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Mary Winifred Harris 
 Clerk of the House of Representatives a Commissioner appointed to administer the oath to members did administer the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to the following members which being done they took their seats in the House: Amy Juliet Adams Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Philip Shane Ardern Chris Auchinvole Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi John Banks Margaret Mary Barry David Allister Bennett Paula Lee Bennett Jacqueline Diane Blue Kerry James Borrows Simon Joseph Bridges Steffan John Browning Gerard Anthony Brownlee Campbell Gordon Calder David Cunningham Carter David Scott Clark David James Clendon Jonathan David Coleman Judith Anne Collins Clayton James Cosgrove David Richard Cunliffe Clare Elizabeth Curran Lianne Audrey Dalziel Jacqueline Isobel Dean Catherine Delahunty Peter Francis Dunne Ruth Suzanne Dyson Simon William English Kristopher John Faafoi Darien Elizabeth Fenton Christopher Francis Finlayson Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell Craig Raymond Robert Foss Julie Anne Genter Philip Bruce Goff Paul Jonathan Goldsmith Joanne Gay Goodhew Kennedy Gollan Montrose Graham Timothy John Groser Allen Nathan Guy Kevin Grant Hague Hone Pani Tamati Waka Nene Harawira John Bernard Hayes Philip Reeve Heatley Raymond Tau Henare Christopher John Hipkins Brendan Francis John Horan Parekura Tureia Horomia Gareth Thomas Llewellyn Hughes Raymond Jianqiang Huo Charles Paul Telford Hutchison Shane Geoffrey Jones Steven Leonard Joyce Nicola Laura Kaye John Phillip Key Colin McDonald King Melissa Ji-Yun Lee Iain Francis Lees-Galloway Andrew James Little Heather Janet Logie Asenati Lole-Taylor Peseta Samuelu Masunu Lotu-Iiga Timothy Harley Macindoe Moana Lynore Mackey Nanaia Cybele Mahuta Trevor Colin Mallard Tracey Anne Martin Mojo Celeste Mathers Todd Michael McClay Murray Stuart McCully Ian Robert Flockhart McKelvie Mark Patrick Mitchell Suzanne Mary Moroney Alfred Ngaro Russel Norman Damien Peter O’Connor Simon David O’Connor Denis John O’Rourke Patricia Hekia Parata David William Parker Winston Raymond Peters Rajendra Prasad Richard Ivor Prosser Grant Murray Robertson Harold Valentine Ross Robertson Denise Maree Roche Jami-Lee Matenga Ross Eric Wilbur Roy Anthony Boyd Williams Ryall Michael Lewis Sabin Eugenie Meryl Sage Katrina May Shanks Pita Russell Sharples David James Shearer Scott Anthony Simpson Su’a Viliamu Sio Alexander Lockwood Smith Nicolas Rex Smith Barbara Joy Stewart Rino Tirikatene William Lindsay Tisch Anne Merrilyn Tolley Christopher James Tremain Metiria Leanne Agnes Stanton Turei Tariana Turia Philip Stoner Twyford Louise Claire Upston Nicola Joanne Wagner Holly Ruth Haines Walker Louisa Hareruia Wall Catherine Joan Wilkinson Andrew Bruce Forbes Williams Maurice Donald Williamson Michael Allan Woodhouse Megan Cherie Woods Jian Yang Jonathan Edgar Joseph Young.
