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Wagner Nicky: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWagner Nicky: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14960. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central): Kia ora Mr Assistant Speaker. I support the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill. The Māori Affairs Committee worked hard on this bill. We considered all the issues in detail and we believe that this bill will empower and enhance the Maori Television Service and allow Māori Television to better protect Māori language and culture for the long term. I commend this bill to the House.
Hauiti Claudette: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14953. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National): At this time I would like to acknowledge and thank Sir Graham Latimer who was the driver behind the Māori Language Act which established the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Act which we are now talking about amending.This bill the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill is about the protection and promotion of te reo me ōna tikanga. This isnot a bill about the spectrum. This is not a bill about being a public broadcaster. This is about the promotion and the protection of Te Reo via a free-to-air digital terrestrial television network. I thank my colleagues across the House for recommending and commending this bill to the House.
Roy Eric: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14945. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): Clare Curran.
Simpson Scott: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSimpson Scott: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14945. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): I moveThat the question be now put.
Upston Louise: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14936. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISE UPSTON (Senior Whip—National): I seek leave for this bill to be taken as one question.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Well that is an instruction to the Committee because we will be in Committee for the next stage. Leave is sought that there be an instruction to the Committee to take the remaining stages in Committee as one debate. Is there anyone opposed to that course of action? There is none. Leave is granted.
Hauiti Claudette: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14931. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National): I just want to pick up one major point that quite a few of my colleagues have been making which is around the minor amendments to the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill. One of the amendments is quite major. It reads “the protection and promotion of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga” where previously it was about the protection and promotion of Te Reo me te tikanga. This amendment addresses the vulnerability of the integrity of Te Reo by changing that principal function the Māori language and its accepted andcustomary usage and that is really important for providers of programmes to the Māori Television Service.What it means is that it has implemented a measurable outcome for the service to achieve in terms of Te Reo and tikanga. That means then that programmes likeMister Eddubbed over in Te Reo Māori are no longer acceptable. Programmes like “The Happy and Hapless Home Videos Replayed” with a Te Reo - speaking presenter are now no longer acceptable under this classification of Te Reo Māori me ōna tikanga. This bill is about protection of the context in which the Reo is placed and how it is used and maintained. The context must enhance the mana and integrity of the Reo. I commend this bill to the House.
Wagner Nicky: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWagner Nicky: Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14929. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central): Kia ora te Kaihautū. I rise to support the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakaata Irirangi Māori) Amendment Bill. This bill is all about changing the functions of the Māori Television Service to better protect Māori language and to allow the service to establish a free-to-air digital terrestrial TV network. These changes will support Māori Television to become a world-class indigenous broadcaster and it is well on the way.The awareness and the use of Māori language Te Reo by New Zealanders has increased dramatically over the last 25 years—the last 25 years since Te Reo became an official language with the Maori Language Act in 1987. We can be proud of Māori media for supporting and growing our appreciation of Te Reo. Coincidentally it is 25 years since the establishment of Māori radio and broadcasting—25 years of presenting Te Reo on air for all New Zealanders. We now have 27 iwi radio stations broadcasting on 68 radio frequencies promoting Māori language and culture. Now all New Zealanders have the opportunity to listen and to watch regularly to enjoy and to learn.We can all see the effects of regular Te Reo broadcasts. New Zealanders in all walks of life of all ethnic backgrounds now know more about Māori culture and now use many Māori words on an everyday basis. These days they mostly pronounce them correctly and they have an appetite to learn more. I really look forward to hearing Māori spoken on a more regular basis in every location across the country and by people in all walks of life.This morning something special happened and this indicates that this could be very possible. The Māori Affairs Committee sat this morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Just as we were starting somebody came into the room by mistake. I love the fact that everyone in the room acknowledged that person everyone in the room acknowledged them cheerfully and everyone in the room acknowledged them in Māori. It was a chorus of various Māori greetings from all of us regardless of ethnicity and it was very special it was very satisfying and it was very appropriate.So I commend this bill to the House. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14921. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Game Animal Council Bill be now read a third time.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Bill read a third time.
