Mooney JosephJOSEPH MOONEY (National—Southland): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's a pleasure to rise on the third and final call of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill. This has been traversed a number of times before and I did get an opportunity to speak briefly at the second reading of this bill but this is to enable those eligible licensees who have bars etc. to extend trading hours for the purpose of televising games played as part of the men's Rugby World Cup 2023 without applying for a special licence. Taking into account the fact that Wellington is 10 hours ahead of France and games that are being played—for example the opening match of France versus New Zealand on Friday 8 September this year—will be able to be watched by people in New Zealand and they don't just have to be at home in the early hours; they can be out with others in their community enjoying it in a responsible environment with the responsibilities that come with being a responsible host. And this is a good bill which will enable New Zealanders to engage in their passion which is watching rugby and other sports and do it in a social environment. And with that it comes with having a few beverages normally for many New Zealanders and this will provide an opportunity for that to be done in a responsible fashion. So that's a good little bill that will make that possible and like I say take into account the differences in time between where the games are being played and in this case where they are being watched.And Mr Speaker—Madam Speaker now. Welcome Madam Speaker. It might be timely; I'll just segue from rugby to soccer briefly with the Speaker's indulgence because it is tomorrow night that there will be the very first game in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. It's the first time it has been held in the southern hemisphere the first to be co-hosted by two confederations—we have New Zealand and Australia—and the first to feature 32 teams which was quite an exceptional moment in history. And that kicks off tomorrow night with the very first game in Auckland which is pretty exciting. The world's best female footballers will showcase their skills their talent their passion for the game and their passion for sport. It's the world's largest global women's sporting event and it's predicted that more than one billion people will watch the tournament. So it's a great opportunity for New Zealand to be showcased on the international stage as well and also inspire future generations inspire future boys inspire future girls future women to get involved in sport and to create new heroes—new people who future generations will look back to and say That was someone who inspired me to do something exciting with my life." So that's about to kick off which is hugely exciting. And I should say it rounds out an amazing two years where New Zealand has been at the heart of women's sport internationally. We also hosted the Women's Rugby World Cup the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup and we also had the International Working Group World Conference on Women & Sport. So these are huge milestones in raising the value and visibility—also recognising and celebrating the value and visibility—of women's sports the growing female participation in sport and like I said creating new female sporting heroes and leaders.Maybe I'll just touch on a very personal note for me personally. It's always been a matter of pride in my family personally at least that one of my grandfathers Frank Mooney Snr played 14 tests for New Zealand between 1949 and 1953 and subsequently became a national selector. He actually made his debut for Wellington as it happens in 1941-1942 but his selection as the first choice wicket keeper for the 1949 tour of England was a surprise. In fact dockside workers indeed went on strike preferring their local representative but he went on to enjoy a successful trip playing in three tests and scoring 100 against Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He then played against England at home in 1951 West Indies in 1951-1952 and South Africa in 1952 and 1953—well enough to keep the rest of his rivals out of the reckoning. And so my point is just we look back at people who've done well in sports and we celebrate as a matter of pride. What we're doing here with our celebration of rugby and soccer is celebrating these future heroes who inspire future generations. It's something for them to look back on as well. So with that I commend this bill to the House."