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Vote: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9470. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 58New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 154 in the name of the Hon Michael Woodhouse be agreed to.Amendments agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 55 be agreed to:in new section 71CE(2) replace paragraph (a) with the following new paragraph:the employee has requested to perform paid work on a keeping-in-touch day with the agreement of the employer; and.
Vote: Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9450. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 58New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Bill read a second time.
Mallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9504. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): I am ruling out Sue Moroney’s amendment to clause 2 because it was contingent on an amendment that was lost being passed.Clause 2 agreed to.The Committee divided the bill into the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 3) the Holidays Amendment Bill the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill and the Wages Protection Amendment Bill pursuant to Supplementary Order Paper153.Progress to be reported presently.House resumed.The Chairperson reported the Employment Stands Legislation Bill with amendment and divided it into the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 3) the Holidays Amendment Bill the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill and the Wages Protection Amendment Bill and reported no progress on the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill and the Health (Protection) Amendment Bill.Report adopted.
Young Jonathan: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYoung Jonathan: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9499. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): Mr Chair I understand that everything in politics is a matter of timing! I would just like to address Mr Clayton Mitchell’s comments and thank him for his contribution and also thank him for his contribution in the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee and I believe as I said before that as a member of the select committee he warrants a response. We have had many people speak on this bill in the Committee and particularly those members of the select committee have brought some thoughtfulness to it.In terms of Supplementary Order Paper 150 which the member has been talking about and has presented right now the proposal was intended to create a loading on any casual employment giving benefit to the workers and an incentive to the employer to move the employee on to a part-time or full-time contract. As he listed it off that loading equates to a 19 percent increase on the average hourly rate: 1.6 percent for sick and bereavement leave 4.4 percent for statutory holidays 8 percent for standard holiday pay and a 5 percent casual loading.It is not intended in this bill to dispense with casual agreements. Some people may not like them but casual agreements have their place in the job market. As we heard from many submitters casual agreements work for many people. It is also important to understand that casual employees already have an 8 percent loading for holiday pay. If the employee’s work is so intermittent or irregular that it is impractical to provide 4 weeks’ holiday then holiday pay is paid at no less than 8 percent of gross earnings.Sick leave and bereavement leave are also an entitlement. An employee has an entitlement if they have completed 6 months’ continuous employment with the employer or if they have worked at least 10 hours a week on average and no less than 1 hour each week and 40 hours each monthover a 6-month period.If a casual worker is an employee who is required to work on a public holiday that must be stated in the agreement. If they work on a public holiday they receive time and a half. If they do not work on a public holiday but the day would otherwise be a working day then they are paid for that day.What I am saying is that many of these loadings that the member has presented in his Supplementary Order Paper already exist in employment law so essentially what he is adding is the 5 percent casual loading. The reason why with due respect we are not supporting his Supplementary Order Paper is that his 5 percent casual loading might actually be an incentive for employers to have more casual workers rather than to bring them on into permanent part-time or full-time work. We just wanted to make it known that that was our view and we thank the member for his contribution.
Mallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9498. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): I now want to seek the leave of the Committee to consider the following three parts and the preliminary clauses as one question. I will allow members to go across the range of what is left and the preliminary clauses but as part of that leave if we start voting by 9.55 p.m. we will continue and finish all of the votes. Is there any objection to that process? There appears to be none so the question now is that clauses 1 and 2 clauses 114 to 136 and schedules 1 to 6 be agreed to. I will put the votes separately.
Mallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9498. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): No I did not hear it—there is no point in moving it if no one else is going to call. I am going to put the question anyway.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 154 in the name of the Hon Michael Woodhouse to Part 2 be agreed to.Amendments agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 151 in the name of Denise Roche to clause 87 be agreed to.
Hudson Brett: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHudson Brett: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9497. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BRETT HUDSON (National): I move that the question be now put.
Young Jonathan: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYoung Jonathan: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9497. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): I would like to just address some comments to Mr Clayton Mitchell’s Supplementary Order Paper 150. I believe as a member of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee—The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): No no. I do not think you want to yet. I think you want to wait until we get on to Part 3. All right?JONATHAN YOUNG: Right. Thank you.
Borrows Chester: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9477. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Chester Borrows): I call Grant Robertson.
Reti Shane: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeReti Shane: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9470. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): I move That the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9466. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): Sue Moroney has two amendments. I will hear from Sue Moroney.
Reti Shane: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeReti Shane: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9465. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): I move That the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9463. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I am going to call Stuart Nash.
Tisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9462. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I am going to hear Sue Moroney who has got an amendment. I will hear Sue Moroney.
Tisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Employment Standards Legislation Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9450. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): We first turn to the Employment Standards Legislation Bill and the question is that Part 1 stand part. This is debate on clauses 3 to 81 and schedules 1 and 2.
Smith Nick: Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSmith Nick: Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9450. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister for the Environment)on behalf of theMinister of Finance: I move That the Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill be now read a second time.
Borrows Chester: Urgent Debates — Health Ministry—Financial Management of Building ProjectText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Urgent Debates — Health Ministry—Financial Management of Building Project[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9445. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: A 5-minute call Marama Fox.
Carter David: Urgent Debates — Health Ministry—Financial Management of Building ProjectText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Urgent Debates — Health Ministry—Financial Management of Building Project[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9430. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I have received a letter from Andrew Little seeking to debate under Standing Order 389 the news of a serious failure of financial management at the Ministry of Health in relation to a building project. The news of the ministry’s inability to fund the building project from within the cash reserves as projected is a particular case of recent occurrence. The upcoming annual review debate offers an opportunity to debate the performance of Government departments. This issue could be debated at that time. I do note however that the Health Committee has already presented its report on the annual review of the Ministry of Health. The issue was not raised in the report and presumably the committee was not aware of it.The matter raised is a very serious one and the sum of money involved is significant. Treasury has expressed concern at the governance and financial management of the ministry and has stated that it does not have “confidence that the failures that occurred around the [project] will not reoccur.” Having carefully considered this application I believe it requires the urgent attention of the House. I therefore call on Andrew Little to move that the House take note of a matter of urgent public importance.
Ross Jami-Lee: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9430. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]12.JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany) to the Minister of Trade: What opportunities do businesses and the wider public have to seek information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?Hon TODD McCLAY (Minister of Trade): Yesterday in Auckland I attended the first roadshow on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which was held to an audience of around 300 people. This is the first of 16 roadshows and hui being held throughout New Zealand in the coming months. The roadshows and hui are designed to continue open debate inform discussion and assist businesses to identify and plan for new export opportunities when TPP comes into force. I encourage everyone who has an interest in TPP to attend a roadshow or hui in their region. In addition I am looking forward to visiting regions over the next few months to speak at around 50 TPP-related events.Jami-Lee Ross: How wide has the consultation on TPP been so far and how will the Government continue this consultation on the agreement?Hon TODD McCLAY: It will be no surprise to anyone in this House that TPP has been the most widely consulted free-trade agreement the New Zealand Government has undertaken. The conversation on TPP will continue throughout 2016. For all of this year TPP will receive extensive parliamentary and public scrutiny and the legislation will be considered by a select committee allowing a significant amount of time for the public to have their say on TPP. Only when these steps have been completed and other countries have completed their own domestic approval processes will TPP be able to enter into force.Dr Kennedy Graham: Can the Minister assure the House that he has given the same opportunity for information and consultation to the wider public as he has to business?Hon TODD McCLAY: As Minister absolutely I have. The meetings that have been arranged the roadshow and the hui are public meetings that are open to members of the public to attend. They do need to register; they can still do so. Indeed they are open to members of the Green Party including MPs. If they need the list I can provide that to them.Jami-Lee Ross: How will TPP benefit New Zealanders?Hon TODD McCLAY: TPP is New Zealand’s largest free-trade agreement. TPP economies are worth $28 trillion and open our exporters up to more than 800 million consumers. TPP has the potential to seriously enhance both national and regional economies and is estimated to add at least $2.7 billion to New Zealand’s GDP every year from 2030. Annual costs are estimated to be about $80 million by comparison. TPP supports our exporters to grow and create new jobs and diversify their businesses in their dealings overseas.
