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Yang Jian: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeYang Jian: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15602. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr JIAN YANG (National): I am delighted to speak on the first reading of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill. The bill proposes a number of important changes and these changes will promote efficiency competition and an international outlook in the New Zealand accounting market. The bill is part of the Government’s Business Growth Agenda to improve regulation and promote healthy financial reporting frameworks. I commend the bill to the House. Thank you.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15600. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): I am pleased to stand in support of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill in its first reading. The Minister of Commerce mentioned in his introductory remarks that the bill is part of the Government’s Business Growth Agenda. This bill will keep achieving efficiency competition and an international outlook in the New Zealand accounting market. A more competitive efficient accounting market will contribute to the Business Growth Agenda by providing better business advice for New Zealand firms and building confidence in the financial markets to the better assurance of investors. With these words I commend this bill to the House.
Mitchell Mark: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15598. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I am very pleased to take a call on the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill in its first reading and I look forward to receiving it as a member of the Commerce Committee.I found it really interesting to hear the Greens spokesperson Julie Anne Genter get up and start advocating for more regulation and not less regulation. In a competitive economy where the country’s wealth is being generated through our private sector it is extremely important to make sure that as part of our Business Growth Agenda we actually look at ways of making our companies more efficient and more competitive. That does not mean layering more red tape on them. It does not mean weighing them under with more red tape. It does not mean more regulation. It actually means good regulation.This bill on the face of it looks like a very good bill. Its purpose is to make the accounting and audit industry increasingly more competitive more agile and more effective and efficient in a growing globally competitive environment.Just from my own experience with say a small organisation like Age Concern in my own electorate of Rodney if we can find a way of creating more efficiency and reducing the compliance costs in terms of audits for an organisation like that it would go a long way to relieving stress on organisations that actually sometimes rely on voluntary services to carry out an audit.So this looks like a very good bill. I look forward to receiving it at the Commerce Committee and having a look into the details of the bill. Thank you.
Hauiti Claudette: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15590. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National): Ā ka tū ake ahau ki te mihi i a koutou katoa ngā kaimahi roto i tēnei Whare ngā mihi ki a koutou mō te Tau Hou.[And so I rise to acknowledge you all users of this House; salutations for the New Year to you collectively.]The Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill is probably one of the best pieces of legislation that we have seen apart from the Te Urewera-Tūhoe Bill. We know that it is a most outstanding piece of legislation because it is being supported by the parties around this House. So I commend the Minister of Conservation for bringing this bill to us to be debated and to be discussed. Nō reira e te rangatira ka tū tautoko ahau i tēnei pire ki tēnei Whare. Kia ora.[Therefore I stand in support of this bill to this House. Thank you.]Bill read a second time.
Roy Eric: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15588. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Is this a split call?Phil Twyford: It is.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Phil Twyford—5 minutes.
Goldsmith Paul: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGoldsmith Paul: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15588. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): Happy New Year to you Mr Deputy Speaker. I just want to respond briefly to the idea of the previous speaker Ruth Dyson that somehow the National Party has been reluctantly brought to this piece of legislation the Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill. That is a load of nonsense. This is a Government that gets on with things. It does not talk about things endlessly; it just gets on with them.This piece of legislation is bringing in three new marine reserves. That will mean that approximately 9.5 percent of New Zealand’s territorial sea will be protected by marine reserves once these three new Subantarctic Islands reserves have been gazetted and that is a marvellous achievement for this country.This is the party that also introduced regulations covering the exclusive economic zone. Other parties jump up and down wail and sound terrified at every proposal that comes in yet they were quite happy for a long time not to have any legislation operating in the exclusive economic zone to regulate and protect our waters. We are the party that is making good progress on water quality through the work of the water forum. So when other parties posture and puff and talk about the environment the National Party gets on with it. I am very proud to be part of that party and to commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Barry Maggie: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15585. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I rise to talk to the Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill at its second reading. As others have noted this is a bill whose time has definitely come. It establishes three new marine reserves around the subantarctic Antipodes Islands group the Bounty Islands and Campbell Island. Like other members of the Local Government and Environment Committee I regret that we were not able to go there in person and sample their delights because this is a unique part of the world. Perhaps because it is so remote and it has had very little impact from human beings it has an enormous heritage value. These three island groups have enjoyed World Heritage status but of course as others have said the waters surrounding them do not enjoy that same status.This is a bill that needs to protect the area of water around these islands. It is going to be the first marine protected area to be implemented under our Government’s marine protection areas policy. We were in Government when the Marines Reserve Act was established back in 1971. That Act is no longer fit for purpose. It is outdated and it needs now to be improved upon. We need to have marine reserves that will have a broader range of protection tools and a more integrated approach I suppose you could say to marine protection.World Heritage status does afford a lot of protection but protection of the marine areas around the islands is a vital part of our overall philosophy which was outlined very eloquently by the Minister of Conservation at the start of this debate tonight. The very special ecology of these three islands is important to us. As the Minister said—and I will leave it at this—the ocean environment is the new frontier for conservation. That is why this bill among the raft of measures that we are bringing in for marine conservation is so vital. I commend it to the House.
