Kaye Nikki: Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill — In Committee 
Kaye Nikki: Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill — In Committee 
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NIKKI KAYE (National—Auckland Central) 
: 
 I am very pleased to speak on the Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill. I say to members on this side of the Chamber that I feel empowered and I will tell them why I feel empowered. It is because when I look through  
Hansard  
I will see a contribution from the Hon Trevor Mallard that talks about the great contribution that members on this side of the Chamber made to the legislation. 
He also mentioned the contribution that I make. He mentioned the hard work I do late at night for the people of Auckland Central. There have been many nights when I have been working hard for an electorate that is integral to the Rugby World Cup and I have seen the lights off in the Labour offices two doors away from my electorate office in Auckland Central. 
Jacqui Dean 
: Really? 
NIKKI KAYE 
: Yes I have. I have seen the lights off in the Labour offices. But we are here because we believe that we have to ensure there is a legislative environment for the people who will be coming here for the Rugby World Cup. There will be 85000 visitors we will have 4 billion people potentially watching us and there will be 2000 media representatives and we need to ensure not only that we have accommodation for these people but that we show them such a good time that they spend their money here in the future. 
So one of the aspects of this bill—and I refer to Part 1—is accommodation which is particularly relevant for Auckland Central. We know that unless we get these provisions in the bill right then people will be paying extraordinary prices for accommodation. So I am very pleased to have been part of a select committee process that very clearly made it easier to provide temporary accommodation. The Government Administration Committee made a couple of changes to the bill to ensure that certain multi-storey dwellings can be used for temporary accommodation without the owners having to go through all the rigmarole that they would normally have to go through. We were very clear though that those people will have to do two things: the first is to ensure that there will be a smoke alarm and the second is to ensure that there will be adequate evacuation procedures. But I think it is a very good thing not only for the people of Auckland Central but for New Zealand to be able to accommodate as many people as possible via temporary accommodation. So I am very pleased that the select committee made those changes. 
The second aspect of Part 1 that I want to talk about is the changes we made to the definition of “ancillary events”. When the select committee got this legislation we saw that it was focusing just on core sporting events. We said that there might be New Zealanders either people within Auckland or within other parts of the country who would want to go down to their local pub and watch a game. We wanted to know that local pubs would have the ability to go through a special licensing procedure and put on a special event. So I am very pleased that the select committee made changes to Part 1 in that area as well. 
I am pleased that we will be delivering for all of the many visitors who are coming not only to Auckland Central but to New Zealand. We have made a lot of progress. Stadia have been completed—the Eden Park redevelopment looks fantastic—and we have sold I think 500000 tickets. We are on track from an infrastructure perspective. Both Part 1 and the rest of the legislation are about ensuring that we are able to put in place a legislative environment that will make sure that this Rugby World Cup is the greatest thing that has happened to New Zealand. Thank you.