edithatogo/nz-hansard-corpus huggingface dataset:
Brownlee Gerry: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10321. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister of Transport): I moveThat the Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill be now read a second time. This bill will enable the Government to respond to the pressing need for additional investment in the land transport system programme. Excise duty on petrol applied at a national level is an efficient way of raising revenue without imposing additional compliance costs on users. Steady increases announced well in advance are a much fairer and more efficient way of increasing revenue for the National Land Transport Fund than alternative methods that the Government has considered such as tolling existing routes or regional fuel tax. In other words what we are saying is that you are far better off having a system that collects the money from the petrol sold and then choosing to spend it appropriately across the roading network. All the money collected from this proposal will be spent on the road network.The three increases of 3c per litre in 2013 2014 and 2015 will generate over $500 million within the current period—2012-15—of the National Land Transport Programme. Over this period the Government will invest a total of $9.5 billion in the land transport network including over $3 billion in the State highway network. Once the current programme is finished the increases will allow further investment beyond the roads of national significance. Local government’s needs for land transport are much greater than ever before and regardless of the particular transport solution those needs will require further expenditure.I would like to point out that the increases as proposed in this bill are in line with past increases. A 3c per litre increase equates to a 5.9 percent rise in the total rate of petrol excise. Previous increases have exceeded that significantly. The previous Government oversaw an 8.5 percent increase in 2002 and a 13.8 percent increase in 2005 with single-digit increases in each of the other years that it was in Government. By proposing three moderate increases of less than 6 percent this Government is ensuring that increasing the moderate payments made by motorists will be affordable while providing enough revenue to complete essential improvements to the national road network.It is worth noting that motorists are already reporting that on some of the roads that have been constructed under the roads of national significance they are saving many minutes often daily and that is a direct benefit not only to motorists but also to the wider economy.I commend this bill to the House.
Vote: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10321. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes73New Zealand National 59; Green Party 11; ACT New Zealand 1; Mana 1; United Future 1.Noes41New Zealand Labour 33; New Zealand First 7; Independent: Horan.Bill read a first time.
O'Connor Simon: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeO'Connor Simon: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10320. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): Look I think the Opposition must still be asleep going by the level of rhetoric and ideology we are hearing. Smart transport I think is sort of walking barefoot uphill both ways. This Government is actually committed to doing what Kiwis want. We know that the spending across a whole range of areas—in road in public transport in trains—is significant and it costs money. So this bill the Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill is a prudent attempt by the Government through this piece of legislation to increase the amount of money that we have to invest in roads and across public transport.We have heard all this talk around Auckland—$1.6 billion on the train system $1 billion a year around subsidies for public transport in Auckland $750 million for KiwiRail over 3 years. This—Dr Cam Calder: How much?SIMON O’CONNOR: $750 million over 3 years. This is a Government that is committed to transport and it is a Government committed to transport that Kiwis want. In this way we are prepared to see a small increase over the next 3 years through the use of motor spirits in order to continue ring-fenced funding if you like and basically to continue what we need to do in the roading sphere. I commend this bill to the House.
Carter David: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10319. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: The member’s time has expired.
Calder Cam: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCalder Cam: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10318. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr CAM CALDER (National): He was going quite well until that ad hominem attack at the end mate. David Cunliffe is a man whom I will remember by his rising-from-the-crypt speech—brilliantly delivered theatrical a joy to listen to but all rubbish. It was as rubbish as many of the previous contributions were from the Opposition. Let me just encapsulate the fundamental thought there. This is an excellent Budget. This is an outstanding Budget. We have increased spending in health and education. Let me speak about health. We have increased spending in more heart health checks. The relevance of this is that if the arteries or the vessels of the heart block up the heart stops functioning well and what happens? The body dies. The person dies.Think about the roads. If there are actually blockages in our roads we cannot have the movement of goods and services around the country get to our export markets quickly and the economy slows. This is an intervention. This increase in petrol excise tax and road-user charges will assist with building a better transport system. This is a vital part of the Government’s plan to build a more competitive and productive economy an economy where growth would be stuttering slowing and finally stopped should the crypto-“renationalists” of the Labour Party get into bed with the money printers of the reds and the Greens in the Opposition. I commend this bill to the House.
