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Parmar Parmjeet: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParmar Parmjeet: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11024. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr PARMJEET PARMAR (National): I am taking this call to support the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill in its second reading. As a member of the Social Services Committee I want to thank all the submitters for taking the time to make their views heard. The select committee received 715 submissions and 110 were heard. For some submissions it was difficult to identify whether they were from tenants landlords or just individuals who were interested in the issue.There was one comment running through all the submissions and it was that everybody agreed that we are heading in the right direction. We all agreed that warmer houses are important for healthy families. When I was listening to those submissions I was thinking that in New Zealand we are really fortunate because our weather is not that extreme. Summers are not too hot and winters are not too cold. I do acknowledge that yes houses do get cold in some months of winter. Timber carpet curtains—those things do help but insulation plays a big role in keeping houses warm.There were some submitters who wanted to add heating and ventilation to this bill. I hope they will understand that tenants should be able to afford the cost of heating and should be willing to use heating devices. The evidence shows that insulation makes a huge difference instead of adding heating to insulated houses. This bill is based on evidence.Members from the other side showed insulation of two types of thickness and members from that side talked about the 1978 standards and current standards but they did not talk about the cost-benefit analysis and Minister Nick Smith explained really well that there is minimal gain in that. This bill is not a cost-imposing exercise; this bill is about seeing that houses are warmer.This is a great bill. This bill builds on the Government’s $500 million investment in insulating social housing and in the Warm Up New Zealand programme which has helped to insulate 53000 residential rental properties. It is a great bill. I support this bill and commend it to the House. Thank you.
Borrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11020. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am sorry to interrupt the member but her time has expired. [Interruption] Just stop a little earlier when I am on my feet please.
Borrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11016. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am sorry to interrupt the member but his time has expired.
Borrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11014. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There appears to be none.Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.
Reti Shane: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeReti Shane: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11011. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei): It is a pleasure to take a short call on Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill. I would like to commend the Minister for Māori Development and the officials for getting the bill here to this first stage.I would like to contest what I have heard from those across the House today—that there is not a groundswell of support for this bill. I would reference Northland Tai Tokerau which is one of the regions most clearly set to benefit from these reforms. Let us test that support with statements from leadership in Northland. Far North District Council Mayor John Carter talking about the bill says this: “We have a whole lot of underutilised asset that is a liability for the owners that is a liability for the community and a liability for the community. … There are no losers. It’s all on the up and up it’s great.” The chair of the Northland Regional Council Tai Tokerau Māori advisory committee is quoted as saying this: “This—[review of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act] coupled with ratings improvements—could provide significant economic benefits to both landowners and local authorities in regions like Northland.”The Whangarei District Council in its submission to the bill made mention of the fact that 5 percent of its land is applicable to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act—868 individual parcels with an average size of 16.76 hectares. Its summary was: “Council acknowledges the importance of Māori land for the wellbeing of not only our Māori population but the general population … As such Council is supportive of the intent of the TTWM Bill which generally appears to support the retention and use of Māori land by its owners empower Māori land owners to pursue their aspirations for their land and enable Māori …”.To be fair the council did have other parts it put to that bill. It was interested in crossover legislation how it interacts with the Resource Management Act and it was also interested in the Māori Land Service. But across Northland I believe there is a groundswell of support. That is what I am hearing and I commend the Minister and this bill to the House. Kia ora koutou.
Tisch Lindsay: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11006. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call. Denise Roche—5 minutes.
Mallard Trevor: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:10996. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Order! The time for the member’s speech has expired. Before I call the Hon Christopher Finlayson I will say to Marama Fox that throughout that address she constantly interjected. That would be one reason for commenting but more importantly she seemed to mix the member and me up and she should not do that.
Reti Shane: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeReti Shane: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:10976. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]11.Dr SHANE RETI (National—Whangarei) to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made that will increase support to students with special needs?Hon HEKIA PARATA (Minister of Education): Today I was pleased to make a pre-Budget announcement that an extra 1250 students will get help from increased teacher-aide hours thanks to a $15.3 million Budget funding increase for in-class support. The operating funding increase to be spread over 4 years will ensure that students with a range of learning difficulties receive support tailored to their individual needs. Together with the increased funding in last year’s Budget the Government is now funding an extra 550000 hours of classroom support for students with ongoing learning difficulties. I know from my visits to schools that teacher-aides play an invaluable role in the classroom. They work alongside our teachers to enable students with additional learning needs to become more independent and confident learners.Dr Shane Reti: What other support has this Government provided for students with special needs?Hon HEKIA PARATA: Supporting children and young people with special education needs is a high priority for our Government. We want every child to get a good education and that is why we are working hard to ensure that the kids who need it get the right resources at the right time. For example under this Government the $1.6 million upgrade to Blomfield Special School in Whangarei was opened in 2013 which provided for one of the more advanced and innovative special school facilities in the country. We currently spend over $590 million supporting children and young people with special education needs every year. That is almost 30 percent more than 6 years ago.Chris Hipkins: Has the Government conducted any estimate of the total number of students who require additional special needs support but are not currently getting it; if not why not?Hon HEKIA PARATA: No; the Government has not conducted a survey because it is responding to real kids in real time and providing the resources they need.
