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Scott Alastair: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeScott Alastair: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7629. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): Thank you for the opportunity to speak briefly on this bill. Firstly I would like to endorse the speech of the previous member Marama Fox. I too was disgusted to hear the criticism of members in this House based on their religion their colour and the place where they were born. That is very disappointing and the member has cast a shadow across his own party. He has done it to himself and it reflects on himonly.This bill gives people choice. It is quite ironic also that a former Mayor of Carterton is voting against this bill because he has been I thought a strong advocate—Ron Mark: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I have already signalled in my speech that we are voting for the legislation.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): These are debating points. It is a matter of interpretation. I heard what the member said. This member has a different view. He can express that view.ALASTAIR SCOTT: The former Mayor of Carterton was criticising the bill in that he was not sticking up for local government. He complained about the costs of putting democracy to local government. This is a man who has been advocating for giving power to the people—power to local government—for a long long time yet he criticises the same bill because of the cost of democracy.This bill does give local government bodies the choice to open up stores and allow people to trade on Easter Sunday. It is not even across the whole district; they are able to specify particular areas that can and cannot be open for trading on Easter Sunday. I suggest to the previous Green speaker: put yourself in the shoes of a business operator—a business operator in Rotorua who cannot open on Easter Sunday and who wishes to take the opportunity to trade in order to turn a few bucks through the till so that the family and the community can prosper and better themselves.The opportunity to trade on Easter Sunday should be available to people in this country if they choose and similarly employees will have the choice as to whether or not they wish to work on this day without fear of being sacked or pressured. This is a good bill because it allows local government bodies to be consistent across the whole country giving them the choice to trade or not trade. I support this bill.
Tisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7628. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Marama Fox—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7628. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Mojo Mathers—5 minutes.
Bakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBakshi Kanwaljit Singh: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7627. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI (National): Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill. First of all I would like to clarify a few things that the previous speaker Ron Mark has raised. On any religious day in India if there is a public holiday every business is open and they trade. They do not—Ron Mark: No.KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI: Your knowledge is totally zero. The only two holidays—yes I am from India; I lived over there for 35 years. I can tell you that on every religious day every shop is open; every shop is allowed to trade. The only 2 days when the whole of India is closed are not religious days. They are the Republic Day of India and Independence Day. So for your knowledge clarify it for yourself before you speak and do not try to be racist.The previous speaker talked about how we are puppets. You are a puppet of your leader. You stand up every day and talk about regional growth. While this Government is doing something for the regions to grow your party is objecting to it. So I tell you to grow up and allow other people to live over here.Let me say one thing: this bill will allow the regions to grow. This will give them the opportunity to trade on a holiday Easter Sunday. Every long weekend we see long queues going out of the main cities to the regions where people go and spend family time. When the family is together the only things that they can do are go out and eat or fuel their cars and come back. But if the businesses are open and shops are allowed to open then they can go and do some shopping together with the family and spend some quality time in the regions.New Zealand First keeps on talking about the growth of regions. This Government is very focused on putting up legislation that will help the regions to grow. With these words I commend this bill to the House.
Tisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7625. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I am sorry but the member’s time has expired.
Hudson Brett: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHudson Brett: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7622. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]BRETT HUDSON (National): I rise in support of the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill. On this side we believe in choice. We believe that customers should have the choice to go and shop when they want. We believe that businessesshould have choice whether they want to actually serve their customers and that employees should have the choice to either work or not work on days such as this and have protections under law for that. This bill will offer just that.What is stunning sitting in this House tonight is to hear particularly in the contribution from Mr Lees-Galloway just how out of touch Labour is with New Zealand. The first point Mr Lees-Galloway made was that he did not feel this bill should go to the Commerce Committee but to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee. Well here is a little bit of edification for Mr Lees-Galloway: businesses do not open for their employees. Their employees are worthy of protection under the law but businesses do not open for employees. They open for customers—they open for customers. That is commerce. That is the reason businesses are trading.Of course it got worse because we have seen on so many occasions that the Labour Opposition will rail for more legal protection for workers and then Mr Lees-Galloway stood up here tonight and said that legal protections do not work and the ability of employees to take action against employers such as are being provided in this bill does not work—somewhat in contradiction some would argue with those members’ normal line. But it gets worse. It gets worse because Mr Lees-Galloway said that local bodies should not have to consult with people in their areas and that local communities should not have choice. Well on this side we think the opposite.Iain Lees-Galloway: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. The member is misleading the House.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): No no. These are debating points. It is a matter of interpretation.BRETT HUDSON: The public can listen to what Mr Lees-Galloway said and they will hear it loud and clear.What we are proposing here is that local communities have the choice to do what is right for their communities. In New Zealand we know that Queenstown and Taupō can openfor Easter but just a few tens of kilometres away Rotorua and Wānaka cannot. We have a mismatch of situations today. Why not give the communities the choice to serve the interests of their communities best to their best judgment and for the authorities that have been elected for that purpose? I commend the bill.
