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Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to take I think the final call at second reading for this bill obviously in support because this bill does focus on the framework the COVID protection framework and how risk can be managed to allow people more freedoms and a more open environment. So it is significant as it is a less restrictive response to COVID-19.The bill itself does align with an ability for orders to be made for the issue of COVID vaccination certificates and colleagues have already referred to that. I know Dr McLellan and my colleague Sarah Pallett have talked about the high uptake in terms of the My Vaccine Passes. And just a plug there to remind people that the 0800 number is obviously available and that the support is there to support the community through that.But when I look at the bill and the definition as to what actually is a COVID-19 vaccination certificate it is outlined as part of clause 4 amending section 5 the interpretation section. When we look at that it means a certificate that is issued to a person in accordance with … [an] order made … certifying that the person is—(a) vaccinated; or (b) an exempt person." And the bill then goes on in its interpretation to define who is classified as an exempt person—someone who is obviously granted a vaccination exemption—and there is a process around that.So it does provide for those who are vaccinated and it's always pleasing to see that those rates are increasing even in my own community within the MidCentral DHB area but also for those who have for whatever legitimate reason received an exemption—and noting that the criteria is specified. So that is one aspect of the bill and I think it's an important one as we move towards increasing vaccination. I continue to commend this bill to the House."
Leavasa Anae NeruDr ANAE NERU LEAVASA (Labour—Takanini): Thank you Mr Speaker. I just want to go back on to a point I made earlier regarding how the bill amends the ERA—or the Employment Relations Act—by supporting the employees to be vaccinated by providing reasonable paid time off for this purpose.I just want to highlight that many of our health providers have been trying to cater for our shift workers and those with less flexible time. So this particular clause in the bill will actually help our health providers who are dealing with business as usual as well as testing as well as vaccinating and also trying to cater for our community who work these different hours. So I like this particular clause in the bill. I also look to the four-week termination notice period for the employee to be able to have that time and we've heard the different reasons why we would vote yes or no on this particular clause. I would just like to focus on those employees that need that time because some of our employees would make an easy choice to take the vaccination and others would have to consult with other people.I'd just make the point to our employees: please speak to your trusted medical health profession first your GP or your clinic nurse whose been looking after yourself and also your whānau—for these employees—so why would they give you the opposite advice against the vaccination? So I guess that's my sort of plea to our employees: to make sure that you speak to your trusted health professional before you make that decision.There are different things in the bill that I like to support and that's why I commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
McAnulty KieranKIERAN McANULTY (Labour—Wairarapa): What we're seeing tonight is politics at play. What we are seeing tonight is the National Party desperately clinging to any possibility of regaining support in the community that they possibly can. Right up to this point they have said to the public that they agree with the vaccine mandates. Then the Government introduces legislation to allow those to occur and the National Party say they oppose it because it is going under urgency. Here is a fact that the House should reflect on: in the nine years that that party was in Government they used urgency far more frequently than this Government ever did. And then when we bring it in they use that as an excuse to play politics. I'll explain why: because as the next 12 months plays out they want to be able to say on one hand they supported the mandates at every opportunity they could and then if things don't play out as we would like they would like to say That's why we voted against it." This is politics at play. This is the negative the divided the desperate National Party clinging on to relevancy.I do not when we consider this bill criticise the ACT Party because actually their position is consistent with their values. But the National Party when you consider their public statements this is totally inconsistent. They are trying to play it both ways and I think what the New Zealand public is seeing tonight is the two sides of the National Party playing out in public. But once again it is the fundamentalist conservative side that is winning out and I commend the types of Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis for actually putting aside their values and just standing up for the party's position. I don't believe they believe this because right throughout they understand that this is the right thing to do."