Roy Eric: Game Animal Council Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Game Animal Council Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14920. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ERIC ROY (National—Invercargill): It is a rare thing for me take a call. I thought I might make my second maiden speech of the day on this particular bill the Game Animal Council Bill and sum up the bill.This bill is really not about whether it was appropriate that between about 1840 and the First World War a whole lot of game animals were released into New Zealand. I guess that in a way it is saying that they are here and they are part of the fabric of New Zealand in the same way as other releases like ryegrass pine trees Friesian cows and racehorses were all introduced into New Zealand. They are part of the fabric of New Zealand. What this bill does actually do is seek participation of stakeholders in decision making. Where anything that has been introduced into New Zealand is in the wrongplace or there is too much of it it needs to be controlled. The bill brings these stakeholders into a position of that control.This bill does not override conservation or environmental principles. It simply brings the stakeholder into the discussions about the best way that they can be made. One of the things about being chronologically challenged is that one sees arguments repeated several times. If one looks at stakeholder participation in something like the fishing industry’s quota management it was going to be the end of the world and the sky was going to fall in. What has happened is that we have a much more successful and better programme for managing our fish stocks.This bill is actually a sensible bill. It acknowledges that 137000-odd New Zealanders participate in hunting and it gives them a voice so that we can get the right outcomes. I support the bill.
Dean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14918. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): I want to make the point in this third reading of the Game Animal Council Bill that hunting and conservation are not mutually exclusive. I would like to make the point that many hunters take a keen interest in maintaining and protecting the environment and I look forward to the contribution by my colleague here Eric Roy who represents that very cohort of hunters in New Zealand. Hunting is a hugely popular recreational activity in New Zealand and as a result it brings with it competing interests and concerns on the best way to manage recreational and guided trophy hunting interests for the hunting of big game animals. So this bill will give hunters a greater say in their sport while also providing the Minister of Conservation with a valuable stream of advice regarding the recreational and guided trophy hunting of tahr shammy deer and wild pigs and also with a keen eye on the impact on the environment. It is a good bill and I commend it to the House.
Barry Maggie: Game Animal Council Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: Game Animal Council Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14916. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I rise to speak to the third reading of the Game Animal Council Bill. Thanks to that member who just sat down Andrew Williams. He makes some excellent points on this occasion and I find myself in the rare position of agreeing with him on many matters. I too have sat in on the Local Government and Environment Committee throughout this long and protracted process.I would have to say though that some previous calls really dwelt on the disquiet the lack of trust and the dysfunctional relationships and that is just the Opposition although this is not a laughing matter. I guess that when it comes to looking at something like the Game Animal Council we need to look at what it is at its core intent. The core function for the council is to reduce conflicts within the hunting sector and to raise awareness of the views of the hunting sector. The Minister of Conservation will appoint members from the public and from organisational nominations. There are a wide range of groups that will be represented on that nine and up to 11 member council.People have expressed concerns—including the Green member Eugenie Sage who sat down recently—about conservation having been really not served well in this. I disagree. It is always valid to look at conservation and to ensure it has been enshrined properly but I do not think it is justified in this case. I think conservation values will be protected because checks and balances will be put in place. As part of the herd management plans for example those herds of special interest will not result in adverse effects on conservation values. That is going to be monitored. Any management plans for those herds of special interest would have to have regard to the management of conservation. They would also have to include all of the existing policies strategies and plans made under conservation and biosecurity legislation. It is going to be reviewed every 3 years. It will be closely monitored because these convictions are passionately held and very well thought through. So I do not think that there is anything that is present in this bill that will endanger our conservation values.Be not afraid this bill will deliver the right balance and protect our conservation values. I commend it to the House.