Roy Eric: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Subantarctic Islands Marine Reserves Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15577. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! The time has concluded.Moana Mackey: Oh but I was just really getting going.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am sorry to hear that. You have now finished.
Tisch Lindsay: Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15572. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is no objection.Sitting suspended from 5.59 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Brownlee Gerry: Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15572. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): There is about a minute or so before the dinner break. I seek the leave of the House for the House to lift now and resume at 7.30.
Brownlee Gerry: Debate on Prime Minister’s StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15572. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): I moveThat this debate be now adjourned.Motion agreed to.
Roy Eric: Debate on Prime Minister’s StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15558. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The member’s time has expired.
Roy Eric: Debate on Prime Minister’s StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15556. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Green Party will split its call. There will be a 4-minute bell.
Williams Andrew: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWilliams Andrew: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15525. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): Mr Speaker we have veterans here in the House today—Mr SPEAKER: Order! I take it from that that the member wants me to proceed with putting the question of leave. I therefore put the question. Leave is sought for that letter to be tabled. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Carter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15525. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I thank the member for his contribution. The Business Committee works to smooth the running of this House. Mr Brownlee is quite right to suggest that in the normal course of events such a matter as this would be raised through it. I think it is now in the hands of the mover of the motion Andrew Williams. He is in the situation where he withdraws it or I put the leave as he has requested. It is either of those two choices. Can I seek clarification from Mr Williams. Does he want to proceed with me putting the question of leave?
Peters Winston: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15525. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First): With respect it has crept in of late that the Business Committee seems to be controlling events that really belong with this House. The plain fact is that my colleague has sought the House’s permission to table a document. I cannot believe that there is any responsible member of Parliament who would oppose him doing so.
Brownlee Gerry: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15525. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Mr Speaker we have arrangements in this House as you well know through the Business Committee where matters like this are often put in front of parties prior to their being brought to the House. I do think that in this case it would be better if the member were prepared to put that to the Business Committee today to see what might come of it tomorrow rather than putting the House in a position of having to decline something it has not seen.
Carter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15524. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is enough information for the House. I put leave to the House. Leave is sought to table that particular document. [Interruption]Hon Gerry Brownlee: I am seeking leave to speak to the point of order.Mr SPEAKER: I think that on this particular occasion it is useful for the Leader of the House to seek clarification.
Williams Andrew: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWilliams Andrew: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15524. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave of the House to table a letter to this Parliament from Viet Nam veteran John “Doc” Mountain on behalf of many New Zealand services veterans some of whom are here today in this House expressing grave concerns in the way war pensions disabled pensions—
Dunne Peter: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDunne Peter: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15524. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon PETER DUNNE (Leader—United Future): I doubt that there are many people in New Zealand or anywhere else in the world for that matter who were watching yesterday who did not become filled with emotion at watching this extraordinary spectacle of this delightfully natural talented effervescent young New Zealander steal the show both with her rendition of her song at the beginning and then with her genuine unvarnished natural remarks at the time when she received her awards. She was a reflection of all that we would like to think is good about young New Zealanders: confident assured certain but also natural unaffected and charming. Lorde displayed all of those talents yesterday. But yesterday is but a step along the way in what will obviously be an extremely successful career.Her achievements to date in getting to this point should not be overlooked. Her passion her skill as a songwriter and a performer and the chemistry that she exudes that attracts people to watch her performances are all part of an extraordinary gift and an extraordinary talent. Lorde her family her supporters her workmates and her team around her can all take extraordinary satisfaction from her achievements to date. And we as a country can be proud of her not just for the representation that she gives us but for the fact that she shows the world what a good young New Zealander can be like. She is a remarkable ambassadress an extraordinary songstress and writer and she is a person we should be very very proud to celebrate and acknowledge long into the future.Motion agreed to.
