Curran ClareHon CLARE CURRAN (Minister of Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media): Thank you Madam Chairperson Williams. I stand here as a proud and staunch Mainlander representing the South Island dairy farmers from my electorate of Dunedin South. Clearly I am advocating for this bill and its intent and its objective and its effect which is ultimately protecting the interests of South Island dairy farmers.You know this is a strategic bill. It fits into a wider strategy. It's a bill that demonstrates that this is a responsible Government in direct contrast to the behaviour of the previous Government which is now the National Party Opposition firmly in Opposition. I think the reason why we're having this bill and the reason why it is under urgency is because the previous Government—the National Party Opposition—clearly either were avoiding a stoush that they didn't want to have or they just took their eye off the ball.Kieran McAnulty: They just fluffed about.Hon CLARE CURRAN: They fluffed about. They had the opportunity to put this bill before a select committee because there was a time limit on it. Well let's hear from them and let's hear the explanations as to whether they just took their eye off the ball or they were avoiding a stoush that they didn't want to have before an election. Why is it that this bill didn't get to a select committee given that it was time-limited? Two years as Kiritapu Allan the member before me referenced—two years this was triggered.I raise a point of order Madam Chairperson. Is it appropriate for another member in the Chamber to physically come and interrupt a member's speech?CHAIRPERSON (Poto Williams): I would suggest that it is highly unusual and I'd encourage the member not to do so. But I do believe that what is being indicated here is relevance to the bill. So I'd just encourage members to stay—it is a broad-ranging debate but to stay if we can to the components of the bill.Hon CLARE CURRAN: Thank you Madam Chair.Rt Hon David Carter: I raise a point of order Madam Chairperson. While I appreciate that it's not normal for members on the other side to assist Government members by taking them a copy of the bill the general debate was three o'clock until four o'clock today. We've now had a very wide-ranging debate and the current speaker has certainly not once referred to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (No 2). It's a relatively wide-ranging debate but not to the extent we're discussing all aspects of the dairy industry. It's a simple piece of legislation. It's simply about extending a threshold for the South Island. It's no longer in urgency despite the Hon Clare Curran claiming it's still in urgency. It was the Government's move yesterday after going into urgency to break urgency last night about 10 o'clock. We're now on normal time.CHAIRPERSON (Poto Williams): I thank the member. Thank you. No I don't need any more assistance.Darroch Ball: It's up to the Chair.CHAIRPERSON (Poto Williams): It is up to the Chair to determine relevance. I have cautioned members that we do need to come much more to the substance of the bill but given that the nature of the debate is quite wide ranging I will determine relevance. And points of order will be taken in silence and so will determinations.Hon CLARE CURRAN: Thank you Madam Chair. The Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (No 2) is before the committee today because of a trigger that happened in 2015 and a Commerce Commission report that lead to a bill eventually being drafted by the previous Government that never made it to a select committee. That is why this bill is before the committee and has had to be put through its stages without going to a select committee. My point is made and clearly to the National Party Opposition it is a sensitive point and so that's why we've had the reaction that we've had.I'd also as a proud Mainlander like to acknowledge my heritage in the dairy industry and acknowledge my godparents actually: my godparents my uncle and aunt Digger and Moira O'Neill from Edendale.Hon Member: Hey but that was an important cousin.Hon CLARE CURRAN: It is. Digger and Moira O'Neill sadly passed away—my godparents and my uncle and aunt. Digger O'Neill actually sat on the board of the Edendale cheese factory when it was the cheese factory; very well known in Edendale. And I have milked a cow; not very successfully but I have milked a cow. I actually feel very proud to acknowledge the O'Neills today who made a very large contribution to the dairy industry in the South Island and that the interests of South Island dairy farmers are paramount in this piece of legislation.But beyond that I do acknowledge the Green member Gareth Hughes for the importance of where this fits. This goes to this Government's strategic approach its responsibility; it's responsible government. Looking at this in a context of a wider strategic undertaking of the dairy industry and its place that's looking at sustainability and it's looking at environmental impacts—something that the previous Government never would've gone near; that is of importance to New Zealand society New Zealand Inc."—and looking at also the ability for us to examine and innovate in the industry which will lead to more sustainability."