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Mary Winifred Harris 
 Clerk of the House of Representatives a Commissioner appointed to administer the oath to members did administer the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to the following members which being done they took their seats in the House: Amy Juliet Adams Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Philip Shane Ardern Chris Auchinvole Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi John Banks Margaret Mary Barry David Allister Bennett Paula Lee Bennett Jacqueline Diane Blue Kerry James Borrows Simon Joseph Bridges Steffan John Browning Gerard Anthony Brownlee Campbell Gordon Calder David Cunningham Carter David Scott Clark David James Clendon Jonathan David Coleman Judith Anne Collins Clayton James Cosgrove David Richard Cunliffe Clare Elizabeth Curran Lianne Audrey Dalziel Jacqueline Isobel Dean Catherine Delahunty Peter Francis Dunne Ruth Suzanne Dyson Simon William English Kristopher John Faafoi Darien Elizabeth Fenton Christopher Francis Finlayson Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell Craig Raymond Robert Foss Julie Anne Genter Philip Bruce Goff Paul Jonathan Goldsmith Joanne Gay Goodhew Kennedy Gollan Montrose Graham Timothy John Groser Allen Nathan Guy Kevin Grant Hague Hone Pani Tamati Waka Nene Harawira John Bernard Hayes Philip Reeve Heatley Raymond Tau Henare Christopher John Hipkins Brendan Francis John Horan Parekura Tureia Horomia Gareth Thomas Llewellyn Hughes Raymond Jianqiang Huo Charles Paul Telford Hutchison Shane Geoffrey Jones Steven Leonard Joyce Nicola Laura Kaye John Phillip Key Colin McDonald King Melissa Ji-Yun Lee Iain Francis Lees-Galloway Andrew James Little Heather Janet Logie Asenati Lole-Taylor Peseta Samuelu Masunu Lotu-Iiga Timothy Harley Macindoe Moana Lynore Mackey Nanaia Cybele Mahuta Trevor Colin Mallard Tracey Anne Martin Mojo Celeste Mathers Todd Michael McClay Murray Stuart McCully Ian Robert Flockhart McKelvie Mark Patrick Mitchell Suzanne Mary Moroney Alfred Ngaro Russel Norman Damien Peter O’Connor Simon David O’Connor Denis John O’Rourke Patricia Hekia Parata David William Parker Winston Raymond Peters Rajendra Prasad Richard Ivor Prosser Grant Murray Robertson Harold Valentine Ross Robertson Denise Maree Roche Jami-Lee Matenga Ross Eric Wilbur Roy Anthony Boyd Williams Ryall Michael Lewis Sabin Eugenie Meryl Sage Katrina May Shanks Pita Russell Sharples David James Shearer Scott Anthony Simpson Su’a Viliamu Sio Alexander Lockwood Smith Nicolas Rex Smith Barbara Joy Stewart Rino Tirikatene William Lindsay Tisch Anne Merrilyn Tolley Christopher James Tremain Metiria Leanne Agnes Stanton Turei Tariana Turia Philip Stoner Twyford Louise Claire Upston Nicola Joanne Wagner Holly Ruth Haines Walker Louisa Hareruia Wall Catherine Joan Wilkinson Andrew Bruce Forbes Williams Maurice Donald Williamson Michael Allan Woodhouse Megan Cherie Woods Jian Yang Jonathan Edgar Joseph Young.
Stewart Barbara: Adjournment — Sittings of the House 
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BARBARA STEWART (NZ First) 
: 
 Firstly on behalf of the New Zealand First team we would like to say congratulations to the team of Speakers. We look forward to working with you over the next 3 years. We want to take this opportunity to pay tribute too to the many thousands of supporters and volunteers around the country who helped return New Zealand First to Parliament. You worked tirelessly and you achieved a great result for our party. Thank you. We must pay tribute too to our leader the Rt Hon Winston Peters whose commitment over the past 3 years has been a key factor in our success. He has travelled extensively throughout New Zealand to ensure that New Zealanders will have a voice in our Parliament. He will ensure that they have a fair go. I also want to thank the team of messengers security staff gallery staff catering staff the cleaners—whom we have heard a lot about—the travel staff and all of those who maintain the House and ensure that it operates smoothly. It is a very big job. We may have left somebody out but we do not mean to. So thank you to everyone who ensures that this House runs smoothly.  
I must say it is good to be back. Now is the time to pick up from where we left off. We are determined in New Zealand First to be a constructive and progressive force over the next 3 years. We remain steadfast in our message and we stand firmly by our principles and values as we have done for all of the years that we have been here.  
But now the holiday season is upon us. It is a time for family—[ 
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Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! I say to both members interjecting on either side to please show some courtesy. 