Wagner Nicky: Game Animal Council Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWagner Nicky: Game Animal Council Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14908. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central): The Local Government and Environment Committee spent many hours investigating and discussing the Game Animal Council Bill. There has been huge interest in this topic and very active discussions since about 2005. The game animal panel hearing process led by Margaret Austin dealt with over 4000 submissions. We too heard a significant number of submissions.The key to this bill is that the Game Animal Council can manage herds of special interest for the purpose of recreational hunting but only—only—where this activity is compatible with the management of the public conservation land. We already have a highly successful model to imitate. This model is the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation. That foundation has for over 7 years now been managing the effects that deer have had on the Fiordland environment. It is managing them for both conservation and hunting excellence purposes. Because as we have discussed recreationalists often become the best conservationists it is the hunters who have taken on the responsibility of managing and improving the environment where these animals live. The hunters are working actively and in partnership with the Department of Conservation and they are focusing on pest control in the area. They have been doing a lot of work on predators such as stoats and rats and they have installed and maintain over 70 kilometres of tracks right throughout this area. This really has improved the environment for flora and fauna and particularly for some of our endangered birds and bats. They have also taken the pressure off the environment by culling non - wapiti-type deer. This is of course for conservation reasons but it is also to improve the quality of the wapiti stock. Finally just to add a little thrill to their events they have supported a project to reintroduce the blue duck into the area and that has been very successful and appreciated by all.So this area that is cared for by the hunters and the Fiordland Wapiti Foundation is a shining example of better conservation outcomes and a better hunting experience. That is why we support this bill. It will encourage more New Zealanders to get out and enjoy our natural environment. It will encourage more New Zealanders to engage in conservation activity. It will help us manage our game animals—that is the tahr the chamois the deer and the pigs—more effectively and it will provide for better hunting opportunities.Of course the fishing community has Fish and Game and now after today the hunting fraternity will have the Game Animal Council. I look forward to seeing that council up and running and adding value to both our conservation estate and the recreational hunting community. I commend this bill to the House.
Dunne Peter: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDunne Peter: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14907. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]12.Hon PETER DUNNE (Leader—United Future) to theAssociate Minister of Health: Does the Government support the fluoridation of water supplies?Hon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health)on behalf of theAssociate Minister of Health: Yes. There is no doubt that the science shows that there are benefits for families from fluoridation and that the levels of fluoridation in water are safe for New Zealanders. At this time the Government considers fluoridation a local community decision.Hon Peter Dunne: Is the Government considering or prepared to consider shifting the responsibility for making decisions regarding the fluoridation of local water supplies to district health boards rather than to local government; if not why not?Hon TONY RYALL: The Government is yet to formally—Grant Robertson: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Could you just clarify a matter for us? The Associate Minister to whom this question was directed is who?Mr SPEAKER: The Associate Minister in my advice is the Hon Tariana Turia. Clearly on this occasion that answer has been transferred to a Minister present in the Chamber. Can I ask the member—[Interruption] Order! I am going to ask the Hon Peter Dunne to repeat his question because it has been interrupted.Hon Peter Dunne: Is the Government considering or prepared to consider transferring the responsibility for the fluoridation policy of local water supplies from local government to district health boards; if not why not?Hon TONY RYALL: The Government is yet to formally consider the Health Committee report. However it has been a long-term position of the Government that fluoridation of public water supplies is a decision for local communities to make and that the Government’s role is to make sure that local councils are supported when they decide to use fluoride not to make the decision for them.Hon Peter Dunne: Can it be taken from the Minister’s first reply that fluoridation is a priority for the Government; if that is the case in the light of the select committee report tabled earlier this week what is the Government doing to give effect to that priority?Hon TONY RYALL: The Government is doing quite a lot to give effect to the priority that we put on fluoridation. The Ministry of Health supported the three district health boards in an unprecedented effort to fight back against the orchestrated campaign of misinformation from those who are against fluoridation. This was really the first time ever that there was a totally concerted effort by public health authorities to get that message out. We congratulate the three communities that strongly endorsed fluoridation of their community water supply.