Moroney Sue: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMoroney Sue: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7620. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SUE MORONEY (Labour): It is a very great pleasure to stand and speak on the Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill at its first reading because this is one of those rare moments where my Catholic upbringing and my trade union principles absolutely intersect and guide my conscience. My party is allowing me to use my conscience and cast a conscience vote on this bill. I am very confused—and I think that Melissa Lee is very confused actually—because Ms Lee seemed to be in front of this House telling us that the National members will have a free conscience vote on this. Is that correct?Melissa Lee: We always do.SUE MORONEY: So they are. So this means that the National Government has flip-flopped again. Melissa Lee tells us that National is now going to be having a conscience vote on this issue. That is what she has just clarified for us. That is great. That is what we have been calling for. We have been calling for the National Government to truly make this a conscience issue so that we can test the conscience of the Parliament on this. Now that Melissa Lee has clarified that issue for us I know it means that this bill is unlikely to proceed past its first reading. I know that a number of Government MPs will use their conscience votes to vote against this bill. They will use their conscience votes to vote against this bill if they are not whipped into doing otherwise.We know that Bill English has a track history of voting against measures that take Easter Sunday away from working people. We know that Gerry Brownlee has a track record of voting against bills that take Easter Sunday away from working people. Nick Smith is another one as is Chester Borrows whom I can now speak about. He is another person who has regularly voted against these measures so he will be able to use his conscience to vote against it again will he not? I am not so sure. Now that Melissa Lee is not here to answer those members do not seem so sure any more. They are now starting to scratch their heads but here is the really interesting thing—Hon Maggie Barry: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. The tradition continues I think that members who are not present in the House do not have that drawn to—[Interruption]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Order! I am dealing with a point of order. [Interruption] Order! I am dealing with a point of order. That is not a point.
Bayly Andrew: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBayly Andrew: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7611. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ANDREW BAYLY (National—Hunua): It is a pleasure to be talking on this bill the Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill. There have been a number of speeches just before about why we are doing this and I agree with the previous speaker David Seymour. What this Government is having to do is deal with a market failure. Essentially there has been a shortfall in the number of houses being built particularly in Auckland. During the global financial crisis when we should have been building on average about 10000 a year only about 3000 to 4000 were being built. Consequently we have got this shortfall in houses and that has led to an increase in prices.What this Government has been doing through its 104 special housing areas in Auckland is helping to provide an additional number of houses to the market and also this bill is one of three where we are trying to deal in another dimension which is to make sure that the proper incentives for investment in houses are appropriate. So this bill amends the Income Tax Act 2007 by inserting a new section that requires investors and property owners to pay income tax on properties that they buy from the date of registration and to pay it if they sell within 2 years of that date. There is a slightly different commencement date for people buying apartments which is actually the date they enter into the agreement to buy rather than the actual date of registration.There are three exemptions where this tax does not actually apply: firstly if you are buying and selling your main home; secondly if you are buying or selling within 2 years a property that you got through inheritance; and thirdly if you are entering into a matrimonial dispute and you have to sell your property. So there are three very clear exemptions. What we have also done is limit this to residential land so that it does not apply to farmland and so that it does not apply to business land unless the use of that business land for residential purposes is greater than 50 percent.What we want to do is make sure that we have got a good basis. We have tried to ensure that we are not capturing every normal New Zealander who is buying and selling a house so the exemption also means that unless you are foreigner or a non-resident you do not have to put in place any requirement to get income tax registration or anything like that. We simply want to make sure those holding selling and trading property within a period of 2 years have to pay income tax. It is exactly the same if you are trading shares on the stock market—you will be deemed to be a habitual investor and it is the same rules. It is absolutely consistent and with that I commend this bill to the House.
Borrows Chester: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7610. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: I call David Seymour—a 5-minute call.