Nash Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeNash Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9429. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: Does she have confidence in the Commissioner of Police?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police): Yes.Stuart Nash: Did she agree with the commissioner when he told the Law and Order Committee that the police are sufficiently resourced to solve crime or does she believe the 86 percent of hard-working policemen and women who say front-line police officers are under-resourced?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: I believe that the commissioner is correct. And I would also say of those wonderful police officers that they have been doing such a great job that crime is now at the lowest rate it has been since 1978.Stuart Nash: What message did she deliver to the commissioner when she became aware that the burglary resolution rate had dropped below 10 percent nationwide and is as low as 7.2 percent in Auckland?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: A very firm message.Stuart Nash: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I did actually ask what message not the firmness—Mr SPEAKER: And the answer was given: “A very firm message.”Stuart Nash: When she said to the New Zealand Herald this week that there is a shared responsibility for everyone to secure their property is she really saying that it is Kiwis’ fault that they are getting burgled?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: No.Hon Damien O’Connor: How does the Minister expect police to maintain their legal obligations under the Policing Act to maintain public safety to prevent crime to enforce the law and to meet response times of 30 minutes as stated in the New Zealand Police statement of intent when it disestablished a police station Karamea—a station over 1 hour from Westport?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: The member will be aware that there is a review going on on resourcing the West Coast and I can tell that member that I have had many submissions from people on the West Coast but particularly a submission from the new MP Maureen Pugh who has been very articulate and firm in her views.
Logie Jan: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLogie Jan: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9426. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.JAN LOGIE (Green) to the Prime Minister: Will he return the Minister for Women to Cabinet to mark International Women’s Day?Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): It is not my intention to do a Cabinet reshuffle today but I would like to note that I think that the current Minister for Women Louise Upston is doing a great job.Jan Logie: If the Ministry for Women is the “Government’s principal advisor on achieving better outcomes for women” as stated on its website why is its Minister not in Cabinet?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Because it depends. From time to time the Minister has been inside Cabinet; that was the case—Eugenie Sage: Not under National or your Minister.Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Yes it was. Pansy Wong was the Minister of Women’s Affairs inside Cabinet; so was Hekia Parata at one point. In other instances they have not been. But whether a Minister is inside Cabinet or outside Cabinet is irrelevant when it comes to the portfolio. If there is an issue in the portfolio I take those issues seriously. And by the way it is actually the responsibility of every Minister to advocate for women’s issues. I expect them to do that in the same way that I expect every Minister to advocate for Māori issues or other issues of significance—it happens right across Cabinet.Jan Logie: Is the Prime Minister OK that since he removed the Minister of Women’s Affairs from Cabinet there has been an increase in the gender pay gap increased reporting on domestic and sexual violence an increase in the number of children in poverty and the number of women in senior executive roles is down?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: I would reject the proposition from the member. Amongst other things more women are working gaining tertiary qualifications and studying or working in high-growth sectors than ever before. A report from Statistics New Zealand released in September 2015 shows that women are now almost as likely as men to work in managerial roles. The report shows progress in areas where women have historically been under-represented. We have extended paid parental leave and there are a number of other issues that we have worked on.
Kuriger Barbara: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKuriger Barbara: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9423. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]5.BARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country) to the Minister of Health: Can he confirm preliminary data from the National Patient Flow Project which shows that 90 percent of patients referred by their GP to a hospital specialist between 1 July and 30 September 2015 were accepted for a First Specialist Assessment?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN (Minister of Health): Yes. Although this is preliminary data it indicates that of 145922 referrals to hospital specialists during that period 90 percent or 130000 received a specialist appointment. This is the first time that any Government has provided transparent data on the outcome of GP referrals to hospital specialists.Barbara Kuriger: What reports has he had on the number of surgical and medical first specialist assessments carried out in the last 7 years?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: I am advised that there were 542000 first specialist assessments performed across the country. That is 110000 or 26 percent more than the annual number performed in our first year in Government. The only answer to increasing demand is to do more and this Government is.Barbara Kuriger: What percentage of referrals are sent back to their GP?Hon Dr JONATHAN COLEMAN: On the preliminary data 4 percent were sent back to their GP but as the data firms up that is expected to rise to 10 percent to 15 percent. No Government in New Zealand’s history has ever been able to give every patient every appointment they want but the focus of this Government is to continually increase access to services and we are.
