Henare PeeniHon PEENI HENARE (Labour): Thank you Mr Speaker. The contributions that we've heard from every member on that side of the House remind me of the many Remuera tractors Pakuranga tractors that I see every day in Tāmaki-makau-rau from members in Auckland who sit there with their arm out of the ranger scoffing at Clean Car Standards that this country relies on.We heard some data there that talked about facts from a few years ago which was why we put these standards in place to make sure this country can once again lead the world in being green. What this Government is doing is creating uncertainty in the market. The Minister's going to say Don't worry the market will sort itself out." Well when these standards were decided upon it was made clear that the inequities will continue to happen in this country with those who can afford to buy the vehicles and those who can't. So the biggest cost gets heaped on the people who can't afford it the most. Let that one sink in—not the Remuera person who drives a Ford Ranger not the person in Pakuranga who drives a Toyota Hilux but the opportunity for families to have a car that meets these standards that allows it to be affordable is being stripped away. When we remove these standards that's what it does. It makes sure that this country does become a dumping ground for old cars—fossil fuel – burning cars.While the member on the other side of the House talks about "Oh don't worry car producers that's not what they're fixated on. They're not fixated on New Zealand." that might be fair and well in his world but when all of those diesel-burning fossil fuel – burning cars get dumped here—and let's be very clear: a large number of second-hand cars get dumped here—you continue to create further inequities in this country. That side of the House doesn't understand the longer repercussions of removing this clean vehicle standard.We heard on that side of the House that "Oh you know the cost is pushed out on to those who sell these vehicles and ultimately they're pushed to the consumer." When we don't meet the standards we signed up to we have to pay a bill and the taxpayer is going to have to pay that bill. That's what this Government is doing to the New Zealand taxpayer. But it's OK you'll get to drive your Ford Ranger; you'll get to drive your Toyota Hilux.What I garner from a number of the interjections from the other side of the House is that the technology's not there in the ute system. Well that's actually not the case. Interesting I was driving along in Auckland the other day and I got overtaken by two hybrid Toyota Hilux utes—trucks utes that were designed to meet a very strict and demanding target which is something that this country brought into. It's something that taxpayers have brought into. It's something that most of the world has brought into because they know the impacts of climate change.So when we see the Minister coming forward with the Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Standard) Amendment Bill we can't support this bill in the House. We need to make sure that we are a responsible citizen in the world. What we're not seeing from this Government is a clear plan on how we're going to meet these targets that we all signed up to—we all signed up to.Once upon a time in this House we all talked about the need for climate change measures to ensure that our children and our grandchildren have a future. This bill doesn't do that for us. It takes us backwards. It continues to say "Oh the farmers." We're here for the farmers too—we're here for the farmers too.I want to paraphrase Mr James Meager: "The right don't own the farmers the right don't own the businesses." Get the hell out of here! I can tell that member that all of those Aucklanders sitting there driving their utes and supporting their constituents to drive more utes—wow. When they go back to the voting booths in a couple of years' time they'll see that ultimately the bill is going to fall to the taxpayer when we pay because we didn't meet the obligations that we signed up to. It's as simple as that—it's as simple as that. They are kicking the can down the road; or in this instance: well they put the can on the back of a ute and set it off into the sunset. It's not good enough.What I can also say because it's the same Minister that has the challenges with supplying power in Northland—Mr Grant McCallum will agree with this—perhaps it's the Government's way of saying that they're too scared to invest in proper infrastructure to allow electric vehicles (EVs) to operate in this country. That's what it sounds like to me Mr Grant McCallum: not enough power in Northland to fuel the EV cars in Northland my friend. But that's OK because apparently this Government have a plan. I'm yet to see one; what we're going to see at the passing of this bill ultimately the New Zealand taxpayer isn't going to see one either."