Ardern JacindaRt Hon JACINDA ARDERN (Prime Minister): I seek leave to move a motion without notice on the death of the Hon Jim Anderton.SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that course of action being followed? There appears to be none. Rt Hon JACINDA ARDERN: I move that this House note with sadness the passing on 7 January of Jim Anderton former Deputy Prime Minister; that the House pay tribute to his service to the electorates of Sydenham and Wigram and to the Parliament Government and people of New Zealand; and that our condolences are tendered to his family.On behalf of all New Zealanders I rise today to pay tribute to a man of enormous character compassion and integrity. There have been very few people like Jim Anderton in New Zealand politics. Jim spent his life in public service in the best sense of the word. He was motivated by his profound sense of compassion for people from his belief that the dignity of people mattered the most. Jim also married a strong sense of pragmatism to his beliefs. When I attended Jim's funeral in Christchurch we heard from his family and those closest to Jim that for him words were never enough. He knew that action—real action—and concrete practical change to people's lives were what mattered. Because of this he leaves a legacy of enduring accomplishments. From his years as a city councillor to being a reforming president of the Labour Party whose organisational legacy endures today to founding two political parties through to his service as a Cabinet Minister Jim was a man who got things done. My colleague Andrew Little described Jim as always deeply principled thoughtful and determined to do the right thing. He was a man before his time a true progressive. He was at the forefront of anti-nuclear policy and of the anti-racism movement during the Springbok tour in the early 1980s and was committed to social justice. He will be remembered as a statesman who delivered a number of lasting legacies. We have Jim to thank for Kiwibank. He was also the person who made sure that the Government didn't ignore the regions playing a big part in ensuring economic development also happened outside of our main centres. That reputation is also why he was such a beloved local MP to the people of Sydenham and Wigram whom he represented unfailingly for nearly 30 years. Jim will be remembered as someone who always stood up for his principles and the people he represented. I want to finish today by reading a quote from Theodore Roosevelt whom Jim was fond of that he read in his final speech in this House. I think it sums up Jim's approach to politics and to life. It reads: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs; who comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deeds …".Jim spent his life in the arena. He spent his life doing great deeds for our country. It often was hard and always is but we are a better country because he kept trying he got things done and because he wouldn't back down."