Banks John: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBanks John: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15524. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon JOHN BANKS (Leader—ACT): What an extraordinary achievement for a young New Zealander. Lorde has brought great credit to herself her family Takapuna Grammar School and the country. On behalf of the people of Epsom I join with the Prime Minister in publicly congratulating her her family her supporters and her friends.My bench mates suggested that on this occasion I should try to be very cool and hook up with the young people listening to this broadcast this afternoon. I am sure that there are tens of thousands of young people tuned in to their crystal sets and hanging off of every word we are saying about this great New Zealander.This award represents a family who have given her unconditional love and a world-class education and taught her the value of hard work. It also represents her—obviously inherited and worked—huge talent and ability much confidence and a brilliant future. I was reflecting while my colleagues were speaking that now that she is famous if she is thinking of coming to Parliament do not. Stay with your day job. She can bring much much more credit to New Zealand than coming here. It is her sheer genius that has brought her to where she is and she has much more ability to come and many more accolades to arrive. I congratulate her and her family on this great award.
Harawira Hone: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHarawira Hone: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15523. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker. Huri rauna tēnā tātou katoa e hui tuatahi i tēnei rā roto i tō tātou Pāremata tēnā koutou tēnā koutou. Me te mihi anōki ki a tātou katoa kua tae mai horekau he painga e pā ana ki tētahi i tēnei rā tēnā koutou kia ora tātou. Me mihi anōki au ki tērā o wā tātou nei kōtiro a Lorde i tae atu ki te taumata o tōna waiata. Ēngari e tika ana kia kaua e wareware ki ngā wāhine rongonui o roto o Aotearoa e noho tonu nei ki roto i a tātou i tae atu ki tērā o ngā hui whakangau o Ngāpuhi e tū ana ki roto i a mātou i te wikiene kua pahure ake nei. Tetahi ko Maisey Rika ko Whirimako Black ko Ria Hall Billie Anne Monga me taku kōtiro anōki a Magic. E tika ana kia mihi atu ki a rātou e w’akarangatira ana i ngā kaupapa waiata o roto i a tātou i tēnei wā. Mihi atu ki a Lorde mihi atu ki a rātou mihi atu ki a tātou. Tēnā koutou kia ora tātou katoa.[Thank you Mr Speaker. Greetings to us all throughout who are meeting for the first time today in our Parliament greetings. I acknowledge us all as well who have nothing but goodwill for each other today so greetings and well done. I also pay a tribute to Lorde that one of our girls whose song has reached its pinnacle. But it is right that well-known women entertainers in New Zealand who are living here still in our midst are not overlooked. They arrived in the weekend just past at one of the festivals held amongst us in Ngāpuhi. One was Maisey Rika. Others were Whirimako Black Ria Hall Billie Anne Monga and my daughter Magic as well. It is fitting thatthey are acknowledged for promoting the songs being sung amongst us today. In congratulating Lorde I congratulate them too and us. Salutations and congratulations to us all.]
