Henare Tau: Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
Henare Tau: Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
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Hon TAU HENARE (National) 
: 
 It is pretty obvious why that lot over there on the other side of the House cannot bring themselves to support the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Amendment Bill. It is because of the shame of it. Their mates in the unions will be standing candidates like Matt McCarten all over the place. They could not bring themselves to support this legislation. 
We would have been out of here last night if it had not been for their feeling of guilt in the face of their mates up the road: Helen Kelly Andrew Little and the mob from Australia. That is right—the mob from Australia. Those members talk about overseas influence and I have never seen the like before. I have never seen the like in any country. A union from overseas waltzes in—waltzes in—to this country and tells workers what to do. It was not the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions and it was not the Labour Party that told workers what to do; it was the Australian mob from across the water. What happened in the last 24 hours? Up popped Matt McCarten in Mana. There go at least 3000 votes—at least 3000 votes—and Labour is shaking in its boots. 
This debate is not about the film industry. We are about the film industry we are about saving jobs and we are about creating opportunities. I will turn on my little iPad for a minute and read to members; I have to hold it quite far away. It says: “The Hobbit has not only rescued the film industry but also preserved a way of life industry workers say.” Industry workers said that— 
Hon Darren Hughes 
: A way of life! 
Hon TAU HENARE 
: —and I say to Darren Hughes that if he does not believe me he should look at Stuff. That is where it is. The spectre of the Alliance and of Matt McCarten is coming home and it is a scary thought. It is a scary thought—that is what it is. It is a scary thought. Kris Fa’afoi thought he was going to waltz in in Mana but he has a bit of a fight on his hands. He has a bit of a fight on his hands. Three thousand votes will rip apart the left. They will rip apart the left. Guess what! We will put up a good campaign and we will see. 
I thank Sir Peter Jackson for what he has been able to achieve. All those people out at Miramar all those people who work for Weta Workshop all those actors all those independent people—all those people who are looking to put bread and butter on the table can now look towards a good future for the film industry. They can now look towards a confident future because companies like Warner Bros are willing to invest nearly $1 billion dollars into this country. OK so we have had to pay an extra $30 million - odd but for a return of $1 billion into that industry. 
Sue Moroney 
: It was already there. 
Hon TAU HENARE 
: No it was not already here. Warner Bros was about to bugger off. Warner Bros was about to hop on the plane and take its film somewhere else. It might have been Bulgaria; it might have been Ireland—who cares? It would not have been here. A billion dollars would have gone. 
Who wins after today? It is the industry it is workers it is children and it is the whole New Zealand economy. I tip my hat to the Prime Minister John Key.