Seymour DavidDAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. I rise on behalf of ACT to take a very short call in support of this bill. It makes a number of changes that have been well outlined. I'll just make a couple of comments about what it means for people.The amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act mean no rent increase—which I have to say I think was unlikely anyway given the economic conditions—and it reduces the grounds on which somebody can be evicted from a tenancy. I know that landlords will in some cases be alarmed by this. What I would say is that it's temporary and that people's behaviour towards their landlords—and their tenants for that matter—will be remembered. As I said earlier people will judge and remember the way each of us behave and the choices that we make through this crisis so it would be a mistake for somebody on either side to take advantage of that.The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act: the changes there that local government can satisfy its requirements for transparency digitally—again it's very sensible. Amending the Local Government Act so that councils and local boards can have their meetings and meet quorum with people being present digitally—again that is sensible; however I'd also say that I think it's a misstep that they have not been included in their democratic functions as an essential service. If we can have the Waitakere Licensing Trust stores open I think it's important to recognise that local democracy is something that is also very important and can—with suitable sensible steps—continue in spite of the current crisis. So I think it's important that they are being empowered to do it. I think it's a mistake that they haven't also been deemed an essential service—councils and local boards that is—because they are an important part of our society.The amendments to the Epidemic Preparedness Act—and we understand that it's going to be District Courts making many of the important decisions here and so that was absolutely the right thing to do.When it comes to the amendments to the Education Act—effectively giving the Secretary for Education the Ministry of Education tremendous power—I would caution the Secretary that with that power over schools comes enormous responsibility. I know many people who operate schools—and I assume this includes independent schools—who are very well connected to their community who are very competent operators and they will have important things to say. There are clashes between them and the Ministry of Education bureaucracy and the Secretary at the best of times. In using those powers I would hope that the Secretary is going to be very cognisant of the local knowledge and the mana and sovereignty that principals and boards have over their schools.But on this theme of education I finally want to say something for the younger New Zealanders because we've had so much debate today; a lot of it has been about older New Zealanders and quite rightly so given the characteristics of this virus. There's been a lot of talk about business. There hasn't been a lot of talk about younger New Zealanders and in response to the fact that we are changing the way that schools operate I want to say to those younger New Zealanders that there's going to be a lot of anxiety changed routines and uncertainty about the future. I want to say we've got this. I think New Zealand is rallying better than any other country and it's going to come through this well so we can be confident.The second thing I'd say is that just because you're not at school doesn't mean that you shouldn't learn. In fact Mark Twain once said you shouldn't let your schooling get in the way of your education. This could actually be a great opportunity. By the way to people a bit younger than me education is not just digital. I know there's going to be great innovation around digital but there's never been a better time to take up the habit of reading books. The problem with book reading is that it consumes a lot of time. The great news is you've got a lot of time.This is a time for younger people to be leaders. There's going to be tension and pressure in households. Young people have the ability to be leaders to be kind to choose how they respond to situations. I think it's really important that this generation of young New Zealanders actually in a way will grow up faster as a result of this crisis and it's not entirely a bad thing.Finally there's never been a better time to call your grandparents because they're not always the most digitally able as we all know. And yet one of the things I've found already in the Epsom community is that older people while they may be well supported physically—and are being taken food and so on—are getting incredibly lonely. So there's never been a better time for younger New Zealanders to get on the phone and call your gran. Thank you Mr Speaker.Bill read a third time.