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Smith Nick: Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill — Second Reading 
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[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5915. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon Dr NICK SMITH (National—Nelson) 
: 
 My contribution is going to be as short as the importance of this bill the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill. This bill repeals the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act 1975 which has absolutely no legal consequence at all. So what we are doing is simply getting a useless law off the statute book so that people can move on. Parliament spends an awful lot of time passing new laws. We on this side of the House are about actually reducing the amount of law and regulation that we have on the book. Having an Act of Parliament that has absolutely no legal impact at all is serving no useful purpose. The House should get on pass this bill and repeal this law that has no effect so that we have one less law on the book that is complicating the lives in this case of people who live in the Mount Maunganui and Tauranga area. The Local Government and Environment Committee has done a very fair job. It heard submissions and confirmed those facts. Let us simply pass the bill and repeal this piece of law which has well and truly passed its use-by date.
Mahuta Nanaia: Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill — Second Reading 
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Mahuta Nanaia: Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill — Second Reading 
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Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato) 
: 
 Kia ora. I rise to speak to the second reading of the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill. I want to express Labour’s support for this bill. As you can see from the Local Government and Environment Committee report that has been brought back to the House there was no dissent. There was general agreement that this was a small but significant bill to progress for all the reasons that Te Ururoa Flavell mentioned in his second reading speech. 
Alongside my contribution in the first reading debate I also want to acknowledge the ongoing relationship that the Tauranga Moana District Maori Council has with tangata whenua in its area. I hope that the opportunity provided post this bill will continue to strengthen their relationship because if there is an important point that was raised in the House going forward with regards to district planning processes and regional resource management processes it is that iwi want to play a constructive role in that whole decision-making process. 
I also want to acknowledge that when I introduced a member’s bill in the House regarding the recognition of iwi management plans Te Ururoa Flavell was one of the first members across the House to express his support because he understood the importance of ensuring that front-end engagement of iwi and of tangata whenua in the decision-making and planning process could only strengthen local decision-making overall. I suspect that his contribution with regard to the interests of Nga Potiki and Tauranga Moana really enhanced that perspective. 
I do not want to take up too much time on the bill in particular. A small but useful amendment was made by the select committee regarding the repeal of the legislation. 
I simply want to acknowledge that the Ohia whanau who are members of Nga Potiki have advocated strongly historically and in contemporary times for the interests first and foremost of the health of the harbour and their particular connection with the resources in that harbour as well as their cultural connection. It is an important thing to recognise your relationship to your environment in the way in which you play an active custodial role in your rohe. 
Again in summary I would like to highlight that it is my sincere intention to support the good work that is under way with the tangata whenua of Tauranga Moana to see their harbour continue to be a harbour that provides food—kai. Not only is it a place where people can go for recreational benefit but also it is a place where all peoples within the Tauranga community Maori and Pakeha alike can contribute to positive decision-making for the health and well-being of the harbour and their wider community. Kia ora.
Dean Jacqui: Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill — Second Reading 
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Dean Jacqui: Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill — Second Reading 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5913. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) 
: 
 It gives me pleasure to speak in support of the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act Repeal Bill at its second reading. Te Ururoa Flavell who is the sponsor of the bill gave a pretty good account of the bill in his speech and he has just resumed his seat. National does support this bill and as a member of the Local Government and Environment Committee which considered this bill it was a bill that was well drafted and well supported. The Local Government and Environment Committee received one submission on it and that submission on behalf of two parties was in support of the bill. So this bill proceeded through the select committee process in a pretty orderly manner. 
It was an interesting bill however and pretty significant I have to say for the local Tauranga / Mount Maunganui iwi and community. So what this bill does is repeal the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act 1975 which now has no legal effect. This bill came about because it was a requirement of the Tauranga waste-water comprehensive discharge resource consent. So in order for that consent to proceed this matter had to be dealt with in the House and that is what is happening. The bill returns the legal status of the land to what it was before the Act took effect in 1975. 
In terms of the background and main provisions of the bill the Act transferred—and I am referring to the Mount Maunganui Borough Reclamation and Empowering Act 1975—part of the seabed of Tauranga Harbour to the Mount Maunganui Borough Council which was the predecessor of the Tauranga Borough Council and authorised it to carry out reclamation work for sewerage and other municipal purposes quite usual for growing communities. The area authorised to be transferred under the Act totalled in amount 73½ hectares and the council reclaimed approximately 23½ of those hectares. 