BARBARA STEWART 
: It is now a time for family; it is a time for reflection togetherness and some understanding. As we move towards the new year it is important to reflect upon what truly matters to us as New Zealanders. Our thoughts go to those people who have been devastated by the disasters that have happened throughout the year. We wish them a safe and happy Christmas. We also want to wish members on both sides of the House a merry Christmas and a happy New Year and of course we wish a merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all New Zealanders. We look forward to confronting the big issues in 2012 and to working towards a fairer New Zealand. New Zealand First is looking forward to working with all of you next year. Can I say take note: our new team is keen to begin. On that note I will say have a great holiday season; we will catch you next year. Thank you.
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
: 
 Following agreement with the Business Committee I seek leave for the House to sit beyond 6 p.m. this evening to complete the adjournment debate should the time be needed. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Is there any objection to that course being followed? It appears not. Leave is granted.
Harawira Hone: Adjournment — Sittings of the House 
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HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Is it possible for me to do a short korero and then maybe ask Chris Auchinvole to speak last and do a bit of a karakia to close the House for the day and for the rest of the year? Just to have a karakia that is all. I would be happy to give some of my time for him to give us a closing karakia for the House. I have not asked him of course. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The member cannot ask other members. The member has some time to speak and unless there has been some arrangement made of which the Speaker is advised then the member must commence his speech in this adjournment debate.
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
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 I move  
That this debate be now adjourned 
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Motion agreed to.
Brownlee Gerry: Appointments — Deputy Speaker Assistant Speakers 
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
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 I am sure all members will go to the long adjournment contemplating what a river that did not flow from bank to bank might look like.
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H V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour—Manukau East) 
: 
Kia ora tatou no reira e te Whare e nga iwi e nga reo e nga hau e wha. Tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa. It is with humility that I gratefully accept the honour that you my parliamentary colleagues have offered me: to serve this House as one of your presiding officers. Mr Brownlee you are right: it is not my first time; in fact it is my fourth—an unprecedented occurrence for an Assistant Speaker in an MMP Parliament. 
I consider it both an honour and a privilege to serve this 50th New Zealand Parliament blessed as it is with many new talents alongside seasoned politicians who are accustomed to the delicate difference of opinion in this place. I will ensure that every member has the fullest opportunity to define defend and deliver his or her visions according to the letter of the Standing Orders and Speakers’ rulings and in the spirit of engagement that our public expect. For this is a robust Parliament a place for full and vigorous debate but contributions will be made with respect for the traditions of the House as enshrined in the Standing Orders. This is a place where continuous streams of ideas are tested. It is like a river that flows from bank to bank so that its true potential is realised for all. This House is a symbol of integrity and the integrity of all honourable members is to be upheld and every voice shall be heard in accordance with our Standing Orders. All members are honourable and that is it. We refer to each other as honourable despite what we may think otherwise because we are aspirational. We call the member what we would want them all to become. 
I want to thank those from the last Parliament who understood when the need arose to make firm but fair decisions and I serve this House as Parliament’s person. My commitment is to continue to serve with the same values and vision that I have served before—firm fair and impartial. Tihei mauri ora! No reira tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa.
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 I somewhat reluctantly rise to support this nomination because I think members opposite will understand that occasionally Mr Robertson feels that it is really important to show his independence from his party. Sometimes he is harder—sometimes much harder—on the Opposition than he is on the Government. Mr Speaker Ross has been around for a long time. He does test every now and again your definition of business attire. I am not sure that the multicoloured scarves are normal business attire but you give him the flexibility to do that. He is someone who does know his Standing Orders really well. He has the office next to mine; I see him studying them. He comes to the House prepared to rule on matters. Those matters quite often arise and as a result he is well prepared.  
Although the expression that the Leader of the House has used is one that has been commonly used in the House by Ross Robertson it is not his most memorable one. There are few members of our caucus who are left from the period when he was first a member when the caucus was in some trouble or disarray; 1987 to 1990 was not the best of times. I think it is long enough ago now to let members know his classic expression when the Government was running into trouble. He said: “This Government has too many balls in the fire.” 
Motion agreed to.
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
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 We again will be supporting this motion. I endorse the comments that the Leader of the House has made on the extended hours and the ability which is the Government’s and one that of course we hope to use at some stage in the not too distant future to do Government business in a way that is important but not urgent. I think there has been considerable misuse of urgency or it may be that urgency is a misnomer for a system of getting through the job— 
Hon Ruth Dyson 
: Overtime. 
