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Ross Jami-Lee: Estimates Debate — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Estimates Debate — In Committee[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19068. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany):I just briefly want to take a call to say that it is telling in this Parliament that we have a situation where transport was the most talked about topic of the weekend and one of the big funding boosts in the Budget and there has been not a single call from the Labour Party on it. The Minister of Transport Gerry Brownlee and Associate Minister of Transport Michael Woodhouse know that this country requires investment in transport and this Government is doing that.As an Auckland member of the National Party I am very proud of the fact that this Government has legislated for significant funds towards boosting and speeding up some important projects in our region. You would know very well in fact Mr Chairman that the southern motorway in Auckland is in desperate need of widening. This Government is delivering on that. The Committee will also know that State Highway 20A to the airport needs to be upgraded.Phil Twyford: Your constituents are wanting public transport and they’re not getting any.JAMI-LEE ROSS: Guess what Mr Twyford—this Government is delivering. Aucklanders also know that where State Highway 18 meets State Highway 1 significant works are going on and are very much required. Labour never delivered; National is delivering.At the weekend Gerry Brownlee and the Prime Minister announced significant funding for the rest of New Zealand as well—much-needed funding to progress important transport projects that New Zealanders in the regions know are required and know that National is delivering. We are working for New Zealanders. Labour has had nothing to say on transport. I am very keen to hear from the transport Minister Gerry Brownlee so I will let him have a go now.Vote agreed to.
Robertson H V Ross: Estimates Debate — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Estimates Debate — In Committee[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19058. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): I call the honourable member Denis O’Rourke.
Tisch Lindsay: Estimates Debate — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Estimates Debate — In Committee[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19051. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I call Andrew Little. Oh sorry—I apologise. Sorry to the member. I made that mistake the other day when I called Andrew Little Andrew Williams. Andrew Williams you have the floor.
Tisch Lindsay: Estimates Debate — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Estimates Debate — In Committee[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19044. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): The House is in Committee for consideration of the Appropriation (2014/15 Estimates) Bill. The Standing Orders provide for 8 hours of debate on the estimates. Each member may have no more than two speeches of 5 minutes on each vote. The estimates debate should be relevant to the Government’s current spending plans as contained in the Estimates of Appropriations. All votes except Vote State Services and Vote Sport and Recreation are available for debate. The votes will be called in order of seniority of Ministers commencing with the Speaker’s votes except for Vote State Services and Vote Sport and Recreation which will be considered at the end of the debate. A compendium of the reports of select committees on the votes is available on the Table.
Carter David: Points of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of BusinessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of Business[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19044. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to adjust the Order Paper with No. 11 coming to the top. Leave is sought to do that. Is there any objection to that course of action? Yes there is.
Peters Winston: Points of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of BusinessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Points of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of Business[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19044. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek the leave of the House to have item No. 11 moved to the top of the Order Paper. It is about making match fixing a crime and Mr McCully desperately needs it.
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: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19042. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.MIKE SABIN (National—Northland)to the Minister for ACC: What changes has the Government announced about the way ACC covers claims for hearing loss?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister for ACC):From 1 July 2014 changes to the hearing loss regulations will significantly improve access to treatment for ACC clients with hearing loss. We are addressing cost barriers as well as improving competition in the market to ensure clients with hearing loss have better access to the help that they are entitled to under the legislation. The changes include increasing choice for clients allowing multiple repairs to each hearing aid and increasing ACC contributions to the cost of the device. ACC will now pay separately for the hearing consultation which means that clients will be able to shop around for the best price in hearing aids rather than having to buy where they had the initial test. It is important that clients have the option to look for the best price and service. Children will be removed from the adult regime so that their special needs as they grow and enter school can be better catered for. This is good news for people who have been injured at work who have injury or work-induced hearing loss.Mike Sabin: Was the hearing loss sector consulted about these changes?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Yes. Members of the hearing loss sector were involved in workshops with ACC and jointly worked on the update to the regulations. The consulted parties include the New Zealand Audiological Society the National Foundation for the Deaf and six other organisations that represent providers to the sector. There was also a further targeted consultation with the sector for 3 weeks once the proposed changes were determined. The hearing loss sector has supported the changes.Iain Lees-Galloway: Will people like railway worker Malcolm Stone who lost $6000 which was 80 percent of the funding ACC had previously provided for hearing aids as a result of National Government cuts in 2010 have all of that funding restored under the changes she has announced?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: The changes are from today. They are not retrospective.