Auchinvole Chris: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeAuchinvole Chris: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10315. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National): Well goodness me! One would have thought that Andrew Williams the member who has just sat down could probably have done a little bit better. It happens on a Saturday in urgency that people start to filibuster. Normally filibuster is amusing or has some point or does not pretend to be anything other than that so I was not quite sure what the point of his speech was. Is he in favour of this transport bill the Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits)Amendment Bill or not? Is he in favour of transport being developed? I suggest the general public would be far more impressed if we gave this type of legislation the significance in our speeches that it deserves. Transport is crucial to building our economic momentum. It is important it is significant and indeed it is vital. We should pass this bill.
Sabin Mike: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSabin Mike: Customs and Excise (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10313. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MIKE SABIN (National—Northland): I would like to acknowledge and thank the member from the Green Party Julie Anne Genter who has just resumed her seat—the member who can see Russia from her kitchen window. It is ironic that she comes from a country that has more roads than just about anywhere else but comes here and says we should all hop on a loopedy-loop rail loop—Simon O’Connor: Fruit loop.MIKE SABIN: —or fruit loop yes or fruit loop—and ride unicycles and carry logs to market on unicycles. What we have heard is another good example of the loony left and what it does is it helps to provide contrast to the sensible work that this Government is doing. What we have here is a Minister Gerry Brownlee who is not only rebuilding Christchurch but is rebuilding New Zealand’s roading network. Parties like that like to talk about it but actually put no investment into it. This bill goes to the heart of making sure that that can be achieved.Iain Lees-Galloway—I picked up on his speech—David Bennett: Who?MIKE SABIN: Iain Lees-Galloway.David Bennett: Who’s he?MIKE SABIN: Well I am not sure but I think that was his name. He was talking about that State highway the Pūhoi motorway. This is the favourite of the left the poverty whipping boy of Northland. Those members go up there have fish and chips at the Mangonui fish and chip shop have a few photo shots and then come back down here and talk about getting rid of that road—the road that they call the “Holiday Highway” which infuriates everyone in Northland. Sure some holidaymakers do use that road but so does $800 million of the Northland economy making its way through to Auckland. So whenever the Labour Party makes mention of that—and maybe it is not popular with everybody. I think there are actually three people in Auckland who do not think that the Pūhoi to Wellsford motorway is a good idea: the three Labour Party supporters in Auckland. Actually to be fair I think one of them may be a Mana Party supporter. I am not too sure; they sort of cross over a little bit. This is a sensible bill andit provides for the financial infrastructure that will help us build our roading infrastructure. I commend it to the House.
Draft transcript - Wednesday 10 July 2013Published as advance copy.Draft transcript - Wednesday 10 July 2013
Draft transcript - Tuesday 09 July 2013Published as advance copy.Draft transcript - Tuesday 09 July 2013
Street Maryan: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeStreet Maryan: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10276. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon MARYAN STREET (Labour): The commencement date is one of the two clauses under discussion right now for this Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill. Anybody could be forgiven for thinking that the title of it is in fact a misprint but no it is just a mistake. It is not a misprint; it is a ministerial mistake.Can I just ask that the Minister of Energy and Resources if he wishes the commencement clause to mean what it says to take away this piece of legislation after the requisite period of time—and it gets passed tomorrow—and if he is going to stuff it under his mattress could he please put a sticky note on it to say “Bring up for 25 May.” because the other bill is not going to be law. The other Act will not be in force until 24 May so the Minister has to take this amendment bill away and put a little sticky note on it or please—
Vote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10273. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat Part 2 be agreed to.Ayes61New Zealand National 59; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes54New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 11; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Part 2 agreed to.
Vote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10273. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes52New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 11; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Moana Mackey to clause 14 be agreed to:delete clause 14.