The authority to reclaim the balance of the area was revoked by subsequent legislation in 1991. The principal Act therefore no longer has any legal effect. So during the application process to upgrade the Tauranga City Council’s waste-water treatment plant the local iwi and other stakeholders expressed grievances regarding the scope of the land that could be reclaimed under the Act and the adverse impacts and effects of waste-water treatment on that land. 
The Tauranga City Council and stakeholders agree that the repeal of the principal Act and the returning of the legal status of the land to what it was before the 1975 Act is appropriate in the contexts of these grievances and concerns. In the second reading of the bill I support it to the House.
Smith Lockwood: General Debate 
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Smith Lockwood: General Debate 
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Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 





Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.
Peters Winston: General Debate 
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Peters Winston: General Debate 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5902. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I seek leave to table a profile of the Diplomatic Protection Squad which explains the relationship between the Diplomatic Protection Squad and the VIP protection squad mentioned today— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! Could the member just indicate to the House the source? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: The source is the New Zealand 
 Police News 
 page 34 March 2010. It sets out what the various people in the police-associated—
Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5897. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
3. 
ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First) 
 to the  
Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
: What other functions will the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill seek to include in section 8 of the principal Act? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill) 
: 
 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill will allow the bank to incorporate into its monetary policy the goal of achieving a stable and competitive exchange rate and all over provincial New Zealand they cannot wait for this bill to pass. The bill will enable the appropriate authority and importance to be attached to economic growth and employment as well as the desperately needed promotion of exports in an export-dependent nation. 
Andrew Williams 
: What would the latest CPI figures mean for the Reserve Bank if the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill became law? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: That is a very apposite question. If the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill was treated seriously by serious legislators and not jeered at because of neo-liberal antagonism and became law it would mean that the bank could take a full account of prevailing economic conditions—that is that inflation no longer needs to be the primary target and the only imperative of economic policy. The Reserve Bank would as an example be better able to take into account the latest CPI figures in formulating a rational monetary policy that met New Zealand’s broader economic policy objectives. If a man as bright as Lee Kuan Yew could see the sense in this I wonder why those members cannot.
Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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2. 
ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First) 
 to the  
Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
: What are the flaws in the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill seeks to address? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill) 
: 
 Another superbly drafted question. The current Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act puts unwarranted emphasis on price stability and does not allow the Reserve Bank to pursue a broad mandate for economic policy that covers growth exports and jobs. The original Act of course was to try to combat the dogs of inflation unleashed by the neo-liberals in this country—much subscribed to by the present administration. The focus on inflation in the current Act to the neglect of other important economic indicators— 
Hon Maurice Williamson 
: Us neo-liberals hate being attacked like that. 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: —and Maurice Williamson has learnt nothing as well in all that time—has lead to a chronically overvalued exchange rate which is seriously undermining New Zealand’s international competitiveness. 
Andrew Williams 
: Why is it necessary to broaden the primary functions of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 as this bill proposes? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: The reason is that the current Reserve Bank is no longer fit for purpose in the current economic era. The general consensus among economic commentators is that in the wake of the global financial crisis the international economy faces a prolonged period of sluggish growth and increased volatility. All manner of senior economists and the IMF say the same. What we do know is that our current Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act is now seriously out of kilter with the prevailing international economic conditions—in particular low inflation along with the intense efforts by many countries to hold the value of their currencies down. The West Coast and Rodney would love to have this as well.
Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Williams Andrew: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5896. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
1. 
ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First) 
 to the  
Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
: Is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill a “snake oil solution that would achieve nothing”? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Member in charge of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill) 
: 
 It is demonstrably nothing of the sort. It is a vital and urgently needed bill. The bill will enable the Reserve Bank to take positive action to lower the value of the New Zealand dollar and bring relief to the hard-pressed export sector most of whom are in National Party electorates. We are in a new economic era and need a Reserve Bank Act that reflects the new realities. 
Andrew Williams 
: What are businesses and in particular broking houses saying about the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: There is wide support from the business and export sectors for the bill. For example according to Bernard Doyle of Australian broking house JBWere the Reserve Bank’s current orthodox monetary policy is becoming “a rarity in the global economy” and “Unfortunately in a world where the major central banks are breaking all the rules this is not an advantage.”