Pallett Sarah; Rurawhe AdrianSARAH PALLETT (Labour—Ilam): Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise for the second reading of the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill with great pleasure.I just want to begin by just addressing a couple of points that have been brought during the evening and in particular I absolutely need to address the question of rapid antigen testing that was brought forward by Mr Bishop. Mr Bishop it is incorrect that the COVID19 Testing Technical Advisory Group led by Professor Murdoch said that the National Party were right. The reason why they did not say that as they explained was that the rapid antigen test has a 30 percent sensitivity rate. What that means is that three out of—Hon Member: That's not true.Hon Member: That's not correct.SARAH PALLETT: As low as—as low as 30 percent. They said that. Please check Hansard. A 30 percent sensitivity rate for rapid antigen testing which means that three in 10 of positive tests can be missed. We've seen the impact of this this evening in the news where negative rapid antigen testing has been shown to be a positive COVID test on polymerase chain reaction. So please I just need to correct that point because it's really important. It's really important that the National Party is strongly advocating vaccination today and I'm very glad to hear that.I'd also like to talk to the My Vaccine Pass which is actually addressed in this legislation. It has been enormously successful in the first few days with one million people logging on successfully. But I do recognise as my colleague Elizabeth Kerekere said earlier that for some people who maybe don't have a smartphone or easy digital access it's going to be challenging. There will be and there are very good ways of responding to those concerns and questions. So I do encourage people not to have any anxiety around that but merely to call the 0800 number when they can.The NZ Pass Verifier app is now live. I took 30 seconds to download it just now. It's working very well. So I'd just like to say in closing I commend this bill to the House.DEPUTY SPEAKER: This is a split call. I call Penny Simmonds five minutes.
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to take a call on the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill. This bill is a pragmatic bill. It's a very necessary bill. It quite frankly is the logical next step because it provides the mechanisms now for us to safely reopen.The bill primarily makes amendments to the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 and in doing so it affords provisions for broadening the orders to better reflect the new measures and intentions under the new COVID-19 Protection Framework. It also provides for forms of acceptable evidence of compliance with those particular orders.As the Minister said earlier on the fundamental intentionality here is to support and encourage increased rates of vaccination because we know that that's an absolute important tool. It does so by doing two things: it allows for vaccine certificates to be used and I note that more than well over a million people have downloaded that already so there's clearly appetite and support; and it also allows for greater certainty for businesses about who and how they can operate to safely reopen which is something everybody is looking forward to.I also agree with the Minister when he says that he's prepared to stand behind this Government's response. I too absolutely echo that and stand behind this Government's response not just last year but this year and all of the work that's gone into balancing the myriad of complex issues that are at play here. You know certainly when we're looking at metrics the lowest mortality rate which you know let's not forget is the death rate—one of the lowest case rates and some of the best examples of economic recovery.Also I'd just like to note that when we talk about consultation in the development of this bill consultation was undertaken with business and community groups the Council of Trade Unions Business New Zealand the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment the Small Business Advisory Group Retail New Zealand the Ministry of Justice and various other bodies including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner who was also consulted on these proposals. All of that feedback was taken into account. So I am very happy to commend this bill to the House.
Craig LizDr LIZ CRAIG (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. So while New Zealand has done incredibly well over the last 18 months what we've found is that a number of workplaces have become locations of interest. On a number of occasions we've actually seen transmission happening in the workplace. So while we've got a whole lot of tools that we can use to reduce the risk—we're talking about mask wearing we're talking about social distancing working from home and we're all pretty much familiar now with Zoom—what we've also become increasingly reliant on is vaccination protections as the vaccination roll-out has occurred.But when I've talked to a number of employers over the last few months one of the things that's really really on their mind is: how do they protect their workers how do they protect their customers from COVID-19? One of the things they've really really been grappling with is: do I need to require my workers to be vaccinated? I think that's a really important conversation. So what this bill does is it provides that framework for the assessment tool to be developed that helps employers to assess whether it's reasonable to require their workers to be vaccinated. While we've already provided some guidance on that what this bill will allow is regulations to be developed which then basically provide a mechanism for people to weigh that up in a very very firm basis.I think the other thing that this bill will do is ensure that workers if they are required to get vaccinated can actually go out and do that in paid work-time. So it puts a requirement or an onus on the employer to make sure that the employee can go and do that. There's a very very narrow range of areas where they may not be able to do so but basically it means that we can get workers going out and getting vaccinated.But one of the other things I'm just wanting to highlight is the protections of privacy. We've already addressed this with contact tracing and just making sure now that any data that's collected—identifiable information—for the purposes of vaccination or complying with the Act is protected so that it cannot be used for any other purpose.So this is just an important bill that takes us through to the next step in our COVID protection framework. I commend this bill to the House.
Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Thank you Mr Speaker. Well what a pathetic form of hyperbole that we've just heard from the member who's just resumed his seat Simon Watts. He started off talking about a shambles. I'll tell you and the member what is a shambles. The shambles is the position of the Opposition on what is a significant and important piece of legislation. They lecture us on the importance of vaccination yet they're not prepared to actually do anything about it.Now I also know that while Mr Watts and I are both new members of this House I will give the member a little bit of free advice and that's this: it is not a good move to start quoting recent polls when actually the trend doesn't look as rosy as it should be. The member should look closer to his left as members on his left continue to get closer and closer day by day.I am proud to be a member of a Government that is looking to continue to protect and provide a level of safety for all members in our community. You know I really want to acknowledge actually my colleague Dr Leavasa. He has acknowledged that he has returned to the House and I want to welcome him. I know that he has been working hard on the front line alongside other members who are out in our community. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the good strong work that people like Dr Leavasa and others are doing.Hon Member: Dr Sharma.TANGI UTIKERE: And Dr Sharma. Thank you Miss Pallett. Because they are making a difference. This particular bill that the House is spending its time on at the moment will make a difference as we transition to a new protection framework that will be vital that will be so important. Members opposite have queried have asked What has the Government been doing over the last 18 months?" Well perhaps they've been asleep—perhaps they've been asleep. Because this Government has been working hard to protect our communities the communities that I love the communities that my whānau love and that will make an absolute difference.So it is absolutely shameful that at first reading members opposite are not prepared to support this bill. I am and on that basis I commend it to the House."
Pallett SarahSARAH PALLETT (Labour—Ilam): Thank you so much Mr Speaker. Forgive me; I've got my mask stuck on my earring. Just give me a sec. I'm standing here this evening and I find it barely believable to hear from the member opposite in the National Party—barely believable to hear—an argument against mandating vaccination for caregivers for people with severe disabilities people that go from house to house to house like Typhoid Mary potentially infecting those who are most vulnerable. The reason why I find this barely believable is because if you are unvaccinated you are far more likely to become infected or to infect others and if you do become sick when you're unvaccinated you are far more likely to become extremely unwell because vaccination gives you 97 percent protection from ICU admission—97 percent. You are 32 times more likely to die if you are unvaccinated when you get COVID-19 than when you are vaccinated because we do know unfortunately as with all vaccinations you are going to get breakthrough infections and that's why I am not going to stand here and apologise for a vaccine mandate or for passing legislation that enables us to protect the most vulnerable.On that note if you do want to get a vaccination on 27th in Bryndwr please do. We've tried to find a space that's accessible in the village church on 27th for our lower socio-economic area in Ilam. So vaccination is an increasingly important tool to mitigate risk in workplaces.Matt Doocey: It's going well in Ilam we hear.SARAH PALLETT: Mr Doocey Ilam is doing well overall but we have the second-largest social housing area in Christchurch. I know that the National Party is unaware of those who live in poverty in my electorate but let me tell you Mr Doocey I am not unaware of those living in poverty in Ilam and I would like to commend this bill which gives a framework an assessment tool to employers to enable them to move forward to keep people safe. And that includes Mr Doocey those living in poverty. I commend this bill to the House.
Leavasa Anae Neru; Rurawhe AdrianDr ANAE NERU LEAVASA (Labour—Takanini): Fa'afetai lava Mr Speaker. Thank you for the opportunity to speak on this particular bill the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill first reading.Many of my colleagues have mentioned that this provides a framework in managing the ongoing risk of COVID-19 but I want to speak specifically to why we are in this position and that's because of the successful vaccination campaign that we've had. It's always a good opportunity to acknowledge the many health providers that have done so well in getting our vaccination rates up specifically down in South Auckland Takanini Vaccination Centre with Whānau Ora Community Clinic as well as our many Pacific and ethnic providers who are doing the mahi to increase that. I also want to acknowledge the churches the temples as well as the sports organisations who have rallied together to increase the vaccination rates for their organisations as well.This bill sets out the different orders that will provide direction and also clarification and it is all about the safety of our whānau and ainga and fanau. It goes on to talk about the vaccination certificates also the process of applications for it and also prohibiting people from going to certain places if they're not vaccinated and don't hold a certificate themselves. I know it is hard. I've received many emails from both sides of the fence as well but again it is all down to the foundation that keeping our community safe is the number one priority.I know we've spoken about the Employment Relations Act and how this amends that Act. I want to acknowledge the part where it allows employers to have their employees have time off to go get their vaccinations. And I want to again acknowledge those people and also health providers who have done so to provide and cater for them. So that's why I support this bill to the House.DEPUTY SPEAKER: This is a split call. I call Penny Simmonds—five minutes.
Rurawhe AdrianDEPUTY SPEAKER: Kāti rā tēnā rā tātou katoa. The House is resumed. Members before the dinner break we were debating the first reading of the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill. We'd just completed call number seven and I believe it's call number eight.