Peters Winston: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9420. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]2.Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): Yes.Rt Hon Winston Peters: Does he stand by his statement to the House last week that “the rail line north of Whangarei is not closing.”?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Yes.Rt Hon Winston Peters: If that is the case Prime Minister then why did Peter Reidy the chief executive of KiwiRail state to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on 2 February this year that “Well at this stage there is no rail north of Whangarei”?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Because as we traversed last week the issue is not about the rail line closing; it is about whether an operator is operating on the line.Rt Hon Winston Peters: How can he stand by that statement when the New Zealand Transport Agency’s regional director for Auckland and Northland Ernst Zöllner talks of roading projects only in the far north without any funding and no funding for rail in the north north of Kauri?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: The issue is whether there are customers who want to use the rail and actually pay the commercial rates for that. Last week actually funnily enough I went to a function where one of the companies that is quite heavily involved in the far north said to me that it had considered the option of rail but it was inefficient for its business and it was sticking with trucks.Rt Hon Winston Peters: How can he and his Minister of Transport consistently tell this House one thing in respect of for example the Portland line and the line north of Kauri when the chief executive of KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency regional manager for Auckland and Northland have both confirmed to use their own words in the parliamentary record—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Bring the question to a conclusion.Rt Hon Winston Peters: —for the select committee that “there is no rail north of Kauri”?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Because we are correct in the same way that that member tells his caucus he loves them and knows who they are but could probably not answer what their names are. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! I can only think that some members to my right hand are having trouble hearing me today. If it continues I will not hesitate to be asking Ministers to leave.Rt Hon Winston Peters: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. My point of order is about the good order of Parliament. Surely the advice to the Prime Minister should be for him to apologise and withdraw those unseemly comments—or just fly a white flag when you are losing.Mr SPEAKER: On this occasion the answer was not helpful to the order of the House but I hardly think it was of a context or tone that requires anything to be withdrawn. I think the member often gives as good as he gets.
Carter David: Visitors — Germany—Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship GroupText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Visitors — Germany—Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9419. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Honourable members I am sure that members would wish to welcome members of the Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group led by Chairperson Mr Volkmar Klein who are present in the gallery.
Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeAppropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9450. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) BillSecond ReadingHon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister for the Environment)on behalf of theMinister of Finance: I move That the Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill be now read a second time.A party vote was called for on the question That the Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 58New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Bill read a second time.
Visitors — Germany—Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship GroupText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVisitors — Germany—Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group[Sitting date: 08 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9419. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Tuesday 8 March 2016Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.VisitorsGermany—Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship GroupMr SPEAKER: Honourable members I am sure that members would wish to welcome members of the Germany-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group led by Chairperson Mr Volkmar Klein who are present in the gallery.
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Vote: Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8334. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.Ayes 107New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 32; New Zealand First 12; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 13Green Party 13.Bill read a third time.
McKelvie Ian: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMcKelvie Ian: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8374. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]IAN McKELVIE (National—Rangitīkei): I just rise to take a very brief call on this bill and to support much of what David Clendon said interestingly. He made a very good summation of the work of the Law and Order Committee and of course of how this bill was put together. I think this bill achieves a fair bit for our Government’s aspirations around law and order and I have no problem commending this bill to the House.Bill read a second time.Name changed to Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders Bailees and Other Persons Legislation Bill.
Salesa Jenny: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSalesa Jenny: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8374. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JENNY SALESA (Labour—Manukau East): Thank you for this opportunity to take a call on the Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill which the Labour Party is supporting. This bill is designed to ensure that people in the community who are on parole or on bail with conditions prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohol would undergo drug or alcohol testing or monitoring to ensure that they comply with those conditions. Even though we are supporting this bill I have to say that it is somewhat distressing that this Government has taken 7 years—7 long years—to bring a bill requiring the drug and alcohol testing of criminals which is 3 years after it decided to start drug testing our beneficiaries. It is 7 years too long.Drug and alcohol misuse are constantly identified in research as major drivers of crime. Around 5000 offenders each year are on community sentences and orders and it is approximated that about 1500 of them are bailees who have abstinence conditions that are imposed on them. However it is only in very rare cases that these abstinence conditions require testing. Evidence from overseas—from Australia from the UK and from other countries—shows that when you actually impose conditions of monitoring it actually works. According to the Department of Corrections the rates of reoffending are particularly high particularly for those on driving and domestic violence offences. Alcohol and drug abuse is a significant factor in those offences and these are crimes that potentially put a number of people at risk.When we actually look at the cost of reoffending in human terms and in terms of lives lost because some of these offenders when they are out on bail and they commit various offences—there are a lot of human lives that are lost. Unfortunately some people get killed when these offenders are out on bail. In 2013 the Ministry of Justice figures showed that 31 people were killed by offenders who were out on bail: 11 people were murdered 14 of them were victims of manslaughter and six were killed by bailed offenders who were committing driving offences.Testing for the presence of alcohol and drugs to improve compliance with abstinence is actually a really good thing. The Labour Party has a strong vision for this country. We are working hard for New Zealanders to ensure that we guarantee civil and human rights that we provide equal justice for all and that we achieve public safety rather than just delivering immediate punitive measures. We support this bill.