Brownlee Gerry: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:10970. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker.Mr SPEAKER: Do you want to talk to that point of order?Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Yes I do.Mr SPEAKER: I will allow Mr Brownlee.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: What I would point out is that although you have outlined that this is the time for the Government to be held to account you have also required the leader of the Government to be out of the Chamber and unable to account. Therefore I think it is perfectly reasonable that the question is held over to another day or the Prime Minister is allowed to come back to answer it later in the day perhaps or we simply do not answer it.Mr SPEAKER: It should be very clear to the Minister—he sits very close to the Prime Minister—why the Prime Minister was asked to leave the Chamber. When I get to my feet all members will immediately resume their seats. To carry on giving an answer when I am calling for order is completely unsatisfactory. A strong warning was given to the Prime Minister yesterday. He chose not to listen to that warning. He has got only himself to blame for the situation that has now arisen. I am going to proceed the way that I have said. Mr Ron Mark will now proceed to ask question No. 6. If the Government of the day is of a mind not to stand and answer that question that becomes a matter for the Government. I cannot force a Minister to answer but I am sure the public of New Zealand will judge this accordingly.
Brownlee Gerry: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBrownlee Gerry: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:10970. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. The Prime Minister is in the precincts of Parliament but he is clearly not able to be here to answer this question. No other Minister wants to answer on his behalf. [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! [Interruption] Order! The way forward is: the question has been accepted I am going to let Ron Mark ask it and if no Minister rises to his feet to answer it—Hon Member: Her feet.Mr SPEAKER: Or a female Minister that is true. If no Minister determines to answer it—particularly in light of many Speakers’ rulings that this is question time that it is the time to hold the Government to account and that Ministers should answer questions unless it is in the public interest not to—then the public of New Zealand will judge the appropriateness of the course of action that Minister Brownlee is determined to take. That becomes a matter for Mr Brownlee.
Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSittings of the House[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11043. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Sittings of the HouseJAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I seek leave for the House to adjourn until the next sitting day.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.
Vote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11098. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill be now read a third time.Ayes 95New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 32; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 26Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Bill read a third time.The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 95 Noes 16.
Vote: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11081. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill be now read a first time.Ayes 62New Zealand National 59; ACT New Zealand 1; New Zealand Labour 1; United Future 1.Noes 59New Zealand Labour 31; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12; Māori Party 2.Bill read a first time.Bill referred to the Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee.
Mallard Trevor: Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11098. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I understand that there has been an agreement because of the good progress this week in the House that the House will now adjourn. Is there any objection to that?
Hayes Joanne: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11098. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JOANNE HAYES (National): I commend the bill to the House.
Barclay Todd: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarclay Todd: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11095. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]TODD BARCLAY (National—Clutha-Southland): I rise to give my third speech on this particular bill and I am in support of it. Having spent a lot of time going around meeting with constituents and with health providers and other stakeholders in the southern region it really makes me wonder how much work some other members in this House have been doing with regard to that. What everybody in the South is finally saying is: “Good on the Government for taking a stance and taking a position to reform health care in this area and giving some certainty to us as constituents with regard to the health care that it is providing.”The extension of the commissioners’ term is absolutely critical to allow them to continue their piece of work. It would be absolutely untenable of us to put in commissioners—Kathy Grant Graham Crombie and Richard Thomson—and to ask them to fulfil a huge piece of work under huge public scrutiny and then after a year turn round and say: “No that’s it. Now you have got to report back.” We are extending their time giving them the ability to complete their piece of work and to reform the provision of health care for the better in this area. So with that I commend this bill to the House.