McLellan TraceyDr TRACEY McLELLAN (Labour—Banks Peninsula): Thank you Madam Speaker. Look these amendments provide the legal framework that essentially enables better protection for New Zealanders as we simply transfer to a less restrictive response to COVID-19 and as we move towards what is a careful reopening and one that we've all worked so hard for. We've seen as has been mentioned previously the incredible efforts from all New Zealanders in the fight against COVID-19 and in particular the strong uptake of vaccinations across the country. And it's because of that strong uptake and the sheer number the vast majority of people who have chosen to protect themselves and their communities that we can progressively reopen in this safe way. So this bill assists with the implementation of the COVID-19 Protection Framework the traffic light system. It provides for orders to be made that will as the Minister has expressed earlier differentiate between vaccinated and unvaccinated people and it provides for the use of the vaccination certificate process in terms of affording proof of vaccination for entry into those certain places and premises. Vaccination as we've said is an increasingly important tool to mitigate risk and it's particularly important in the workplace. Employers need the ability to manage their risk as the previous contributor has already said and decide for themselves whether they should require vaccination or not. So we've developed tools risk assessment tools which are unique to each of the types of work that are being undertaken. I would note however that the previous contributor talked about paid leave instead of notice periods and managed to mangle several basic industrial relations sort of tenets and parts of that legislation. So I would encourage people and employers to have a closer look at what's just been previously described. This is an important bill. I don't need to hold it up any further other than to say that I again encourage people to take up the opportunity to be vaccinated and I commend this bill to the House.
Craig LizDr LIZ CRAIG (Labour): Thank you Madam Speaker. Over the last 18 months New Zealand's COVID response has resulted in some of the lowest hospitalisation and mortality rates in the world but the issue we've got now is that our vaccine roll-out has got to a point where we can transition to a framework which allows us to benefit from some of the individual protections that vaccine offers. Just based down in Invercargill what I'd like to acknowledge is the 93 percent of eligible Southerners who have received at least one dose of the vaccine and the 85 percent who are now fully vaccinated because that incredible effort will significantly reduce the risk to our community of COVID-19 and also serve to protect our health service capacity. But building on the success of that what this bill does is allow us to introduce a protection framework that will allow us to use the benefits of vaccination.I'd just like to talk briefly about what the bill allows us to do and the first thing is create orders that will provide for the issue of COVID-19 vaccination certificates and allow those certificates to be used for entry into businesses and events. Basically those orders specify how you apply for a vaccine certificate how they'll be issued renewed and extended. But another thing we need to make sure and point out is that it's important to note that the orders will also specify that proof of vaccination won't be required for certain premises and that's to make sure that people can still continue irrespective of their vaccination status to access essential services like supermarkets pharmacies Work and Income services—so basically it's really important to have that in place. Also the director-general can make notices specifying what the exemption criteria are so people have got clarity around that and we're also making sure that there are protections for people's privacy and a number of those elements have been built into this bill. So this is a significant bill and I'm very happy to commend it to the House.
Hipkins ChrisURGENCYHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That urgency be accorded the passing through all stages of the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill and the Taxation (COVID-19 Support Payments and Working for Families Tax Credits) Bill; the first reading and referral to select committee of: the Māori Purposes Bill; and the third readings of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Bill and the Education and Training Amendment Bill; the second reading of the Maritime Powers Bill; and the committee stages of the Commerce Amendment Bill and Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill.The Government's priority in this urgency motion is to pass the COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill and the Taxation (COVID-19 Support Payments and Working for Families Tax Credits) Bill. The first bill allows for the traffic light framework to be put in place including the requirements around vaccination certificates. The second bill increases the level of support available to businesses and to individuals and families as we move into the next phase of our COVID-19 response hence there is genuine urgency around getting both of those pieces of legislation passed through the House.It is the Government's intention that if both of those pieces of legislation have been completed by 1 p.m. tomorrow that urgency would end and then we would have question time and general debate and member's day tomorrow. In the event that those pieces of legislation have not completed their passage at that point the Government wants to make sure that the House doesn't find itself in a position where it runs out of business part-way through what would normally be the sitting hours tomorrow. Hence those additional items of business have been added to the motion in order to make sure the House can continue to make the most efficient use of its time. In the event that those first two bills do proceed past 1 p.m. tomorrow it is our intention that if they have completed their passage by 10 p.m. tomorrow night that we would finish the House sitting at the normal time of 10 p.m. tomorrow night. In the event that those two bills have not passed we would continue on until midnight and come back on Thursday morning under the urgency motion. But as I've indicated before the other items of business have only been included in the urgency motion to ensure that the House doesn't run out of business in the event that the urgency is not completed by 1 p.m. tomorrow.