Ross Jami-Lee: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10259. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Robertson H V Ross: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10258. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson): I have not heard from Carol Beaumont.
Lotu-Iiga Sam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLotu-Iiga Sam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10258. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie): I moveThat the question be now put.
Hughes Gareth: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHughes Gareth: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10256. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]GARETH HUGHES (Green): I hope the National members will take a call on this important part Part 1 of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill. As I was talking about before it is the Minister of Energy and Resources who has to be satisfied whether a permit will be achieved. It is incredibly worrying because the Minister cannot do even basic legislation. We are here on a Friday night. I am sure he is not the most popular member in the National caucus at the moment because all the National members have to stay here fixing up his mess on Friday night and under urgency. This is the Minister who is probably too busy having dinners with the oil companies to decide what is good for us. It is the Minister who is all behind the “Drill baby drill.” He cannot do even basic legislation.While he is opening up 189000 square kilometres of our waters he is weakening the process. What he is allowing are cowboys to enter our market. The previous tender rules as outlined in the Crown Minerals Act allowed for people going for bids to comprise their committed work and then there was their contingent work. What you saw with the Petrobras example off the Raukūmara Basin was that it obviously outlined the planned work programme which it had to put in its application in the red box in the foyer. It was not able to do it. We still have not received the answer as to why Petrobras pulled out why it decided to surrender its permit at the point it did. Why did Petrobras surrender? Was there just not enough oil there? Was its seismic data not prospective enough? Was it scared of Te Whānau-a-Apanui and Greenpeace? Was that the reason why it left our country and surrendered our permit?I believe that this is the rationale for amending the Anadarko amendment—sorry the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill—here because what you are allowing now is for permits to be applied for without the financial backing or the expertise. It is incredibly worrying because exploratory drilling which is what we are dealing with is the riskiest phase. It is the frontiers of technology geology and geography. It is the riskiest phase because despite the 2-D and 3-D seismic data you still do not know what is down there. With the considerable depth that operators are looking at in New Zealand the risks are intensified so we should not be releasing and weakening our tender permit rules when it comes to exploratory drilling because this is the riskiest phase. We should not be playing fast and loose but sadly this is exactly what the Minister is doing when you look at Part 1 of this legislation. I could talk all night about these important issues but I think I will take my seat now. Kia ora.
Calder Cam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCalder Cam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10254. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr CAM CALDER (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Mitchell Mark: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10244. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I am pleased to take a call in the second reading of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill. The previous speaker Eugenie Sage spoke about accidents and safety issues which are extremely important. I would just like to talk about some of the achievements that this Government has had in that area. We have established the High Hazards Unit within the Department of Labour a dedicated unit of inspectors who oversee and regulate health and safety practices on oil and gas platforms in geothermal installations and in mines tunnels and quarries.There has been a targeted review of health and safety regulations that apply to well-drilling operations both onshore and offshore—the Government’s response to the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy. There has been Maritime New Zealand’s recent review of oil spill preparedness the Ministry of Transport’s proposed review of minimum insurance requirements for offshore oil installations in the territorial sea and the exclusive economic zone and the Inland Revenue Department’s review of the specified minerals tax regime. So it is very clear the amount of work this Government has been engaged in to make sure that we do develop an oil and gasindustry where safety and health is a priority. I am very happy to commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Lotu-Iiga Sam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLotu-Iiga Sam: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10238. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie): We just spent the last 10 minutes listening to a Chicken Little speech that was bereft of ideas bereft of vision and bereft of any plan for this economy and the people of New Zealand. This gentleman who just sat down Gareth Hughes said: “Where are the jobs?”. Well I called up Clint before I got here and I asked him: “How many jobs are there in New Zealand?”. The answer is there are 2300000 jobs currently in New Zealand the most people that have ever been employed in this country in our history—the most in our history. Gareth Hughes asked where the jobs are and if you look at the SEEK website there are over 15000 jobs available in this country. The unemployment rate has dropped from 6.6 percent to 6.2 percent. He talked about frontiers and how this bill the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill needs to push the frontiers of oil and gas exploration. Well let me share with that member some facts—a few simple facts.Petroleum is the fourth-largest export earner in this country—the fourth-largest export earner. Of the $37 billion of exports every year—and that is the estimate for 2012—$1.8 billion in revenue comes from the oil and gas industry. It employs—and Mr Young here knows—over 7000 people across this country. This Government is out there trying to create jobs through convention centres through creative industries through the dairy industry and through wood meat fish aquaculture horticulture and agriculture. There are many industries across this country that actually produce jobs and export revenues for New Zealanders—for New Zealanders. If he took the time out to get away from his sheltered chardonnay socialist habitat here in Wellington and came andvisited the provinces or if he came and visited the cities like Auckland he would realise that there are people out there making things work producing things and earning a living for this country. This bill supports the Business Growth Agenda of this Government. This bill supports job opportunities and employment for our people to support their families and to support their kids. So I support this bill and I commend it again to the House because it is an important bill going forward.
