuloni: Personal vote. Personal vote called for.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Well you have to wait until I declare. The Ayes have it.Carmel Sepuloni: Personal vote. Personal vote called for.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): No. I have come to the conclusion after being in the House for the second reading that the result was clear. Only one party was exercising a conscience vote and the generous interpretation of the method for counting the party vote that my colleague in the Chair at that time had will be repeated now. The Clerk will conduct a party vote.
Mallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6229. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! I am now going to invite the member to address the bill. He has mentioned it twice but I think would be really good if he could speak to it.MATT DOOCEY: Yes. Thank you very much Mr Assistant Speaker. It is a bill that we know will congregate New Zealand supporters; it will allow New Zealand supporters to go into a local pub that will open up and trade outside its registered hours. That is important because as we know this competition will be played in the northern hemisphere.I know myself that I had the benefit of this kind of legislation when I lived in London during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. I joined hundreds of New Zealanders over in Finchley Road. We all convened at the Walkabout bar that morning. We were all up in the middle of the night having our lattes our English breakfast teas and our English breakfasts. We cheered on the All Blacks. It is important that this legislation allows people who are unable to access Sky television to go to their local pub and join other Kiwis to support their national team.It does not matter whether you were at home in 2011 watching that game whether you were in a bar in London up all night because of the time zone or whether you were at a game because we stood up as a nation and we shed a tear as McCaw raised his arms in victory. What a fantastic bill this is because we know that the All Blacks need support over in the UK. Look what happened in 2007 in Cardiff at Millennium Stadium where we got kicked out in the quarter-finals.
Doocey Matt: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDoocey Matt: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6228. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): It is an honour to rise to speak and take the final call on this third reading of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Bill. This bill will extend trading hours during the Rugby World Cup 2015. It is a bill that will cut red tape and that will enable and support many Kiwis who might not have Sky at home to go out and cheer on the All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup 2015. That is important because the All Blacks are best rugby team in the world. My region Canterbury is the best rugby region in the world. It is disappointing that we do not have an international rugby stadium at the moment missing out on All Black games but I am sure that as part of the recovery and as part of the anchor projects we will get there.Also in my electorate of Waimakariri we have many communities of British and South African supporters. It is quite right that under this legislation trading hours will be expanded for not only All Black games but for any game that there is a crowd for. It is great that those local communities will be off to cheer on their local sides.I was probably destined to speak on this bill. It covers two key areas that I focus on. One is rugby—primarily the Rugby World Cup—and the second area is having a responsible beer in a licensed premises. I started playing rugby—a big part of my life—when I was 5. I was a 5-year veteran of the Christchurch under-9 team. Many will recognise the name “Doocey”. My father was Tom Doocey an international rugby referee in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first southern hemisphere referee to go and referee the Five Nations Championship. Not only that he went on to coordinate the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Who would forget that Rugby World Cup? It was a Rugby World Cup that unified a divided nation after apartheid. Who could forget “Suzie” the tea lady who went out and poisoned the All Blacks and caused them to lose in that final?This bill cuts red tape. It acknowledges the importance of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand communities. I remember vividly the inaugural Rugby World Cupin 1987. I was 15 years old. I remember us going out and beating France 29-9 in the final and I remember the names from that world cup.
Mallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6227. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I call Sarah Dowie—5 minutes.
Borrows Chester: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6222. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: 5 minute call Māori Party—Marama Fox.
Borrows Chester: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6221. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: This is a 5-minute call from the Green Party.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6204. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The question now is that the motion be agreed to. A personal vote has been called for. As I said earlier I am prepared to accept a split vote and I will ask the Clerk to undertake a split vote.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6204. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): A personal vote has been called for. Members I will refer you to Standing Orders 143(1)(b). In 143(1)(b) “a party’s votes may be cast for the Ayes or for the Noes … and a party may cast some of its votes in one of these categories and some in another [category known as] (a split-party vote):”. So I am prepared to accept a split-party vote and on that basis I will ask the Clerk to proceed with a split-party vote.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6202. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Brett Hudson—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call. Alastair Scott—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6201. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Meka Whaitiri—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6199. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call—David Shearer 5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6197. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Marama Fox—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6196. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call—Jan Logie 5 minutes.
Mallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 26 August 2015. Volume:708;Page:6191. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): The member’s time has expired. Can I just ask the Māori Party Labour and National—because we have already had I think clear positions that there will be party votes rather than conscience votes from the Greens New Zealand First and ACT—to indicate that because clearly the Chair at the time will have to make a decision about whether we have a personal vote. So can parties indicate their approach to it.