Kuriger Barbara: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKuriger Barbara: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11093. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country): It is a pleasure to take a short call. This is not about removing democracy. This bill simply extends the term of the commissioner and her team. Turning round the board and achieving financial stability is a long-term process. It gives the commissioner time to implement the plans that are being developed and since the team has been out consulting constituency concerns have actually dropped considerably.This afternoon it is my very big pleasure to stand here and take a short call on behalf of the Health Committee and I have pleasure in commending this bill to the House. Thank you.
Dean Jacqui: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11089. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): In June last year the Minister of Health Jonathan Coleman wrote to the Southern District Health Board saying he no longer had confidence in the board. The board had a forecast deficit of $27 million a figure that had doubled over the previous 6 months with larger deficits over time projected to go to $42 million. As a result the Southern District Health Board had proposed a 5 percent cut in funding for the three small hospitals in my electorate Ōāmaru Hospital Dunstan Hospital and Maniototo Hospital in Ranfurly. All of those hospitals are community-owned and loved and all were performing well and within budget. Those communities rose up.For my electorate of Waitaki the news of the appointment of commissioners was greeted with relief and with hope—relief that the board’s plan for a 5 percent funding cut was halted and hope that the commissioners would be able not only to tackle the increasing deficit and reintroduce financial stability but also to refocus on health services to patients not only at Invercargill and Dunedin hospitals but also in our rural communities.My position has always been very clear. In the many meetings I have had with the previous board management and now commissioners my focus is on the Southern District Health Board providing funding and support to rural hospitals so that they can best serve their communities. The answer never was a 5 percent cut in funding across the board and I want to thank the Minister for listening to the many representations made by community leaders MPs and rural hospitals that led to his decision. The commissioners are now making good progress but the job is not yet complete. The commissioners badly need to redevelop Dunedin Hospital. They need to look up they need to look out and they need to seize the opportunity to better utilise the high performing rural hospitals.It is time to focus on what really matters here. The Southern District Health Board has made good progress on the new faster cancer treatment target which is up by 10 percent. The Southern District Health Board has surpassed the elective surgery target by 7 percent. There are some good health outcomes being achieved so it is time to get in behind the commissioners as they tackle some very significant issues. It is time to support the clinicians the medical staff the nursing staff and the management of Invercargill and Dunedin hospitals who look after our parents our friends and our families.There is always a place to highlight deficiencies in this service—this is after all a publicly funded service—but there is also a need to support the district health board as it works towards our expectation of having an improved deficit position and more importantly a cohesive region-wide delivery of good quality health services. I commend the bill to the House.
O'Connor Simon: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeO'Connor Simon: New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Southern DHB) Elections Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11086. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): I am very pleased to take what will actually be a short and somewhat symbolic call because this is a very simple bill. In fact the purposes of the bill are so simple that all we have heard from the other side is the repetitious hollow rhetoric which we are getting used to and which is a bit disappointing because again this bill is simply about removing—Dr David Clark: So arrogant and out of touch.SIMON O’CONNOR: Oh and there we go—the usual tired lines. Look this is a very simple bill. I have certainly spoken on this many times in the House so no further clarity is really needed. There are just two points I want to make. One is to say thank you to all of those involved throughout the select committee process and the officials and to thank particularly the Labour Party for its support of this bill.I want really in many ways to provide more time to my colleagues from down south Todd Barclay and Jacqui Dean to speak. I think it is going to be important to have that local voice which is symbolic in many ways of the local voices that we heard when engaging on this bill. In fact I am looking forward to being down in the South Island this weekend talking on health issues and importantly hearing about health issues. That is going to be fundamentally important.It is a simple bill. It is allowing the commissioner to continue her work through to 2019 to sort things out with the Southern District Health Board. I really just want to thank as I have before all the staff within the district health board from the doctors to the nurses to the porters to the cleaners to the administrators—all of those people and more—for the important work that they do and to assure them from this side of the House that we have got their back and will continue to do our best to support them.
Tisch Lindsay: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11077. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): This debate it is quite intense. There are some frictions on either side and we understand that but I ask that each member respect the rights of other people to have their say and to respect that.
Tisch Lindsay: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11074. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): The next call is a split call. Is the Green Party taking the 5-minute call? I am calling David Seymour—5 minutes.
Borrows Chester: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11064. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I am sorry to interrupt the member but his time has expired.