Hon TREVOR MALLARD 
: Overtime as my colleague Ruth Dyson says is a good way of putting it. The way that it works is that if there is substantial agreement at the Business Committee then it can happen on a Friday. Otherwise it will happen on a Wednesday and Thursday and the Government will lose the select committees as a result of that which seems fair. 
The only other point that I would like to make is a request to the select committees to look very carefully at the business before them that was not referred from the House and is not picked up as a result of this and to ensure that the good work that was done by previous select committees is brought to its conclusion and brought back here. 
Motion agreed to. 
Sitting suspended from 12.05 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Mr SPEAKER 
: I have to report that accompanied by members I waited upon His Excellency the Governor-General at Government House yesterday when I addressed His Excellency as follows:  
May it please Your Excellency: 
In obedience to Your Excellency’s request the House of Representatives in the exercise of its undoubted rights and privileges has proceeded to the election of a Speaker and as the subject of its choice I now present myself to you and submit myself for Your Excellency’s confirmation. 
To which His Excellency replied as follows: 
Mr Speaker it is with much pleasure that I approve the choice by the House of Representatives of you as its Speaker. 
I congratulate you on your election to this distinguished office marking as it does the appreciation of the House of Representatives of your impartiality and ability. 
I have further to report that I also addressed His Excellency as follows: 
I humbly thank Your Excellency for your confirmation of the choice made by the House of Representatives of me to be its Speaker. 
I have now on behalf of the House to lay claim to all its privileges and especially to freedom of speech in debate to free access to Your Excellency whenever occasion may require it and to the most favourable construction being put on all its proceedings. 
To which His Excellency replied as follows: 
Mr Speaker I confirm all the rights and privileges of the House of Representatives which have ever been granted. I assure you that the House of Representatives shall always have ready access to me and that I will at all times place the most favourable construction upon its proceedings. 
Honourable members I desire to repeat my respectful acknowledgment to the House of the high honour it has done in electing me to be its Speaker.
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Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Deputy Leader of the House) 
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 I move  
That  
the House do now adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday 7 February 2012 and that the sitting days in 2012 be as follows:
Brownlee Gerry: Appointments — Deputy Speaker Assistant Speakers 
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
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 I move  
That Harold Valentine Ross Robertson be appointed Assistant Speaker 
. Ross Robertson is in his 25th year as a member of this House and has served in this House for I think about 12 years in the role of presiding officer so he is a man of great experience. I am sure new members will come to enjoy just as those who have returned enjoy the hearty afternoon greeting “Good afternoon and kia ora to you all.” which regularly comes from Ross when he takes the Chair. It will also be interesting to see over this term whether or not he can come up with some interesting new fashion combinations. We have enjoyed over the years the array of scarves that he has managed to produce and wear with a certain fetching panache. But overall I think it is the way in which he has conducted himself as a Speaker that gives us great confidence in supporting this nomination today. He has a great saying and I am sure we will hear it again: courtesy is contagious. He always shows great courtesy to all members of the House. We look forward to supporting his nomination.
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
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 Again it is the Labour Party’s view that Lindsay Tisch is the appropriate person to fill this role. We want to congratulate him on it and say that we would have been equally happy if he were doing the role that he had been previously because again he is someone who has acted in this House with integrity. He has also made himself available to explain his rulings and to work through issues with members notwithstanding which side of the House they come from. This is one bit of advice that I should give to new members and it is that when something unusual happens in the House something that is unexpected it is worth sometime after the event going and having a discussion with the Leader of the House me or—probably with more expertise—one of the three or four presiding officers because they are able to explain the rules of the place which I think it is fair to say are on occasion slightly hard to follow. But congratulations Lindsay. 
Motion agreed to.
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
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 I move  
That William Lindsay Tisch be appointed Assistant Speaker 
. Like Mr Roy Mr Tisch has been a presiding officer for quite some time and has a reputation for fairness in the way in which he deals with all concerned in the House. Unlike Mr Roy he is unlikely to have been a front-row forward but none the less he has managed to avoid any obvious confrontations in his time as a presiding officer.  
