Sio WilliamSu'a WILLIAM SIO (Labour—Māngere): The Labour Party supports this bill. It is really difficult for us to understand why it is taking this Government so long to implement it and just pass it. As they have stated time and time again this bill is good for the country. It enables everybody who needs fibre-optics to access that information. This is supposedly the 21st century that we are living in and yet we still have a digital divide in this country of ours.We have said all along all the way through that we support this bill—we support this bill. Get a move on. But that again is another sign of what my colleagues have been saying earlier of this Government in its third term just running out of ideas. It is not sure what to do. We simply ask this Government to please pass this bill and pass it quickly so that we can get on with it so that we can bridge that internet divide—that digital divide. It is just not fair that in this day and age of the so-called 21st century we have people who are able to access information on the internet and another group of people in New Zealand who just cannot. They cannot as a result of the failure of this Government to address that inequality of service.It is similar to what my colleagues said earlier. The Government is not doing what it should be doing as a Government in its third term. It has run out of ideas. It just does not have the leadership to be able to lead this country in the years ahead and be able to realise the full potential of this country of ours.I have to say it is embarrassing because in Māngere we have got people who come through other phone companies like Bluesky an American company that services the Pacific region including Samoa and Tonga. They are in Māngere on Saturdays selling internet connections—selling internet connections. They are showing that they are doing a far better job than so-called developed New Zealand. During the last 9 years we have not moved forward; we seem to be moving backwards or standing still. If we are standing still when it comes to trying to bridge the digital divide it is solely the fault of this Government—its refusal to advance its refusal to ensure that there is equality amongst all our population.Here are some notes that I have seen in terms of what is not happening in the regions: spending $300 million on a rural broadband programme many New Zealand communities outside the main centres are held back because of poor connectivity." In Southland 24 percent of rural businesses said lack of connectivity affected their ability to attract staff and 41 percent said that their internet service does not meet their needs. According to council surveys in Huntly 44 percent of households have internet access 51 percent in Tuakau and 51 percent in Taumarunui. In Clutha it cost $100000 to connect the fibre because a transmission cable not a connecting cable was run through the region. In Southland although 50 percent had heard of the Government's broadband programme only 4 percent had noticed any improvement.Do you see why this is such an urgent matter? We do not understand the reason for the slow pace of movement by this Government other than that it has just simply run out of ideas. I would simply say to the Government that if it has run out of ideas if it cannot look to Bill English as a leader then the only other choice is to vote for a Labour Government vote for Andrew Little vote for the Labour Party come election day on 23 September. It seems like this side of the House is ready able and willing to take over the controls of power so that we can implement some of the ideas so that we can better provide housing better provide education better provide healthcare and better provide internet connections. I would say: "Get rid of these buggers."Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m."