Hughes Gareth: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHughes Gareth: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19041. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]10.GARETH HUGHES (Green)to the Minister of Conservation: Did New Zealand officials at a recent International Whaling Commission meeting in Europe agree with or disagree with the Commission’s recommendations that protection for Māui’s dolphins be granted out to 20 nautical miles from Maunganui Bluff down to Wanganui?Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister of Conservation):New Zealand officials at the International Whaling Commission argued against extending the area of protection on the basis that the protections put in place by this Government were appropriate. We have doubled the area of set net ban to 6200 square kilometres or over 100 square kilometres per Māui’s dolphin. There have been no sightings of Māui’s dolphins outside the protected area in 809 independently observed fishing trips since.Gareth Hughes: Well if that is the case why did not a single New Zealand Government representative at that International Whaling Commission meeting lodge a formal vote against the unanimous motion that more needs to be done to protect the Māui’s dolphins or is the Minister simply contradicting his own officials and the marine scientists at that meeting?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: I spoke this morning to our officials who were at that meeting and they very clearly said that they did not support the extension beyond the existing area. If the member had attended international negotiations he would know that it is very rare to take a vote.Gareth Hughes: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I understand that this is a document on the public register. However the Minister is not aware of it. The scientific committee’s report said that it was unanimously—Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is now a matter for debate. It is not a point of order.Gareth Hughes: What is the Minister’s response to Māui’s dolphin expert Dr Elizabeth Slooten’s description of his Government’s seismic testing measures for Māui’s dolphins as being feel good at best and a public relations gimmick with no conservation value at worst?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: I am not at all surprised by that statement of Liz Slooten. She has always opposed measures of every Government. She has no interest in New Zealand’s economic development and if we were to take the extreme Green position we would be shutting down the oil and gas industry. I would point out to the member that 40 percent of New Zealand’s gas is taken from that area and the consequences for New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions would be enormous and negative if we shut down that gasfield.Tim Macindoe: What records are there of Māui’s dolphin deaths caused by humans and when did they occur?Hon Dr NICK SMITH: All of the recorded deaths of Māui’s dolphin have been fishing-related. There were four during the last Government. There was one in 2012. All of the deaths occurred in areas that this Government has protected.
Peters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19033. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First):Is the Government—Hon Member: A living moa.Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order!Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: I am not a living kiore like that guy there.Mr SPEAKER: Order!Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS: I am just telling him—I am not like the living kiore over there.Mr SPEAKER: Order! I am going to invite the member to start his question again. I hope there will not be the same level of interjection from my right-hand corner.