If there was one disappointment I might personally express about all of this it is that Mr Tisch has been the chair of the parliamentary catering committee and I have to suggest that there have been relatively few improvements under his watch but then again I do have an extra couple of notches pulled in on my belt. So I congratulate him on that. I look forward to supporting this nomination and to the continuing work that Lindsay Tisch has been offering in this House.
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
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 On behalf of the Labour Party I would like to endorse the nomination of Eric Roy as Deputy Speaker. I think it is fair to say we have known each other for a long time. He is seen as someone of the utmost integrity in the House. I think it is also fair to say that while you Mr Speaker played on the right wing of the Parliamentary Rugby Team and showed some sidesteps and subtlety Mr Roy both on the rugby field and in the House has not been known for that. He and I have played in the tight forwards and I do not think I have ever seen him do a sidestep or avoid taking on a hard issue directly.  
I have the feeling that this might be somewhat of a trial for Mr Roy. Whether it is a 90-day trial or something slightly longer than that we are yet to see. I think we will all look forward to Mr Roy being in the Chair and to testing him out and when you seek new accommodation offshore Mr Speaker we will have another discussion about this. Thank you. 
Motion agreed to.
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Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
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 I move  
That Eric Wilbur Roy be appointed Deputy Speaker. 
 Mr Roy is no stranger to anyone in this House I am sure—apart from new members of course who I am sure will have seen him in the role of presiding officer if they have studied Parliament in the lead-up to the election. He brings to the role considerable experience as a parliamentarian. He has experience as both a list and a constituency member of Parliament and I think anyone who has observed his management of the House will agree that he is a very impartial Speaker who offers everybody the sort of opportunity that we would expect. I am delighted to move this recommendation and I look forward to supporting the motion.
Sittings of the House 
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Sittings of the House 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) 
: 
 Following agreement with the Business Committee I seek leave for the House to sit beyond 6 p.m. this evening to complete the adjournment debate should the time be needed. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Is there any objection to that course being followed? It appears not. Leave is granted.
Event: State Opening 
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A message from His Excellency the Governor-General desiring the immediate attendance of honourable members in the Legislative Council Chamber was delivered by Mr David Baguley Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. 
Accordingly Mr Speaker and honourable members preceded by the Serjeant-at-Arms proceeded to the Legislative Council Chamber and after a short absence returned.
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
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 E te Kaiwhakahaere e mihi kau ana i a koe mo to hoki ki te turu teitei pera tonu. Ki te Whakahaere o te Kawana Hone Key e mihi kau ana. Ki nga tokorua nei a Banks raua ko Dunne e mihi atu. Ki a koutou nga hoa e Pita Tariana ka nui te mihi. Metiria e mihi kau ana i a koe Russel. Ki a koe Winitana te matua hoki mai. Hoki mai ki te Whare nei. Ngenge atu tatou kare e rongo atu ki te kaha rawe i roto i a koe. No reira tena koe. Pai ana mo to hoki mai. Ki to tatou kaiwhakahaere hou e Rawiri Shearer tena koe. Kia kaha kia maia. E mohio atu tatou ko wenei nga tau e toru e hipa atu e mau kaha atu tatou mo te pai o te whenua mo nga tangata katoa. No reira e mihi atu i a koe.  
Mo nga rere haere mohio atu tatou te pa pouri i roto i wetahi o nga whanau o te Whare nei na nga mate. Ina tata nei i hinga atu a Pae Ruha wetahi o nga tino kuia Maori e whai atu i Te Ataarangi Te Kohanga Reo Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora e rere atu. Pera i to tatou tino rangatira koroua o te kainga a Ta Henare Ngata te tama a Ta Apirana Ngata tetahi o nga mema o te Whare nei e hinga atu. No reira e tangi hoki te ngakau mo nga hinga katoa engari mo tatou e ora ana i roto i a tatou te kaha te pai mo te mahi i te Whare nei. No reira tena tatou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
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Mr Speaker I congratulate you wholeheartedly on being returned to the high Chair of office just like before. To the Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Key I acknowledge you. I greet you as well the two seated before me the Hon John Banks and the Hon Peter Dunne. Huge greetings as well to fellow colleagues Pita and Tariana. Metiria and you too Russel greetings. Welcome back to you Winston father figure return to this House. It has been quite tiresome for us not to hear about the great virtues that you have in you. So thank you. Things can only get better because you have returned. Acknowledgments to our new leader David Shearer. Be strong be bold. We know that in the past 3 years we have worked hard for the betterment of the country and everyone. We thank you for that.  