Sabin Mike: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSabin Mike: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14905. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]10.MIKE SABIN (National—Northland) to theMinister of Housing: What international reports has he received on how housing affordability can be improved and what lessons can New Zealand learn from these experiences?Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister of Housing): This week’s public report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics notes that first-home buyers in Australia have dropped to the lowest level ever. This is despite Australia having a capital gains tax and some restrictions on overseas home purchasers. The median multiplier of house price to median income from Demographia is 8.3 in Sydney as compared with 6.7 in Auckland. The median house price in Sydney is $810000 as compared with Auckland’s $582000. And Sydney median house prices have gone up by 13 percent as compared with 10 percent in New Zealand. The lesson that has been drawn from Australia is that if we are serious about helping first-home buyers it is cost and supply of housing that need to be addressed. That is why the Government is focused on those real issues.Mike Sabin: What advice has he received on new policy options that are being explored in Australia to help improve housing supply?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: The main focus is on increasing land supply. The consensus is that too little land has been made available for housing and state Governments are looking to fast track land supply and simplify planning processes to make housing more affordable. I also note that they have announced policies to enable the transfer of significant State housing stock from State to community housing organisations. I note that none of the state Governments in Australia facing challenges over housing affordability are proposing massive State housebuilding programmes.Mike Sabin: What reports has the Minister seen from the OECD on housing markets and what does it recommend for improving affordability?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: The OECD has undertaken a comprehensive study following the collapse of house price bubbles in many countries as part of the global financial crisis. The report is particularly critical of rigid land-use regulation and notes that house price bubbles were most severe in countries with rigid land supply. That is why this Government has this year passed the housing accord and special housing areas legislation to free up land and fast track the supply of new housing.
Upston Louise: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14903. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō) to theMinister of Corrections: What recent updates has she received on the use of GPS technology to monitor offenders?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Corrections): GPS technology was introduced in August 2012 to provide 24-hour monitoring of high-risk offenders in the community. Since that time 146 offenders have been subject to GPS monitoring. The use of that has allowed the Department of Corrections and police to take immediate action when these offenders have gone into prohibited areas. GPS also means that these offenders know that they are under constant 24-hour watch from Department of Corrections staff rather than just regularly reporting to their probation officer. So far 15 offenders have been monitored going into exclusion zones. As a result seven of them are now back in prison with the rest facing further sanctions or due to appear in court. Without the use of GPS technology the Department of Corrections would have been unaware that these offenders had breached their conditions.Louise Upston: What other steps is the Government taking to make further use of GPS technology to monitor offenders?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: We have extended GPS tracking to allow a greater number of low-security prisoners to participate in the Release to Work programme which givesthem valuable work experience outside the wire ahead of their release. Sixty prisoners out of a total of 146 monitored on GPS have been on the Release to Work programme. We are also looking at ways we can extend 24-hour monitoring to offenders convicted of serious domestic violence offences to better protect their victims. The Parole Board has imposed GPS monitoring on two of these offenders so far and the Department of Corrections is looking at how it can increase this number further by providing comprehensive family violence risk assessments to the Parole Board.
Wagner Nicky: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWagner Nicky: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14890. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central): Well we have heard a lot of debate about the Game Animal Council Bill in the House today but I remain convinced of the positive outcomes of this bill—the positive outcomes for the hunting community and the positive outcomes for the conservation estate. In fact it has confirmed my belief that hunting and conservation can and must go hand in hand. There is plenty of evidence to support the belief that the majority of those attracted to our great outdoors as recreationalists—in this case hunters—learn to love our special places and become entrenched conservationists.This bill is a significant achievement for hunters. It gives them much more say in their sport. But it is also designed to improve the outcomes for and protection of the conservation estate because it provides for better management of herds of special significance in specified areas. The Game Animal Council is a framework for collaborative intelligent management of hunting and game animals. Those animals are tahr chamois deer and wild pigs. This is in really stark contrast to the rather haphazard divided and often confrontational management or lack of management that is in place currently.The Local Government and Environment Committee spent many hours investigating and discussing this bill. There has been huge interest in the topic and active discussion since back in 2005. We heard from a significant number of submitters.Debate interrupted.Sitting suspended from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Collins Judith: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCollins Judith: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14887. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Justice)on behalf of theMinister of Conservation: I moveThat the Game Animal Council Bill be now read a third time. This bill establishes an independent Game Animal Council to improve the management of wild game hunting in New Zealand. Hunting is a traditional free Kiwi pastime. The Government wants the thousands of New Zealanders who hunt continuing to enjoy and benefit from hunting while also contributing to the responsible management of wild animals to protect conservation and other values.The Game Animal Council Bill establishes an independent statutory body to give greater representation to the interests of recreational hunters. The Game Animal Council aims to better manage recreational and commercial hunting activities for deer tahr chamois and wild pigs. Key functions of the council include advising and making recommendations to the Minister of Conservation on hunting issues providing information and education to the sector promoting safety initiatives conducting game-animal research and undertaking management functions for designated herds of special interest. An independent whole-of-sector Game Animal Council will get hunters working together to improve cooperation within the sector and help resolve conflicts.The council’s first task will be developing an industry-led code of practice for controversial aerially assisted trophy hunting methods such as shooting from a helicopter and herding and hazing. Once the code of practice is approved—expected to be by the end of next year—the Minister of Conservation will be able to make it a mandatory condition of aerially assisted trophy hunting concessions from the Department of Conservation by regulation. In the interim the Minister will be considering the inclusion of conditions requiring compliance with the existing voluntary code which limits shooting from the air and the practices of herding and hazing in relevant concessions.The establishment of the Game Animal Council and regulations around the practice of aerially assisted trophy hunting are a core part of National’s confidence and supply agreement with United Future. We would like to thank United Future leader Peter Dunne for his passion and determination in getting the Game Animal Council established and ensuring herd-and-chase style heli-hunting becomes a thing of the past. We would also like to thank the Local Government and Environment Committee for its work on this bill. Once this bill is passed the Minister of Conservation intends to move rapidly to establish the Game Animal Council so that it can get on with its important work. We all look forward to seeing its code of practice for aerially assisted trophy hunting. I commend this bill to the House.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14887. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat clause 2 be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Clause 2 agreed to.Bill reported with amendment.Report adopted.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14887. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat clause 1 be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Clause 1 agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14886. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 2 as amended be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Part 2 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14886. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes48New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Mana 1.Noes71New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14886. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Amendments agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 402 in the name of Eugenie Sage to clause 28 be agreed to.
Mitchell Mark: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14886. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I moveThat the question be now put.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 395 in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to Part 2 be agreed to.
Goldsmith Paul: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGoldsmith Paul: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14884. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): We now move to debate on Part 2. This is clauses 27 to 36 and schedules 1 to 3.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 1 as amended be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Part 1 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes48New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Mana 1.Noes71New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14878. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes48New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Mana 1.Noes71New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 401 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 16B be agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14878. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes48New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Mana 1.Noes71New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 400 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 16A be agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14878. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Amendments agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 399 in the name of Eugenie Sage to clause 16 be agreed to.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14878. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes48New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Mana 1.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 395 in the name of the Hon Dr Nick Smith to Part 1 be agreed to.
Dean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14878. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): I moveThat the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14876. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): Can I just explain why I mentioned that to the previous member—just continuing to stand after your 5 minutes is up does not mean that you will get the next call. You must call out “Mr Chairman”. That is the second time you did it. I did not pull you up the first time but just for reference in the future just ask for the call again by saying “Mr Chairman”. Phil Twyford has asked for the call and I am going to give it.