Norman Russel: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeNorman Russel: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19029. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]1.Dr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-Leader—Green)to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his statements?Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister):Yes.Dr Russel Norman: Does he stand by his statement in relation to the Ruataniwha Dam that “there’s quite a bit of debate about the science …”; if so is the debate that he is referring to being generated by other scientists or is the debate being generated by Federated Farmers?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: In answer to the first part of the question yes.Dr Russel Norman: Well with regard to debating the science does he agree with the statements by Associate Professor Russell Death that “More pollutants lower water quality it’s not rocket science.” or by Professor David Hamilton that “ ‘business as usual’ will not get us over the line …” on water quality or is it that he wishes to dispute the statements of Dr Mike Joy that the “Impacts on fresh water from dairying have definitely got worse …” in the last 3 years?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Well some of those statements have an element of truth in them but there is a range of particular views from the scientific community and we will see how the thing plays out.Dr Russel Norman: Well with regard to the range of views when he said on the BBC’s HARDtalk programme 3 years ago that he could find another scientist to state that intensive agriculture is not polluting our rivers how is that going and can he tell us the names of these other scientists?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: Well.Dr Russel Norman: Can he tell us the names of those other scientists?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: There would be a range of people who would indicate that you can actually increase agriculture and do it in an environmentally balanced way.Dr Russel Norman: Does the Prime Minister agree with the Otago Regional Council which stated that his Government’s water-quality rules misapply the science and would result in water bodies that are not only unsafe for swimming or for letting your dog swim in but are potentially toxic and unsafe for stock to drink from?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: No.Dr Russel Norman: Is the reason that his Government is repeatedly rejecting the scientific evidence when it comes to Māui’s dolphins polluted rivers or climate change that the scientific evidence conflicts with his economic agenda of more oil more cows and more motorways?Rt Hon JOHN KEY: In answer to the last part of the question no.
Carter David: Visitors — Philippines—Paolo Benigno Aquino IV SenateText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Visitors — Philippines—Paolo Benigno Aquino IV Senate[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19029. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I am sure that members would wish to welcome Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV from the 16th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines who is present in the gallery.
Points of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of BusinessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePoints of Order — Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of Business[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19044. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Points of OrderCrimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill—Leave to Change Order of BusinessRt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First):I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek the leave of the House to have item No. 11 moved to the top of the Order Paper. It is about making match fixing a crime and Mr McCully desperately needs it.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought to adjust the Order Paper with No. 11 coming to the top. Leave is sought to do that. Is there any objection to that course of action? Yes there is.
Visitors — Philippines—Paolo Benigno Aquino IV SenateText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVisitors — Philippines—Paolo Benigno Aquino IV Senate[Sitting date: 01 July 2014. Volume:700;Page:19029. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Tuesday 1 July 2014Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.VisitorsPhilippines—Paolo Benigno Aquino IV SenateMr SPEAKER: I am sure that members would wish to welcome Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV from the 16th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines who is present in the gallery.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19027. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a third time.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 11; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Bill read a third time.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19018. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat clause 2 be agreed to.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes49New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Clause 2 agreed to.Bill reported without amendment.Report adopted.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19017. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat clause 1 be agreed to.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes42New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; Mana 1.Clause 1 agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19015. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19015. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat Part 2 be agreed to.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); Māori Party 2; New Zealand; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes49New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Part 2 agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to insert a new schedule be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19014. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19014. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 16 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19014. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(6) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19014. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(3)(c) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19013. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 10 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19013. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendments be agreed to.Ayes41New Zealand Labour 33; New Zealand First 7; Independent: Horan.Noes62New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1.Abstentions11Green Party 10; Mana 1.Amendments not agreed to.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to insert new clause 10(3)(a)(iiia) be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19013. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 476 in the name of the Hon Damien O’Connor to clauses 9 and 10 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19010. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat Part 1 be agreed to.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes42New Zealand Labour 31 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 10 Mana 1.Part 1 agreed to.
Barry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19020. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore):I rise to speak on the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. I commend this bill and I approve of it. I think that Labour ought to listen to two loyal members of Parliament on its side who represent the interests of the community that they represent. This would be a very good thing for the West Coast. I think that Labour ought to cut back on some of the colourful rhetoric and listen to the people who really truly represent the will of the people on the Coast.It is a great tragedy indeed that Cyclone Ita wreaked so much havoc on the forests. It is unprecedented—20000 hectares of forest have been felled and 200000 hectares have been damaged. That is an awful thing to have happened but why would we just let the timber rot? There is no good purpose served by doing that. It can instead serve the community of the West Coast. It can serve the people who need the timber rather than causing us to import more timber. I think that on that level and on many other levels it is a very good bill. I commend it to the House.