But flying about are circumstances that we know bring about sadness to some families of this House because of the loss of life. Just recently Pae Ruha one of the great Maori women elders of Te Ataarangi Te Kohanga Reo and the Maori Women’s Welfare League passed away died. Similarly a great chief and elder from back home Sir Henare Ngata died. He was the son of Sir Apirana Ngata a former member of this House. So the heart grieves indeed for all those who have passed away; but for those of us who are still alive our innermost strength will ensure that we will do well in this House. So to us to you collectively and indeed to all of us salutations. 
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Mr SPEAKER 
: Honourable members I regret to inform the House of the death on 6 November 2011 of Allan Frederick Peachey who represented the electorate of Tamaki from 2005 to 2011 and of the death on 16 November 2011 of Robert Linfield Bell who represented the electorate of Gisborne from 1975 to 1984 and of the death on 4 December 2011 of Manu Alamein Kopu who was a member of the House from 1996 to 1999. I desire on behalf of this House to express our sense of the loss we have sustained and of our sympathy with the relatives of the late Allan Peachey the late Robert Bell and the late Manu Alamein Kopu. I now ask members to stand with me and observe a period of silence as a mark of respect to their memory. 
Honourable members stood as a mark of respect.
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Mr SPEAKER 
: I have received the following authorisation from His Excellency the Governor-General to administer the oath or affirmation prescribed by law to be taken or made by members of the House:  
Pursuant to section 11 of the Constitution Act 1986 I Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae Governor-General of New Zealand hereby authorise you 
Dr The Right Honourable Alexander Lockwood Smith 
Speaker of the House of Representatives 
to administer to members of Parliament the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen required to be taken or made by every such member before that member shall be permitted to sit or vote in the House of Representatives. 
JOHN KEY Prime Minister 
Authorised 
Jerry Mateparae Governor-General 
20 December 2011
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Wednesday 21 December 2011 
Mr Speaker 
 took the Chair at 11 a.m. 
Prayers 
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Election of Speaker 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I have to report that accompanied by members I waited upon His Excellency the Governor-General at Government House yesterday when I addressed His Excellency as follows:  
May it please Your Excellency: 
In obedience to Your Excellency’s request the House of Representatives in the exercise of its undoubted rights and privileges has proceeded to the election of a Speaker and as the subject of its choice I now present myself to you and submit myself for Your Excellency’s confirmation. 
To which His Excellency replied as follows: 
Mr Speaker it is with much pleasure that I approve the choice by the House of Representatives of you as its Speaker. 
I congratulate you on your election to this distinguished office marking as it does the appreciation of the House of Representatives of your impartiality and ability. 
I have further to report that I also addressed His Excellency as follows: 
I humbly thank Your Excellency for your confirmation of the choice made by the House of Representatives of me to be its Speaker. 
I have now on behalf of the House to lay claim to all its privileges and especially to freedom of speech in debate to free access to Your Excellency whenever occasion may require it and to the most favourable construction being put on all its proceedings. 
To which His Excellency replied as follows: 
Mr Speaker I confirm all the rights and privileges of the House of Representatives which have ever been granted. I assure you that the House of Representatives shall always have ready access to me and that I will at all times place the most favourable construction upon its proceedings. 
Honourable members I desire to repeat my respectful acknowledgment to the House of the high honour it has done in electing me to be its Speaker.
Authority to Administer Oath 
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Authority to Administer Oath 
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Authority to Administer Oath 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I have received the following authorisation from His Excellency the Governor-General to administer the oath or affirmation prescribed by law to be taken or made by members of the House:  
Pursuant to section 11 of the Constitution Act 1986 I Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae Governor-General of New Zealand hereby authorise you 
Dr The Right Honourable Alexander Lockwood Smith 
Speaker of the House of Representatives 
to administer to members of Parliament the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen required to be taken or made by every such member before that member shall be permitted to sit or vote in the House of Representatives. 
