"\u003C!DOCTYPE html\u003E\u003Chtml xmlns:xlink=\u0022http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\u0022 xmlns:xsi=\u0022http://www.w3.org/2007/XMLSchema-instance\u0022 xmlns:mml=\u0022http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\u0022\u003E\n  \u003Chead\u003E\n    \u003CMETA http-equiv=\u0022Content-Type\u0022 content=\u0022text/html; charset=utf-16\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmeta name=\u0022viewport\u0022 content=\u0022width=device-width, initial-scale=1\u0022\u003E\n  \u003C/head\u003E\n  \u003Cbody style=\u0022font-family:sans-serif; font-size:100%;\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000001\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u002283a3d738c4fb489dabc9e62918a9dbf6\u0022\u003EWednesday, 13 May 2009\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000003\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022085437e6af28459a843f5e42c5b93567\u0022\u003EWednesday, 13 May 2009\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000002\u0022\u003EMr Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000004\u0022\u003EPrayers.\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000005\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c106644f17ee420381a227e448d1512b\u0022\u003EQuestions for Oral Answer\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000006\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00229e309dbe79d84a8fbdabec236daba2c8\u0022\u003EQuestions to Ministers\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000007\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022318b7d7ff4254b91b47e7a59e7e72039\u0022\u003EBudget 2009\u2014Future Commitments\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000008\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022659f6556-09a1-4ead-bc52-05cbdb4eaab8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c6a3ef1862284fb28c200ab16085f385\u0022\u003E1. CRAIG FOSS (National\u2014Tukituki)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Finance: How will Budget 2009 address commitments that were made but not funded in Budget 2008?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022 data-id=\u0022b680d4cb41b24443bfe138d2b6e4b217\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000009\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b680d4cb41b24443bfe138d2b6e4b217\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance):\u003C/span\u003E The previous Government made several unfunded commitments as part of Budget 2008. These were promises that could not be paid for within the generous operating allowance in Budget 2008, so they were charged up against future Budgets. They included a $200-million-a-year economic transformation package, $70 million a year for an expansion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and $190 million to fulfil contractual pay increases for teachers. As part of Budget 2009, the Government will decide whether they will be kept or dropped. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000010\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022659f6556-09a1-4ead-bc52-05cbdb4eaab8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a7082e747ceb4f95b3c81eb417b4e624\u0022\u003ECraig Foss\u003C/span\u003E: What criteria is this Government using to decide which unfunded commitments it will fund?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000011\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002207dfb4f76c444d9a9e49dfcdd11b61d3\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Some of the obligations are contractual and will be met. Such obligations are teacher pay rises. Others will be assessed against other spending priorities. For instance, we have to decide whether pre-commitments to adjustments in tertiary institutional funding 3 or 4 years away are more important than the growing demand on the probation service and corrections service. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000012\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002287f650b50356407eb6be9b8b209fbf17\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Can he confirm that the biggest unfunded commitment he has cut so far is John Key\u2019s cycleway, and that that is why he said: \u201Cwe won\u2019t be spending $50 million on it this year, or next year, or the year after.\u201D?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000013\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b63be20cab5483aa48c50e59fd63857\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: The member is wrong. In the next few days, the Prime Minister will show exactly who is boss. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000014\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022659f6556-09a1-4ead-bc52-05cbdb4eaab8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221542e16aac90444b8467f6be154c9b86\u0022\u003ECraig Foss\u003C/span\u003E: What will the ending of some of the unfunded commitments mean?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000015\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f6eac038319949298327a9253535b1e2\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Most of the unfunded commitments are related to Budget years 2 or 3 years away, so ending them will have no immediate effect. It will mean that some people will not get some of the things they might have been expecting, but, equally, no one will lose anything they already have. Unfortunately, we discovered that because no funding had been allocated to these commitments, when we removed the commitments we were unable to make any savings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002204e0741b756a448098d3e08d97a47d97\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: What measures does the Minister intend to introduce in the Budget to help the thousands of ordinary New Zealanders who are struggling to pay their mortgages and small business loans, and who are suffering from the banks\u2019 reluctance to lower lending rates in line with the reduced official cash rate? Does he take note of the fact that taxpayers are footing more of the risk via banking guarantees and Reserve Bank asset-building?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221a79e5f8a62146b2bcc564beb41b3843\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Those ordinary New Zealanders decided to do something for themselves by voting the member\u2019s Government out and this one in, just a few months ago. In respect of the banks, the Government and the Reserve Bank are keeping a close eye on them. No doubt there will be a bit of pushing and shoving while we sort out how the banks will share the burden of getting through the recession.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f1b8d6c2909b45348685ecdbee00544f\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley\u003C/span\u003E: How much will the restructuring of Auckland governance cost? Will these costs be part of Budget 2009, or will all the transition costs be passed on as a debt to Auckland ratepayers when the transition agency winds up?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220e19b5d75fb0465ca7fb2cdc1113b3d1\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: My understanding is that the costs of setting up the transition board will be appropriated in the Budget.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022659f6556-09a1-4ead-bc52-05cbdb4eaab8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0d701a960c24d648894725c3f80f892\u0022\u003ECraig Foss\u003C/span\u003E: Will Budget 2009 continue the previous Government\u2019s practice of making large, unfunded commitments?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e3a24f3608e3487582dc0cf492d6d3fa\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: The answer is no. Budget 2009\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ce0ff0a6fc545118cdb58eea6aa861d\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Oh!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022633af9348f484cd7be235aa165144fdb\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: It is possible to commit only to those things you are actually going to spend money on, and that is what is going to happen in this year\u2019s Budget.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a554bd3416494ca0b4cc8648853e7997\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yesterday in points of order around question time, we traversed the issue that the phrase \u201Cunfunded commitments\u201D in the question was ruled out of order, yet we see it come back in this supplementary question. It is clear that no evidence has been presented for any unfunded\u2014as opposed to unappropriated\u2014future spending commitments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000025\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cfbe6fbe848744d987c35a9c7b1593ff\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: No such ruling was made. The member over there took offence at the use of the term \u201Cunfunded\u201D, and quite understandably. The mistake the member David Cunliffe makes is that National voluntarily removed the term \u201Cunfunded\u201D from a question. It appeared, therefore, on the sheets that the member probably saw. It was certainly not ruled on, nor was it ruled out of order. Quite frankly, it would be absurd to have it ruled out of order, because unfunded promises are a fact. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000026\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228c00abcb780c42eca019e3e754686284\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f25cdc9cf4ba4e4f84f842630c6558c8\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need any more assistance on this matter. The phrase is not out of order. Members often do not like supplementary questions, but they do have supplementary questions of their own in which to pursue the issue. I thought the point of order the member was going to raise was that, in fact, the Speaker is not spending any money. The Minister perhaps should not have referred to the Speaker by saying \u201Cyou\u201D\u2014as in what \u201Cyou are actually going to spend money on\u201D. Does the member wish to ask further supplementary questions?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ddc546fe6e4f4e298ee8871ec551333a\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Perhaps as a point of order, just to clarify for the record that the supposed\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f4ea6ee715df496495598ba989a29c13\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member cannot use the point of order process to clarify things for the record\u2014it is either a matter of order in this House or it is not. Clarification for the record is a matter that is dealt with through elucidating answers to supplementary questions, if the member wants to do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000030\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022409ff0e449c3455893bc75a0a312ca1c\u0022\u003EGovernment Members\u2014Conflicts of Interest\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000031\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E2. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221c698c5df2ef4dd6a307d44d8d348c0f\u0022\u003EHon PHIL GOFF (Leader of the Opposition)\u003C/span\u003E to the Prime Minister: Does he believe all members of his Government are handling conflicts of interest appropriately?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022 data-id=\u0022e4864054e8834681829188933f184efc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000032\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e4864054e8834681829188933f184efc\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Prime Minister) \u003C/span\u003Eon behalf of the Prime Minister: Paragraph 2.59 of the Cabinet Manual states: \u201CMinisters themselves are responsible for proactively identifying and reviewing possible conflicts of interest, and ensuring that any conflicts of interest are promptly addressed.\u201D I expect my Ministers to act in accordance with the requirements laid out in the Cabinet Manual. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000033\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f857034389524bb5aa4a5bb9bc3a642a\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: Does the Prime Minister stand by his reported comments that he, as Prime Minister, approved Melissa Lee\u2019s decision to continue to have a role with the television programme Asia Down Under after becoming an MP, and how does that reflect on his ability as Prime Minister to identify and manage conflicts of interest?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000034\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228be17c83c4d94d30abc5bdb5502dacc6\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I raise as an issue the fact that the Prime Minister is answering a question about a member of Parliament, not a Minister. It is not usual for the Speaker to allow questions to be asked about MPs in the Government. I assumed that the question that was set down referred to a Minister, even though it states \u201Cmembers\u201D. I ask you for your guidance on that issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000035\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229fa06994f99e48e0b60d9ddac97e21af\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I am sure you were listening carefully to the supplementary question, as well as to the primary question. The Leader of the Opposition made it quite clear that he was referring to advice given by the Prime Minister. Melissa Lee is on the record as indicating that she received advice from the Prime Minister on that matter. That is the Prime Minister\u2019s ministerial role, and his judgment is being questioned, as well as hers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000036\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223807e2b5ca4d41c48c161dc253d39237\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Speakers\u2019 rulings are quite clear on this matter. Speaker\u2019s ruling 147/2 sets out the ruling from the former Speaker Margaret Wilson. Interestingly, the Speaker said on that day \u201CI remind members that Ministers are responsible for only those matters that fall within their responsibilities \u2026\u201D. She went on to say further that members are to ensure that a \u201Cquestion is addressed in the capacity of Prime Minister and not as leader of\u201D a party. This was a response from her, making it very clear that the leader of a party, although he or she is the Prime Minister, does not have any accountability in this House for actions taken as the leader of the party, even though he or she may in other places be identified as the Prime Minister. Most interestingly, this was a response to a point of order raised by a member. The point of order was \u201CI invite you to rule on whether the responsibility just referred to is a responsibility of the Prime Minister or of the leader of the Labour Party. If it is the responsibility of the leader of the Labour Party and not the Prime Minister, then the question should be ruled out of order.\u201D The Speaker agreed. The person who raised the point of order was Trevor Mallard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221edf190ee84b4169945f619fed0a1359\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There will be silence. This is a serious matter that has been raised. Finally, I will hear the Hon Trevor Mallard, because his name was mentioned.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000038\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222f47142785c845169e831ca31061c865\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It is very clear and very easy for you to differentiate between those situations. In this particular case we are talking about the spending of a company receiving New Zealand On Air\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000039\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022df94f1f3d31f4e46867e157c67369e81\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Order!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000040\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c4e9a6b21f1d47f58b19968822903209\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: This is an important point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000041\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002281f7ee9fdc604576902f3fae890a220f\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No. [Interruption] I do not need assistance. Points of order are dealt with in silence. The member cannot get into the substance of the issue; he can only raise matters in a point of order to do with order. When I saw the question I must confess I was surprised by it, because members should understand the difference between Parliament and the Government. I automatically assumed that the questioner was referring to members of the Government, which means Ministers. Members of Parliament are not members of the Government unless they happen to also be Ministers. When the supplementary question was asked I contemplated intervening, because it seemed to me that, in fact, it was asking something the Prime Minister could not be responsible for because the member referred to is not a member of the Government but is a member of Parliament. The member might belong to the same party but the Prime Minister is not responsible as Prime Minister for matters where he might have responsibilities as party leader. I do not want to penalise the honourable member in losing his supplementary question, but I invite him to ask a further supplementary question that comes within the Standing Orders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000042\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227abdcf45eb0248ab8c6481694411ac09\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am sorry if I did not express myself clearly in my first attempt. This matter is a matter of the expenditure of Government funding through New Zealand On Air. I submit to you that the Prime Minister does have responsibility for that and matters related to it. It is appropriate for the Leader of the Opposition to ask questions and to have them answered where New Zealand On Air funding is being used for a company and then used for\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002234569fb51c4b4939971203704129679f\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Again, the member is starting to argue matters of fact, which are not matters of order. There is a dilemma here. If the primary question had asked the Prime Minister about a member of Parliament, it would not have been approved, I would imagine. It asked about all members of his Government. His Government is his executive. In the supplementary questions, the Prime Minister cannot be questioned about members who are not members of the executive. That was the point the Hon Rodney Hide raised. I ruled in favour of Rodney Hide\u2019s point of order because it is correct that members of the Government are members of the executive, and the supplementary questions can relate only to conflicts of interest regarding members of the executive.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000044\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c4acc2b7ddf45d6b6d07e9897409b10\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Just for clarity, in your ruling, are you saying that if one were to ask about a conflict of interest, for example about how the Minister of Broadcasting was handling conflicts of interest, that would be acceptable and the Prime Minister could be asked about how he thought the Minister of Broadcasting was handling conflicts of interest and that would be acceptable?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000045\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022998705ee330c41759ca1d8d030d11644\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Correct.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000046\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dca744d6609b4c0da4f5fa2180509336\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It may be helpful for the Leader of the Opposition to recognise that if he were to take that particular advice solicited by Russel Norman, he would be talking about the Minister of Broadcasting at the time of this event occurring, which was, of course, prior to the election.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000047\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c5abc2e65bc24cb9a010379be7d32bb8\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000048\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a9488e8c621e48cdbbdb2e1a4bff1ffd\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I will hear the honourable member, because I believe I should have intervened sooner.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002213c4c310bcc44955a790c24f73d9ebd3\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: As the former Minister of Broadcasting, I say that if that matter had been properly declared it would have been declared to me. Melissa Lee did not do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000050\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228633878b87dd4c6b9b6e360c250b2fff\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There will be no interjections while I am on my feet. We can see the problem the Speaker gets into when he or she allows points of order that are not points of order. I should have stopped the honourable Leader of the House, and I regret that I did not, because it led to disorder.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000051\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c23fd92d0a5e40a28d875b445ce11121\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: How can New Zealanders have confidence that all members of his Government are handling conflicts of interest appropriately, when Richard Worth\u2019s failures to handle conflicts of interest are well documented and when last night the Melissa Lee documentary suggested that conflicts of interest are in fact endemic in Government members\u2019 caucuses?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226ee7ec91a51c4ccbabb4b18e123cc176\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Which part of that question will be allowed to stand, and why was not there a move to stop that line of questioning sooner?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000053\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209d82dd5612c431dba49a2cc392b9e28\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I could have intervened, but I am sure the Hon Bill English is perfectly capable of handling a question like that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000054\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226938d645e6ba447d94499713dc83312b\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: As I said in answer to the primary question, the Cabinet Manual lays out the processes, and, as that member will know, when Ministers are appointed there is a post-appointment review of their personal interests conducted extensively by the Cabinet Office, and that is exactly what it did.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000055\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222fa9aeef83d74c109a0b498bd198f223\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: Which conflict of interest does the Prime Minister think is worse\u2014Richard Worth purporting to act as a Minister while promoting his own private business, or Melissa Lee, using taxpayer funding\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000056\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022172e9191f8bc4535bb301ebe213c797d\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member will resume his seat immediately. The member knows that I was tolerant with the last question, whereby I did not intervene. He knows he cannot ask about matters relating to members who are not members of the Government. He knows that. He deliberately sought to flout my ruling. I will not tolerate it again. That part of the question is ruled out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000057\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022afb0e45cc1d744e6a878895771b590d5\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am just curious to know from you how the Leader of the Opposition can frame his questions in a similar way that was done when Opposition members asked questions about Taito Phillip Field, who was not a member of the executive, but day after day of questions were asked by a member of Parliament on that matter, and those questions were all allowed. I wonder whether you could perhaps give some advice as to why you think those questions were in order about Taito Phillip Field, but today you do not believe these questions are in order about Melissa Lee, apart from the fact that one of those members is in the National Party.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b50e3f5fe9154084b1ed38bdede5062a\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. All of the questions that related to the Field case, which are easily able to be researched in Hansard, were asked primarily of the Minister of Immigration at the time. Questions that were asked of the Prime Minister were asked of him in that capacity. As we have said, there have been numerous times during my time in Parliament when this particular issue has arisen. There was the famous explanation from Helen Clark in about, I think, 2001 about the hats that various members wore in this House at different times. There is also the very clear ruling I spoke of before that does back up the position you have taken this afternoon, and I think that regardless of any way Opposition members may try to get around it, they must remember that it was their pleadings to the Speaker that got us to this position.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022870e16e2f159488299b9a1e97a059144\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We do not need to spend more time on this issue today. The matter is very clear. The primary question is about members of the Government, and conflicts of interest regarding members of the Government. Supplementary questions must relate to that and cannot veer off into issues around members of Parliament who are not members of the Government. I have ruled on the matter, and taking that matter any further will not be productive. As members will have forgotten, I am prepared to allow the honourable member to ask the first part of that question again, but not the part that relates to a person who is not a member of the Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c14003745e634a6d944a5f0ef8207349\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: Maybe I will change my question, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000061\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a996d72c40d04f9886f40754dcc7638f\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I will allow the honourable member to do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000062\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e3249675bd984d0d80c2f349d5d407f3\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: Has the Prime Minister asked the Minister of Broadcasting to examine whether there have been any conflicts of interest or misuse of NZ On Air money to produce party political advertisements?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000063\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227b62b52a92ac464bb96849872976fd94\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: That would have been a matter for the previous Prime Minister to address, because the events being referred to, which were outside the House, occurred under the Labour Minister of Broadcasting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000064\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222edeb63ed48b4626a92eee870bd8ac8e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c85cf621f223430b82a912ea52f5fba9\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: All around the House there will be order. A point of order is being taken. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022148b1cd92590439ea3d1ed55cedd9970\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I do take personal exception to that. If someone stole money on my watch\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226b4b0df2535f4d69ad2727714d2d212a\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member will resume his seat. If he wishes to make a personal explanation about the matter, he can seek leave to do that. But he cannot dispute an answer using a point of order; it is totally outside the Standing Orders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000068\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e2b5e03c26754bedb7ba34e73fc21338\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I take personal exception to that comment, and I ask that it be withdrawn and apologised for.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000069\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297a6054525804ce98d54dea467974589\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: I made a statement of fact, and the fact is that the events being referred to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000070\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225045be3e5a834c1082f7893cda664ad8\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The issue of what the Minister said cannot be debated under points of order. I take it that the member possibly wishes to use\u2014and I am just trying to find the Standing Order he is using to address that issue of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000071\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022044f4c6966dd41529a002f5e56e1d625\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Well, it is a personal reflection on me, because he said I didn\u2019t do my job properly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000072\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002233c73ab2322c4870951bca1cab7443e7\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There should be no interjection. The member could possibly use Standing Order 115, in particular, or Standing Order 116. In Standing Order 115, the words used by the Minister would have to be \u201Coffensive or disorderly\u201D. If there is a dispute over the accuracy of an answer, that is not \u201Coffensive\u201D or automatically \u201Cdisorderly\u201D. Standing Order 116 refers to a personal reflection: \u201CA member may not make an imputation of improper motives against a member, an offensive reference to a member\u2019s private affairs, or a personal reflection against a member.\u201D The dilemma in whether I insist the Minister withdraw and apologise is that it does not appear to me that he has used words that could meet those requirements. That is why, if the member feels offended by it, he could seek leave to make a personal explanation about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000073\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022965d9661a982459eb57dcc83009ffd9e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I just want to make it clear that I regard as a personal reflection on me the suggestion that I should have stopped Melissa Lee using NZ On Air funding when she did not declare it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000074\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002208e7a5a2e22b43538683b60f21e698f0\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Such a debate is not provided for in the Standing Orders. On the basis of what I heard the Minister say, I could not ask him to withdraw it as meeting the requirements of Standing Orders 115 and 116, because it did not automatically appear to be offensive. If the member feels that it is a personal reflection, then he can explain to the House under the personal explanation provisions. But there are no other provisions. So if it is not a personal matter\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000075\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228883bc40b3b34e059e70d36cfb1b1fa5\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s not personal; it\u2019s ministerial.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000076\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022addbc26d87ad4eeb8b4bfe4984cd60cb\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014and the member should not be interjecting, but I will allow him because I know he is trying to be helpful in this\u2014it is then a matter of debate, and he cannot insist that the matter be withdrawn under those circumstances. Now I have lost track of where we had got to, to be quite honest; the Minister had just given an answer? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000077\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228f51f95bdbd34ceda1b2e310341862d0\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000078\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022063758558df14503a95197070fd3c6e5\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: A point of order has been called, and recognised. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000079\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022544dd4023f4b4092b34c56cf82496972\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: My point of order goes to the denial of responsibility that the Minister articulated in his answer, on the basis that the alleged wrongdoing happened before\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000080\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bd4da710a2334a0db7f2d3f0eddcd051\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: How many times\u2014the member will resume his seat\u2014do I have to point this out to the House? I know that the House got into some bad habits, but the point of order procedure is not a process for debating issues and questioning the accuracy of Ministers\u2019 answers. There are further supplementary questions. The Minister has given an answer; supplementary questions can be asked about it, to elucidate whether it is an accurate answer. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000081\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d37ed554fa7f4e49973b0a0709d36c20\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. About a month ago, the Speaker stood me down before I had finished my point of order, in a way that led to a disorderly exchange. I would suggest that you listen to my point of order before you sit me down, because I had not said enough in respect of my point of order for you to judge whether it was in order. The Deputy Prime Minister, acting on behalf of the Prime Minister, said that he did not have to answer the question as it was not within his responsibility, because the events that were being considered had occurred before the date of the appointment of the Minister concerned. With respect, that is not correct. The Minister has responsibility\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000082\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002240f7755da847460c8e4c47da76454751\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No, no. The member will resume his seat. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000083\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022da325339960d4229a7c42214556141e5\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Sit down!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000084\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e03541e17c7b4c92927f48170cb7a52d\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There will be no interjections. The member will resume his seat, because he is debating; he is not raising a point of order. That is why I have sat him down. That is not a point of order. He is debating the accuracy of the Deputy Prime Minister\u2019s answer. I cannot judge that, but it is in the hands of the questioner to question it. If the answer to the question appears to be inaccurate, he can dive into that. Anything the Deputy Prime Minister has said in answer is now open to questioning. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000085\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002256982d127c6e47c9a575416e5cd0c822\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000086\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002274363405a81e4874ba60c8f1e728e27c\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224215510d37564b76914a1d8b0cf6cbbe\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I will let the Hon David Parker continue, because I do not want to make him feel that I have not listened. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221b9f2a57af184abeb985de964724de01\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: My point of order is that the Deputy Prime Minister did not address the question, because he denied that there was responsibility to address the question and therefore declined to do so. In my submission, he had responsibility for it and ought to have addressed it, but he did not, because he denied responsibility. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000089\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002231752c396bc04e828fc6a0a788506bbe\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not want this to go on any further. In my assessment, in my judgment, the Minister absolutely answered the question. I can see that Opposition members did not like the answer, and if we let the Leader of the Opposition get on with it, I am sure he has some very good questions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e2debc12be494f319e674e006072a957\u0022\u003EHon Phil Goff\u003C/span\u003E: Has the Prime Minister asked his Minister of Justice to report on whether there have been any conflicts of interest that might have led to a breach of the Electoral Act in terms of failure to declare donations? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b84cdf02bda40d7825902d5fb4d0e52\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: The Prime Minister has not had any such facts put to him. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fb45367638f6464a9ac24d0d78a774e3\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: Does the Prime Minister perceive a conflict of interest in politicians advocating the spending of an extra $2 billion of taxpayers\u2019 money to build a tunnel through the Mt Albert electorate during a by-election, and does he think the public finances could cope with such pork-barrel politics if they were to spread to every electorate in the country? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000093\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c550946da3964fb4a8697cce07452ba5\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I invite you to say that there is one rule for all parliamentarians. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000094\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220207b69ab7464680b6cb3dfd94f54fb7\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: The Deputy Prime Minister, acting on behalf of the Prime Minister, was asked whether he had seen reports. That is perfectly legitimate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000095\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226b3ba6a509eb4c3eab62bfcd8241f367\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We do not need to waste any more time on this issue. I found the question highly debatable as to whether it was in order. I invite the member, so that I do not cut the ACT Party out of a supplementary question, to ask his supplementary question, but I ask him to please keep it relevant to the primary question. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fefa42db2cef4533a98191c479ab1c69\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: Has the Prime Minister seen any reports that suggest there might be a conflict of interest in politicians advocating an extra $2 billion of taxpayers\u2019 money being spent in Mt Albert during the by-election; if so, does he think that the public finances could cope with such pork-barrel politics if they were to spread to every electorate in the country? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000097\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002224b02ddc9cb04d38a2532658765eb328\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Having just ruled out the opportunity of the Leader of the Opposition to question the Prime Minister about members who are not members of the Government, I can hardly allow the member to question the Prime Minister about members who are not members of the Government. I am afraid that I have to rule out that supplementary question. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000098\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00221979af5707b54041a4508bb53b97dc57\u0022\u003ERoading\u2014Auckland\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000099\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E3. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022347718b36f9c44f090e45494fef7a7fb\u0022\u003EDr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-Leader\u2014Green)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Transport: Does he agree with Paul Mees, a senior lecturer in transport planning, who is reported as saying that Auckland has spent 50 years putting all its eggs in the motorway basket and that \u201Cin Auckland you\u2019d think it was the 1950s, from the way the road lobby and the Government carry on\u201D?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022 data-id=\u0022a39ed18cb309414c9d3e6f0f2368e6fc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000100\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a39ed18cb309414c9d3e6f0f2368e6fc\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Transport):\u003C/span\u003E No, and I note that Mr Mees is also a noted Melbourne-based public transport activist\u2014which is fair enough. My view is that there are no single-modal solutions in Auckland. We will need both public transport and roading solutions, and this Government is investing heavily in both.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000101\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002208af1f0d483e4f6489db61e626987c18\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: How can he say that he is committed to, or investing heavily in, public transport when one of his first acts as the Minister of Transport was to cut $420 million from funding for rail, bus, walking, and cycling, and put that money into an expanded motorway-building programme?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000102\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225eda6237474547db915ccf960a88087d\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: That money was not cut from any programme; it had not been spent. All those activities receive increased expenditure in the Government policy statement shortly to be released.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000103\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225e0fd46f173f4dbd89ee1e6f37a2582c\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: Dos he agree with Paul Bedford, the former chief planner of Toronto, who says that Auckland should stop spending on new motorways, and vastly improve public transport, because the reality of motorways is that they fill up to capacity with additional traffic almost immediately after they are built?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000104\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a646aca54bd94567b5a107a11fbb5b74\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: I have to say I prefer the opinions of Aucklanders to those of Australians, Canadians, and\u2014for that matter\u2014Scotsmen.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000105\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaf79431-1033-44f1-a633-22633da52c0d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aa0dc530c6dd468d8ec9a50b6014c375\u0022\u003EDavid Bennett\u003C/span\u003E: What commitments has the Government made to public transport in Auckland?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000106\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228f38e80a1d164149b8a7704e3a619ec2\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: This Government is investing hugely in Auckland\u2019s public transport infrastructure. There is the ongoing $600 million Project DART, $500 million for the electrification of Auckland\u2019s rail network, and $500 million for the new electric trains themselves. In addition, the new Government policy statement will increase funding for public transport services next year by a further 5 percent, to its highest level ever.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000107\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229f2b7bd009c14788bc22e915939cb164\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Why is he one of the only people in New Zealand who thinks that redirecting $420 million in future funding increases away from things such as public transport is not a cut?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000108\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ab5016138fc5477f9c736701aeb49d4c\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: Members of the previous administration confuse what they expected to do with what actually happened and is about to happen. One cannot cut money that has not actually been spent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000109\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022134faac8debd4fc28d597b428e842762\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: How can he say that he wishes to listen to Aucklanders, when all the surveys show that the No. 1 priority of two-thirds of Aucklanders is better public transport, and, furthermore, when his Government took away the ability of the Auckland region to have a fuel levy that could fund improved public transport?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000110\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d43d4249ee2d4a0ab14927db801a9849\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: The reality is that about 86 percent of Aucklanders, whether or not the Greens like it, proceed to and from work each day by car, truck, or motorcycle, about 7 percent use public transport, and about 1 percent use rail. We are committed to improving the investment in all those modes, but we have to have some basis in reality in terms of our investment in the transport sector.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000111\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b003e7b1305145559b9d92d42ed9cb51\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: How can it possibly make sense for his Government to spend $8 on motorways for every $1 on alternatives to motorways, when the latest reports from the Transport Agency show that motorway traffic has reduced to 2004 levels\u2014it is declining\u2014and that, secondly, buses and trains are at capacity in Auckland because we have simply under-invested in them for decades?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000112\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bee2948ea85b45f0b04b4ace2106bfd7\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: The point is that we have to have some basis in reality. The reality we are faced with is that 86 percent of Aucklanders go to and from work each day by car, truck, or motorcycle, and 7 percent use public transport. I appreciate that the Greens want to save the planet, but I think in this instance it would be appropriate to first work out which planet they are on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000113\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002293a0cc48402e4457b5a36a3f8cb9abf2\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Dr Russel Norman.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000114\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224ed71f4c428a4730b2acef4ab0b6963e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise to Russel Norman, but the last part of that was a gratuitous insult. Although the question was political in its nature, it was not the sort of offensive political question that you have ruled out before; it was a pretty simple question and did not deserve that sort of response from the Minister.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000115\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022157bb88088fa42f3920b75df1df6d648\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I have heard that statement used in this House on more than one occasion. It has never been ruled to be offensive before. In fact, the Minister gave rather more information that he needed to. He was asked how he can do something; he could have said \u201CEasily.\u201D and he would have answered the question perfectly well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000116\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f403a505344843dabdd92a1f024f9821\u0022\u003EDr Russel Norman\u003C/span\u003E: Is the Minister therefore confirming that it is not the policy of the Government to do something to save the planet, which most New Zealanders actually want; and does he realise that the reason why most Aucklanders are stuck in cars is under-investment in alternatives for years, which means they do not have the choices that survey after survey show they want?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000117\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229d62611f3fca41dbbd6a292dd8405cdd\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: This Government is very committed to supporting the planet and environmental causes. I was just making the point that one has to understand the reality of people\u2019s transport options, and the impact that investment can have. We are investing around $1.6 billion in public transport in Auckland, which will increase the amount of rail use from about 1 to 2 percent to, probably, 3 to 4 percent. It would require a massive, massive amount of money to move that percentage to anything like the 80-something percent that roads provide now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000118\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00223561dbab9984470888aa5b73bb8ea25f\u0022\u003EFamilies Commission\u2014Appointment of Christine Rankin\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000119\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E4. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002258a0294519eb4e0f86adfcabee427912\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What consultation was carried out before the appointment of Christine Rankin to the Families Commission?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022 data-id=\u0022dd8692fecf6745c1966cf77609122963\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000120\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022dd8692fecf6745c1966cf77609122963\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development and Employment):\u003C/span\u003E It has been a long process. There have been a number of consultations.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000121\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220e5a5859c7a14e7eb5dc2ba2f177b9e6\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I submit to you that that answer did not address the question. It sort of waved in the general direction of the question, but it gave no specifics as to consultation, at all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000122\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0d0982aebdd43b58fcac47113fd3e98\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Given that the question was on notice, and that there has been considerable time to prepare the answer, I believe that the honourable member has a valid complaint.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000123\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be71c47c887f4fa38f8f436515406f62\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: This process has been through Cabinet, it has been through the Cabinet appointment and honours committee, and it has also been discussed with one of our coalition partners.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000124\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002249b50afcad42418f9fac7712da4c9fe4\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Supplementary question\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000125\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022747072cab1104c1c87c76e0601939c52\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The honourable member\u2019s colleagues might pay him some respect; he is asking a supplementary question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000126\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002262b707d14c55419ebb5e933eaa7d7830\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Did the Minister indicate to Peter Dunne in March that Christine Rankin would not be appointed?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000127\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229086f20d7b4f4296ac65ad3e46063993\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I met with Mr Dunne in March, and we discussed Christine Rankin\u2019s impending appointment, but I do not believe that that was the end of the process. There was a discussion to be had after that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000128\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e487f6540b374bbb82f5ee8953f757bf\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is the same point of order. It was a very straightforward question: did she, or did she not, indicate to Peter Dunne that Christine Rankin would not be appointed? She did not address that in her answer. She said she had a discussion with him\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000129\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b82770991902413abba4b0a16563b2bf\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need assistance on this occasion. I believe that with that kind of question the member cannot expect an explicit answer. He cannot expect the particular answer he wants to that kind of question. I think the Minister indicated in her answer that she had had a discussion. The member has further supplementary questions with which to pursue the matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220fc05f1c-47b0-4fb0-8298-2f347adae4e3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0d52f6a9d4141999ce41c47c62fbc00\u0022\u003EHon Sir Roger Douglas\u003C/span\u003E: Would it be reasonable to say that the reinstatement of Christine Rankin to a position in the Government is similar to the reinstatement of Trevor Mallard to Labour\u2019s front bench by Phil Goff following a conviction for assault and a period off the Labour front bench?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000131\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002207162ec76937424385b4d6fd3183f281\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker\u2014[Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000132\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ff34d22070cf418b8c099aabde83a074\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: A point of order has been called, and I have recognised the honourable Trevor Mallard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000133\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228eff8f50617f457a83b6dd896657dc86\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is a very simple point of order. The member cannot authenticate that question. The question cannot be authenticated, because I was not convicted of assault.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000134\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be0a99a5a440447990abf4652cf25583\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We keep going through the same process all the time. The member cannot use the point of order procedure to question the accuracy of the member\u2019s question. The question does not have to be authenticated; it is a supplementary question. I fully understand if the member wishes to make a personal explanation about that; he could certainly seek leave to do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000135\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b456b71184e4ca28d3391ad0666c384\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker\u2014[Interruption] Well, are we going to have points of order in silence? That does not seem to be the case today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000136\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022225edcc405ce40a48c5f12c12c34bc2b\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Oh!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000137\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0485b20a5c5459dbbb74e55b72c94df\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Order!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000138\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0264dc5013b43aba55ed11c502555f0\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: They\u2019re tough.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000139\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c3ac7e7a965141dab213bc766aaeb8ca\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member will resume his seat. If he makes that kind of comment during points of order, inevitably there will be responses. A point of order will be terse, to the point, and directed to me as Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000140\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002215c4c24e439b4296ac7c5ab561262a17\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: And in silence\u2014is that correct?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000141\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002288b86794dae24c3d83660561e190fb85\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member will please just deliver the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000142\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002296f09f48415e4028930e1b8a9eef9a6e\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: The key thing is around the authentication of a supplementary question. If an assertion that is not true is made that a member of the House has been convicted of something, you cannot just allow that to pass on the basis that it is a debatable matter, not to be raised by way of a point of order. A member has stood and told you that he has not been convicted of that, yet you have allowed that question to go.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000143\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022434c9309779649ea9db385bd73d87ba3\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The Speaker cannot judge the accuracy of questions. There is merit in the member\u2019s point of order in that unnecessary allegations should not be introduced into a supplementary question. But it seemed to me that the question was making a very particular point, and the matter related to a member\u2019s personal interest. If, in fact, it was offensive to that member\u2019s personal interest, that is why there is a personal explanation procedure: the member can clarify the point and no one can dispute it after that. But we cannot debate the accuracy of answers or questions by way of point of order. It is totally outside the Standing Orders to do so, because it always leads to disorder\u2014it always leads to disorder. Either the member is offended by that allegation because it is wrong, and he therefore wishes to seek leave to make a personal explanation, or he is not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000144\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ec71293f2e6f496eb5323a65c3ed0dc1\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think the matter goes to your role as Speaker and to your responsibilities to protect the minority in this House. You have received my word by way of point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000145\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285486963ecee48a3a9d15b5703b96ae6\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member will please resume his seat. The reason I have not received the member\u2019s word by way of point of order is that there is no process for me to do that. The member has said that, but it is not in order. I cannot hear it because it is not in order for me to hear it. If the member is offended by something that is inaccurate\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000146\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3fa58cfda6f4b2f8c1a49ce21143113\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: There has been a long history of doing it by point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000147\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022802bdb6c5e434a588326a21554320ebb\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There may be a long history but it is, in fact, totally contrary to the Standing Orders of this Parliament\u2014unless Parliament wants to change its Standing Orders, and I suggest that it does not, because raising debating material under points of order invariably leads to disorder. I think it would be best\u2014if the member does not wish to seek leave to make a personal explanation\u2014if I see whether the Hon Sir Roger Douglas would be prepared to rephrase his question in a way that is, perhaps, less offensive to the member.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000148\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a22507af5282467fac35dba1bd3f0680\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Given the exchange that we had in the second question today that related to the activities of a member, surely a natural extension of that would be to protect the Hon Trevor Mallard by ruling the question out, because the Minister, surely, cannot be responsible for the member\u2019s actions or any consequences of his actions. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000149\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022426f7673d27546699ad7c3af18184a31\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: As I have already ruled out one question today I invite the member to ask a supplementary question\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f6d053d446cd4178b2c7ac02c2f42b6a\u0022\u003EMetiria Turei\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Excuse me for pursuing the matter, but I would refer you to Speakers\u2019 Rulings and seek your clarification on Speakers\u2019 rulings 44/2 and 44/3. Speaker\u2019s ruling 44/2 states: \u201CIt is the right of any member to challenge a statement of another member, especially if there is any suggestion of improper conduct on the part of a member.\u201D Speaker\u2019s ruling 44/3 states: \u201CIf a member feels that repeated reference to some matter in the member\u2019s private life is a reflection on the member\u2019s integrity, then the member is entitled to the protection of the Chair, and it is improper for another member to pursue the matter.\u201D Unless there is some reason why those rulings do not apply, I would suggest that they apply directly to this matter, that Mr Mallard is entitled to your protection, and that the member should be told to refrain from pursuing that matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000151\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022804a75f5cf054602864b920fe49e7807\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I will certainly look at the matter the member has raised, to make sure that I take full cognisance of that, but I think the best way to resolve the matter may be if the honourable member is prepared to rephrase his question in a way that does not cause offence. I think it might help the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000152\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220fc05f1c-47b0-4fb0-8298-2f347adae4e3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002235f594315dd74025b8c917cdac7fe428\u0022\u003EHon Sir Roger Douglas\u003C/span\u003E: I will try not to cause offence; I am happy to withdraw those words \u201Cconviction for assault\u201D if they are incorrect. I repeat the question. Would it be reasonable to say that the reinstatement of Christine Rankin to a position in the Government is similar to the reinstatement of Mr Mallard to the front bench of the Labour Party by Phil Goff? As I found myself on one or two occasions when I was removed from the front bench, time heals most things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000153\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b2a7e210b26749708780058214a2db87\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Christine Rankin has not been appointed to any position in the Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000154\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d14ba1208a4646cf9103af1dddd771fb\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I think the question is of such questionable relevance that we should, in fact, rule it out and move on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000155\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022838f7dd2c9e04afba441900a38f44d6e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Is the Minister satisfied that Christine Rankin has left behind her culture of extravagance and her other bizarre behaviour; if so, how did she become satisfied of that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000156\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228fb71cf9750e47a5aab9276df3bfa5f3\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: Christine Rankin will not decide how a budget is spent at the Families Commission. She is one of seven commissioners; they will be making agreements together around a table.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000157\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e558909a17cd420fa5a66c9543a720bd\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Will the Minister reconsider her decision in light of the resignation of the highly respected Druis Barrett\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000158\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a76ed16ac4dd447f90082758f3d335b5\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Who?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000159\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229a685a68b3214457a2f377c5b84e9b25\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014the highly respected Druis Barrett\u2014someone recognised right around the House\u2014from the Families Commission advisory group because of the appointment of Christine Rankin and, in particular, her attitude to M\u0101ori?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000160\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002259ae44ab72684742ac882dcc18098c01\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I repeat that Christine Rankin is one of seven commissioners. I will not be revisiting that decision.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000161\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022587531365d2a4c079d6c7129b718194e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Which comment is accurate: that of Mrs Turia that she had not been consulted, or that of her colleague, who reported that Mrs Turia was present at the Cabinet appointments and honours committee and did not express opposition to the appointment of Christine Rankin?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000162\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b0d5c49b2623451581b5db3b593a5300\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I cannot comment on what Minister Turia said. I have not heard her comments on whether or not\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000163\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002268bf8a860ee84e9e9b3851643fe09696\u0022\u003EHon Tariana Turia\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s true.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000164\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229868f9648ea549c3aeb8802ef244a24b\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I think they are both true.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000165\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00229562d91fd93047b2a5c5922b8d670716\u0022\u003EHutt Hospital\u2014Redevelopment\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000166\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E5. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d4fdfe5d0b1742f7b31c44fc8e5083f3\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN (National)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Health: What decisions have been made by the Government in relation to hospital building developments?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a83ea07a-806c-45ad-95bb-eb2c481cd0e2\u0022 data-id=\u0022d0bf76b8fdd44f49b4318f0a644b0c7c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a83ea07a-806c-45ad-95bb-eb2c481cd0e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d0bf76b8fdd44f49b4318f0a644b0c7c\u0022\u003EHon TONY RYALL (Minister of Health):\u003C/span\u003E In 2008 the previous Government approved the redevelopment of Hutt Hospital campus\u2014under consistent and highly effective political pressure, I remind those members\u2014subject to final ministerial approval of the preliminary design. Today the National Government can announce that further approval, and Hutt Valley District Health Board can now progress the $82 million redevelopment of Hutt Hospital\u2019s emergency department and theatres. This approval includes a $62 million contribution from central government, and we funded this commitment despite the fact that we inherited over $600 million of capital requests from district health boards with only a small amount of money to pay for them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000168\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c02a8ea7840a4c53a65c3bd2c763ac02\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: When will the people of the Hutt Valley area see the benefits of this necessary and important investment?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000169\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a83ea07a-806c-45ad-95bb-eb2c481cd0e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e318011981cb427397344ae9eeffd01f\u0022\u003EHon TONY RYALL\u003C/span\u003E: It is well recognised that the Hutt Valley emergency department is inadequate and access to elective surgery there needs to be improved. The full project is expected to be completed and operational in 2012. In the meantime, the district health board has built its own temporary and innovative \u201Ctheatre pods\u201D, as it calls them, to provide more elective surgery for Hutt Valley people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000170\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f809a5e1e334eb48529b17f4f5160e1\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: What other decisions has the Government made in relation to hospital services for people in the Hutt Valley and Wellington region?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000171\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a83ea07a-806c-45ad-95bb-eb2c481cd0e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225a249acf21bf4da89e9240a3478d0d89\u0022\u003EHon TONY RYALL\u003C/span\u003E: I have advised the House before that the new Government inherited a health sector on track to financial crisis with over $600 million of capital demands for regional projects. The Capital and Coast District Health Board\u2019s underlying deficit of around $70 million is a significant issue, and it is clear to me that the previous Government did not sufficiently factor in the interest and capital charges associated with the enormous borrowings required for the regional hospital. I can today advise that the Government has agreed to pump a total of $53 million of health cash into Capital and Coast District Health Board as deficit support for the current financial year. This will ensure the ongoing viability of important hospital services in Wellington as we work to tidy up yet another mess inherited from the previous Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000172\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022273aca3cc8534e35a91beaf38f43984a\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That answer was too long.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000173\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002263f8de170e7747a0b6265e62a1b75bd5\u0022\u003EWaterview Connection\u2014Community Impact\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000174\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E6. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002294bde747640b45ae967363e996b7a03f\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Labour)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Transport: What are his concerns about the impact on the community affected by the decision not to proceed with the previously announced tunnel option for the Waterview Connection?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022 data-id=\u0022bdcdb856624a466288141720f37b9eba\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bdcdb856624a466288141720f37b9eba\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Transport):\u003C/span\u003E I am very concerned about the impact of this proposed project on the community. In this case, there are no easy options. Even the twin two-lane tunnels proposed by the previous Government would affect 140 or so houses. It is my job as Minister of Transport to balance the concerns of the local community with the impact on taxpayers across the country. I believe that some of the concerns will be mitigated by the announcement from the New Zealand Transport Agency between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. this afternoon.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222ee42a6be3044f7287a71fa472a27765\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Why did he say in his media release yesterday that there will be consultation about today\u2019s decision, when he has just ignored the previous consultation with exactly the same people?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f9e2f52f27964c4e8ddd993372d9c6b0\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: The problem with the previous proposal was that it was completely unfunded and was, therefore, a wish\u2014and, in fact, quite a cruel hoax on the community, because there was no plan to fund that project. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220393ce0c8e3b4e2e934d66ca108cf33e\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The use of the term \u201Cunfunded\u201D has already been decided by you and the Clerk\u2019s Office to be inappropriate in this context. It was\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227834df2bd280439b88e6807eb94733ff\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I saw nothing wrong with the answer given by the Minister.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4590adb27b04068a5ee41d2b8145204\u0022\u003EMichael Woodhouse\u003C/span\u003E: What reports has the Minister seen on funding methods for a $2.77 billion tunnel for the Waterview Connection?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fae1a804678439c9364d46f0f6a723d\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: I have seen a wide range of possible options on how such an expensive roading project could be funded. They have included increased Crown debt, with a large interest bill, plus substantial tolls; a 20c per litre fuel tax; or a 35-year regional property tax of around $460 per household in Auckland per year. I have not ever seen which one of those options Labour prefers, or any indication at all as to how Labour would propose to pay for such a tunnel. I think that meets the definition of unfunded. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000182\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cc35f9b0a78547b3b3dc960c41981eba\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Will he compensate landowners whose homes are not demolished but who now face a motorway of up to six lanes eventually running by their homes, when such a motorway will affect their property values?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000183\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225ccd84a283b0404780d93d6dffaa8486\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: I think it is appropriate, as I said before, to wait for the New Zealand Transport Agency to announce this afternoon its preferred proposal for the project, before responding to that question. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000184\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022691f1dcffda4452988fdeb0404aaa59d\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Does National understand what Sheelah Chalklen and her neighbours mean when they say that \u201CThese are not houses, as the Minister refers to them, but homes.\u201D?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000185\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f94d409b998483b99dd8e8b440da39a\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: Absolutely, yes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000186\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002263cabe9435444cacacfb87bde062528f\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Did he or his office have any influence at all over the timing of today\u2019s announcement by the New Zealand Transport Agency about the Waterview Connection\u2014an announcement scheduled to occur after question time has been held?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229941c9ca01bc44b399e491f480643a5d\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: Not at all. The New Zealand Transport Agency met yesterday to make its decision as to the proposed alignment, and then it told me that it needed 24 hours to have the first opportunity to contact affected residents in the community. The decision as to the timing of the release this afternoon is the agency\u2019s. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000188\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00229d37885392774491af687c33b3ee0627\u0022\u003EBudget 2009\u2014Oil and Gas Exploration\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000189\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E7. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002218c9dfbde91142fbbcd4b1de3eab8f41\u0022\u003ECHRIS AUCHINVOLE (National\u2014West Coast - Tasman)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Will Budget 2009 contain any measures to encourage oil and gas exploration in New Zealand waters; if so, what are those measures?