Hide Rodney: Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
Hide Rodney: Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
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Hon RODNEY HIDE (Leader—ACT) 
: 
 I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to support the Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill and to commend Dr Paul Hutchison for introducing this bill. We often find that people complain moan jump up and down in this place and then do not do anything to fix the problem that they are complaining about—but not Dr Paul Hutchison. He has produced a bill to deal with what is clearly an anomaly and an unjust imposition on the people of Franklin District Council who first have to pay for the regional amenities of Auckland and second have to pay Environment Waikato. This bill makes sure that those people have to pay only once which is clearly fair and equitable. That is why the ACT Party is supporting this bill’s referral to the select committee and in particular is commending the member for introducing it to the House. 
I agree with the previous speaker that whatever the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance reports may well impact on this issue because the royal commission will be looking at the boundaries of Auckland and the issues that that raises may cause this bill to become redundant but I do not think that we should hold back on an opportunity to fix an anomaly. 
Phil Twyford 
: When can we read the report? 
Hon RODNEY HIDE 
: Mr Phil Twyford will be able to read it when first of all the royal commission has finished it and then the Government releases it. 
Phil Twyford 
: The people of Auckland want to read it when you read it. 
Hon RODNEY HIDE 
: The people of Auckland are actually far more interested in getting a good result for Auckland. It saddens me that that member calls out like this when he belongs to a party that was in Government for 9 years and— 
Hon Member 
: Did nothing. 
Hon RODNEY HIDE 
: —did nothing about Auckland except to wring its hands and make it worse. Labour established a ministerial post of Auckland issues in the name of Judith Tizard. She was so outstandingly successful that the Labour Government of the time thought that the work was done disestablished the post of Minister responsible for Auckland Issues then kicked for touch by not making one decision but calling for a royal commission that would not even report in the lifetime of that Labour Government. Now Mr Twyford who has been here for about 90 seconds jumps up and down and asks when he can read the report. My question to that member is why his party did not do something about Auckland. How long was Labour in Government? Nine long years! What did it do other than have Judith Tizard go along to functions make a complete ass of herself and Auckland and call herself and her handbag the Minister responsible for Auckland issues? 
I say to Mr Twyford that he should support Auckland for a change and give the Government an opportunity to read this report. He will get to read it along with the rest of Auckland at the proper time. That is what will happen. New Zealand will have a Government that will actually do something about Auckland unlike the previous Government in its 9 long years. 
Dr Paul Hutchison has actually done something for his electorate. He has removed an anomaly. The ACT Party will be supporting this bill’s referral to the select committee. 
I suggest to Mr Twyford that if he was to get out of the habit of shouting across the House and thinking it was somehow funny he too might think up a good bill that would be good for Auckland and that this House could support. I am sure that would be a good use of his talent.