Peters Winston: Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
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Peters Winston: Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Is there a process to have my motion which was submitted in time this morning debated? In view of its importance when? 
Mr SPEAKER 
: It will be set down tomorrow as a members’ order of the day which is the normal process.
Auchinvole Chris: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Auchinvole Chris: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5895. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
12. 
CHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National) 
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Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 
: What reports has he received on the availability of insurance cover to support the rebuilding of Canterbury following the seismic events? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) 
: 
 I am pleased to report that in addition to the maintenance of existing insurance cover for Cantabrians new insurance cover packages are now offered by Westpac BNZ Kiwibank ANZ ASB and existing insurance companies. There are now a range of providers competing to cover existing and the construction of new residential properties. Contract works cover for the construction of new commercial facilities is available with brokers actively touting for that business. Insurance risk will not be transferred therefore to the taxpayers and that means that the ongoing risk continues to lie on international balance sheets. 
Chris Auchinvole 
: Has the Crown been asked to take over insurance cover provision in Christchurch? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: There were a number of calls from Opposition members to take on insurance risk for what will be a multibillion-dollar rebuild of Christchurch. But as professional risk assessors monitor Canterbury they are noting the GNS Science predictions of reduced seismic risk. With that information they are increasingly willing to increase the level of insurance available in the region which means that insurance risk need not be transferred to the Crown beyond the Earthquake Commission and Southern Response—former AMI—exposures.
Flavell Te Ururoa: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Flavell Te Ururoa: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5891. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
10. 
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
 to the  
Minister of Broadcasting 
: How does he ensure that the legislative requirement for TVNZ to provide high-quality content that reflects Maori perspectives is reflected in the programming strategy for TV1 and TV2? 
Hon CRAIG FOSS (Minister of Broadcasting) 
: 
 Although I am not responsible for programming for Television One and TV2 I meet with the chair of Television New Zealand (TVNZ) Wayne Walden who I note is the previous chair of Maori Television. I am confident that he takes seriously TVNZ’s statutory obligations and provides high-quality content that reflects Maori perspectives. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Is he satisfied that the only programming on TV2 that reflects Maori perspectives is the  
Aotearoa Social Club 
 which runs at the prime time of 11.30 p.m. on a Thursday and  
I Am TV 
 which was recently cut from 35 hours a year to 12.5 hours; if not what will he do to address the less than 1 percent coverage on that channel? 
Hon CRAIG FOSS 
: Again although I am not responsible for the programmes on TV2 I note that today New Zealand On Air has announced funding for  
Poppet Stars 
 which will animate songs in both English and Maori as well as funding in 2013 for  
Tiki Tour 
. Both of these programmes will be shown on TV2. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Does the Minister agree with the Maori programming strategy that Television New Zealand should focus on “Maori programmes mainly in English” that make “a conscious effort to reveal something of the past present or future [world of Maori]” and where “at least two of the three key roles of producer director and writer/researcher must be Maori”; if so what programmes would he identify as meeting this definition? 
Hon CRAIG FOSS 
: Yes I do agree with and believe in that strategy. I think it was put out by New Zealand On Air and it relates to all broadcasters not just Television One or TV2. I am sorry but I do not have at hand examples of programmes that meet that definition.
Blue Jackie: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Blue Jackie: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5890. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
9. 
Dr JACKIE BLUE (National) 
 to the  
Minister of Health 
: What reports has he received on improving the quality and efficiency of health services? 
Hon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health) 
: 
 Under the Government public hospitals are making smarter use of their resources to treat more patients and get these patients home to their families sooner. Part of this is the new Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programme which helps people recover more quickly and safely after their operation so they can have fewer complications and get home to their families sooner. This is now being used in South Auckland the Bay of Plenty Wellington Nelson Marlborough Southern and Waitemata and is expected to be rolled out to other district health boards over time. 
Dr Jackie Blue 
: How does the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery programme help to get patients home sooner? 