Flavell Te Ururoa: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFlavell Te Ururoa: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15523. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]TE URUROA FLAVELL (Co-Leader—Māori Party): He mihi tuatahi ngā mihi o te Tau Hou ki a koe otirā ki a tātau. Ko tā te Pāti Māori he tautoko i ngā kōrero ki tēnei o ngā wāhine i whakanuia inapō nei. Ā ka nui te mihi ki a ia.[First of all greetings of the New Year to you Mr Speaker and indeed to us. The Māori Party endorses the statements made to this among the women who were honoured last evening and acknowledge her greatly.]I stand on behalf of the Māori Party to support other comments that have been made about Lorde and Mr Joel Little and congratulate them on their win. Maybe there is something to be said about changing your name to get that ultimate success and I suppose I have got to say for myself that something like “Jimbo” or “James” or something like that might be a good idea in the future. I have got to say that Beyoncé still does it for me but Lorde is still right up there—Lorde is up there.I understand that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa back in 1984 won the first Grammy awarded to a New Zealander and so Lorde has joined a long queue of other people already mentioned today whom we must acknowledge as bringing pride not only to themselves and their families but also to the country. We have got to think about their parents as well who have been mentioned and say that obviously that talent must come from somewhere and we acknowledge Lorde’s parents.I understand that as a young person in 2009 at Belmont Intermediate Lorde won with a song called “Warwick Avenue”. I do not know the song—it was a little bit after my time—but apparently that video was shown to Universal Music Group representatives and of course subsequently they signed her to that label. Five years later of course with the support of her family those around her her school and with her music—and I understand that she went back to her school not long ago—she has clearly demonstrated that she has the talent and according to most commentators will carry on with that success.The last word I think would probably need to go back to her. In her first interview not even 1 year ago she admitted to the success of her song-writing style as this: “You’ve got to be honest for it to lock with me. It’s got to have real things …”. We love the fact that she keeps it real and writes about real things that are important to her and possibly touches the hearts and minds of many people. Clearly it does. We wish her well.
Peters Winston: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePeters Winston: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15522. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First): New Zealand First wishes to join other political parties in offering our congratulations to both Ella and Joel on their stunning success. I want to also say that we do not seek any vicarious benefit in this parade today. So suffice for us to say on behalf of New Zealand First we are very proud of you.
Turei Metiria: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTurei Metiria: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15522. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]METIRIA TUREI (Co-Leader—Green): The Green Party joins with this Parliament and with the rest of the country in congratulating Ella Yelich-O’Connor and Joel Little on their amazing success at the Grammys. It was a very proud moment and there were thousands and thousands of New Zealanders amongst the 30 million other people around the world watching this young New Zealand woman and this young New Zealand man take the stage and take the world by storm in this amazing event. It is all about their passion and their creativity and their hard work which led them there along with the support of their families and their friends and the creative community that sits around them. How amazing it is to see this young 17-year-old woman meet all of her talent and fulfil all of her potential and how amazing it would be if we could be assured that every single New Zealand child had everything they needed too to meet all of their potential to fulfil all their talents and to achieve on the world stage or at home in the best way that they can. She is a fantastic example of what can be achieved by our young people if they have the support that they need.I am also really pleased that the song itself was the one that won best song—“Royals”—because this song was all about how we do not need all of that crazy wealth or all of that crazy greed. Actually it is enough to have friends and family and to do amazing things to have your talent and your potential fulfilled. What a great thing that is—[Interruption] Absolutely—let us clap that. And let us clap a young woman who was able to write about that and to express that to the world in such an amazing way. We are very proud of this young woman and everyone who supports her. Thank you.
Cunliffe David: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCunliffe David: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15522. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Leader of the Opposition): Labour today congratulates young New Zealand musician Ella Yelich-O’Connor aka Lorde on her Grammy success yesterday. All New Zealanders are proud of Ella’s achievements her lyrics and what she stands for which resonates with all young New Zealanders—young musicians striving to achieve their dreams. Ella is a role model for all New Zealanders and New Zealand musicians. Lorde has won two Grammys: one for Song of the Year for her hit “Royals”and one for Best Pop Solo Performance. Lorde was nominated amongst big names in the music business including Bruno Mars Katy Perry Macklemore and others. Past winners of Song of the Year include Adele for her 2011 hit “Rolling in the Deep”.Many musicians have praised the young New Zealander nationally and internationally for her amazing achievements and she now joins a long list of worldwide music legends. She joins the most recent New Zealand Grammy winner Kimbra who last year won Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Australian musician Gotye for “Somebody That I Used to Know”.