Leavasa Anae NeruDr ANAE NERU LEAVASA (Labour—Takanini): Thank you Madam Speaker. It's been a long time since I've had an opportunity to be in the House—a long time to take a call—so it's great to be here and I say Kia ora koutou" and also "Talofa lava" to all my parliamentary colleagues. During the lockdown it's not like we were doing nothing in the community. I know a lot of our Aucklanders and South Aucklanders were doing the hard job of getting our vaccination rates up and there was the opportunity for myself to volunteer at the testing sites or vax sites and also managed isolation and quarantine as well doing our part in that mahi.To be the last speaker on this bill the Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2) in the third reading it's an opportunity to also wrap up as I wasn't here during the second reading and also the committee of the whole House but also just to acknowledge all the work that's been put into this bill.The submissions from our community and organisations—it was great to hear from St John as well and the awesome work they do and also their wanting to include this as part of their service as well. To the clerks and officials who went back and forth and also to our colleagues across the House on the Health Committee—yes we know that only one party does not support this bill—but also I guess the work done to make sure that this bill was up to standard and that's why we did not see any changes to the bill at the committee of the whole House.One of the things I want to point out is we're always looking for a pathway or a place where we can intervene when it comes to harm reduction and this is one place where we can ensure that there is that pathway and where there is a bit of innovation to do so because like my select committee chair Dr Liz Craig has mentioned the advice that you give can be very useful in terms of engaging. So that's why I support this bill to the House."
Moriori Claims Settlement Bill—Third Reading
Ngarewa-Packer DebbieDEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): Tēnā koe e te Pīka. Tēnā koutou e ngā hau e whā ka huri noa o ngā motu ā ka nui taku mihi ki a koutou te iwi Moriori o Rēkohu tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[Greetings Madam Speaker. Greetings to those here from all around the islands especially to the Moriori people of the Chatham Islands greetings greetings one and all.]It is an honour indeed to rise and speak to the third reading of this legislation the Moriori settlement claim—the final stage but the new stage of hope and recognition of you. Te Paati Māori support Moriori in the endeavours through your reinvigoration. We remember and pay homage to your karāpuna. We acknowledge your resilience as an uri of Aotea waka. I bow in humility for your pain and perseverance. As an uri of Ngāti Ruanui Ngāruahine Ngā Rauru Pakakohi without knowing all of your history we have been blessed and felt your karāpuna. You have led our wellbeing and the spiritual significance of pacifism for my whānau hapū and waka within Taranaki with the extension of your tikanga—values—into Parihaka. Because of you we wear the raukura. Because of you we have the strength of pacifism and forgiveness. You have led the example of absolute resilience and tenacity. You are the reminder of humility often seen in tuakana. We have learnt and we have continued to learn from the example that you showed the strength of unity and that we will learn to know and never forget what is so wrong. We stand here to remember the biggest lesson of aroha ki ngā tangata. So we have a short call to say that we are here to affirm this settlement process and we remind that it should not be full and final. This is a small percentage—1 percent—of what was taken and what's owed as the breach of Te Tiriti. Te Paati Māori will continue to fight in hard support for the next generations returning for the remaining 99 percent. I turn to all your rangatahi and all your mokopuna who we have felt rise in their whakapapa who we have heard rise in their reo who we have seen stand side by side with their mātua in this process. May you continue to grow strong and confident; know we will always be here to support you. We commend this bill to the House.Nō reira he Hōnore he kororia ki te Atua. He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa tēnā koutou. Kia ora koutou katoa.[Therefore honour and glory to God. Goodwill to all people greetings and be well one and all.]