Tisch Lindsay: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10234. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call—[Interruption] Order! I am calling the Hon Maryan Street.
Mitchell Mark: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10229. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I am very pleased to take a call on the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill. I just wanted to talk about the delivery of our Budget yesterday by our Minister of Finance Bill English and that fact that it highlighted something. It is that not only are we building momentum in our economy but actually we are on track to return to surplus in 2014-15. When I was campaigning in 2011 all I heard from the Opposition parties was that it was impossible to return our country to surplus in 2014 or 2015. Well I tell you what look at the results. Look at the results that were presented yesterday. We are on track to return to surplus in 2014-15.We have also got in Simon Bridges a Minister of Energy and Resources who has also carried on that momentum and who will continue that momentum in our oil and gas sector. It is an oil and gas sector that is critically important to the future economic growth of New Zealand. We heard Jonathan Young stand up and speak about his electorate of Taranaki. I was fortunate enough to visit Taranaki myself last year. The place is buzzing. The oil and gas sector there contributes the same amount to the GDP as the dairy industry does. So it is a very very important part of our economy. I know for a fact that Northland Rodney and Whangarei and Phil Heatley and Mike Sabin will welcome and look forward to this sector growing. This bill is making a big contribution towards making sure that happens. Thank you.
Yang Jian: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYang Jian: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10226. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr JIAN YANG (National): Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the first reading of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill in the name of the Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges. As my other colleagues have already stated the purpose of this bill is to encourage the safe and sensible development of Crown-owned minerals so that they contribute more to New Zealand’s economicgrowth and standard of living. This will be achieved by streamlining and simplifying the Crown minerals regulatory regime and ensuring better coordination of regulatory agencies. This bill also makes minor changes that do not dilute the robust performance management provisions of the regime in any way but are necessary to improve the alignment of the regime with current industry structures and future resource development.The bill ensures that the changes to the regime can be implemented to their fullest extent in a consistent manner across the industry. The Government’s Business Growth Agenda supports New Zealand business to grow in order to create jobs and improve New Zealand’s standard of living. Natural resource industries are an essential part of this. They are major export earners they contribute significant royalty and tax revenue and they create higher-paid jobs. However there is huge untapped potential. Many many New Zealanders are simply frustrated that we are doing nothing to tap the huge potential of our natural resource industries. This bill is good news for them. I support the bill. Thank you.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10256. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Young Jonathan: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYoung Jonathan: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10218. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): I guess it is a pity that the only word that the previous speaker Moana Mackey could put on a piece of paper was the word “and” because I think that you know in terms of the select committee process yes she did participate she did contribute and she brought her point of view across. I think what we need to understand around the adjustments that we are now proposing here with this Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill is how the oil industry operates because there are very very few operators around the world who would be able to supply every step every facet of technology and implementation of their programme within the scope of their own company.If you go to Taranaki and you see a great New Zealand company like Todd Energy up there working away if you go on-site and look at what they are doing there in north Taranaki you will see on their site probably half a dozen companies. You will see Schlumberger. You will see other companies that do the cementing—Halliburton. You will see drill companies. You will see all of these different companies operating. What we are saying is that instead of having just a single health and safety plan for a permit every single step of the process in this incredibly important and risky enterprise should have a health a safety plan that is submitted and ticked off so that we see that every step along the chain in terms of exploration and production is going to be done in a very safe way for the sake of not only the workers but also the environment in which it happens. So this is very sensible stuff.We know that in Taranaki oil exploration has been happening since 1865 with the Alpha well on Ngāmotu beach—probably before Texas Taranaki was hard at work in this industry. We are a great industry up there and we serve the country very well. We want to see this industry expanded throughout the country. We know what it has done for Taranaki and for the people there and for employment there and we believe that this is going to be something that if done wisely done well and done in a very proactive and a positive way is going to be a great benefit to all New Zealand. Thank you.
