5. Christchurch Anchor Projects—Canterbury Earthquake Learn Prepare Act Symposium CancellationDr MEGAN WOODS (Labour—Wigram) to the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch RegenerationChristchurch Anchor Projects—Canterbury Earthquake Learn Prepare Act Symposium Cancellation5. Dr MEGAN WOODS (Labour—Wigram) to the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration: Does she stand by her statement that a reason for cancelling the Canterbury Earthquake Learn Prepare Act Symposium was that The Government was quite rightly focused on supporting Kaikōura and surrounding areas following the November quake"?Hon NICKY WAGNER (Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration): Nowhere in that statement does it say that the Kaikōura earthquake was a reason for cancelling the symposium and I have never made that claim. The member I know may not read all my statements with such fine detail but if she did she would have seen a press release on November 2016 in which the Government stated: "This decision to delay the symposium was made prior to the November 14 earthquake but I believe this recent event reinforces the reasoning behind it." I still believe that.Dr Megan Woods: In the article in the Press this week why did the Minister even mention the Kaikōura earthquakes as a reason as to why the symposium was cancelled given that official documents show that her predecessor signed off on the cancellation on 8 November 6 days before the Kaikōura earthquakes—why was it even mentioned?Hon NICKY WAGNER: I mentioned the Kaikōura earthquakes because although the symposium had already been cancelled it just showed what a good decision it was because now we can put all the information of things that we have learned in Kaikōura in the ongoing learning and legacy information.Dr Megan Woods: How many anchor projects does the Crown have responsibility for and how many have been completed as of today?Hon NICKY WAGNER: I will tell you all about it when we have our symposium next year.Dr Megan Woods: Point of order Mr Speaker. That was a very straight—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! The way forward is that I am going to invite the member to ask that question again.Dr Megan Woods: How many anchor projects does the Crown have responsibility for and how many have been completed as of today?Hon NICKY WAGNER: The anchor projects that are happening in Christchurch are progressing well. The Crown has some responsibility for some of them but not all of them—for example the oval was not the Crown's responsibility but that is completed. The bus exchange was the Crown's responsibility and that is completed. The Avon-Ōtākaro corridor is partially completed. The Margaret Mahy Family Playground is completed. The convention centre is on track as announced recently and the Metro Sports Facility is under way. The only anchor project that is not on the way at this stage is the multi-use stadium which is the responsibility of the city council.Dr Megan Woods: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. This was a—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! This is a point of order?Dr Megan Woods: It is a point of order. That was a very straight question. It was a very long answer but I asked for two numbers—Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! The member will resume her seat. The member cannot design the answer for a Minister; it is the Minister's responsibility and I thought the Minister gave a very fulsome answer to the question that was asked.Dr Megan Woods: How many anchor projects does the Crown have responsibility for and how many have been completed to date?Hon NICKY WAGNER: Would you like me to repeat my past answer which gives the detail of the anchor projects—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! I do not blame the Minister for resuming her seat. She went to answer the question; the level of interjection was just unacceptably loud.Dr Megan Woods: Is the real reason the National Government cancelled the symposium not because it was too embarrassed in an election year to front up to the people of Christchurch over its underwhelming lack of progress on the anchor projects? And for the record it is 10—Mr SPEAKER: Order! The question has been asked.Hon NICKY WAGNER: Absolutely not. What we were concerned about was whether we could effectively reflect the whole process of recovery rebuild and regeneration. There has been some impressive work done in Christchurch and some of the lessons we need to learn. It is my belief also that the symposium should cover the new and innovative locally led governance structure about Regenerate Christchurch which is of interest both nationally and internationally."