Dalziel Lianne: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Dalziel Lianne: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 02 May 2012. Volume:679;Page:1861. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
11. 
Hon LIANNE DALZIEL (Labour—Christchurch East) 
 to the  
Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 
: Has he required that all his Ministers involved in the Canterbury earthquake recovery read the briefing paper dated 10 May 2011 prepared by Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman into the psychosocial consequences of the Canterbury earthquakes; if not why not? 
Hon AMY ADAMS (Acting Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) 
: 
 No because he has no responsibility for other Ministers. I can confirm however that both he and the Associate Minister have read the paper. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: Has he seen the statement from orange-zoned residents in Southshore that “Rumours are rife nerves are frayed and the feeling of being completely out of control of our lives is overwhelming.” as a result of now the 10th delay of an announcement about their future; and how could he let that happen when he was forewarned by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman that this is exactly what happens to people if they are left disempowered by decision makers? 
Hon AMY ADAMS 
: I cannot comment as to whether the Minister has seen that specific quote that she refers to but I can tell that member that we are very aware of the stress and difficulty for the remaining 401 orange zone owners of not knowing the long-term fate of their land. Every effort is being made to resolve these issues but they are incredibly complex. The most important thing we can do is to make sure we get those decisions right and we are working to do that as fast as is possible. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: How does the Government’s approach to announcing these land decisions measure up to Sir Peter’s advice that recovery is primarily judged in terms of people feeling that they are coping with their lives; and will he assure this House—guarantee to this House—that this latest delay is not related to his availability for the announcement? 
Hon AMY ADAMS 
: That member should know if she has read the paper that what Sir Peter also says is that it is inevitable that there will be frustration anger and despair as a normal consequence of this process and the Government is doing everything it can to assist with dealing with those instances. These are very serious issues and there has been a tremendous emotional impact on the people of Canterbury as that member knows. This Government has committed immeasurable resources to being on the ground to meet that need and it is doing everything it can to stand by the people of Canterbury as the majority of Cantabrians recognise and acknowledge.  
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: Will he ask the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority in light of the petition of over 18500 people presented to Parliament today to work with the people and local authorities of Christchurch to ensure that the Avon River red zone becomes a reserve and river park when the homeowners have to leave or does he still believe that red zone property owners have to make decisions about their future before he will consider anything?  
Hon AMY ADAMS 
: We are certainly interested in considering the proposal from those residents. No decision has been made about the long-term future of the red zone land and I would note that in fact the Avon River park through the central business district is one of the anchor projects that is being worked on. We are very happy to receive the proposal and I can assure the member that it will be given full consideration.  
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: Will he meet with the Wider Earthquake Communities Action Network to discuss its suggested solutions to the range of problems that people are facing right now in Christchurch solutions that have been endorsed by the Canterbury Communities’ Earthquake Recovery Network and a number of individual resident associations in light of Sir Peter Gluckman’s advice that governance structures must understand and actively include community participation? 
Hon AMY ADAMS 
: I can assure that member that the Minister the Associate Minister the chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority and a number of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority managers meet regularly with all interested groups and will continue to do so.  
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I seek leave to table the briefing paper prepared by the Office of the Prime Minister’s science advisory committee and Professor Sir Peter Gluckman.  
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection.  
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I seek leave to table the release from the Wider Earthquake Communities Action Network setting out the different areas of concern that they have.  
Mr SPEAKER 
: Is this a press release or is it a— 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: It is a media release. It has been sent to the Prime Minister— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: No we do not table media releases that are readily available to members.  
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I would like to seek leave to have it tabled because this is a community organisation that wanted to have it tabled in the House of Parliament and I would like to seek leave on their behalf.  
Mr SPEAKER 
: Even members of Parliament much as they might like to cannot table media releases because they are available to all and sundry and we are not going to—[ 
Interruption 
] Let me check with the member. Someone has interjected which they should not have done but still because I do not want to disadvantage any community group is this a media release that was released nationally to national media or to only local media? I ask the Hon Lianne Dalziel.  
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I believe that it was released only to Christchurch media.  
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document from a local community group. Is there any objection? There is objection.