Carter David: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10218. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: No I am not prepared to put that leave.
Upston Louise: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeUpston Louise: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10213. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō): I am really pleased actually to be the final speaker in the third reading of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) because there seems to be one fact that really has got lost in the Opposition’s argument. It is saying that parents who care for disabled adult children are out there losing hope but the simple fact is that this is the very first time a Government is paying them—$23 million. This side of the House is going to pay those parents when Labour and the Greens never paid a penny and that is the guts of it—not one penny. So some time in the future if you get to be in Government then you make the commitment to pay every single parent to look after a child an adult a parent a spouse—actually every child full stop—and then we will see where the country is. Thank you.
Vote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10245. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill be now read a second time.Ayes68New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes50New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 13; Māori Party 2; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Bill read a second time.
Carter David: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10210. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Order! The House is suspended for the dinner break. I will resume the Chair at 7 p.m.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY: Let me just begin the final snippet of my contribution on the bill by saying to all those members opposite who have spent the day saying what a wonderful deal this is for the families of people with disabilities that I can highly recommend the item on3 News this evening where I think you will get the facts about how the families actually feel about this. I am afraid that for the Government it is all bad news because as we predicted the families have seen right through the politics they have seen right through the spin and they are not happy with you Mr Ryall.I just want to finish up by saying that this is a really really unfortunate day for those families. They have been waiting for so long for this to happen. They have been waiting for so long for justice. They have been waiting for so long for the Government to respond to the court case that occurred last year and to come up with a full solution. What the Government has actually done is thrown them a few crumbs and then blocked anybody—any of those families—from trying to pursue this any further in the future. It really is an insult to those families who have worked so hard. I just feel sorry for them. I want to say to them that we in the Labour Party thought that the Government had done the right thing. We heard as everybody else had that the Government was prepared to act and it was going to pass legislation. But just as everybody else has done today as the day has gone on and we have looked at this closer and closer we have realised that what has actually occurred today is a travesty. It is anti-democratic it tramples on human rights and it has taken away the opportunity for those families to actually pursue this issue further. It is a very very sad day and Tony Ryall should hang his head in shame.
Yang Jian: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYang Jian: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10209. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr JIAN YANG (National): I want to emphasise that the National-led Government has been working extremely hard to provide better services to disabled people. The Ministry of Health spends over $1 billion a year on a wide range of disability support services. What is more support and payments from a number of other agencies are available to disabled people. Thanks to our most capable Minister of Health the Hon Tony Ryall New Zealand is leading the world in looking after disabled people. Not only that but also we are leading the developed world in developing our economy. Only by developing our economy will we have more funding for public health and disability services. This New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) will provide better services to disabled people and help develop our economy. I commend the bill to the House.