Moriori Claims Settlement Bill—In Committee
Severin ToniTONI SEVERIN (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to speak in support of the third reading of the Moriori Claims Settlement Bill a bill that allows provisions for the deed of settlement to be made into law. It's been a long process. This bill acknowledges and apologises for the massive loss that the Moriori people have experienced. Not only were you subject to the loss of your people land culture and language historically but even in the present day you still have to deal with the entire history being effectively ignored erased and rewritten.I have enjoyed listening but sadly to the second and third reading of this bill as I have learnt much about New Zealand's history of our Moriori people. I look forward for more New Zealanders to understand the correct story of what has occurred to the Moriori people. I also learnt about the limestone caves on the Chatham Islands which have carvings and I encourage all the parties to come up with a great solution to protect these carvings in the caves because it is very much part of New Zealand's history.But despite the many injustices that have occurred to you and your families and experienced here like my colleague Nicole McKee mentioned in her first reading speech you have fought hard. You have fought with determination. You have fought with effort bravery and courage and have made sure that none of these deaths have gone unnoticed and thanks to you they will be recorded for ever in our legislation. As we are aware the right action of this country to take is the one that rights a wrong that happened in our past. ACT has long supported the Treaty settlement process. This position is deeply rooted in the principles that underpin our party. We believe in the importance of property rights justice and the rule of law. For those reasons we are proud to stand on the side of history and I commend this bill to the House.
Mallard Trevor; Rurawhe Adrian; Little Andrew; McAnulty KieranSPEAKER: I declare the House in committee for the consideration of the Moriori Claims Settlement Bill.MORIORI CLAIMS SETTLEMENT BILLIn CommitteePart 1 Preliminary matters historical account acknowledgements and apology and settlement of historical claimsCHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): Members the House is in committee on the Moriori Claims Settlement Bill. We come first to Part 1.Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations): Thank you Mr Chairman. I have a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) which is SOP 95 in my name and for the benefit of the many Moriori who will be watching this broadcast by live streaming and other means we have a small part of the bill that enacts their settlement to have to correct. It just relates to a number of place names that have been negotiated since the deed was signed and indeed since the Māori Affairs Committee has considered the bill. They've been agreed with the national geographic board or whatever the entity is that looks after—the New Zealand Geographic Board—that looks after these things. So this is simply an SOP that has a number of minor amendments to place names referred to in the bill and that therefore brings all the correcting matters in the bill to a close. It has been subject—CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): Sorry to interrupt the Minister but that SOP is in Part 2. We are on Part 1. Would some honourable member like to if we want to move it as—KIERAN McANULTY (Chief Whip—Labour): Point of order Mr Chair. I seek leave for all questions to be taken as one debate. CHAIRPERSON (Adrian Rurawhe): Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There appears to be none. Therefore the question is that Parts 1 to 3 Schedules 1 to 4 and clauses 1 and 2 stand part.Parts 1 to 3 Schedules 1 to 4 and clauses 1 and 2Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations): Thank you Mr Chairman. I'm assuming that I don't have to repeat the speech—the well-prepared speech—that I've just delivered about Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 95. However it is a correcting SOP for those last minor technical amendments or minor amendments of place names in the bill. It has been subject to consultation with the relevant agencies and they have all naturally been agreed to by Moriori. These changes will conclude the bill ready for its third reading.
Hipkins ChrisSITTINGS OF THE HOUSEHon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I move That the sitting programme for 2022 be as follows:February 8 9 10 15 16 and 17;March 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 29 30 and 31;April 5 6 7 12 13 and 14;May 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 and 31;June 1 2 7 8 9 21 22 23 28 29 and 30;July 26 27 and 28;August 2 3 4 9 10 11 23 24 25 30 and 31;September 1 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 and 29;October 18 19 20 25 26 and 27;November 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 and 24;December 6 7 8 13 14 and 15. Motion agreed to.
Mallard TrevorPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSSPEAKER: Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.CLERK:Petition of Eathan Stevenson requesting that the House ensure that politics is available as an optional subject in NCEA levels 1 2 and 3petition of Patrick Szetey requesting that the House pass legislation to ban any vaccine passport system in New Zealandpetition of Kenneth Orr requesting that the House reject the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Billpetition of Save Women's Sport Australasia requesting that the House urge Sport New Zealand to extend the consultation on the Draft Guiding Principles for the Participation of Transgender Players in Sport (April 2021).SPEAKER: Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee.Ministers have delivered papers.CLERK:Tupu Tonu Ngāpuhi Investment FundAnnual Report 2020/2021Statement of Performance Expectations 1 February 2021 to 30 June 2021 and 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022Statement of Intent for 1 February 2021 to 30 June 2024Te Hiringa Hauora Health Promotion AgencyStatement of Performance Expectations 2021/22Genesis Energy Ltd Annual Report 2021Report of the Attorney-General under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) (Overseas Travel Reporting) Amendment Bill.SPEAKER: Those papers are published under the authority of the House.Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.CLERK:Report of the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee on the Plant Variety Rights Billreport of the Environment Committee on the Report of the Controller and Auditor-General Using different processes to protect marine environmentsreport of the Justice Committee on the Rights of Victims of Insane Offenders Billreports of the Petitions Committee on:the petition of Cancer Society New Zealand andthe petition of Mark Rossreports of the Regulations Review Committee on:the complaint about E-Scooters (Declaration Not to be Motor Vehicles) Notice 2018 andCOVID-19 Public Health Response orders andreport of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the Construction Contracts (Retention Money) Amendment Bill.SPEAKER: The bills are set down for second reading. The report of the Controller and Auditor-General and the reports of the Regulations Review Committee are set down for consideration.The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.CLERK: Taxation (COVID-19 Support Payments and Working for Families Tax Credits) Bill introduction.COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations Legislation) Bill introduction.SPEAKER: Those bills are set down for first reading.