Borrows Chester: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBorrows Chester: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7609. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: This is a 5-minute call from the Green Party. I call Kevin Hague.
Woodhouse Michael: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWoodhouse Michael: Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7596. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (Minister of Immigration) on behalf of theMinister of Revenue: I move That the Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill be now read a second time. The proposals in this bill together with those contained in the new Land Transfer Amendment Act are designed to improve compliance with the tax rules on the sale of residential land. The changes were well signalled by the Government in Budget 2015 as part of a package of proposals to improve compliance with the current land sale rules and help to ensure that people pay their fair share of tax on gains from property sales.To recap briefly the main feature of this bill is a new easy-to-enforce brightline test to supplement the current intention test in the Income Tax Act. The intention test makes gains from the sale of land taxable if it has been bought with the intention to sell for profit. The test can however be difficult to enforce due to its subjective nature. To deal with this problem the bill proposes a new brightline test that will require income tax to be paid on any gains from residential property purchased and sold within 2 years. The only exceptions are an owner’s main home inherited property and property transferred in a relationship settlement. The proposed test applies to only the disposal of residential land. It does not apply to business premises or farmland.For further clarity the bill also defines certain terms such as “residential land” and what a person’s main home is so taxpayers understand their income tax responsibilities when selling a property or residential land that is subject to the new test. It also clearly identifies the start and end of the 2-year brightline period. The period will generally start when a person obtains registered title for the property and ends when the person enters into an agreement to sell the property with an additional rule for sales made off the plan. The proposed test will apply to gains from residential property acquired on or after 1 October 2015 and disposed of within 2 years.Those are the main proposals in the bill. For completeness other measures prevent circumvention of the new test in particular through the use of companies or trusts. The result is a straightforward easy-to-enforce rule that will help improve compliance with the land tax rules for land sales. In bringing the bill to its second reading I would like to thank the Finance and Expenditure Committee for its consideration of the bill and its recommendations on points raised by submitters which have helped improve the clarity and workability of the bill. I refer for example to new amendments to ensure that land use for a genuine farming business that may have had a bad year does not come within the brightline rule. This is consistent with the policy intention of the brightline test. I commend this bill to the House.
Tisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7595. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Sorry the member’s time has expired.
Tisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7592. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Poto Williams—5 minutes.
Tisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7591. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I call Mojo Mathers—5 minutes.
Hayes Joanne: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7590. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JOANNE HAYES (National): I just want to say thank you to New Zealand First because this is a sensible practical bill with a sensible practical approach. The bill does give much-needed clarity and certainty in determining the legal property boundaries of land that has moved because of the earthquakes. As a National list MP based in Christchurch East I welcome the bill because the New Brighton area has suffered immensely from the earthquakes and I believe that this bill will give the property owners there a lot of certainty around where their boundaries are to make sure that where they want their gardens their garages and the places where they park their cars—that that piece of property they are utilising is truly theirs and will remain theirs.I realise that some property owners have been through times where they have had their properties surveyed by a licensed cadastral surveyor and we heard the Minister for Building and Housing talk a little bit about that in his speech on behalf on the Hon Louise Upston. This bill validates the surveys done by those cadastral surveyors in good faith and without any negligence prior to the passing of this bill. So it does give certainty around that. This bill also takes the Cadastral Survey Act and amends it—it amends it and enables the Surveyor-General to issue voluntary guidance material to the surveyors.I believe that our Minister for Land Information Louise Upston has worked very hard for the benefit of Christchurch and I welcome everything that is going to happen from here on out from the time we move into receiving submissions to the second reading the Committee of the whole House and right through to this bill being passed into law. I for one want to see this happen very speedily for the people of Christchurch and especially for those who live over on the east. So without any further ado I look forward to the second reading of this bill and I commend the bill to the House.