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022bd2aa8681f3e4847960db4b05ca4f486\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000190\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bd2aa8681f3e4847960db4b05ca4f486\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister of Energy and Resources):\u003C/span\u003E Yes; I am obliged to the Minister of Revenue, who supported Budget 2009 making provision for a 5-year continuation of the exemption for non-resident operators of offshore rigs and seismic vessels. The exemption is known as the 183-day tax rule. The exemption has had a positive effect on oil and gas exploration. The number of non-resident offshore rigs operating in New Zealand has more than doubled in the last 5 years, the number of offshore wells has increased fivefold, and the offshore gas reserves have also increased. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000191\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022de8e5b8f71a84155b66dcd275cadce98\u0022\u003EChris Auchinvole\u003C/span\u003E: How does the exemption to the 183-day tax rule work to encourage oil and gas exploration?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000192\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dfad6f8104814f4cb0500a4640dfef61\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: New Zealand is distant from other countries with petroleum programmes; the cost of sending rigs and seismic vessels to New Zealand is high. Prior to the exemption, non-resident offshore rig operators and seismic vessels had tended to stay in New Zealand for a period of less than 183 days, even if further exploration had been desirable beyond the 183-day window. Different rigs were then required to be brought back into New Zealand to complete the work, causing extra mobilisation and demobilisation costs. This disrupted sensible exploration and development programmes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000193\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c1d32ba80214547aa880f624bdb0b2f\u0022\u003EChris Auchinvole\u003C/span\u003E: Will the Budget contain any other measures to assist our natural resources sector?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000194\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220a5a3172fc934a7db8550751abcbc7b3\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, the Budget will also contain, as previously announced, the $20 million injection into the acquisition of seismic data by the Government that is then made available to explorers. This step, along with the continuation of the 183-day rule, indicates the Government\u2019s strong commitment to the natural resource sector in New Zealand and its contributions to New Zealand\u2019s future economic prosperity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000195\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002246713e93cdfc4070888943dfff3d96be\u0022\u003ERecession\u2014International Economic Developments\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000196\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E8. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e8653c8832949b3a205229a9d6b2826\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Finance: What reports, if any, has he received on international economic developments?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022 data-id=\u002231d880943b9d4c5ab1e96ad056222b2f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000197\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002231d880943b9d4c5ab1e96ad056222b2f\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH (Minister of Finance):\u003C/span\u003E The member will know that there is an endless number of reports on international economic developments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223e717e74dbc44073a5a0cf8ecdd0b195\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Has the Minister, for example, seen reports that the Australian Budget includes measures that will protect up to 210,000 jobs? Can New Zealanders expect his Budget to address their fears about rising unemployment, and the loss of their jobs, homes, and dignity, by delivering significant job-saving measures?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fdcd40593beb463b906449860b8e8eff\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: What I can confirm is that Australian unemployment is consistently higher than New Zealand\u2019s, and its Budget deficit forecasts are higher than recent forecasts I have seen from New Zealand. So whatever we are doing, it seems to be working better than what Australia is doing. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ed8e6bf04170427691049f2b7cd0b49e\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Further to the work of the previous Labour Government, does the Minister agree with the Australian Treasurer\u2019s moves to invest the $5.7 billion being spent on education and innovation to help those who have lost their jobs and to help the country grow out of recession? Is this not exactly the sort of investment New Zealanders can expect to see from him in his Budget?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0b0fc839ed34c1793cf0eef2a41341a\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Of course, our investments are going to be better targeted, and that will show up in lower unemployment in New Zealand. I can assure the member that, despite his anxiety, the Government will be continuing investment in education, innovation, and infrastructure on a larger scale, and with much better focus, than his Government ever achieved.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000202\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022efc2a99dc7104722adb291e834acded3\u0022\u003EPeseta Sam Lotu-Iiga\u003C/span\u003E: How does the New Zealand response to these developments compare with other major economies?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000203\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226a26786da89b431c98bec680cf37ce8b\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: We are responding actively and assertively to global economic developments, but we start with some disadvantages; New Zealand was in a recession before the global crisis struck. None the less, there are some encouraging signs. The lift in the unemployment rate to date has been modest, and remains well below that of most Western countries, and certainly remains well below that projected for Australia in yesterday\u2019s Australian Budget. As I said to the Opposition before, whatever Australia says it is doing, we seem to be doing it better, because our unemployment is lower.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000204\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002223fbe851c9804a4caefb86ab72e4fb0c\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Will the Minister confirm that he intends to follow the lead set by the Australian Budget, and deliver bold steps to increase investment in clean energy initiatives, research and development, and infrastructure; and does he agree that now is the time to be investing in New Zealand and in New Zealand\u2019s future?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000205\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022878130ec77ad45f485cf9e9bbb92b166\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: I think that, with typical Kiwi understatement, we will probably use less extravagant terms than the Australians, and we will achieve better results.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000206\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002294cdb795f7ab43e68dfb889cdbbb3085\u0022\u003EDairy Industry\u2014Reports\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000207\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E9. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221905fcb5aabb4ac689f5acf15c20977c\u0022\u003ECOLIN KING (National\u2014Kaik\u014Dura)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Agriculture: What recent reports has he received on the New Zealand dairy industry?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e4b09a29-dfd3-42c0-8585-11463bd6077b\u0022 data-id=\u00220f7db76c301f41279b95c2faf8678e2f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000208\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e4b09a29-dfd3-42c0-8585-11463bd6077b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220f7db76c301f41279b95c2faf8678e2f\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CARTER (Minister of Agriculture):\u003C/span\u003E Last week, the Prime Minister and I launched the Strategy for New Zealand Dairy Farming 2009/2020. This comprehensive document sets out the direction for the vital dairy industry over the next 10 years. It outlines the way in which the industry will increase the profitability, sustainability, and competitiveness of New Zealand dairy farmers. This is a first for the primary sector, and it is something that I think we need to see more of. I commend it to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000209\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209ea89c112fb41dab5c136c84a119d36\u0022\u003EColin King\u003C/span\u003E: What has been the Government\u2019s reaction to the dairy industry strategy?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000210\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e4b09a29-dfd3-42c0-8585-11463bd6077b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022afb36028b1304c1581be1bcc0ba4696a\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: As I said, the Government has welcomed the strategy, and it strongly endorses its five key goals. However, as both the Prime Minister and I made clear at the launch of the document, it is important that the dairy industry takes greater ownership of its environmental performance and sees it not as a compliance issue but as an integral part of future business success. The vast majority of dairy farmers are already doing this well. Unfortunately, a small number refuse to do so, and this is unacceptable to me.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000211\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002222c9f62adf794d02be4379d0b73b9d2e\u0022\u003ESocial Development, Ministry\u2014Role\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000212\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E10. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221c47564861ed4b4786dcc200a11de131\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Wellington Central)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she believe that it is her department\u2019s responsibility to carry out Government policy?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022 data-id=\u002284cf5b3aa9934c7cad2f4bf981ecd890\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000213\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002284cf5b3aa9934c7cad2f4bf981ecd890\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development and Employment):\u003C/span\u003E Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000214\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ef88bb777384bc49b3214aded981696\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Why, then, given the Government policy to cap but not cut the Public Service, did she not tell her chief executive that sacking 200 people was contrary to Government policy?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000215\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022876eb50265914dacac786c5bd10e88a0\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: It is this Government\u2019s policy to let chief executives to do their jobs and manage their departments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000216\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229489ca0d383f4001b6665378c1c84dd1\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Does the Minister accept that the result of yesterday\u2019s announcement is a net loss of 200 jobs, and that it means that rather than shifting resources to the front line, she is, in fact, cutting the resources of a ministry that is facing an increased workload?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000217\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c636c4ef6d284167bd79902ae0babaf8\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: No cuts are happening; what is happening is that the chief executive is making decisions for his department. We certainly support his making decisions like that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000218\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a68928ea-9dd8-4a30-8e2c-a0f49dfc8bea\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e310116ca68140d586f4292162333a01\u0022\u003ELouise Upston\u003C/span\u003E: What plans has the Government put in place to support public sector staff made redundant as a result of the focus on front-line services?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000219\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002250545d6234404ecea546ebabb2294ecc\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: We have taken immediate steps to assist those people in the public sector being made redundant. Yesterday my colleague the Hon Tony Ryall announced a redeployment package to help match public sector staff who are made redundant with other jobs in the State services. This redeployment option has been developed in conjunction with the Public Service Association, and will give people the option of entering the redeployment pool during a notice period.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000220\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ea3cfb3ec00b4682b5128966c7ce32ab\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Why did she not raise with the Minister any concerns about the impact of cutting staff of the ministry at a time when the ministry is facing an increased workload?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b1b0d75936654e3582d75ab5127818e8\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry but the member asked why I had not raised concerns with the Minister, and I am not sure which Minister he was talking about.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002249953835a9314aa3bab554781e7ab9fb\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Can I rephrase that question so that the Minister can understand it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000223\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022311eb688afe84744bc8f1afbd987a441\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I guess the member was raising a point of order. I believe that he asked a question. The Minister said she could not understand the question. I believe that is a fair answer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000224\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226a0e478a75044bdea4a69e8a351da400\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: How does the Minister reconcile John Key\u2019s statement on 11 March\u2014\u201CI believe it is important to save as many jobs as we can, while we can.\u201D\u2014with over 200 jobs being cut at the Ministry of Social Development, or is she telling the staff of her ministry that she sees them as second-class workers?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000225\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d7ef25e2ea4d4924b9cf1c9305990bdf\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: Not at all. There is no one silver bullet to save jobs, but this Government will continue to focus on putting jobs first. Money is tight for everyone, and we have to prioritise our resources where they are needed, which is at the front line.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000226\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c8356291e99c4945a6f6746c28a09fb9\u0022\u003EElectricity\u2014Investment in National Grid\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000227\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022\u003E11. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c528ab3179d34b8fbe144041c2a7b208\u0022\u003EAARON GILMORE (National)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Energy and Resources: What is the Government doing to strengthen the national electricity grid?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00226ea8d83a11dd4f51a1d434fad1e1c393\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000228\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226ea8d83a11dd4f51a1d434fad1e1c393\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister of Energy and Resources):\u003C/span\u003E On Friday last week I released a revised Government policy statement for electricity. The new policy statement introduces a streamlined, simplified process for transmission investments under $20 million in value. This will save Transpower time and cost and will speed up important grid upgrades. Events in recent months\u2014indeed, in recent weeks\u2014demonstrate the critical need to ensure that investment in the grid is not delayed but, rather, accelerated.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000229\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d3bb649a4d3546aca13577d95ee9c871\u0022\u003EAaron Gilmore\u003C/span\u003E: Is the Government doing anything else to ensure reliable transmission of electricity; if so, what?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000230\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223c22643ee53349f39bcbb3b5cf1fe0c2\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes; the Government believes that disentangling the regulatory overlap between the Electricity Commission, Transpower, and the Commerce Commission is important. I have launched a ministerial review into the electricity market, which will consider those very issues. The Government is taking the interim step of amending the Government policy statement to ensure that transmission investment can happen more quickly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000231\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002205379f8a170849b7a026a4ec383fa8f0\u0022\u003EAuckland, Local Government Reform\u2014Rates\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000232\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E12. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb29583d5554437eb487afec2059cf77\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour)\u003C/span\u003E to the Minister of Local Government: What reports has he received on the financial effect on ratepayers of the Government\u2019s decisions on Auckland governance?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022a0b010499562441db7dd6fcf20ecef77\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000233\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a0b010499562441db7dd6fcf20ecef77\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E The most significant report is that of the royal commission. Although it costs the proposal differently in some ways from the Government\u2019s decisions, the model is still broadly comparable. The commission expected that these changes would bring savings with a net present value of between $277 million and $574 million. My officials have also carried out some very preliminary and high-level costings on the Government\u2019s proposal for local representation, which themselves were reviewed by Treasury. The cost of implementing the Government\u2019s proposal will not be significantly greater than the cost estimated by the royal commission.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000234\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a2c10cc82fe243c4ada2fa73e93bc398\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: What response does the Minister have to families in the North Shore, Manukau, and Waitakere, given that their annual water bills are likely to go up by 70 percent, from around $900 a year to around $1,600 a year, as a direct result of the Government\u2019s decision to force volumetric charging for water on Aucklanders?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000235\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022216d4d4a1bae4bd597e718bdec9f59ef\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: My response is quite simple: ratepayers should not respond to the scaremongering of those who oppose better governance for Auckland. I could do no better than to point to the royal commission, which the previous Government set up and spent $4 million on. The commission showed that there will be gains in net present value of some hundreds of millions of dollars.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000236\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203a5e23c73674bd88f4344ac465af5d1\u0022\u003ERahui Katene\u003C/span\u003E: Has he been advised that the regional Pacific fono held in Manukau on Monday night decided that Pacific peoples would support the h\u012Bkoi for M\u0101ori seats on the super-city; and what arrangements have been made to meet with Auckland ratepayers to specifically respond to the concerns about the M\u0101ori seats?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000237\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227840e26212b249269b5dc52f85f35522\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, I have been advised of that. The Prime Minister, I, and the Hon John Carter have a significant programme of meetings in the Auckland region to discuss the future of Auckland governance, and it is certainly true that the issue of M\u0101ori representation often comes up. Also, the Minister of M\u0101ori Affairs sits on the Auckland governance reform Cabinet committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000238\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002271b879352cca4bfaa656c93f6ce2324b\u0022\u003ERahui Katene\u003C/span\u003E: What response will the Minister make to Te Tiriti o Waitangi Committee o Manukau City Council, which has recommended that the royal commission\u2019s proposals for M\u0101ori representation should be reinstated and strengthened, and that M\u0101ori representation should be included on the establishment board?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000239\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022024249c8429240f3aa1cd0b722c4c883\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Certainly the question of the establishment board and who is on it is an issue still before the Government, and it is true that the Government did not agree with the royal commission\u2019s proposal for M\u0101ori representation. However, it is also clear that proper engagement with local iwi and the new Auckland Council will be crucial for the new council to succeed, and the Government is continuing to work on this issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000240\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229db5709b229d421fa40e8a1fae89a674\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: Why will the Minister not legislate to ensure that Greater Auckland\u2019s water supply cannot be sold or contracted out to the private sector, when he is perfectly willing to legislate to tell the Auckland Council how to charge Auckland families for water?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000241\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ad33d6e37b648baac489d9cc402b42e\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Unlike the previous Government, this Government is not about making local decisions here in Parliament. This Government is about responding to the issues raised by the royal commission, providing leadership on the issue of Auckland governance, setting out a timetable, and doing something else that the previous Government did not do, and that is providing a mechanism by which Aucklanders and others with an interest can have their say, through the special select committee that will be set up today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000242\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b501a9ee0f4049f6b1f944472f0423e7\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: Does the Minister agree that Auckland ratepayers have a right to know how much the implementation of the Government\u2019s decisions on Auckland governance will cost them in their rates bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000243\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b8d1d0a2bea14fe8a98fb9fb1eeed37c\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: No, they do not have a right to that, but they should know, and they will know.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000244\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022517b56beb7b0418ca093b80bcc228d77\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: Has the Minister consulted the Minister for Regulatory Reform on the two local government Auckland bills, and is he satisfied that a thorough analysis of the regulatory impact of these bills has been undertaken and they will not produce any adverse financial effects for Auckland ratepayers?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000245\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fc46853026ae401685776cc5acd25ada\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, most days that consultation takes place. This is a very inclusive Government, where Ministers regularly talk and discuss matters. Also, we are absolutely convinced that this is the best outcome for Auckland, and so are the majority of Aucklanders. It is just a shame that Opposition members cannot make up their minds on the position for Auckland\u2019s governance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000246\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002241fb407e5ff542e793ceb2ead7465d8c\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I understand we have come to the end of question time now?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000247\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226135132a363c47bba9b9aecf23a152cd\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No. There are questions to members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000248\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221033f3ac5a594a0bb42d2b6ea706ab05\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: No, before that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000249\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223b727829874a48859cbe4f124df0427a\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There is one more supplementary question from Paul Twyford.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000250\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228d386a57e715421f8f8ea8abcf1cca7a\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: Does the Minister stand by his comments to a local government conference in February that when one is planning a spend-up it is always a good idea to get the consent of those who are paying the bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000251\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002208a5ac2056064f74a101755833410a56\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Absolutely.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EQuestion time interrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000253\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022ee3ec25b092c467783e9611e56c78de5\u0022\u003EPoints of Order\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000254\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00220789adbbad874477b9a09007afeb6f12\u0022\u003EWaterview Connection\u2014Statement by Minister of Transport\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022bfd5e533e1fd49afb00f3e2d5740dcc8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000255\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bfd5e533e1fd49afb00f3e2d5740dcc8\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. My point of order is by way of inquiry around the planning of the House to the Leader of the House. I ask whether it is the intention of the Government to make a statement on the Waterview question. We understand from the locals that the decision was to be announced at 3 o\u2019clock, and it is a question of whether the Minister of Transport will make a statement on it to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000256\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef6b33e9ed1845808f8ed360ec24772e\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order, at all. There is no provision for the member to seek such information under a point of order. I apologise for not allowing the point of order, but it has nothing to do with the order of this House. When a Minister might make an announcement has nothing to do with the order of this House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022859fc8acb3504d2ebcc1566e4adcc4a6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000257\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022859fc8acb3504d2ebcc1566e4adcc4a6\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. [Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000258\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002239679fcb74484a78bd94bc80cb768724\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: A point of order is being heard. I urge members to treat it with respect.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000259\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203c4d2f4917843969960d0125d720cbb\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: In the past there has been some flexibility on the part of Speakers for people to inquire of the Leader of the House as to House business, and to ask whether a statement is to be made in the House by a Minister on a particular issue. This is a very serious issue. There is an expectation that the announcement having been made at 3 o\u2019clock, the Minister will make a statement, either now or at the end of questions to members. It was a simple inquiry as to whether the Government intends to grace the House with a statement.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022db619cbed5ae4dceb962256c731287c1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000260\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022db619cbed5ae4dceb962256c731287c1\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Leader\u2014ACT):\u003C/span\u003E There is no provision under the Standing Orders to ask questions across the House through a point of order. It is true that other Speakers have not worried about the Standing Orders in that regard, but there is actually no mechanism within the Standing Orders to achieve that result.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000261\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c388d72203de41a8a8038915967d77d4\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need any further assistance. I indulged the member because I felt that I had been pretty hard on him today, and I did not want to be seen to be unfair to him. But the point that the Hon Rodney Hide has made is absolutely valid; there is no provision for such questioning. We come now to questions to members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022c1f092218d4b4269b8929fd9e13e15e4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000262\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c1f092218d4b4269b8929fd9e13e15e4\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000263\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac5b54d7a8244e649879bdac474f0b2a\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There will be no interjections.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000264\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222373d283afce4d0c8a4b204a616c500e\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I invite you to look back at previous Speakers\u2019 rulings that allowed such questions, and invite you to consider whether it is only the Standing Orders or whether it is the custom and practice of this House from which the procedures have developed. It is my view that, like all areas of law, it is a combination of both.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022a895d30c1d524f08a99eaaf480ed7af2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a895d30c1d524f08a99eaaf480ed7af2\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E We could go round and round in circles forever, I think. In my short time in this role I have tried to be as accommodating as possible in notifying the Opposition of the Government\u2019s intentions. There has been no such notification of this course of action today. Might I suggest also that when you do watch the replay of question time today, you will find you have not been too hard on Trevor Mallard at all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000266\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b725724a115f4dda8c450a5c9773842e\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the honourable members. I do not think we need to take any further time of the House on this matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000267\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EQuestion time resumed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000268\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00222f429df5da894b608997c52deee6e5c3\u0022\u003EQuestions for Oral Answer\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000269\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c9ed0381460443a5ad3aa3f5be38d493\u0022\u003EQuestions to Members\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000270\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022ecadcfb04a2b412e91fdf0100a1678a9\u0022\u003EResource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining)Amendment Bill\u2014Consideration\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000271\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E1. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b20ea8018b9b49e49c5a41a0af90e654\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa)\u003C/span\u003E to the Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee: Can he confirm that the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill is currently being considered by the committee?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022 data-id=\u00229f1b534482d542b9a932b4b0e436df31\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000272\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229f1b534482d542b9a932b4b0e436df31\u0022\u003ECHRIS AUCHINVOLE (Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee):\u003C/span\u003E Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000273\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227dfa869f1a9447c38bda4c12bcd2ab3e\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: How many more submissions are to be heard on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000274\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226753bad5ad8c469984f778e06b51647f\u0022\u003ECHRIS AUCHINVOLE\u003C/span\u003E: From correspondence this morning, I understand that one submitter, whom we tried to contact by telephone but were unable to, is, I believe, being offered a further opportunity to be heard. Beyond that, I think that all submitters have been heard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000275\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002264946c06ec564f49935232590efa52ed\u0022\u003EResource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining)Amendment Bill\u2014Report Back\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000276\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E2. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222e7afe06513a425a847ff8e0d63f84fc\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa)\u003C/span\u003E to the Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee: What is the report-back date for the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022 data-id=\u0022f010140896c4425fa0baf3a9f9af2123\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000277\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f010140896c4425fa0baf3a9f9af2123\u0022\u003ECHRIS AUCHINVOLE (Chairperson of the Local Government and Environment Committee):\u003C/span\u003E The report-back date for this bill is 19 June 2009.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000278\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b5fa4f9df9414a83a61f45e6523ed1c0\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: Can the chairperson confirm that once the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill has been disposed of by the committee, the committee will have an extremely light workload; if not, why not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000279\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dc65296db413437fb85b9b777e25c979\u0022\u003ECHRIS AUCHINVOLE\u003C/span\u003E: The Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill incorporates the biggest changes to the Resource Management Act in 20 years. The work on that bill will be completed by the committee, and considerable work is under way on processing the consideration of the bill. At the conclusion of that, we are conscious that we have a bill on phase 2 of the amendment of the Resource Management Act coming forward. The committee has one member\u2019s bill, one private bill, and one local bill before it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000280\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022fa0983ec8584483ea6903cec99d93f8b\u0022\u003EMinimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill\u2014Status\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000281\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E3. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022668f3881f43344db810ed5cf11c842e9\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour)\u003C/span\u003E to the Member in charge of the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill: What is the current status of the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u00227989368766584e96883056432e412ff4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000282\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227989368766584e96883056432e412ff4\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Member in charge of the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill):\u003C/span\u003E The bill is currently before the Committee of the whole House, where the National Party is fighting tooth and nail to try to prevent all New Zealanders from having the right to a minimum remuneration.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000283\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022017ce9b0b2e14274a9bf6c831e259d8b\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That was totally outside the Standing Orders, for an answer of a member in charge of a bill\u2014and she will not do that again. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000284\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a6cb5fa2e9d644e2a455736e8503bf07\u0022\u003ECarol Beaumont\u003C/span\u003E: What further processes is the member expecting the bill to go through?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000285\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002210f2fd502fa04fab957ecd3127680457\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: The bill needs to go through a third reading to be enacted. However, I understand that there will be difficulties in getting to that stage.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000286\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022f830d86fc4834d1aa114ea4e9d8b9916\u0022\u003EMinimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill\u2014S.O.P. 13\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000287\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E4. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f344a810f15d4c17898f304a9ac37e6c\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour)\u003C/span\u003E to the Member in charge of the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill: Why did she introduce Supplementary Order Paper 13 on this bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u00223b0a709ca4fd49ce9890c583bebe36ff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223b0a709ca4fd49ce9890c583bebe36ff\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Member in charge of the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill):\u003C/span\u003E That Supplementary Order Paper amends the Minimum Wage and Remuneration Amendment Bill to provide for a schedule listing which political parties represented in Parliament support the Act. These provisions follow those in sections 72 and 73 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001. The amendments also require the Minister, on introduction into the House of Representatives of a Government bill that proposes an amendment to the Minimum Wage Act, to bring to the attention of the House the consultation process that was followed in the formulation of the proposed bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ff6e87e1a0043c28935cd4abdf3d287\u0022\u003ECarol Beaumont\u003C/span\u003E: Why was it necessary to introduce Supplementary Order Paper 13 on this bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002242095bae28df44b2894b3b6f0a873ea5\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: Because in the past, former Governments have proved to have had no commitment to the minimum wage, and action so far from Government parties shows that they still do not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b7b2e660f76b450e81d86ba10313d72f\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. You pulled up the member earlier for straying well beyond what is reasonable in answering questions to members. I think that the member has breached again, quite considerably, and should be terminated as an answerer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022fc29abe8b0cb458cbc3fa3477316695b\u0022\u003EQuestion No. 5 to Member\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u00224bf88f9046b849cf8f5cb50b39d1b26e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224bf88f9046b849cf8f5cb50b39d1b26e\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Speaker\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022721f8748ffbf4416a6c035a7e49cca9f\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, you are here today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d5182fb5189f4453862f0c5b3f12b11d\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Thank goodness for Wayne Peters.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022b66a57cefd8547bd94bd8c27f69f97fd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b66a57cefd8547bd94bd8c27f69f97fd\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I apologise to my colleague. I know there have been a number of Peters through this House, but I do not think that it was Wayne Peters who made that interjection. I wonder whether it is appropriate to refer to someone who is not in the House in that way. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221859986b1f0941be9d0aed063b173f39\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need further assistance in this matter. I ask the Hon Shane Jones to just ask his question. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002211673aaf8d464db7aad42235afc7b154\u0022\u003ERegulatory Responsibility Bill\u2014Regulatory Impact Assessment Process\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E5. \u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229a12867f18a240329fb609e6756783c2\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour)\u003C/span\u003E to the Member in charge of the Regulatory Responsibility Bill: Does his bill increase the rigour of the regulatory impact assessment process that is conducted before Government legislation is introduced to the House?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220fc05f1c-47b0-4fb0-8298-2f347adae4e3\u0022 data-id=\u0022ccb09435833c4951aed5e8b279b56836\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220fc05f1c-47b0-4fb0-8298-2f347adae4e3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ccb09435833c4951aed5e8b279b56836\u0022\u003EHon Sir ROGER DOUGLAS (Member in charge of the Regulatory Responsibility Bill):\u003C/span\u003E Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022f14c878afba546b983ca52fe1f2d86b4\u0022\u003EUrgent Debates Declined\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002284c109c8e9da48f3a29c44b3702b078b\u0022\u003EWaterview Connection\u2014Announcement of Preferred Option\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u002270f714cf165a40658cf842f6912837d7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002270f714cf165a40658cf842f6912837d7\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I have received a letter from the Hon Phil Goff, Leader of the Opposition, seeking to debate under Standing Order 380 the Government\u2019s announcement on the preferred option for the Waterview Connection. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EStanding Order 380 requires that the matter for debate be a particular case of recent occurrence involving the administrative or ministerial responsibility of the Government. For there to be a particular case of recent occurrence, the event upon which an urgent debate is sought must have occurred when the application is lodged. Standing Order 380(1) requires the application to be lodged 1 hour before the House sits, but gives the Speaker discretion to allow a lesser period of time where the event occurs within 1 hour of the sitting of the House. However, the event must have occurred before the House meets. An announcement made after the House sits at 2 p.m. does not give grounds for a debate at that sitting. As I said yesterday, this does not mean that the matter is not of sufficient importance to require the attention of the House. It simply does not meet the requirements of the urgent debate procedure today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000305\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EI have received a similar application from the Hon Darren Hughes seeking to debate the Government\u2019s announcement that it will announce the preferred route for the Waterview Connection at 3 p.m. today. Not every announcement by the Government can give grounds for a debate, particularly not one made on a previous sitting day that an announcement of an actual decision is to be made at some time in the future. Both applications are accordingly declined.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00221cd93195a8514f7e9c911b3dbb3f2be2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000306\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221cd93195a8514f7e9c911b3dbb3f2be2\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is a very important matter, not only for the Opposition\u2014and that is why we have written to you 2 days in a row now on the matter\u2014but also for the communities affected by this decision. This is the only opportunity the House will have to address this matter. The House is about to go into urgency, and there will be no question time tomorrow, when the executive might be called to account. Your letter yesterday\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022371a609e9658422d8247aa8bf8540e40\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000307\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022371a609e9658422d8247aa8bf8540e40\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member is actually questioning a ruling of the Speaker. Occasionally these urgent debate matters are finely balanced decisions, if you like, but the Standing Orders rule this one out because the event that the members seek to debate has not occurred. Forgive me, that event might have occurred by now, but it had not occurred by 2 o\u2019clock this afternoon, and the Standing Orders leave the Speaker no discretion on that basis. In the member\u2019s own application, the announcement that he referred to was made on a previous sitting day, so the opportunity to debate that was gone. The issue that he wished to debate was the Government\u2019s announcement that it would announce something, but that application should have come in yesterday.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000308\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EWhether an announcement that an announcement will be made is of sufficient moment to take precedence in the business of the House is certainly an on-balance issue. But that opportunity was lost, because the announcement was made on the previous sitting day. Today these have not been on-balance decisions at all. The Standing Orders simply do not provide for an urgent debate today. Of course, as has been pointed out, there is a general debate now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022c081476246ee4f75a9697a8ac6b835f1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c081476246ee4f75a9697a8ac6b835f1\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wonder whether you would consider an application from the Opposition for an urgent question. The announcement was meant to be made at 3 o\u2019clock. There are no details available about it yet, which is convenient enough in itself. I ask whether you would consider an urgent question from the Opposition to the Minister of Transport when the decision is made. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ed6c7daf38e4b5b9d149a9735797ffe\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There is no provision for such\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca72766f222a4b3b9c815a78040b4edc\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: I am just asking whether you will. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3548509b38c4297850a27a00c1b1c34\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am not about to do that. There is a general debate coming up, and I am sure members will debate the issue with great passion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022dbad1da7d5e44fcf9fd1e040b979821a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022dbad1da7d5e44fcf9fd1e040b979821a\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I seek leave for there to be an urgent debate led by the Leader of the Opposition on the Government\u2019s decision not to build tunnels at Waterview. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002257d98d2435e3471c8ca8a30c7ffeaad5\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection to that? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022dacfae271b2d4567ac1959b65089dd62\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022fb5a24f859f24662954642c7f8d0e04d\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022 data-id=\u002260582be07fe8407b93d8e4b738c5d14d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000316\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002260582be07fe8407b93d8e4b738c5d14d\u0022\u003EHon PHIL GOFF (Leader of the Opposition):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the House take note of miscellaneous business. The Government can run, but it cannot hide. Steven Joyce has made a decision that will result in the destruction of hundreds of people\u2019s homes. If this decision related to Paratai Drive in \u014Cr\u0101kei, or to Remuera Road, there would be a tunnel, all right. There would not be any question at all about destroying environments and homes. That is what the National Government has decided to do at Waterview, and it has not had the gumption to make the statement on that in time for the matter to be debated in this House. Others will continue to talk about that issue, but I want to raise another issue in my comments today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000318\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003EVery serious allegations were made on Campbell Live last night that Melissa Lee misused taxpayers\u2019 money from New Zealand On Air to make party political videos for the National Party. That claim was made by a staff member who had the courage to front up, who was prepared to have her name released, and who was prepared to go on the television. She said that staff time and equipment that was paid for by taxpayers\u2019 money through New Zealand On Air, some $1.2 million, was misused to make an election propaganda video for the National Party. If that is correct, it is a gross misuse of taxpayers\u2019 money. Melissa Lee was invited to turn up and state her point of view, answer, or explanation on Campbell Live. She neglected to do so; she refused to do so. It is not good enough to answer that sort of serious allegation with silence. That is a matter for John Key, who promised this House that he would uphold the standards of his members of Parliament, to clear up. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000319\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003EA second serious issue raised on that programme related to a clear conflict of interest. Melissa Lee had been selected as a National candidate. Subsequently, New Zealand On Air gave her company, of which she is the majority shareholder, $1.2 million to produce a series called Asia Down Under, which included a specific episode on the election itself. Melissa Lee said yes, she had a conflict of interest, and she should not be involved in that programme. The staff member who went on television said that Melissa Lee stood behind her, watching what she was doing while she edited that very programme. When the staff member expressed her discomfort at Melissa Lee, who is a friend of Pansy Wong, standing over her like that, what was Melissa Lee\u2019s reply? It was: \u201CI\u2019m the boss here. I can be anywhere I like.\u201D That is a clear conflict of interest. It is absolutely against journalistic and professional ethics, and last night it was labelled as such by the expert in this area, Jim Tully. That cannot be tolerated. It is absolutely outrageous. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000320\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003EA third question arises about whether the video produced by Melissa Lee was declared as an election expense by the National Party, as required under the law. That does not appear to have been done. I invite the next National MP who stands up to categorically deny that that election expense was not listed. It is easy enough to clear it up; the National Party should do that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000321\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003EThere are three things: a misuse of taxpayers\u2019 money, a conflict of interest, and it appears that the programme on the election was not declared as an election expense. Is this the high standard on the part of parliamentarians that John Key promised New Zealand when he took office? This is unethical, unprofessional behaviour. We saw it first from Richard Worth; now we are seeing it from Melissa Lee. This Government, barely 6 months old, is showing elitism and arrogance in its behaviour, and also a disregard for the professional standards that members of Parliament or aspirant members of Parliament should be showing. I want to know why Melissa Lee would not front up to answer that allegation. I want the next National speaker to stand up and categorically deny that taxpayer funds were so misused.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000322\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c699e7c6-53b9-470c-a14a-378cb6fc8a04\u0022\u003EDebate interrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c2e3d4e1be154230b62abcd62311b056\u0022\u003EPoints of Order\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000324\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002202247aa6dec64b34b4bce2d95843981a\u0022\u003EWaterview Connection\u2014Announcement of Preferred Option\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00225663a3796f884792905f61ca1512a72a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225663a3796f884792905f61ca1512a72a\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour): \u003C/span\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am sorry to interrupt the Minister; we are very keen to hear from him. But I want to raise a very serious breach of process of the House. The minute you had finished ruling on the application for an urgent debate from the Opposition and the minute the opportunity for an urgent question to be lodged was completed, the Government released its decision about the Waterview tunnel option. That is a clear breach\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022dc1579813560465ca6bddd430011d4ae\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022dc1579813560465ca6bddd430011d4ae\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need assistance on this. The member will resume his seat. That is not a matter for the order of the House. The member will not disagree with the Speaker\u2014or he will not disagree for long with the Speaker. That is not a matter for the order of the House. The New Zealand Transport Agency is at liberty to release its announcements whenever it chooses in this House. As Speaker, that is not a matter for me to get involved in at all, and it is not a matter for the order of this House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022f04e2e2083194059bd5ab1d1a7a46771\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f04e2e2083194059bd5ab1d1a7a46771\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour): \u003C/span\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I agree with you; it is not a matter for you in terms of the agency. This release was made by the Minister of Transport, a member of this House, the Hon Steven Joyce, who is laughing about what he has done. I ask whether you are prepared to see your authority as Speaker treated in this way by the Government deliberately timing announcements\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002292e77190eb784741ba1e69d4d2c622f1\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Grow up!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022005bad141a8045759c39f65ff162b174\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Henare is busy interjecting; he should take his own advice. The Government, knowing the House is about to move into urgency\u2014there will be no question time tomorrow, and we are in a parliamentary adjournment next week\u2014has deliberately manipulated, to the detriment of the House, its announcement. The minute you finished your ruling, Mr Speaker, the Minister of Transport made his announcement.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00222e0fd7a841894315ae09998eda55ba62\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222e0fd7a841894315ae09998eda55ba62\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E That is a\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c2d0bd0f238a4a9095400edfda186832\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We are going to get into debate here, and that is what concerns me.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222088e11257b64115a2400f0a9fb6eaad\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: I submit to you that the shadow Leader of the House is trifling with the Chair by even raising this matter. The fact is that an urgent question has to be lodged prior to 1 o\u2019clock, and the member knows that. The second point is that a Government will make announcements at any time. If people have read the press releases from the Labour Party over the last couple of days, they will think that the Labour Party somehow had some insight into this decision already.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022f3922ec814f94385b7d931e91a4be828\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f3922ec814f94385b7d931e91a4be828\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We do not need to take this matter any further. We can see exactly the problem that arises when an invalid point of order is raised: we get debating material being brought into the point of order process. This is not a matter for the order of the House at all, in any shape or form. But questioning my rulings is a matter for the order of the House. A point of order, the Hon Darren Hughes, but I warn him he had better not question my ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022088f861524814328b4defeeefacd6c3b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022088f861524814328b4defeeefacd6c3b\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour): \u003C/span\u003EI seek leave under Standing Order 379 to ask the Minister of Transport an urgent question relating to the decision the Government announced one minute after question time finished not to build tunnels at Waterview.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000335\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223711cf6fdc1747fc829e834597a1e1d9\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for the honourable member to ask the Minister of Transport an urgent question. Is there any objection? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000336\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022eb882e00ddd0480190a28e50718004d4\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000338\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002263b55bdb108a45568e3b36c08a5d4456\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000337\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022 data-id=\u00220d8129dff8214be79aaddc0f9b0b0f96\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220d8129dff8214be79aaddc0f9b0b0f96\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Transport):\u003C/span\u003E Every Wednesday we come along here in the hope that Opposition members will want to talk about matters of import. They never want to talk about matters of importance to the country. Their latest example is that they want to talk about the timing of a press release. They flatter themselves hugely at the thought that the Government actually bothered to think about them in terms of timing its press release this afternoon. They absolutely flatter themselves. What is their view on Auckland governance?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000340\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022833e6484e8ca46ac8417b5655e4de7d0\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I apologise for interrupting the member. I cannot hear what the member is saying. I believe there is public interest in hearing what the Minister of Transport has to say on this matter and I think there should be a little reasonableness in the interjections. I do not blame members for wanting to interject, but there should be some reasonableness because we want to hear what the Minister has to say. At least, that is what I thought the member wanted when he wanted an urgent question. So let us hear what the Minister has to say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000341\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EDebate interrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000342\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u002243f6fd5072fa403ba5faf4b21af6c44c\u0022\u003EPoints of Order\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000343\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00220d1d3e41d68f4b69910ab91e9f80d6f5\u0022\u003EQuestions for Oral Answer\u2014Process for Urgent Questions\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022cb29756c811145bcbbfb3ba3bb920694\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000344\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cb29756c811145bcbbfb3ba3bb920694\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Leader\u2014ACT):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am sorry to interrupt but I was going to raise this point earlier. It is not possible for a member to stand up and use Standing Order 379 to seek leave to ask an urgent question. The question has to be put in writing, it has to be given to the Speaker, and it has to be given to the Minister.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022a4a2c133e9ea4f34bcfe6e27205c29b0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000345\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a4a2c133e9ea4f34bcfe6e27205c29b0\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need assistance on this matter. The House by leave can do many things and that is why it is in the hands of the House. The House did not approve leave. The member is quite right. The normal process for an urgent question is exactly as he outlined, but the House by leave has power to do all sorts of things; leave was not granted, though. And I apologise for interrupting the honourable Minister.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000346\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u002238b3c8b838524cd4a3ccfd8861914fcb\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000348\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c649458b75af4c95af868e6ee6430be1\u0022\u003EGeneral Debate\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000347\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u002272a7493867d646f1a9b7040145d4ee15\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000349\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002272a7493867d646f1a9b7040145d4ee15\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. In respect of your ruling about noisiness during the Minister of Transport\u2019s opening address from the Government side in this general debate, I seek your indulgence to allow him to start his speech again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00227844af55732d429d8c458e80a71225bd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227844af55732d429d8c458e80a71225bd\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I think from the Opposition\u2019s point of view, we would be happy for the speech to start again. In fact, we would be happy for that as long as the debate was extended for him to have the full 15 minutes that he would have if, in fact, there was an urgent debate on the matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ab2de25c4f5f42cda2419dd3dd7c20f6\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the honourable member. The clock was stopped when the point of order was raised. We will continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022 data-id=\u0022899a0a6538124d3f9b6a0488fc6544b6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022899a0a6538124d3f9b6a0488fc6544b6\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Transport):\u003C/span\u003E As I said, Opposition members flatter themselves as to when the Government times its press releases\u2014they absolutely flatter themselves. I want to know their view on Auckland governance, their view on how to respond to the global recession, their view on what should be in the Budget, and their view on what should be cut to pay for a $3 billion roading project. You see, mummy and daddy Labour have left the building and I worry for the Labour Party. There is nobody opposite who knows anything about financial matters in the Labour Party. If there was, surely they would have told Mr Hughes that interest is real. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000353\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a8e8557a64754d05be4f1350939efd61\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I apologise to the honourable Minister again. I ask members of the Opposition to be reasonable. They sought an urgent question and wanted an answer on this issue. The Minister is about to tell the House and the people of New Zealand about what sounds like decisions that have been made. I believe that the House deserves some courtesy. This is a matter of courtesy to the House. Interjections are fine but with that barrage I could not hear, and I could see that the members of the M\u0101ori Party and other members at the far end of the House simply could not hear, and that is unreasonable. That is discourteous to the House. [Interruption] I do not think there is any need for further points of order on this matter. I invite the Hon Steven Joyce to carry on his speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000354\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222e7693eb2d274d2c97b788b16de58084\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is a relatively minor point but one that is quite important. In your ruling you anticipated what the Minister was going to say. That is something that a Speaker should never do.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000355\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022df37d3f3b7b343f5bbaffa445efbe4f9\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Forgive me if I did that. I did not mean to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000356\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002235f88f9a16864b79b7fcce95e843907e\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: I worry that mummy and daddy Labour have left the building and I worry for the Labour Party that there is nobody left who knows anything about financial matters. If there was, surely they would have told Mr Hughes that interest is real, that when you borrow money you have to pay interest on it, that if you borrow money for a big project and are casting around to find a way to pay for it, then you have to include the cost of carrying that debt. If you tell people that you are going to build a big project that you have promised them, then you have to have a way of paying for it. It is actually being intellectually dishonest if you do not have a way of paying for the project\u2014if you do not identify the 27c a litre petrol tax or the special rate on housing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000357\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002213dd4b0344784d899361d861751fa9f4\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Calling you intellectually dishonest is beyond the limits of what is allowed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000358\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022379b7d8677e644508190f31027e95f99\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the honourable member for his valid point of order and I ask the Minister to remember that when he says \u201Cyou\u201D he is referring to the Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226a374514867c47ed9d425abf9789a18a\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: Surely, if there was anybody left in the Labour Party who understood financial matters, they would have told Mr Hughes that every spending decision carries an opportunity cost. That if you spend $3 billion you have not got it to spend somewhere else. If you go out there promising Transmission Gully, massive Waterview tunnels, massive amounts of public transport\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228e298762cf6c42ed9e92f2c16ff48c75\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not think that you, Mr Speaker, have gone out promising things to the public. The member keeps bringing you into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221fba634f60b341f89be696e8a20854c7\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I guess that while the Minister keeps erring in that way he will be interrupted. The Minister should remember; it is quite important.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000362\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002211fc85b8ff7b4646af3130fbc90c7ae7\u0022\u003EHon STEVEN JOYCE\u003C/span\u003E: Labour went out and promised Transmission Gully, massive Waterview tunnels, massive amounts of public transport investments, and anything else that opens and shuts, and it pretended the country could afford it all. If there was anybody left in the Labour Party who knew anything about financial matters, surely he or she would have told Mr Hughes that there is a global recession on\u2014the worst the world has faced since the 1930s. Now, more than ever, is not the time to stay wedded to grandiose unfunded schemes, which are cruel hoaxes to the people of any suburb or of any city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000363\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003EThe New Zealand Transport Agency has announced its decision this afternoon on the Waterview Connection; it is a well-considered and balanced decision. It has taken the $1.4 billion option, which strikes a fair balance between the needs of the local community and those of the country and the economy. The $1.4 billion proposed route includes building the motorway under Great North Road and in a tunnel under New North Road and under Avondale Heights. The resulting underground section represents about 60 percent of the length of the road. Then south of New North Road the motorway would run through the Alan Wood Reserve corridor to the west of Hendon Avenue. The road would run alongside the long-designated Avondale to Southdown rail link. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000364\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003EThis option is cost-effective, but it is still important to note that this roading project will be New Zealand\u2019s most expensive roading ever, by a considerable margin. Although this option has very strong community and environmental mitigation, I do acknowledge that it still significantly affects some members of the community. I encourage them to take part in the community engagement process that the New Zealand Transport Agency is about to commence. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000365\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003EThere are no easy options, but I believe that this proposal will go a long way towards easing the concerns of many, while being cost-effective for this country. And that is the point: the proposal has to be cost-effective as well, because the whole country has to pay for it. Labour used to understand that. On the other hand, of course, I may be giving too much credit to mummy and daddy Labour before they left. In Labour\u2019s last 5 years in office it did increase core Crown expenditure by 51 percent\u201451 percent\u2014whereas the economy grew by just 23 percent. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000366\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00224a244152-977c-48d2-bf53-4f3a369a27a9\u0022\u003ESo, perhaps, Labour is only reaping what it sowed. The current Labour members have no understanding of financial matters, no understanding of the value of a dollar, and no understanding of the issues that New Zealanders outside of this House grapple with every day. That is likely to be one of the main reasons that people threw Labour out of office last November. Labour members do not understand the value of these projects and the value of money. New Zealanders looked at how Labour proposed to magic money out of thin air, and I am sure they were glad they did throw Labour out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022 data-id=\u002214dc48d1e51341eb84a379499fabf66f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000367\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002214dc48d1e51341eb84a379499fabf66f\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tonga):\u003C/span\u003E On 25 May 1978 the Government of the day, led by Robert Muldoon, authorised a massive force of police and army to forcibly remove 222 protesters from the ancestral land known as Takaparawhau\u2014Bastion Point. The protest was\u2014and remains\u2014one of the most famous protest actions in the history of this land. It represented a direct confrontation between iwi, the people of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua, and the Government, which was determined to take the last bit of uncommitted land off the people, to be reconverted into a high-income housing development. The land was the same papak\u0101inga that was torched by the Government of the day in the 1950s. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000368\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003ETen years later the Waitangi Tribunal supported M\u0101ori claims to that land\u2014a decision that was backed up by the Government. Last year, in the special commemorative service held to reflect on 30 years since that first protest action, there was much talk around the significance of the occupation and the historic impact made by the 507 days in which Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua reclaimed their tupuna land. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000369\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003EWho would have thought that one brief year later, 25 May would again become associated with the call to protest, and the rally to stand up for our rights? Yet that is exactly what is intended to take place in 12 days\u2019 time as Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua invite Aucklanders and others to join together to unite for the common pursuit of democratic participation and representation. The call has been broadcast across ethnic minority networks, and endorsed by a Pacific fono held in Manukau just 2 days ago. The message was clear: \u201CWe, Pacific, needed to support M\u0101ori so that they aren\u2019t forced to beg or protest in their own land, for even one seat at their own table.\u201D The aim sounds so simple, and it could have been. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000370\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003EThe royal commission has recommended that of the 23 counsellors elected or appointed in Auckland, two should be elected at large by voters on the M\u0101ori electoral roll, and one counsellor appointed by a mana whenua forum. Yet just over a month ago, on 7 April 2009, the Government announced that M\u0101ori representation would not be provided for within the new Auckland governance structure. A week later, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua convened a hui to respond to the Government\u2019s announcement, and, overwhelmingly, called for guaranteed M\u0101ori representation on the Auckland Council. Representation is about the mana of M\u0101ori as mana whenua. It is about the mana of their ancestors, and the links to the land on which Greater Auckland sits. It is about M\u0101ori being ignored, rejected, and insulted, once again. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000371\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003EHow could any Government let this happen again? Has nothing in the history of this nation caused those in power to reflect on the foundation of assurances set in Te Tiriti o Waitangi? What are mana whenua\u2014in this case, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua and Tainui iwi\u2014to make of the way in which the Government acknowledges the ancestral bond they have with this land, and the precious role of guardianship, or kaitiakitanga, that requires them to care for the land and for all who reside in their rohe? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000372\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003EThe M\u0101ori Party is greatly saddened at the step back into our history, which is represented by the failure to properly recognise the unique status that mana whenua possess, stemming from the Treaty relationship demonstrated in the Auckland region. Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua and Tainui iwi have a special interest and, indeed, an authoritative basis to be involved in any governance or decision-making arrangements in T\u0101maki-makau-rau. Mana whenua are literally the first occupants of the land. If the Government is to express any understanding of the rights of indigenous people, it must understand, as the very first principle, the significance of political representation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000373\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003EWe must have the political will, the courage, and the follow-through to recognise the vital role that strong M\u0101ori representation plays in creating a functional and effective democracy. We owe it to all those who stood up for the people of Takaparawhau 31 years ago that we learn the lesson of history, and actively involve and respect mana whenua as the first people of the land we know as T\u0101maki. Kia ora.