Key John: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—LordeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKey John: Motions — Grammy Awards 2014—Lorde[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Rt Hon JOHN KEY (Prime Minister): I seek leave to move a motion without notice congratulating Lorde on her success at the Grammy Awards.Mr SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that course of action being followed? There is none.Rt Hon JOHN KEY: I moveThat this House congratulate Ella Yelich-O’Connor also known as Lorde on her success at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Yesterday young New Zealander Ella Yelich-O’Connor made history. The singer-songwriter known as Lorde won the Grammy for best pop solo performance and together with co-producer Joel Little won song of the year for “Royals”. She was nominated for an unbelievable four Grammys.Rolling Stonehas called Lorde pop’s most unlikely new superstar and for very good reason. She has just achieved something no New Zealander has and that it has happened so quickly and so comprehensively has taken the world by surprise. In less than a year Lorde has gone from being a year-12 student at Takapuna Grammar School to superstardom. Her unique brand of alternative pop has seen her top charts not just in New Zealand but in Britain Australia Belgium Ireland and Canada. She has appeared on theLetterman show and onEllen and exchanges text messages these days with Taylor Swift.She is just 17 years old but what is most remarkable about Ella is that she has done it all in her own way—a typically Kiwi and unassuming way. If there were rules no onetold Lorde. She has busted stereotypes and along the way won hearts. Her performance at yesterday’s Grammys earned her a standing ovation—think about that a standing ovation—from the most influential names in the history of music.New Zealand is a nation of high achievers. We almost always punch above our weight. However the success of Ella Yelich-O’Connor is remarkable even by those standards. Yesterday this talented young woman make New Zealand sit up and take notice. I suspect there will be many such moments as her career goes forward. Ella and Joel you have made New Zealand very proud.
Event: Members SwornText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeEvent: Members Sworn[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Members Sworn16Poto Williams was presented to the Speaker made the affirmation required by law and took her seat in the House.Mr Speaker administered the Oath of Allegiance to Joanne Hayes who then took her seat in the House.
Carter David: By-Election — Christchurch East Electoral DistrictText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: By-Election — Christchurch East Electoral District[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I have received from the Electoral Commission a writ declaring Munokoa Poto Williams to be elected to represent the electorate of Christchurch East. I understand that Poto Williams is present and wishes to make the affirmation. Would she please come forward to the chair on my right.
Carter David: List Member VacancyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: List Member Vacancy[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I have received from the Electoral Commission a return declaring Joanne Kowhai Hayes to be elected a member of Parliament to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Katrina Shanks.
Carter David: Resignations — Katrina Shanks New Zealand NationalText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Resignations — Katrina Shanks New Zealand National[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I wish to advise the House that I have received a letter from Katrina Shanks resigning her seat with effect from Tuesday 21 January 2014.
Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSittings of the House[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15572. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Sittings of the HouseHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): There is about a minute or so before the dinner break. I seek the leave of the House for the House to lift now and resume at 7.30.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is no objection.Sitting suspended from 5.59 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—ProcessText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePoints of Order — Tabling of Documents—Process[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15524. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Points of OrderTabling of Documents—ProcessANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave of the House to table a letter to this Parliament from Viet Nam veteran John “Doc” Mountain on behalf of many New Zealand services veterans some of whom are here today in this House expressing grave concerns in the way war pensions disabled pensions—Mr SPEAKER: Order! That is enough information for the House. I put leave to the House. Leave is sought to table that particular document. [Interruption]Hon Gerry Brownlee: I am seeking leave to speak to the point of order.Mr SPEAKER: I think that on this particular occasion it is useful for the Leader of the House to seek clarification.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): Mr Speaker we have arrangements in this House as you well know through the Business Committee where matters like this are often put in front of parties prior to their being brought to the House. I do think that in this case it would be better if the member were prepared to put that to the Business Committee today to see what might come of it tomorrow rather than putting the House in a position of having to decline something it has not seen.Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First): With respect it has crept in of late that the Business Committee seems to be controlling events that really belong with this House. The plain fact is that my colleague has sought the House’s permission to table a document. I cannot believe that there is any responsible member of Parliament who would oppose him doing so.Mr SPEAKER: I thank the member for his contribution. The Business Committee works to smooth the running of this House. Mr Brownlee is quite right to suggest that in the normal course of events such a matter as this would be raised through it. I think it is now in the hands of the mover of the motion Andrew Williams. He is in the situation where he withdraws it or I put the leave as he has requested. It is either of those two choices. Can I seek clarification from Mr Williams. Does he want to proceed with me putting the question of leave?ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): Mr Speaker we have veterans here in the House today—Mr SPEAKER: Order! I take it from that that the member wants me to proceed with putting the question of leave. I therefore put the question. Leave is sought for that letter to be tabled. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Members SwornText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMembers Sworn[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Members SwornPoto Williams was presented to the Speaker made the affirmation required by law and took her seat in the House.Mr Speaker administered the Oath of Allegiance to Joanne Hayes who then took her seat in the House.