Dyson Ruth: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDyson Ruth: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19020. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon RUTH DYSON (Labour—Port Hills):The Minister of Conservation made it sound like it was Eugenie Sage’s fault that we are about to break a 27-year-old agreement. Shame on you—I thought you opposed the logging of timber from our native trees! But no Minister Smith managed to divert the responsibility completely away from himself when actually he is the Minister of Conservation. Tonight we have seen an extraordinarily arrogant out-of-touch demonstration from Minister Nick Smith from Gerry Brownlee and actually from the entire National Government. It just rode roughshod over all the quite serious amendments that were proposed by the Green Party and by Labour. I think that this has not been an exercise in pragmatism; I think that it has been a cheap political stunt and I resent having Parliament’s time being used for this sort of exercise.We know that there is a risk of flooding the market and that this will harm existing businesses. The very purpose of this West Coast (Wind-blown Timber) Amendment Bill as outlined by the Minister is to improve job opportunities on the West Coast. We know—and it was demonstrated by the National Government’s rejection of our Supplementary Order Papers—that this will risk existing businesses which is exactly the opposite of what the Government proposed that it is aiming to achieve.We know that it will have a negative impact on the SILNA forest owners. For how many years has that group of people battled for what was rightfully theirs? Now it is at risk. Without any consultation and without any engagement they would have heard this news over the radio or read it in the newspaper. There has not been any proper process for input from them.There are no protections for West Coasters. Another amendment that we proposed to make sure that the people on the West Coast who have had such tragic situations occur to them as a result of direct actions by the Government—hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of job losses as a result of the National Government’s action. They might not get any benefit from this and if they do it will be by fluke not by design and that is not good enough.The worst thing from my perspective is that this shows a blatant disregard for the longstanding agreement that we have had as a Parliament to protect our native trees from logging. The Minister is a disappointment to conservation values. He is a disappointment to the very values that underpin our identity. The fact that he is passing this bill through all stages under urgency with not a single opportunity for input from the public just makes a very bad bill even worse.
Tisch Lindsay: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19018. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought to correct the New Zealand First vote on the second reading of the bill. Is there any objection? There is no objection. The bill will be corrected. The Ayes therefore are 72 and the Noes are 44.
Prosser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeProsser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19018. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RICHARD PROSSER (NZ First):I seek leave to correct a vote that was made earlier in the second reading of the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. The vote for New Zealand First was recorded as seven opposed. I would like to change that to seven in favour.
Heatley Phil: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHeatley Phil: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19016. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon PHIL HEATLEY (National—Whangarei):I move That the question be now put.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19009. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 52 Noes 63.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19009. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes51New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 52 Noes 63.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage to clause 5 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19009. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes44New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 10; Mana 1.Noes70New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Amendment not agreed to.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 45 Noes 70.The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 5 be agreed to.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18996. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes65New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes51New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 11; Mana 1.Bill read a second time.
Vote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18981. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill be now read a first time.Ayes72New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 2 (O’Connor Tirikatene); New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes46New Zealand Labour 32 (Ardern Beaumont Clark Cosgrove Cunliffe Curran Davis Dyson Faafoi Fenton Goff Hipkins Huo King Lees-Galloway Little Mackey Mahuta Mallard Moroney Parker Prasad Robertson G Robertson R Shearer Sio Street Twyford Wall Whaitiri Williams Woods); Green Party 13 Mana 1.Bill read a first time.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 73 Noes 46.
Barry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19013. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore):I move That the question be now put.
Upston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19012. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISE UPSTON (Senior Whip—National):I move That the question be now put.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19011. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): The question is that Part 2 stand part but before we do that we have a number of—[Interruption] Oh I am sorry. I did not hear the member call.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19010. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Before I move on to Part 2 I will correct the votes so that members are aware. Under the amendment to clause 4 on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey the Ayes vote changes to 44. Under the amendment to clause 5 on Supplementary Order Paper 475 in the name of Moana Mackey the Ayes vote changes to 51. Under the amendment to clause 5 on Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage the Ayes vote changes to 51.
Robertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19010. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): Is there any objection to that course of action being taken? There is none.