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022bf2e2c2f7ca8428082ee5aa5cec1cb29\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000374\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bf2e2c2f7ca8428082ee5aa5cec1cb29\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I agree with the member who has just resumed her seat, Rahui Katene, and say that her speech was well considered. There was nothing I could disagree with in what she said. What is occurring is a disgrace; that situation is one of a list of things that are a disgrace. The only comment I could make to her is the reflection that on matters of confidence her party is the party that is supporting the party that is doing those things. That is something she will be considering\u2014and I am sure the member sitting next to her will be considering\u2014over a period of time. I think that will be important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000375\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI will refer to the speech preceding Ms Katene\u2019s speech, from the Minister of Transport. He is the Minister of Transport who was offered quarter of an hour to explain the Government\u2019s position on Waterview. He roared like a lion in here, but he is not prepared to knock on those doors in Waterview and tell them what is going on, while those doors still exist. Before the houses are bowled, before the parks are ploughed up, and before the community is destroyed, one would expect a Minister to have the courage of his convictions and, at least, to use the processes of this Parliament to make a statement, to have an urgent debate, and to front up for the things for which he is responsible. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000376\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI will also make some comments about Melissa Lee. It is very important that we get some things on the record. Melissa Lee made an application to New Zealand On Air through the company she owned before she became a candidate. Her circumstances changed. She became a candidate, and she did not declare that change of circumstances before the funding decision was made. She should have. It is a basic matter of ethics that someone who has made an application for funding and who stands to financially benefit from an application should be transparent with the organisation that he or she is making an application to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000377\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EMy next point is about Pansy Wong and the financial agent for the National Party. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000378\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226896340d4d59410299e7de81f043833c\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: How much petrol did you pay the unions with to shift your billboards?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000379\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e0fc6c82cd9e45bcb7800b7e392822d8\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I will answer that question very, very quickly. Lots of volunteers volunteered for my campaign, and I declared every bit of it that was appropriate. The Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union declared the rest of it. That member knows that, because he is a member who looked at it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000380\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI will turn to Pansy Wong. She featured on the video made by Melissa Lee\u2019s company. She did not declare that she widely distributed around the electorate of Botany, where she was a candidate\u2014[Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290d7d859d4ba4c85932d86f645626e21\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. This House has lowered itself to barraging, and that is not acceptable in this Chamber. I cannot even hear my colleague speak.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000382\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002283434017225b457582f3306fca0dabc6\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Well, the member makes a perfectly good point, but he may recollect that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000383\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280a083a43f184cae8e5efe8a82b5885a\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Where was he during the last speech?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000384\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a55ecfa172f4967aaa5da3de9b2db31\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: While I am ruling there will not be interjections. The member may recollect that the Hon Steven Joyce faced very sustained interjections\u2014and I will certainly stop the members\u2014but I do not think the interjections on the member were nearly as bad as what happened during the Hon Steven Joyce\u2019s speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000385\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228384372e45cc4a93915563dc53adf18e\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order, I say to the member that he might want to come closer. I could tell that the Speaker could hear me, because he was nodding, and I do not think it was because he was going to sleep.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000386\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247226be1992e4e0c9ad8544380fa5cb8\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The Hon Trevor Mallard will continue his speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000387\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002215d9946273214b96bbf6a55192dd9329\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: The point I am making is that Pansy Wong did not declare the video that she widely distributed by way of DVD in her electorate. That was an expense for her, and it was undeclared. The National Party did not declare it in its expenses or on the donation side. I do not know whether it had to, and I do not know whether the DVD cost $10,000 to make. It looked like it was very professional, and I am sure that if it was made commercially then it would have cost $10,000 and should have been declared. Even on the expenditure side it should have been declared, and it was not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI want to know why John Key has said to Melissa Lee that he supported her actions with regard to that company. Did he support her standing over the staff while they were editing a political programme? Did he support her not declaring to New Zealand On Air her relationship with the company when she became a candidate? Did he support Pansy Wong when she did not declare that DVD when it was distributed? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EWhat are the standards of ethics that John Key is now promoting? Is he saying \u201CIf you can get away with it, it is fine.\u201D? What is very, very clear is that someone who was actively involved in that company and who was being absolutely straightforward on the television that she had had a relationship breakdown with Melissa Lee has given a lot of evidence of unethical behaviour on the part of a member of this Parliament.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00229b28008438544ed9a641cd0cffad3251\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000390\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229b28008438544ed9a641cd0cffad3251\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Minister of Civil Defence):\u003C/span\u003E It is interesting, is it not, that during question time Labour members made attempts to have questions and ask for a special debate about the Waterview Connection, and then the Leader of the Opposition gets up and has 5 minutes to make a speech, and does not focus at all on issues that matter to this nation, other than to criticise a member of the Government. Quite honestly, we have to ask what in the world this Labour Opposition is thinking, when that is the level it can get to in debate. There are some important issues happening in New Zealand. Waterview Connection certainly is one of them, and our Minister of Transport explained it well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000391\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI also tell the House that we have an issue called Auckland governance happening right now, today and tomorrow. I would have thought the Leader of the Opposition would want to debate that issue, but, no, he completely ignored it. Yesterday the Leader of the Opposition asked for a briefing on the legislation that is to be put through the House today and tomorrow. I was asked, as I know something of the detail of the legislation, to go and brief the Leader of the Opposition. It was arranged for 5.20 p.m. I turned up in the Opposition office, and I waited, and I waited. Finally, at 5.30 p.m., I got not Mr Goff, but the recycled member George Hawkins, who came in. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000392\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0708242f32a4a6981474ebac97a4063\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think you will anticipate this. All members are honourable members, and the description given of the member was not that. It is something that I think members will take offence at.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000393\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bdc2fdb1d91844739c455948e2c88dcb\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member is right. Members should not be referred to in that way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000394\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b399ea5e02ed4854b7c5f290f4f81cca\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: The Hon George Hawkins, who has been put back into his position, was Minister of Local Government, and is now Opposition spokesman on local government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000395\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002233e69a9173714152bc61abe4d55adb42\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: No, he wasn\u2019t.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000396\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267edc2a47d2a48d98f80df5eaa436b23\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Well, actually he was. He was accompanied by one of the members of the Opposition, Mr Twyford, who has been demoted from 26 to 42. I thought the Leader of the Opposition would have actually wanted to know about what is in the legislation. But, obviously, it is not important enough for him to even bother attending the meeting at all. I would have thought that as it is such an important issue he would want to know what the Government is doing about the legislation. But, no, he is not interested, does not care, and could not have cared less. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000397\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThis is an important issue, and this Government is taking it very seriously. But there are a couple of interesting things. Yesterday the Prime Minister answered a question and advised the House that the member of the Opposition Mr George Hawkins said he supported the Auckland Council concept for the region. Well, that is great; it is nice to know that Mr Hawkins thinks that that is important, as it should be. But then today we get a press release saying that Labour will oppose the super-city, as it is called, for Aucklanders, having been consulted. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000398\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ee2cb68b53314bf2b33665372cfce92e\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Why?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000399\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002237cb3cbcd8034ec3a29986a143a16dab\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Because Labour says there is not enough consultation. But the fact is that there will be consultation on the second bill, a select committee will be set up, submissions will be called for, the Local Government Commission will be asking for submissions; there will be so much opportunity for input from the Auckland public. This Government is interested in listening to what Aucklanders and other New Zealanders have to say on the reforms that are happening in Auckland. We will give everyone the opportunity to have the input. That is exactly what is going on. We are happy to brief people, including the Opposition\u2014[Interruption] Well, the bill itself just starts the process, and they will have months between here and towards April and May of next year to actually have an input into the two pieces of legislation. I am not sure how much more the Opposition thinks it needs, when it could not even turn up to a 20-minute meeting yesterday. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThen, of course, we look at Ross Robertson, who has made some comments to the effect that \u201CBigger doesn\u2019t necessarily mean better\u201D, but then went on to say: \u201CWe realise there are some Auckland-wide issues. Many, such as water and sewage, already have citywide solutions. I think a supercity to deal with citywide issues is needed.\u201D He contradicts himself. Then, after two members have said they support it, Mr Twyford, who is now No. 42, says his party has not yet decided what is going on. And so it goes on. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000401\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EBut we keep on reading about the support for this Government on the Auckland reforms. I put out a story on behalf of Waitakere Mayor, Mr Bob Harvey, who apologised to Aucklanders, because the leaders of Auckland have dropped the ball, and said that we have needed to do something for the past 50 years, and have not. This Government will do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022 data-id=\u0022045599cb55d543cc86e33877be92682e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000402\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022045599cb55d543cc86e33877be92682e\u0022\u003EHon PETER DUNNE (Leader\u2014United Future):\u003C/span\u003E Yesterday I was challenged by the Wellington City Council to stop pushing fiction, and to concentrate on the facts with regard to the civil defence of this city. This afternoon I intend to do just that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000403\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EThe Wellington City Council has been reviewing its civil defence arrangements for some time. A very \u201Chigh-powered\u201D review team has been engaged: a Mr Stavros Michael, who was the director of infrastructure for the Wellington City Council, a Mr Mike Mendonca who runs city operations\u2014we know that as including the rubbish tip\u2014and Ms Jennifer Collins from human resources. As a consequence of their review, as of last Friday the five permanent staff at the Wellington Emergency Management Office had all left. Earlier, as a consequence of the review, the network of volunteers\u2014ever diminishing\u2014around the city had been advised that because there was no technical officer or training officer available, all volunteer courses had been cancelled until further notice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000404\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EWhen I challenged Mr Mendonca yesterday on that point, he said \u201COh, but we\u2019ve got coverage from two other people seconded into the office in the interim.\u201D By the end of the interview that figure had mysteriously grown to four. The reality is the round figure of zero. Mr Mendonca went on to say in a media statement yesterday that Wellington City Council was now in the process of appointing a new team\u2014so it is not actually in place yet\u2014but also that it had a network of hundreds of people around the city and around the council, ready to step into the breach in the event of a civil emergency in the city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000405\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EThe plain fact is this: there is no civil defence structure in place. There is something called the Wellington City Council crisis management team, which is actually culled from different parts of the council but relies very heavily on input from the Fire Service and the police. We have a team of operators at the Wellington Public Library who have apparently been trained to operate radio telephones, but it is not actually clear to whom they report in the event of an emergency. When an official\u2014one of those who has departed\u2014was questioned by volunteers as to his assessment of the situation in Wellington, his answer was a resounding no, saying there is not enough help to help with the city in the event of a major civil emergency, the police would have to take over, and, beyond that, people had to realise that individuals would have to be responsible for their own areas for probably nearer to 3 months than the 3 days previously referred to. He also said none of the local civil defence centres were effectively operational, and in large parts of the city there were no civil defence volunteers at all. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000406\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EI draw this to the attention of the House for two reasons. Firstly, it is appalling that in the capital city of this country, sited on a network of major earthquake fault lines, this situation has been allowed to occur. Secondly, and more seriously, I accept that the council may be undertaking a review, but why the secrecy? Why the lies? Why the threats to city council members and community board members that they will be up before the council on a breach of conduct if they dare to criticise council officers publicly? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000407\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EThis issue is far too important for petty political games of this type. The Wellington City Council has to learn to accept some responsibility. It has to put in place an effective system. It has to stop the fob-offs that are going on at the moment when it says there is a mythical network of people out there to deal with the city in the event of a major emergency. Nature, unfortunately, does not sit back and wait for the Wellington City Council to be ready. I think those council members think it does. We have to have some clear and effective decisions. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000408\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f555a23a-d230-4f03-80ba-a44e6ec8bd29\u0022\u003EThe Wellington City Council keeps offering to give me a briefing on the subject. I say that is fine; I am happy to accept that. I have said to the council that I will do so on one condition: that all of the people who have been expressing concern to me from around the city are entitled to receive the same briefing. The Wellington City Council\u2019s answer, to date, has been a resounding silence. I am going to give it the opportunity. I am convening a meeting of all the civil defence volunteers this coming weekend. I am inviting the Wellington City Council to attend and to spell out to them the full and unexpurgated detail of the review\u2014what is happening, what the time frame for its completion is, and what the structure will be when that is completed\u2014and, more important, what the plan is, in precise detail, right now in the event of a civil emergency in the city. There are over 400,000 people in Wellington. Their lives are at risk every day that this prevaricating, bumbling, and inefficient council\u2014the best argument yet for a super-city\u2014continues in this vein.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022 data-id=\u002266c6ffe89c1449e58fb3aab1e0a65849\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000409\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002266c6ffe89c1449e58fb3aab1e0a65849\u0022\u003EHon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour\u2014Hauraki-Waikato):\u003C/span\u003E Members of this House have been treated with utter contempt by a Minister of the Government. Today, when a request to have an urgent debate on the Waterview Connection announcement was declined, the Minister of Transport issued a press release about the tunnel option a minute after the Speaker\u2019s determination. It is absolutely disgusting that people living in the Mt Albert community who want some answers on this particular issue and who want it seriously addressed, did not get the opportunity to hear the debate on this issue in the House today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000410\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003EThe Minister has a lot of explaining to do, but we should not be surprised. The Minister did not even talk about this issue to his own local candidate in the Mt Albert by-election. He did not bother to address any questions today in the House about this issue, and then leave was denied for an urgent question by our spokesperson on transport. We understand that around 250 homes in Mt Albert will be affected. The Waterview Connection is a very important issue in Mt Albert. It is such an important issue that I am sure Melissa Lee is struggling to explain the decision of her Government. There has been no call on this issue in this House over the last week, at all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000411\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca738a5a6d0249edb445d0b7a09dd0fe\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Not a word.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000412\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022adf26b68f6df4553b5a9be7390e84868\u0022\u003EHon NANAIA MAHUTA\u003C/span\u003E: Not one\u2014silence. So we should not be surprised or alarmed that Aucklanders are being treated in this way by the Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000413\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003EOn the issue of Auckland governance\u2014the matter that I want to address today\u2014local communities all over Auckland have asked to be consulted on the Government\u2019s proposals. Many of those proposals have ignored the royal commission\u2019s recommendations. People have been turning out all over Auckland to public meetings to express their utter discontent with the Government\u2019s proposals on Auckland governance. They recognise that a strategic solution is required. Out of good courtesy to citizens in Auckland, one would think that the Government would go back to those communities and consult about its own proposals. It is a departure from the royal commission\u2019s recommendations. It is a departure from expectations, some of which were quite well supported in the royal commission\u2019s report about what representation may look like in Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000414\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003EI want to address issues that relate to Hauraki-Waikato because three of those councils fall within my own electorate: the Franklin District Council, the Papakura District Council, and Counties-Manukau. I turned up to a meeting in Papakura, which the Associate Minister of Local Government was at, and about 600 people from across the Papakura community had turned out to express their discontent about the proposals the Government was ramming through without any participation from the public whatsoever. Many questions could not be answered. One of the most interesting questions at the Papakura meeting that could not be answered\u2014that the Minister of Local Government himself, when questioned by Phil Twyford, could not answer\u2014was about the cost for the Government\u2019s proposals. The people there were absolutely astounded that here we had the Government turning up to try to convince people that this is the best way forward, yet it could not address the issue of cost. As ratepayers, people are left wondering why they have to pay for something that they will not even get a say on. Very simple questions could not be answered, at all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000415\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003EMeetings all over Auckland and all through those three areas in my electorate have been held on M\u0101ori representation. That is a broader issue about how we ensure that good decision-making occurs at the highest level in Auckland. Most councils, and certainly the three that I am talking about, have established very strong mana whenua relationships in their own districts, so it is not a departure from what existing councils are trying to do\u2014strengthen their relationships with mana whenua and M\u0101ori in their communities. But from the Government we have had total rejection, altogether, that M\u0101ori matter when it comes to local decision-making and local government. It is absolutely unbelievable. I thought we were going forwards, not backwards. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000416\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220e7e8da2-a6a1-41bb-aeb0-a49be255a293\u0022\u003EIs this the bright future that National has promised for the country? Is this the bright future that is inclusive of all people? Is this the bright future that allows everybody to participate? At the TelstraClear stadium on Monday night we had loads of Pacific people also expressing their concern about how their views would be accommodated on the Auckland super-city structure. There is a lot of answering to be done, and National is not doing any of it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022 data-id=\u002246cd9c57a0884ae8b158b4e983d93f61\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000417\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002246cd9c57a0884ae8b158b4e983d93f61\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I will talk today about the Waterview issue. On behalf of west Auckland I say \u201CThank you!\u201D. West Aucklanders have been waiting for 40-odd years to be able to drive from west Auckland to South Auckland without having to go through Spaghetti Junction. We have been waiting for this motorway for years and years, but there has been no lolly over the last 9 years. We were promised a double tunnel that would cost something in the vicinity of $3 billion. Members opposite when in Government would not say where they were going to get the money from. Where was the money going to come from? They led the electorate up the garden path. People in Mt Albert said \u201CThank God for Helen!\u201D, while the rest of the country said \u201CThank God Helen\u2019s gone!\u201D. That was the sort of politicking and pork-barrel politics that was in operation over the last 9 years. We in this country are patting ourselves on the back because we got rid of that sort of pork-barrel politics. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000418\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EI heard in the Chamber today that Darren Hughes wants to compensate not only those who will lose their houses but also those who will not lost their houses\u2014just because a motorway will be going through the area. I tell the young whippersnapper Darren Hughes, who really should be in seventh form\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000419\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022373cf89ff6f34bee940ea7d9d3caf3f3\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000420\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227446ff64378940b793cb0759303319ca\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I can anticipate the point of order. Members should use appropriate titles for other members. The member should withdraw that comment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000421\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d26e59bfc05b4bef956a3a5e3af53abb\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000422\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022557748e62b02493288f1bd68e0a9a0bf\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The member for the West Coast and at least two other members were calling out while you were on your feet. I ask that you deal with them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000423\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e6ef9c1dd7d49bfb167d175c83b7952\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: Members know well enough that points of order are heard in silence. Today we have had a few breaches in that area. Let this be a general warning. Those members who offended on that occasion know better. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000424\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be0319d1abb648ed87bc93c620e54958\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: I remind the young Darren Hughes that I was born and bred in a place called \u014Ctara. I had as my back lawn some corn and the Southern Motorway. Not one of his mates in Labour ever suggested that my old man and my mother be compensated because there was a blinking motorway in the backyard. For goodness\u2019 sake! Is this what Labour members have come to? That member shakes his head, but he said he wants to compensate those who will not lose their homes. What about the people in Waterview? Who asked the people of Mt Albert when the motorway was actually being put through their place\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000425\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002211fb61ed46f44adca47e20e8eef37280\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019ve lost the plot!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000426\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022386c341fe70047b78eff90733835e9d9\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: I have lost the plot! Members on this side of the House do not lose the plot. \u201CWe won. You lost. Eat that!\u201D. Does the member remember what mum and dad used to say to this side of the House? That lot on the other side of the House are not about progress; this side of the House is all about progress. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000427\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EThe road from west Auckland to the south-east point of Auckland is good for the country. It is good for productivity. It is all about progress. If Labour wants to stand in the way of progress, then so be it; it can stay in Opposition for the next 20 years. But this side of the House is about progress, productivity, and getting the country moving. Yes, some people will be hurt by the removal of some houses. Some houses will have to be moved. We feel sorry about that having to happen, but those people will be taken care of. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000428\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022681aaa8154e74782b7a820af29077903\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: No, they won\u2019t.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000429\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d2749bee40a44bdb883e4cba1ba0d070\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, they will\u2014through the Public Works Act. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000430\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002287ab72d196e84d17bab18cb6894a80c4\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s not the Public Works Act.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000431\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267d5a7e827604a27ba8ea0218372764d\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: The member has not read what it states in the Public Works Act. I am really sorry that Opposition members have not done their homework. They have come to the Chamber unprepared, with only a rant and a rave from Darren Hughes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000432\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. When a point of order was raised against me, and when a colleague of mine also had a point of order raised against him, I wonder whether you turned the time off.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000433\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280675c0260dd487b9f62a9137f328fff\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I did, but now the member\u2019s time will be turned off. His time has expired. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022 data-id=\u0022edfa1c24c27947fdaf58ca4cd0b5b8e4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000434\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022edfa1c24c27947fdaf58ca4cd0b5b8e4\u0022\u003EDr RUSSEL NORMAN (Co-Leader\u2014Green):\u003C/span\u003E There are a number of immediate and important issues facing our country today, such as the ridiculous Waterview Connection motorway project, which will waste billions of dollars, and the matter of Auckland governance. Today I will focus on some more positive long-term issues. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000435\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003ELast week during the general debate, my colleague Jeanette Fitzsimons laid out before this Parliament the world view of the Green Party, with its aspiration of a more harmonious and prosperous future steering us away from the dangers humankind presently faces. It is my intention today to elaborate on the economic dimensions of our philosophy. We contend, first, that green economics is the only way to achieve that aspiration. In the 19th century the classical theories of Smith and Ricardo freed societies from feudalism through a self-regulatory free market that claimed to be optimally productive. The potent partnership of capitalism and technology generated unprecedented industrial development, liberating us from some of the age-old scourges of disease, pestilence, and famine. Freedom of the individual and the market were central tenets, though of course the experience of the industrial working class was one of struggling to achieve these freedoms. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000436\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003EIn the early 20th century neoclassical economics developed these notions further, with theories of profit maximisations, consumer rationality, and market information. In the 1930s, macroeconomic planning through public finance management reflected the new reach of modern technology and the globalisation of economic supply and demand. Responding to the Great Depression, Keynesian theory emphasised the role of the public sector in stimulating growth through active fiscal management\u2014a lesson we have recently had to relearn. Welfare of the individual and the responsibility of the State were central tenets of Keynesianism. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000437\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003EBy the late 20th century, monetarist theory had reverted to the free-market principles and the use of interest and exchange rates independently managed by central banks, as the means to wealth. But its weak regulatory frameworks led to excessive corporate speculation and irresponsible investment practice. Thus we face the serious global financial crisis of today. The invisible hand miraculously appears to be begging for help. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000438\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003ENeither of these economic theories has paid due attention to the natural world. Traditional economic theory demands continuous material growth. The classical theory of capitalism and compound interest rates requires limitless growth, yet the planet is finite. This fundamental illogic, if allowed to proceed, spells disaster for humanity. Yet traditional economics, ensnared in its own tenets, remains blind to this obvious truth about the finite world. Since the mid-1970s, although GDP has continued to increase, the general progress indicator, which includes social and environmental measures, has steadily declined. The global economy, far from strengthening, has experienced negative marginal utility. We would be foolhardy to continue along the same path, yet we hear no cry for any change of direction from National or Labour. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000439\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003EEcological economics, the theoretical basis of the Green Party\u2019s economic policy, introduces a remedial element that is essential to our 21st century survival and prosperity. Its central goal, which is sustainability, can be attained only when its three component factors\u2014economic, social, and environmental\u2014are met. It understands that society is a subset of the environment and that the economy is a subset of society. Ecological economics differs from traditional economics in four ways: it values nature not as an object of productive exploitation but for its intrinsic worth to humanity; it accords equal importance to the well-being of the next generation as well as our own; it acknowledges the irreversibility of environmental change from economic behaviour; and it recognises the uncertainty of environmental outcomes from economic inputs.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000440\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003E Ecological economics thus adopts the uncertainty principle, which requires that an economic development project will not proceed unless it is clear that irreversible environmental damage will not occur. Although the international community embraced this principle 20 years ago, no New Zealand Government has properly implemented it into domestic law. The result is that irreversible damage continues to be done to our national environment and thus to our long-term economic potential. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000441\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eb49ee66-7ca7-472d-a4a1-b099fd594dfa\u0022\u003ETraditional economics takes into account three components: land, labour, and investments. Ecological economics factors in the fourth: natural resources. By omitting the fourth, classical and neoclassical economics fails the test of the current age. The Green New Deal offers a new way ahead. The Green Party is developing a set of economic policies involving fiscal and budgetary measures that are suitable for our time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022 data-id=\u002278513f944ecc4fcc9a57e72b61f303a1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002278513f944ecc4fcc9a57e72b61f303a1\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National\u2014Maungakiekie):\u003C/span\u003E It is an honour to stand today to talk about the issues that matter in this Parliament; not to talk about scandals and personal politics but to talk about the things that matter. And Auckland governance matters. It matters because Auckland is the biggest city in this country and the economic driver of this country. We have to get it right, and that is why urgency is pending.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000443\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThis afternoon we have heard many speakers talk about personal politics, but I will talk about the Waterview tunnel, because it is quite a pertinent issue for Aucklanders right now. The proposal that the Labour Government put forward would have cost $3 billion. That is twice the cost of the proposal that National is putting forward. What is the difference in cost\u2014accepting that Labour\u2019s proposal was unfunded and did not come up with any rigorous financial analysis? The difference in cost is $1.5 billion. I ask members what that would buy. How many hip operations would it buy? How many schools and how many early childhood education centres would it buy? Labour wants to invest $3 billion into all this dirt and infrastructure. That is an awful lot of money for a party that says it stands up for the workers and the children. This country is in a recession. The Labour Party has not realised that we are in a recession and that every dollar counts. I will tell members what $1.5 billion will buy: per household it will save $7.5 million. And what was it for? The previous Prime Minister stated that the Waterview motorway would happen over her dead body. Well, it will not happen over her dead body, but it will go ahead anyway. It will go ahead because the National Government is about cost-effective spending and listening to the voters.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000444\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EWe have had consultation in terms of Auckland governance. Although Labour members stand there and say National has not consulted, we actually have. Three and a half thousand people made submissions last year to the royal commission of inquiry. There were a number of public meetings. As the Hon Nanaia Mahuta said, a thousand people went to a Papakura meeting. Guess what I am doing?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000445\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220ce994e416564c248f1fd0d42e69617e\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: What are you doing?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000446\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002273d255c87d3a41b1a997d0613ab9fed5\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: Guess what I am doing?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000447\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220bfa5b74-8933-458a-99d4-bbd75d9898d0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002278fe07c089d3451e86bc119aca4ce38e\u0022\u003EChris Auchinvole\u003C/span\u003E: What are you doing?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000448\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fdc35d4a96f401eaed1737ccda9cef0\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: I myself am holding public meetings, and I have some leaflets here. I say to members opposite that they do not need to come into my office uninvited and take these leaflets; I will give them these\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000449\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229bdc3b0587574b30baf04d2c339dc2ce\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: A council meeting is not a public meeting\u2014that doesn\u2019t count.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000450\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002221775c2609a54b57832d2e5f1b41d49d\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: I will personally give the Hon Trevor Mallard an invitation so that he does not have to come into my office and take my pamphlets.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000451\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003ENational\u2019s Auckland governance proposal is about community board representation. We have put forward 20 to 30 community boards, which will represent grassroots people. Do members know what the general electorate said last November? The general electorate said that it trusted National because National represents grassroots people. Forty-four percent of the country said that it trusted and wanted National, and that it actually represented the workers, unlike our friends across the aisle.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000452\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EAs my colleague the Hon Tau Henare said, motorways have been built across South Auckland. But what is the Labour Party doing for the people of South Auckland? Nothing! It was in Government for 9 years, and there are motorways all over the place.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000453\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThis Government is hearing the people and taking action in order to benefit those people. I ask members how many hip operations could be performed for the $1.5 billion of excessive cost that Labour members would invest in the Waterview tunnel. I ask them why they would not put that money into the Onehunga foreshore.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022 data-id=\u00221ae26d84b9084f579943d5e793a52c50\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000454\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221ae26d84b9084f579943d5e793a52c50\u0022\u003ECARMEL SEPULONI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I will carry on shortly from what MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga said and talk about the tunnel\u2014or should I say Councillor Sam Lotu-Iiga? In thinking about this issue in light of the fact that we are in the middle of a recession, I say that perhaps the member could help one jobless person by giving up one of his jobs. I think that is a good idea. In talking about the money that we need for hip operations, I say that perhaps we could have paid for a number of hip operations if we had not paid out tax cuts to a number of rich people earlier this year. Those tax cuts mostly went to the top 3 percent of income earners in New Zealand. Councillor and MP Sam Lotu-Iiga should say thank you for those two sets of tax cuts. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000455\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EThe National Government\u2019s actions in scuttling the proposed Waterview tunnel are the actions of a Government that is out of touch with the interests and wishes of the people it purports\u2014as Mr Sam Lotu-Iiga was just doing\u2014to represent. The twin tunnel proposal was decided upon after an extensive consultation process between the previous Labour Government and local residents. That is something that the National Government would not know anything about. Now the transport Minister has decided to pursue a cheaper alternative, though it is one that is undoubtedly more costly to the local community. This shows a refusal to relate to and accommodate the interests of ordinary New Zealanders. Unfortunately, in this instance, perhaps because the consultation took place under the previous Labour Government, the Minister has decided it is more important to prioritise politics over the best interests of the community. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000456\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EIn order to justify the decision to dump the plans for a two-lane tunnel, the transport Minister has claimed there is a budget blowout. According to the Minister, under Labour\u2019s plan the tunnel would have cost $2.7 billion. That is pure deception. That is the cost of a three-lane tunnel and other costs that come alongside that, which would have to be paid for anyway. Three lanes are not necessary. Further work on cycleways and improving the public transport system would have ensured that two-lane tunnels would not create bottlenecks, and that the extra lanes would not be required. The transport Minister, however, has reduced the funding options for public transport, despite the support of Aucklanders for an improvement of the public transport system. The Minister has also inflated the figure of $2.7 billion by including extra works on State Highway 16\u2014works that must be done regardless of which option is chosen and regardless of the financing costs. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000457\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EWe just heard the member Sam Lotu-Iiga say the figure is now $3 billion\u2014from $2.7 billion to $3 billion. The Minister has manipulated the cost of the tunnel to suit his own political agenda. The tunnel that Labour proposed would have cost $1.98 billion. That is more than the $1 billion to $1.4 billion that the Minister is willing to spend, but there would have been considerably less cost to the residents of the area, many of whom, under the current Government\u2019s plans, will lose their homes. We have just found out that now, with the new plans, approximately 365 homes will be lost\u2014one for every day of the year. Thank you, National Government! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000458\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EThe previous Labour Government acknowledged that Mount Albert residents were overwhelmingly in support of the tunnel option over any surface road alternatives. In respect of the Transit New Zealand consultative process, 76 percent of respondents were in support of the tunnel. The transport Minister not only disregards those findings but refuses to visit the Mount Albert - Waterview area and meet community groups, despite their requests. Community groups support the tunnel, as does the Auckland City Council\u2019s transport community. Who does not support the tunnel? Business lobbyists and the National Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000459\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EThe National candidate for Mt Albert, Melissa Lee, has claimed that Labour had not budgeted for the Waterview Connection. Labour had, in fact, explored many options to fund the Waterview tunnel, including a regional fuel tax, which would have allowed the Auckland region to invest local funds in local infrastructure projects; public-private partnerships; and Government bonds. Steven Joyce has replaced the proposed regional fuel tax with a national fuel tax. In respect of using public-private partnerships and Government bonds to accelerate infrastructure development, he has been silent. Those are viable options to fund a tunnel that would be in the best interests of the Mount Albert and Waterview communities, yet the National Government, instead of exploring the options, will not acknowledge them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000460\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003ESteven Joyce has used the excuse of a Budget blowout to halt the Waterview tunnel project, yet the tunnel, which was a Labour proposal that had the clear support of the local community, would have cost $1.9 billion. That figure is far from the $2.77 billion that the Minister claims or the $3 billion that Sam Lotu-Iiga claims. The figure keeps getting bigger.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022 data-id=\u00222b691234adef40a3bf01e980967fff7b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000461\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222b691234adef40a3bf01e980967fff7b\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE (National\u2014Auckland Central):\u003C/span\u003E Today is a historic day for Auckland. I am proud to be part of a party that has the guts to move Auckland forward, compared with a Labour Party that has lost all credibility in Auckland. Labour has gone absolutely barmy with the by-election. We saw that when Phil Goff, instead of choosing to speak about one of the most historic days for Auckland, spoke about Mt Albert and about trying to take out Melissa Lee. Why? Because his job is on the line. Phil Goff has to win Mt Albert, or he is gone. He will be gone by lunchtime. Labour would put forward $1.5 billion to spend on a tunnel. That is the most expensive job in New Zealand\u2019s history. That is how much Labour wants to spend to keep Phil in the job. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000462\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EToday is a historic day for Auckland. We have put forward legislation that will establish one council for Auckland. Labour has been polling in Auckland on local government and has found that it is 50 percent for and 50 percent against. That was in its caucus. Labour is so divided on the issue of Auckland governance that we have seen a mix of policy positions coming out from Labour. In fact, George Hawkins and Ross Robertson were releasing different positions on Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000463\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EAt the end of the day, Labour members have been all over the place. At a time when they are saying we should support the royal commission, they have come out against the at-large seats. We are not clear whether Labour supports M\u0101ori seats. We have seen different policy positions from Labour. Today is a time to move Auckland forward, and Labour cannot even get its policy straight. Labour members are not talking about the issues that matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000464\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f9a23a42ad64b8d867e992dbbe5b140\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member, but at least three conversations are going on across the Chamber, as well as the speaker. The rules are quite clear: interjections are permissible as long as they are rare and reasonable. We will not have three alternative conversations going on in loud voices.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000465\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022425d05dbd0814c3186cd064241430276\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: This is a historic day for Auckland, but it is so poignant that at a time when we are moving Auckland forward\u2014finally, after 50 years of fragmentation\u2014we see Labour wanting to spend $1.5 billion to save Phil Goff\u2019s job. Do you know how many people would kill for some money right now? We are in a recession, and you want to spend the money to buy the Mt Albert by-election.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000466\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002226be1e746c254377824f797174aa5217\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think you know what\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000467\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223d6e182dbc274ae5830f587aab5d7131\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I might have just missed it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000468\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a4d5ad3f4e0d4560bb23e078e67449a6\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: She was suggesting that you want to spend some money.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000469\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209659f4a6cc0429d838162e66bb64969\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The member will mind her pronouns.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000470\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae5fce3c4bb6493680fa23bb7fef6553\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Labour wants to spend $1.5 billion at a time when we are in a recession. People are struggling out there, but it is all about the by-election for Labour. Well, I have news for Labour. When Labour members come to campaign in 2011 they will realise that Labour has sold itself out on the by-election, rather than spending the money on health and education, which is what National is interested in doing. We are interested in spending money on health, education, and core public services. Labour instead is interested in spending the money on bureaucracy. Labour is interested in buying the people of Mt Albert. But when Labour members turn up in 2011 they will find that the people of Auckland have seen that you have tried to bribe the people of Mt Albert, at the expense of the rest of Auckland. It is pork-barrel politics\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000471\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221847f75b8e67438696e32b4f93275c59\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000472\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c656e5f276df48f1afc2101a127f4ef9\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: Did I miss it again?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000473\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002242e102508c0e45af8b1c87eee07ee4cd\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Well, in this particular case it was more serious. There was an allegation that you bribed people. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000474\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e6febd66fd1646d0bcc83c46da115f33\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I know the member is quite enjoying her speech, but she should just mind her pronouns, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000475\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ed62b2093cc949fb96cf1f84e3e8f080\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Labour members will turn up in 2011, and all they cared about was Mt Albert. Phil Goff will be gone. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000476\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229a2d827856cf4b20959cd2adb737f66d\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: No, he won\u2019t.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000477\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223dc2e39d46ad4bf4b72280bbdca9766d\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, he will; Phil Goff will be gone\u2014that is right. He will be gone because, as we saw, he fixed the election in Mt Albert. Phil Twyford was gone by lunchtime, for his best mate David Shearer. At the end of the day, people can see right through it. We are interested in the issues that matter. We are interested in taking Auckland forward on a historic day for Auckland. All Labour is interested in is Mt Albert. We are interested in fixing Auckland. Historic legislation will go through the House today. All that you are left with is walking the streets of Mt Albert, and you will continue to drop in the polls\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000478\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fb9cbdbf0d744e4c91e73decc62f7847\u0022\u003ECarol Beaumont\u003C/span\u003E: Where\u2019s Melissa Lee?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000479\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022224fc7c275294d9c8160e7646c725a56\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Melissa Lee is knocking on doors in Mt Albert.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000480\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002229c98d5b2e654e66a2bb22c91fe7a5e8\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. You dropping, even in the polls, would be an interesting thing. I know the member is new, but you have given her four warnings now, I think.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000481\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c107cf1e22644a2f943d329eed05493a\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: No, this will be the third warning. The member is aware I am sure\u2014[Interruption] I have referred to the fact that several conversations are going on across the Chamber. The member is actually competing with quite a bit of alternative noise, but I ask her to just mind her pronouns.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000482\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be0eeb81904b4b118b7ffbed4de2cde1\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Today is a historic day for Auckland. Today Labour has shown its colours. It is interested in winning an election in Mt Albert, at the expense of the rest of Auckland. The rest of Auckland knows better. The rest of Auckland is interested in who will pay the health and education bill for core public services. The people of Auckland Central are not interested in Labour buying the Mt Albert by-election.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000483\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EThe debate having concluded, the motion lapsed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000484\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022f9cbf6d5605e4d39bf2fc20e855d4adb\u0022\u003EUrgency\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000486\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022147e8e164d0340f58ed8038d226bf2e8\u0022\u003EUrgency\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022d895a8fba30e435ea464ae5905166f3a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000485\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d895a8fba30e435ea464ae5905166f3a\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That urgency be accorded Government order of the day No. 1, the introduction and passing of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, and the introduction and first readings of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill and the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill. These bills are those that the Government believes should be progressed with some haste. The first bill\u2014the introduction and passing through all stages of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u2014facilitates the transitional arrangements that are to apply to Auckland City as it goes through the process of merging into one council. For the second bill, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, which is the bill that will set out the size of the council and the nature of the electoral arrangements for the council, etc., the motion relates to the introduction and first reading, and referral to a select committee. That bill will be considered by a special select committee to be set up under the motion that is Government order of the day No. 1. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ac6a626c60054bad8eff719a58cc9ac9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That urgency be accorded.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000487\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022fe7f7e1dd7f64e49ba375c1586e4933c\u0022\u003ECommittees\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000488\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00227ed93f9a49f04fc28ee27e54cbd0a46f\u0022\u003EBusiness of Select Committees\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000489\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022f660736ee5f448608f3795e6a37e644b\u0022\u003EAppointments\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022830bceaf65ab48b8b4fa9f242ba1b2bd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000490\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022830bceaf65ab48b8b4fa9f242ba1b2bd\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That this House establish a committee to consider and report to it on such legislation concerning the governance of Auckland that may be referred to it; the committee to consist of 11 members to be nominated by parties to the Speaker as follows: New Zealand National 5, New Zealand Labour 3, Green Party 1, ACT New Zealand 1, and M\u0101ori Party 1, and that the committee have the authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting, except during oral questions; during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House; on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House; and outside the Wellington region during a sitting of the House, despite Standing Orders 187, 189, and 190(1)(b) and (c). The Government considers that in order for the people of Auckland to have the greatest say on the structure of Auckland governance, and to make their views most clearly known to Parliament prior to a bill being passed into an Act that sets up the structure, they should have an opportunity to air their concerns, aspirations, and hopes through a select committee process. A special select committee, in the nature of the one we are proposing here, has the opportunity to focus entirely on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. Those who have noted the motion will have heard that the committee will be completely unconstrained in the way it can take time in order to facilitate all of those who want to make a contribution to its work. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000491\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThe process is one that sees a group of parliamentarians nominated by their parties paying particular focus on the bill, and on future bills that may be referred to the select committee. There is no specification as to the life of the select committee. The committee will be established with the open mandate of receiving from Parliament any bills that relate to the governance issue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000492\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EWe have heard a lot of debate this afternoon about issues that relate to Auckland. I cannot help thinking that each of the issues that has come up, bit by bit, can in some way be put down to the disparate organisation of local government in Auckland over a very long period of time. We have heard members from both sides of the House talking about the extraordinary length of time it has taken to build roads from one side of the city to the other, when it would have seemed to people in most parts of New Zealand the most patently obvious thing to do. Although there is no point in pointing fingers at past generations, it is important that in the future, not only for Auckland City but for the whole country, because of the productivity factor that a large city like Auckland represents, we get this particular arrangement right. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000493\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThere has been a royal commission process. The commission, as we know, received thousands of submissions, listened to hundreds of submitters, and made some very good recommendations to the Government. The bit that was least clear in the commission\u2019s report was the extent to which local representation should be accommodated in the new governance structure. The Government has rejected the idea of having six local councils and then nothing below them, with the single unitary authority over the top, and instead has looked at having perhaps a much larger number of local boards to represent the 1.4 million people who make up the city of Auckland. It is our view that the select committee process may well give a steer to the Local Government Commission, which is ultimately responsible for striking those boundaries, in indicating where the communities of interest lie around Auckland City. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000494\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EAn issue that will also occupy the special committee is how representation on the unitary council\u2014that is, the council that sits over the top of the whole city arrangement\u2014is to be determined. There are those who say \u201CLet\u2019s have 12 councillors elected from super wards\u201D\u2014they would be very, very large areas, bigger than most electorates that are represented in Parliament\u2014\u201Cplus another eight or so who are elected at large.\u201D Other people say \u201CLet\u2019s have the whole 20 on the council elected entirely from a ward structure.\u201D, and, further, there are people who say that 20 is too few and there perhaps need to be a few more. I do not doubt that there are people who say 20 is far too many and there should be even fewer councillors. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000495\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThose are the sorts of issues that this special select committee will have to wrestle with. I am confident that the members the National Party sends to it\u2014particularly the individual whom we expect to chair that committee, and who will certainly go to its first meeting with National Party support\u2014will be a person who has great knowledge of the proposed structure and great respect for the voices of Auckland, so that they may be heard during the committee process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000496\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EIt is my hope that other parties approach this process with an equally open mind. It is disappointing to hear that Labour, having had the foresight to commission the royal commission\u2019s look at Auckland, has decided that it cannot support the proposals that are currently on the table. It seems to me a rather churlish way to deal with such a big chunk of the voting population. It would be worse if Labour was to choose to mix up this particular issue of governance with the Mt Albert by-election, which everyone knows is a pressure point for Labour. That pressure is natural: Labour holds that seat by a substantial majority, and it appears that that will be somewhat set aside, whatever happens in the by-election. The by-election creates pressure\u2014we understand that\u2014but it should not get in the way of proper consideration of what will effectively be the governance arrangements for Auckland for decades to come. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000497\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003ESimilarly, we have heard this afternoon much talk about the roading issue in Auckland, particularly the Waterview Connection. It seems to me, the chosen project having been published by the New Zealand Transport Agency, that we are now into a bit of an argument of \u201CMy tunnel is bigger than your tunnel.\u201D Essentially, there is little else that is different about the two proposals, other than the extraordinary price tag difference. National has ruled out the very expensive option. We are delighted the New Zealand Transport Agency has put up an option that will save literally hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000498\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002224e651500633404d9b91401667416f27\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I bet that metaphor gets changed in the Hansard \u201CYellow\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000499\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002218960159f4214c5c815cbd4eac527d37\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: However, we get someone like Mr Hughes over there, who tends to fixate on whether anything is bigger than his. He will, no doubt, run the argument all along that a bigger tunnel would have been better. Well, all I can say is that our tunnel might be shorter, but it is somewhat wider. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000500\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI hope the special select committee does not get too embroiled in the sideshow issues that the by-election and the choice of project for the Waterview Connection may represent. Some big issues are coming up for Auckland and for New Zealand in the very near future. Our opportunity to run major events in this country, which have a very positive economic effect, will be determined by how successful the governance structure of Auckland ends up becoming. I know that Aucklanders are committed to the issue. I know they will turn up in large numbers to the select committee hearings. I indicate that the Government is delighted about that involvement. We are open to what Aucklanders have to say about the structure of Auckland\u2019s governance, and we will participate in an open-minded fashion with the select committee as it goes about its business.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u002200f9f70da33a4ac0b5fd19a274584fda\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000501\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002200f9f70da33a4ac0b5fd19a274584fda\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the motion be amended by omitting \u201C3\u201D and substituting \u201C4\u201D. Labour rises to speak today to the Government\u2019s decision to establish a special select committee to consider legislation relating to Auckland governance, with some sense of irony, having just listened to the Leader of the House who, 2 days in a row, has given a speech that is completely different from the sorts of speeches we were used to him giving when he was an Opposition member. My amendment relates to the entitlement of political parties in this Chamber to be represented on the select committee, and I want to address my amendment first of all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000502\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EEarlier in the week the Opposition was advised that National would take four seats on the select committee and Labour would take three, and that the other parties would take one seat each. Today the motion from the Leader of the House gives National five seats, Labour three seats, and the Green Party, the ACT Party, and the M\u0101ori Party one seat each, resulting in the National-led Government taking seven seats and the Opposition taking only four. That is contrary to the way we have generally run our select committees, and that is why I hope my amendment will be supported by the Government, because a bit of sloppy work, I suspect, has resulted in this particular way. It is particularly so, seeing that the Labour caucus is over eight times the size of the ACT caucus, for reasonable reasons; but on this occasion Labour will have three seats, and the ACT Party\u2014which did not even pass the 5 percent threshold\u2014will receive one seat, in that respect. The Leader of the House, I think, for the sake of the good order of Parliament, should consider correcting the mistake that has been made, with the imbalance of membership in terms of representation of the main parties\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022299b2b64ef434741a6f0c8822eec5a3d\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. There is no mistake here\u2014no mistake. The numbers were four or five, and the number chosen was five. As for the eight versus three\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000504\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222acafb60fbdb42c1b02331751781f1be\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: No, no. Please sit down. That was not a point of order, as we were alerted to today, with some of the Speakers\u2019 rulings earlier in the day. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000505\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002249e79cadf525424ead7c5d2f85ba1d05\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: In fact, it is true that the best place for that Leader of the House to be is outside the House, because things generally work a little more\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000506\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222ff6c51e18ef41b9a89b471984511731\u0022\u003ESimon Bridges\u003C/span\u003E: No, no\u2014you can\u2019t do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000507\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223c5c6b884ee541c4be8dcdd88c6b61b3\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Of course you can. He said that as he walked out of the door. He said \u201CI am leaving now.\u201D, so I think it is almost on the record that he is not here. So I think a little bit of preciousness from National is not required\u2014oh, he is back.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000508\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002272ddba5246894a73813ae45397c207d6\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yes, I am reconsidering!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000509\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227b12f9cd066343ed902c6e9e9d4658a1\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s just not on for him to threaten the House in that way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000510\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227bf2c83a5ed24f8a873365ce1b80eb3d\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: No, we are not going to go there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000511\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203829d2e25ca419ea1699f43f629c560\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Can I say how good Gerry Brownlee looks on the Government back benches and, given his competency, he can choose any one of the seats back there. I think the sheepskin will be ordered\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000512\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c34847c746b145eaa55bc267b99e1490\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Paul Quinn\u2019s.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000513\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227d356c680e0f46d6888b3ca8a580c143\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Well, Paul Quinn will not be using that seat for very long, I suspect, but that is a matter entirely in the hands of Paul Quinn. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000514\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe reality with this special select committee is that the Government has not handled either the process of the royal commission or the setting up of this committee in the kind of way we would expect, for the fair representation of political parties in the House. The committee will be considering legislation relating to Auckland governance, and it is worth pointing out at this point that the legislation comes from a royal commission, which is the most serious inquiry that the Government can order into any topic. Royal commissions are the \u201Cgold-plated\u201D inquiries, if you like, of the way in which we are able to consider a serious issue confronting the country. Indeed, during the 9 years of the previous Government, only two royal commissions were commissioned\u2014one into genetic modification, a very serious issue, and the second one into the issues around Auckland governance. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000515\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EWhat concerns the Opposition so strongly is that having received a report into Auckland governance from a royal commission that worked very diligently and very hard on the matter, the Government has acted in a very cavalier way to bring legislation to the House so quickly upon receiving that report. For example, the royal commission\u2019s report runs for over several hundred pages, yet we are expected to believe that Government members received that report of several hundred pages, read it, considered it, debated it, reflected on it, and announced their position on it within 10 days of the release of that report. I just do not think that that is credible\u2014not one bit at all. So I will ask the Minister of Education, as the ranking Government member in the Chamber, whether she has read every page of the royal commission report into Auckland governance. It is unusual to have such silence from a Minister who just before said what a good reader she was. I am sure Mr Mallard will explore that particular point in the coming days, weeks, months\u2014but not years, in her case. That would be the fact. I want to know from National members whether they read this report, cover to cover. Did the member for Auckland Central read the royal commission report before the Government made its decision? How much of it has she read?