JOHN KEY Prime Minister 
Authorised 
Jerry Mateparae Governor-General 
20 December 2011
Obituaries — Allan Frederick Peachey Robert Linfield Bell Manu Alamein Kopu 
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Obituaries 
Allan Frederick Peachey 
Robert Linfield Bell 
Manu Alamein Kopu 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Honourable members I regret to inform the House of the death on 6 November 2011 of Allan Frederick Peachey who represented the electorate of Tamaki from 2005 to 2011 and of the death on 16 November 2011 of Robert Linfield Bell who represented the electorate of Gisborne from 1975 to 1984 and of the death on 4 December 2011 of Manu Alamein Kopu who was a member of the House from 1996 to 1999. I desire on behalf of this House to express our sense of the loss we have sustained and of our sympathy with the relatives of the late Allan Peachey the late Robert Bell and the late Manu Alamein Kopu. I now ask members to stand with me and observe a period of silence as a mark of respect to their memory. 
Honourable members stood as a mark of respect.
Mihi 
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Mihi 
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Mihi 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I now call on the longest-serving Maori member to give a mihi. 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
: 
 E te Kaiwhakahaere e mihi kau ana i a koe mo to hoki ki te turu teitei pera tonu. Ki te Whakahaere o te Kawana Hone Key e mihi kau ana. Ki nga tokorua nei a Banks raua ko Dunne e mihi atu. Ki a koutou nga hoa e Pita Tariana ka nui te mihi. Metiria e mihi kau ana i a koe Russel. Ki a koe Winitana te matua hoki mai. Hoki mai ki te Whare nei. Ngenge atu tatou kare e rongo atu ki te kaha rawe i roto i a koe. No reira tena koe. Pai ana mo to hoki mai. Ki to tatou kaiwhakahaere hou e Rawiri Shearer tena koe. Kia kaha kia maia. E mohio atu tatou ko wenei nga tau e toru e hipa atu e mau kaha atu tatou mo te pai o te whenua mo nga tangata katoa. No reira e mihi atu i a koe.  
Mo nga rere haere mohio atu tatou te pa pouri i roto i wetahi o nga whanau o te Whare nei na nga mate. Ina tata nei i hinga atu a Pae Ruha wetahi o nga tino kuia Maori e whai atu i Te Ataarangi Te Kohanga Reo Te Ropu Wahine Maori Toko i te Ora e rere atu. Pera i to tatou tino rangatira koroua o te kainga a Ta Henare Ngata te tama a Ta Apirana Ngata tetahi o nga mema o te Whare nei e hinga atu. No reira e tangi hoki te ngakau mo nga hinga katoa engari mo tatou e ora ana i roto i a tatou te kaha te pai mo te mahi i te Whare nei. No reira tena tatou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
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Mr Speaker I congratulate you wholeheartedly on being returned to the high Chair of office just like before. To the Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Key I acknowledge you. I greet you as well the two seated before me the Hon John Banks and the Hon Peter Dunne. Huge greetings as well to fellow colleagues Pita and Tariana. Metiria and you too Russel greetings. Welcome back to you Winston father figure return to this House. It has been quite tiresome for us not to hear about the great virtues that you have in you. So thank you. Things can only get better because you have returned. Acknowledgments to our new leader David Shearer. Be strong be bold. We know that in the past 3 years we have worked hard for the betterment of the country and everyone. We thank you for that.  
But flying about are circumstances that we know bring about sadness to some families of this House because of the loss of life. Just recently Pae Ruha one of the great Maori women elders of Te Ataarangi Te Kohanga Reo and the Maori Women’s Welfare League passed away died. Similarly a great chief and elder from back home Sir Henare Ngata died. He was the son of Sir Apirana Ngata a former member of this House. So the heart grieves indeed for all those who have passed away; but for those of us who are still alive our innermost strength will ensure that we will do well in this House. So to us to you collectively and indeed to all of us salutations. 
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Waiata
State Opening 
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State Opening 
A message from His Excellency the Governor-General desiring the immediate attendance of honourable members in the Legislative Council Chamber was delivered by Mr David Baguley Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. 
Accordingly Mr Speaker and honourable members preceded by the Serjeant-at-Arms proceeded to the Legislative Council Chamber and after a short absence returned.
