SpeechTĀMATI COFFEY (Labour): Thank you Madam Speaker. What a delight it is to actually stand in the House and hear everybody's stories about how much fun they've enjoyed at A & P Shows over the years. They are actually a fixture of our community life. This is the kind of place where as a kid growing up in the towns you went to go and pat some sheep and to pat some llamas and to look at somebody's giant pumpkin that they've gone and grown and to taste somebody's cake that they thought was the best banana cake in the world. But it's the kind of place where actually there's such a good community feel and it's a nice outdoor thing and for the kids actually it's an incredible delight. The previous speaker Ian McKelvie got up and talked about the Royal Easter Show which essentially had its routes in agriculture and pastoralism but actually profiling our animals our pastoral community and what a delight it was.I'm really grateful to Meka Whaitiri my colleague for bringing this to the House. This is obviously really important to the people of Hawke's Bay—the people of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society (A & P Society) who have entered into an agreement with the Hastings District Council to be able to have this conversation about how they can make things better going forward. It's been a tough couple of years and putting on any kind of event around the country has been incredibly tough and they have through this process realised that they want to change things they want to make things better for the A & P Show there going forward.So they've come forward with this proposal. It has been through the committee and there have been submissions to the committee. The Hawke's Bay A & P Society submitted as the promoter of the bill and they told the committee that having this bill pass would allow them to invest in more productive opportunities. It doesn't consider the purchase of further land to be beneficial to the objectives of the society. The thing that I love about this is that it was actually supported by Waipatu Marae. It's really important that that letter came through as part of the process and it's really good to understand that it actually has the support of local iwi and that the local iwi believe that this is the right thing to do.It is technical in nature but the previous speakers have talked quite extensively about the problem that this bill seeks to address but just to note that I was fortunate enough in one of my previous roles to be able to head down to the grounds itself. They have a great market which is there in the weekends selling all range of produce.I was also fortunate enough to be there for the Horse of the Year show—hey! You've never seen horsey people before until you've been to a Horse of the Year show. They are a special kind of people. [Interruption] Oh no hey I say that with love in my heart as I get daggers looking around the room. But hey honestly until you've been to Horse of the Year you've not realised how much horsey people put into their hobby with their big trucks and their setups and their tents and all of this—[Interruption] What's that? Yes the plaited—yep yep; all of that stuff. It's a sight to behold. But I remember going there a few years back checking it out at the showgrounds and actually it was a wonderful experience to be able to go there and see a different side of life. It's not my world but I think this world is wide and diverse and varied and it was great for me to be able to go there and see. Anna Lorck was probably there with her family—I probably didn't see her at the time.This is a small piece of legislation which is going to make a big difference for the people that it affects and for that reason I commend it to the House.Motion agreed to.Bill read a second time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): In accordance with the determination of the Business Committee this bill is set down for committee stage immediately. I declare the House in committee for consideration of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society Empowering Bill.