Hon TONY RYALL 
: Under the programme patients are given a comprehensive early preoperative assessment where they are encouraged to get their bodies as fit as possible in preparation for surgery and anaesthesia. Then the surgical techniques used are less invasive and with different types of anaesthesia. For example prior to this programme a patient receiving bowel surgery would take several days before they could get out of bed and many more days before they could return home. With this new programme our clinicians are now able to see that these patients are able to eat and drink and are out of bed on the day of surgery and walking the ward on the very next day. This means that these people are home with their families sooner and I think everyone would join with me in congratulating our clinicians on their leadership in changing their approaches to surgery to provide this better service.
Ardern Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Ardern Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5888. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
7. 
SHANE ARDERN (National—Taranaki - King Country) 
 to the  
Minister for Primary Industries 
: What progress can he report on the Primary Growth Partnership Initiative? 
Hon DAVID CARTER (Minister for Primary Industries) 
: 
 I have recently announced the Government is to fund nearly half of a $14.6 million programme led by PGG Wrightson Seeds to develop new pasture and forage crop technology. This successful bid lifts the total amount of Government and industry funding under the Primary Growth Partnership to around $600 million. In just 3 years the Primary Growth Partnership has worked with industry to develop some of the most exciting primary sector research and innovation proposals that New Zealand has ever seen. 
Shane Ardern 
: Why has the Government committed funding to improving innovation and productivity in the primary sector? 
Hon DAVID CARTER 
: This Government has set ambitious targets of increasing exports to 40 percent of GDP and encouraging the business sector to double its expenditure on research and development to more than 1 percent of GDP. As the primary sector makes up 71 percent of New Zealand’s merchandise exports it is clear that this sector will play a crucial part in achieving these targets. Increasing innovation investment in our food fishing fibre and forestry industries is crucial to the success of the New Zealand economy. 
Shane Ardern 
: Has the Primary Growth Partnership been successful in providing funding to a wide range of firms? 
Hon DAVID CARTER 
: Yes it certainly has. I am very pleased to report that over a quarter of a billion dollars of Government funding has been allocated across a wide range of firms big and small. The Primary Growth Partnership initiative is encouraging buy-in by industry right across a range of business it is encouraging new innovative investment and it is encouraging industry to work together in order to make New Zealand a more productive and competitive economy. The Primary Growth Partnership has been highly successful.
Ngaro Alfred: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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Ngaro Alfred: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers Questions to Members 
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4. 
ALFRED NGARO (National) 
 to the  
Minister for Social Development 
: What recent announcements has she made regarding providing extra financial assistance to grandparents raising grandchildren and other kin-carers? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development) 
: 
 I have announced my commitment to provide extra financial assistance to grandparents raising grandchildren and other kin carers. Although this group of carers get the same basic payment as those fostering children in the care of Child Youth and Family they do not receive additional assistance for things like clothing which Child Youth and Family caregivers get through the foster care allowance. 
Tracey Martin 
: I seek leave for the Social Security (Clothing Allowances for Orphans and Unsupported Children) Amendment Bill in my name to be introduced and set down as members’ order of the day No. 1 today. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is objection. 
Alfred Ngaro 
: Why do you think grandparents and other kin carers need this extra financial support? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: Grandparents have brought up their own families and are often now in a period of their lives when they are not financially prepared for the costs of raising a new family. It is likely that these children have had a hard time in many cases and need extra support. We know that these children will have better outcomes if they are raised within a loving and stable environment. I have huge admiration for these kin carers who take on the significant responsibility of raising these children often in need. 
Alfred Ngaro 
: How will you work with these groups to see that they get the financial support they need? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: We will go out to these groups and these people to work out with them what this will look like. We need to know from them what is most important to them. It will not look exactly the same as the assistance that non-kin carers get. We do not want to undermine or override familial responsibilities. For example I think it would be inappropriate to give grandparents money so that they can buy their own grandchildren presents but there are certainly areas where they need and deserve more support.
Peters Winston: Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
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Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. My question to you was whether there is a process in respect of that motion; not whether it appears in the business of the House tomorrow but what the process is thereafter particularly—[ 
Interruption 
] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: This is not a matter for the proceedings of the House right now. It is not a matter that should be dealt with in this manner. The member knows how notices of motion are dealt with. They sit on the Order Paper and if nothing is done with them for a period I think of 5 sitting days they drop off the Order Paper. The member knows that.