Horan Brendan: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHoran Brendan: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14871. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BRENDAN HORAN (Independent): I would like to take a brief call but in response to the Hon Peter Dunne I would say that the only thing that diminishes when bills are slipped in under the cover of darkness is democracy. I cannot comment on Supplementary Order Paper 395 because I have not had the opportunity to read it but I would concur with the Hon Ruth Dyson and members of the Local Government and Environment Committee. What I would like to do is take this brief call to explain the good points of these particular clauses and why I am supporting this bill. In doing so I would like to acknowledge the contribution made by a number of passionate hunters including Garry Ottmann and Roger Duxfield. I also acknowledge the work of Fish and Game’s Chief Executive Officer Bryce Johnson.The key point I want to make about clauses 3 to 26 is that the Game Animal Council Bill has the chance to reverse 30 years of friction and distrust between those who value game animal resource and those charged with conservation. Current legislation has fostered as has been expressed before me a win-lose environment while the new bill will create a win-win one. There has been a massive cost to our nation in wasted resources and negative environmental outcomes. The Game Animal Council will have a partnership relationship with the Department of Conservation whilst still remaining accountable to the Minister of Conservation and that is a good thing. Combining resources will greatly assist environmental outcomes. That is critical. Hunters have always been latent conservationists and I must say that when there are hints of pollution out there or pests I often get called by hunters and they are a great source of information. I do not know a hunter who is not a conservationist.But hunters have been forced previously into adversarial positions largely because their voices have been ignored. The Game Animal Council membership will have to take responsibility for constituent body issues and will have the mandate and resources to resolve internal conflict. One only needs to think of the use of helicopters for hunting industry standards hunter behaviour and so on and so forth. So having all game animal sectors around the table making consensus decisions is a huge achievement in itself. It indicates new maturity in sharing public and private resources. Having professional hunting and game estates included recognises the serious potential contribution commercial hunting can make to the economy and also conservation and will safeguard New Zealand’s international reputation in a sector that is very high up there in the tourist spend. Thank you.
Vote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14862. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Game Animal Council Bill be now read a second time.Ayes69New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 14; Māori Party 3; Mana 1.Billread a second time.
Goldsmith Paul: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGoldsmith Paul: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14861. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): It is my pleasure to take the last call in the second reading of the Game Animal Council Bill. I cast my mind back to the many many hours that we the Local Government and Environment Committee spent listening to submissions on this bill—a very wide range of submissions. There is no doubt that hunting is a hugely popular recreational activity in New Zealand and that people feel very strongly about it. In fact I took my research very seriously and went out hunting for the first time a few months ago and I learnt firsthand the dangers of being too close to—Hon Trevor Mallard: How much did Simon charge you?PAUL GOLDSMITH: No—I learnt how dangerous it is to get one’s eye too close to the scope when firing a weapon. That was something I learnt.The Game Animal Council Bill which is part of National’s confidence and supply agreement with United Future will have hunters’ interests at the forefront and will also engage practically with conservation local and Government authorities and other sector groups. We will be hearing more about this over the next few stages and I do not want to delay the House any further. I commend this bill to the House. Thank you very much.
Robertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14860. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): This is a split call.
Robertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14859. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): I want to advise the House that this is a split call.
Robertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14856. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): I call the Hon Damien O’Connor.
Dean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14856. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): Good call. The Game Animal Council Bill delivers on the Government’s 2008 and also 2011 confidence and supply agreements with United Future. It also reflects the work done under United Future’s 2005 confidence and supply agreement with the then Labour Government. The game animal panel which was chaired by Margaret Austin and included more than 4000 public submissions recommended that a statutory organisation be established to represent the interests of hunters of large game animals and to undertake the management of recreational guided and commercial hunting. An establishment committee was set up to undertake further public consultation on what the structure the membership and the functions of the council might be. Its recommendations widely consulted on have been incorporated into this piece of legislation.This legislation this bill creates a Game Animal Council which will advise and make recommendations to the Minister of Conservation on behalf of the hunting community on a range of hunting-related issues. The council will also be delegated powers to manage herds of special interest to hunters for the purpose of recreational hunting. I was interested to hear comments from the Green Party in relation to the fact that in its view this is a bill that is non-inclusive. Well I could not argue the contrary more strongly because the membership of the Game Animal Council will have people with knowledge and experience in areas such as recreational and commercial hunting deer farming safari park operations meat processing and exporting hunting-related tourism Māori hunting interests hunting-related research farming generally forestry and also nature conservation. So I would like to know from the Green members and they might care to take a call—what is so exclusive about that? This is a good bill and I commend it to the House.
Robertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Game Animal Council Bill — Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 19 November 2013. Volume:695;Page:14856. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): I call the honourable member Jacqueline Dean.