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000516\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002288428c0bff854da7a494c042c1262aae\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, probably 80 percent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000517\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224d6c83578e904e6ca5ae88398f724738\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: She has read 80 percent of the royal commission report\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000518\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225f9cc8c1210c4bc3a787db6a0a8234b7\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: 8 percent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000519\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229c5d593d16874eb98d42379d00388267\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014or did she say 8 percent? I might have misheard her across the Chamber.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000520\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223be1a7696d4642e09254b02c8c9a11f4\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Executive summary.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000521\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022516590c8d84e441ab0b752c2710cc749\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, the executive summary or the whole report\u2014well, I do not actually think that that is the case. I would be very surprised if she had read 80 percent of that. Would the member be prepared to table her copy of the royal commission report, complete with her notes, highlighted remarks, and yellow post-it notes later today? Would the member table her copy? Well, I think we have now established that the member for Auckland Central has not read 80 percent of the royal commission report, but I want to know who has read the whole lot. Has John Carter read every single page of the royal commission report? Has he read every page? He will not answer that, either. So we are rapidly establishing that having received a really good report, which has been thoroughly investigated and had research papers attached to it\u2014a decent report from the royal commission; the best thing a Government can ask any inquiry to provide\u2014National members have not even bothered to read it properly and fully before they have made their decisions about Auckland. Then they have come to Parliament and asked us to set up a special select committee in order for them to do their work. It is just not credible for them to maintain that position; they have not done the work on Auckland governance in time for this. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000522\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThey have instead\u2014and this is a bit of political advice to the Government\u2014forced people into positions that they cannot back down from quickly. The Government has forced people into a position where they have to oppose what the Government is proposing, because the Government has not been prepared to engage and listen, and to allow a reasonable amount of time\u2014rather than 10 days\u2014before it has put its position out to the country. Quite why it has done that I do not understand, and maybe Government speakers can outline that for us. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000523\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EIn relation to this special select committee, I tell the House that it is not without precedent for Parliament to have stand-alone committees. There was one looking into employment relations legislation back in 2000, when a new Government came in, with a very full Order Paper of legislation. A lot of work was required to be done by the new Government, so a special select committee had to be set up. I think that anybody, even a National Party supporter, with a cursory look at the Order Paper under this Government, will see that it is not exactly taxed for work, when it comes to new ideas the Government has put on the Order Paper, or new legislation that the Government wants to see brought forward in this country. After 6 months we have very, very few bills, at all, on the Order Paper that legitimately belong to the Government\u2014that have been introduced by the Government or where the policy work has been done by the Government. The bills still remain the ideas of the previous Government. And that is after 9 years in Opposition, as Mr Twyford said, in which to come up with some ideas. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000524\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003ESo that is the reason why the employment relations committee was set up as a stand-alone committee. The existing Transport and Industrial Relations Committee was already busy with work. The employment relations committee, of course, was opposed by National members in Opposition, who said it was a very dangerous thing to have. I happen to have some quotes here from members who are now very, very senior members of the National Government\u2014or, to be fair, they became senior members of the Opposition; then they were junior members, and now they are back as senior members of the National Government. That is the sort of musical chairs we were subjected to as that period went on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000525\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003ESomeone we do not hear a lot from today is Dr Wayne Mapp, but Dr Mapp received a warrant to be a Minister in Government, which I just relate to the House as breaking news. He was very critical of this when in Opposition\u2014as was Ken Shirley, who was the deputy leader of the ACT Party, and as was Simon Power, who is the workhorse\u2014the \u201CBill Birch\u201D, if you will\u2014of this Government. He has said that select committees are the backbone of democracy, and that they should not be undermined in this way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000526\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EStanding Order 184 sets out which select committees the House has, in all their subject areas. We have one called the Local Government and Environment Committee. That committee considers matters concerning local government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000527\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002254112a0acfdc47398e782e47d7dbca44\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Who chairs that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000528\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022380d01ab87914ba48ecb8c8e576c882a\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I will get to that. But that committee is clearly charged by this House to deal with matters for local government. But what was established in question time today was that that committee will not have any work, at all, once the reports on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill are finished later on in June, and if I get out the Parliamentary Bulletin I can see that the only work before the Local Government and Environment Committee will be a briefing from the Department of Internal Affairs on actions arising from the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. So the select committee has filled up its work plan with a briefing on a piece of legislation that it will not be given the chance to look at. The Local Government and Environment Committee could easily handle this work, and there is no reason for us to have a special committee. The Local Government and Environment Committee, of course, is chaired by Chris Auchinvole, and that may well be one of the reasons why the Government is not so keen to go with it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000529\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EBut I want to know from the Leader of the House, in the remaining minute I have, which Auckland members will go on this committee to represent National. I really hope that the Hon Tau Henare goes on the committee, because one thing we know about Tau is his constant and perpetual state of anger, and I think that it would not be too hard for Opposition members to convince him to come on our side on some of these matters. After Nikki Kaye\u2019s speech today, I certainly hope she is appointed to the committee. Sam Lotu-Iiga would make a great contribution, but he is always busy with those draft annual plan meetings, in his role as a councillor. We just do not know what the drainage board might have on that day, which would mean that Sam Lotu-Iiga could not be there. But the member whom I really hope gets appointed to the committee is Steven Joyce, because if anyone knows how to stuff up Auckland, it is Steven Joyce, and he could do some great work on the select committee in that regard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00225fa4cc2c81e14806a22a12e9a0ce9519\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000530\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225fa4cc2c81e14806a22a12e9a0ce9519\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E Well, there has been a lot of jocular laughing in this House as we consider Government motion No. 2, but, in fact, it is no laughing matter. Aucklanders need to be aware that what is happening in Parliament this afternoon, and what will happen over the next 24 hours, with the establishment of the special select committee on Auckland governance and the ramming through of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, is nothing less than \u201CRogernomics Part 2: The Unfinished Business of Rogernomics\u201D. It is no wonder that Roger is sitting here in the House with his newspaper, happily watching what is about to unfold.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000531\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe establishment of this committee and the passing of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill will strip eight democratically elected and well-functioning Auckland councils, which represent over 1.4 million Aucklanders, of all meaningful power within the next 24 hours. It will hand that power over to a few hand-picked mates of Rodney Hide. Those mates will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency, and will be accountable only to Rodney Hide, not to the people of Auckland. When the bill is passed within the next 24 hours, all the important decisions made by the eight councils in Auckland or by any of their subsidiaries will have to be approved by the transition agency. It will have the power to exert almost total control over the eight councils, with their combined assets of $27 billion, their annual revenue of $2.3 billion, and their 6,300 staff.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000532\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EWhat a coup Rodney Hide is pulling off in the next 24 hours! It is no wonder he wanted to be the Minister of Local Government. He sensed that in the next few years there would not be an opportunity to flog off State-owned enterprises and assets, so he said let us focus all our energies on local government instead, come up with a radical new structure, and prepare it for privatisation and contracting out. When we read the policy of Rodney Hide\u2019s ACT Party on local government, we see that at least that party is honest that its policy is to remove all commercial activities from local government and put them in private hands.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000533\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EOnce the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is passed, Auckland\u2019s councillors and mayors, who have been democratically elected by the people of Auckland, will have their hands tied behind their backs. They will be, effectively, impotent. Instead of being answerable and accountable to their electors, they will be answerable and accountable to the hand-picked transition agency, which will have Draconian powers and will be filled with Rodney\u2019s cronies. The transition agency will even have the power\u2014if we can believe this\u2014to control what councillors can discuss at meetings. It will be able to review council agendas, and restrict what councils and all their subsidiary bodies can talk about when their members come together. This particularly offensive provision is a restriction on freedom of assembly. We can see the hand of Roger Douglas and Rodney Hide in this coup d\u2019\u00E9tat, and in the whole way that Auckland\u2019s restructuring has unfolded to date. We can see it in the shock tactics that have been used to ram this legislation through before people have the ability and the time to understand its implications.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000534\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ELet us look at some of the tactics that have been used to pull off this remarkable coup. The first classic Rogernomics tactic was to not tell New Zealanders in your manifesto before the election that you were planning to radically restructure Auckland. Instead, you implied that you supported the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, and promised Aucklanders solemnly that once the royal commission\u2019s report came out, you would consult with them\u2014that is what you promised\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000535\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002211c5b0f1fed74f71acf69c5215e7721b\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: You cannot use the word \u201Cyou\u201D. The matter has been canvassed by other speakers. Please do not use the word \u201Cyou\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000536\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e14928c8db94437979bbe0f6dfc6fdf\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY\u003C/span\u003E: The Government assured Aucklanders that all it was planning to do was to implement the royal commission\u2019s report, but once the report had come out, the Government threw it in the bin after 1 week of consideration, refused to allow consultation on the new and radical restructuring proposals, and ignored the formal consultation requirements of the Local Government Act. Then the Government refused to allow anyone to see the bill, and even this Government motion on the issue, until a few hours before they were introduced into this House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000537\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIt is a fundamental right of democratic governance that any change to a system of governance should be agreed to by the majority of the governed. That is why we had a referendum on MMP before we changed our system of governance. Aucklanders are being denied the fundamental right to agree or disagree by a majority with these radical restructuring proposals, even though this right is enshrined in the Local Government Act. The Act says that before any significant local body reorganisation can take place, a formal consultation process must occur, including formally consulting stakeholders, giving formal notification of the proposal, calling for public submissions on the proposal, and conducting a poll of electors, which in this case would be those in the Auckland region, to determine by a simple majority whether the proposal should proceed. That is all spelt out solemnly in the Local Government Act. This Government has thrown out all of the formal consultation rights that Aucklanders have under the Local Government Act. They are being denied the rights that every other New Zealander has when there is a local government reorganisation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000538\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EInstead, Aucklanders are being offered the crumb that we are considering here tonight. They are being offered the opportunity to make a submission before the special select committee that we are setting up, which is, conveniently, stacked with Government members. It will be a very, very busy committee, because yesterday the Prime Minister gave an assurance in this House that every single Aucklander who wanted to be heard by the committee would be heard by it. We want a commitment from the Government\u2014I see that Mr Hide is about to speak, and perhaps he would like to make this commitment\u2014that every Aucklander who wants to will be able to make an oral submission, not just a written submission, and to get a proper hearing, not the couple of minutes that have been given to submitters to the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000539\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe Greens cannot understand why this matter has not been referred to the Local Government and Environment Committee. Is it because the Government does not have confidence in the chair of that committee, and does not have confidence that it can control and manipulate the committee? Why are we leaving the Local Government and Environment Committee with nothing to do, and setting up this special committee? Nobody has explained that. Everyone knows that select committees are a complete waste of time if the Government of the day has made up its mind and will not listen to submissions. I fear that, with the Government\u2019s record to date on the issue of the super-city, the establishment of the special select committee will be a pointless exercise. The Government has made up its mind, and Aucklanders should be aware that they may be about to embark on a completely pointless and fruitless exercise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000540\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThat is particularly so when we consider that once this supposedly technical bill on Auckland reorganisation has gone through Parliament within the next 24 hours, the transition agency will have all the powers it needs to ram through the super-city plans long before Aucklanders have written any of their submissions, and long before the special select committee has even met. Once this bill has gone through in the next 24 hours, it will be a fait accompli. If the majority of Aucklanders appearing before the select committee reject the proposals, it will simply be too late to do anything, because it will be a done deal. It will have all gone through. The transition agency will be exercising its Draconian powers and controlling every decision that all the eight councils in Auckland make. Basically, it will be neutering the Auckland councils, and probably paralysing them at the same time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000541\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EA month ago, when the Prime Minister came back from Beijing, he said that he would consult with all the mayors of Auckland. So did Rodney Hide. He met with them all. They spent a lot of time outlining their concerns, and what has happened as a result of all that consultation? Absolutely nothing has changed. Some of the mayors I have spoken to have said that it was a complete and utter waste of time. They fear that the consultation through the special select committee that we are setting up will also be a complete waste of time, because it is a done deal. The Government has made up its mind. Thanks to Rodney Hide and Roger Douglas, we are seeing \u201CRogernomics Part 2\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00221aaa1394fb944298ab836649905593a5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000542\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221aaa1394fb944298ab836649905593a5\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I apologise to Sue Kedgley, because I have obviously sown some confusion in her mind. Let us be clear about the two pieces of legislation. The first sets up the transition agency\u2014that is going to be done under\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000543\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e6e460c30c841a38c445bec694347d8\u0022\u003EHon Shane Jones\u003C/span\u003E: Talk about the select committee. Follow the rules!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000544\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221eb92877947a46fea08305d6a680a46b\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Jones has just clarified the process for Miss Kedgley, who had asked about it. Yes, the transition agency legislation is going through under urgency, and that has been in response to the problem that once a major change like that is announced it is hard for councils, and particularly their staff, to be making decisions. They need somewhere to go to in order to get the OK for the decisions that they are making. That is a necessity of any change or reorganisation such as this. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000545\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe second thing is that we are setting up this select committee in order to allow the people of Auckland to have their say. Indeed, I might say here that the Prime Minister and I\u2014and members of the Government\u2014met with the mayors. I would be interested if Sue Kedgley would tell me privately which mayors have rung her up and told her that they have not felt engaged, because every mayor at each of our meetings has individually said that he or she has never been as well engaged with a Government on a change such as this. I have been out to see them and this select committee is as a result of the discussions with the mayors. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000546\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe mayors said that we needed a process of engagement and we suggested that we do this. The difficulty we had was that we needed\u2014and I think Miss Kedgley will appreciate this\u2014the boundaries to be drawn up ahead of the 2010 election. The Local Government Commission needs the parameters within which it works. The way to do that would be, first, to do it all under urgency, which would not give people a chance to have their say, would be unfair and undemocratic, and would not give a good result. The proposal is that we put the key things that the Local Government Commission needs to a select committee in order to draw up the boundaries, the wards, and the local boards so that, indeed, we do reflect the communities. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000547\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI would have thought, too, that Sue Kedgley would agree with the Government that communities are important, and that the royal commission made a mistake in not recognising that by having just six councils and doing away with local representation through community boards. The Government has said that that is unsatisfactory because we want a second tier in Auckland that will reflect communities\u2019 interests, and this select committee will be considering exactly how that is done. I can tell members that my view, as Minister of Local Government, and the view of the Prime Minister and my Associate Minister, John Carter, from speaking to them, is that we are vitally interested in what the people of Auckland have to say, because this is a matter of governance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000548\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227387a272e37e4a45b8d502da015d6559\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019re too late!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000549\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229129bea5166e477289d73e40f7993558\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Nothing is too late! Yes, we are working to a timetable, we have announced the timetable, and it needs to be in place, I say to Miss Kedgley, so that we can have elections in October 2010. That is important. It means we are working to a timetable that we have provided. Aucklanders and others with an interest will be able to make a submission and be heard and the select committee can make a recommendation. I imagine that this Parliament and, indeed, the Government will be vitally interested to provide what Aucklanders would like; that is the purpose of the select committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000550\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EMaybe the problem that Miss Kedgley has is that she is used to another Government that actually never listened to what people had to say on things like the Electoral Finance Act and other matters. This is a Government that provides some leadership, provides some direction, and sets up a process by which people can genuinely interact. I draw Sue Kedgley\u2019s attention to clause 49 of schedule 3 of the Local Government Act, which sets up referenda on reorganisation. But that relates to a specific proposal: when the Local Government Commission makes a proposal for a reorganisation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000551\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis issue is not about the Local Government Commission making a recommendation for a reorganisation; this is because the previous Government was not satisfied with local government in Auckland, spent $4 million, and set up a royal commission whose report landed on this Government\u2019s lap. The report was very good. We considered it, we discussed it at length with the commissioners, we made high-level decisions, and thought it important that the people of Auckland had their say. And what is the best way of doing that? It is through a select committee process where everyone can come along. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000552\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI can tell Sue Kedgley that we have an open mind on the arguments in terms of the north and south boundaries, in terms of those elected at large, the number of those, the pluses and the minuses of that, and, indeed the functions of the 20 to 30 local boards. Why did we have that? It is important that we get a good outcome, and the way we get a good outcome is to establish a very good process with leadership. Indeed, the process has to be good for people to feel a sense of ownership\u2014and that is important. I remind Sue Kedgley that the problem New Zealanders have with the Electoral Finance Act, which the Greens and the previous Labour Government supported and now only the Greens do, is that no one feels a sense of ownership. People went along to the select committee and they were railroaded. Having suffered from the Electoral Finance Act, I have to say I am not a Minister who is going to railroad stuff through the select committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000553\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe are setting up the select committee to learn about the proposals and the various arguments for and against the options that are on the table. I say to members that if they can come up with a better process than a properly functioning parliamentary select committee, I am all ears. I took the trouble to meet with Edward Rooney, editor of The Aucklander, and I was very interested in what he said, because he had a very good point. He had concerns about the Government making decisions and rushing off. I said: \u201CHere\u2019s the timetable; here\u2019s the process. We\u2019re going into the select committee, and I\u2019m genuinely interested in hearing what people have to say. If you can come up with a better process, I\u2019d love to hear it.\u201D This is what Parliament is for; it is about providing leadership, it is about representation, but, most of all, it is about listening to the arguments, listening to what the people have to say, and then on the basis of that, making an informed decision. I know that that is a shocking way of thinking about the select committee, given the last 9 years of experience, but it is the way that I propose to proceed and it seems to me that is the best way to proceed in this case. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000554\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley also raised the point that somehow we are following in the footsteps of \u201DRogernomics Part 2: The Unfinished Business of Rogernomics.\u201D Again, I hate to disabuse her, but I remember recently coming across a news report about the difficulties of Auckland governance being fragmented, an inability to get decisions, and an inability to provide for the people. A previous mayor said that it was a joke, the current mayor said that Auckland needed to speak with one voice, and the Minister concerned said that what was needed was for Auckland to sort itself out and if Auckland would not sort itself out, then Parliament would. The news report was from the New Zealand Herald, it was dated September 1959, and the Minister concerned was the Hon Bill Anderton\u2014Roger Douglas\u2019 grandfather. Almost nothing has been done to fix Auckland governance properly in the previous 50 years, so if Sue Kedgley wants to accuse us of \u201CRogernomics Part 2\u201D, I say that we are just finishing what Roger Douglas\u2019 grandfather started when he was Minister of Internal Affairs in the\u2014what would that be\u2014second Labour Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000555\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I think it is fabulous that we are going to have a select committee, representing the parties in this House, able to meet regularly to consider this issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022 data-id=\u002235d269eaa88a40218786e4794aa11095\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000556\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002235d269eaa88a40218786e4794aa11095\u0022\u003ETE URUROA FLAVELL (Whip\u2014M\u0101ori Party):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Deputy Speaker. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa an\u014D e te Whare i t\u0113nei p\u014D. On initial appearances the first item on the Order Paper\u2014to consider Government notice of motion No. 2\u2014could seem to be just a matter of procedure and the routine business of the House. Indeed, issues of representation, of democratic participation, and of inclusion should be, at the very least, the core business of this Parliament. Democracy is best realised when there is an opportunity for all members to have equal access to decision making, and when all members are enabled to participate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000557\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EIn order to give the House a real insight into political participation, I say there would be few amongst the members of this Parliament today who would not appreciate the historic impact of the United States elections last year and the symbolic crumbling of the walls of discrimination, division, and segregation, to be replaced by the call for unity, for change, and for hope. As we of Aotearoa have faced our own newly erected barriers against the ideals of democracy and equality, I was inspired to read a comment by an Obama supporter, the civil rights activist and former politician the Rev. Jesse Jackson. He said this: \u201CDeliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of democracy.\u201D I will say again that deliberation and debate is the way we stir the soul of our democracy. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000558\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThat concept fits pretty well with Te Ao M\u0101ori, as well. We have a saying that goes: \u201CHe aha te kai o te rangatira? He k\u014Drero, h\u0113 k\u014Drero, he k\u014Drero.\u201D In other words, what is the food of the leader? It is knowledge, it is communication, it is discussion, and it is talk. It is deliberation; it is debate. It is because we understand the importance of k\u014Drero in Te Ao M\u0101ori that the M\u0101ori Party will support this motion. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000559\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003ELet me make it quite clear from the outset that our vote of support for urgency to occur and for the new committee to be established is not, and should not in any way be misinterpreted as, a vote of support for the super-city bills that are to come before the House soon. Our vote to allow this motion to proceed is purely and simply about the mechanism for deliberation and debate to occur, as has been referred to by the Hon Rodney Hide. In case there is any doubt, I say we do have an agenda. It is to stir the soul of democracy through our participation on this important committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000560\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EWe ask the House to consider the wider issue of representation, not for ourselves but for tangata whenua throughout the land. Decisions that we make today and tomorrow in this House will have major ramifications and major implications for future relationships between the Treaty partners. I note with some distress that in the explanatory note of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill we are told: \u201CAuckland is home to some of the most important commercial, educational and business organisations in the country\u201D. Yet the explanatory note appears to either wilfully or erroneously overlook the fact that Auckland is also the largest Polynesian city in the world. One in four M\u0101ori lives in the region of T\u0101maki, and one in three M\u0101ori is under the age of 15 years. The question is: where is the guarantee that the voice of M\u0101ori, as the indigenous people of this land\u2014te iwi taketake\u2014will be heard? The soul of democracy is about having a say. In the bills that are to come before Parliament under urgency that sort of wisdom seems to have been rejected, but it is very positive to see that the value of inclusion, rather than exclusion, is promoted in this motion. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000561\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThere is much that we will have to contribute to the debate around the governance of Auckland, as, hopefully, this Parliament expects\u2014in particular, about how tangata whenua can expect to be involved when there is no attention given to representation issues. We were greatly pleased that a royal commission was established for such an important inquiry at the one into Auckland governance, knowing that royal commissions are established under royal prerogative and bring with them a very clear set of expectations. Royal commissions are the product of legislation. The powers they have are delegated by the Crown, and, therefore, the Treaty obligations should reside there as well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000562\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EWe held great faith in the stature of the recommendations that would evolve out of the royal commission into the arrangements in T\u0101maki-makau-rau. The royal commission did not disappoint us. There was a specific M\u0101ori consultation process implemented from the outset of the review, not as a desperate afterthought later. The commissioners were also supported ably by Professor Wharehuia Milroy, a M\u0101ori academic, a T\u016Bhoe kaum\u0101tua, a Waitangi Tribunal member, an assessor for the Maori Land Court, and a consultant across a wide range of agencies and sectors. So when the recommendations from the royal commission included the specific advice to provide for three M\u0101ori councillors\u2014two elected from the M\u0101ori roll, and one appointed by local iwi\u2014we felt confident that the commission was basing its recommendations on good authority. We believe that such recommendations were based on solid foundations of justice. They were seen as explicit signs of a commitment to improve M\u0101ori representation in Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000563\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EAll of us in this House know that the existing mechanisms in the Local Government Act have proven to be rather ineffectual in providing for M\u0101ori representation across the motu. Yet I am sure that all in this House would also say that M\u0101ori need to participate in decision making across the full breadth of local and central government\u2014specifically, in this case, in T\u0101maki-makau-rau. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000564\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EAs the local member for Waiariki I can say, hand on heart, that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council tried to do things differently, but that was done through special legislation, not the existing Local Electoral Act processes. The enactment of special legislation in the Bay of Plenty came after longstanding concerns expressed by iwi about the lack of M\u0101ori representation on its 11-member council. The council and iwi engaged in robust consultation across the community, and eventually three seats were established\u2014Mauao Maori, named after Mount Maunganui; Okurei Maori, named after the point at Maket\u016B; and Kohi Maori, named after a point in Whakat\u0101ne. Councillor Raewyn Bennett, for the Mauao Maori constituency, was a keen supporter of the concept. She believed that having established seats meant there was certainty over representation for M\u0101ori. This is a crucial aspect that underpins the movement for participation in democracy. If we understand the connection between political power and well-being, we will understand that having specific provision in place creates the certainty that there will be at least a discussion on how to advance the well-being of the community. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000565\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThe challenge, of course, is how well councillors can work together across their communities, how they can facilitate relationships between iwi and councils, and how, together, the people can work for the betterment of their communities. This is about the relationship between k\u0101wanatanga and rangatiratanga. We need mechanisms that honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, not just through effective consultation but also in taking opportunities to improve M\u0101ori involvement in governance. This is a very important time to be considering any moves we can take, at a central level, to encourage greater civic participation, and, particularly, to ensure adequate M\u0101ori representation in the rohe of T\u0101maki-makau-rau. In fact, the decisions in T\u0101maki-makau-rau will no doubt have a ripple effect across the whole of the country. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000566\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThe M\u0101ori Party has pleasure in announcing that Mr Hone Harawira, whose Te Tai Tokerau electorate constituency encompasses M\u0101ori living in the broader Auckland region, will represent us on the special select committee. We have every confidence in his ability to live up to the aspirations of fellow activist Jesse Jackson, when he talked about how to stir the soul of democracy. Kia ora t\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022306e96667f9745a7a2b8040f4e969bf7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000567\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022306e96667f9745a7a2b8040f4e969bf7\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E One of the interesting things about this debate and the debates that will follow is the air of disappointment from the Opposition at what this Government is doing. That is because when the royal commission submitted its findings to the Government, and then the Government responded some 10 days later, the first things we heard were that the Government was ramming things through with no consultation and that this dreadful Government would pass these bills in the dead of night, rough riding all over democracy and the people of Auckland. All of a sudden, much to their dismay, the opponents of this bill\u2014the likes of the Green Party, the Labour Party, and others who have made a fist of opposing it\u2014are suddenly finding that that is not what this Government is doing at all. In fact, all we are doing today with this first bill is starting the process. The legislation merely says a couple of things. It says there will be one unitary authority for Auckland, and there will be a transition committee to ensure that there is smooth progress towards the 2010 election and beyond. Other than that, the first bill actually does little else. Although Sue Kedgley has exaggerated\u2014as, unfortunately, those who oppose bills tend to do\u2014the power of the transition committee, the committee will have the opportunity to oversee the decisions of the local authorities that are currently in Auckland, but it will not interfere unless the local authorities do something outside of the norm. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000568\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EAs long as the local authorities have provided for the proposals they are to undertake under the long-term community council plans, then they will be entitled to continue with that. The only time the transition committee would have a view is if it was something that was going to be detrimental and if it was an extraordinary decision made by the local authorities. The second bill gives a whole lot of opportunities to people in Auckland and across the country if they wish to make comment and submissions to the Government on how Auckland should look. That is why we are setting up a special select committee today. I put these facts into this debate: no matter what we had done, no matter what the Prime Minister had done, and no matter what the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, had done, we would have been criticised for it. If we had said that we accepted the royal commission\u2019s report but we will not make any decisions for 3 or 4 years while we consider it, or if we had said we would not make any decisions for 12 months while we consider it, we would have been criticised by the Labour Party and by the Greens for not acting fast enough. If we had said that we would refer the matter to the Local Government and Environment Committee, we would have been criticised and those members would have said that we need a special select committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000569\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f48f2de1743748d6ac05e38fae315573\u0022\u003EHon Shane Jones\u003C/span\u003E: Ruining representation!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225de5dab0bf8545ad95b2c997ab5b6d9a\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: We think this is such an important matter that even people like Shane Jones should be pleased that we will have a special select committee. Of course, what worries those members is that this Government is finally allowing democracy to take place. We will allow the people of Auckland to make their point of view known. [Interruption] I say to those members who are interjecting that there are a number of things that need to be considered. Most of the views of the people in Auckland that are useful can be accommodated. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000571\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI know that the next speaker from Labour will stand up and say a whole lot of things are not in the bill and a whole lot of things might happen. That is exactly the very point of having a select committee. That is why the bill is in the shape it is. It allows for the people of Auckland to have an input and for us to consider those things. I am certain that during the time of the select committee hearings on the second and third bills this Government will be able to accommodate a lot of those things. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000572\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003ELet me give an example of the sort of thing that might happen, because I know that George Hawkins will be interested in this comment\u2014even if his colleagues who are interjecting do not care. One of the things we are interested to learn from the public of Auckland is what they think the functions of the local board should be. I will explain the difference between a community board and a local board. We will prescribe in legislation the functions of local boards. We will not leave it up to the unitary authority to delegate. Although the authority will have the right to do so, we will prescribe in legislation the functions that those boards can undertake. Therefore, it is likely that the people of Waiheke, who will have a local board, may well have a different need or view on what its functions should be as opposed to the people from, for example, Howick or Waitakere. We need to consider how to accommodate that. For example, we may\u2014but it is yet to be decided\u2014say: \u201CHere is a whole list of functions that are prescribed in the legislation that the local board could do.\u201D, but at the end of the day the boards will make that choice. For example, if out on Waiheke we put that one of the functions prescribed is\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000573\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aecbb74394a74ff8818f8748f5656eab\u0022\u003EHon Shane Jones\u003C/span\u003E: They won\u2019t have any money. Who will fund it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000574\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225f3dcd03861d48e9bf7ded41e78d0b2e\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: I wonder whether the member might just listen to this, because it is actually quite important. He is not used to listening or worrying about things that are important. Let us say that one of the important things that is prescribed is swimming pools. One community may not have a swimming pool, or a local board may not have a swimming pool in its area. It would not want that as a function, so it would negotiate with the unitary authority as to what functions are relevant to it. Therefore, we will end up with boards carrying out functions that their people want at a local level. That is the point with this exercise. We will put the \u201Clocal\u201D back into local government. One of the people who asked for that to be done is none other than the member who is about to speak, George Hawkins. He said that we must put the \u201Clocal\u201D back into local government, and he is dead right. The Prime Minister supports that, the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, supports that, I certainly support that, and I know that this Government supports that. We are having this select committee to allow the public of Auckland to make their point of view known, to allow their local views to be represented, and to allow them to have a say in the local issues that are important them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000575\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EIt is very easy for Opposition members to yell a lot and make a lot of silly comments, but they are not making any constructive comments. This Government is taking this matter very seriously. We intend to ensure that the voice of Auckland is heard, and it will be. There is a second bill that will go to the select committee, and people will have the right to have an input on it. There is a third bill that people will again have a right to make submissions on alongside the Local Government Commission, which will be carrying out its work. People will be able to make submissions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000576\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThe silly thing is that those Opposition members are saying that we should have a referendum. I ask them what the wording would be. What would it be if we said: \u201CMaybe we should ask Aucklanders whether they want better local government?\u201D I wonder what the answer to that would be. I imagine the referendum would be overwhelmingly in support of that, but the criticism would be that we got the wording wrong. That is the point with a referendum\u2014what would the question be? If we did not get it right then the people would not be engaged in it. It is a far better system to have a special select committee that allows the public of Auckland to have their voice. I am confident that we will be able to accommodate most of the sensible suggestions put forward by the people of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000577\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI am looking forward to the next few months as we make progress on this matter in the face of those Opposition members, who have nothing better to do than oppose, oppose, oppose. That is unfortunate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022ce96d0ec485f4e54bb3882c33cb6c7f8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000578\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ce96d0ec485f4e54bb3882c33cb6c7f8\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the motion be amended by omitting all words after \u201CThat\u201D and adding the following: \u201Cany legislation concerning the governance of Auckland be referred to the Local Government and Environment Committee.\u201D I think that is perfectly reasonable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000579\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EHowever, before talking about that, I just want to note how interested the Auckland members of the National Party are. We have Dr Paul Hutchison as sole representative, and he is regarded by his party as being not good enough to be in the executive\u2014a backbencher for life\u2014but there he is, sitting there as the sole Government representative from Auckland. Where are those other members? Where is Pansy Wong? Where is member Bakshi\u2014probably looking after his houses that he had to rent out as brothels. Where is Paula Bennett? She is probably squirming around with people who oppose what the Government is doing. She will be agreeing with them as she runs around looking at the earrings of the person she has appointed to the Families Commission. Her focus has been taken away by some fancy earrings. Where is Dr Jackie Blue? Dr Jackie Blue should be in here, fighting for Aucklanders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000580\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIt is good to see that the Associate Minister of Local Government, John Carter, is here. But, of course, he was not talking about what we were meant to be talking about; he was talking about other things. Judith Collins went to the great Papakura meeting on Monday last week, where there were more than a thousand people. When they were asked \u201CWho supports what the Government is doing?\u201D, three hands went up\u2014three hands. Those people were very brave people. There were three of them, but there is only one Nat here at the moment from Auckland; I think that is shocking. And then, of course, there is Nikki Kaye, who is National\u2019s answer to Barbie dolls, and I think she should be here. Where is Melissa Lee? She has probably got cameras around, taking videos for a campaign being paid for by the Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000581\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228d0e0f7bebbc4f668d0c8394ffb38b4f\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I hesitate to interrupt the Hon George Hawkins\u2019s speech, as pleasant as it is, but if George Hawkins is going to engage in the important issue of running through who is not here from the National Party, we may have to start doing the same, and run through who is not here from the Labour Party because they are busy trying to secure Mt Albert.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000582\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022df3767a333924b9b8c9257dcb2b92150\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000583\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c6414286cc2944b285811ea26ad5bf30\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: It certainly is, Mr Deputy Speaker. You cannot comment on people who are not here, which is what George Hawkins has been doing for 3 minutes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000584\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022318f36245bb14e3bbdb8939e560c4cd5\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for those points. Yes, I ask the member to confine his comments to the setting up of this special select committee [Interruption]\u2014I am speaking. The member has, on occasions, mentioned members who are not here. Members are not allowed to talk about people who are not here, so I ask the member to come back to the motion and confine his comments to that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c58ca4c4575d4abf84ec1705df98fd65\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The member who was speaking compared another member of this House to a Barbie doll, and I find that offensive. I find it sexist and offensive.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000586\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3ba3b03a0514da3ba5259634f0e7a67\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: In that regard, only the member who is affected by that can take offence, under Standing Order 116. I understand the point you have made. If the member were here and took offence, then that would be her prerogative.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000587\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ad3203b6503940bdb3ff13bfde2822bb\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: I think it is very important that we look at the set-up of this select committee. National is not very confident, so it has put up five members for the committee. It was going to be four, but National is worried. There will be only three Labour members on the committee, but I can tell the House that three Labour members outscore and outpoint five National members\u2014of course they do. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000588\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EBut let us see why this legislation is not going to the Local Government and Environment Committee. This motion is a vote of no confidence by National in that select committee, which was set up to look at local government. National does not have confidence in that committee. The chairman, the National member for West Coast - Tasman, said today in the House that when the Local Government and Environment Committee gets rid of its current workload, it will not have anything to do. So I ask why the legislation will not be going to the select committee already set up to examine it. It is because National does not have confidence in that committee. Then there is its deputy chair, National list member Nicky Wagner. Well, I cannot say that I blame National; I do not have much confidence in her, either. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000589\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWe come to Nikki Kaye. What does she do all through select committee time? She is on the cellphone, that latest Barbie doll accessory\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000590\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002259ee73018c5d4f8badc71f1335a90765\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I have ruled that the member cannot use that term. I ask him to withdraw that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000591\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002230b745c4b3154ba484eab5d9319de41d\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw. She is on the cellphone all the time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000592\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225bd8fbf0048941f2928955341f1bb195\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I distinctly heard you say that you asked the member to withdraw, and he ignored\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000593\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b8f1e096b5764bc781412c2c501c8662\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: He did withdraw.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000594\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297616eaf2313497db9a531da4419cb8a\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: What actually happens is that she sits there sending and receiving text messages, and the real worry is about whether she is getting text messages from Government colleagues telling her what to do or ask. I think it is terrible if that happens; we cannot have people doing that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000595\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EI am probably the only person in the House who went through the last reorganisation in Auckland, and who was directly involved. I was Mayor of Papakura at the time. Some people will not disagree with what the Government is doing in Auckland\u2014there needs to be change in Auckland\u2014but the very big difference is that we have a bill coming up later on tonight that will castrate Auckland local bodies. Will anyone have anything to say? There will be a bit of yelling and screaming from the councils themselves, but people will not have the opportunity to make submissions about the legislation to a select committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000596\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226ec01e0e59664940831dbe08a245cb99\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: Why not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000597\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220dd24f16cea94db3845345a7ee926207\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Because the bill will be passed under urgency tonight. I do not think the ACT member knows what is going on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000598\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWe have this motion to change the way that local government things are dealt with, and there will be a new select committee. Who came up with that decision? Was it the Hon Rodney Hide? He could not have taken it to Cabinet, because he is not a Cabinet Minister. It could not have been John Carter, because he is not a Cabinet Minister. Who was it? Was it the Hon Gerry Brownlee? Was it the Hon John Key? Or was it the Hon Bill English? Someone would have taken it, after coming up with the idea. I think that the first bill, later on tonight, will get rid of those councils, and from then on those councils will not be able to make any really big decisions. That is understandable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000599\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EBut who will be on the transition committee?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000600\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221962821515d44a42a0abdbcde089ca1f\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Who?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000601\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002243058ece6df5457f9daa6b9aad762d56\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Oh well, I suspect Mark Weldon will be on it\u2014the Prime Minister\u2019s mate. John Key will have his mate on it. You know, it is like Batman and Robin. I think Weldon is more like ribbon than Robin. However, when we look at what is happening, we see a Government that is bulldozing legislation through, tonight. National is not too keen on using bulldozers to build tunnels, as it will have to in Auckland, but it is very interested in using bulldozers to knock over people\u2019s homes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000602\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EI am surprised that the M\u0101ori Party is supporting this legislation, because that party has missed out. When it came to M\u0101ori representation, Dr Sharples has been sold down the river by National. But M\u0101ori will get their people there and have a h\u012Bkoi, and they will be meeting in South Auckland, in Papakura, on Monday or Tuesday morning; I will be there. People are having a h\u012Bkoi not because they are delighted with this Government or because they agree with it; the M\u0101ori Party, the National Party, and the ACT Party must remember that a lot of people are hugely dissatisfied at the way they are being treated. They are being treated as though they do not count. Well, they do count; they count on election day. When it comes to election day, they will remember.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000603\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIt is good to see Mr Peachey here, because he can go back to his people in his electorate and tell them why they were not given the opportunity to speak on the legislation that will go through the House under urgency tonight. That is what the select committee should have done. It did not need to meet for a long time, and we, the Opposition, would not have held it up for ages, because we know the mechanics of things that have to get through. But at least we would have given people a chance to speak.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u002275fe123d119941da992e5b4c9b4544d1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000604\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002275fe123d119941da992e5b4c9b4544d1\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 t\u0101tou katoa. Firstly, I stand to support those of us who have the good sense to see that this motion is a terrible slur on Chris Auchinvole and Nikki Kaye. Goodness knows what they have done to earn the ire of the front bench and the other strategists, because this would have been a brilliant opportunity for the Local Government and Environment Committee\u2014Mr Hide has been soldiering on with it, looking at resource management changes\u2014to hear the views of Aucklanders, tangata whenua, and Pasifika stretching from P\u014Dkeno right through to Wellsford. John Carter, no doubt, is quietly working away and endeavouring to convince Rodney Hide that Wellsford should be cut loose and given to the north. That is why we do not support the motion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000605\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223250e20fbeb64e4f860f13d0e77c4d27\u0022\u003ETe Ururoa Flavell\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I do not want to interrupt my colleague, but I think his microphone is not on, as the sound is not coming across on this side of the House. It may be that his words need to be broadcast to the country, so I wanted to give him a hand and ask the sound people to please look at that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000606\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002238714e1c001a4ca8ade1b5a1881bc128\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for that point of order. We will ask the sound people to look at that issue. Otherwise, the member might like to move to another position. I have stopped the clock for you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000607\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b4badf10563e4d669a92cc4922b841d0\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Kia ora, Mr Deputy Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000608\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ERest assured, my whanaunga from the M\u0101ori Party will hear loud and clear what will follow as a consequence of their foolish agreement to support the creation of this committee. Apparently Hone Harawira is being put on the select committee. He is being dubbed the \u201CFather of the Rainbow Coalition\u201D, yet no other person would embody more qualities that are an abnegation\u2014a denial\u2014of what \u201Crainbow\u201D means: respect for people of other colour, righteousness, and hope. I doubt whether Mr Harawira, with his busy schedule in the Pacific and his obligations to Melanesian politicians, will actually be at the committee on a regular basis. I will say one thing for him, though. As a consequence of being told that Dr Pita Sharples himself\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000609\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220f98975ecadc4561912eb6dad612a03e\u0022\u003ETe Ururoa Flavell\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Other members have earlier raised points of order in respect of whether it is appropriate to make comments about members who are not in the House. I ask you to ask Mr Jones to think about that judgment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000610\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022069cd3bfb0a747cab8108df8127f9a01\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is correct. Members cannot refer to somebody who is not here.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000611\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3982cd5019b463a8dafca1f41f73236\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order, I say that I was not alerting either you or the House to the member\u2019s absence. I was simply referring to the fact that Dr Pita Sharples had a role to play in the flow of this legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000612\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a07c545ec1b642329156e8b58390bfa7\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Please continue your speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000613\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a87788c11824eb6bf88791aca8a2fe7\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: As a consequence of being told about the legislation, Dr Sharples, who is a Minister but is not in Cabinet, and other M\u0101ori members of Cabinet did not stand up for and did not support the inclusion of M\u0101ori representation or other elements legitimising the M\u0101ori presence. They did not support it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000614\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c7583401618340869a603aaa7c490f22\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Rubbish!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000615\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e43e5d63940467480226ddb49101fcd\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Members should ask Rodney Hide what he has been telling Aucklanders. Dr Pita Sharples and the great friend of Christine Rankin, Georgina te Heuheu\u2014who is about to be eclipsed by the \u201CQueen of Persia\u201D, Hekia Parata; I should say \u201CLady Hekia\u201D\u2014did not support M\u0101ori representation. They forced the issue. Mr John Key pointed out to them that they will be embraced for as long as it suits National\u2019s purpose to sustain the powers of Government, but he also said they will not be given an appointed M\u0101ori representative or elected M\u0101ori representatives. Mr Harawira, as part of the general dynamic of improving the legislation\u2014and I am not drawing attention to the man\u2019s whereabouts\u2014then decided to stimulate interest in a h\u012Bkoi, because the M\u0101ori Party cannot achieve simple concessions in its governmental relationship. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000616\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EI can say one thing for Mr Hide: he has been overt. Mr John Banks will not be the next mayor, because the more the man promotes the notion of a super-city, the more it starts to appear as something completely disagreeable. But Mr Hide has not concealed what he really thinks, which is that there should be no representation for M\u0101ori. He is straight-up. But our friends in the M\u0101ori Party want the opportunity to extol the virtues of hanging out with John Key and crowd.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000617\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aaa8f2f63d82477a8f5c94a77f472cc2\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is normal for a member to have a lead-in to a debate, but this debate is about setting up a select committee. The member has yet to refer to what the debate is about. I ask you to bring him back to the subject matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000618\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002269126c939a214b7fbcc00568d65e1a97\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order, I say that the purpose of this select committee is to consider legislation that impacts on over 1 million people, a significant percentage of whom are tangata whenua. This group has been conspicuously absent throughout the process of this proposed legislation. There has been not one single reference to tangata whenua. It is not unreasonable to draw to the House\u2019s attention\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000619\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226f2b83c58ae5469aa9528f0f191f0510\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: This is not a speech. A point of order is a matter of process. We are referring to a motion that sets up a specific select committee. I ask the member, with 5 minutes to go, to please confine his comments to those points. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000620\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e99ecd3815694a33922a5c7031857a3e\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: I shall endeavour to do so. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000621\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EHundreds of speeches and thousands of amendments will follow me until the end of the week, as a consequence of this egregious attempt to taint democracy with this slur upon representation. As I look at these proud, esteemed wreaths around the walls of this Chamber, I say that the bill we are about to deliver a verdict on, and the existence of this select committee, are a denial of all the fine sentiments that hang around us in this Chamber. That is how important this issue is. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000622\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThe committee will, at one level, go out and meet Aucklanders, but Aucklanders deserve far more than that. They deserve for National to put into practice what it promised to do in its manifesto. We have come to accept that Mr Key is a breezy, affable, sunny sort of dude, but that the man never completely delivers on what he says he will do. This motion is just another small example. The real test for this select committee will be whether Aucklanders turn up and say anything apart from the fact that their democratic rights are being denied, and that their assets are now in danger of slipping into the hands of the privateers, the frustrated merchant bankers, and the other critters who have ruined the finance industry. All of them will flock up like beasts at a bar. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000623\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EBut what about the garden variety, fair dinkum M\u0101ori and Pacific Island ethnic communities and the people from South-east Asia, etc.? If, as a consequence of the establishment of this select committee, which will lack the guile and leadership of Auchinvole, this bill is unable to boost its profile and cause people to flock to bring their submissions forward, then I fear for the standard of democracy in Auckland. The Government is attempting to foist this committee on people in order to obfuscate and obscure the fact that it is not giving the people of P\u014Dkeno, Port Albert, Matakana, and other such far-flung Queen Street - orientated places, which will soon be gobbled up into the area of Auckland, the chance to have their say. What will become of them? [Interruption] No, no\u2014many more speeches of this character are to follow. Members need have no doubt about that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000624\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EI listened to what Mr Carter said. Mr Carter pointed out that this is an opportunity for Aucklanders to be consulted, yet he stood in this House and said we have had enough consultation. He said the royal commission was the consultation. But National is not following the process, the objectives, the goals\u2014even the vision, for that matter\u2014of the commission. What it is hoping to do\u2014and I sadly conclude that it might get away with it, as a consequence of the foul acquiescence of the M\u0101ori Party and the agenda of the ACT Party\u2014is to ram this legislation through, with the half-baked idea of having a select committee. Labour will bring three or possibly four strong people who will enrich the intellectual quality of the committee, no doubt, but it is still a terrible situation. Nikki Kaye, the poster girl of the rangatahi\u2014the young people\u2014of Auckland, has been swept aside. That is why we do not agree with the establishment of this special select committee\u2014and Mr Auchinvole sits there with all the guile of a Beatrix Potter character.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u00224d49d0e9db8544d08277fef1ab853e1a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224d49d0e9db8544d08277fef1ab853e1a\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u0022ebbf54bb342e4ca4b3ddec4c2b7650c5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ebbf54bb342e4ca4b3ddec4c2b7650c5\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the following words be added to the motion after the words \u201CM\u0101ori Party 1\u201Dand before the words \u201Cand that the committee\u201D: \u201Call members of the committee must have been elected to represent a seat in the Auckland region or have registered a permanent home address with the Parliamentary Service which is in the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000627\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThis is an important amendment to Government motion No. 2. It appears that the Government is very determined to do away with the Local Government and Environment Committee, and to attempt to ram through a special select committee. Standing Order 184 establishes the Local Government and Environment Committee. It is that very committee, out of 13 select committees, that is charged with the powers, rights, and privileges to determine all matters concerning local government. This afternoon we heard from Mr Auchinvole, the chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000628\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000629\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220e1bfa21451243eab41a0a8a4bf45661\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: If the Government is so intent on ramming through a motion for a special select committee without listening to the voices of Aucklanders, then it is important that we have Aucklanders on that select committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000630\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EAs other members have stated, there is currently a Local Government and Environment Committee, which was established under Standing Order 184 for the purpose of considering matters of local government. We heard earlier this afternoon from the chair of that committee, Mr Auchinvole. After my colleague the Hon George Hawkins had questioned Mr Auchinvole about the committee\u2019s work, Mr Auchinvole said that it was currently working on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill. But that work will be completed and reported back to the House by 19 June, so why are we setting up a special select committee? That is the big question. Why does the Government want to ram through a motion to set up a special select committee on the proposed super-city, when there is already a constituted parliamentary committee to carry out that work?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000631\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI believe that this is a display of naked arrogance by the Government. There has been a consistent pattern of arrogance after only 6 months of it being in Government. Sure, Mr Key says he is listening, but all the time his offsider the Hon Rodney Hide is rushing through significant bills that will have an effect on the lives of over 1 million people for the next 50 to 100 years. These people are not even being given a voice. In my view, it is pure, blatant, naked arrogance. This Government believes that because it has the numbers in the House, it can do whatever it wants. That is what Government members have been saying to the public. The message that this Government is sending to the public of Auckland is that the Government has the numbers and is going to do whatever it wants to do. That is the message that is going out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000632\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EBut in setting up this select committee the Government is sending out another message to the public of New Zealand. That message is that the Government does not trust Mr Auchinvole, the chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee. It does not trust him to administer local government matters. It is also\u2014and this is the sad thing\u2014sending a message to the people of the West Coast - Tasman electorate, whom Mr Auchinvole represents. It is telling them that the Government does not trust its own MP. That is the kind of message that is going out. The message is also that this Government does not trust its other MPs on the Local Government and Environment Committee. It does not trust Nicky Wagner, the deputy chair. It does not trust Nikki Kaye, the MP for Auckland Central. It does not trust Jonathan Young, the MP for New Plymouth. It does not even trust Louise Upston, the MP for Taup\u014D. I give those members my deepest sympathies. Their Government colleagues do not trust those members of the Local Government and Environment Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000633\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIf this Government does not trust any of those members, whom does it trust? It certainly does not trust Aucklanders enough to give them a voice. Let us consider the MPs of the Auckland region. The Prime Minister, the Hon Mr Key, is quite happy to say he is listening to people, but is he really listening, and whom is he listening to? The community tells me that he is listening to big business and the elite and is not listening to ordinary working people. Earlier tonight Newstalk ZB released the results of a poll conducted by Research New Zealand. It showed that 45 percent of respondents said no to the super-city and 41 percent said yes. Is Mr Key listening to those people? He might be listening, but is he really hearing the voices of ordinary, hard-working Aucklanders? I doubt that very much.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000634\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EMr Hide said he wants to give people the opportunity to have a say. The problem is that the first bill that he has introduced on this issue rips the guts out of local government as we know it today, and the general public have not had a say about that. I tell the public who are listening to this debate to make sure they send their faxes, emails, and letters to Mr Hide to let him know what they think about the decision to rush this bill through the House under urgency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000635\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI do not know whether the Hon Maurice Williamson will have time to be on the new select committee. He does not care one iota about the people of Pakuranga and their view on this matter. If he did, he would have called a meeting with his electorate. But I understand from members of that community that he has not called a meeting, because he just does not care.