Doocey Matt: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDoocey Matt: Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7587. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): It is an honour and a pleasure to rise in support of the Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill. It is a bill at its first reading and I am looking forward to it being expedited to the select committee to go through the legislative process and to get the many submissions from Cantabrians. I think Cantabrians acknowledge the support that the Government is giving Canterbury post-earthquake—it is one of the top four priorities. It is a great day today with the announcement from the Minister of Health of extra funding for Canterbury District Health Board in responding to health care post-recovery. I know that constituents in my electorate of Waimakariri are looking forward to the opening of the new Rangiora Hospital in 2 weeks’ time. So we are committed to Canterbury to rebuilding the best new city in the world.When you look at that process we are going through at the moment from response to recovery to regeneration we need to ensure that there is legal clarity for the rebuilding. I am no surveyor but when we ascertain that survey pegs are not matching up to survey plans we need to ensure that we get systems right and to ensure that surveyors have the tools that they need to ensure the smooth recovery and the smooth regeneration of the city because there is a range of issues affecting property owners in Greater Christchurch. I know many affected in my town of Kaiapoi around increased flood vulnerability around vertical movement but this legislation will focus specifically on horizontal movement or lateral spread. That is something that many Cantabrians might not have known about a few years ago but now the term “lateral spread” is very well known. We know about lateral spread in housing and this is to do with lateral spread in land around the legal requirement. The surveyor’s threshold is up to 10 centimetres but we know many properties have stretched over that 10 centimetres—even in some cases up to 20 or 30 centimetres. This bill will provide clarity for laws relating to locating legal property boundaries themselves.So I support this bill wholeheartedly commend it to the House and look forward to following it through the legislative process at the Local Government and Environment Committee. This is a select committee I am on and there are many energetic and focused Cantabrians from all sides of the House on that select committee who will be ensuring the quality of that bill and legislation. Thank you.
Smith Nick: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First ReadingsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSmith Nick: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First Readings[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7580. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon Dr NICK SMITH (Minister for Building and Housing): I move That the Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill and the Riccarton Racecourse Bill be reported back to the House by 7 March 2016.Motion agreed to.
Doocey Matt: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First ReadingsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDoocey Matt: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First Readings[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7579. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): I am rising in support of the first reading of the Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill and the Riccarton Racecourse Bill. As a Cantabrian I can only but think when I hear the name Riccarton Racecourse—I remember Reon Murtha with his catchcall: “Racing this time.” Every time I hear that phrase I think of Riccarton Racecourse. “Racing this time”—I have great memories of Riccarton Racecourse.When you think about the housing that we need post-recovery—losing about 13000 houses—there are some real lessons that have come out from the earthquakes about how we deliver housing. It is very much a supply side issue. If you look at average house-price inflation it is roughly probably about 7.5 percent—5.5 percent in Canterbury. But if you look in my electorate of Waimakariri it is about 3.5 percent. The learning there is that if you free up land you deliver housing and that meets demand. I think this bill supports that philosophy. Around 600 houses will be built—this bill will free up around 33 hectares—and 180 of them will be affordable as we have heard costing around $450000. That is also because people will be able to buy these houses and still attain the HomeStart grant that this Government has brought in the KiwiSaver HomeStart grant. When you look at some of the developments in my electorate—around Beach Grove and Kaiapoi and Silverstream—that policy that legislation has incentivised the market to deliver at under $450000 so that should be supported.I think the racecourse is in a fantastic location for housing. It is about 13 kilometres to the central business district but is also placed strategically for both universities Canterbury as well as Lincoln. It is very handy to the shops at Church Corner and not too far from Riccarton Mall as well. There are a lot of business parks around Rolleston around Yaldhurst and Russley which many Cantabrians are working in now. So this housing stock will put them in a great place to access that as well.In summary I wholeheartedly support this bill and commend it to the House and am looking forward for it to go through to the select committee and to hearing the submissions. As has been spoken about there are a lot of bills around Canterbury at the moment but I think this demonstrates the commitment this Government has to rebuilding a city that is recovering. It is regenerating. Ultimately what we are building is the best new city in the world. Thank you.Bills read a first time.Billsreferred to the Local Government and Environment Committee.
Hayes Joanne: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First ReadingsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill Riccarton Racecourse Bill — First Readings[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7577. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JOANNE HAYES (National): I stand to take a short call on these companion bills the Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill and the Riccarton Racecourse Bill. I am very pleased about where we have got to with these getting them into first reading and especially the fact that the Riccarton Racecourse board is allowing 33 hectares of the 123 hectares that it has to go into housing development. Many of the people here have already spoken about the type of housing development but it really is a reflection of the way that the people of Christchurch and of Canterbury are starting to develop and are starting to move from the recovery stage into the regeneration stage.In 2010 and 2011 we stood and we witnessed that about 13000 homes were destroyed through those two earthquakes and this Government has committed where it can to replacing as many of those homes as it can. In 2014 the Government built 4400 homes in Canterbury. These particular companion bills will add another 600 new homes to the housing project in Christchurch City. I guess the beauty of these bills is that 30 percent of those homes are being set aside and priced on a cap of $450000 which allows those homes to be set into the affordable housing category—something that was part and parcel of the Christchurch Housing Accord which was signed with the Christchurch City Council. That accord increases the supply and the affordability of houses in Christchurch.I too want to add my thanks to the Riccarton Racecourse board to Ngāi Tahu and to the Christchurch City Council for their foresight in this proposal for the development of these homes. I look forward to hearing the submissions from people in Christchurch over these particular bills and I look forward to the full select committee process as we start moving these bills through into legislation. I have no hesitation; I am very proud to stand here and commend this bill to the House.