Moroney Sue: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day CardsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMoroney Sue: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day Cards[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11058. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SUE MORONEY (Labour): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I would just seek some advice from you. When these cards have been—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! This is a point of order; I intend to hear it.SUE MORONEY: When these cards have been signed “To the Prime Minister” and the Prime Minister will not make himself available to accept them what other way can they be presented to our Parliament? [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member will have to seek some advice from the Clerk. I have got no ideabut I know that the purpose of tabling a document is about informing members and not about making a political point. So my ruling is that I am not prepared to put the leave now. Do some further homework; the member might get an answer to her question. [Interruption] Order! If I see those being raised again either of the members raising them will be asked to leave. I have given a warning and it has just been defied. I will not put up with it.
Carter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day CardsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day Cards[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11058. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: No that is not about informing members; that is an attempt to make a political point. [Interruption] Order! The member will lower that immediately. [Interruption] Order!
Moroney Sue: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day CardsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMoroney Sue: Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day Cards[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11058. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SUE MORONEY (Labour): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table Mother’s Day cards signed by Hamilton and Wellington people asking John Key to support 26 weeks’ paid parental leave.
Kuriger Barbara: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKuriger Barbara: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11054. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]10.BARBARA KURIGER (National—Taranaki - King Country) to the Minister for Disability Issues: How is the Government continuing to support promote and maintain New Zealand Sign Language?Hon NICKY WAGNER (Minister for Disability Issues): Happy New Zealand Sign Language Week. The Government invests $1.25 million into the New Zealand Sign Language Fund every year and that provides funding for New Zealand Sign Language community-led projects. Since the New Zealand Sign Language Fund started in 2015 it has supported 28 projects across New Zealand and these projects will help develop a vibrant healthy and flourishing deaf culture for current and future generations of Deaf people and support other New Zealand Sign Language users.Barbara Kuriger: How do the projects funded by the New Zealand Sign Language Fund help Deaf children and their families?Hon NICKY WAGNER: This year’s grants have nine projects focused on supporting Deaf children and their families across the country. These include New Zealand Sign Language holiday programmes immersion courses for families a national Deaf youth camp and after-school art classes. These projects will all help bring Deaf children and their families and communities together to build relationships share experiences and strengthen their New Zealand Sign Language skills.
Nash Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeNash Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11054. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]9.STUART NASH (Labour—Napier) to the Minister of Police: What criteria do Police use to decide whether or not to respond to a call from the public about a crime that has been committed or is being committed?Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Acting Minister of Police): I am advised that all calls to Police are coded by priority. In general terms there are four categories: those requiring an immediate response a timely response a managed response or no attendance required. I would go into the detail of them but then I would have Mr Robertson screaming at me that I was giving a speech.Stuart Nash: Why should the people of Russell have to put up with exactly none of the 32 burglaries in their town being solved in 2015?Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: The issue would be whether the calls were lodged and whether they were matters requiring attendance. I do not know—Grant Robertson: They’re burglaries Chris.Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: I do not know the particular details Mr Robertson of what goes on in Russell at a particular time. If he wanted a particular question on Russell answered he could have put that down.Stuart Nash: Does she think the people of the Clive community just south of Napier have grounds to feel pretty annoyed that the year after their community police station was closed only three of the 76 burglaries reported were solved?Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: It is getting a long way away from the primary question which dealt with response times and priorities given to calls. Again I do not know the particular circumstances of what goes on in Clive at any one time and I suggest that if he wants precise answers on Clive or any other part of the Hawke’s Bay he could put that down as a written question.Stuart Nash: Does she believe her party has lived up to John Key’s 2008 commitment to “Crack down on the serious end of crime.” given that over 90 percent of burglaries in the country went unsolved last year?Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: That is much easier: yes.Stuart Nash: Is the reason police simply do not have the resources on the ground to respond to and solve crimes like burglaries that her Government has underfunded Police by over $300 million as acknowledged by the Police Commissioner himself?Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: No that is completely wrong. Since 2009 the Government has boosted the annual Police budget by $200 million to increase police numbers—Grant Robertson: An amazing amount of information available now.Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON: —what—by 600 to a record 8907 sworn officers. [Interruption] Well it is no surprise that I could answer this question.