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000636\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EWill the Hon Dr Richard Worth be on the select committee? I am not sure. He has been quite busy of late with his private, or public, business trip to India. He will be ducking and dodging that issue for a while and will not be too interested in Auckland. Will the Hon Judith Collins be on the committee? No, I doubt it. She has her hands full, because she has just worked out that speaking tough on crime does not actually solve crime. I am not sure whether Melissa Lee will be on the select committee. She has been quite busy doing TV interviews of late, so I think she will not be available to sit on the special select committee. I am not sure whether my friend Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga will be available; he is still trying to figure out which job he should do.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000637\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EDr Paul Hutchison\u2014now there is an MP. He is the only National MP who I have heard has called a public meeting with his constituents. The message he heard was that they do not want the super-city. In fact, the good people of the Franklin District Council do not want to be part of the super-city. They want to go south. Will Dr Paul Hutchison give voice to what he has heard from his community? More important, will the National MPs on the proposed select committee have a voice? Will any of them have a voice on that special select committee?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000638\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe Hon Paula Bennett is one of the few National MPs whom I have heard speak out on the Government\u2019s super-city proposal, but she is now busy restructuring the Ministry of Social Development through 200 redundancies. People who were employed by the ministry will now become clients of it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000639\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe public wants its voice to be heard, but because this Government is not listening, let us at least let the Auckland-based MPs consider the Government\u2019s super-city proposal. That is what my amendment is about. I hope that members of the Government and other parties who are listening will ensure that people who live in Auckland are part of the new select committee. The Prime Minister says he is listening, but his offsider the Hon Mr Hide is ramming through the House in urgency the first and probably the most important bill about this issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022 data-id=\u0022b611c6348dd54e118f15602516711ef7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000640\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b611c6348dd54e118f15602516711ef7\u0022\u003EAARON GILMORE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b44f0b9741024f90923c1f590af6f2f3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000641\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022413717da82084e4f90f55b6400bf9692\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: There are a number of amendments to the motion, and they are taken in the order that they are moved\u2014members can check that in Standing Order 126. The first amendments are in the name of Darren Hughes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245fda15f81a546c38ae5ef7996a8e150\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by omitting \u201C11\u201D and substituting \u201C12\u201D, and omitting \u201C3\u201D and substituting \u201C4\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000642\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225d4cab11c50748739184cf23264557ab\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: We come to the amendment in the name of George Hawkins. The question is that the amendment in the name of George Hawkins be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227c25e42682f543049b63a7e94657c4ff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by omitting all words after \u201CThat\u201D and adding the following: \u201Cany legislation concerning the governance of Auckland be referred to the Local Government and Environment Committee.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000643\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002263d73bc40b484444b397fe3d976cfc59\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The question now is that the amendment in the name of Su\u2019a William Sio be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002202e27ddc88a3460b9bda3ca868114f3d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by adding after the words \u201CM\u0101ori Party 1\u201D, \u201Call members of the committee must have been elected to represent a seat in the Auckland region or have registered a permanent home address with the Parliamentary Service which is in the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ee5fec23ebab468a87e4e985f1579a44\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote  was called for on the question, That the motion to establish a select committee on Auckland governance be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000644\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00227d6bef6233a94bd68d642512f3fd3949\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000645\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022158494f8aa2e4e0aaa066b4520c421d9\u0022\u003EFirst Reading\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00227ca772c64a7447649f9d7ce60b69a776\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000646\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227ca772c64a7447649f9d7ce60b69a776\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be now read a first time. This bill is the first of three I intend to bring to Parliament, to resolve the decades-old problems with Auckland\u2019s local governance. Together, the bills answer the calls for action to allow Auckland to develop into a world-class city supported by effective local government. Time is of the essence; we need to get the process of change under way. We therefore need to deal with this bill, which is largely mechanical, as quickly as possible. I will recommend that the later bills go before a select committee for public input, especially on the critical issue of local representation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000647\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe Royal Commission of Inquiry into Auckland Governance found that the Auckland Regional Council and seven territorial authorities lacked the collective sense of purpose, constitutional ability, and momentum to address issues effectively for the overall good of Auckland. The royal commission recommended a single Auckland council, headed by a mayor with governance powers, to replace the eight existing councils. It recommended action now to allow the changes to be in place by the 2010 local government elections. The Government agreed with the royal commission about the identified problems and the need to act now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000648\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EFifty years ago the problems of conflict between regional and local issues were identified, and for 50 years Auckland has struggled to find a solution. The former Auckland Regional Authority, which later became the Auckland Regional Council, was established in an attempt to resolve these issues. In the late 1980s many local councils were amalgamated. These moves were in the right direction but did not go far enough. They did not go far enough because they did not recognise the reality that the many communities of Auckland together are one region. They have common interests and needs around transport, recreation, development, water infrastructure, and links to central government. The Government has decided to move now to do what needs to be done. It has decided that after 3,500 submissions to the royal commission and 18 months of deliberation, the time for action has arrived. The Government does not intend to wait until the elections of 2013, 2016, or 2019; it intends to act so that the Auckland Council will be up and working by November next year. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000649\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EAuckland, as the home of more than a third of all New Zealanders, is the engine for the country\u2019s economic growth. New Zealanders will reap the benefits of Auckland becoming a world-class city. This bill is the beginning of the end for the competing leadership, duplication of facilities, complex and fragmented decision-making processes, and weak accountability that have been the recent hallmarks of Auckland local government. Getting Auckland right is critical to Aucklanders and essential for New Zealand. Local government has a significant role in enabling growth and prosperity through its decision-making structure and policies. Good governance enables civic leaders to think regionally, plan strategically, and act decisively. Governance arrangements affect the ability to solve larger and longer-term challenges effectively. The Auckland region needs decisive leadership, robust infrastructure, and facilities and services to cater for its people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000650\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI will now deal with the detail of the Government\u2019s intention with this bill, in the context of its wider, high-level decisions on Auckland\u2019s governance. The commission recommended the establishment of a single, region-wide, unitary authority to overcome fragmentation and coordination problems; the Government agrees with that approach. The Government has accepted many of the commission\u2019s recommendations, but in some cases it has made significant changes, especially in response to concerns about the level of truly local decision-making. The Government\u2019s key high-level decisions are: first, one unitary Auckland Council as the first tier of governance; second, one mayor for Auckland, with governance powers, elected at large by the region\u2019s residents and ratepayers; third, 20 councillors to sit on the Auckland Council, eight elected at large and 12 elected from wards; fourth, 20 to 30 local boards across the region as a second tier of governance; and, fifth, the final number of local boards, and the boundaries of the Auckland Council wards and local boards, to be determined by the Local Government Commission.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000651\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EAs I have said, the Government intends to put the new structures in place in time for the October 2010 local government elections. Legislation is required to give effect to these decisions, to be introduced as three separate bills. This bill, along with the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, which will also be introduced into the House this week, focuses on the transition period until the Auckland Council and local boards come into being on 1 November 2010. This urgent bill provides the necessary legislative mechanisms for transition to the new Auckland governance arrangements, which needs to happen as soon as possible to establish the Auckland Council by 2010. I will propose that the bill proceed through all stages under urgency and without select committee consideration. This bill provides for the establishment of the Auckland Council as a unitary authority, governing the Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010; the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency as the body responsible for the transition to the new core Auckland local government arrangements; the placing of safeguards and constraints on the decision making of existing Auckland local authorities and their subsidiaries; and the disestablishment of existing local authorities on 1 November 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000652\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe second urgent bill, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, establishes the legislative framework for the ongoing governance of Auckland. I will propose that this second bill goes through a compressed select committee process. It will need to be enacted by 24 September 2009 to enable boundaries to be set in time for the 2010 local government elections. This legislative approach balances the need to provide sufficient certainty to enable the design and establishment of the new structures in time for the 2010 local government elections, while providing the opportunity for people to submit their views on the Government\u2019s proposals, as part of the select committee process.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000653\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThese bills enable the reorganisation process to commence, but do not yet contain all the legislative provisions that will need to apply to the change on 1 November 2010. Further policy work by officials, and investigation and analysis by the Auckland Transition Agency, is needed to identify what other provisions will be needed at that time. Additional provisions will therefore be included in a third bill to be introduced around October this year and enacted by May 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000654\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EIt is imperative that this bill before us be considered and enacted under urgency. That will enable the Auckland Transition Agency to commence its work to establish the new structures, so that members of the Auckland Council and local boards can be elected in October 2010. Urgency is also required to ensure that the decisions and actions of existing local authorities take proper account of the changes soon to be made, and the role of the transition agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000655\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe must work together to create a city that will encourage our children and our grandchildren to build their futures in New Zealand. I agree with the Prime Minister when he said \u201CThe price of doing nothing is far too high, not just for Auckland, but for New Zealand. Let\u2019s make a great place even greater. Let\u2019s make Greater Auckland great.\u201D Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u002258c0053f54384f199f850489b17d33a3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000656\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002258c0053f54384f199f850489b17d33a3\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora an\u014D t\u0101tou. Tonight we are witnessing an outrage. There is twittering and laughing on the other side of the Chamber, but the reality is that we are going to change the governance of $28 billion worth of assets and of one-third of the country\u2019s population. We do not exploit the arcane rules of this House to ram through legislation that the majority of Aucklanders do not want, or legislation that has a sign at the front door saying \u201CM\u0101ori representatives not welcome. Only blue and white apply.\u201D That is what we are seeing in this House. The rules are being exploited. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000657\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThere are many examples where this Government is afraid to consult the garden variety, salt of the earth ratepayers and citizens of Auckland. They did not ask for much. They agreed with the very sensible and cogent arguments expressed in the community newspapers. It was good enough for the royal commission to come up with a set of proposals requiring engagement so that the new system is legitimised through the people speaking and having an opportunity to give informed consent. They had all of that, but none of that will be witnessed this evening. That is why this is evidence that the Government has failed to consult. It is trying to get away with it by stigmatising and demonising the mayors\u2014with the exception of John Banks, who is capable of doing that to himself anyhow. The Government is picking on Mr Len Brown, the man of Waitakere, and the erratic man from the North Shore. The Government has taken this chance to stigmatise and insult them, because it knows that they are closer to the ratepayers. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000658\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThree things are happening today, but this is the most egregious of them all. The second is the Waterview Connection. There will be no tunnel motorway through the neighbourhoods, but in order to get away with that the Government needs to strip those people of their democratic right to have a say. That is what is intended. In addition, to top it off, they have been given an indication of the quality of person who will be appointed to the Auckland Transition Agency. It will be in this foul legislation in the form of Christine Rankin. We have had the female form doing damage in the social arena, and we will have the male form no doubt doing damage in the civic arena. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000659\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EWhy do John Carter and Rodney Hide\u2014I am saying this for the benefit of Mr Carter, who is a long-term member of the House\u2014fear scrutiny? They use weasel words: \u201COh, there\u2019s a sense of urgency. Oh, Aucklanders are doing this to us.\u201D They should read their own poll results. Aucklanders are not requiring those members to race off and do this. Unfortunately, they mistakenly believed the words in National\u2019s manifesto. National said it would go out and consult. There will be no consultation over this issue\u2014none whatsoever. It is an example of arrogance, an example of how that has gone to their heads, and an example of a false sense of importance. The Government is ramming through its agenda. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000660\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EAs my colleagues said earlier, John Key went out there and buttered up the ratepayers. He said he was listening. He met with Dr Pita Sharples and a variety of others at \u014Cr\u0101kei and said \u201CYou know, we\u2019re still listening, but if I agree with you guys from the M\u0101ori Party I will lose my core vote.\u201D He is out there, but Rodney Hide, despite him agreeing that they are listening, has not changed a single thing in this bill in terms of what he has said will happen. John Key has legitimised him to spread that falsehood. That is why this is a terrible example of arrogance. That is not to say that Labour is not positive about this. Labour had the foresight to establish a royal commission. It chose a highly skilled jurist and two others, and they came back with a proposal. The proposal required a judicious approach in its implementation. It did not say \u201CDo it in the parliamentary equivalent time of a rugby match.\u201D That is why we are hearing so much from Mr Quinn, but Wayne Peters unfortunately showed him the door. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000661\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ELabour supports the existence of a unitary authority, but it does not support the legislation being rammed through or the rejection of the people\u2019s will. It is very sad that the party that sought to campaign on letting people speak is denying them the shortest and most modest of opportunities to comment on who will be the new tsars running this committee and who will be on the governance board. This is the committee that will now control all the councils. This is the committee that Mr Hide is sneaking through in the dead of night, and it will have more power than those councils elected by the ratepayers. Aucklanders are not being given an opportunity to make even the most modest of contributions. They will not forget this; in fact, this is the night when the paint began to be chipped from the National waka. People are not worried about Rodney Hide, because there is nothing really secretive about him. He is pro-privatisation, he is anti-democratic, and he is into a personality cult, which is why his ilk will never control the council of Auckland. The people are really dedicating their anger and disappointment at John Key. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000662\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EHow many people, as a consequence of having no submissions process, will know that there will still be councillors\u2014eight at large\u2014but no full ward system? Those things aside, all the organisational decisions about the stewardship of the capital assets\u2014the stewardship of the new system, the protocols, etc.\u2014will be in place as a consequence of this circuitous exercise this evening. By the time the second bill eventually gets back to the House, the council will already be in place. We cannot agree with this type of urgency; not only is it an abuse of this House but also it makes a mockery of the proud heritage that surrounds us\u2014the names encircled by these wreaths. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000663\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EMr Hide says he is implementing what the royal commission stated, but he is not. I have said enough about the M\u0101ori side. The M\u0101ori side will take care of itself; I have no doubt about that. But, most important, there is no opportunity for those like, for example, the man who came from a community board on to national television this evening and made a plaintive call: \u201CCan our neighbourhood be saved? Is there no end to the thumping of the jackboots and the bulldozers destroying our homes, ruining our parks, and now worsening our lives with this bill?\u201D That poor man does not even know that his democratic rights\u2014the rights he is struggling to uphold as a consequence of being a community board member\u2014will be redundant as a consequence of this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000664\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EOf course, those Government members do not care, because they believe that this legislation can be rammed through before any opposing forces can organise themselves. Well, in actual fact, the biggest organisational response will come in the future when Aucklanders have a chance to vote against the party that did not tell the truth in relation to its own manifesto. Its members have spent a great deal of time spreading a falsehood: \u201CWe\u2019re listening\u201D. But they have changed nothing. Then, because National cannot trust its own members on the existing Local Government and Environment Committee, it will create a special committee and will put someone from whichever section in the National Party represents the Stasi on to that committee. National\u2019s influence will be moderated by that of Mr Twyford and one or three others from our side. When Aucklanders go to that committee, at least they will have a modest opportunity to see friendly, civil, and democratic faces. Tonight they see stony, arrogant, uninterested people\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000665\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ed7e779a4804655baed450cdd6c72f3\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Oh!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000666\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228745a611acb0450890c6ae04efc684b7\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: They do not like it! The reason they do not like it is that they are receiving that information in their own feedback loops. In addition to that, the Auckland MPs are running scared. Kia ora t\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00220ac30c4634bb4486aab153469e96ad36\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000667\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220ac30c4634bb4486aab153469e96ad36\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E The member Shane Jones, who just sat down, did not tell the House that those stony, uninterested, arrogant faces are, of course, all on that side of the House, and that is the problem. If that speech was a bid for leadership, then I have to say it was a very poor start. It worries me\u2014it actually does worry me\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000668\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223866903139084e9a9b3541a628140861\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Brought David down\u2014David came down.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000669\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002263c069919893446f8f851a8fb7579a9a\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Well, that is right. Mr Cunliffe came down to make sure\u2014[Interruption] That is right. The other interesting thing about that last speech is that if we look at the election results up in Northland, we see that Shane Jones did not win the vote in his own home town. He could not win the votes of his own family up north. They voted for National and they voted for John Carter. So I do not know how he will win the votes of the Labour caucus.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000670\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThe point we should really be concerned about is, if Labour is taking this issue seriously, why is the Leader of the Opposition not leading the debate? He may take a call later on\u2014I do not know. But we have to ask ourselves why the Leader of the Opposition would not take a call, or, indeed, why Labour would not start off the debate with its spokesperson on local government, George Hawkins. How come the person who used to be the spokesperson\u2014but is not now\u2014is leading off the debate? That is the first point we need to make.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000671\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227d77bc5a65fc4ceaae529762b39b5950\u0022\u003EDr Paul Hutchison\u003C/span\u003E: The pretend leader.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000672\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e0b821f19884b8eb4ba62a92558a4ae\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: The pretend leader\u2014that is true. There is one thing that is very important to say and to have put on the record. Mr Jones has made comment about the fact that we have not put in the legislation the issue of M\u0101ori seats. Well, I want the House to know that Mr Jones told me, as we were walking across the walkway from the Beehive to Parliament House: \u201COf course, John, you\u2019ve got to understand that Labour wouldn\u2019t have put the M\u0101ori seats in place, either.\u201D Labour would not have accepted the royal commission\u2019s recommendation; Labour could not have done that. That came directly from Mr Shane Jones to me, and we need to put it on the record. We need to put it on the record, so that when those members stand up and speak we can remind them of what that member said to me about that issue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000673\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b5062d449ed40f1b747bb5f5f099043\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Scurry down!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000674\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222f8ffe2b80354323bec89effbb39f838\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Well, he is still here. But that is the important thing. The next thing we need to ask is who actually ordered the royal commission. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000675\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c604556ae00e4ed69eea12c7535aa828\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Labour!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022622df6545bbb455abd5fa8a2b7be0d6f\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Labour did. Labour members ordered the royal commission. They were too frightened to make a decision themselves, so they kicked for touch. They decided to call for a royal commission rather than make decisions. The one point I want to make in this House tonight is that this Government, this Prime Minister, and this Minister of Local Government are not frightened to make decisions, because we know that making decisions is absolutely essential for Auckland and for the future of this country. We have picked up what the royal commission said. It said there should be one council in Auckland, and that is what this bill creates. We are not frightened to implement it; we think it is absolutely essential. What is more, the Opposition spokesperson on local government agrees there should be one council, and the member Ross Robertson agrees there should be one council. Indeed, if we talk privately to most of those members, most of them say \u201CYes, there should be one council.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000677\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003ESo what is this debate about? Oh, it is because we are putting the bill through the House in urgency. That is the terrible misdemeanour we are doing. Well, we must remember that this legislation just starts off the process. All it does is put in place one unitary authority for the Auckland area. It also makes sure that the local authorities currently in existence can function, that their staff are looked after, and that the people of Auckland can still be represented by the people whom they democratically elected at the last local government election, and those conditions will endure during this local body term. But we want to make sure that when the new council is in place, in 2010, it can govern Auckland. We do not expect it suddenly to have to put in place a structure that will allow it to govern Auckland. This bill allows that to happen. That is why we have put in a transition committee. Of course, we need to take precautions so that someone does not make a decision that is out of step, so the transition committee has the ability to step in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000678\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EBut the most important thing that we need to make sure is recorded in this House tonight is that this Government believes in putting \u201Clocal\u201D back into local government. Members on the other side\u2014George Hawkins, for example\u2014also believe that we need to put \u201Clocal\u201D back into local government. I agree that we need to do that, and that is exactly what will happen.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000679\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e63fad5350d4be4a51cfc4ec151a6e3\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: And he\u2019s their local government spokesperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000680\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285989f102fad4c81a88a00104c99c4a3\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: He is the local government spokesperson for the Labour Party. He believes that; so do we. That is why the next bill we put before the House will allow the democratic process to take place, so that Aucklanders\u2019 voices can be heard and they can have their say. Quite honestly\u2014much to the disappointment and amazement of the likes of Mr Shane Jones, who is worried that this process actually will be democratic\u2014this legislation is not going to be rammed through, and the people of Auckland will have their say. We will be able to accommodate most of the wishes of the people of Auckland. The bill is on the Table. We want submissions. In fact, we urge people to make submissions. We ask the people of Waitakere to please come to the special select committee and tell us what their needs are, and tell us what their board\u2019s functions should be. We ask the people of Papakura and Waiheke to let us know their views. We want to hear from them so that those matters can be considered.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EIndeed, we are not prescribing the functions of the boards. We are leaving it up to the people of Auckland to tell Parliament and this Government what functions will be in their interests from a local perspective. We think it is absolutely important that their voices are heard and reflected in the legislation that is to follow. For that reason, we have set up a special select committee. We will be working with the people of Auckland. We will be working with the communities of Waiheke, Waitakere, and Papakura, and with other communities. We will ask them what they would expect from their local boards. I ask members to remember that we will not allow the unitary authority to say yes or no; we will prescribe in law those functions that the communities have asked for. They will be prescribed in law. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000682\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002257c90b63138e4c15b145061ffc8425bb\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: And we\u2019re doing public meetings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000683\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223848770821ec4f2abb494e591cd194ed\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: You bet. We are having a whole series of public meetings. We will have a whole series of select committee hearings in Auckland on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. The Local Government Commission will be holding a whole series of discussions in Auckland. And the third bill will include a whole lot of details about how it all works. It is impossible to say that this is not consultation as it should be. It is exactly what should be happening. Parliament should be listening. The silly suggestion that we should hold some sort of referendum with some sort of wording would not solve the problem, at all. The fact is that this Government recognises, as do most members of Parliament, that there is a problem with local government in Auckland. Even the local government leaders in Auckland know that there is a problem with local governance in Auckland. Bob Harvey recently spoke out about that fact, and apologised to his people\u2014 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000684\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002265888ebb1b2143fa8d6edd8025c9af4f\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: He\u2019s always apologising. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000685\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221182f94bb4944ceaa660d1ad66eb1e94\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: He has apologised a lot about the fact that they have mucked up Auckland for so long. He at least has had the decency to front up and say they have got it wrong. He and other mayors have said we should get on with this change. They want to have a roading network that works for Auckland. They want to make sure that Auckland has a water supply system that supplies the demands of Auckland. They want to make sure that in terms of social issues, work on which will be led by the Hon Paula Bennett, people are listened to and supported. All those sorts of things will happen. Members opposite and other opponents of this change are concerned because we are doing exactly what they asked us to do. They have been asking us to listen, and that is exactly what this Government will be doing. Over the next 6, 9, 12, and 15 months, we will be out there listening to, hearing, and implementing the wishes of the people of Auckland. I do not think we can do better than that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u00229237df9c4b8b445db2b840ad06e2b101\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000686\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229237df9c4b8b445db2b840ad06e2b101\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I move an amendment to the motion to refer the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill to the select committee: to omit the word \u201Cnow\u201D and insert the words \u201Cin 3 months\u2019 time\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022 data-id=\u00226bd73df0f3bc498da8bcde6713ecafc9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000687\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226bd73df0f3bc498da8bcde6713ecafc9\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I think that is out of order. The way in which you have moved the amendment is out of order. You can move a delaying motion. The member may like to seek some advice, and maybe get a subsequent speaker to do that. The manner in which you have done it is out of order. The member should continue with his speech. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000688\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002226e82443b32d4adbb76fc09cfd446643\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Assistant Speaker\u2014[Interruption] Can you stop the clock, Mr Assistant Speaker? I am very sorry to be out of order, but it has to be said it is the people on the other side of the House who are truly out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000689\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EI start by saying what Labour supports. We support one unitary authority for Auckland, one plan, and one rates bill. In fact, we support most of the very good recommendations that were produced by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Auckland Governance after 18 months of careful thought, research, and analysis. The royal commission\u2019s report was largely trashed by the National Government in less than 18 days. It was the fifth Labour Government that established the royal commission. Why did we do that? We did it because we recognised that Auckland can and must do better, for the good of New Zealand. But we do not accept the flawed version that this National Government is imposing on Auckland, which robs Aucklanders of their voice, guts local democracy, threatens to leave dozens of Auckland communities unrepresented, and is being rammed through in a highly undemocratic way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000690\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThis bill is not, as the Government is fond of saying, a technical bill. It actually imposes on Aucklanders the major elements of the National Government\u2019s strategy in this area. It establishes the Auckland Council as a legal entity. It establishes the transitional authority, and it constrains the existing mayors and councillors and the Auckland Regional Council. It is the biggest power grab that we have seen in living memory. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000691\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a4236210828b4b1d8e98bc208d6d2937\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Since when? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000692\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b9868f6a58c447bca5382832020ce13e\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: In living memory. The transitional bill will take away the rights of 1.4 million Aucklanders, and will set up a small authority based on a handful of hand-picked mates of this Government, with wide-ranging and unchecked powers. The bill removes the right of Aucklanders to have a referendum and a vote under the terms of the Local Government Act on this major restructuring. It leaves wide open the question of the future ownership and control of Auckland\u2019s major public assets, such as our port, waterfront, water infrastructure, public transport, and transport infrastructure. That is why Labour will be introducing amendments to this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000693\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThe current councils will be powerless as soon as this bill is given Royal assent. The democratic rights of 1.4 million Aucklanders are being taken away at the stroke of a pen. Only 18 months ago, Aucklanders went to the polls and voted in their mayors and councillors, and the Auckland Regional Council. What have we got now? Now we have the \u201CLittle Emperor\u201D down there telling 1.4 million Aucklanders where they can shove their democratic rights. The Auckland Transition Agency is under no obligation to consult with anyone except the Minister of Local Government, yet it wields enormous power over $28 billion of Aucklanders\u2019 assets. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000694\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EI want to comment on the democratic process. This debate is about democracy. Earlier this evening, Mr Brownlee said he wanted political parties to approach this bill\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000695\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cb8d29e366494b1b900e20eff620f72c\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I have been sitting here for some time listening to a number of the interjections. If the member I have in mind would turn to Speakers\u2019 rulings 63/1 and 63/3, he will note that they relate to members who have moved from their seats in order to facilitate interjections. Under those Speakers\u2019 rulings, that is seen as bad form. The member should either desist from interjecting, under Speaker\u2019s ruling 63/3, or he should remove himself back to his own seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000696\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cf0d6582f3d94a29aee44c45a7baec95\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need any assistance. The member who raises the point of order is factually correct, but that situation has occurred on both sides of the House. Rather than shut down all interjections, I, from time to time, have tried to control them and stop the barraging. I probably should have moved to do that a little earlier in this instance. I ask members to accord other members some level of courtesy. I know that there is a high level of passion about this particular bill, that we are in urgency, and that there are a lot of factors involved there. But members just need to be a little cognisant that we are actually having a debate, and that barraging is out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000697\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227e113c68d5ce4ee59ac5d1acb9fbb496\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I am not asking the member to desist; I am asking him to remove himself to his seat if he continues to interject in the way that he does. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000698\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226db23f20edf64e09ad8a9e96d4e8c586\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: [Interruption] I do not need any assistance. It has happened on both sides. It is just that we have a speaker on the other side. I have said that members need to show some courtesy, and that is how I have ruled on the matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000699\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203e5a45e35a640959bf4ba525a489aa1\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: This is a debate about democracy, and it is worth spending a few moments reflecting on the democratic process involved in the way this National Government is ramming through its policies. Earlier this evening Mr Brownlee said he wanted the political parties to approach the issue with an open mind. Is that the same open mind the National Government has brought to this process? After an 18-month process by the royal commission, the National Government took fewer than 18 days to trash the report. From 169 recommendations, it slashed the number down to about 20. National\u2019s manifesto during the election campaign last year promised in black and white to consult Aucklanders on the findings of the royal commission; it has done no such thing, and it has no intention of doing anything like that. National is about to legislate away the right to a referendum set out in the Local Government Act; it is stripping Aucklanders of that democratic right tonight. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000700\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EMr Hide, in his speeches, has been going around saying the Government is going to do exactly what he announced on 7 April it would do. Mr Key, the smiling assassin, has been going around town and meeting the mayors, meeting community groups\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000701\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002269b350fb35064abba5ceba7246a9ef1f\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: Does the member want to reflect on that and withdraw it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000702\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002251cbc8c063c648d4812d103088f9ba18\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: OK, I withdraw, Mr Assistant Speaker. Mr Key, \u201CMr Smiley\u201D, has been going around town saying\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000703\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226b966f00b72a4803a5716075d00ca38e\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: We will have proper names.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000704\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e75f08f929744c60b2989ca645c813a4\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw that, Mr Assistant Speaker. Mr Key has been going around town smiling and saying he is going to listen and nothing is set in stone. Is this a carefully orchestrated double act\u2014a kind of good cop, bad cop routine\u2014or is Mr Key just preparing Rodney Hide for what will occur when he gets out on the limb of the tree, and Mr Key chops the branch off and lets Mr Hide fall to the ground? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000705\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EEven more galling about this abuse of the democratic process is that Aucklanders are being forced to pay for this mess. Aucklanders do not want it, they do not like it, they have not been consulted, but they are going to have to pay for it. It is now 5 weeks since the Government released its proposals, yet neither Mr Key nor Mr Hide is able to tell this House what they are going to cost; all they can tell Aucklanders is that they are going to have to pay for them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000706\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003ENational has gone about this mess in a totally undemocratic way, but even worse is that what National is doing is profoundly undemocratic. Let us consider just how undemocratic it is. The Auckland Council is due to have 20 councillors, 8 elected at large and 12 elected in single-member, very large wards. This is a gerrymander that, if implemented, will put the National Party, John Banks, and their right-wing mates into permanent control of Auckland government. That is why Research New Zealand released a poll today that showed that Auckland is divided: 41 percent of its people support the super-city, and 45 percent reject the super-city. Interestingly enough, a majority of the people who earn over $70,000 a year are more likely to support the super-city; those who earn less than $70,000 are significantly less likely to support it. Aucklanders know that this scheme is a gerrymander to put National and its mates into permanent control of Auckland government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000707\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThe second thing is that these changes gut local democracy. Unlike the carefully thought out and researched recommendations of the royal commission, the National Government has set up a second tier that is no more than a cacophony of community boards, with no powers and no significant resources. Those boards are charged with advocacy and community engagement, and their members are no better than elected lobbyists. That is all they are. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000708\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThird, the National Government is denying representation to M\u0101ori. In spite of National\u2019s much-vaunted mana-enhancing relationship with the M\u0101ori Party, it has ridden roughshod over that relationship. It has rejected the royal commission\u2019s careful recommendations about M\u0101ori representation, and it is not prepared to do anything about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022754f81cc7e654489b8c854e7adde265a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000709\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022754f81cc7e654489b8c854e7adde265a\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E This is one of the most Draconian pieces of legislation I have seen come before this House in my 10 years in this Parliament. It is going to be rammed through all its stages in 24 hours and Aucklanders\u2014New Zealanders\u2014will not have any opportunity to have their say, or to make submissions on this Draconian legislation. It is the sort of legislation that was rammed through Parliament during the dark days of Rogernomics, and mark my words this is Rogernomics Part 2. As others have said, this bill is going to strip eight democratically elected councils representing 1.4 million Aucklanders of all meaningful power and hand this power to a hand-picked inner cabal of Rodney\u2019s cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency. The legislation will neuter the eight democratically\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000710\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e822b7ecd9b6491ab923b148ac90dc37\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Members are to be referred to by their full names. We have had that ruling and also, quite honestly, any other statement\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000711\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022638f104a7a5c444aa3e16ab3332c36ac\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: We have been very consistent on that and the member must desist.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000712\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002236fb65e013b54bce8e7302910581c11e\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY\u003C/span\u003E: Rodney Hide\u2014thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000713\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe legislation will neuter the eight Auckland councils and it will paralyse Auckland local governance over the next few years. Instead of being accountable to electors, from tomorrow onwards the councillors and mayors will be accountable to the hand-picked cabal in the Auckland Transition Agency, which will have powers to review almost any decision that any of these councils make over the next 18 months. The agency will even be able to silence any dissent that it deems may prejudice the reorganisation, because it will have the power to review what councillors and board members are able to discuss at their meetings. Some listeners may not believe me, but this is what it says in the bill: \u201CThe Transition Agency may review\u2014(b) any item on the agenda for any meeting of an existing local government organisation or any committee of an existing local government organisation to be held during the transition period.\u201D And it will be able to do most of this in secret, because the legislation says it will have to provide information to the public or any section of the public only as it thinks fit in relation to the organisation\u2014as it thinks fit! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000714\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThere is a laundry list of items in clause 31(3) that can be reviewed by the Auckland Transition Agency, and if members read that long list they will see that it is very clear that councils, from tomorrow onwards, will have to go cap in hand to Rodney Hide\u2019s cronies in the agency every time they want to sign a contract for a rubbish pick-up. Councils will not even be able to adopt their long-term plans that they are presently finalising\u2014all strategic and long-term planning will have to be put on hold as of tomorrow. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000715\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThis amounts to a radical restructuring, and we do not even know what it will cost! Rodney Hide has made a crusade out of the fact that the Government should not take any action\u2014as he has said in his Regulatory Responsibility Bill\u2014until there is gold-plated proof that the savings will outweigh the costs. But in this case, we have no idea what the alleged cost savings will be; the Government is refusing to tell the people of New Zealand. How outrageous is that? But we know that all of the costs of transition will be borne by Auckland ratepayers. Sure, as the Minister of Finance said in the House today, initially the costs will be part of the Crown debt, but the Crown debt will be handed over to the Auckland ratepayers once the Auckland Transition Agency winds up. So Aucklanders will have to pay to have their local democracy gutted by this Government. And the legislation has also been set up in such a way that we may never know the true cost, because not only does the agency not have to share any information that it does not want to share but also it can second staff from any local government, and the local authorities will have to pay for them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000716\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EOne thing we do know is that this will not save any money. All over the world the alleged savings that were going to come from forced amalgamation such as this have never materialised. The South Australian Government promised savings of 74 percent; it achieved 2.3 percent, and those savings did not take into account the huge indirect cost of forced amalgamation. The same thing will happen here. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000717\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIn this bill the Government is setting up what academics refer to as \u201Cthe strong mayor\u201D model. This is a new model of local governance that concentrates power on the executive and gives the mayor excessive, unprecedented executive powers, unlike the powers that any other mayor in New Zealand has. There will be no checks and balances on that executive power of the mayor, other than from these toothless, impotent local boards, which are not even set up in statute in this legislation. At least community boards are set up in statute and have a legal basis. These new local boards will exist only at the whim of the super-city. They will be able to be abolished, or have all of their already feeble powers clipped by the Auckland super-council. The local boards will have no power and no resources; they will not be able to hire staff, and they will not be able to own anything. They will not be able to levy rates, make by-laws, borrow money, or develop annual plans. They will be little more than grandiose residents associations that will be able to lobby in their area. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000718\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EAucklanders need to be aware, as do all New Zealanders, of the hidden agenda in all this restructuring. That agenda is to set Auckland up so that when the eight councils are amalgamated into one, as much of the $28 billion of assets as possible will be able to be put into arm\u2019s-length boards, then privatised. The board meetings will not be open to the public, so there will not be any scrutiny of the activities\u2014of the commercial and trading activities, such as the airport and the ports. All of them will be put into these corporate boards and readied for privatisation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000719\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIf people think that maybe I am scaremongering, then I will let listeners decide for themselves by reading from ACT\u2019s policy on local government. The first one is \u201CLocal government will be required to shed its commercial activity\u201D. Did members get that one? \u201CRoads and \u2026 water will be supplied on a fully commercial basis\u201D. Local government will have its powers of general competency abolished. ACT will promote the contracting out of council services. If anyone would like to read these, I am sure that they are still up on the website under ACT\u2019s policy on local government. It is no wonder that Rodney Hide chose to be the Minister of Local Government and that his focus this term is on restructuring Auckland and getting as many of those assets as possible ready for privatisation. I am sure that ACT\u2019s campaign donations will be rolling in if he manages to ram this legislation through and set up the bloated, inaccessible, huge, remote bureaucracy that will be the Auckland Council. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000720\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ERodney Hide is pretending, with his soothing words, that this legislation is all \u201Cfine and dandy\u201D. It sounds like Orwellian double-speak, but I urge Aucklanders to read the fine print of this legislation. I urge them to read about the draconian powers of this transition agency, and to understand that over the next 18 months the Auckland Council, and Auckland governance, will be paralysed. This will all happen so that we can set up this huge, centralised, executive Auckland City super-council, which will be counterbalanced only by the toothless, impotent, and rather pitiful local boards. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022 data-id=\u00225fd1e2d8882e48cca03c7bd3c9c863ce\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000721\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225fd1e2d8882e48cca03c7bd3c9c863ce\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development and Employment):\u003C/span\u003E Auckland is a city that I, like many, love. Auckland is a city that I, like many, do not think has reached its full potential. Auckland is a city that can grow, be dynamic, and take on any other city in the world. We are taking the first step towards making that a reality. Like many Aucklanders, I feel the frustration at times when I am in my city and trying to get around it, and see that disjointedness between the areas of our city.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000722\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EThe royal commission itself put it in the best way possible, when it stated: \u201CAuckland\u2019s regional council and seven territorial authorities lack the collective sense of purpose, constitutional ability, and momentum to address issues effectively for the overall good of Auckland. Disputes are regular amongst councils over urban growth and the development and sharing of key infrastructure, including roads, water and waste facilities, and cultural and sporting amenities. Councils cannot agree on, or apply, consistent standards and plans. Sharing of services among councils is limited, yet there is a scope for so much more activity in this area.\u201D That is the Auckland that we are striving for\u2014one that joins together, is dynamic, and gets the things done that it needs to get done.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000723\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EWe have heard from the Labour Party that it now supports \u201COne Auckland\u201D; it now supports the unitary authority. But Labour members have stood up and orated against the establishment of the Auckland Council as a legal entity, which is what this Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is actually doing. The bill we are putting through the House at the moment will establish the Auckland Council as a legal entity, will establish the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and will define how the region\u2019s existing councils should work during the transition period. These are all things that I am sure we agree need to be done at this time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EThen we will have an important job to do. We will have the job of working out exactly what happens to that second tier, and how we actually make sure that that representation is there and where those powers are. Time and time again from previous speakers from the Opposition we have heard that local boards will have no power. Well, we have not decided the powers of the local boards, so how can we say they will have no power? We simply cannot say that. Ideas are going around, and we will hear many, many more through the select committee process. We will hear what those powers should be, how we make sure those voices are there, and what that representation will truly look like. We need to see people standing up, having their say, and having their voices heard through the select committee process, in the next part of the development of the boards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000725\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EI have put a few ideas forward, and I make no apologies for that. As Minister for Social Development and Employment and as a proud, proud Westie, I have ideas on how I think we can look after those community interests in order to have a voice heard there, and to make sure that local stuff is being done locally. We like to do stuff a little differently at times in the west, and that actually gives us strength, makes us unique, and gives us a flavour within such a fine city. I know that in the electorate of my colleague Judith Collins, people like to do things a little differently out that way, as well. They have different interests, different flavours, and different things within their own community that will address the needs there. We have to step up, make sure those voices are heard, make sure we keep local flavour, and make sure we support those organisations that are working at the grassroots. We know, when we look at social well-being in how a city works and how a region can be at its best, that it is a matter of place coming together as well as people, and that that happens through a sense of community. We have a responsibility through these local boards to make sure that that will be happening. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000726\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003ESome of the suggestions that we have thrown out there have included the one that maybe this new unitary council should establish a ring-fenced fund for local initiatives, to be distributed to local boards to use at their discretion. It is an idea we can throw out there; it is something that I hope gets discussed. How much should that fund cost? What should that fund look like, and how should it be distributed? Who should be on the local boards, how should they be elected, and what sorts of powers would we give them? They are all questions that we will be putting through in the second bill, and allowing Aucklanders to step up and have their say about them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000727\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EAnother option for social well-being, and for making sure that those communities have their voice, is a fund to be distributed perhaps from the council, almost as we do in Government now. The local boards could actually \u201Cdo a bilateral\u201D to that council and the social services committee serving underneath it, and say \u201CThis is what is needed in our area; this is what we want to do in Waitakere.\u201D\u2014in Papakura, or in Auckland Central\u2014\u201CThis is how we want to spend that local money.\u201D; then put forward that budget to them. Those decisions will be made, and it will be distributed through that way. That is another idea. We could actually do a combination of both to address those issues, as well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000728\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EAnother challenge I would like to put out there\u2014and I certainly know that it will get discussed in the second bill to go through; Aucklanders, of course, will have a fine say, a big say, in how this actually looks\u2014is that perhaps we need to ring-fence a fund, as well, for those larger items for communities to think about. So something we need to talk about as we get into that second bill is what happens if people wish to build a community hall in their area\u2014if they need some assistance from the council to do that, if they think it is a good use of spending, and if it is something that is really needed in their local community. People should be able to present that need to the council, put a case forward, have it considered against the other options there\u2014in my opinion\u2014and actually have it looked at. That is something that will happen through the second bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000729\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EWe hear that we agree now on the unitary council, which is vitally important, will move Auckland forward, unite us as one, and make us a dynamic world-class city that can make a real difference. We actually hear that the Opposition agrees with that, so we are presenting a bill tonight that can work toward making that happen for us. We need a transition authority to make that happen. It is not rocket science to work that out, yet somehow the Opposition\u2014Labour members\u2014are really, really struggling to grasp that. This is not about sneaking through those powers, and doing all those sneaky things that we are hearing about. We are quite upfront in what we are accomplishing. What we are doing is setting up the authority to make sure that that one council can happen. From there we have heard that a second bill will be coming through; that is where Aucklanders will get to step up, stand up, and have their voices heard. I think that is vitally important, as do my colleagues, and certainly as does the Minister of Local Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000730\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EThe commission said that failure to take action will result in citizens and businesses continuing to incur high transaction costs in dealing with councils, in important decisions either not being made or being made too late, and in central government being unable to develop an effective partnership with Auckland local government. This bill is the first step towards a unified governance structure to bring unity and progress to Auckland for the benefit of its citizens for the next 50, 60, 100 years. It is certainly something that I stand up and celebrate. But it does not mean that we have to lose the local flavour of what makes Auckland so unique. Westies wish to be westies, and they will stay that. They need a voice; they need to have that say. Their local voice will be kept. It will be protected, and it is vital that it is there. I can tell members that plenty of people in this party will be fighting for that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000731\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EWho asked for the royal commission, and how much was spent on that? I think it was a bit of a lobby coming across from Labour members, who said: \u201CWe know we\u2019ve got no shot of winning the next election. This is too big and too difficult for us to manage; let\u2019s call in the royal commission and hope.\u201D\u2014yes? That was it, pretty much. We have heard a lot about democracy at the moment, and what that means. In fact, one of the previous speakers, who did not get a chance to stand for the seat that he had been hoping to stand for, was given a pretty sharp lesson on what democracy was not about when people are in the Labour Party\u2014back in your box, Mr Twyford! We saw what happened with democracy when the Electoral Finance Act was put through. It actually destroyed democracy and the chance for New Zealanders to have their say during an election period. How long was it, I ask my colleagues, before Labour members stood up and said \u201CWhoops, we got it wrong.\u201D? And the public spoke to them quite clearly at the election last year. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000732\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003ELet us be really, really clear about what we are trying to do. This is about taking notice of the royal commission. This is about having a unitary council. This is about one voice for Auckland that can pull together the very infrastructure and dynamism that will make this city great. I support it; I encourage Aucklanders to have their say in the second bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u00223d0765c3ebd74237ad03ffaa887be174\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000733\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223d0765c3ebd74237ad03ffaa887be174\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau): \u003C/span\u003ET\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Assistant Speaker. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa e te Whare. In opening the debate on this bill, the Hon Rodney Hide spoke on a number of occasions about the historical background to this bill, referring to the decades-old debate about how Auckland should be restructured, which reminded me about a comment made by one of my own whanaunga Paore T\u016Bhaere, a chief of the Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o \u014Cr\u0101kei who said: \u201CLet us be admitted into your councils. This would be the very best system. The P\u0101keh\u0101 have their councils and the M\u0101ori have separate councils, but evil results from these councils not being one.\u201D That could have been a submission to the royal commission on Auckland governance, but it was not, and it is timely to note that Paore T\u016Bhaere\u2019s comments from the late 19th century are as relevant to today\u2019s debate as they were when they were first spoken, because they speak against the evils that result from exclusion, marginalisation, and isolation, and they speak of a system whereby councils would include mana whenua, a system in which the relationship between mana whenua and development, land use, and environmental matters are embedded in the heart of local government, and a system where communities are involved in the decision making, and communities are strengthened, not reduced or eliminated. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000734\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI am proud to be of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua descent, and I am proud to stand alongside my whanaunga from Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o \u014Cr\u0101kei who come to this bill with a very clear understanding of the way in which M\u0101ori representation can be achieved. They recommended, first and foremost, that a mana whenua committee be established, consisting of at least the following hap\u016B and iwi interests in the Auckland region: Te Uri o Hau, Ng\u0101ti Wai, Ng\u0101ti Manuhiri, Ng\u0101 Rima o Kaipara, Ng\u0101ti Rehua, Ng\u0101ti Wai ki Aotea, Te Kawerau-a-Maki, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o \u014Cr\u0101kei, Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa, Ng\u0101ti Tamater\u0101, Ng\u0101ti Maru, Ng\u0101ti Te Ata, Ngati Tamaoho, Te Akitai, and Ng\u0101i Tai, and that the mana whenua committee then be empowered to do three simple things: first, to appoint the three mana whenua members to the regional authority; second, to be consulted on the appointment of the nomination by the Waipareira Trust and Manukau Urban M\u0101ori Authority of the fourth M\u0101ori member from taura here; third, to appoint a member to all principal committees, advisory boards, community boards, and area committees of the regional authorities, so that M\u0101ori have a voice at every level. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000735\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EThese are practical, concrete suggestions about how to achieve basic democracy. They are not acts of protest. They are not hocus pocus. They are not separatist. They are practical, concrete suggestions. Indeed, further up north last year the Far North District Council also held a hui to discuss the challenge of M\u0101ori engagement at local government level. We were told by M\u0101ori that there were four simple principles that would guide a positive process of M\u0101ori engagement: first, partnership, working in good faith between both parties; second, participation, a duty to consult as a way of acting in good faith and reasonably toward one another; third, protection, recognising and protecting M\u0101ori rights to land and water; and, fourth, pragmatism, achieving sound decisions for the whole community.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000736\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EIt seems to me that these four principles\u2014partnership, participation, protection, and pragmatism\u2014are as good a basis as any on which to include M\u0101ori representation in Auckland governance, yet when we look at the impact statement of the bill we see there is no mention at all of the concerns raised by M\u0101ori communities, and M\u0101ori people, to the royal commission. Neither is there any mention of the royal commission\u2019s recommendation for three M\u0101ori seats to be allocated on the proposed Auckland Council. Even though there has been huge controversy over the decision, it does not even get a mention. The whole debate has been totally marginalised, despite the bill acknowledging that one of the major problems identified by the royal commission was poor community engagement. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000737\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EMind you, poor community engagement is not anything new for M\u0101ori. In the 2007 local government survey, only 3.6 percent of elected members were identified as M\u0101ori, even though 15 percent of the national population is M\u0101ori. One of the main reasons for that can be found in a study by Dr Christine Cheyne and Veronica T\u0101whai. It shows that M\u0101ori do not vote in local body elections, because they do not see local authorities as being connected, responsible, or accountable to M\u0101ori communities. All of these core principles seem to be missing from the Government\u2019s approach to the Auckland governance debacle. It seems that the Government has not blinked at spending more than $500,000 on a pamphlet called Making Auckland Greater, advertising, and a website to ram through its case for a super-city, not only against the wishes of mana whenua but also clearly against the wishes of the citizens of Auckland themselves. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000738\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EAfter the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi 170 years ago, it seems that the Government still fails to take its obligations seriously under the Local Government Act 2002 to ensure the active involvement of tangata whenua in all levels of decision making about changes to the structure and organisation of the Auckland region. This new bill clearly states that its priorities will take precedence over any issues arising out of other local government legislation, such as the Local Government Act 2002. This new bill contains no provisions that require the Auckland Council or the Auckland Transition Agency to take into account the Treaty or provide for a M\u0101ori contribution to local government decision-making\u2014again, as provided for in the Local Government Act 2002. That Act at least provides a foundation for encouraging M\u0101ori representation, and I quote: \u201CIn order to recognise and respect the Crown\u2019s responsibility to take appropriate account of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and to maintain and improve opportunities for Maori to contribute to local government decision-making processes, Parts 2 and 6 provide principles and requirements for local authorities that are intended to facilitate participation by Maori in local authority decision-making processes.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000739\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EThe legislation is there, albeit not used as well as it might be. Even if councils were struggling to implement it, that is not an excuse to get rid of it. If anything, it should have been a wake-up call to the Government to enhance those provisions, rather than toss them in the rubbish. Indeed, one of the fundamental concerns raised at the 15 April hui hosted by Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o \u014Cr\u0101kei at Takaparawhau was the deep concern at the haste by which the decision to move on this was taken. That hui, attended by M\u0101ori politicians, community leaders, and more than 500 others, also expressed deep concern that it seems that the Government cannot even bring itself to honour the world\u2019s greatest Polynesian city by giving three seats to the people who have been giving land to the settlement of Auckland for more than 200 years, and who continue to graciously share what little land they still have with the people of Auckland right through to this very day; to honour the blood, sweat, and tears that the tangata whenua have shed to help make Auckland a jewel of the Pacific; to honour the partnership of the Treaty of Waitangi; or to honour the fact that M\u0101ori seats actually encourage M\u0101ori to participate, because they see people in a system that is connected, responsive, and accountable to themselves. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000740\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EIn the final analysis, all we want is a guaranteed M\u0101ori presence at the table. The M\u0101ori Party has already proved that the only way to guarantee independent, intelligent, thoughtful, and honest M\u0101ori representation at the national level is through the establishment and maintenance of independent M\u0101ori seats. What we seek for the good people of Auckland is nothing more, nothing less. This bill is a tragic reminder that 170 years after our t\u016Bpuna signed the Treaty of Waitangi, the basis of partnership in this great country of ours, we still have a very, very long way to go. This bill is an insult to due process, an insult to partnership, an insult to justice, and an insult to the mana whenua of Auckland. The M\u0101ori Party will be opposing this bill every step of the way. Kia ora t\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u002236914d6f5b40419e9816b4277cfb3d17\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000741\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002236914d6f5b40419e9816b4277cfb3d17\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the motion be amended by omitting the word \u201Cnow\u201D and adding the words \u201Cthis day 3 months\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000742\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EEarlier this week this House was united in standing in silence to mourn the death of an officer of the law who was killed in the line of duty. I felt that it was right to do so, and I was proud to stand, united with all the other parties in this House, to mourn the loss of that officer. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000743\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ETonight, however, I stand sadly to indicate that Labour opposes this bill. I feel sad because this Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill guts\u2014takes away\u2014local government in Auckland as we know it. I feel as if I am standing to mourn the death of the Manukau City Council. If a farmer was to gut an animal, he or she would be very careful not to penetrate the intestines with the knife, because then the faeces would stink and make the meat bad. I feel this bill rips the guts out of the Manukau City Council and all other local authorities, without a care in the world about what happens to the people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000744\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022528803e606dd44b9bbc85da4f89d1345\u0022\u003ENathan Guy\u003C/span\u003E: Not true!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000745\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022337d4dedf283423980a9c3d52566e23c\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: It is true.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000746\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca893f362ee04508b6b11c128ed044cd\u0022\u003ENathan Guy\u003C/span\u003E: No, it\u2019s not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000747\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b5d4cbda96e34f91a3232f9d17378dad\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: Well, the Prime Minister, Mr Key, and his National Government keep saying he is listening, but this bill is a significant change. It will establish the super-city once and for all, and Aucklanders have not had a say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000748\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EDespite the results of the polls that have been promoted in the local Manukau Courier and all the other suburban newspapers, the Government is still not listening. In the poll that we conducted in M\u0101ngere, the first question was \u201CDo you agree with the plan to have a super-city?\u201D, and 66 percent said no, 22 percent said yes, and 12 percent said they were unsure.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000749\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d6c959d814b94dfb81a3d990a0e7aea6\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Out of how many?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000750\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e477b9d044c9489ca4aef5b92dd68a4b\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: I will get to it; I will let that member know soon. That is the response that is coming out of M\u0101ngere.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000751\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThere is a similar response throughout Manukau City. When this bill passes under urgency, without our having heard the voice of Aucklanders and without public consultation, we are doing away with Manukau City. We are doing away with the councillors who represent M\u0101ngere. We are doing away with the councillors who represent the ward of \u014Ctara. We are doing away with the councillors who represent the ward of Papatoetoe. We are doing away with the councillors who represent the ward of Manurewa. We are doing away with the councillors who represent the wards of Botany, Howick, Pakuranga, and Clevedon. That is what this legislation is doing. We are also doing away with the work and effort that past generations have put into this city and into the culture of this city. Why? Because Mr Hide is not prepared to give Aucklanders the opportunity to say what they have to say. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000752\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe Government is not even listening to the recommendations of the royal commission on, for example, the M\u0101ori seats. I acknowledge the M\u0101ori Party for standing up for the three M\u0101ori seats that the royal commission asked for, but I ask that party what sort of relationship it is in. To the outsiders, our kaum\u0101tuas of Te Puea Marae, of T\u0101maki-makau-rau, of P\u016Bkaki Marae, they feel that that is an abusive relationship in which the M\u0101ori Party gets dealt to by the National Government\u2014and still it stays in coalition. Our kaum\u0101tua said three M\u0101ori seats on the proposed Auckland Council were a good start. But this Government\u2019s proposal is zilch\u2014none at all. That reflects badly on the National Government. It is not recognising the special status of tangata whenua. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000753\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThat is why, at a meeting earlier this week, the tangata Pasifika\u2014the people of the Pacific\u2014in Manukau said that as much as they wanted a seat on the new Auckland Council, they felt it was best that they support M\u0101ori, because if this is the way that the National Government treats M\u0101ori\u2014who must beg and go out and protest just to have one seat at their own table\u2014what does that mean for the rest of the minority groups in New Zealand? Where is that going? It is not good. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000754\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ECommunity boards as Aucklanders know them will be gone under this legislation. The people who freely contribute their time and advocate for the local community will be gone. So I stand here to mourn the loss of Manukau City, and to mourn the loss of our community boards as we know them. If the Government is so intent on sending this bill through\u2014it is very confident that it has the numbers and that it is doing the right thing\u2014then it should give Aucklanders the opportunity to have a say on the super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000755\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThis bill also legislates for the Auckland Transition Agency. What will the membership of this agency be? Who will be on the agency? We have concerns from the local community\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000756\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002269112de21bed4e7bb7e1b3d4d402abe6\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: Christine Rankin.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000757\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022addb7289a55e4864aec9860f24844409\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: It could be Christine Rankin. I do not know; I hope not. We in Labour want to know who will be on the agency. What conflicts of interest will these people have? Will they be buddies of Mr Rodney Hide? Will they be the next-door neighbours of Mr Key? Who will these people be, and whose interests will they be pursuing on the transitional authority? What is at stake is significant; it concerns billions of dollars in assets. In Manukau City, the people are concerned about these assets. We currently have a significant amount of money invested in shares in Auckland International Airport. For the past several years those airport shares have contributed significantly to our free swimming pools, our libraries, and our free parks. Under this bill these assets will now be lumped in together as part of the assets of the new super-city. Who will control these assets? Our fear is that if it is not one of us from the wards of Manukau City, then our interests will not be considered in the discussion of these assets. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000758\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThere are the issues of how much the transition will cost and how much the super-city will cost. I will again share with members the survey I undertook in M\u0101ngere. In answer to the question \u201CDo you think that the royal commission\u2019s plan for a super-city will lead to an increase in rates?\u201D, 79 percent of our people in M\u0101ngere said yes, 7 percent said no, and 14 percent were not sure. Let me give members a further statistic. Another question asked: \u201CDo you think there has been enough consultation by central government about a super-city for Auckland?\u201D, and 80 percent of our people in M\u0101ngere polled said, no, they have not been consulted by central government, 11 percent said yes, and 9 percent were unsure.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000759\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIn respect of the cost of the super-city, the transition, and the ongoing cost, I heard Mr Hide say that he wanted to cap rates for the sake of Aucklanders, but is he prepared to cap the costs of the transition to the super-city? I doubt that very much. The costs are in the millions of dollars. The ongoing costs will be several millions of dollars, because one also has to consider the 7,000 employees of local government in Auckland who could lose their jobs. We want to make sure that those workers throughout Auckland are being looked after. We do not know what those costs are. This Government is ramming through legislation for a super-city without even telling the public how much it will cost. At the end of the day, it will be the ratepayers of Auckland who pay for this.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022 data-id=\u00222d54b51e1e05449ab79c8c2e97870da0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000760\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222d54b51e1e05449ab79c8c2e97870da0\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I ask members to picture, if they will, CNN, BBC News, or even Fox News. Newsflash! Breaking news! The class war that people like Phil Twyford would like to believe is still going on has been won and lost. I tell all those members of the Fabian Society that the war is over. There are no victims whom they can prey on. The people of Mt Albert will sleep well tonight after the speech by Phil Twyford. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000761\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EA long time ago my ancestors got together, even before my uncle and auntie were born, and said: \u201CLet\u2019s have an arranged betrothal. Let\u2019s have an arranged marriage.\u201D They sorted out in the period before my uncle and auntie were born that they would marry at some stage. In time they grew up and were betrothed. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221fccc1bf3df44fc1a27908793ffba292\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: What are you talking about?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000763\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223785346b7d584981ab5ee4b6d2fbd43c\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: This is a story that the members on the other side of the House should listen to very carefully. My uncle and auntie grew up in the 1920s and they were married. Even though they had their troubles\u2014they had to run a farm and raise a family, and one went off to war while the other stayed home and looked after the farm\u2014they were able to stay together for some 60 years. That says to me that the transition committee, the organisation of our elders, was able to put in place some things that would help them along the way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000764\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b8cea11de51046d8a8eeff17ba6e2d44\u0022\u003EKelvin Davis\u003C/span\u003E: A select committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000765\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220005b9dcef284b5087f0dd07bc96dc0e\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: No, it was not a select committee. The story tells us that if we put in place a transitional authority, then the marriage may\u2014I am not saying it will\u2014last a long, long time. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000766\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022034a5a3e666a45aaaf7d60e729bc8bd4\u0022\u003ECarmel Sepuloni\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s a very long bow.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000767\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297ece636710b433eabcee74ef16fa029\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: It may very well be a long bow. Let us also look at the situation 50 years ago, in 1963, when I was only 3 years old. That gives away my age\u2014a very young 48. In 1963 we had the development of the Auckland Regional Authority. Since then we have had umpteen dozens of other tries at organising Auckland into the super-city it always has been. Auckland has always been, in the minds of a whole lot of people, the super-city where the engine room of New Zealand is\u2014and I am not forgetting the provincial areas of New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000768\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EWe have got it wrong for so many years.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000769\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c97f760dc0e74055a8b667936ef7a954\u0022\u003ECarmel Sepuloni\u003C/span\u003E: And you\u2019ve got it wrong again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000770\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ec001b172de146c2a581ed95cad24792\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: Oh! That comment was from the intellectual member of the Labour Party. Let us look at what Auckland really needs. Through all the hyperbole we have heard from the Labour members tonight, we have never really heard what Labour stands for, even though in the last 9 years it had an opportunity that most of us never have\u2014an opportunity to put Auckland on the road to recovery.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000771\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EAuckland has for a long, long time been a failure. It has failed its ratepayers. It has failed the community\u2014[Interruption] Especially where? Out in west Auckland, did the member say? Let us talk about west Auckland, then. It is a shame that the only opposition to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill we have heard has been from those people who want to protect their patch. In the parlance of young people, the south side is trying to protect the south side from the west side, the east side, and the North Shore. That is what the opposition to this bill has all been about. It is about some people in high places trying to protect their patch and forgetting about where Auckland should be and how it should be progressing. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000772\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EI am proud to be part of a party that sees that the progress of Auckland is in the nation\u2019s interests. It is not in one mayor\u2019s interests; it is in the nation\u2019s interests. That is why this side of the House is the progressive side and the productive side. Governance arrangements for the Auckland region have been a debacle for the last 50-odd years, and it is time we sorted them out. We will sort them out in a manner in which we will try to take everyone with us. Yes, there will be those who say no. Yes, there will be those who are perturbed at their patch being taken. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000773\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EThe previous speaker, Su\u2019a William Sio, who is from Manukau and is an old school buddy of mine, talked about South Auckland and the issue of representation. How many Pacific Island people serve on that large council for South Auckland? How many have served on it for the last 20 years? It is a handful of people, and I could most probably name them. In fact, I could most probably count them on one hand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000774\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002263a6637e56cb4d2c9321d754222de806\u0022\u003EDr Rajen Prasad\u003C/span\u003E: What\u2019s the point?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000775\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022496c4475325a4e378d31e2fa7efe1a73\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: The point is that so-called democracy and patch protection actually does not work. We need an authority that is looking forward for everyone. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000776\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EI turn now to what my whanaunga and colleague Hone Harawira talked about: the issue of M\u0101ori representation. It seems to me that there are two schools of thought: one is from those who are interested in the debate about having representation, and one is from the truck drivers, courier drivers, and council workers who want to get on with their jobs so they can put bread and butter on the table. I have a funny feeling that there are not as many victims of what we are trying to achieve as Labour members would have us believe. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000777\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EI am hopeful that there is a way forward, in terms of M\u0101ori and mana whenua representation. By sitting down with people and talking through the issues, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. But to go off on a tangent and say there will be no representation\u2014none of this and none of that\u2014is disingenuous. The bill\u2019s proposed changes are what have to happen to Auckland. Auckland is the engine room of the country, and we need it pumping 24/7. It cannot be the old dog that it used to be; it has to be the engine room of this economy and this nation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022 data-id=\u00226501a6ba95a64753b72818dc3a29d057\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000778\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226501a6ba95a64753b72818dc3a29d057\u0022\u003EDr RAJEN PRASAD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is an honour, as an Auckland MP, to speak in the first reading of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. This is the most far-reaching revamp of governance in Auckland, and we appreciate that. The process of change was set in motion by the establishment of a royal commission. It has produced a very large report and has recommended radical reforms. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000779\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThe important facts that telegraph the real interests of this side of the House, and that started some time ago, are the concern about Auckland and the attempt to develop a long-term plan for addressing the problems that others have spoken about. Some have said that they do not understand or appreciate what our position is. I do not know how many more times we need to say, it because we have said it quite clearly, speaker after speaker, but perhaps I should say it again: the Labour Opposition accepts the need for change in some aspects of Auckland\u2019s governance. Clearly, there is a need to integrate infrastructure such as transport, water, roading, and the like. There is no doubt about that, and we accept that. A unitary council has been proposed, and we broadly support that recommendation. However, the royal commission did not put a high enough value on local participation. Therefore, the people of Auckland are demanding\u2014they are demanding\u2014meaningful participation in setting up the governance system. They are also demanding a system for the future that they as Aucklanders cam continue to participate in. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000780\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EI love Auckland. I have been there for 45 years now; that is how far back my linkage goes. I believe that Aucklanders want to be involved. They want to participate, and they must be enabled to participate. There can be no doubt about that. The facts speak for themselves. I will repeat the facts. This is proper research\u2014the scientists among us understand that this has validity. A total of 63 percent of people say that the Government has consulted too little. That in itself ought to be something we should stop and think about. A total of 61 percent say that the mayor should have the same power as he or she enjoys now. Almost half of Aucklanders think that there should be M\u0101ori seats. A total of 71 percent think that the Government should be funding the proposal. A UMR Research poll shows that almost half of Aucklanders disagree with the Government\u2019s proposal. If I were on the other side, I would be concerned about that. A total of 72 percent of people in Mr Key\u2019s own electorate do not want what the Prime Minister is imposing on them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000781\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EIf we look at all of that, we see that it is very clear that Aucklanders want to participate and are not happy with what is being proposed. That does not detract one iota from the need to address Auckland\u2019s issues. We accept that; we started the process that has got us this far. But the only logical conclusion one can reach is that, as presented, the current proposals for Auckland governance do not have broad support, and that has to be garnered. Therefore, this is a serious matter. Any major public policy that has this level of dissatisfaction and concern should have its designers stopping, thinking again, and undertaking further work and consultation. That is good practice and good science anywhere in the world. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000782\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThe Government says that the royal commission, together with the select committee to come, constitutes adequate consultation. That might ordinarily be enough for change within an ongoing system, as is the case with most legislation that comes to the House. That is so, and the process for that works very well. However, when the change is of a first order, more extended consultation must be part of the process. The people of Auckland\u2014the 1.4 million people who live there\u2014must have buy-in. That is the only process by which over a million Aucklanders can be confident that their interests have been reflected in the final plan. It is the only way of doing that. In our kind of democracy, we must place a very high value and priority on this process. We disregard it and first order change of this kind at our peril. The current process is therefore deficient, as the research tells us and as Aucklanders have told us in meeting after meeting. But there is still time to correct the process if the Government wants to guarantee overwhelming support from those who will live with this major reorganisation in Auckland\u2019s governance for the next 50 or so years. We need to get that buy-in, and we need to get it now. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000783\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThe royal commission completed its work when it developed its thinking and made its recommendations. That is why we set it up. It got the best information, it heard as many people as it could, and it came up with its own thinking and its own recommendations. Yes, some people participated in that process, but that can never be the end of consultation on such a major change for so many people. It can never be the end. These changes have the potential to affect every aspect of the lives of many families, neighbourhoods, communities, and businesses over the next 50 or so years. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000784\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThe next stage in consultation is a level of participation where people are offered some choices on what might happen, as indeed the royal commission suggested and has been developed further. They are not required, perhaps, to develop further options, but they must have their say on which option they prefer. That, again, is democracy, and that is nothing to be frightened of when we are planning this kind of change. There is no rush. We can take a little bit longer. This is\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000785\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022994bb0f7ef944bf3afbc333a06affb6d\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: There is a rush.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000786\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e5523bac27f74c6d82c712634a268f54\u0022\u003EDr RAJEN PRASAD\u003C/span\u003E: Well, there is no rush. The Government must take the time to remedy the lack of consultation. The real value of participation\u2014and this is really the hallmark of the 21st century\u2014stems from the fact that mobilising the entire community rather than engaging people on an individualised basis, or not engaging with them at all, leads to more effective results. That is the science. That has been done. Simply stated, change is more likely to be successful and permanent when the people it affects are involved in initiating and promoting it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000787\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThe upside for Auckland citizens in participation is enormous and will touch on many aspects of their lives. How will a poor family living in South Auckland, in \u014Ctara, or anywhere else feel part of this process of participation? How will it happen? How will tangata whenua feel part of this participation? How will immigrants feel part of this process at the present time? The Government has to get buy-in from all those people. There is a wide range of empirical evidence that the quality of public life and the performance of social institutions are powerfully influenced by norms and networks of civic engagement. There is still time to fix this. We can do much better. We must expect much better as parliamentarians\u2014especially with such a major change that if appropriately carried out will have enormous effects in any home right now. A select committee process alone will not give 1.4 million Aucklanders the chance to participate in a meaningful way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000788\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00225db0a23e-1579-44c6-9194-76e34cf5ae99\u0022\u003EThis bill is more than a technical bill; it sets in place very firm decision-making, which this group will decide on. I believe we can do better. Aucklanders deserve better. This matter is too serious to be captured by petty politics and point-scoring. I urge the Government and Ministers responsible for the bill not to treat lightly the high expectations people have.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022 data-id=\u0022662e52c8dc434e4796e1a367b6bf6e6a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000789\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022662e52c8dc434e4796e1a367b6bf6e6a\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON (National\u2014Hunua):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Assistant Speaker Barker, thank you for the opportunity to speak on this important and timely Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I acknowledge the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance for all the substantial work it did over 18 months\u2014work that the previous Labour Government did not do over 9 long, tedious years. I also acknowledge the Prime Minister, John Key, who, unlike the previous Labour Government, has got on with the job of making Auckland the great city it could\u2014and should\u2014be.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000790\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E I acknowledge the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Rodney Hide, and his associate, the most honourable member for Northland, Mr Carter. They have done the very hard yards that have made the technical import of this bill. They have been very, very helpful Ministers. They have spent a lot of time going round Auckland, attending meetings, and being absolutely assiduous to the democratic process we are seeing unfold before us. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000791\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221fe495376e7241a989ee46d4573b26d8\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: What?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000792\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022630d155922eb4c07b9b59f2312bb0066\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON\u003C/span\u003E: I knew that would give Labour members a good deal of difficulty. Earlier on we heard the Hon Shane Jones whinge and whine about this urgency motion. But I point out to the Labour Opposition the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance: Executive Summary. It states in paragraph 89: \u201CThe Commission respectfully urges the Government to view its recommendations \u2026 which needs to be adopted with urgency so that changes can be implemented in readiness for the October 2012 local body elections.\u201D It goes on to state: \u201CThe Commission has consulted widely and believes that, overwhelmingly, Auckland is ready now for positive change.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000793\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003EI heard Phil Twyford speak on this bill. He wanted a referendum. I happened to be looking at the biggest local government reform, which took place in 1989 under the Hon Michael Bassett. It was very interesting. Michael Bassett made the point in his opening remarks that it was the largest reform of local government for 112 years. They reduced 486 councils down to 89. Was there a referendum? No, there was not. Was there a royal commission? No, there was not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000794\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e978865e-57e5-41d6-a7f6-b49daae78630\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002277b4ed95782146d5a987089a9ebee6c0\u0022\u003EHon Dr Nick Smith\u003C/span\u003E: Was Phil Goff there?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000795\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cdca343384034d1cbf23f04e97aa3542\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON\u003C/span\u003E: Phil Goff? Well, he might have been around. Yes, he was a bit of a problem at that stage of events. Also earlier this evening I heard Su\u2019a William Sio make mention\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000796\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a1e8ba78b1284b7a87a19cabbb67052c\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Good man, that one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000797\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fcf8ce836a3942c1a4b185decb07a599\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON\u003C/span\u003E: He is a good member, the excellent member for M\u0101ngere. He made the point that the excellent member for Hunua had held a public meeting very soon after the Government\u2019s response to the royal commission. That is absolutely right. It was not just one meeting; it was two. One of those meetings happened to be down at a place called Te Puru, which is in the northern part of the excellent Hunua electorate. It is between Beachlands and Maraetai. A modest number of people attended the meeting. They said they wanted good representation, acknowledgment of the rural nature of part of their electorate, and acknowledgment that part of their community of interest was in the Howick and Pakuranga area.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000798\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003EIn the southern part of the electorate of Hunua\u2014deep in the heart of Franklin, at Pukekohe\u2014I held another meeting. Over 500 people were there. They came with a very clear message. Firstly, they wanted to retain the name \u201CFranklin\u201D. This is where the royal commission got things slightly wrong. The commission wanted to put this vast rural area under the Hunua council. One of the reasons they wanted to retain the name \u201CFranklin\u201D is that \u201CHunua\u201D means high, infertile ground. It is diametrically opposite to the fertile, lush soils of Pukekohe and its surroundings; it is the food basket of Auckland and New Zealand. Franklin is absolutely diametrically opposite to Hunua.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000799\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003EThe other point was that the people from this part of the electorate are of the view that they want to stay with the Franklin District Council. This is where the second bill absolutely comes into its own. It will allow the select committee that was set up earlier this afternoon to hear submissions from right around Auckland. This is the democratic mechanism. Aucklanders are allowed to come to the select committee and express their highly diverse views. It is inappropriate for Opposition members to suggest that the democratic process is being held up. This is a perfect mechanism, and it is the traditional mechanism of Parliament to allow the democratic process to carry on. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000800\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003EThe royal commission said that failure to take action on Auckland local government will result in citizens and businesses continuing to incur high transaction costs in dealing with councils. It said that important decisions are either not being made or being made too late, and central government is unable to develop an effective partnership with Auckland local government. There was no doubt that the commission believed that it was absolutely vital that we act now, and not later. The Labour Opposition would have us go into a foray of referenda, of consultations, and of powwows that would only hold up what is clearly necessary right now. I say that it is an absolute indictment on Ports of Auckland Ltd that produce from my electorate \u2014the onions, the potatoes\u2014is sent to the Port of Tauranga, which is many hundreds of kilometres away from Pukekohe, because it is more efficient and cheaper than sending it to the Port of Auckland. That is an indictment on the organisation of local government in Auckland. It is must be fixed, and this bill will allow it to be fixed. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000801\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003EThe expected 18-month time frame for the establishment of the Auckland Council is ambitious but achievable. The royal commission said that it is important that the deadline is met. Thank goodness this bill is driven by a fresh, forward-looking National Government, instead of by that lazy, languid, previous Labour Government. Thank goodness, because Labour would have let it go on for month after month. This bill is the first step towards a unified governance structure to bring unity and progress to Auckland for the benefit of its citizens for the next 50 to 100 years. There is no doubt that it is timely, it is important, and it is appropriate that we get on with it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022 data-id=\u00225f135d02febd4da08f89ef033b5b749b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000802\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225f135d02febd4da08f89ef033b5b749b\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY (National\u2014T\u0101maki):\u003C/span\u003E It is a pleasure to speak in support of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and, in bringing this first reading to a close, to build on the common sense and rationality of speakers like my colleagues Paul Hutchison, Tau Henare, and the excellent Associate Minister of Local Government John Carter. The rational debate from this side of the House is in such marked contrast to the hyperbole, the exaggeration, and, frankly, the crocodile tears of Labour members opposite. That will not be lost tonight on the people of Auckland. Aucklanders are ready for a change. They want change in their governance structure. They made it very, very clear at the last election that they wanted a change in Government, and the National Government is delivering change.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000803\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002278835c8122b34ca98ed749ea89b5cf76\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Fingers in the till! Bad look! Falling apart!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000804\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247a3febce66e41bfa998c67b872fbba4\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: Listen to that, Mr Speaker. Did Mr Cunliffe not notice the seats that fell to National in Auckland? Aucklanders wanted change. What seats were they? Auckland Central, Maungakiekie, and Waitakere all fell to National. Let us think about what Aucklanders said to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. There were 3,500 written submissions and 500 oral submissions. The call for change has been loud and clear. The royal commission has listened, and now the Government is listening. One thing that the Labour Opposition has not done is explain what part of the royal commission process was not consultation. In addition to listening to Aucklanders, the royal commission received advice from experts in a wide range of fields. It made a considered report. The royal commission visited other international cities to see how they were governed, including studying the transition process. The transition process is vital.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000805\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EYou know, out on the streets of Auckland, in the shopping centres, in the streets, and in the parks of my own electorate, T\u0101maki, the message is clear: \u201CDo the job. Get it done. Above all else, display leadership and make decisions, because that is why we put National into Government\u2014to show leadership and to make decisions. And give us\u201D\u2014this is the message from the people of Auckland\u2014\u201Ca unified governance structure that will benefit Auckland, not just now but for the next 50 to 100 years.\u201D I realise that thinking in terms of 50 to 100 years is impossible for Labour members. They cannot even think beyond the next election, because they do not know whether they will even have a future. If they continue down that line, their Auckland electorates will speak even more loudly next time. \u201CDo the job, show leadership, and get the job done. Set up our city for the next 50 to 100 years.\u201D That is what ordinary Aucklanders are saying out on the streets of T\u0101maki and other constituencies. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000806\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EYou see, what Aucklanders are asking for we are giving them. This bill delivers to Aucklanders what they have asked the royal commission for, and what they now expect the National Government to deliver. For years now\u2014decades\u2014Auckland and its citizens have looked in vain for the leadership, organisation, and structure that will solve their problems. I can run through their problems. For example, there are endlessly increasing rates, usually driven by Labour councillors; suffocating red tape\u2014and of course Labour loves its red tape, does it not; maybe it is just the colour, but Labour loves its red tape\u2014transport bottlenecks in the region; delayed development; and lost opportunities. Those are the problems that Aucklanders want fixed, and they were all identified\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000807\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a5f96b74c92492cae06e5ecfd9f35a0\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019ve put David Bennett to sleep, Allan\u2014look, look!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000808\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ed27128d5d4347588d63f126ce03eb3a\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I note with interest that a different Phil is barracking from the Leader of the Opposition\u2019s seat. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000809\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220ce53dbaf13b44688e9408a6ee3e6ad0\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. It has been quite a noisy and boisterous sitting on both sides. The member is being heard. I invite him to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000810\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247d38716d64740ee8dd1be21e659884c\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is a point of order when a member moves seats to take advantage of the position to participate in the debate. Although members of this House may not have any choice but be forced to listen to the Hon David Cunliffe, who is barracking from his own seat, others, including Mr Twyford and the fellow behind him, have shifted seats to advantage themselves in engaging in the debate, and I ask that you bear that in mind.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000811\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002296dd3c17f3a440c38e1cb04b3edea7dd\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, I will bear that in mind. I will not take any more\u2014[Interruption] No, I am OK; I do not need any assistance. There has been some robust debate on either side. The speaker currently speaking has been, in many ways, provocative. He has been making points against the Opposition, and in doing so he invites them to respond and retaliate. It is a well-known rule in this House that that happens, and, although the noise was getting up, it was not, in my opinion, beyond the threshold that would cause me concern. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000812\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022394a5223d83346458c1989e59c4765de\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: Point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000813\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224668a8048805428caf739b5a30c02ac9\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have ruled on the matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000814\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f3ae33de10654c5aa1039014c2e0a5a7\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, that is right, but\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000815\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223470fb4f379748e69ec13ac7d3b99538\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Is this a fresh point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000816\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f02c80f9a0434627a643d4d60e61dab9\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Yes, it is a fresh point of order, because the matter you ruled on was about the nature of the debate, and how the level of interjections and the nature of the material that was being presented created the crossfire. Actually, the point of order that I raised was the fact that members had moved from their seats to gain an advantage in contributing to that debate in the manner you described, which is contrary to the Standing Orders, and that was the ruling I was seeking, Mr Assistant Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000817\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022068abff720a74e4cbf7d832118e07a6a\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: If the member recalls correctly, the member invited me to keep that in mind. We can check the Hansard. That is what the member did. I do not need to rule on that; I am keeping it in mind. If I feel that the speech has got out of hand, and the noise has got beyond that, I will certainly keep it in mind and I will tell the members I will do so. I certainly do not need to make a ruling on keeping something in mind. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000818\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227fc0fd4425bc446495185c3a58670202\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. You are quite right; I now ask you to rule.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000819\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002236cb1f746ca94db9b9e6c4cafab2afd9\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: My ruling is that I invite Mr Allan Peachey to continue with his debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000820\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279f39ca42047442ab80311892b3584cf\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker; I just felt that that point needed to be made. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000821\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EAucklanders, and New Zealanders generally, will no longer put up with the cumbersome way in which the Auckland region is run. Important Auckland-wide matters have for too long been tangled up in the competing interests of local councils. Community concerns get tangled up in the local councils\u2019 perspective of Auckland-wide issues. There is a lack of leadership and no single vision for moving the Auckland area forward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000822\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EThe royal commission has warned of the consequences of the failure to take action immediately\u2014not when Labour gets around to it, but immediately. And the warning that the royal commission has delivered is dire, so dire that no responsible Government with the interests of New Zealand at the forefront of its mind\u2014not the interests of Labour ideology but the interests of New Zealand\u2014can ignore it any longer. This is what failure to act will mean for the Auckland region: citizens and businesses will continue to incur high transaction costs in dealing with councils, and important decisions that need to be made will either not be made or be made too late. Central government has been unable to develop an effective working partnership with Auckland local government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000823\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EThat is why we need to act. All we need to do is look towards the type of New Zealand that will emerge from the current financial crisis that was inspired by the previous Labour Government. We need to look ahead and determine that if our people are to be prosperous, if our economy is to grow, and if we are to compete internationally for our prosperity and standard of living, the country needs an effective, efficient, and functioning Auckland region. The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is not just about today and tomorrow, it is about the next 50 to 100 years. It is about the prosperity and standard of living of all New Zealanders. That is why the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is receiving its first reading tonight, and that is why I support the bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00221bf7d6ff68914122ba554ab143819b02\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000824\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221bf7d6ff68914122ba554ab143819b02\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The question is that the motion be agreed to. Before I put the question, there is an amendment in the name of Su\u2019a William Sio. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fea5c3f407843e6bb715f764e2303be\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by omitting the word \u201Cnow\u201D and adding the words \u201Cthis day 3 months\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00221cb3c8c2b2ea4b809710bc02d7d88e4e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221cb3c8c2b2ea4b809710bc02d7d88e4e\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I remind members that votes are to be heard in silence. The House has ruled on a number of occasions that it is not proper for members to make comments about how people vote. There will be quite a number of votes, and I thought I would set the scene right from the beginning, so that everybody is reminded and clear on what the rules are. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f7ae0da8084c4ba8afd2cf1d97f095ca\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be now read a first time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EBill read a first time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000826\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022aac67c57052e4ff1a1fa252916dc81d2\u0022\u003ESecond Reading\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00227d261368971a4da4ac1605cf957fe43d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000827\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227d261368971a4da4ac1605cf957fe43d\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be now read a second time. The Government has considered the report of the Royal Commission into Auckland Governance, and it agrees with many of the report\u2019s recommendations. These include the recommendation to create through legislation the Auckland Council as a single governing body for the Auckland region, a second tier of local boards to recognise local communities within the region, and the Auckland Transition Agency to effect the necessary changes. This urgent bill provides the necessary legislative mechanisms for transition to the new governance arrangements, which are required to be in place as early as possible. The bill will enable the Auckland Transition Agency to commence its work in designing and establishing the new structures, so that members of the Auckland Council and local boards can be elected at the October 2010 local government elections. The bill will also provide effective safeguards around the decisions and actions of existing local authorities in the Auckland region. These measures must be in place as soon as possible. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000828\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003ELet me remind the House why timing is so important. The Government has decided that the time for action has arrived. It will act now so that the Auckland Council will be up and working in November next year. In the time before then we must ensure that boundaries are set, local government elections are arranged, and candidates are in place. We cannot wait until the following year as the country leads into a general election and prepares to host the Rugby World Cup. We will not wait until 2013, 2016, or 2019\u2014as the Labour Party appears to propose\u2014as a longer time frame means too much uncertainty and disruption for council staff and the public. We have resolved to act now. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000829\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe bill establishes the Auckland Council and disestablishes the existing local authorities on and from 1 November 2010, it allows the Auckland Transition Agency to commence work towards having the transition to the new core arrangements significantly completed by the October 2010 local government elections, and it puts in place safeguards and constraints on decision making by existing Auckland local authorities and their subsidiaries. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000830\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI will give a brief explanation of the different components of the bill. Part 1 provides for preliminary matters including the bill\u2019s background and purpose, and a general outline of its provisions. Part 2 establishes the Auckland Council. Its initial establishment under legislation will provide context and the directions for the transition agency to work towards in putting the new governance arrangements in place. This part does not come into force until 1 November 2010, that date being after the next local government elections. At these elections the citizens of Auckland will vote for the inaugural mayor and members of the Auckland Council. Once established, the council will assume the responsibilities, roles, powers, assets, and liabilities of the Auckland Regional Council and, of course, the seven territorial authorities in the Auckland region. Part 3 of the bill is concerned with the transitional arrangements that must be made in order for the Auckland Council to be ready to assume its role in late 2010. Accordingly, this part commences on the day after the bill receives the Royal assent. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000831\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003ESubpart 1 of Part 3 of the bill establishes the Auckland Transition Agency, which will be responsible for making arrangements to enable the Auckland Council to operate once it is established. This work will involve planning the council\u2019s structure and operational arrangements and determining how the systems, plans, and policies of the existing local authorities and their subsidiaries will be integrated within that structure. The bill sets out in detail the roles and responsibilities of the transition agency. The transition agency will be a statutory entity and, given its short-term existence, will be named under the Public Finance Act. The transition agency will have an interim governing board appointed by the Minister of Local Government, and it will hold office only until the new council\u2019s elected members take office. The transition agency will be disestablished when the Auckland Council comes into existence. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000832\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003ESubpart 2 of Part 3 sets out the obligations of the existing local authorities and other local government organisations during the transition period between the enactment of the bill and 1 November 2010. The bill requires that, in certain situations, the existing Auckland local authorities and their subsidiaries obtain the consent of the transition agency before implementing decisions. Such situations include decisions that may impact significantly on the reorganisation or the capacity of the Auckland Council, including the assets and the liabilities it will inherit. The bill also provides that existing local government organisations are required to cooperate with the transition agency in responding to requests for information and for the secondment of staff. Subpart 3 of Part 3 of the bill deals with miscellaneous matters relating to the setting up of the Auckland Council, including dissolution of the current local authorities and consequential amendments to other legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000833\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, which is being introduced at the same time as this bill, provides the high-level framework for the structure of the Auckland Council, and establishes local boards. This other bill also provides powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the region\u2019s electoral boundaries. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000834\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThese bills focus on the transition period before the Auckland Council and local boards come into being on 1 November 2010. Much of the content of these bills will become redundant at that time, and will be repealed by Order in Council. A third bill, which we are expecting to introduce in October this year, will provide for the ongoing governance structure and for the detailed legislative framework of the governance arrangements. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000835\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis bill will enable work to get under way to shape the future of Auckland and New Zealand. It is imperative that this bill be enacted as soon as possible. I commend it to the House, and in particular to the Labour members, who must be interested, like Auckland and the rest of New Zealand, in the future of Auckland and in providing Auckland with the good governance it so desperately needs and so richly deserves.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u00220160408c76ba4aed8c90d8ca609de493\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000836\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220160408c76ba4aed8c90d8ca609de493\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the motion be amended by omitting \u201Cnow\u201D and adding \u201Cthis day six months\u201D at the end of the question. We will table that amendment for the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000837\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ETitirangi te maunga, Te Whau te awa, Waitakere te rohe.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000838\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E[Titirangi is the mountain, Te Whau is the river, and Waitakere is the region.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000839\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWaitakere is my city. I am here tonight with the voices of the vast majority of the 200,000 residents of Waitakere ringing in my ears. I know that they are standing behind me. Seventy-two percent of the people of Hobsonville\u2014the Prime Minister\u2019s own electorate\u201470 percent of all the citizens of Waitakere, and 62 percent of all Aucklanders oppose the moves that this Government is making.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000840\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EYes, the Government has the numbers to bulldoze this bill through the house, just as it is bulldozing 300-plus homes in Mount Albert. It will get the bill through the House, despite our best efforts. But the Government will pay for it at the next general election. As every local MP knows, when 250 people come out on a wet Monday night to a public meeting, or 1,000 people march in the streets at short notice, it means they care. When the h\u012Bkoi comes from the north, the south, and the west to central Auckland in the next week, all New Zealanders will know that the people have risen up against this anti-democratic move. The Government has shrewdly put the bill in the hands of Rodney Hide, a Minister who is not from the National Party, because he is expendable. If the heat gets too hot by the time of the next election, the Prime Minister will bounce from cloud to cloud, and the Minister will be left to carry part of the odium.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000841\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EBut it will not be enough to take away the anger of the 200,000 Waitakere residents who will say that those white men, who represent the interests of Remuera, have stolen their city. The member for Port Waikato, whose people of Franklin will desert him, said this is a bill to set Auckland up for the next 50 or 100 years. You bet it is! But it is not about making Auckland greater; it is about making Auckland bluer! It is about gerrymandering the Auckland Council; it is about stacking the deck with eight at-large councillors whom it will cost $250,000 to send a letter to every resident.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000842\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002295982f94b35c4fbaba13b59d27243f4f\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: How much?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000843\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fa78bd1f0f5e4e098816adc6c057d119\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: It will cost $250,000 for one letter drop across the households of Auckland; only the rich need apply to be an at-large councillor\u2014quarter of a million dollars for a letter drop! Which member of the Opposition can afford that? Clearly, for the member for Port Waikato it is the equivalent of a day\u2019s work, but my constituents cannot afford it. Waitakere City gets two out of 20 councillors. Waitakere people are marginalised, they feel silenced, and they will get even with this one-term Government. I do not often get angry but I am angry about this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000844\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EDebate interrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000845\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. (Thursday)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513e3bdb083066442e08e5d6b9f60b7f8cc000846\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000001\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c98a00b34f70425a94f1552bfd3c3c37\u0022\u003EWednesday, 13 May 2009\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000002\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022144d34e3681b4fe193c0d081159d6ad2\u0022\u003E(continued on Thursday, 14 May 2009)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000003\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022ba2f8ce1b517490095eb0c1d4139515d\u0022\u003EPoints of Order\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000004\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00227141b8bffb264d45b043503275c9dc59\u0022\u003ELocal Government and Environment Committee\u2014Consideration of Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022f1333223914a4694aa22da5cfb9b0743\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000005\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f1333223914a4694aa22da5cfb9b0743\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek to raise a serious matter of order with you about the proceedings of the House. At the moment the Local Government and Environment Committee is meeting to consider the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill. That committee has permission to meet when the House is meeting, as per a referral motion moved previously by the Government. But the House now finds itself in urgency, considering legislation that affects the lives of a third of the country\u2019s people. It is a serious bill. It is serious due to the fact that the Government has us considering it under urgency. The concern that I have, Mr Assistant Speaker, is that the members of this House whom the House has decided are the best people in terms of their knowledge of local government are forced to sit on a select committee, and cannot participate in this debate in the Chamber at the present time because the House is sitting concurrently with the select committee hearing. I think that that calls into doubt the ability of the House to consider the bill before it, and I wonder whether the Leader of the House would consider enabling the select committee not to meet while the House is meeting on a bill about local government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022004f8c2b85294d49911b455be6058d61\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000006\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022004f8c2b85294d49911b455be6058d61\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E My understanding is that the committee is meeting until 10 o\u2019clock. We are currently on the second reading of this bill. There are provisions that enable members who are on select committees to be substituted, if they are to make their 10-minute contributions in the House. I think it is a bit of a red herring to suggest there is any difficulty here. Parliament routinely does this, and anybody watching proceedings now will notice that the seats in the Chamber are not exactly chock-full\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000007\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bf3a33d2348d4e21841876cfd059d768\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: No, we do not need to go there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000008\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cf3b7228b37f4f9fa7e9f163bd0c4665\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014which means, essentially, that members of Parliament are engaged in other activities. Some of those activities will be around select committees. That is quite normal and quite usual, and it is quite disingenuous for the Labour Opposition to be raising this matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022190ed54495e54e5fb99a2434682b0e09\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000009\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022190ed54495e54e5fb99a2434682b0e09\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E First of all, to make a correction, the committee is meeting until 1 o\u2019clock today, so the committee will be meeting all through the morning, particularly when the House moves into the Committee of the whole House stage in order to consider this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000010\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003ESecondly, no other select committees are meeting this morning, because committees cannot meet, at all, when the House is sitting, or sitting under urgency, apart from this particular committee because of a motion giving it the authority to do so. I do not contest that; it is absolutely correct that it is in order for the committee to be meeting. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000011\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe point the Opposition is making is that the benches are not full, as the Leader of the House has pointed out, because the very members most interested in local government in our Parliament, those who have been appointed to the Local Government and Environment Committee, are not able to be here because they are required to be at their select committee. So I am seeking, in terms of cooperation from the Leader of the House, for him to suspend that select committee so that those members can be present this morning.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002258306f434368440296dab8869c9a4a2c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000012\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002258306f434368440296dab8869c9a4a2c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I have asked people to check on the intended sitting hours for that committee, but I think we have to be a little bit careful here, because the implication of what the shadow Leader of the House has just suggested is that no other members in the Labour Party, other than those three members, are interested in the Auckland governance bill. I cannot believe that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000013\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226fc0a937c1474a3a9fd181d49ad0dd39\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order, Mr Assistant Speaker\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022 data-id=\u002286fd8064fcef4f7e84a91055b24a3ba5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000014\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002286fd8064fcef4f7e84a91055b24a3ba5\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I will deal with this one; I actually have enough information, thank you. I thank members for raising this. The first point is that the House has granted the permission, or the authority, for the committee to sit. I cannot overrule that, because the House has granted that permission. The member who raised the point, I think in a way, is making a plea to the Leader of the House to do something about what is happening on the select committee. The member who raised the point of order will also know that the whips have the ability to transfer personnel, and if there are people whom they wish to have in here, there are mechanisms for them to do that. It is not really a matter for the Speaker to rule on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022 data-id=\u0022cb9f7748baa24d61873600f56d10ff17\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000015\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cb9f7748baa24d61873600f56d10ff17\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Manukau East):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. During the course of the contribution from Mr Brownlee there was an interruption. I know that Mr McClay is a new member, but he interrupted Mr Brownlee while he was speaking to the point of order. I refer the member to Standing Order 84/3; I think he has been here long enough to know that he should not interfere when someone is speaking on a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022565e013d08d14421b57a02b4a4768add\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am just going to deal with it. The member has raised a salient point; from time to time we all need to be refreshed about the fact that points of order are heard in silence. The member has a right to raise the point of order, and I will rule in his favour\u2014the member should be quiet.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00227de5fdbc88e946ecbfa104c4fe694cc9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227de5fdbc88e946ecbfa104c4fe694cc9\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Subsequent to the issue being raised by the Opposition I have made inquiries, and I was correct. The Local Government and Environment Committee will sit until 10 o\u2019clock this morning. At about that time we expect the Committee stage of this bill to commence, and those members will be free to participate. They will have no other impediment on them, and we look forward to the contribution they will make to that Committee stage.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022c61aa811be90456bb12e4e249e271bc9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c61aa811be90456bb12e4e249e271bc9\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Leader\u2014ACT):\u003C/span\u003E I accept that point, but I also accept Mr Darren Hughes\u2019 point that it is tough when his party has three members on the Local Government and Environment Committee who are obviously vitally concerned, and we will certainly be cooperating on this side of the House. But I also point out that if the Labour Party has 11 members campaigning in Mt Albert, that makes the substitution of those three quite hard for Labour. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022348eb74cbd5346b1952a95e2f5d19b60\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: This is what happens\u2014these are not really points of order. I think we will get on with the debate; I should not have allowed the member to make that contribution, because we have now stepped outside discussing the order of the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022291d984fd7824f56b99ece52e52b09ac\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022b25050d1747c46f685029a1179a43222\u0022\u003ESecond Reading\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000022\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022bdf5e7c6472944c292465fc431be65b3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bdf5e7c6472944c292465fc431be65b3\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I said last night that I did not often get angry about issues in this House. I have been here 10 years now, and I am angry about this one. But I think I need to clarify\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c205451b09a84a0aab954a28a2554415\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. There is a cellphone being used in the House, and that is totally out of order. This is a place for debate, not for taking telephone calls, and the member should switch it off.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000025\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228e091b9a8a674b068969242a8bf199f3\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is correct. Would the member with the offending\u2014[Interruption] The member has apologised.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000026\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255e07b00f32a4ff587a63c790a25e85c\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I do not often get angry in this House, but I am angry about this issue, and I think members need to know why. It is not the hot anger of the night before; it is not even, I guess, the cold anger of the morning after. It is a long, slow anger. It is a slow anger on behalf of the people of Waitakere City, who are not going to forget the people who stole their identity, the people who stole their city. They will remember after this debate is over, they will remember until 2011, and they will remember as they go into the polling booth on election day to throw out the Government that brought in the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and is seeking to ram it through the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ELet me say what we are not arguing about. I do not think anybody in this House, let alone any Aucklander, would argue that there did not need to be better coordination within the Auckland region. Let us take that as a given. Let us also take as a given the idea that regional services\u2014things like public transport or, arguably, sewerage or water\u2014deserve to have regional governance. There is little argument about that. And, arguably, there did need to be even further strengthening of the regional government layer. Labour started it; Labour set up the royal commission to examine how to do that. That is not the issue. But there was nothing in the report of the royal commission, there was nothing in the National Party\u2019s manifesto, there is nothing in logic, and there was nothing in the submissions of the thousands of Aucklanders who bothered to talk to the royal commission that leads us to the result that we have before the House today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ESo what exactly are we upset about? Well, firstly, as a Waitakere City resident, as a proud Waitakere representative, I mourn the loss of our city. Nobody needed to take away our city in order to strengthen regional governance. They are not at odds; in fact, they are complementary. West Auckland, as it was called way back when, used to be a place known for drag racing, black T-shirts, and way too much alcohol consumption. Under Waitakere City, it has changed. I give Bob Harvey a lot of credit for that. It has changed because its council has painstakingly built it up. It has become the eco-city, a place where our nature is treasured and uplifted. It is a place where the arts flourish. It is a place where smart business, like value-added wine and boatbuilding, flourishes. It is, in short, a place that Waitakere residents are proud of. It is a place that\u2014and the Government has not noticed\u2014its residents do not want to lose.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWe are also hugely upset about the idea of at-large councillors. I acknowledge that the royal commission was the first to tread in that particular cowpat. But it could not have been better expressed than it was by John Carter last night, when he said that the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is a bill to fix Auckland for 50 or 100 years. You bet it is! It is fixing the voting on the Auckland mega-city council. It is fixing that voting by putting the balance of power in the hands of eight white men from Remuera who can afford a $250,000 mail drop to half a million homes. If one is neither really rich like John Banks nor really famous like Paul Holmes, one should not bother stepping up to that plate. Only the rich\u2014or, arguably, the famous\u2014need apply to be an at-large councillor.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000030\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ELet us turn to the idea of local boards. This was a piece of footwork by the Government. John Key\u2014God bless him\u2014said that we need more local democracy and that we should put the \u201Clocal\u201D back in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000031\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002236488dadba924a9097d745b1db08cfce\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: They stripped it out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000032\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dc8eb8a0b52c4e82be48a043440b4173\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: The Government cunningly stripped the \u201Clocal\u201D out and put in the fa\u00E7ade of local democracy, with sub-scale little boards that are too small and too powerless. They cannot buy a pencil, they cannot hire a staff member, and they certainly cannot make a strategic decision. They are a joke, and they are an expensive joke. That is why the \u201CLittle Emperor\u201D, Rodney Hide, will not name the cost savings\u2014because he knows there are no cost savings. The transition costs outweigh the running-cost reduction, and the ratepayers will pay for this charade via their rates bill. As if it is not injury enough to lose their democracy, they pay more to guarantee the power of the white men of Remuera.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000033\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ESo we are angry. But we are most angry about the lies. The member may laugh, but he will not be laughing in 2011, when he is the former member for Epsom. He will not be laughing when his blue friends cut him off because he is expendable. He is expendable. This measure will be presented in 2011 as a piece of ACT enthusiasm: \u201CRodney got a bit carried away, don\u2019t you know? He does that after the gym sometimes. But, look, he is not really with us; he is not really one of our Northern Club and he never will be. He was born on the wrong side of the tracks. He tries hard, but he is not quite one of us and he never will be, no matter how hard he tries.\u201D The Government could have consulted on the royal commission\u2019s report, it could have taken it back to the public, but it said no.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022091fed5347e44b5890f287d9e80edd99\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000034\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022091fed5347e44b5890f287d9e80edd99\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I will respond to the comments of the previous speaker, David Cunliffe, shortly. Before I do, it is appropriate to put on record a couple of comments. The first is to acknowledge the contribution that the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has made with regard to the Government\u2019s response to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and to the direction that we are taking. In the time that I have worked with Rodney, I have found it very interesting, I must say. The ability he has to assess issues and make decisions, and to give leadership, is something that we should all commend. The progress we are making with this bill is due significantly to the ability and the contribution that he has made. So I acknowledge that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000035\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI also thank the officials who have been involved, because I know that the Hon Rodney Hide and I both acknowledge the contribution that officials from the Department of Internal Affairs have made to getting us to this stage. They have worked endless hours. With the fear of missing people out who should be acknowledged, I put on the record the contributions of the likes of Brendan Boyle, Anne Carter, Marilyn Little, John Sutton, Deborah James, and Josh Mitchell\u2014amongst many others who come to mind, like Leeanne O\u2019Brien. Many others have made a contribution to this legislation. I acknowledge their contribution and thank them on behalf of the Government and on behalf of the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Rodney Hide, and myself. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000036\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThe issue that we have today\u2014and I am afraid the debate will be like this all day\u2014is about scaremongering. I listened to the speech made by the member who has just resumed his seat, the Hon David Cunliffe, and the speech made by the member from the Greens yesterday, and the sad and unfortunate thing is that they continue to exaggerate what is happening, and that is the real problem. They say that they support one Auckland and that they believe there should be one authority across Auckland. Many of the Labour people who have spoken have said that. Even some of the Green members have commented that there are some advantages in having one system of roading, in having one plan, and in having one water delivery system. They acknowledge that there are advantages in taking the steps the Government has taken, and in taking the direction laid down by the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI will comment on what the previous speaker said about Waitakere City. He said that this Government is going to absolutely take away what the royal commission said. It makes one wonder whether the member actually read the royal commission\u2019s report on the effect of the six councils that it has suggested. The House should understand that the local boards will have more powers, will be more able to make decisions, and will be more involved with their communities than the six councils would have that the royal commission suggested setting up. I want to make it clear to members opposite that Rodney Hide, the Government, and I have determined that the local boards will have a higher authority than the royal commission recommended that the six councils should have. Let us make that very clear.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000038\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022db684f44fec14b609ac1ffc208302d4f\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s not true.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000039\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fdbbe094a519471e91467541152f141a\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: It is absolutely true. If the member goes back and reads the royal commission report, if he has a look at what is intended in this second bill, and if he considers the outcome of that, he will see that the local boards are being given more authority than what was recommended in the royal commission\u2019s report. It is important that people understand that. So rather than Waitakere having less, it could well end up with more, depending on what it asks us to put in the legislation on its behalf. We are waiting\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000040\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228fbcc101e51341a88af42e1b4471643a\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: What about Manukau?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000041\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cf0e8117a7c748ae8bfdac4c2df9a153\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Ross Robertson that it is exactly the same for Manukau. It is entirely over to the people of Manukau, and that is the very point. We are out there consulting. One of the things I will say for the Minister is that he has ideas, he enunciates them well, but he also listens to debate on them, and then he will make a decision. That is the very point. The Minister who is in charge of this legislation does want to consult and debate out there. It is part of how he is. He wants to listen to what the people of Auckland have to say. So do I, and so does this Government. That is the very reason for the legislation going to a select committee. It is the very reason that this bill does just one thing. It sets up what it seems that everybody in this House agrees with\u2014that is, that there should be one authority. That is all this bill does. It sets up a transition committee to allow that to take place by 2010, to give a smooth flow into the new council when it is set up. I have not heard one Opposition member argue about that particular point. The argument has been about the detail in the second bill. Not one argument has been made that we should not have one unitary authority, that we should not have one roading system, that we should not have one water system, or that we should not have one plan. I have not heard any\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000042\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002221d0590ccaa444f5a11c6e71e4a28ee1\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: We have always agreed with that. That\u2019s not the point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022811875eb71ae482690e3c2f7bc47a00e\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Indeed, it has been the reverse. Opposition members all say that they think it is actually a good thing. Well, so do we. So I cannot understand the argument in that regard. We are talking about the detail around what we propose and what the royal commission proposed in relation to the six councils. I say again that we will end up with the local boards having more authority than what the royal commission recommended for the six councils that it recommended. We will ensure that it is prescribed in law that the functions that those communities want\u2014Manukau, which Ross Robertson talks about, Waitakere, Waiheke Island, Papakura, or wherever it might be\u2014will be accommodated. That is the problem; the Opposition does not like it, because, actually, we are listening, and we will be able to accommodate most sensible, reasonable requests by the community. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000044\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThat is why we have not gone out and made decisions. It would have been very easy for us to put a whole list of functions in the second bill, and then put it through in urgency. We did not do that. We decided that we would go out and consult the community. The funny thing is that that is what the Opposition asked us to do, it said that should happen. Lo and behold, when the Government did it, the Opposition members sat there and thought: \u201CHow do we argue against that now?\u201D. They are getting exactly what they asked for. We are giving to Auckland those things that they are asking for. The public, the likes of Mayor Bob Harvey, are saying they want to be consulted. Well, Mayor Bob Harvey, we will consult. Len Brown from Manukau City said he wants to be involved in the process. Well, Mayor Len Brown can be involved in the process. We welcome the involvement. In fact, we encourage that involvement from the public of Auckland and from the leaders of Auckland, because we want to make sure we get this right, and we will get it right. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000045\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EIt is important for the Opposition and for the people who are anxious about this issue to understand that this Government is about consulting. We will be listening to the wishes of the community. We will be prescribing functions once we have discussed those with the people from the community, and there are ways in which we can do it. The previous speaker talked about wards and members at large. Again, we are not hard and fast about that. The royal commission suggested a ratio of 10:10. We have put in the bill 12:8, but if somebody comes up and says it should be 15:5 or, who knows, maybe 20:0, that might be where we end up, because we are open for submissions on it. The Minister of Local Government has made that clear, and the Prime Minister has made that clear. We are not hard and fast on it. We want submissions on it, because we want to make sure there is fair representation, and that the communities get the local back into local government, as the Opposition keep telling us they should. That is exactly what will happen. This Government is consulting. This Government will hear submissions. We will accept the recommendations of the majority of the people of Auckland. We will be able to accommodate the wishes of the majority of the people and the submissions they make. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000046\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI am absolutely certain that at the end of this process\u2014bearing in mind that we have a second bill, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, which involves the Local Government Commission, and a third bill\u2014there will be a huge amount of understanding and support for the legislation as we progress. This Government is all about consultation. We respect the wishes of the people and we will respond to them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u00226c7553d0c837486cbcc567228c8f8554\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000047\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226c7553d0c837486cbcc567228c8f8554\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E The member who just spoke, the Hon John Carter, said that his Government is all about consultation. I remind the member that prior to the election, the Hon Mr Key, who is now the Prime Minister, said that when the royal commission had completed its work, National would consult Aucklanders. Where has that consultation taken place? Is the member talking about consultation at the select committee consideration of the second bill and the third bill? But this bill\u2014the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation Bill)\u2014is the key bill that sets up the super-city and puts an end to all local governments in the Auckland region. That is what this bill is about. The Government has not consulted the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000048\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221bfe781fa113439f904b3be0eb28f1e7\u0022\u003EChris Tremain\u003C/span\u003E: You have not read the bill, really.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002205d14b0a2c304f8bba85bce6bc8e5a67\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I have read it. Part 2 establishes a super-city, like it or not. That is the message that has been sent by this Government: that whether Aucklanders like it or not, the Government is doing away with their local governments as they know them today, and it will impose a super-city on them. That is what is happening. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000050\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI want to say that at times such as this, I feel that I am grieving for the loss of Manukau City. I am reminded of an old M\u0101ori saying: ask me what is the most important thing in this world, and I will say it is people, it is people, it is people. If this Government had any care for the people of Auckland it would be out there face to face with every community throughout Manukau, Waitakere, Auckland City, North Shore, Franklin District, and Rodney District telling them what it intends to do. But it has not, because it does not trust the Auckland people. It does not trust them, and it is so intent on ramming through this legislation in urgency. Ramming through this legislation in urgency means that Aucklanders will not have a voice on whether they want the super-city. The Government is doing so despite the polls that indicate that people do not want a super-city; people want to be consulted. Yes, perhaps there are benefits of having a super-city and of having a plan\u2014perhaps there are. But the decision to rush through the legislation in urgency indicates to the people that the Government does not care\u2014that is what this Government is saying. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000051\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EWhen the Minister of Local Government, through a stroke of the pen, signs off this legislation it means the death of Manukau City as we know it. The mayor will no longer exist as the mayor, the 18 councillors will no longer exist in Manukau City, the community boards throughout Manukau City will no longer exist, the powers of that council\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022105f88431cd340cc8bb20f36f86e06c4\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, they do.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000053\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a6d5b1228594456a3eebc897ed78117\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: If members look at Part 3 of the bill, they will see that those things will exist in name only, while the Auckland Transition Authority essentially takes over the running of those cities. This means that it is a sad day for Manukau City; it is a sad day for local governance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000054\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bbe86a057f4f4c1986e59275d65f2525\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s a great day! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000055\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022126a9890b83848f999e48a9fd2da050f\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: It is not. The concern I have is that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000056\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e60c647975444afe8d3c63ee401a53fe\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: You don\u2019t want the city to function better.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000057\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bc89faa14fab45529da5e037b66e8fe8\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: No. If the super-city is there to benefit all people, I ask how ordinary workers will benefit from the super-city. How will the residents of M\u0101ngere benefit from the super-city? How will the residents of \u014Ctara benefit from the super-city? I do not believe that the Minister can answer those questions truthfully, because, frankly, from the perspective of the people in Manukau City, it is difficult to see the benefits. They want to keep their city. Members should talk to the people of Franklin, who are saying that they want to stay as Franklin; they do not want to be part of this city. Has anybody spoken to Mr Bill Birch, a former Minister of the National Government? He does not want to be part of the super-city; he wants to keep Franklin. Members should talk to the people of Rodney. They do not want to be part of the super-city; they want to maintain their own identity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIn Manukau City we want to be able to maintain our council\u2019s Te Tiriti o Waitangi committee\u2014a committee set up with elected councillors and appointed representatives from tangata and mana whenua. Where will that committee be placed in the super-city that Mr Hide and Mr Key are setting up? Concerns are coming from people on fixed incomes and old people who currently live in pensioner flats. We know what has happened in Auckland City under Mr John Banks. He sold off those flats. Will that happen with Manukau City\u2019s pensioner flats? We have a rating system in Manukau City that acknowledges that not all of our people are at the same economic level. What will happen when we come under a new rating system? What sort of rating system will it be? We proudly promote a social philosophy in Manukau City. What will happen with the social well-being of the people of the new super-city? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThis Government does not even intend to put forward the recommendation of the royal commission to have a social policy forum. Where will that forum be? We talk about local democracy. Where will the representatives of M\u0101ngere be on the Auckland Council, which will have only 20 councillors\u2014eight of which this Government is proposing will be elected at large? How many councillors from the ward of \u014Ctara will be on that super-city council? How many representatives from the ward of Manurewa will be on that super-city council? How many representatives from Botany, Howick, and Pakuranga will be on that super-city council?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe answer is zilch. There will be none. I am not sure that this is the way to go. If this Government was intent on acknowledging and showing some care for the people of Auckland, it would have taken the time to confront and engage them face to face, and would be able to discuss the proposal that has gone through. Unfortunately, having consistently shown a pattern of arrogance over the past 6 months, this Government does not want to listen one iota to the voices of Manukau. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000061\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ESome of my constituents are saying that this super-city will make the rich richer, and the poor even poorer. I again ask the Minister of Local Government to please tell the ordinary workers and those on fixed incomes what the benefits of the super-city will be for low socio-economic communities. That is the question that needs to be answered. Sure, we will have a brand that goes out to the rest of the world and says that we have one Auckland City, but we in Manukau City are proud of the fact that we have a population that is quite diverse, with 182 different ethnic groups. We are proud of the fact that we are able to acknowledge the existence of these people. Wards like Manurewa have diverse representation on their community boards. Representatives include small-business people, M\u0101ori people, Pacific people, our kaum\u0101tua, and professional people. In a similar league, there is diversity in the wards of \u014Ctara, as well as in Botany and Howick. I ask what will happen under this super-city governance arrangement, which will have only 20 members on the council, of whom six or eight will be elected at large. Only those who have enough money to campaign across the whole of Auckland will be elected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000062\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThis Government says it is listening. If it means what it says, and if it is intent on saying that local democracy is important, then it needs to consider that power should be given to local councils, community boards, or whatever name they will be given by this Government under the new structure. Local government is not simply a name on legislation; it needs to be given powers, irrespective of how many boards or people are involved\u2014whether it is six, 12, 15, 20, or 30. The real issue for local communities is that they should be given the power to make decisions for themselves on local issues. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000063\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c4037db6a14240d593b504a972e3183c\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s right\u2014exactly. We agree. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000064\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223bd4b2fc0cac4887a535b6fee17a9818\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I ask why that is not reflected in this legislation. The Government is giving the public the opportunity to have a say on the second and third bills, but that is a fait accompli. The people have a super-city, whether they like it or not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002263f9bf6b19404cc68ee78a2e97f2407a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002263f9bf6b19404cc68ee78a2e97f2407a\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E Well, we have heard all sorts of soothing, reassuring words from the National Government and the Act Party. They have been so soothing. For example, Mr John Carter said that this Government is all about consultation, but he also said that, by the way, there will no consultation on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u2014none whatsoever. It is the critical bill. It sets up the Auckland Transition Agency, which will set the whole new governance arrangement in place, and basically wipe out local government in Auckland, but there will be no consultation on it. The Government will ram the bill through the House in 24 hours. It is using the Rogernomics shock tactic of ramming things through. There will be no consultation on the bill, but the Government says it is very keen to consult.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing is that once this legislation has been rammed through the House, what will be left to consult about? The only thing I have heard that the people of Auckland will be consulted about is the powers of the local boards. That is all that the members of the Government have come up with. They say that there will be a lot of consultation, and that there will be a special select committee. But what will people be consulted about? They will be consulted about the details of the powers of the local boards. Everything else will have already been set in stone. Mr Hide\u2019s hand-picked cabal on the Auckland Transition Agency will be in place as of the end of this week, or perhaps early next week, and it will have the powers. It will start setting up the whole super-city, and it will get ready to demolish the eight democratically elected councils, which represent 1.4 million Aucklanders. The super-city will be, effectively, set up over the next few months. By the time we have this wonderful consultation taking place in the select committee, there will really, in truth, be nothing left to consult about, apart from what the powers of the local boards will be.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ELet us face it: the local boards would have to get a lot more power to be anything other than a complete joke. These local boards will not even be enshrined in law. At least community boards have a statutory basis; they are enshrined in law. These local boards will have no statutory basis. They will exist completely at the whim of the Auckland mega-city. They will comprise only four to nine members. We have been told that the members will be paid the princely sum that community board members are paid, which is about $10,000 a year. So the lucky members on these local boards will receive $10,000 a year. Under this bill, the local board members will have absolutely no resources and no power. They will not be able to hire staff, own anything, levy rates, borrow money, make by-laws, or develop plans. So what can they do? These local boards are the only counterpoint to this huge Auckland super-city, which will have approximately 20 elected members, and will have control\u2014complete, total control\u2014over everything that takes place in Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000068\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing I would like to point out is that the Minister of Local Government has been going all around New Zealand talking about his concerns about local government. One of the things that he has said is that he wants to bring openness and transparency to local government. But when we look at clause 13(1)(e) of this Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, we notice that far from being open and transparent, the Auckland Transition Agency that Mr Hide is setting up, his band of merry men\u2014five of them, who will basically have complete control, draconian powers, and who will review everything that takes place in the next 18 months\u2014will be required only \u201Cto provide information to the public of Auckland, or any section of that public, as it thinks fit, in relation to the organisation\u201D. So if the Auckland Transition Agency does not see fit to divulge information about what it is up to, it will not have to. I ask Mr Hide whether that is openness and transparency, which is what he has been going around the country saying he wants to bring in. The first thing we find is that Mr Hide is setting up an agency that will not have to be open or transparent, and will provide information to Aucklanders only as it sees fit.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000069\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe second thing we note is that Mr Hide will be able to appoint his five cronies without even going through the normal processes of the Cabinet appointments and honours committee. This committee has been in the news recently because it approved the nomination of Christine Rankin as a Families Commissioner. At least her appointment had to go through the Cabinet appointments and honours committee. But it turns out that the appointments to the Auckland Transition Agency\u2014which will have draconian powers to neuter the eight councils of Auckland, to obliterate them in November of next year, and to oversee every single thing that happens in Auckland in the next few years\u2014will not even have to go through the Cabinet appointments and honours committee. The Greens will put forward an amendment to require that the appointments go through that process, because we think it is absurd that one man\u2014namely Rodney Hide\u2014without any oversight, can appoint five others who will rule Auckland, making decisions that affect 1.4 million Aucklanders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000070\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EMr Hide has been very keen on saying that central government should not impose costs on local government. He has been going right around New Zealand saying that. But it turns out that this issue is hidden in the bill. When we read the fine print, we find out that central government\u2014Rodney Hide\u2019s Government\u2014is imposing all the costs of the transition on the ratepayers of Auckland. They will have to pay to have their local democracy wiped out, which 45 percent of Aucklanders already oppose. I suspect that once they start to understand the implications of what is happening in this bill, even more Aucklanders will oppose it. Nevertheless, those ratepayers will have to pay for it. It will be a Crown debt, and it will be handed over to the Auckland ratepayers when the Auckland Transition Agency winds up.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000071\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIt is also extraordinary that Mr Hide said we must not do anything in terms of government unless we know that the benefits will outweigh the costs. But he will not tell us the cost of this restructuring. We learn from reading this bill that there has not even been a regulatory impact analysis. Mr Hide has been floating around a regulatory impact bill, which says we must have regulatory impact analyses of everything done by our Government. But his bill\u2014this draconian bill\u2014states that the regulatory impact analysis team has not assessed the regulatory impact statement, because it was prepared after Cabinet\u2019s decisions were made, not before. There should have been a regulatory impact statement before Cabinet considered this bill, but there was not one. The regulatory impact analysis team has not even done a cost-benefit analysis. This is shocking. It undermines everything that Rodney Hide has been running around the country and saying about his priorities for local government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000072\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIn respect of mega-cities overseas, I would point out that virtually every study that has ever been done has shown that the costs of amalgamation have been far more significant than the costs that would have been incurred if amalgamation had not taken place. Also, when we have what is effectively forced amalgamation\u2014and that is what we are talking about here\u2014it results in deep unhappiness, particularly among the communities that will be disenfranchised by this legislation. No study has ever shown that people think they are better off with a mega-city, because when they end up with a huge, bloated, inaccessible super-city, they quickly discover that they cannot access or influence it. They are disenfranchised and disempowered. That of, course, is the agenda of Rogernomics. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022 data-id=\u0022cb5355144908407f82486f9f3077f461\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000073\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cb5355144908407f82486f9f3077f461\u0022\u003EHon PANSY WONG (Minister for Ethnic Affairs):\u003C/span\u003E It is a pleasure to take a call on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill as part of the team on this side of the House that is for Auckland. We want Auckland to have the opportunity to move ahead and be an international city. That opportunity has been denied Auckland for the past 50 years. For far too long, time has been spent discussing and debating what the manner of governance in Auckland should be. But the team under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the Hon John Key, will give Auckland that opportunity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000074\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EThere used to be a few Labour MPs\u2014not many\u2014who were passionate for Auckland and wanted Auckland to go ahead. What did Labour do to them? It got rid of them. Let me give members some examples. One is the Rt Hon Helen Clark, the previous Prime Minister. On 4 November 2007 Ms Helen Clark spoke to the Labour Party conference, and she said that Auckland \u201Chas to be a major driver of New Zealand\u2019s economic development. But it can\u2019t drive if it\u2019s gridlocked and dysfunctional. That\u2019s why we want a fresh look taken at Auckland\u2019s governance. That\u2019s an idea whose time has come too.\u201D, and \u201CLabour has led by setting up the serious and weighty Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. \u2026 I look forward to their report\u2014and to change which can be implemented before the 2010 local elections to help make Auckland a truly great international city.\u201D Ms Clark cared, and New Zealanders realised she cared, which is why in the opinion polls New Zealanders still put her ahead of the current leader of Labour\u2014what is his name? She is still ahead because Aucklanders know that Ms Clark cared for Auckland. At least, she cared for Auckland in wanting to give Auckland that opportunity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000075\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EAnother one of the few Labour MPs who used to be here, who cared for Auckland and who wanted to give Auckland that opportunity, was the Hon Mark Burton. He used to be the local government Minister for Labour.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000076\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022171b9acaa20a452bb0d22b6144c55701\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I was under the impression that we were speaking to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, and I am unable to discern any of that from the current member\u2019s\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000077\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f1f5573ba76b432aa9adfb0ed3c6e001\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Speaker\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000078\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d4907a960b204987a48fc84e72e87113\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I am not sure I need your help, Mr Brownlee, but I will take your point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000079\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ee6dfc7f46d947b2b76a3434ff5f2068\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I was also of the view that we were talking about a bill to set up a transition committee, but then I heard the speech of Su\u2019a William Sio and realised that we must be on something entirely different. This is a broad and wide-ranging debate; if it is not, then Labour members will have very little to say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000080\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223f10e98f99c64d61be4617c3b1331e0b\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: All right. I think it is probably time that we have a little think about the process of this bill. Debate has, by its nature from both sides, been a little more wide-ranging. We also accept from time to time a broader argument, and sometimes that is brought back into the debate, as well. But a second reading is a little broader than a confined one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000081\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a9f5ed3c6cd4f34b39622db48f2b33f\u0022\u003EHon PANSY WONG\u003C/span\u003E: I was giving the history of why we are here and the royal commission. That member, Phil Twyford, was denied an opportunity to stand for Mt Albert; his leader did not believe that he was good enough to stand for Mt Albert. Wow! If the member can give a passionate speech for this bill, he should take a call. I was just reminding people that another of the few Labour MPs who used to care for Auckland was the Hon Mark Burton, and this is what he had to say: \u201CTransforming New Zealand into an economically successful and sustainable nation is a high priority for the Labour-led Government.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000082\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EDuring the recent reshuffle, the mini-reshuffle of Labour\u2019s Opposition party, one of the fresh new faces brought back to be the spokesperson for local government was the Hon George Hawkins. He certainly has some fresh ideas. We know he is at least passionate for Auckland, because he supports the unitary Auckland Council. But what did they do to him? Was he allowed to take a call, under the first or second readings of this bill? No. Anybody who is passionate for Auckland, who cares for Auckland, and who wants to give Auckland an opportunity to go ahead, has been denied an opportunity to speak for the bill. They have been sidelined, got rid of, and that is why Labour will continue to take a bloodbath in Auckland when the general election comes around. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000083\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EFor far too long, for the last 50 years, there has been too much debate and discussion on the governance of Auckland. It is holding Auckland back\u2014a city of 1.3 million people. This hard-working MP has been poring through the royal commission\u2019s inquiry\u2014800 pages\u2014which said that the commission received 3,564 submissions from various organisations and individuals who are passionate about Auckland. The ones who supplied addresses amounted to 3,080. There were standard forms of submission\u20141,475\u2014and 450 submitters or groups took the trouble to front up and speak to the royal commission. They were well consulted. In the royal commission\u2019s report, the summary of submissions talks about leadership. Many submitters chose to comment in person or in writing about leadership. They want decisive, strong leadership to take Auckland ahead. Eventually, the royal commission recommended the unitary council and we agree with that. We agree with one Auckland, one plan, and one mayor, supported by one council with strongly contested local body elections. We agree with one council that will not hold back Auckland, because at the moment we have local bodies disagreeing with each other. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000084\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EAucklanders have spoken out. They have had that opportunity since 2007. In addition, they have the very hard-working local government team, the Minister of Local Government, and the Associate Minister of Local Government going around the country and listening to people. As the hard-working MP for Botany, I continue to knock on doors in my electorate and I listen to the people at their homes and on their doorsteps. Most people agree with the idea of one Auckland, but they want to have further say. Individuals want to have a further say as to how those councillors are going to be elected. This Government is listening to them, and a special Auckland select committee will be set up, because it is important that the public has a voice. That select committee will listen to the people and to how they want to elect their councillors. More than that, the National-led Government believes in local democracy. We say that six councils are not adequate. The people can have a say on how many local boards they want. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000085\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002280b11f68-6b57-4b8b-8922-aecd1d471975\u0022\u003EThis is the day that separates the team that is for Auckland and wants to give it opportunity, and Labour members, who want to continue to hold back Auckland. Those members do not support Auckland, and Aucklanders will remember this day as the demise of the once-great Labour Party for good.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022 data-id=\u00222429d2333a2149ba980e2b0610771776\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000086\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222429d2333a2149ba980e2b0610771776\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Manukau East):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the motion be amended by omitting all words following \u201CThat\u201D and adding: \u201CAuckland reorganisation be decided by a referendum\u201D. Kia ora t\u0101tou. N\u014D reira e te Whare, e ng\u0101 iwi, e ng\u0101 reo, e ng\u0101 hau e wh\u0101, t\u0113n\u0101 koutou, t\u0113n\u0101 koutou, t\u0113n\u0101 koutou katoa. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI speak on this legislation in this House today for more than 180 different ethnic groups who reside in the city of Manukau. It is a city that will be gutted by this legislation, so kia orana, talofa lava, m\u0101l\u014D lelei, fakalofa lahi atu, taloha ni, bula vinaka, namaste; warm Pacific and South-east Asian greetings to all members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EYesterday, when the Hon Gerry Brownlee took the call in this House, he talked about productivity, and so he should have done. But I say to Mr Brownlee: \u201CYeah, right!\u201D. Before coming into this Parliament I spent 15 years in the field of change management, productivity, reorganisation, and restructuring. Although I know that economies of scale are great for productivity, I also know from my vast experience that unless the efficiencies are down at the lower level, then all of those so-called efficiencies from economies of scale are wasted. I ask myself, as a South Auckland member of Parliament, whether this super-city will make local government any better. My experience as a member of Parliament in South Auckland makes me doubt it. Bigger is not always better. But members should not take just my word for it; they should look at what Mr Rodney Hide had to say. The Taranaki Daily News of 24 April stated: \u201CMr Hide said he didn\u2019t necessarily believe amalgamation was the answer to any particular problem.\u201D Mr Hide was then reported as saying: \u201CYou can actually take four reasonably sized councils, make a big one and make a mess, so it doesn\u2019t automatically follow that bigger is better.\u201D And he is right\u2014bigger is not always better.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000089\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EIn 2008, at the last election, for the first time I took on the ward of \u014Ct\u0101huhu, which is inside Auckland City. I was astounded by what I found, and I wonder whether we in Manukau City will be better off in a huge Auckland City. I also wonder whether my electors in \u014Ct\u0101huhu will be better off in an Auckland City. What about the drinking in our parks in \u014Ct\u0101huhu? What about our swimming pool? I have discovered, by representing both Manukau City and now Auckland City, that \u014Ct\u0101huhu has been sadly neglected. I am told that by being part of a larger city we can have better amenities and better facilities, but I say: \u201CBetter facilities for whom?\u201D. The constituencies that I represent do not get better facilities.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u014Ct\u0101huhu has no swimming pool\u2014I was stunned to hear that. In the city of Manukau we have swimming pools through all our wards, and guess what? They are free\u2014but not so in Auckland City. I made representations, and I found out that Auckland City had agreed that there should be a public swimming pool in \u014Ct\u0101huhu, and that it was on the capital works programme. Then, all of a sudden, with no consultation, it was off\u2014it was axed from the programme. That is not local government; that is \u201Cbig city\u201D government. If my constituents in \u014Ct\u0101huhu are treated like that under the current arrangements, what will happen under a big super-city? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EYesterday I received a media statement from Richard Northey and a few others about what had happened with the Auckland City Council: \u201CAt today\u2019s Auckland City Council Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee \u2026 councillors consigned two more free community events to the scrap heap.\u201D They were consigned to the scrap heap. There was a $24,000 cut to the Onehunga Festival, and a $20,000 cut to That Thing in the Park. If those sorts of things are happening to our local communities now under Auckland City, what will happen to them under a super-city? What we are finding is that local wards are being unfairly treated.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI now represent three communities in my electorate\u2014\u014Ct\u0101huhu, \u014Ctara, and Papatoetoe. All three of them will tell you that they are different\u2014very, very different. If this Government really wants to give local communities a voice, then let us elect people in our areas who will be a voice for our communities. These community boards that are being called toothless, boards that lump all the different communities together, will be exactly that\u2014toothless. That is not local government. \u014Ct\u0101huhu should be able to decide whether it wants a swimming pool. It should be able to decide whether it has to have drunks in its park. But it cannot. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000093\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226bc8a72736bb4caf924279467c8299b2\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: Why not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000094\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224bd60ebc28fa467ab33fc2d0233dd31d\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: It cannot because of the Auckland City Council, I say to Mr Carter, which will not do a thing about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000095\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f1a702a8c23e4426a23dbddafa331282\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Rubbish!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cc24102b28774ba8b110568403b6cddc\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: Well, it will not do a thing about the drunks in the park, and the member for Maungakiekie knows that only too well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000097\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EIf my voters in Papatoetoe had the opportunity for local control, there would be some by-laws about soliciting at Hunters Corner. \u014Ctara would love to have more say in how it is run. Local government should be about just that: local decisions made by local people for local people\u2014but that is not happening. Along with my colleagues George Hawkins and Willie Sio, I carried out a survey about consultation. Let me share it with the House. It was a referendum; here is the first question: \u201CDo you agree with the royal commission\u2019s plan to have a super-city?\u201D. A staggering 78 percent said no. The second question was: \u201CDo you think there has been enough consultation with you by the Government about the future of local government?\u201D. A staggering 92 percent said no. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000098\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222be134e8e63c43ec96ea71cb661fc6df\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: How many?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000099\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d4373eaccf9046089c779d1da0e8c502\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: It was 92 percent, I tell Mr Hawkins\u201492 percent. The third question was: \u201CDo you think there has been enough consultation with you by the local city council?\u201D. A staggering 76 percent said no, but that is still better than the verdict by local people on the Government. The fourth question was: \u201CDo you think the royal commission\u2019s plan for a super-city will lead to an increase in rates?\u201D. What do members think people said? A staggering 85 percent said yes, they believed there would be an increase in rates, and only 4 percent said no.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000100\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI know from my experience as a member in Manukau for over 20 years, and now in representing \u014Ct\u0101huhu, that the \u014Ct\u0101huhu community in its present form has been neglected under Auckland City. \u014Ct\u0101huhu has no swimming pool, and has drunks in the park\u2014that is not good enough. There has been a lack of facilities and a lack of resources. We need more consultation, but now we are seeing the jack-boot of the National Government being put on the throats of the people in Manukau City, in the way in which that Government is imposing its will on this issue of a super-city.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000101\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI have a number of letters here that I would like to share with colleagues. Here is one: \u201CRoss, as Manukau City ratepayers, we say \u2018No, no, no, no\u2019 to super-city. Suggest you listen to radio talkback and hear what the people say\u2014as if the Government listens to us, the people, and your employers, anyway. You all down there just seem to do what you want. Why go making these changes when times are hard and people are struggling? About time we were listened to.\u201D It was signed \u201CMegan and Dave\u201D. That is just one; there are many others. Here is another one: \u201CMr Robertson, please do not support the National Government\u2019s present proposal, as it allows Aucklanders no control over local decisions. Please use the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance report as a basis for legislation.\u201D Government members should front up and take a call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022 data-id=\u0022ea75facafa704c31ad3d9de225c1286d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000102\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ea75facafa704c31ad3d9de225c1286d\u0022\u003EHon Dr RICHARD WORTH (Minister of Internal Affairs):\u003C/span\u003E I join other members on this side of the House who are Auckland MPs committed to Auckland and the advancement of New Zealand. We are not being treated to a pretty sight by members opposite in the arguments they advance in the course of debate on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. It was, of course, Labour, then in Government, which commissioned the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. After the careful and considered work of the commission, we now hear from the Opposition a series of statements that are substantially political in nature, and often in conflict with each other. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000103\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EI instance the comments of the previous speaker, Mr Robertson. He made it very clear in a newspaper report of 8 May 2009 what his true position was. His true position is not the position he has been advocating in Parliament just now. This is what he said: \u201CWe all realise there are some Auckland-wide issues. Many, such as water and sewage, already have citywide solutions.\u201D Then the crunch sentence comes: \u201CI think a supercity to deal with citywide issues is needed.\u201D That, of course, is what we see in the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. It is only part of a suite of legislative instruments to implement the plan that the royal commission so determinedly decided upon. Another bill, which we will come to later today, the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, deals with the issues that a Green speaker adverted to in the context of the comments she made. That bill, of course, will go to a select committee, where a lot of the issues that will be the subject of comment today can be the subject of public submissions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000104\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f5ce97746a8c491e80e39aa4ec5540e2\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Democracy in action.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000105\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221cf69872514f4f70a64854d0c929284a\u0022\u003EHon Dr RICHARD WORTH\u003C/span\u003E: As Mr Quinn says, it is very much democracy in action. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000106\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EI turn to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which is now in its second reading. Of course, the bill sits in a historical context where a number of steps have been taken over many years to grapple with the issue of Auckland governance. They started with the Auckland Regional Authority being established in 1963. Then, in 1989, there was widespread amalgamation and the establishment of the Auckland Regional Council\u2014principally driven by the then Minister of Local Government, the Hon Michael Bassett. Those of us who have been involved in the Auckland community for a number of years will know exactly what the impact of those changes was. We saw a number of local authorities\u2014that, as a matter of history, had basically started as road boards\u2014forged together. In the area that I have a particular interest in in Auckland, those authorities included the Newmarket Borough Council, the Mount Albert Borough Council, the Mount Roskill Borough Council, and the One Tree Hill Borough Council. And the prognostications of doom that were then uttered were never\u2014never\u2014translated into reality. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000107\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EIt seems to me that a useful starting point in looking at the impact of this legislation is to recognise that Auckland is a unique city in the Pacific: it is able to compete successfully with Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane for people and investment, and is able to achieve world-class standards in quality of life. There is no doubt that high liveability factors will remain Auckland\u2019s most valued assets, as it is the quality of life that differentiates Auckland from other major cities, and is actually central to Auckland\u2019s ability to attract and retain talented people, and to deliver significant investment and prosperity to New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000108\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EThe report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance comes in a number of volumes. It has an executive summary, and on the front of that document is a quote from Professor Richard Florida, who is a director associated with the Rotman School of Management in the University of Toronto. He says what matters now is quality of place. I think that is a great starting point as we look at this particular legislation. When the commission carried out its work it noted three things. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000109\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EFirst, it considered it important that Auckland define itself and its distinguishing characteristics in relation to the rest of the world, because it is a reality that, given Auckland\u2019s geographical location and its small size relative to many international cities, being noticed on the global stage will always be a challenge. So we need to define in a clear and positive way the identity of Auckland, and we need to be able to convey that identity in a way that is consistent and effective as the best way to differentiate the city and to compete. There is no doubt that we are in direct competition with other international cities for talent and investment. The world is becoming more urbanised and, as a consequence of globalisation, it is becoming smaller\u2014more connected. So these attributes of quality of place become more and more significant if we are to secure our position as a leading city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000110\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EThe second point that the commission made is that it is necessary to understand the connections between the urban challenges that Auckland faces. Environmental and social goals can no longer be seen as being in competition with economic goals; we need to look at all of these issues in an integrated way. The four strands of well-being identified in the Local Government Act 2002\u2014social, environmental, cultural, and economic\u2014are inextricably linked, and are, of course, highly interdependent. Outcomes in each of these areas will impact on outcomes in others. For instance, a growing economy creates employment, but it also depends on a healthy and skilled workforce, and a healthy and skilled workforce depends, in turn, upon a range of factors that are boosted by a growing economy, such as stable and affordable housing, efficient and accessible transport options, a safe environment, and access to health care and education. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000111\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EThe third point that the commission made is that the disconnect between Auckland and the rest of the country needs to be recognised and addressed. Auckland is New Zealand\u2019s only city of scale, and it is New Zealand\u2019s main gateway to the world. The region is now home to about one-third of New Zealand\u2019s population, and it is forecast to have a population of 2 million people by 2050. So Auckland, as a large and outward-looking city, needs to be able to contribute more to national prosperity and productivity than it does now. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000112\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d21515bb-0193-4167-a21d-982058b53604\u0022\u003EIn summary, what this bill does is very simple. It really does three things: it establishes structures that are of critical importance\u2014it establishes the Auckland Council as a legal entity\u2014it establishes the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the move to the new structure, and it defines how the region\u2019s existing councils should work during the transition period. It is interesting to see, in just the period that I have been in politics, how parliamentary drafting has changed. I note in this bill\u2014in Part 1, for example\u2014that under the heading of clause 3, \u201CBackground and purpose of Act\u201D, are a series of background statements, which certainly when I first entered politics would not normally be found. I think that change reflects the way that the courts are now looking more and more to discern the intentions of Parliament by statements such as those contained in \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D. In addition to that, what is found in clause 4\u2014the material that deals with the outline of the Act\u2014would not have been found previously.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022 data-id=\u0022d7f78f4f72804584a421a1200a28e7f1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000113\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d7f78f4f72804584a421a1200a28e7f1\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Labour opposes the use of urgency to ram the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill through the House. The Government is ramming this bill through because it has lost confidence that Aucklanders would support these provisions if it actually consulted with them and asked them. The bill takes away rights from Aucklanders, and sets up a small transitional authority with wide-ranging and unchecked powers. I want to be clear that this is not just a technical bill. It does a number of things, including removing the right of Aucklanders to vote on the reorganisation of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000114\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe bill is, in fact, a massive power grab for total control over Auckland\u2019s assets. Auckland has $27 billion worth of assets\u2014assets that include some very significant things for us Aucklanders\u2014the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, Auckland Regional Holdings, Ports of Auckland, Metro Water, Watercare Services\u2014I could go on. Those are very, very significant assets for Aucklanders. A group that we have not heard much about so far, but that I intend to focus on, is the 6,300 or more staff employed by the various local authorities in Auckland. Those people are Aucklanders. Those people are our neighbours and along with their families and friends they are a very significant group of people, indeed. I believe that this bill, in this form, leaves those $27 billion worth of assets wide open to privatisation. There is no protection for those assets. There is nothing to stop privatisation. The transitional authority will have the power to deal with those assets as it pleases. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000115\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThis bill, as the previous speaker the Hon Dr Richard Worth said, has a number of parts. Part 1 removes the current right under the Local Government Act 2002 to poll Aucklanders on their view. Part 2 creates the Auckland Council as a unitary authority. It also deletes all references to current local authorities from existing legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000116\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThere has been a lot of mischief on the other side of the House in relation to what Labour\u2019s view on this issue is. We have been clear all the way through that we support greater regional control. We support greater coordination for Auckland. That is why we set up the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. Like other Aucklanders, we accept that there was a need for that greater coordination. So despite all the misinformation, let me set the record straight. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000117\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe third part of the bill sets up transitional arrangements, and they are comprehensive arrangements. First, the bill talks about the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency board. It is quite a small group and it is appointed by the Minister. That should give us considerable cause for alarm. Under the transitional authority the chief executive will have significant powers to do a number of things in the next year or so. One of the specific functions under the transitional arrangement will be developing change management plans that include protocols and processes for managing the transition of assets and staff from existing local authorities. I think that the 6,300 workers in local government in Auckland\u2014the people whom I spoke about before\u2014are the most important asset of the Auckland local authorities. If this reform of Auckland\u2019s local governance is truly about improving services for Aucklanders\u2014if that is what all of us aim to get out of this\u2014then we must recognise the importance of those who deliver the services that Aucklanders all benefit from. But in contrast to the recommendations of the royal commission that the majority of staff are transferred or rolled over from existing councils, without consultation or any process this Government has decided that there will be\u2014that lovely word\u2014\u201Crationalisations\u201D. That equals job losses.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000118\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c9602cd675da4c1999a845fab87b2fd4\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, get over it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000119\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224968980b25a9422ba4408af0022f81aa\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: I remind members of what the royal commission said about staffing. The royal commission expected that current council staff would form the nucleus of the new organisations. I quote from its recommendations: \u201COne of the Commission\u2019s reasons for adopting its proposed model was to maintain stability in the council workforce, to minimise both the personal impacts of reorganisation on council staff and the start-up costs for the new organisation, and to enable key services to be delivered as usual during the transition.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000120\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EOne of the Government members said \u201CGet over it.\u201D Frankly, I hope I never get over caring about what happens to workers and caring about the services that they provide. They are people with families. They are our neighbours and our friends. They should be an important part of this conversation. Let me say again that without consultation and without any process, this Government has decided that there will be a rationalisation of council staff\u2014in other words, job losses. That disregards the recommendations from the royal commission I have just read to members about providing stability for local authority staff. Instead of having the stability that the royal commission recommended, we now have 6,300 workers and their families from throughout Auckland feeling nervous and uncertain. Government members may not be able to consider what that might feel like, but those people are nervous and uncertain in the current economic climate in this country of increasing unemployment. It is a very bad time, indeed, to have one\u2019s job under threat. That uncertainty will damage the effective operation of our council services. If people feel nervous and uncertain, they will not be able to do their job as well as they might. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000121\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EIn case members opposite have not taken the time to find out about this, I can tell them I know that this uncertainty exists, because I have spoken directly to council workers and I have spoken directly to their representatives\u2014to their union. Well over 50 percent of the workers in local government are unionised workers. The right-wing - dominated councils have been very hostile to unionisation, but, despite that, over 50 percent of workers in the Auckland local authority areas are unionised. Workers in these uncertain economic times need job security\u2014the certainty of being able to transfer their jobs, and to know that there will be no redundancies as a result of these changes. They also need to know that they will be treated fairly, and that their current terms and conditions of employment will be maintained. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000122\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c8fb0e219d84458abb94eb6817c43f26\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, they will be treated fairly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000123\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bd69cf7547f24fb8a70818fa7357d18f\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: I am very glad to hear that from the member opposite. I do not know whether he has the authority to make that statement, but he says they will be treated fairly. The success of the transition will depend on having a stable workforce. I repeat that comment. The success of the transition will depend on having a stable workforce. The unions have indicated a willingness to engage constructively in that process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000124\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EI tell members opposite that there is evidence of what I am saying from other reorganisations that have taken place in local government. Queensland is the example that I want to draw to members\u2019 attention. In Queensland last year the number of councils was cut from 157 to 73. In that time it was guaranteed that no council staff below the level of chief executive would lose their jobs for 3 years. So it is possible to make those sorts of commitments. Why did Queensland do that? It did that because it recognised that if restructuring was to achieve the goal of improving local government in Queensland, it was essential that it retained workers. It recognised that it was also about maintaining those workers\u2019 wages and conditions. I say to members that is a good example. There was a code of practice drawn up in Queensland that was agreed jointly by all of the parties, including the workers and their representatives.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022 data-id=\u00226977c924e0004e879fe0fa18e584a52b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000125\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226977c924e0004e879fe0fa18e584a52b\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National\u2014Maungakiekie):\u003C/span\u003E I rise along with other Government members to support the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. My first acknowledgement is to the royal commission: the Hon Peter Salmon, Dame Margaret Bazley, and David Shand. What a great job they did, along with their staff, their researchers, and the workers that contributed to the commission of inquiry\u2019s report. I also acknowledge the Hon Rodney Hide for the great work that he has done since being appointed Minister of Local Government, his leadership, and the honourable way he has conducted himself in seeking the opinions of Aucklanders and New Zealanders. He has been ably assisted by the Hon John Carter, who is appropriately sitting to my right in the House. His experience in this area is unsurpassed. His work in the area and his dedication to the people of Auckland\u2014although he is not an Aucklander\u2014are fully appreciated by us. I also take this time to acknowledge our leader, the Hon John Key. He has led this country, he is a breath of fresh air for this country, and he has been acting decisively, thinking strategically, and moving regionally. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000126\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EAs some members of this House have already indicated, reforms of local government are not new. In 1989 the Hon Michael Bassett\u2014a very decent man, a very thoughtful man, and a very intelligent man, although he was a Labour Party Minister\u2014put forward various reforms. Those reforms transformed Auckland City when Onehunga Borough Council, One Tree Hill Borough Council, and a number of other borough councils within the isthmus were put together to form the current Auckland City Council. At the time there was opposition to such reforms similar to that heard today. In fact, one of the opponents lived in the outer suburbs, and some of them now form the Auckland City Council. I refer to David Hay, who was the Mayor of Mount Roskill Borough, and who is now the Deputy Mayor of Auckland. So contrary to the views opposite, people can come from the outer suburbs and form part of the council for Greater Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000127\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EWe have talked about the composition of the proposed council, and some have referred to the eight at-large councillors. I find that strangely ironic, and I find it strangely hypocritical that those who are at large in terms of being list MPs within this House are now speaking out against the at-large council membership. It is strangely ironic that those are the loudest voices against such at-large representation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000128\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EI also acknowledge my friends in the M\u0101ori Party. I have great sympathy for their views about having M\u0101ori representation on the council. I have great empathy for the M\u0101ori Party, and I have a huge amount of respect for the M\u0101ori Party in its desire to have representation on the council. But I have also heard of other groups who would like similar representation. I ask whether we should have an Asian councillor, whether we should automatically have a Pasifika councillor, and whether we should have a South African councillor. The reason we live in a democracy is that it allows the people to have their say in who runs cities, boroughs, and the country itself. Indeed, I think it is an insult to those who put their hands up for election to the at-large seats to say they are not able and willing to represent their particular city. We know that in this House we have a former Deputy Mayor of Manukau City. He is a man of honour and integrity, a man who was elected by the people. I have put up my hand within the Auckland City Council area and have shown that minorities can, with the right amount of work and the right amount of talent and gifts, represent the people. Minorities represent the people. They do not represent just Pasifika people or just workers; they represent all the peoples within those electorates. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000129\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EWe have heard members from across the Chamber say there has been no consultation\u2014zero consultation. In that case, I do not know why a royal commission of inquiry was set up by the Labour Government in 2007. Why did we have a royal commission of inquiry if there was no consultation? I tell members that I was part of the consultation and over 3,500 people took part in it. Members opposite also say there will be no future consultation. That is an absolute lie, too. A number of meetings have already been held in Auckland City; a number of meetings are about to be held in Auckland City. In fact, I myself have set up meetings throughout my constituency of Maungakiekie\u2014right across the electorate\u2014to see what the people of Maungakiekie have to say. I have already been listening and I have already had meetings with people out there. I have talked to local community board members and found that they are, by and large, positive. They are positive, and they are quite keen to hear what will come out of the legislation and what will come out of the consultation, in terms of the powers and the abilities of local community boards to set the direction of their local communities. I have also talked to a number of employees of local city councils, and I have found that although they are a little nervous, they see that the positive benefits of a single city are the way forward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EI want to touch on a few examples of why a single city is the way forward. We will have one council, one mayor, one district plan, and one long-term council community plan. There is a project in Auckland called the Auckland-Manukau Eastern Transport Initiative\u2014an infrastructure project that runs between Auckland City and Manukau City. That project is within the long-term plan for Auckland City Council, and funds have been set aside in terms of the purchase of houses and infrastructure development. Yet on the other side of the divide, Manukau City has not provided for this development in its long-term plan. There is a mismatch here that would be solved by having one council. There is also the Pasifika Festival, of which Auckland City Council is very proud. But, again, one council contributes to this iconic event on our calendar, yet the other councils that benefit from such an event do not contribute financially. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000131\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThis legislation is about leadership. It is about leading Auckland City into a new era, it is about leading Auckland City into becoming an iconic city for the Asia-Pacific region, and it is about the leadership that we may have from a mayor with the ability to lead such a city. I support this bill. It really is a new turn in the history of Auckland and also of New Zealand. I acknowledge those who have contributed to this bill, and I look forward to putting forward my support for this bill in the coming months and moving Auckland into the future. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u002284ba1f451aa7471c970fca579a11082e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000132\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002284ba1f451aa7471c970fca579a11082e\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is a pleasure to take a call on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I say, first off, that Auckland does not want to be reorganised. West Auckland is on the march: there has been a big march in west Auckland, and huge meetings opposing the Government\u2019s proposals. South Auckland, as we heard last night from my great colleague Su\u2019a William Sio, is in mourning. It is in mourning for the loss of Manukau City. On the North Shore, where I work, the MPs are Jonathan Coleman, Wayne Mapp, Murray McCully, and John Key. They are too important and too busy to take much notice of the perfect storm that is building around Auckland governance in their electorates. Just in case those members missed it, I quote from the North Shore Times where North Shore city councillor Ken McKay \u201Cpredicts the supercity will be the most disastrous thing that has happened to Auckland and likens it to the situation in Fiji.\u201D He says: \u201CWe criticise Bainimarama for taking democracy away from the people but are we much better off in supporting a single city and taking democracy away from ratepayers?\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000133\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E In the North Shore, like in the rest of Auckland, people are worried about many things. They are worried about the powers\u2014the extreme powers\u2014of the mayor that are being proposed by the Government. They are worried about the positions\u2014the six or eight positions\u2014on the council that will be elected at large. They are worried about how their voice will be recognised and heard in a super-city. They are worried about their billions of dollars worth of assets and the huge economic contribution that they make to Auckland City, and about how that will be rationalised in a single city. They are worried about their community services. They are worried about how the citizens advice bureau is going to be funded\u2014will it be funded to the same extent, will it be funded to the higher level of other parts of the city, or will it be funded to a lower level as it is across the city? They are worried about their community houses\u2014the community houses where people are employed by the council to run local support programmes in the community, particularly in areas like Albany and around Greenhithe, where there is a large migrant population. Those houses do very, very important work. People are worried about the council land that their kindergartens are on. What will happen to that in the super-city? They are very worried. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000134\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EIn Rodney, people do not want to be part of this super-city, at all. It is very, very interesting in Rodney. I have not noticed an awful lot of consultation from the Government or the council in Rodney, but people there have certainly been talking to me. I noticed last week that 10 Rodney District councillors put out a media release calling for the public\u2019s help to get a rethink of the proposed super-city. The 10 district councillors in Rodney are saying that \u201Cthe government needs urgently to rethink its proposal regarding the incorporation of Rodney into its so-called supercity.\u201D I understand there is the same problem in the deep south of Auckland: in Hunua people do not want to be part of the super-city either. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000135\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe surveys in Rodney and, indeed, in Helensville\u2014the Prime Minister\u2019s own electorate\u2014show that the majority of the community are vehemently opposed to the proposal. They believe that it is a hastily formulated and superficial plan, that there has been a failure to have proper consultation, and that people have not had a proper say. They have no faith in the select committee process. I think the very process of rushing the bill through the House under urgency, without the opportunity for consultation, does not give them any confidence. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000136\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI am also interested in the motion that was passed yesterday to set up a special select committee. I wonder how many Auckland members from the Government will be on that committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000137\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d95d3463ee694958bb086ea276665c46\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: John Carter will chair it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000138\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f581db25b4b04e74bb05df4e35615f2c\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, OK. Well, I was wondering\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000139\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002289120c47a22c47b1bc798892cb9985bd\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: He\u2019s not from Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000140\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cadbb79998224ffe90049f9d294add7a\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: That is right. We want some Auckland members; we have some good Auckland members. I heard Minister Pansy Wong taking a call earlier, and I could not help but think, given her performance as Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs, that she will not be able to help anybody. Why would anybody trust that woman when she has proven herself to be completely ineffective, particularly as an advocate for women? She is so ineffective that yesterday she allowed the Pay and Employment Equity Taskforce within the Department of Labour to be abolished. Once again, in an awful repetition of history, women are now on the back foot; women are back to fighting for basic justice. How can the people of Auckland have any confidence in any of the Ministers who are in Auckland?