Rurawhe AdrianTUESDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2021The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSADRIAN RURAWHE (Deputy Speaker): E te Atua kaha rawa ka tuku whakamoemiti atu mātou mō ngā karakia kua waihotia mai ki runga i a mātou. Ka waiho i ō mātou pānga whaiaro katoa ki te taha. Ka mihi mātou ki te Kuīni me te inoi atu mō te ārahitanga i roto i ō mātou whakaaroarohanga kia mōhio ai kia whakaiti ai tā mātou whakahaere i ngā take o te Whare nei mō te oranga te maungārongo me te aroha o Aotearoa. Āmene.[Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom and humility for the welfare peace and compassion of New Zealand. Amen.]
Wednesday 15 December 2021 - Volume 756
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That this House approve the following orders made under the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020: COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) Amendment Order (No 11) 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Required Testing) Amendment Order (No 5) 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) Amendment Order (No 12) 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Required Testing and Vaccinations) Amendment Order 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine and Maritime Border) Amendment Order 2021 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021 and COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) Amendment Order (No 13) 2021.Ayes 75New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Noes 45New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.SPEAKER: I think Mr Penk might want to take a point of order.CHRIS PENK (Senior Whip—National): Point of order Mr Speaker. Just to clarify—I seek to confirm that I stated or at least intended to state 33 votes opposed for National.SPEAKER: I thought that the speech indicated the other direction but if there's been a—of course we'll take the whip's word on it.Motion agreed to.Orders approved.
11. Question No. 11—TransportGREG O'CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu) to the Minister of TransportQuestion No. 11—Transport11. GREG O'CONNOR (Labour—Ōhāriu) to the Minister of Transport: What recent reports has he seen about the Clean Car package?Hon MICHAEL WOOD (Minister of Transport): I've seen some very positive recent reports which note that since the Government launched the Clean Car Discount scheme in July of this year there have been more than 8500 electric vehicle (EV) registrations in New Zealand more than for the whole period between 2013 and 2018. There are now nearly 36000 EVs registered on our roads; that's over seven times more than the fewer than 5000 that were on the roads when we came into office. Of all the EVs on our roads nearly a quarter today have been registered since July when the Clean Car Discount began. The continuing success of our Clean Car package underscores that tackling climate change is a priority for this Government. Reaching our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will unclog our cities clean up our air and create sustainable jobs across the country.Greg O'Connor: What other reports has he seen on the Clean Car package?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: I've seen further reports noting that in the three months following the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in July the average monthly emissions of new vehicles being imported into New Zealand fell by 15 percent. It previously took eight years to achieve a similar drop in emissions across the new imported fleet. So we have clear evidence on the table that our Clean Car package is helping to drive down emissions quickly and giving Kiwis access to cheaper clean vehicles.Greg O'Connor: Further supplementary—what reports has he seen from the industry on the Clean Car package?Hon MICHAEL WOOD: Very positive reports have come to my attention. The Toyota New Zealand chief executive Neeraj Lala said recently that he admired the Government's work to tackle climate change and that our decision to introduce legislation targeting vehicle emissions has helped Toyota New Zealand secure more low-emissions and hybrid vehicles from its Japanese parent. The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association head David Vincent has backed our policy saying We want to be on the right side of history and we want to be part of the solution and not the problem." They are very much part of the solution and I thank them for their work on my Clean Car Leadership Group. Finally Robyn Denholm global chair of Tesla Incorporated called the Government's Clean Car Discount scheme "world class" and said that "the clean car standards before your parliament will put Aotearoa in among the cleanest safest vehicle fleets in the world and that is decisive leadership.""