Smith Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSmith Stuart: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11053. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]8.STUART SMITH (National—Kaikōura) to the Minister for Tertiary Education Skills and Employment: How is the Government ensuring overseas-based New Zealanders repay their student loans?Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister for Tertiary Education Skills and Employment): This week the Government passed the Taxation (Residential Land Withholding Tax GST on Online Services and Student Loans) Bill which includes an information-sharing agreement with the Australian Taxation Office to provide the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) with the contact details of borrowers living in Australia. This agreement is an important part of the initiative run by the Government since 2010 to ensure overseas-based student loan borrowers repay their loans. With the majority of overseas-based borrowers living in Australia this new agreement will be a significant step forward in speeding up the repayment of the estimated $3.25 billion borrowed by those who are now living offshore.Stuart Smith: What measures are included in the overseas borrowers initiative?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: Before the current initiative began in 2010 overseas-based student loan debt was in the too-hard basket. We do still have a way to go to get the repayments to the level we want but in addition to this information-sharing agreement we have brought in fixed repayment obligations and higher repayment thresholds for overseas-based borrowers introduced a border arrest system for the most non-compliant overseas-based borrowers with high levels of default on their student loan repayments and put in place ongoing information-sharing between the IRD and the Department of Internal Affairs to collect contact details from passport applications. These are all having a positive impact with the current target of lifting extra payments by overseas-based borrowers by $100 million a year on track to be met in this financial year.Stuart Smith: Why is it important for overseas-based borrowers to meet their obligations?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: It is important that all borrowers meet their obligations to taxpayers who have supported their tertiary study and therefore allow the same level of support to be available for the next generation of students. Through this initiative we have made it easier for borrowers to contact the IRD and make payments from overseas. It is really important for borrowers to know that just being overseas does not mean the loan goes away and they are encouraged to get in touch with the IRD and get on top of their student loans.
Carter David: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11050. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: I thank the Minister.
Tolley Anne: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTolley Anne: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11050. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Social Development): I seek leave to correct an answer I made earlier.Mr SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that particular purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Thank you Mr Speaker. In answer to the member’s question I inadvertently mentioned the figure of 100000 children to whom the benefit changes were addressed. I should have said 100000 families.
Ball Darroch: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBall Darroch: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11048. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]4.DARROCH BALL (NZ First) to the Minister for Social Development: Does she stand by all her statements?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Social Development): Yes when taken in context.Darroch Ball: Why did she say “I cannot provide the member with the relevant information.” when asked in a written question: “How many families on a benefit with children began to receive $25 a week more after 1 April 2016 as a result of the Budget 2015 child hardship package?”Hon ANNE TOLLEY: From memory the difficulty we had was the timing of when that information was requested. I can provide that information now if the member would like to put it down in writing.Darroch Ball: Why was the Minister’s answer to my written question not just “All of them.” like she and Bill English have stated in this House multiple times?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Because the member was asking for particular numbers and the difficulty we had was that some people went off benefit and some people were being sanctioned. So we were trying to get the accurate number for the member in order to answer the written question.Darroch Ball: Why is it that a year after Budget 2015 she as Minister for Social Development still cannot answer exactly how many beneficiary families receive $25 more as part of the child hardship package when surely these calculations should have been completed prior to Budget 2015?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: At the time of the announcement for the Budget last year there was an estimate made of about 100000 children. But it came into effect on 1 April this year. So as I say the number of people on benefit had changed. We were trying to get for the member an accurate number of those who have received the amount. If the member did not want that accurate picture he should have just asked a general question.Darroch Ball: Of the as-yet-unknown number of beneficiary families with four or more children who will actually receive $25 more a week how is 50c per child per day in her own words “a real and meaningful difference.”?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: From memory the figure is something like 94500 who are receiving it—[Interruption] Because we know that now; we did not know it at the time that the member asked the question. I have had people come into my electorate offices and say that it has made an enormous difference to them—every week an extra $25 in the hand. This Government is the first Government in 43 years to raise the level of benefits.
Bridges Simon: Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBridges Simon: Business Statement[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11045. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Deputy Leader of the House): When the House resumes on Tuesday 24 May the Government will look to make progress on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill and a number of other bills on the Order Paper. Wednesday will be a members’ day. On Wednesday morning the House will sit under extended hours for the second reading of the Hineuru Claims Settlement Bill and the first readings of the Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki Claims Settlement Bill and Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill. Budget 2016 will be delivered on Thursday 26 May.
Sittings of the HouseText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSittings of the House[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11098. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Sittings of the HouseThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): I understand that there has been an agreement because of the good progress this week in the House that the House will now adjourn. Is there any objection to that?