Young Jonathan: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYoung Jonathan: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8354. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): I am pleased to stand and speak at the second reading of the Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill. As you said Mr Assistant Speaker this is a very important piece of legislation. This is to do with the safety of our communities. This is to do with the rehabilitation and reintegration into our community of people who have offended. It is important to understand that in our justice system there are different reasons why people perhaps are imprisoned. They are to protect society to bring a degree of seriousness and judgment over what their offence has been and also to bring about the rehabilitation and reintegration of people. That is the reason why the Department of Corrections is called corrections—to bring about a change of behaviour.It is important that when people on community-based sentences and bailees are active and moving around our communities our communities are kept safe while these people are fulfilling their sentence and are also being rehabilitated and reintegrated into society in a positive way. So it is very fitting that we put these conditions as imposed by the court or requested by the police or the Department of Corrections upon these people especially those who under the influence of drugs and alcohol have committed their offences.We want as a society to address these issues. This month is White Ribbon month and 25 November is White Ribbon Day. So many offences of violence in this nation happen under the influence of alcohol and drugs. This nation increasingly is becoming very much aware and very committed to addressing these issues. This piece of legislation is very important. I am pleased to say that the Law and Order Committee took a very mature approach and worked very well together in terms of coming together to bring our recommendations back to the House. I am very pleased to stand and recommend this bill at its second reading. Thank you.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8347. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): It is my pleasure to stand in support of the second reading of the Drug and Alcohol Testing of Community-based Offenders and Bailees Legislation Bill. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Law and Order Committee who participated in this process. I would also like to thank all the officials for their assistance during this process. This bill which was introduced by the Hon Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga amends the Bail Act 2000 the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002 to enable the Department of Corrections and the New Zealand Police to require community-based offenders and bailees who are subject to the condition of prohibiting the use of drug and alcohol to undergo drug and alcohol testing. It is very important.This Government has been working so that reoffending can be reduced and this is one of the measures that will help ensure that the people who have been released from prison are constantly monitored and they are not using drugs and alcohol. The Government has a target to reduce reoffending by 15 percent by 2017. We are working hard to reduce reoffending so that people can feel safe in their homes. When offenders are back in our communities we want to support them to stay away from drugs—which are the main reason for crime as has been found in many studies—and we want to make sure that the communities are safe. The bill supports the targets that are set by the Government to reduce the reoffending.The Law and Order Committee made some changes in this process. The first one was to provide that psychoactive substances can be tested from time to time. The offenders who have been released from prison or released on bail should be able to be tested for psychoactive substances because they are becoming one of the major problems as drugs and alcohol have already been. This change will reduce the driver of the crime. We also recommended that if someone does not allow these conditions to be tested at their premises they can be prosecuted under the condition of breach of bail which is more consistent with the existing approach of the bill.It is important that we want to make sure that a community feels safe when these people are released in the community and with these words I commend this bill to the House.
Reti Shane: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeReti Shane: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8347. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): It is a pleasure to take a short call on this third reading of the Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill a bill that effectively contemporises the actions of the board. I see this new thing as new kaupapa—a new kawa if you like—but I think it is an extension of the good work that the trust board is already doing. I would like to acknowledge Pita Paraone as the chairperson of that board.I had an example of its good work recently when I was petitioned by a group of constituents. They were raising a question which I know has been raised in great detail around the admission charge to Waitangi. I took this up. I had an off-line discussion with Pita and he advised me to speak to the chief executive officer and I got an excellent letter back from the chief executive officer. He pointed several things out to me and one of the things he pointed out was that ratepayers in the Far North District Council area do indeed receive a discount representing the fact that the Far North District Council contributes significantly to Waitangi and its surrounds. Well what an excellent modern sensible commercial collaboration—what an excellent example of what the board is already doing. I think that what we are doing here with this bill is giving it more leeway for exactly the same in future collaborations—modern sensible commercial collaborations.So this has been just a short call to support the chairperson Pita Paraone; to support the board; and to support this bill with the widening of scope—the relaxing of scope—that this bill gives to the trust board and to lend my support to it and to this bill. Thank you.Bill read a third time.