Sage Eugenie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSage Eugenie: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19010. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]EUGENIE SAGE (Green):My apologies but could I seek leave to correct the voting for the Green Party. It should have been 10 votes in favour.
Prosser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeProsser Richard: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:19007. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RICHARD PROSSER (NZ First):I rise to take just a very brief call to speak to the issues contained within the Supplementary Order Papers on Part 1 of the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill.With regard to Supplementary Order Paper 475 although we feel that the inclusion of maps may be a useful tool for some people we do not support this move because the time frame given of 5 years is probably the minimum needed in order to do this job properly if it is going to be done at all. We certainly agree that if we are going to do it it needs to be done in a manner that is measured and not rushed. We do not want to go causing any further unnecessary damage.With regard to Supplementary Order Paper 474 in the name of Eugenie Sage we do support this initiative for two reasons. Primarily the inclusion of wildlife management areas in the excluded zones may well be interpreted as including the management of areas of herds of national importance under the Game Animal Council and we are certainly in favour of not disturbing them. The other reason of course is the idea of removing timber only by helicopter. Although I stated earlier in the debate that we are not opposed to the inclusion of new roads if they may be constructed in accordance with existing Resource Management Act provisions it is unlikely that that may happen. In actual fact the removal of timber by helicopter is more likely to have far less of an environmental impact so we do support that.I also give notice that when the House resumes I will be seeking to correct a vote on the second reading. We did give an undertaking to the House that we would be supporting this bill to Committee stage and through error that was not done so when that time comes I will be seeking to do that. Thank you.
Upston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18996. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō):I am very proud to stand and speak in the second reading debate on the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. I commend this bill to the House.
Roy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18993. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: A 5-minute call—Hon Clayton Cosgrove.Hon Dr Nick Smith: He’s voting against it! Why don’t you stand by your mate?
Lee Melissa: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLee Melissa: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18993. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MELISSA LEE (National):I commend the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill to the House.
McKelvie Ian: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMcKelvie Ian: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18992. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]IAN McKELVIE (National—Rangitīkei):It is a pleasure to speak at the second reading of the West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill. I will not take a lot of time because I think it has all been said. I have heard some very strange things tonight. It is always a bit of pleasure to follow the member for New Zealand First Richard Prosser who speaks so fast I cannot keep up with him at times. None the less he does speak a bit of sense at times.I just want to talk very briefly about this Government and the National Party’s blue-greens policy and the way we deal with environmental issues. I think that this bill is just an extension of the way this party and this Government has looked at the environmental issues confronting New Zealand. I think that there are always opportunities for us to use different solutions to solve problems that come upon us.I think that the tragedy that has befallen the West Coast forests is an opportunity for us to make use of that huge resource by applying some common sense to it. Everybody knows that you can store native timber in a sawn form for generations. Of course in New Zealand we have got buildings built of that native timber that have certainly lasted for generations and generations and will continue to do so. I agree with the comments of Mr Ardern earlier on who talked about the value of our native wood and the fact that we do not have the opportunity to access it as we did in the old days primarily because there is not as much left as there should be and also because we have taken a large number of steps to protect it for future generations—not necessarily for their use but for their observation. This is an opportunity for us to utilise a huge resource for the benefit of future generations of New Zealanders. It will create opportunities for people on the West Coast. It will create opportunities for all sorts of people in New Zealand to have access to some of this timber. There is no reason why it cannot be stored as I said earlier for some generations.I have a great deal of pleasure in supporting this bill. I think it is a hugely pragmatic and common-sense solution to a pretty significant issue that has befallen the West Coast. I support this bill.
Roy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: West Coast Wind-blown Timber (Conservation Lands) Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 26 June 2014. Volume:699;Page:18983. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Before I call the next member I wish to draw the House’s attention to a correction on the announcement of the vote on the first reading. On a recheck of the numbers I will be clear that the result is Ayes 72 Noes 46. The record will show that correction.