Naylor Jono: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeNaylor Jono: Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Extended licensing hours during Rugby World Cup) Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 12 August 2015. Volume:707;Page:5738. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JONO NAYLOR (National): I heard the bell to end that contribution and for someone who said he wanted an extra minute he sold himself a minute short. But anyway I thought it was kind of interesting actually listening to the previous speaker Clayton Mitchell. He talked about this being an outdated bill. Considering it is dated today how quickly it becomes outdated.Clayton Mitchell: Current legislation. You’re a bit slow on the uptake.JONO NAYLOR: I think the word used was “bill” whereas the other one we have got is an Act. But anyway I just thought it was kind of amusing that he was referring to his own birthday as perhaps being as nationally significant as an All Blacks game. But that is all right; we are allowed a little narcissism in the House from time to time.I just want to talk about this briefly because there has been a lot of focus on the licensing issues and I agree that is an important matter that we are going to need to work through. But my perspective and the reason why I am happy to support this bill is that it is actually about the people of New Zealand being able to witness and enjoy something that many of them hold dear and that is rugby. I know that some people will call rugby the religion of New Zealand and that is kind of what people are so heated up about and it is I guess from time to time seen in that way. But it is something that is significant.As has been alluded to by other speakers we went to a lot of effort when we hosted the Rugby World Cup here to ensure that people could have access to seeing it and that to me is what this legislation is primarily about: ensuring that New Zealanders can have access to seeing these games. Mr Parker when he spoke earlier said somewhat cynically that if Mr Seymour was interested in New Zealanders being able to view this game he would be moving legislation to have it publicly broadcasted. I thought: “Of all the years that Mr Parker’s been in Parliament I’ve yet to see him propose any legislation to do that.” So it seemed a little bit rich to be laying that solely at the feet of Mr Seymour today.If it was not for the fact that it is only licensed premises in New Zealand as far as I am aware that are set up and equipped for people to be able to gather around in large numbers to view these kinds of games I may have been less sympathetic to this bill. Actually there are not the opportunities in any other settings that I am aware of particularly for New Zealanders to gather in large numbers to watch the All Blacks and to watch the Rugby World Cup in action. So I am quite happy with this.We are going to have to do a little bit of work. I would say that if the bill turned up for its third reading in the state it is currently in for its first reading it would not get the same level of support that it is having at its first reading. But as a member of the Justice and Electoral Committee I have confidence in our committee. It is a fine committee actually. There are really good sorts of people working hard there for us to be able to iron out some of these things. There have already been some conversations as Mr Hague referred to. Conversations have already been going on to iron out the kinks in this legislation so that we can bring it back to the House in a reasonably short space of time in a shape that actually achieves the outcome that we are really looking for which is for New Zealanders to be able to see and witness firsthand the Rugby World Cup.Not every New Zealander can afford Sky. Not everybody is going to be able to get to their friend’s house to watch it. Indeed I think that many visitors to New Zealand knowing that it is a significant sport in our country would be hoping that while they are here they will be able to sit down and watch the game with a bunch of New Zealanders rather than sit in their own hotel rooms or otherwise to watch it. So this is really about including people and allowing people to be a part of the process.I think we have got to just be careful that we do not get too hung up on this being about liberalising New Zealand’s liquor laws. This is very much a one-off occasion that we are talking about. It is very specific to this time frame. I think we can do some good work on tidying it up as Jacqui Dean so eloquently put.Hon Member: What?JONO NAYLOR: No she did. She spoke eloquently. Host responsibility is still going to apply. We are going to be able to make sure we have the right parameters in place. I have got confidence in the select committee to do a really good job so that we can ensure that New Zealanders will get to watch the All Blacks play in the Rugby World Cup and as we have all said we certainly hope to see them in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals and winning the final again.