Parmar Parmjeet: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParmar Parmjeet: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7566. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]10.Dr PARMJEET PARMAR (National) to the Minister for Social Development: What initiatives has the Government implemented as part of the Children’s Action Plan?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister for Social Development): Last week I launched the Eastern Bay of Plenty Children’s Team which will work with around 400 vulnerable children in its first 2 years. This new team will cover Matatā across to Waihau Bay down to Minginui and includes Whakatāne Ōpōtiki Edgecumbe and Kawerau. Last month I also launched the Tairāwhiti Children’s Team which is expected to work with 430 vulnerable children in the first 2 years.Dr Parmjeet Parmar: What Children’s Teams are expected to be up and running by the end of this year?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Seven Children’s Teams have been rolled out so far and we are on track to have 10 teams launched and accepting referrals in the coming months. Children’s Teams are currently being established in Whanganui Christchurch and Counties Manukau. This is not about duplicating services but ensuring that vulnerable children are accessing the right services at the right time.
Hudson Brett: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHudson Brett: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7558. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]4.BRETT HUDSON (National) to the Minister of Science and Innovation: What reports has he received on growth in New Zealand’s technology sector?Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Science and Innovation): Good news. Last week I helped launch the Technology Investment Network’s 2015 TIN100 Technology Industry Analysis report which shows New Zealand’s top 200 high-tech companies collectively grew to nearly $9 billion in annual revenue last year—a $600 million or 7.3 percent increase in 1 year. The report shows that our high-tech businesses are an impressive growth story that is helping to rapidly diversify the New Zealand economy. Export revenues are up to an all-time high of $6.5 billion and a record 19 companies now have revenues of $100 million a year or more. Job growth is also impressive with 2410 new jobs created in the 2014-15 year amongst TIN200 companies. Total job numbers in the TIN200 are now 37333.Brett Hudson: How much is the technology sector investing in research and development?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: Research and development is a critical part of high-tech companies innovating and staying ahead of the competition. The total expenditure on research and development across the TIN200 companies in 2015 will hit nearly $1 billion in 1 year a massive 16 percent increase. The Government is working hard to continue to encourage more companies to invest more in research and development through the Callaghan Innovation grants system. We have moved away from research and development tax credits which had companies merely reclassifying existing expenditure. The total cross-Government science spend has increased to $1.5 billion a year and it is showing in sectors like the tech sector.Brett Hudson: What else is the Government doing to encourage the growth of high-tech—[Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! I will be inviting the member to start again. If members here do not want to wait for supplementary questions they do not have to stay in the House to do so.Brett Hudson: What else is the Government doing to encourage the growth of high-tech and innovative companies?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: The report highlights what New Zealand tech companies can achieve with the help of positive Government policies that remove roadblocks to their growth. For example there is our ranking as a country out last week as second in the world for ease of doing business. We are investing more in skills and education like the new ICT Graduate Schools in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch; also investing more in engineering and other ICT places at universities; working in the regions with Callaghan Innovation and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the new regional research institutes; and being open for business to the world encouraging foreign investment international education and new trade agreements like the New Zealand - Koreafree-trade agreement and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Carter David: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeCarter David: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7557. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Mr SPEAKER: Order! I am going to ask the member to start again. I do not think she had a fair go.
King Annette: Oral Questions — Questions to MinistersText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKing Annette: Oral Questions — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7557. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader—Labour): My question is to the Minister of Health. What reports has he received—[Interruption]
Seymour David: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 VictoryText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSeymour David: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 Victory[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7555. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): On behalf of the ACT Party I would like to add my congratulations to the All Blacks. I think members will agree that I am completely capable of giving quite a lengthy treatise on why and how I agree with all of the earlier contributions but I also have the kindness not to actually do it. Suffice to say that I think that the All Blacks are an outstanding group of individuals. They have succeeded at this Rugby World Cup but actually for the last 11 years they have had an 86 percent win rate. That has happened in an extraordinary culture that is reflective of the wider culture of New Zealand and it is something of which we should all be very very proud. Thank you.Motion agreed to.