Naylor Jono: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeNaylor Jono: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8344. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONO NAYLOR (National): It is with great pleasure that I rise to take a short call on this bill: to tautoko the kaupapa of this particular bill but also to tautoko a lot of what has been said already in this House today. I think it has been a great example to hear actually what everybody is saying and what everyone wants to see happen around this and to hear some of the aspirations that different members have that will come as a result of this bill coming into force.There is no question that Waitangi—the place that is Waitangi—is significant for New Zealand. I do not think it matters what your view is on the Treaty of Waitangi or what its status is in the constitutional arrangements of New Zealand. Whether or not you think it has been honoured or not honoured or how that works you would actually have to be completely blind deaf and stupid not to accept that it is still a significant part of our history and needs to be maintained. It needs to be managed well and it needs to be taken care of in a way that future generations can enjoy that place—enjoy coming together as New Zealanders to really acknowledge what went on there.I just want to sum up by saying that it has been great to see that as it has gone through the Māori Affairs Committee has been able to improve this bill to recognise some other families up north and the role that they will play on this trust board going forward. So with those brief comments I commend this bill to the House.
Parmar Parmjeet: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParmar Parmjeet: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8342. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr PARMJEET PARMAR (National): Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the third reading of the Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill. I am not on the Māori Affairs Committee so it is a great privilege for me to be able to contribute on this bill because this bill reflects the important partnership between the Crown and the Waitangi National Trust Board.Our founding document the Treaty of Waitangi remains central to much of the governance of our country. The Treaty is an integral part of our constitutional framework. The Treaty is embedded in many Acts of Parliament—for example the Conservation Act the Resource Management Act and many others. When developing policy the Government considers its responsibility under the Treaty of Waitangi alongside other factors to have the best possible outcomes for the people of New Zealand. The ongoing relationship between the Crown and Māori grounded in the Treaty helps the whole society move forward together. The Treaty helps us build social cohesion while addressing the growing diversity within New Zealand. The combined cultural factors that we have in New Zealand—that is Māori and Pākehā—give us a very unique identity as a nation.It is important that the Waitangi Treaty Grounds are recognised because it is about our culture and it is about our history. It is important that the heritage status of Waitangi is acknowledged and also that the governance structure of the board is strengthened. This bill is to provide for financial viability and to strengthen the governance board. This bill is also about separating the Crown from the board which will help remove any possible risks of conflict and also will ensure a positive ongoing relationship between the Crown and the board.This bill ties in really well with the work that this National Government is doing to acknowledge our history and to acknowledge our Māori people. I support this bill and commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Hayes Joanne: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8339. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JOANNE HAYES (National): I rise to take a brief call on the third reading of the Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill. Everybody knows that the Waitangi National Trust Board administers the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. It is a self-funded group that maintains the grounds without cost to the people of New Zealand and that is good.Being on the Māori Affairs Committee I can say there were some recommendations. One of those recommendations was about giving the board the power to do anything that a natural person would do. This is about strengthening its financial viability as a trust board. These things that a natural person would do include having the ability to borrow money and to own manage and operate its forestry on the board’s land and its neighbouring Waitangi endowment forestry lands as well. This is all about increasing the commercial viability of those lands and also bringing in some income for the trust board.My colleague Nuk Korako spoke a little bit about one of our recommendations which is about the provision of representation from Māori families by increasing those numbers from two to four. Also our colleague across the way Adrian Rurawhe talked about the tenure of the board members but there was also a little bit extra in that once this bill comes into effect board members who have served for more than 9 years will be given another 3 more years on top of that to complete their tenure.I am all in favour of changeover of board members. I am in favour of keeping some old heads in there as well as bringing in some new heads. They bring in new lenses to look at the type of business. They allow for the ability for people with other skill sets to come in and fit within that trust board membership grouping. That can actually grow a business and keep it vibrant and moving along. I personally am all for a changing of the guard every now and then to make sure we keep the toto I suppose—the blood—of the organisation moving significantly.This is a very important bill for the Waitangi National Trust Board. As my colleagues have said in the House it has been a long time coming. I think that haste is of the urgency here so I have no hesitation and am very proud to be able to commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Korako Nuk: Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKorako Nuk: Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2015. Volume:710;Page:8334. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NUK KORAKO (National): Kia ora e Te Mana Whakawā. It always great to follow Mr William Sio with fire and brimstone as he just did previously. It is also an honour to be able to speak in support of this bill.The situation here really is that this is great legislation. It was introduced into the House last night in an incredibly well-thought-out speech by Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga. On this side of the House I want to mihi them as well because we got some really important information there from a potential mayoral candidate a housing spokesman and a former Mayor of Carterton and so we have got it all here. We have got it all here. On this side of the House the glass is half full; on that side of the House mostly it is half empty. But at the end of the day in the final speech here after all that was said and done there has been more said than done so far so let us get on with this legislation. I have no hesitation in commending this bill to the House. Kia ora.