Simpson Scott: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSimpson Scott: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10207. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): It is a pleasure to rise in support of the third reading of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2). The bill is in the name of the Hon Tony Ryall and I commend him for his efforts in bringing it to the House as part of Budget 2013. The bill of course responds to the Court of Appeal’s decision inAtkinson a case that was initially started in 2001 in the Human Rights Commission. That is where it had its genesis and it was fought at every step of the way by the then Labour Government and its health Ministers.Minister Ryall said in his third reading speech that we have landed in a reasonable place a fair place with this legislation and on that I wholeheartedly agree with him. I said in my first reading speech on this bill that it was a proud day for the National Party and a proud day for the National Government. Well actually it is a proud day for New Zealand and all New Zealanders because we are only the third country in the world to provide legislation of this sort and as a National member in this Government it makes me proud to be part of it.So congratulations to Bill English and Tony Ryall who have brought this measure in under the tight fiscal conditions that we are facing in the country. We have got the balance about right. I commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10224. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): It is my great pleasure to stand in support of this Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill. It is good to follow Andrew Williams from New Zealand First which has supported this bill. Sometimes I feel that New Zealand First has got some common sense and it supports this bill under consideration.I would like to clarify something for the member from the Green Party Gareth Hughes who just mentioned that a lot of overseas companies are withdrawing from New Zealand. I had an opportunity to meet one of the investors from Canada recently who are investing millions of dollars in oil exploration in New Zealand. He was very excited by the opportunities available over here and investors are ready to support the exploration of the mineral opportunities available over here and come and invest over here.While I am talking about petroleum petroleum is the fourth-largest export earner for New Zealand. It earns about $1.8 billion in revenue and employs about 7000 New Zealanders. This bill ensures commercial certainty for the operators who have been granted permits and this amendment bill fixes some of the loopholes that were left in the Act earlier. So I hope these opportunities will bring more investment into New Zealand and create more jobs which will help the economic growth in New Zealand. I commend this bill to the House.
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10196. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Ruth Dyson to clause 4 be agreed to:delete new section 70E(1)(b).
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10196. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Ruth Dyson to clause 4 be agreed to:in new section 70D(3)(c) after “not family members” insert “but any lower rates set may not be lower than the minimum adult rate of wages payable to workers set under section 4 of the Minimum Wage Act 1983:”
Tisch Lindsay: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2013 Amendment Bill — First Reading Second Reading In Committee[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10276. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I am sorry to interrupt the honourable member. I was waiting for someone to call me juvenile but it did not happen.Debate interrupted.
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10195. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party votewas called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Ruth Dyson to clause 4 be agreed to:replace new section 70D(3)(c) with “(c) the rates or ways of setting the rates of payment for support services provided to family members:”
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10195. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the amendment be agreed to.Ayes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Noes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Ruth Dyson to clause 4 be agreed to:delete new section 70D(3)(a)(i).
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10195. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Motion agreed to.The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Ruth Dyson to clause 4 be agreed to:in new section 70C replace “unless the payment is—(a) permitted by an applicable family care policy; or (b) expressly authorised by or under an enactment.” with “if the payment is prohibited by an applicable family care policy or enactment.”
Ross Jami-Lee: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10193. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I moveThat the question be now put.
Tisch Lindsay: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10198. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): I thank the member for his comment. The Chair takes into account the range of debate that has happened over the course of the time and at that stage the Chair will determine whether a question is put and for how long the debate will go. The Chairs realise that of course these bills have not been to a select committee and are being dealt with under urgency but that is given consideration. I would hope that overall we have reflected that in the nature of the debates that we have had. That I hope will continue. It certainly will under my chairmanship. I will report this bill without amendment.Bill reported without amendment.Report adopted.
Simpson Scott: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSimpson Scott: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10191. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): I moveThat the question be now put.
McKelvie Ian: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMcKelvie Ian: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10189. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]IAN McKELVIE (National—Rangitīkei): I moveThat the question be now put.
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10178. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat clause 3 be agreed to.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Clause 3 agreed to.
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill (No 2) — First Reading Second Reading In Committee Third Reading[Sitting date: 16 May 2013. Volume:690;Page:10178. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the question be now put.Ayes63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes54New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Motion agreed to.