Fox Marama: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 VictoryText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFox Marama: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 Victory[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7554. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARAMA FOX (Co-Leader—Māori Party): Kia ora Mr Speaker. I want to add my voice to that of David Hasselhoff and Kevin Costner and all of my other good friends in Hollywood and of course to that of the 51st Parliament in congratulating the All Blacks on a mighty win.I do not know about these guys who got up at 5 a.m. but I was up at 4 a.m.—in fact I did not go to bed. That is right because we were waiting up in eager anticipation watching all the pre-match commentary about whether or not so and so was going to score a try or who was going to get their first. But we were all amazed at the Ngāti boy the “scudder” attack on the Australian back line as he scored that try. In fact we were not amazed because that is just how we roll on the East Coast.But I want to congratulate these guys on their black-to-black—I mean back-to-back—victory. I want to see them back again in 4 more years for the “three-peat”. That is right. I think “three-peat” is the new cry from this moment on. In fact I am feeling a little sorry right now for my other friend Chuck Norris who though he may have given his spirit to the Wallabies was not banking on 5 million—almost 5 million—spirited parochial Kiwis backing this All Blacks team. So I add my voice to those in congratulating Richie McCaw on leading in the way that he did.Actually I just do not understand how Steve Hansen did not become Coach of the Year despite all of the deliberations that have been had over that. Yes OK the Wallabies did try very hard and maybe their coach deserves something for that but Steve Hansen is top in my books along with Ma’a—local boy my bestie and my selfie buddy. What other friends do I have? Actually I have another friend Kawhena Woodman whose daughter Portia was recognised as everybody said as the women’s sevens player of the year and I want to congratulate Kendra Cocksedge the women’s player of the year. In fact the last group of people I want to congratulate is the indigenous women’s team who won the gold medal in tug of war.Hon Member: Yes.MARAMA FOX: That is right—in Brazil—a gold medal for tug of war. We are just a nation of winners and I love being a part of that and I add my voice to the rest of this country in congratulating the All Blacks.
Tabuteau Fletcher: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 VictoryText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTabuteau Fletcher: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 Victory[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7553. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]FLETCHER TABUTEAU (NZ First): New Zealand is proud of our All Blacks. The build-up was masterful and the excitement was high throughout the whole tournament. Individual players’ stories held us captivated throughout—from Richie McCaw Dan Carter Ma‘a Nonu Conrad Smith Keven Mealamu to the most-capped prop Tony Woodcock. We wish them all the best. Richie whatever you do now know that New Zealanders do support you.What has been truly great to observe has been the team—the comments from the players acknowledging everyone not just those on the field but the support staff the management team and everyone involved. It has been about a whole team effort. Through that team history has been made—the most tries scored in a Rugby World Cup final the first final won by New Zealand on foreign soil and the first back-to-back tournament win. It brings to mind the amazing results of the New Zealand Black Ferns who have as noted won four back-to-back world cup titles on foreign soil. Having missed out on the last tournament they must feel the pressure now as they prepare for 2017. I know everyone in this House supports them in their campaign to reclaim that title. And importantly we would like to acknowledge Portia Woodman and congratulate her on being named Women’s Sevens Player of the Year.Today we celebrate and acknowledge greatness. It is indeed a joyous opportunity for All Blacks supporters to join together in celebration. Around the world the feat has been celebrated by Hollywood A-listers and international pop stars right down to my friend’s neighbourhood in Hamilton as that full-time whistle blew. Across the country the shouts of joy rocked homes and whole neighbourhoods.Churchill said: “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Attitude defined everything for this team. The All Blacks personified it on and off the field and it determined the outcome of the Rugby World Cup. It spoke volumes as players such as Sonny Bill Williams and Beauden Barrett showed the world how humble how giving and how selfless New Zealanders can be.It is a great privilege for me to stand on behalf of New Zealand First—as one of those whose participation in rugby did not involve much more than throwing a rugby ball around with mates—to give my heartfelt congratulations on behalf of this the New Zealand Parliament. To the All Blacks and to everyone involved in making this victory happen you have done us all proud and we thank you all.