Points of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day CardsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumePoints of Order — Tabling of Documents—Mother’s Day Cards[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11058. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Points of OrderTabling of Documents—Mother’s Day CardsSUE MORONEY (Labour): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave to table Mother’s Day cards signed by Hamilton and Wellington people asking John Key to support 26 weeks’ paid parental leave.Mr SPEAKER: No that is not about informing members; that is an attempt to make a political point. [Interruption] Order! The member will lower that immediately. [Interruption] Order!SUE MORONEY (Labour): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I would just seek some advice from you. When these cards have been—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! This is a point of order; I intend to hear it.SUE MORONEY: When these cards have been signed “To the Prime Minister” and the Prime Minister will not make himself available to accept them what other way can they be presented to our Parliament? [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! The member will have to seek some advice from the Clerk. I have got no ideabut I know that the purpose of tabling a document is about informing members and not about making a political point. So my ruling is that I am not prepared to put the leave now. Do some further homework; the member might get an answer to her question. [Interruption] Order! If I see those being raised again either of the members raising them will be asked to leave. I have given a warning and it has just been defied. I will not put up with it.
Business StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBusiness Statement[Sitting date: 12 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:11045. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Thursday 12 May 2016Mr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.Prayers.Business StatementHon SIMON BRIDGES (Deputy Leader of the House): When the House resumes on Tuesday 24 May the Government will look to make progress on the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill and a number of other bills on the Order Paper. Wednesday will be a members’ day. On Wednesday morning the House will sit under extended hours for the second reading of the Hineuru Claims Settlement Bill and the first readings of the Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki Claims Settlement Bill and Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill. Budget 2016 will be delivered on Thursday 26 May.
Sittings of the HouseText is subject to correctionSittings of the House[Sitting date: 11 May 2016. Volume:713;Page:73. Text is subject to correction.]Sittings of the HouseJAMI-LEE ROSS (Junior Whip—National): I seek leave for the House to adjourn until the next sitting day.Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.
Taxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionTaxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 31 March 2016. Volume:712;Page:46. Text is subject to correction.]Taxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) BillSecond ReadingDebate resumed.GRANT ROBERTSON (Labour—Wellington Central): I seek leave for the House to rise now rather than interrupt what will be a scintillating speech from the first Opposition speaker on this bill.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Putting aside any misleading of the House is there any objection to that? There is not.The debate is therefore interrupted and set down for resumption on the next sitting day.Debate interrupted.
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Carter DavidSPEAKER'S OBSERVATIONSChamber and Gallery Staff—RetirementMr SPEAKER: Honourable members will also be aware that tomorrow a number of our Chamber and gallery staff will be retiring. This is our last day to acknowledge this fact. Collectively their loyal service totals around 180 years. I ask that members take this opportunity to acknowledge their contribution to us to thank them and to wish them well for their future.[Applause]
Graham KennedyDr KENNEDY GRAHAM (Green): The Green Party is pleased to be able to give its support to the Government motion appointing Leo Donnelly as Ombudsman and we give our thanks and gratitude to departing Ombudsman Ron Paterson as well. We wish to commend Mr Donnelly for his long service in the office and to congratulate him on the new appointment. The role of the Ombudsman is a crucial one in ensuring that our democracy functions appropriately and that the public can have confidence in the honest workings of the executive and the Public Service. One of the crucial roles of the Ombudsman is oversight of the Official Information Act (OIA) and as my colleagues and I have noted many times we remain concerned about the potential impact of underfunding on the Ombudsmen's ability to cope with the portfolio of work. We have observed a growing and indeed quite concerning trend in which the executive and a number of Government departments are failing to comply with OIA requests undermining the crucial function of that Act. It is of vital importance that the Ombudsmen's office receives adequate resources to carry out its watchdog role and we encourage the Chief Ombudsman to consider what steps could be taken to ensure that their office is properly supported. The creep of non-accountability is something that should concern every party. We wish Mr Donnelly well in his efforts to hold those in power to account for their actions.
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Vote: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 01 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9279. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.Ayes 120New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12; Māori Party 2; United Future 1.Noes 1ACT New Zealand 1.Bill read a second time.
Vote: Debate on Prime Minister’s StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement[Sitting date: 01 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9275. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That this House express its confidence in the National-led Government and commend its programme for 2016 as set out in the Prime Minister’s statement to Parliament.Ayes 63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes 58New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Motion agreed to.
Vote: Debate on Prime Minister’s StatementText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Debate on Prime Minister’s Statement[Sitting date: 01 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9275. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the question That all the words after “That” be deleted and replaced with “this House expresses no confidence in this National-led Government because this is a Government that has given up on the future that has no plan to prepare New Zealand for the future that is more concerned with scoring political points than solving the big problems facing our country and is letting the Kiwi Dream slip away.”Ayes 58New Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 14; New Zealand First 12.Noes 63New Zealand National 59; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Amendment not agreed to.