Katene Rahui: Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill — Instruction to Committee In Committee 
Katene Rahui: Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill — Instruction to Committee In Committee 
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RAHUI KATENE (Maori Party—Te Tai Tonga) 
: 
 I rise to take a brief call on my Supplementary Order Paper 257 in relation to my new clauses 5A 6A and 9A to amend the Smoke-free Environments (Controls and Enforcement) Amendment Bill. Again I will wrap some context around the reason why the Maori Party has been so consistently united in our determination to rid this nation of tobacco. I believe that every New Zealander should know the ghastly reality that about 5000 deaths each year in this country are attributable to direct smoke or second-hand smoke. I say “ghastly” deliberately as smoking harms nearly every organ and system in the body. It is the cause of 80 percent of lung cancer cases and is linked to many other cancers. It is a major cause of heart attacks and heart disease stroke and respiratory diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking can also cause blindness impotence and infertility so there should be little explanation needed about why we are so fiercely in support of tobacco control initiatives. 
I place on record my admiration for the way in which the honourable member Tariana Turia has maintained such steady progress in reducing smoking prevalence and tobacco consumption. It is an inspiration to us all and I have seen that reflected also in the commitment of others around the House particularly Iain Lees-Galloway and Paul Hutchison as well as all of the members of the Maori Affairs Committee who really have become very strong advocates of tobacco reform. The onus is on us all to live up to this nation’s reputation of trying to eliminate tobacco harm. Clauses 5A 6A and 9A on my Supplementary Order Paper simply place on record that we should be concerned not only about supermarkets and dairies but also about the internet tobacco pushers which we need to be aware of. My amendments place them and us on alert. 
I will also speak very briefly to Iain Lees-Galloway’s Supplementary Order Paper 256 because I think it really is necessary that not only is it retailers that we are targeting in relation to free distribution and rewards but also in his new clause 7B that wholesalers are brought within the legislation. I think that this Supplementary Order Paper is a good one and it makes it very clear that wholesalers as well as retailers need to be very careful about the promotions they run. There is one little problem I say to Mr Lees-Galloway that I have with the spelling. 
Iain Lees-Galloway 
: We’re fixing it. 
RAHUI KATENE 
: The member has fixed it? OK so it is “Ka mate” not “Ka Mata”. That is very good. I am pleased to see that the member has picked that up. It is really important that when retailers put up advertising they are not managing in some way to limit the message that we are trying to get across that smoking kills. It does and we need to be very clear about that. We need to put the onus on those who are selling the drugs and they must live up to their civic duty. Kia ora. 
The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson) 
: I call the honourable member Raymond Huo. Ni hao ma.