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Jones Shane:  
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Hon SHANE JONES (Labour) 
: 
 Kia ora ano tatou. Thank you very much Mr Chairman for providing those of us from the far north in this Chamber with the opportunity to enrich democracy and remind the people of Tamaki-makau-rau as they return to their homes and abodes tonight that they can sleep soundly knowing that the Labour Party has at heart their interests in view of the fact that their rights and interests are being swept aside by an arrogant supercilious and uncaring Government. 
I fear for the relationship that exists within Auckland which supposedly will be enriched by Part 3. Nothing in Part 3 will turn Auckland into the super-city. All it will do is create a politburo create some sort of cast of tsars while the people worry about trees in Auckland. [ 
Interruption 
] That is right. They will go to bed tonight knowing that Darren Hughes and his team of supporters Mr Twyford and others are here to fight for Tamaki-makau-rau and Maori will know that the Government has trifled with Tariana Turia’s emotions and affections and has driven the Maori Party to such an extent that Hone Harawira is away practising a salute with a Melanesian feel about it. 
All these things are traceable back to the very harsh ugly thoughtless attitude that the Government is taking towards Auckland. It is just as well that members on this side of the Chamber are positive. We are prepared to tell those in our homes our whanau that this bill is so important that this Committee should sit right to the weaker hours of the evening so that every whanau and every child— 
Hon Trevor Mallard 
: And all next week! 
Hon SHANE JONES 
: As far as the rainbow stretches! People of all types in Tamaki-makau-rau will know that Trevor Mallard and his junior supporters came to this Chamber and said: “We will not stand silent while the jackboots thump away and the bulldozers demolish the houses.” Of course people do not have to worry just about houses; they have to worry about the trees as well. It is good to know that the fields of democracy in Tamaki-makau-rau will be soaked with the sweat and toil of the Opposition members as they seek to enrich and create a mana-enhancing arrangement—something that our friends over there in Te Ropu Maori have been incapable of putting together. 
But let us come back to Part 3. It is pathetic that the chief executive of the transition authority will no doubt be handpicked from the ranks of either the Job Summit the cycleway the “Earring Clinic” or any such place where members who are politically comatose are found such as those who chose that woman Christine Rankin. Who will occupy the civic space that she currently occupies in the social space? And what will they be paid? They should not be paid more than the parliamentarians who are sweating this evening. Parliamentarians are sweating this evening to make sure that Aucklanders know that they fought for their rights to ensure that local government is founded on the principles of informed consent legitimacy friendliness thoughtfulness and creativity—forces that are completely absent from the Government side of the Chamber. 
Members on that side of the Chamber think about dinner or about catching flights. They think about racing off. They think about pheasant shooting duck shooting perfumes earrings changing body type and changing location. We know that the Committee stage demands that we stay here. Mr Carter was going to go back up to Te Tai Tokerau. He knows no one else has been in his position on trainer wheels longer than he has. However he said last night to Mr Mallard that there are some areas where he has never been on trainer wheels and I say to Mr Mallard that he was wrong to say that Mr Austin was my friend John Carter’s father-in-law. That was not correct. John Carter a fellow member of the rugby team may actually play in the area to be managed by the transitional committee of Tamaki-makau-rau and he may need a hip replacement a bone replacement or a replacement for other parts of the anatomy as a consequence of having three fathers-in-law but he seems to be doing fairly well.