Shaw James: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 VictoryText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeShaw James: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 Victory[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7553. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMES SHAW (Co-Leader—Green): I would like to rise and add my voice and the voice of those Green Party supporters who are also supporters of the All Blacks in support of the motion put by the Prime Minister.I would like to start by talking a little bit about the French actually because one of the great things about this particular Rugby World Cup was that it put to bed so many ghosts that we have about how we played against France in the past. I happened to spend that game in 2007 in a pub in London coincidentally as it turned out completely surrounded by French people. I just happened to wander into a pub to watch the game and it turned out it was a French pub. We were pretty cocky so to speak and we thought we had it. It was to our absolute horror that that game turned against us particularly as we were surrounded by what must have been 200 cheering French people. It was a sort of catastrophic moment in our national psyche for those of us who are fans of the game. So to have beaten France by a larger margin than we beat Namibia in this particular world cup was a particular high point. But of course the greatest high point was the finale on Sunday morning which I also did get up to watch at 5 o’clock in the morning with many many New Zealanders.I just remember the tension of the Rugby World Cup 2011 when we were so close—playing coincidentally France—and it could have gone either way and again in this one putting to bed that ghost. When it comes down to it not only is this particular All Blacks team the best in the world at this particular time but I think that we can say with some confidence that it is the best team that there has ever been as proven by the fact that it has now won two world cups. So it has been an extraordinary stretch for the team.The All Blacks is an extraordinary team. They are led by extraordinary people both on and off the field and I do want to acknowledge Steve Hansen and the support team because I think that they have done an extraordinary job with a group of extraordinary people.I would also like to just comment that I did see one tweet on Sunday morning from the Black Ferns saying “Congratulations lads. Good to see that you’re following in our footsteps.” because the Black Ferns have of course won four world cups. So the All Blacks are now continuing that trend which is all great to see.So on behalf of myself on behalf of Green Party supporters who are real fans of the game congratulations to the team congratulations to the support team and well done.
Mallard Trevor: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 VictoryText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMallard Trevor: Motions — All Blacks—Rugby World Cup 2015 Victory[Sitting date: 03 November 2015. Volume:709;Page:7552. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): I think it is very rarely that I can stand up and say that I totally agree with the Prime Minister. I do want to put on record the thanks of New Zealand to the Prime Minister for being such a good sport in posing with Sam Whitelock just to show the perspective of rugby players and politicians in New Zealand.I also want to put on the record thanks to a few people. Thanks to the people who initiated the Rugby World Cup. It was something that was done in the 1980s when rugby was not going quite as well as it is now. It has gone in a relatively short time to being probably the most important individual trophy as far as New Zealanders are concerned. I think that that has been important in rebuilding the image of rugby in New Zealand and around the world.I want to acknowledge the late Jock Hobbs who took rugby into the professional administration era. He got in Chris Moller Steve Tew Neil Sorensen Don Tricker and earlier Dame Therese Walsh—people who have set a platform of professional administration off which this team has been able to grow. I want to acknowledge the World Rugby award winners: Nehe Milner-Skudder Julian Savea Portia Woodman and Kendra Cocksedge who did not get quite the recognition that some of the others did coming out of that ceremony.But a special acknowledgment for Dan Carter for his enormous contribution throughout a wonderful career.Hon Member: Hear hear!Hon TREVOR MALLARD: I note my colleague from Canterbury saying “Hear hear!”. Dan Carter has broken my heart as a Hurricanes supporter on a number of occasions.His career and especially his vision in the final and his skills in the final were the like of a fly-half that I think will be a while until we see one so good again. We do not know yet officially the future of Richie McCaw as far as rugby is concerned but if you ever had someone who could lead by example who could develop a team of leaders around him and who could really make a difference both on and off the field then Richie McCaw has done that.I want to have my final comments in acknowledging the work of Steve “Shag” Hansen. His dry humour is something that New Zealanders are finding very very special. I am going to be frank. When Steve first got the job I had my doubts but the first time I heard him speak—actually at the Wainuiōmata Rugby Club—I had no doubts whatsoever because what was clear was a ferocious but well-hidden intellect a wonderful sense of humour and the ability to select for the longer term which has meant that he has built a team that is really special. It is a golden era and I for one hope that he will think very very carefully about the possibility of being the first coach to take two. Thank you.