Heatley Phil: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Heatley Phil: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 28 July 2009. Volume:656;Page:5151. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
7.  
Hon PHIL HEATLEY (Minister of Fisheries) 
 to the  
Minister of Transport 
: What progress has been made on advancing roading projects in Whangarei? 
Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Transport) 
: 
 I am pleased to report progress on Whangarei’s Kamo bypass one of six upcoming roading projects designed to enhance safety and support economic growth in and around Whangarei. The New Zealand Transport Agency announced last week that construction on the bypass will begin at the end of this year or early next year. The $23 million bypass will run from Kamo Road roundabout to connect with the existing State Highway 1 at Western Hills Drive. This will come as a huge relief to businesses and those in the residential streets that have been congested until now. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Tena koe e Te Kaihautu o te Whare. Ko koe tena e whakairi i te tahuhu korero mo Te Reo Maori i te timatanga o to tatau ra. Ko taku i tenei wa koinei te kaikorero tuatahi me whakatika i te kupu Kamo. Kamo koina te whakahua tika ne? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Greetings to you Mr Speaker. You demonstrated to us at the beginning of our day how the Maori language is to be used and spoken. My point of order at this point Mr Speaker is that this member is the first speaker to mispronounce a Maori word and I respectfully draw your attention to it. Kamo not “Ka-moh” is the correct pronunciation yes? 
] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I think all members are aware of the need to try to pronounce each other’s names correctly and certainly in Maori Language Week to try to get Maori names as correct as we possibly can. 
Hon Phil Heatley 
: What benefits will the Kamo bypass bring to Northland? 
Hon STEVEN JOYCE 
: The bypass will ease congestion decrease transportation times and costs and support continued growth in Whangarei and Northland. During the 2-year construction period it is estimated that the project will create up to 80 jobs directly and support even more in the wider community. The majority of suppliers and subcontractors working on the project will be locally based and their communities will benefit from the increase in work. 
Hon Phil Heatley 
: What feedback has he received from locals on this progress? 
Hon STEVEN JOYCE 
: I have received many letters of support from locals including one from the Mayor of Whangarei Stan Semenoff. He stated: “We write to express the gratitude of Whangarei and Northland for the extremely rapid progress we are now making on the transportation issues which had vexed us for so long under previous Governments.” And of the New Zealand Transport Agency he stated: “The cooperation is the best it has ever been in my many years in politics.” The Government is pleased to be able to make a real difference to regional communities and economies like that and we will continue our infrastructure and transportation development around the country.