Parker David: Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
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Parker David: Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon DAVID PARKER (Labour) 
: 
 Mr Speaker. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The Hon David Parker point of order. 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: No Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Does the member wish to raise a point of order? 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: How can the Speaker know that until I call— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! There is no question—[ 
Interruption 
] Order! There is no question in front of the House so if the member seeks the Speaker’s call he must be raising a point of order. I have sufficient—[ 
Interruption 
] Goodness! I have sufficient courtesy for members to treat them with that kind of courtesy. Where there is no question in front of the House if a member gets to their feet they are clearly raising a point of order and I recognised the member on that basis. Does the member wish to raise a point of order? 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Yes I do wish to raise a point of order. Mr Speaker for the first time in 10 years I was ejected from this Parliament yesterday and I did not even have the opportunity to put a point of order before you ejected me. I want you to note that point. [ 
Interruption 
] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! We all have our foibles.
Local Government (Council-Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
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Local Government (Council-Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5940. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Local Government (Council-Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill 
First Reading 
Debate resumed from 19 September. 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That the Local Government (Council-Controlled Organisations) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. 
Ayes 60 
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; Mana 1. 
Noes 61 
New Zealand National 59; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Motion not agreed to.
Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
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Points of Order — Motions Members’—Process for Debating Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
[Sitting date: 17 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5879. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Wednesday 17 October 2012 
Mr Speaker 
 took the Chair at 2 p.m. 
Prayers 
. 
Points of Order 
Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Is there a process to have my motion which was submitted in time this morning debated? In view of its importance when? 
Mr SPEAKER 
: It will be set down tomorrow as a members’ order of the day which is the normal process. 
Hon David Parker—Statement Regarding Withdrawal from Chamber 
Hon DAVID PARKER (Labour) 
: 
 Mr Speaker. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The Hon David Parker point of order. 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: No Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Does the member wish to raise a point of order? 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: How can the Speaker know that until I call— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! There is no question—[ 
Interruption 
] Order! There is no question in front of the House so if the member seeks the Speaker’s call he must be raising a point of order. I have sufficient—[ 
Interruption 
] Goodness! I have sufficient courtesy for members to treat them with that kind of courtesy. Where there is no question in front of the House if a member gets to their feet they are clearly raising a point of order and I recognised the member on that basis. Does the member wish to raise a point of order? 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Yes I do wish to raise a point of order. Mr Speaker for the first time in 10 years I was ejected from this Parliament yesterday and I did not even have the opportunity to put a point of order before you ejected me. I want you to note that point. [ 
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] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! We all have our foibles. 
Motions Members’—Process for Debating 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. My question to you was whether there is a process in respect of that motion; not whether it appears in the business of the House tomorrow but what the process is thereafter particularly—[ 
Interruption 
] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: This is not a matter for the proceedings of the House right now. It is not a matter that should be dealt with in this manner. The member knows how notices of motion are dealt with. They sit on the Order Paper and if nothing is done with them for a period I think of 5 sitting days they drop off the Order Paper. The member knows that.
Dean Jacqui: Legislation Bill — In Committee 
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JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki) 
: 
 I move  
That the question be now put 
. 
Motion agreed to. 
Part 1 agreed to.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 16 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5863. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That clause 2 as amended be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Clause 2 as amended agreed to. 
Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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[Sitting date: 16 October 2012. Volume:684;Page:5863. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments as amended be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Amendments as amended agreed to.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments to the amendments be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Amendments to the amendments agreed to. 
The question was put that the amendments as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 98 in the name of the Hon Peter Dunne to clause 2 be agreed to.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That clause 1 be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Clause 1 agreed to.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That Part 5 as amended be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Part 5 as amended agreed to.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments be agreed to. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Amendments agreed to.
Woodhouse Michael: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (Senior Whip—National) 
: 
 I move  
That the question be now put 
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Tisch Lindsay: Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill — In Committee 
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The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: Members the House is in Committee for further consideration of the Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill and for consideration of the Legislation Bill the Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) Bill and the International Finance Agreements Amendment Bill. Members we come first to the Taxation (Annual Rates Returns Filing and Remedial Matters) Bill. When the Committee last considered the bill we had reached Part 5 and the Hon David Cunliffe had the call. He has 3 minutes and 20 seconds remaining if he so wishes.
Roy Eric: Third Readings — 
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Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Is this a split call? 
