Peachey Allan: Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill — In Committee 
Peachey Allan: Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill — In Committee 
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ALLAN PEACHEY (National—Tamaki) 
: 
 I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the preamble of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill. The first thing I really must do is compliment my colleague Mr John Carter on drawing the attention of the Committee to the very very loose advice that clearly some officials gave to the Local Government and Environment Committee. That in itself should be a major warning sign to the Committee. When I look at the preamble I find myself asking whether this bill is really necessary. Why are we doing this? Then I reflect on a couple of things. I reflect particularly on the comments of the newly admitted member Mr Dail Jones. I congratulate Mr Jones and welcome him back. 
Dail Jones 
: Re-admitted. 
ALLAN PEACHEY 
: Of course—for the third time I think. Well done! He made the point that this is socialism by stealth. 
Dianne Yates 
: Oh rubbish! 
ALLAN PEACHEY 
: Away she goes again—the member who could not even hold her seat. She is squeaking and squawking in this Chamber again instead of addressing the issues of this legislation. It was interesting to hear from the Minister who has a constituency out there. He is the bloke who is struggling with the health portfolio at the moment. It was interesting to hear him talk about socialism and say that 81 percent of Aucklanders would not accept it or something like that. That is the point. These members operate by stealth. If members read the preamble to the bill that is what they will see. 
Mr Jones made a second point which also causes me to reflect and that is that this bill is an affront to the rule of law. No legislation that is based on poor or weak advice no legislation that is an affront to the rule of law no legislation that takes away rights from people should stand in this House. It just should not happen. 
I come back to the preamble to talk about it in a little more detail. This is a preamble to a bill that has split a community. No good legislation comes from a community that is split as this one is over this legislation. The preamble is telling us that there will be more bureaucracy more rules more frustration more confusion more uncertainty and more work for those in our community who are not genuinely productive. The frustration that taxpayers and ratepayers will experience will know no bounds. This bill with its preamble does not serve the interests of either the people who live in Waitakere—which I agree is a beautiful part of New Zealand—or the people of New Zealand generally. If this Committee lets this sort of preamble stand and lets this sort of legislation stand there will be no stopping the socialists on the other side of the Chamber from trying to get every bit of New Zealand covered under this sort of legislation. 
It is not necessary and it is not wise. I would have thought that when there is no valid reason for legislation it would not be necessary. That has been made pretty plain by previous speakers on this side such as the outstanding member from out west Paula Bennett. Goodness me is she not going to deliver a lesson to the Labour Party at the coming election! It has also been made clear by my colleague John Carter. This legislation is not necessary unless there is another motive and that motive is socialism by stealth.