Mallard Trevor: Points of Order — Questions for Oral Answer—Transfer of Questions Effect on Supplementary Questions 
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I think you came close but did not quite give the assurance that we were seeking and that is that the supplementary questions we could make relate to the appointments the Prime Minister makes not the appointments that the Minister of Broadcasting makes because that is where the quote comes from.
Vote: Address in Reply 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the debate be now adjourned. 
Ayes 78 
New Zealand National 59; Green Party 14; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 42 
New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8. 
Motion agreed to.
King Colin: Address in Reply 
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COLIN KING (National—Kaikoura) 
: 
 I move  
That the debate be now adjourned 
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Mr SPEAKER 
: The question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion will say Aye to the contrary No. 
Hon Trevor Mallard 
: No. The Noes have it. No one voted yes. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I will repeat the call. 
Hon Trevor Mallard 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The reason why I am repeating the call is that I did not allow time for anyone to respond. It is my fault that this situation arose and that is why I will repeat the call. The question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion will say Aye to the contrary No. The Ayes have it. A division has been called for and I will ask the Clerk to conduct a party vote.
Vote: Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill — First Reading 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the Privacy (Information Sharing) Bill be now read a first time. 
Ayes 106 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 3; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 15 
Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Bill read a first time. 
Bill referred to the Justice and Electoral Committee.
Peters Winston: Address in Reply 
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Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I seek leave to make a personal explanation. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: With regard to? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: With regard to the allegations made by the Hon Pita Sharples. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there anyone opposed to that course of action? It appears not. Leave is granted. 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: In my absence in the last address Mr Sharples made a number of statements that are demonstratively and palpability false and I wish to put the circumstances on the record with regard to an associate. This person was asked by John Tamihere of Waipareira Trust to address a senior management group on 12 February 2010 to present management competencies competencies of a large corporation—that is J and J—and that was a 3-hour presentation. He was asked also to attend— 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Just a point of clarification: when the member says “this member” is he referring to himself? 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: No I am referring to the circumstances about which this allegation was made which sought to impugn my integrity and suggest that I was being a hypocrite. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: Just a moment; I am on my feet. The member cannot relitigate statements that other members make. He has sought leave to make a personal statement that relates to him and that is what he should do.  
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: It is related to me because I am very much aware of this matter. The next attendance was at a business planning meeting the next day 13 February as an observer to provide feedback to the chief executive officer on the competency of senior management. This was a meeting unrelated to Whanau Ora which I attended myself in the evening. Mr Tamihere asked again in February 2011 for advice on one of his senior managers. Again this was not aligned to Whanau Ora in any way; it was a human resources issue associated with the organisation and a particular individual and at no time were there any dealings at all on the issue of Whanau Ora Although Mr Sharples and his party colleagues have made those claims today to the media they are demonstratively false. I would ask him to withdraw and apologise if he feels he is up to it. 
Hon Dr Pita Sharples 
: Point of order—in response. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: No the member has made a personal statement. It is not up for debate. He sought leave the House granted leave and we will now move on.
Smith Lockwood: Obituaries — Richard Francis Walls QSO 
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Mr SPEAKER 
: Honourable members I regret to inform the House of the death on 30 October 2011 of Richard Francis Walls QSO who represented the electorate of Dunedin North from 1975 to 1978. I desire on behalf of this House to express our sense of the loss we have sustained and our sympathy with the relatives of the late former member. I now ask members to stand with me and observe a period of silence as a mark of respect for his memory. 
Honourable members stood as a mark of respect.
Mallard Trevor: Address in Reply 
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I think there was clearly offence taken by Mr Peters about comments made about a member of his family. He did ask for an apology from Dr Sharples and I think that to give Dr Sharples the opportunity to apologise all he has to do is to stand up and seek the leave of the House and the House will grant that leave to Dr Sharples to apologise. 
Hon Dr Pita Sharples 
: I seek the leave of the House to respond. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: No no. The member cannot respond to a personal statement. The only avenue open to the member is if he is seeking to withdraw apologise or do something of that nature. The member is not bound to do that; it has been an offer that has been put to him. So if that is not happening is some member seeking the call?