6. Question No. 6—PoliceGINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South) to the Minister of PoliceQuestion No. 6—Police6. GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour—Hutt South) to the Minister of Police: What reports has she seen regarding recent efforts by Police to disrupt organised crime?Hon POTO WILLIAMS (Minister of Police): I've seen a report that the Police recently executed the third phase of Operation Selena a major operation undertaken in partnership with the New Zealand Customs Service which has been six months in the making. Last Wednesday 19 search warrants were carried out across Auckland in relation to the alleged drug smuggling between Los Angeles International Airport and Auckland Airport which involved the use of baggage handlers. Police arrested 14 suspects and seized millions of dollars' worth of assets including houses vehicles and bank accounts. This brings the total number of arrests as part of Operation Selena to 24. Police continue to strike real blows against organised crime and the supply of illicit drugs in our community and I'm sure my colleagues in the House will join me in acknowledging the excellent work Police does in this space to keep us safe.Ginny Andersen: What other reports has she seen regarding the disruption of organised crime?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: I've seen a report that as part of Operation Tauwhiro Police have seized more than 1200 firearms 52 kilograms of methamphetamine carried out 870 search warrants and made 1151 arrests. We have a zero tolerance for organised crime and that is why we've provided police with the tools they need to disrupt organised and keep our communities safe.Ginny Andersen: What additional tools has the Government introduced to combat organised crime?Hon POTO WILLIAMS: Today we've made further progress in our efforts to stamp out gun crime with the introduction of the Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Bill. This will prevent those who have committed serious offences from possessing accessing or using firearms and make our communities safe. Furthermore this Government has put a record number of police on the front line including those with a specific focus on organised crime. We have invested $450 million in Police since we came to office which will fund an additional 1800 police by June 2023 and with more than 2800 police graduating since 2017. This investment in Police means that under this Government we have the largest police workforce which is making a significant difference in our ability to disrupt deter and combat organised criminal activity in New Zealand.
Mallard TrevorPETITIONS PAPERS SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLSSPEAKER: Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.CLERK: Petition of Clive Hobson requesting that the House change the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 to increase the minimum ratepetition of Laurance Paterson ONZM requesting that the House legislate that local government councils cannot sell or place their water assets into the proposed Three Waters entities unless supported by a majority of ratepayers in a referendum.SPEAKER: Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee.Ministers have delivered papers.CLERK: Annual reports for 2021 for the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Radio New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseRadio New Zealand Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ended 30 June 2022Abuse in Care: Royal Commission of Inquiry volumes one and twoBudget Policy Statement 15 December 2021Half-Yearly Economic and Fiscal Update 2021.SPEAKER: Those papers are published under the authority of the House.A select committee report has been delivered for presentation.CLERK: Report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Jarno Noordermeer.SPEAKER: The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.CLERK: Firearms (Prohibition Orders Legislation) Bill introduction.SPEAKER: That bill is set down for first reading.
Dean JacquiWEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2021The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.KARAKIA/PRAYERSHon JACQUI DEAN (Assistant Speaker): Almighty God we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all personal interests we acknowledge the Queen and pray for guidance in our deliberations that we may conduct the affairs of this House with wisdom justice mercy and humility for the welfare and peace of New Zealand. Amen.
Thursday 9 December 2021 - Volume 756
Voting — COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 Continuation—Party Vote
VoteA party vote was called for on the question That the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 is continued and that the relevant period under section 3(2)(b) of that Act is the period ending 30 June 2022.Ayes 75New Zealand Labour 65; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 10.Noes 45New Zealand National 33; ACT New Zealand 10; Te Paati Māori 2.Motion agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 75 Noes 43.
12. Question No. 12—Prime MinisterMARK CAMERON (ACT) to the Prime MinisterQuestion No. 12—Prime Minister12. MARK CAMERON (ACT) to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by her statement that This government will foster a more open and democratic society. It will strengthen transparency around official information"; if so is she confident that the Government has fulfilled this commitment in relation to releasing information about Groundswell NZ?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON (Deputy Prime Minister) on behalf of the Prime Minister: Yes and yes.Mark Cameron: Does she believe her decision not to release her media briefing notes on the Groundswell protest under the Official Information Act complies with her commitment to "strengthen transparency around official information" and if so why?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: Yes.Mark Cameron: Does she believe it is in the public interest to not release media briefing notes for the Groundswell protest which have occurred across New Zealand and if not what does this say about the Government's attitude towards openness?Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: Yes."