By-Election — Christchurch East Electoral DistrictText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBy-Election — Christchurch East Electoral District[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]By-ElectionChristchurch East Electoral DistrictMr SPEAKER: I have received from the Electoral Commission a writ declaring Munokoa Poto Williams to be elected to represent the electorate of Christchurch East. I understand that Poto Williams is present and wishes to make the affirmation. Would she please come forward to the chair on my right.
List Member VacancyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeList Member Vacancy[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]List Member VacancyMr SPEAKER: I have received from the Electoral Commission a return declaring Joanne Kowhai Hayes to be elected a member of Parliament to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Katrina Shanks.
Resignations — Katrina Shanks New Zealand NationalText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeResignations — Katrina Shanks New Zealand National[Sitting date: 28 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15521. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Tuesday 28 January 2014Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.ResignationsKatrina Shanks New Zealand NationalMr SPEAKER: I wish to advise the House that I have received a letter from Katrina Shanks resigning her seat with effect from Tuesday 21 January 2014.
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Roy Eric: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoy Eric: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16233. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! I am sorry to interrupt the member but the debate is interrupted.Debate interrupted.
Williams Andrew: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWilliams Andrew: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16232. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): It is a great pleasure to take a call on the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill. Once again I draw the short straw in getting to start my speech at 2 minutes to 6. This seems to have become a regular occurrence in this House. It is almost like I need to have some sort of other little act to do or a song or some other thing I can do because when you have only 1½ minutes you do not have time at all to even get into the gist of it.Anyway having now used up 30 seconds I would just like to say that it is interesting sitting on the Local Government and Environment Committee because we have been looking at all sorts of things in relation to local government and also buildings and building requirements. Sometimes we are very confused as to where this Government is coming from. In this particular instance the Government is saying that it is going to tighten up around earthquake-prone buildings and do all it can to ensure the safety ofNew Zealanders—the safety of our citizens—but on the other hand we have discussed bills in the last year building amendment bills and things where this Government wanted to reduce compliance in terms of what the local authorities’ involvement will be with oversight of consents and to have far more self-regulation from the building industry and far more situations where the local authorities are less involved in ensuring that the buildings are built to a certain standard. So you almost have a sort of Jekyll and Hyde situation with this Government half the time because on the one hand it wants to—
Wagner Nicky: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWagner Nicky: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16230. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central): I was talking on this Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill when we rose last time. I was just commenting on the fact that this is an extremely important bill that the populace of New Zealand has raised its consciousness since the earthquakes of Christchurch and that there is a lot of concern nationwide now as to the quality of our building stock and the safety of the people who live and work in that building stock. Just getting back to the bill this bill requires that territorial authorities undertake a seismic assessment of the existing non-residential buildings and multi-storeyed and multi-unit residential buildings in their districts and they must do this within 5 years of the commencement of this bill. Then the building owners must do earthquake strengthening within 20 years.When we were last debating this bill the member Shane Jones was highlighting the issue of costs—the issue of costs to upgrade this large number of buildings across the country. We think it is somewhere between 15000 and 25000 buildings. He was also talking about the costs of upgrading heritage buildings and also buildings in some of our smaller provincial areas that do not demand the rent increases that might support the upgrades. I think this is a real problem. We just need to look at some of our South Island cities such as Ōāmaru that have large numbers of stone buildings which are magnificent but certainly earthquake prone and we need to understand the sorts of costs that this bill may impose on both the owners of the buildings and whoever else may want to contribute to that.The bill makes comment about what must be done during the upgrading and it means that upgrading for strengthening the building is the prime target. There has been some debate about whether as is normal when you get an upgrade of a building you have to bring in new building standards in terms of access and in terms of environmental issues such as double glazing and things like that and that is an important issue. I think the debate will wander around in this area—do we want to save some of these heritage buildings can we put them back to what they were before but strengthened or do we have to spend extra to upgrade them in terms of amenity? I think that is going to be the nub of this bill. I actually think that this bill strikes a good balance. It means that those heritage buildings can be upgraded so that they are safe but perhaps not upgraded as we would like them to be if we had more funds at our disposal.So I think that it is really important that this bill comes to the House. Certainly the consciousness of New Zealanders has been raised as to the quality of the buildings across the country. We do want to be sure that these buildings are safe for living and working in and I do commend this bill to the House.
