Yule LawrenceLAWRENCE YULE (National—Tukituki): Madam Assistant Speaker it's my pleasure to take a short call on this Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill. I like the fact that the whole of the Parliament agrees on this. It's a very sensible and pragmatic way forward and that's because it's been worked on by a number of Ministers over a number of years and a number of Governments. I likened it to one of my former colleagues who said What we do with technology is very similar to what New Zealand has done with the roading network what we have done with the power distribution network and how we provide water to people. This is the next realm." Our ability to communicate and our ability to share information across the globe has been transformational on the global economy and this work really simply brings us up to date and puts us in a forward-looking way that we can make the best of the new technology. So I acknowledge the work from the former Minister the Hon Clare Curran and the work by the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee that has brought this to this point. What we have on these machines is transforming our lives and as we seek to use them more and more we have to look after the advancing needs of New Zealanders but we also have to look after people like my mum who's got limited ability to use these things but is also worried about the security of what the former system offered.I wish to acknowledge the work of New Zealand First in looking after some of our older and more vulnerable people in bringing changes to the legislation—something that I personally support and I know many people in our community who feel vulnerable with the pace of change will personally support. I like the balance that is in this legislation and the change because what we're really saying is that we can keep the old where the new is not available—in other words where there is not fibre and all the technology that goes with fibre there is a requirement for copper to be provided. Over time that will be phased out but there may be some places that it's probably never going to be viable for fibre to be run. There will be alternative solutions but in the meantime copper must be provided. I want to touch on a comment that was made by my fellow colleague Mr Ian McKelvie. It is amazing to me that in his own farm and his own situation he cannot get broadband to his home right next to a large air force base. We have some significant challenges and while where I live and work I have the availability of the best type of technology and the fastest type of technology we do need to acknowledge and we need to keep incentivising and working to make sure that broadband and fibre is made available to as many New Zealanders as can possibly happen. It was a mission of the last Government and I'm pleased it's carrying on with the next Government to try and make broadband as widely available as possible by various incentives and investment options. The change that is being made here is simply a reflection on changing times.For me this has been one of the better processes. I've watched a Supplementary Order Paper being brought in. I've watched New Zealand First work on natural concerns they had. I think this is a very good framework for New Zealanders to go forward. I think we can have the best of both worlds. 5G technology is going to fundamentally change how things are delivered yet this bill allows for the best of every world. From what we had—and I think other people have referred to the "Ring ring! Are you working?" type of party line system—to where we're going to go in the future is catered for in this bill and I think it strikes the right balance across New Zealand."