Hon David Cunliffe 
: It is Mr Speaker—5 minutes. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Thank you.
Mitchell Mark: Third Readings — 
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MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney) 
: 
 It is a pleasure to take a call on this the third reading of the Commerce Commission (International Co-operation and Fees) Bill. It is very important for this country that our export and trading sector continues to grow. This bill is just part of the Government’s bigger programme—an aspirational programme—for the future growth of New Zealand and for futureproofing New Zealand for our younger generations coming through. 
Eighty percent of our economy is actually small to medium sized businesses and many of those will look to markets like Australia to want to grow into. Often they will look at the barriers and the risks associated with entering a new market like Australia. The great thing about this bill is that it actually removes a lot of those risks and a lot of those barriers for them. I am confident that with a bill like this we will see more of our businesses wishing to take the step into a new market like Australia and continuing to help the country to grow. Thank you.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Third Readings — 
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KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National) 
: 
 It is my pleasure to stand and support this legislation arising from the original Commerce Commission (International Co-operation and Fees) Bill at the third reading. The legislation leads to increasing economic performance because its main aim is to facilitate and increase cooperation between New Zealand’s Commerce Commission and its counterparts in other parts of the world particularly the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and other regulators in Australia. Needless to say the end beneficiary of this simplified process will be the end consumer as the process will promote competition and fair trading in the domestic market which will result in lower prices more choice and of course better consumer protection. 
For a small trading nation that exports almost 85 percent of what we produce it is critical that we build good relationships and that rules and regulations are agreed by our trading partners so that we can compete on a level playing field. This legislation makes it simpler for New Zealand businesses to operate in international markets and economies that have the same type of international laws and regulations as we have in New Zealand. I sincerely feel that this legislation will serve as a big help to our exporters and I commend it to the House.
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Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie) 
: 
 It is a pleasure to speak on the third readings of the legislation arising from the Commerce Commission (International Co-operation and Fees) Bill. It is legislation that will be welcome. It enables greater cooperation between the Commerce Commission and our Australian counterparts as well as other overseas regulators. The legislation is particularly important because it advances the single economic market outcomes framework that was announced by our Prime Minister John Key as well as Prime Minister Rudd in 2009. 
What this legislation does is it allows for better trans-Tasman enforcement of competition and consumer laws. It enables the commission to share information with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and other regulators. It will support the work that we have been doing around consumer law reform which is also proceeding through this House. It is about international cooperation between our regulators and our foreign counterparts. It is legislation that will be good for commerce good for our country and good for jobs and opportunities here. I support the legislation.
Vote: Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill; and Bills Therefrom — Third Readings 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the War Pensions (Indexation—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. 
Ayes 98 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 23 
Green Party 14; New Zealand First 8; Mana 1. 
Bill read a third time.
Vote: Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill; and Bills Therefrom — Third Readings 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Indexation—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. 
Ayes 98 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 23 
Green Party 14; New Zealand First 8; Mana 1. 
Bill read a third time.
Vote: Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill; and Bills Therefrom — Third Readings 
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Vote: Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill; and Bills Therefrom — Third Readings 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the Children Young Persons and Their Families (Indexation 
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Budget Measures) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. 
Ayes 98 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 23 
Green Party 14; New Zealand First 8; Mana 1. 
Bill read a third time. 
Education (Student Allowances Indexation—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill read a third time. 
Income Tax (Working for Families Indexation—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill read a third time.
Tisch Lindsay: Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill; and Bills Therefrom — Third Readings 
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The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch) 
: Any further speakers? The question is that the motion—[ 
Interruption 
] I call Andrew Little. It is a split call—5 minutes.
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DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East) 
: 
 The Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill is a good bill. It is important that we see the other parties vote for it. I was very disappointed to see their speeches though like that last speech which try to condemn the theory behind what has been happening in this area. But it is something that all New Zealanders wish to see that we look after the health of our fellow citizens. This mechanism of using the customs and excise on tobacco products is a means to send the right signals out there and hopefully encourage people to not engage in this activity going forward. 
It is easier said than done. There are a lot of cultural and historical factors and advertising that go into these products which set people on that course. But as a Government we are making endeavours to try to challenge those behaviours in the best interests of the individuals and also of our country going forward. This is good legislation and we thank all those people who have been involved in getting it to this stage. Thank you.