Lee Melissa: Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeLee Melissa: Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16229. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MELISSA LEE (National): I rise to support this Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill in its second reading. As the last speaker on a bill often you have to think about what fresh things you might bring to the debate because other members have actually traversed many things on this bill. I just want to comment that this bill makes important amendments to existing legislation to underpin the implementation of the Trade Single Window component of the new $89 million Joint Border Management System. In particular the thing that I want to say is that it will also lower traders’ compliance costs over time. During the pilot with industry partners faster response times were achieved and savings were made on electronic data transmission costs.My learned colleague Dr Cam Calder mentioned his experience as an importer and I just want to talk about my personal experience as well. Many years ago my parents set up an import business—the first ever Korean importers of Korean food products. Many years ago back then something like 26 years ago it was very difficult to import foreign food products. They were never available in New Zealand so the instant noodles that you find very frequently and easily at supermarkets now took $3000 every time to test for—I do not know—bugs. My parents had to go through a lot of paperwork every time they had to bring in a container load of these things. There were so many papers that they had to fill in for different Government departments. So this to me will be fantastic for people who are actually venturing into new businesses that may not have happened in New Zealand before like my parents did some 26 years ago.Particularly for new migrants into this country having the English language component of the business and dealing with Government departments is often difficultenough. Having so many departments that they have to deal with will be very difficult. So having one Government department one portal for them to deal with will make their lives so much better. I commend the Minister of Customs. As previous speakers have said he is fantastic with IT and he is a frontrunner in everything that deals with technology. I commend this bill to the House.Bill read a second time.
Calder Cam: Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCalder Cam: Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16227. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr CAM CALDER (National): It is a pleasure to take a brief call on the Border Processing (Trade Single Window and Duties) Bill. This bill makes important amendments to existing—Gareth Hughes: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I am terribly sorry to interrupt the member. It is just that the Minister of Health was making a statement from an official piece of paper I presume. I wonder whether the Minister would be prepared to table that.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: No I understand that he was taking it from notes that he had made.Dr CAM CALDER: This bill makes important amendments to existing legislation to underpin the implementation of the so-called Trade Single Window component of the new $89 million Joint Border Management System. This is a very very important system that we are proposing here so let us look at what it will actually do. It means that importers exporters their agents and their brokers can now submit shipment details electronically to a single point of contact through this Trade Single Window of the Joint Border Management System rather than dealing separately with several Government agencies. As someone who has been an importer in the past I can see the value of that. I am sure this will be welcomed and that is the feedback we are getting. It can be seen in the widespread support around the House that this idea has a great deal of currency. It reduces the duplication of data to border agencies and will speed up the processing of all these documents and things. It speeds up the processing times significantly. Savings will be made by connecting directly and doing away with those irksome third-party transfers and charges that any businessman or businesswoman can recall having had levied upon them.Changes are also being made to increase the effectiveness of the Customs and Excise Act and the Biosecurity Act and the Trade Single Window component of the system provides that single electronic gateway to industry to interact as I have said with Government agencies for their customs and biosecurity arrangements. That of course as we know is crucial. We have got to get biosecurity right and that is something this Government takes extremely seriously. It will promote more effective protection of New Zealand’s borders and ensure a smoother flow of legitimate trade. I commend this bill to the House.
Ryall Tony: Amended Answers to Oral Questions — Question No. 3 to MinisterText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRyall Tony: Amended Answers to Oral Questions — Question No. 3 to Minister[Sitting date: 20 February 2014. Volume:696;Page:16226. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health): I seek leave to correct the answer to a supplementary question I gave this afternoon.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there anyone opposed to that? There is none.Hon TONY RYALL: In my answer to the last supplementary question from Mr Hague this afternoon I should have said with regard to the auditing compliance people based in Christchurch: “ and you will be aware that in the weeks after the matter was referred”—I had said “letter”. And secondly it obviously follows that with regard to the Christchurch earthquake it would have been towards the end of 2011 that work was undertaken by these people rather than 2010.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: The record will show the correction.