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000141\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe main themes that have come out of the meetings I have attended on the North Shore are themes that have been debated across the city. I have mentioned the issue of the extreme powers of the mayor. People have no confidence in a mayor who can select his or her own deputy chair, choose the heads of committees, and have such enormous power. They have no confidence that eight people elected at large will have any idea about what it is like to represent Beachhaven, or Northcote with its areas of State housing. How can those people feel confident about that? They are concerned about the lack of M\u0101ori representation. On the North Shore they are concerned about that issue, and they will be joining the h\u012Bkoi on 25 May. They are concerned about the rush and the lack of consultation. They are asking why we have to do this in such a hurry. What is the rush? Why are we rushing this bill and this governance set-up through Parliament under urgency? They are concerned about local representation, and, as I have said, about community services. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000142\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EOn a broader issue, the reality is that under this proposal workers will lose their jobs. Let us just be honest about this: workers will lose their jobs. My colleague Carol Beaumont has outlined an approach that is much better than the one the Government has taken. Like Carol Beaumont, I have spoken at length with the union of the workers affected, and with workers at the councils. They are very concerned, but it is not only they who are concerned; the communities that they serve are also concerned. The communities are asking the legitimate question of how they will get the services they need in the transition period between now and October 2010. They rely on the staff, who do such a great job in supporting their services through community service councils and other community programmes, such as transport and transport safety programmes. The communities are asking how they can feel confident that those services will continue, when we know that the affected staff are feeling absolutely bruised by this legislation. I ask how we can expect productivity from workers, when they are really on a long path to redundancy\u2014well, a long path to getting the sack, actually. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000143\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe transitional provisions that are being proposed in this bill\u2014and which we will, no doubt, talk a bit about later in the Committee stage\u2014are insufficient. First of all, I would have thought that one of the basic things we could assume in this society is that workers\u2019 representatives would be on the Auckland Transition Agency. There should be a voice for workers on the transition board. There should be proper consultation with workers, and proper management of the change process. If those in charge do not get the cooperation of workers, this change will not work; it will fall over. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000144\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThere are better ways of doing this. There are guarantees that we can give to the staff. The services provided in Auckland across the city are very different in many parts of the city. They are different in west Auckland, South Auckland, the North Shore, Rodney, and central Auckland. Of course, the great councillor from the Auckland City Council, who is also an MP, is far more interested in attacking a very, very good and dedicated councillor, who has given years of hard work to the city of Auckland, than in actually representing his people of Maungakiekie. [Interruption] Oh, my colleague says the member is in trouble with an Aucklander again. I look forward to reading about that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000145\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EIt is very interesting, in this second reading debate and in the urgency process, to consider what the Auckland MPs\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000146\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002225f8c78b-f301-4aca-a936-366f00a26bc9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022225a733b90064e429e91f7d8a16fcaaa\u0022\u003ESandra Goudie\u003C/span\u003E: She\u2019s read the bill! Has she read the bill? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000147\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247cd4ac0dead4642a8f8008eba29d780\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, I say to Ms Goudie that I have read the bill\u2014unlike that member. Where are the National Government\u2019s members from Auckland?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022 data-id=\u002236161b4f1bcc47c5b7f944c4c141bd76\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000148\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002236161b4f1bcc47c5b7f944c4c141bd76\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE (National\u2014Auckland Central):\u003C/span\u003E I am delighted to rise to speak on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. We are on the cusp of the most significant change in governance in Auckland since our city was first formed. History will show that this Government has finally done what people have been calling for, for decades. There have been 18 months of consultation, $4 million spent, and 3,500 submissions, and we are now implementing a key recommendation of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. I am very pleased, as well, that the Government has decided to have a separate select committee for this. The Opposition is squealing, but this dedicated select committee to focus on issues of Auckland governance is exactly what is needed. That is what Auckland deserves, and that is what it will get. The establishment of a dedicated committee shows the level of importance that our Government gives to Auckland governance. It will give Aucklanders the ability to be involved in the consultation, on issues like the make-up of the council and the powers of local boards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000149\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI think it is useful to discuss why we desperately need this reform. The royal commission said: \u201CAuckland\u2019s regional council and seven territorial authorities lack the collective sense of purpose, constitutional ability, and momentum to address issues effectively for the overall good of Auckland. Disputes are regular among councils over urban growth and the development and sharing of key infrastructure, including roads, water and waste facilities.\u201D In summary, one council will enable us to deliver on regional priorities. We support it, the royal commission supported it, and the Labour Party supports it. Regardless of its filibustering, the Opposition supports one council, and that is what we are implementing. People have had enough of sitting in traffic because regional transport priorities cannot be delivered. Community organisations are sick of having to apply to different councils for community funding. They have limited resources, and this legislation will set in train a process that will reduce the bureaucracy they will have to go through to obtain funding. I am proud of that, because community organisations are struggling at the moment, and this will reduce bureaucracy for them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E Auckland has over one-third of our country\u2019s population. It is forecast to have a population of 2 million people by 2050. We are the engine room of the New Zealand economy. This legislation is good not just for Auckland but also for the rest of New Zealand. I know that members in this House from other regions of New Zealand are quite excited about this legislation going through. The need for major reform was highlighted by the royal commission when it said \u201CMaintaining the status quo, or tinkering around the edges, is not the answer. Bold change is required.\u201D That is what you have got from this Government\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000151\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c775d475d1ee46798aca5b32c262e646\u0022\u003EH V Ross Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000152\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f4154b6b561c4ab9bd39c66a8eb26b17\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The member knows, and I indicated to her, that she cannot bring me into the debate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000153\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e81eef3c6c24e569cbf5f9f1fedbd35\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: That is what Aucklanders have got from this legislation. As the royal commission highlighted, the existing structures do not work. The commission said that Auckland\u2019s regional council and seven territorial authorities lack purpose. In particular, the royal commission identified two broad problems evident in current Auckland local government arrangements. The first was around regional governance, and the fact that it is weak and fragmented. I am proud that our Government is doing something about that. The commission said this was the best way to tackle the region\u2019s problems, such as suffocating red tape, increasing rates, transport bottlenecks, and lost opportunities.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000154\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EThe next key issue the royal commission dealt with was around community engagement. The irony of the structure we have adopted, which will go to the people of Auckland for consultation, is that it is a shot in the arm for democracy for Auckland: Aucklanders will get much more local democracy as a result of the model we are offering. I challenge members on the other side of the House. The problem with members opposite is that they have no consistent policy on this issue; they are all talking from different song sheets. We have Ross Robertson and George Hawkins, who say they support the royal commission, which they set up. However, they say they support the royal commission, but then they criticise the at-large council seats. It is really difficult to find out the Labour Party\u2019s policy on this issue. The Labour Party needs to issue a statement today, letting the people of Auckland\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000155\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220b7af85f12844d999e35b924dd1d8b2a\u0022\u003EMoana Mackey\u003C/span\u003E: We have already!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000156\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002230ee09f586424fdab4903973d3281f7f\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: No, the Labour Party has issued a statement that says what it does not support; it has not issued a statement saying what its model is. I challenge the Labour Party to do that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000157\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI come back to community engagement, which is crucial. I am very proud that communities like those of Waiheke and Great Barrier may finally get some of the autonomy they want. I am proud that I will be going around my communities with the Hon John Carter, the great Hon John Carter\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000158\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f042d0b092664595b39c4d046e5448d7\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: The great honourable!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000159\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022943bc1ffcd1b4129a64a810ba9201531\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014the great Hon John Carter\u2014to consult with communities like Waiheke and Great Barrier about the powers of the local boards. I think that it is crucial to do that; it is a great day for some of those communities. We have set a process in train so that they may finally get some of the autonomy that they want.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000160\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI am very proud to be standing here to support the bill. We are on the cusp of one of the most significant changes for Auckland. I know it is not just Aucklanders who will end up supporting these proposals; it is also those in the rest of the country. Finally we will be able to have movement forward for Auckland. We will be able to get rid of those transport bottlenecks. We will be able to cut the red tape and ensure that community organisations do not have to apply to a whole lot of different councils for funding. But, more important, we will also enable and put in train a process that will allow communities like Waiheke and Great Barrier, as well as the communities of Grey Lynn and Ponsonby, to get more local representation. Our model is stronger in terms of local representation. Labour has no policy; it is all over the place. Its members cannot make up their minds, and they cannot issue a statement that shows which model they support. They set up the royal commission, and they support one council, but they are making themselves irrelevant on a day that is historic for Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000161\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI am proud of this bill. I am proud of being the member for Auckland Central, and I will be out there talking to people in the community and moving this forward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000162\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002287e89e6773e54786954b78b3891b1799\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The question is that the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be read a second time, but before that we have two amendments to be decided. The question is that the amendment in the name of the Hon David Cunliffe be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b7888d8614294ecda5e40ea275e012f7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by omitting \u201Cnow\u201D and adding \u201Cthis day six months\u201D at the end of the question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000163\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225191228aed3c47feb96a2509744dc0df\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: The question is that the amendment in the name of H V Ross Robertson be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022700c159d038c444cafe9f9e90ea8f4da\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be amended by omitting all words following \u201CThat\u201D and adding: \u201CAuckland reorganisation be decided by a referendum\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f7bc2b26c7b64c879f581931a7dd1293\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill be now read a second time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EBill read a second time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000164\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00229a790ebae9eb4d5fab48c664a224b3c0\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000165\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022a0817120cef340fdb904b674deab16ce\u0022\u003EPart 1  Preliminary provisions\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u002247e413bd44de497c8a43f920250ef2fa\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000166\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002247e413bd44de497c8a43f920250ef2fa\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I take this minute to appreciate the Hon George Hawkins, because I am looking forward to his contribution, and he has a birthday coming up tomorrow. If we keep the House in urgency, he may save a year, and he will be 1 year younger than he otherwise would be. It would also save him having a barbecue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe are discussing Part 1 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. First of all, Part 1 sets out the background material that provides the context for the bill. We should not need to debate that too much. I think that everyone is familiar with the background: Auckland\u2019s difficulties, the setting up of the royal commission by the previous Government, and the current Government\u2019s response. We then move to the purpose of the bill as stated in clause 3(7)(a): \u201Cto establish a single unitary authority to govern the entire Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010;\u201D. That is actually the main recommendation of the royal commission. The purpose of the bill, accordingly, is also, as stated in clause 3(7)(b): \u201Cto dissolve the existing local authorities that govern the Auckland region, (being 1 regional and 7 territorial authorities) at the close of the preceding day;\u201D. I think Labour also agrees with that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000168\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe third purpose, in clause 3(7)(c), is \u201Cto establish an entity to facilitate the transition to the new local government arrangements;\u201D. That is necessary because someone has to do the transition, and, of course, as soon as the change is announced there is something of a hiatus for the existing councils. They are quite keen to get a transition agency up and running that they can interact with, and that can provide for the smooth and orderly movement to one council. The fourth purpose, in clause 3(7)(d), is \u201Cto require the existing local authorities and local government organisations to support the reorganisation\u201D. Again, that is a necessity if we are to achieve the reorganisation for Auckland. There are also some consequential changes that we need to make. Part 1 outlines the clauses and the parts of the bill, defines the terms used in the bill, sets out the relationship between this bill and the other local government legislation, provides that the legislation properly binds the Crown, and, most important, provides for the Act to be repealed on 1 November 2010, with the good work of the transition agency having been done. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000169\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis is an important day because we have agreement in the Chamber and, I think, in Auckland that something needs to be done. Of course there will be debate about the best way forward. We look forward to the Opposition holding the Government to account and looking for any gaps or mistakes we make so they can be fixed. The important thing, and I think we share this view, is that we get the best result that we can for the people of Auckland following on from the work of the royal commission. I make the point that not everyone, and I look at Labour members here too, has agreed with everything in the royal commission report. I am interested that Labour members say they do not like the at-large councillors. That was a heavy-duty recommendation from the royal commission; they wanted 10. So when we make that decision, it is also a decision to step aside from what the royal commission proposed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000170\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022abb6fb7cd7a74430b0694e2fba90ac0c\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Define heavy-duty recommendation!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000171\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e26dece6e6ee4b969fdaf7e4b2de8600\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: It is a heavy-duty recommendation to have 10 at-large councillors. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000172\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002212a4d33e81d1421bb06e032df2ad1d79\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Are the other recommendations not heavy-duty?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000173\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a64b12bb12e44e80be10e4f9813c66c0\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Of course they are. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000174\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d309d3f382ec4a2aa6eb1cc1eef46571\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: But why are you ignoring some but not the others?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221d0a18fca9f9483dacf2dc8384dd0aee\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am pointing out to Labour members, who are saying we have not followed exactly what the royal commission is saying, that the Labour Party is not following those recommendations either. I ask Labour members to understand the process here. We need a transition agency now to provide a process for the councils to interact, and we are sending to the select committee the very issues that Labour and, indeed, others have concerns about. Why\u2014because the proper process is to consider those issues through the select committee process. I look forward to Labour members coming up with a consistent position on what they would do for Auckland that all members can latch on to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022f84f88549ada44e8882a97f6d9380818\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f84f88549ada44e8882a97f6d9380818\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E The Labour Party supports new governance in Auckland. We do not support the way the process has been hijacked. Members talk about a select committee going out and getting Aucklanders\u2019 opinions, but Aucklanders are not being asked what they think about the setting up of a unitary council. They will not have a say about that. I understand that things must progress fairly rapidly, but this Government could have allowed a select committee to hear the concerns of the Auckland councils. That process would not have had to be long. The select committee could have then reported back to the House. That would have been a far better process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b6d123edbdf349a4a6abae3df4bc8d76\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: We\u2019ve already had 18 months of it, George.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227234078b7441404dbabe61e2d8270988\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Quinn has not read the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. All he reads is the menu at Bellamy\u2019s. That is the absolute truth: he has not read the report. Sitting next to him is Nikki Kaye, who has read only 80 percent of it. That is not acceptable nowadays. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe member for Maungakiekie is a councillor and a member of Parliament. The trouble is that he does not attend council meetings, so he does not have any idea. We have to be better than this in this Committee. We should make sure that the Government is prepared to listen to the Auckland councils\u2019 views on the transition. But no\u2014it has decided to pass the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill in urgency and not give them that chance. That is quite a pity. I say that when members do not listen, they lose their seats. I think we should talk to the Hon Richard Worth. What happened to him? He did not listen. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222c9b767b06c24950becb08f2b3c98cda\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, ha!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e51781758fe6454ab35eee3ba43a45c7\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: The member may laugh at that, but it is very true. He lost the Epsom seat. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000182\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThis legislation also deals with the jobs of Aucklanders. Six thousand Aucklanders will have to put their faith in the Auckland Transition Agency. Those workers are not getting a say, either. Councils are not getting a say; the workers are not getting a say. The process is being hijacked by the Government. I have seen the situation. I have been around here for some time, and I see what Governments do from time to time. But this is the most important thing that has happened to local government in Auckland for 50 years or more. It is very important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000183\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EI was Mayor of Papakura at the time of the last reorganisation of local governance. Papakura survived and its people quite like it now. But they will not be able to have a say. The other day the Mayor of Papakura was at Mansell Senior School, a decile 1 school. Just over 200 pupils go to the school. One kid asked whether they were going to have a mayor any more. They will not. But that is a part of the second bill that is coming up\u2014the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000184\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIn respect of the first bill, it is very important that we make sure things are under control. Everything is not sweet at the moment. Chief executives in the Auckland area are getting pay rises of $60,000 per year. That is $1,100 per week. I think that is disgusting. It has been reported in the media that people like Jarrod Moyle, who works for Sheffield Consulting Group, have said that chief executives should get $1 million salaries. There was no comment about the workers at the coalface; this is all about looking after the big, rich, fat friends of the National Government. It is disturbing that ordinary people who clean toilets, empty rubbish bins, and get playing fields right will not be able to have a say on the transition. I think that matter is very important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u00229121f403ca164051b6eb39a51e0e58fc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000185\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229121f403ca164051b6eb39a51e0e58fc\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I was going to start my speech by referring to the first of the many amendments that Labour will be introducing, but first I will address the comments just made by the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide. I thank him for taking a call. All too often when we go into urgency, we see National Government Ministers sitting in that chair like a dried arrangement\u2014not getting up, not saying anything, and not doing anything. It is good to have a Minister in the chair who is prepared to take a call, and to address the concerns.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000186\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fc1e630546724e8c803c7c75b1bef678\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Get on with your speech! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002288e25370b0864efaa3f47f321ccedb8c\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: This is my speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000188\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226001bf7f9b4d49809d76399b03e7cec8\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s rubbish. Get on with the good bit.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000189\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022341690caae954e58ac72b8f2d35177dd\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Brownlee can say that it is rubbish; he has just come into the Chamber. He is obviously very keen to get out of here tonight. He is reading the newspaper. I say to Mr Brownlee that if he wants to keep interjecting on me, I will keep responding to him. I am quite happy to do that. But he is obviously very upset that we pointed out that Rodney Hide is prepared to take a call. I hope that he will stand up and address the issues of concern that are being raised. Once again we have\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000190\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a9bcaa9861b64586877606057e458bf3\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Have you only got two sentences? You\u2019ve already said that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000191\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b081ea3534814dd28ff92d4905a27ef5\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: I say it because I believe it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000192\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bb711d312bff4e90a458f2d2d26e8fef\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: So you go round and round?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000193\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022716bb053a41a4d5385efdd417107983e\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: Yes; that is fine. We can keep having this conversation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000194\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224cdb95df1ee44f689e282b222cca5785\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: If you say it long enough, you will convince yourself.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000195\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002239c447391fff49e3a9914a4736aea26f\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: That is fine. We can keep having this conversation, I say to Mr Quinn. I am quite happy. Anyway, I restate how happy we are that the Minister in the chair is prepared to take a call. We hope he will take more calls on this. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000196\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EOnce again, here we are in urgency, and the Government is ramming through a piece of legislation that will not be going to a select committee and will not have a public process associated with it. Let us remind ourselves that during the election campaign the National Party promised Aucklanders that it would consult on the royal commission\u2019s report. But National has not done that, so I hope the Minister will take a call on that issue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000197\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EMy colleague Chris Hipkins referred to the comments made by the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, that the royal commission report contained heavy-duty recommendations that were carried through. I think it is important that we understand how the Minister came to decide which regulations were heavy-duty, and which could be dispensed with. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EClearly, Labour members have stated that we support the unitary council, but we believe that Aucklanders have the right to be consulted on that issue. When the Minister in the chair took his call he also referred to the fact that the select committee process is the consultation that Government members have been referring to. But maybe the Minister in the chair is not aware of the fact that this legislation will not be referred to a select committee. He should have been alerted to that by the fact that we moved to the second reading right after the first reading. That would have been his first clue that this piece of legislation had not been referred to a select committee. But, clearly, that did not tip him off, so perhaps the Minister in the chair might want to take a call and clarify what he meant when he said that the consultation on this bill was the select committee process when in fact there will be no select committee process. That is a shameful thing. I note also that there is no regulatory impact statement with this legislation. I wonder what the Minister for Regulatory Reform would say about that. I look forward to the Minister in the chair, who, I believe, has a close personal relationship with the Minister for Regulatory Reform, actually addressing that issue. We find ourselves once again in urgency, with no select committee process for a bill that is being rammed through. The people of Auckland are not having their say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f41e2b8aabfd424abfa604f1f753733c\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: They have had their say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bdb29e3d30394235b6714e7a4de9fa22\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: How have they had their say? [Interruption] Nikki Kaye says that the fact that there were 500 oral submissions and 3,500 written submissions means 1.4 million Aucklanders have had their say. I ask Nikki Kaye to stand up and take a call\u2014and stop yelling at me\u2014and tell this Committee why she promised, along with the National Party during the election campaign, that National would consult Aucklanders on the royal commission report before it did anything. I ask Nikki Kaye when she did that. Those members cannot answer that, because the fact is that they did not consult. It is a broken election promise. Nikki Kaye can keep interjecting on me, and I will keep responding to her, but the fact is that she is a lion in Wellington and a mouse in Auckland. I challenge her to go and make those comments in Auckland. She should go to South Auckland and repair some of the damage done by Melissa Lee last night. She should go to South Auckland and give the speech she is giving in this Committee, with the comments she is making, in Auckland, because Auckland members from National are big and brave when they are in the confines of Parliament, in Wellington\u2014big and brave. The fact is that Aucklanders were promised\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220ca14ca8e76f4964a9b702f5d5ed609e\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019re a bit of a mouse in Gisborne.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000202\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022974fe1e96ed94fbabd3995576e3eddb8\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: I am not a mouse in Gisborne, and I am happy to stand according to that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000203\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f60868e3ad12462aace56492de81598e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I call the Hon David Carter\u2014sorry, John Carter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022cf14b4885537445dbabe6b25f0861b2e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000204\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cf14b4885537445dbabe6b25f0861b2e\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000205\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022addc49af650649fb9d148929d16d3722\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: He\u2019s much better than David Carter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000206\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002244b513a0034d4d669928f802ffe686ab\u0022\u003EMoana Mackey\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s the great Hon John Carter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000207\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022502175f81ab643edba62cf26103b3898\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: That is very kind of the members to say so, but I think that David Carter is a remarkable member of Parliament, actually. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000208\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI just listened with wonder to the input to this debate from Opposition members. I am actually quite staggered and disappointed by the lack of effort they are putting into this issue. If they are genuinely opposed to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, then they should fight it word for word, paragraph for paragraph, and clause by clause. But all we are getting from Opposition members is rhetoric saying that they like the suggestion of having one city, one system of roading authorities and water supply, and one plan, and they think there should be a unitary authority across Auckland, but they oppose the bill. Well, what sort of nonsense is that? You know, the Opposition spokesperson on local government is even recorded in the local paper as saying he thinks there should be one city for Auckland across the whole area. Labour members support that idea and they support the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. Incidentally, they keep asking how many of us have read the report of the royal commission. They keep asking us, but I would like to ask those members how many of them have read it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000209\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220036b594575f43e28fda98017b3dd785\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: I have.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000210\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285c5f97865284bc6bc2726530129ed9c\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Really?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000211\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cea7aaefe9f74915b28c6ad6f91a5a0a\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000212\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b2e242fb69ba458fb8911750c162bbd1\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: All the volumes?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000213\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290be3cb53c164fb79ceaec541d62b30d\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000214\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fcdb18aee1344ee85d1bc55d233921a\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: George Hawkins says that he has read all the volumes. I ask how many volumes there are.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000215\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226d95742783ba497b8a61a3c7f685afb5\u0022\u003EHon George Hawkins\u003C/span\u003E: One.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000216\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022486adc10f8fc4fec81098219032ab96f\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: One? There are actually four volumes. You see, he says that he has read it\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000217\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f76cad5f03274603945ebe80a1987cde\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: One is the executive summary.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000218\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222faea14f0e984bf9973906184251ffcc\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: There is one executive summary and there are four volumes, actually. The volumes are there on the back desk, and there are actually four volumes\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000219\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220f3aa609b1014659a1d2c2c961a035d7\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019re counting the executive summary as a volume.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000220\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002284278085866c4468965ec0a757be8da2\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: No, no, not at all\u2014the executive summary and four volumes. The fact is that those members obviously do not know and have not read the report. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EBut the point is that we are here today to talk about this bill going through the House. Those members are saying that it is dreadful that we are putting it through under urgency. But the fact is that this starts the process, as we and the Minister of Local Government have said before, and it gets the legislation into a position where we can go to the people and say that there will be one city\u2014we do not need any confusion about that\u2014and we are interested in ensuring that there is consultation on the things needed from a local perspective. That is exactly what the Opposition is asking us to do, as well. Again, the only argument those members have is that we are starting this process by putting this bill through under urgency. They say that if we had not done that, they would have had to support it. Well, somebody had to start the process. If it had been the Labour Opposition, we would have seen another 50 years go by before any action was taken. Those members stand up\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228d591605bc524812bb1206e0129bffee\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, they want to stand up in the Committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000223\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002286e7bd15e96e42ad81c65eb9dd9b668a\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014yes, of course they would\u2014and say that they are worried about the waste. George Hawkins just stood up and said that it was dreadful that some chief executive was getting a $60,000 pay increase. Well, if he is worried about that sort of stuff, surely he wants to support a system that allows us to address those issues. I would have thought that the Opposition would be quite keen to see a system that allowed those things to be looked at and reformed. Surely that is the sort of stuff we want. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000224\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI cannot imagine that George Hawkins enjoys the traffic congestion he has to drive through, day after day, when he is in Auckland. Surely he wants that sort of stuff fixed\u2014one would think so. Why would he not want to support that sort of stuff? Why would he not want the Government to actually try to fix the cost that Auckland brings upon the people of this nation because of all the difficulties it has? Why would that member\u2014who is a former mayor\u2014not want a system that allowed decisions to be taken across the region? Why would that member not want that sort of stuff? Well, the Minister of Local Government, the Prime Minister of this country, and this Government will provide for that to happen. It is very difficult to argue about.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000225\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EMost important, while we fix those things that are problems for Auckland, and while we fix the structure to allow decisions to be taken affecting infrastructure and the issues that matter on a high scale for Auckland, we are also going to allow local people to have their voice, in order to allow local democracy to prevail. We will ensure that the functions Waiheke Island residents want will be there. They can tell us what they want, and we will put it in there. People can tell us how many wards they want and how many councillors should be elected at large. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022752650ffc452407ba1918b60307aff1f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000226\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022752650ffc452407ba1918b60307aff1f\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E A previous speaker, Nikki Kaye, said that she knew people in Auckland who were excited about this super-city model, and I am sure there are some. I am sure that many of Rodney Hide\u2019s mates and many business people are rubbing their hands together with glee about this super-city, because they can see that this legislation will mean they will end up getting their hands on $28 billion worth of assets. They know that the hidden agenda is to set up the council in such a way that they can siphon off all of the major commercial activities of the council into corporate boards, then contract them out and privatise as much as possible. So they are rubbing their hands together with glee; I tell Nikki Kaye that yes, they are excited about the super-city proposal.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000227\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI am quite sure that the Citizens and Ratepayers are absolutely excited about this super-city proposal, because they know that if they get their man, John Banks, into power as mayor, he will be effectively the \u201CTsar of Auckland\u201D. Under the proposed new model in this bill he will have almost total control of the council. He will be able to choose all his chairs and his deputy chair, and he will then have complete control of the council and its agenda. He will set the budget, he will set the long-term plan, and he will then be able to unleash his agenda for Auckland. This is the hidden agenda here, which is why those people are rubbing their hands together with glee. They know that under this new model of local governance, with this incredible concentration of power in the executive and the mayor, they will be able to unleash their agenda for Auckland without opposition. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000228\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI was a Wellington city councillor for 8 years, and I know that once the mayor gets control of the council and control of all the chairs, he or she can just ram things through, in exactly the same way we are ramming through this legislation today. The mayor will be able to control the new council, and unleash his or her agenda on Auckland, but I am worried that Aucklanders will realise this only when it is too late. They will wake up in 3 years\u2019 time\u2014if this legislation is rammed through using Rodney Hide\u2019s shock tactics\u2014and realise they now have a \u201CTsar of Auckland\u201D and a bloated, huge super-city, a mega-city, that is inaccessible to ordinary Aucklanders. They will not be able to access it or influence it. Whole communities will be disenfranchised and powerless. The people on the local boards\u2014whatever few powers might be tossed their way\u2014will be utterly frustrated, and they will ask how this happened: \u201CHow did it happen that our very effective eight Auckland city councils were wiped out overnight?\u201D. What is the problem with the Waitakere City Council, the North Shore City Council, and the Manukau City Council? What is the great evil that they have done? Their satisfaction surveys show an 80 or 90 percent satisfaction rate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000229\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EWe want to make it absolutely clear that the Green Party is utterly opposed to the proposed super-city model. Apparently there is some uncertainty about where Labour stands, so I want to make it absolutely clear that the Green Party is implacably opposed to the proposed super-city model. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000230\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe ACT members were yelling out that the councils were wasting money. I tell those members to wait until ratepayers work out how much this radical restructuring is going to cost, how much will be foisted on them, and how much their rates bill will go up just so those members can wipe out local democracy in Auckland. I also point out it is a complete myth that the Government is adopting the royal commission\u2019s plan. What nonsense! A public policy director of the Auckland University of Technology launched a broadside today against the Government\u2019s plans. He said that what the Government is proposing is a shadow of the royal commission\u2019s report. He said further that the Government has taken just a few headlines out of the royal commission\u2019s report, and removed most of its other mechanisms. Let us remember that the royal commission said that its report should be taken as an integrated whole. But all the Government has taken is a few headlines that suit it, and scrapped the rest of the report. Then it has tried to pretend that because people were consulted on the royal commission, somehow they do not need to be consulted on this bill or on anything else.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022932e86b007e7487791dc941bb50b09b7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000231\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022932e86b007e7487791dc941bb50b09b7\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I support Sue Kedgley, the member who has just resumed her seat. Of course the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is not an end in itself; it is the start of a very, very slippery slope. She is absolutely right to point out that the $28 billion worth of assets that will all go into council-controlled organisations will all be subject to the majority on the new council, which, of course, will be dominated by the at-large councillors elected across the city using the bank balances of the good people of Remuera. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000232\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIt is OK for Nikki Kaye that the gulf islands have their community boards, but is it not a shame that so early in her term she has slipped from what she could have been. She could have been a good MP. She could have risen above the nimby factor and said \u201CBecause my gulf islands are OK \u2026 \u201D. It does not take long until we get to Melissa Lee and start worrying about brown people coming up the motorway and invading the good white suburbs of Mt Albert. It is a slippery slope from the gulf islands to brown people on the motorway, and that is what those Nats stand for. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000233\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI tell New Zealanders to be very afraid when the Government concentrates power. John Carter asked: \u201CHave you read all the volumes?\u201D. Well, there are three volumes and an executive summary. In a sleight of hand, the Government managed to turn 6 inches of integrated research and 3,000 submissions into this report. There is a misprint on it; it should say \u201CMaking Auckland Bluer\u201D. It is in blue print. I remember when Mr Carter handed it out, and I remember the look on his face. He knew he was giving the people of Auckland a permanent right-of-centre local government. The Government took those four volumes, put them in the rubbish bin, and replaced them with this report. Members will notice that it is not the same thickness. It is not as thick as the Minister of Local Government. This is not even an executive summary. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000234\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWhat does the bill do? I will get back to the content of the bill. Part 1 is called \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D, and one would think there is nothing much in it. But when we check the fine print, we see that it completely overrides section 49 of the Local Government Act. That section requires a poll or a referendum on reorganisation. National members used to be big on referenda, were they not, on the anti-smacking bill. They are very big on crime and punishment, but they are not very big on referenda about local government, for some strange reason. I do not know why that is. They said they would consult on those volumes that they have now put it in the bin. They said they would consult on making Auckland bluer, but they did not. Then they said \u201CWell, you\u2019ll get your say in the select committee.\u201D That is fine. Here is the bill that overrides the Local Government Act, and there is no select committee. It is being rammed through the House in urgency, which is why we are here, to take away the right of Aucklanders to have their say. Those members are doing it by stealth.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000235\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIt is intriguing that Roger Douglas was here, because this is the Roger Douglas model of change management. It was used in Baghdad; it is called \u201Cshock and awe\u201D\u2014crash it through before the people line up. Why are those members so frightened? They are frightened that the people of Auckland will rise up like the thousand people who marched in Henderson at a day\u2019s notice. The h\u012Bkoi is coming from the north, the south, and the west. It is coming with the disempowered people, the brown people, the poor white people, and the people of colour and ethnicity like Mr Bakshi. The people will rise up and will not be silenced by this bill now or in 2011. They will rise up and they will have their say because they do not want to make Auckland bluer\u2014not now, not in 2011, not in 2014, not in 2017, and not in 2020. The people want to have their say; this Government is taking that away. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000236\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ELabour stands for the people. We stand with the people, and we stand for democracy. This bill is an outrage. The Government has spent a million bucks, got a thorough report, put it in the bin, replaced it with something wafer-thin like the Minister, has not consulted on it, has rammed through a bill with no select committee process, and has overridden the law.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00223780852f439b44c9bbdc89c9ceaee39e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000237\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223780852f439b44c9bbdc89c9ceaee39e\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Economic Development):\u003C/span\u003E It is a somewhat daunting prospect to make a contribution in this debate after hearing \u201CMartin Luther Cunliffe\u201D give such a wonderful dissertation. I think it was a Martin Luther King impersonation of John F Kennedy. However, I think the absurdity of that contribution perfectly demonstrates the absurdity of the Labour Party\u2019s opposition to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000238\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThis part is integral to the entire bill. It simply means that we have had a royal commission spend some 18 months considering this issue. The royal commission, interestingly, was established by the Rt Hon Helen Clark after her public expressions of concern about the \u201Cdysfunctional\u201D nature of Auckland local governance. The royal commission spoke to literally hundreds of Aucklanders, and it came down with some recommendations for how things might progress. At that point Labour would think the job has been done\u2014that it has had the committee and got the report, so the job is done. That is exactly what \u201CMartin Luther Cunliffe\u201D just told the Committee. We have a great pile of documents here\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000239\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002266eaab8394894b5fa8159277a0f7787f\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. My point of order is an obvious one: members have to be referred to by their correct name or title. There is no end of possibilities as to the names we could use for the Leader of the House, who made the transgression. We do not do that, because we respect the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000240\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dedcd900bb1e4db7b0a121e37e2d5d07\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The point is well made; the member well knows that. He should address members respectfully and in keeping with the tradition of the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000241\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c8cbeeaa43834bb8a4a0dadce5417012\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: I most certainly will. I offer the reflection that after almost 13 years in this place, I am well aware that the expletives used to describe me certainly are not exhausted when it comes to the Opposition\u2019s imagination. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000242\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EMr Cunliffe gave us exactly that information when he spoke before. He said there was a great pile of documents here, and it was terrible that it has been synthesised down to its essence and presented in a readable, understandable form to back up a Government that is actually doing something that is totally foreign to the Labour Party, in taking some action on information provided to it on issues that have been discovered and considered by the people who are most affected by them. That is all that this bill does. It sets up a transition agency, so that all those people who have responsibilities in local government at the moment know where they are heading. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000243\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThe interesting thing is that we have not heard one Labour speaker admit that he or she is going to vote against the super-city proposal and vote down any concept of there being a united situation for local governance in Auckland. That is Labour\u2019s serious agenda. Those members have said that even though Helen Clark expressed concern about Auckland governance, she is gone and so is the idea. They are going back to the 1960s if they say they will vote against the proposal to unite local governance in Auckland. That is irrelevant, and the Labour Party is pretty irrelevant in this argument through its actions. Talk about wanting to be consulted, consultative, and constructive means absolutely nothing when we get this sort of opposition to a bill that essentially protects the people who have an obligation to make this thing work.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000244\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a3bd43a5eb7487ab86d8c3c3486ab83\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Rubbish!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000245\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022edd69776d9f04b598cec447db889478c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Opposition members suggest that I am talking absolute rubbish. That means they have not read the bill. They do not understand that without the protections of this bill, and without the transitional authority having the backing of the law, then there can be no progress towards a super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000246\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThe interesting thing is that there is no argument here about how many people might be on the council and how many local boards there might be. That is in another bill, which is going to a select committee and it will be decided on by that committee after representations have been made to it. There are no pre-decisions about that. I think it is incredibly disingenuous of the Labour Opposition to filibuster in the House today on what should be very, very simple legislation designed to protect the people in employment at the present time. [Interruption] There we go! Members opposite are suddenly saying I should not be speaking, because I am somehow interfering with their right to speak. That shows the arrogance of the Labour Party. Labour was absolutely whipped at the last election. No concept of humility was ever expressed, and here we see the same arrogance today\u2014it is Labour\u2019s way or no way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000247\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThis process was started by a Labour Party in Government that knew what it was doing, and it will be opposed by a Labour Party in Opposition that has no idea where it is heading. I feel sorry for Phil Goff. It is no good being a train engine out the front if all the carriages are several metres behind and off the hook. That is about where he is at. The Labour Party, rather than supporting its leader, is having a cup of tea down the back in the guard\u2019s van\u2014utterly hopeless.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022 data-id=\u002259528e41dc6c4591bb8c4e412597bd8c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000248\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002259528e41dc6c4591bb8c4e412597bd8c\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Manukau East):\u003C/span\u003E When one looks at Part 1, one sees that it sets out the background and purposes of the bill. In that respect there are a number of questions that I wish to put to Her Majesty\u2019s Government. What is the purpose of the bill? We are told that it is to improve public services, overall organisation, overall efficiency, staffing, and everything else that goes with improving organisations. I hope, for the people of Manukau City whom I represent and, since the last election, also the people of Auckland City, that that is correct. My experience, having now served in the part of Auckland City that covers my electorate, \u014Ct\u0101huhu, is that that is not the case. Let me put on the record today that as an Opposition we, broadly speaking, support a unitary council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000249\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002232c2b6a5cb14466a897956bd7c40e4ba\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Oh!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000250\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022943ec086d82f48a0bb2d7b75107c9184\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: I do not know why members opposite are so surprised. We have said that for a number of days now, and we have been quite frank and quite open about it. We support it, but I tell the Government that we strongly disagree with a number of the key provisions of this legislation. That is where we\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000251\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aa77258ac8f04c269a7a52d9136eef29\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Name one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b23e457f00b04a98aa5dc8c56a6b42c6\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: The member wants one. I will give him one. In respect of the number of members who will be elected at large, we do not agree that there should be eight; we believe that it should be open, and that each person should be able to represent his or her ward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000253\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EWe broadly support a unitary council, but as a local member of Parliament in Manukau, I say there is a concern at the constituency level and how it will impact on the people. I have already had meetings with the \u014Ct\u0101huhu steering committee group. I have already had meetings with the Papatoetoe community safety group, and met with residents in \u014Ctara. We have also attended a number of mayoral forums on this issue. So here is our question to the Government: is the purpose of this bill to run the Auckland region like a business, by business, and for business? That is not the purpose of local government; local government is there to represent the concerns of the local people. So I call on the Prime Minister to stand up on his hind legs, take a call, and tell us exactly what he thinks. I call on other Auckland members of Parliament. Let us go through them\u2014I ask them to get up on their hind legs and tell us what they think. What about Paula Bennett? What about Jonathan Coleman, Murray McCully, Maurice Williamson, Jackie Blue, Pansy Wong, Sam Lotu-Iiga, Nikki Kaye, Judith Collins, Wayne Mapp, Tim Groser, Richard Worth, Tau Henare, Melissa Lee, and Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi? Why will those members not take a call and tell us that the purpose of this legislation is not to run the Auckland region like a business, for business, and by business? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000254\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003ECan those members also tell us whether this legislation is about an asset grab of $28 billion worth of public assets? I know that in Manukau we have a considerable number of assets\u2014Manukau City Investments Ltd, Manukau Water Ltd, Tomorrow\u2019s Manukau, Waste Disposal Services, Manukau Building Consultants, our city investments, our leisure services, and our education and employment trust. We have the Pakuranga Arts and Cultural Trust, the Highbrook Park Trust Board, the Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust, the Counties Manukau Pacific Trust, not to mention, of course, the airport shares. We want to be reassured that Manukau will be treated fairly when it comes to the creation of the super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000255\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EAs a local member I am concerned about the loss of local representation in the area of Manukau. I come back to \u014Ct\u0101huhu. I now represent \u014Ct\u0101huhu. I was amazed, when I went to \u014Ct\u0101huhu, that it did not even have a swimming pool, yet in Manukau every single ward has a swimming pool.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00225ab56e8b8d2640c485958eefaeab6eed\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000256\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225ab56e8b8d2640c485958eefaeab6eed\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I have had the opportunity to go through the somewhat numerous amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins, and I am afraid to say that this Government will not be able to support them. His first amendment is to the title of Part 1, \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D. Sadly, it goes against the drafting conventions that we have had in this House for some time. His numerous amendments to clause 3 essentially seek to rewrite history. I know that that is something Labour is always keen on doing, but it is not something we consider to be important in this bill. In particular, it beats this Government as to quite why Labour wants to add to the bill \u201CVolcanic activity has shaped Auckland for millennia and will continue to do so\u201D. George Hawkins wants to take up the time of the Committee to make a note about volcanic activity. I am a bit disappointed that he has not stood up on this important bill and explained why he wants to add that in. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000257\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EA further amendment is to clause 4. Those amendments are just inappropriate, because if one reads clause 4, one will see that it is a descriptive clause, and the member is trying to change it. I would be interested to know whether the other members of the Labour caucus support the amendments put in by George Hawkins. The next amendment is an interesting one, and I would be very interested to hear Labour members speak to it. George is proposing to rename the Auckland Council the \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D. We know that Labour supports having one council for Auckland, so it supports the concept of an Auckland Council. Now what it is trying to do is to pass legislation that would rename it the \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000258\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220a4f54daab7f4b2fa92dcc46d73e3f5b\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s the Minister\u2019s language; the Minister calls it that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000259\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225ce5876709a54c0e98b67d4a60bb7a29\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Darren Hughes is yelling out. No, I am sorry, this is the amendment in the name of the spokesperson on local government, George Hawkins, to rename the Auckland Council the \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000260\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe have learnt two things from Labour members this morning. The first is that they support one council. The second is that they have learnt that volcanoes have shaped Auckland, and they want that duly noted by Parliament. The third is that they want the Auckland Council named the \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D. Why else would they move that amendment? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000261\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EFinally, I am afraid the Government cannot support the amendment to clause 8, because that would repeal the Act before the restructuring occurs. Quite why George Hawkins and Labour would want to do that beats the Government. I am afraid the Government cannot support any of these amendments. They have been poorly thought through, and I do not believe they actually have the support of Chris Hipkins and others, because I do not believe that Chris wants to name the Auckland Council\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000262\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222bf23999be274b90bafb5767edca81a3\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Simkins.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000263\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226275f4ba06824915b0f1fc0ca69604fc\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: What is his name?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000264\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226bab5611eaeb468b8e1fbb6b58b9e975\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Simkins.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fc7d0adb875a42d08ab26a29c0ac1951\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Simkins. I do not believe that the proposal to have\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000266\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cca217a7fb43420d87923ae28829d921\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The member was referring to Mr Simkins. I am sure he meant Hipkins.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000267\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3c8d97412de4adb8726d90f08add710\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is correct. This is the second time we have had this. Members know that there is a proper manner of address for people in the House. I have asked members previous to this to address people consistent with the Standing Orders and the respect due to this House. Members are honourable members, and we treat each other with respect.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000268\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223a7a67c043614ab9ac4847f543562255\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is an interesting position. The Minister, Rodney Hide, did actually get my name correct, and was corrected by the Leader of the House to make the pronunciation incorrect. So it was a deliberate attempt by the Leader of the House to make Rodney Hide make a mistake. I suggest that you bring him to order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000269\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228564cef5145d4e28a69ea41274cfbd14\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have dealt with the matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000270\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022370f419b0aa74321b18d9af6e18b6377\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: I apologise, Mr Chairperson. I am sorry, but we cannot support these amendments. I look forward to members taking the call to explain why on earth Mr Hawkins wants to name the Auckland Council the \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D, and why he wants Parliament to note, on this particular day, that volcanic activity shaped Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022 data-id=\u002265d13ded7898474286ffd54305c34198\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000271\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002265d13ded7898474286ffd54305c34198\u0022\u003EHon JIM ANDERTON (Leader\u2014Progressive):\u003C/span\u003E The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill should be renamed the \u201CRemoval of Democracy in Auckland Bill\u201D. This bill removes the opportunity for Aucklanders to say whether they want their councils replaced. The Local Government Act provides a chance for them to have their say in a referendum. That is how the Act is supposed to work: someone puts up a proposal, and the people vote it up or down. If this super-city structure for Auckland is such a good idea, then Aucklanders would vote for it. If it did not get majority approval and pass, the Government would have to fix it and keep fixing it until Aucklanders would or could vote for it. But Aucklanders will never get that chance under this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000272\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EWe know that the next bill to be debated will put in a fix in the way the Auckland super-city council is to be elected. The super-city council will be effectively stacked. It will be back to the days when 21 out of the 22 councillors in Auckland City lived east of Queen Street. I know because I was on that council, and I was one of them. Auckland ran into huge problems because it was stacked with conservative right-wing councillors for generations\u2014that is why a ward system was introduced. That is why the National Government is going back to the failed structures of the past\u2014only it is worse, because they are making it an even bigger potential disaster. One would think that most Aucklanders would want to have a say in that, and one would think the Government would acknowledge that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000273\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EOne would think that voters who live west of Queen Street\u2014the ones who are less likely to vote for the National Party in local government drag\u2014would want to say whether they agree with their representation being dramatically reduced or even eliminated entirely before it happens. One would think that the voters of South Auckland would want a say before they lose free entry to their swimming pools. Were any other members on the Manukau City Council that introduced free entry to swimming pools in Manukau City? Members are looking at one of the original members of that council. Will the Auckland super-city council\u2019s self-appointed mayor John Banks follow Manukau City\u2019s example and eliminate all fees for swimming pools in Auckland City, or will he make Manukau City charge for swimming pools in the new super-city? I say we know exactly the answer to that question. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000274\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EThat is what this bill actually does\u2014it removes free entry to swimming pools in South Auckland, and any effective say that local communities will have in the future about the way they are run. How does it do this? Well, at the moment, entry to public swimming pools in Manukau City is free. That is a good thing, because the kids in South Auckland, unlike a lot of kids in Remuera or Herne Bay, do not have swimming pools in their backyards. That is how the kids in South Auckland get the chance to learn to swim. It is how they get a fair chance to have the childhood that a New Zealand kid should have. But across the rest of Auckland there is a charge for entry to swimming pools\u2014in Auckland City, out in west Auckland, and on the North Shore. So what do members think will happen to the free entry to pools in South Auckland? It will be abolished, and the people who are least able to afford to pay will have to start paying. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000275\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EI can already hear the presumptive super-city mayor John Banks giving speeches about why the ratepayers of Auckland City should not be subsidising the swimming pools of South Auckland. Well, there is a point about that, you know, because the ratepayers of South Auckland now subsidise their own pools, and they choose to do it. What choice will they get under this bill to continue to do that? I submit: none. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000276\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EThere are literally hundreds of issues like this that the bill does not even begin to address or to propose consulting Aucklanders on. That is one result of having Auckland\u2019s councils historically elected the way the Government wants them elected. It is only going to get worse. If the Government wants an at-large election across Auckland City, it will disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of people who will never be able to stand for office in a public election. The Government cannot tell me that the 30 voluntary councils around the place, like community boards and committees, will have any power. I know they do not. They used to have, in Auckland, and they were emasculated. They used to have, in Christchurch City, where I live now, and they have been emasculated there, too. Their budgets have virtually been taken away and their authority to talk to local authority councils has gone. That is what will happen to those councils in Auckland, too. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000277\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228415e962-886d-47b9-9356-3fdce746891f\u0022\u003EI support a strong regional government. I was on the Auckland Regional Authority when it bought all the regional parks in Auckland. I was on the authority when it purchased the whole of the bus fleet, and that was a good thing to do.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022 data-id=\u002217122aea2d344b94b334f7c7706f237e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000278\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002217122aea2d344b94b334f7c7706f237e\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY (National\u2014T\u0101maki):\u003C/span\u003E I am very pleased to take the advice of the honourable member, Mr Ross Robertson, and get up on my hind legs to defend the Government\u2019s position on Part 1 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. In particular, I want to address the purpose of the bill, but before I do I want to issue a blunt, clear warning to the Labour Opposition members. I hinted at it last night; I will now deliver it. The people of Auckland are not listening to them. They made it very, very clear in the 2008 election that they had stopped listening, and that Labour had let Auckland down once too often. I note with interest the warning of another fine member, Mr George Hawkins, that members will lose their seats over this. I can only assume that he had in mind\u2014[Interruption] In your dreams, George!\u2014members like Mr Cunliffe, who really must be nervous. What the people of Auckland wanted and expected this morning was a clear, rational, reasonable debate on Part 1 of this bill\u2014on the purpose of this bill. The Labour Opposition actually agrees with the critical purpose. It agrees that there should be a unitary governance authority in Auckland. Member after member has got up and said that. So why is it that so many of the members opposite choose not to debate the purpose of the bill, but instead, as they did last night in the first and second readings, prefer to engage in personal attacks on members on this side of the Chamber? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000279\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EThat is one of the reasons why Auckland is not listening. What the people of Auckland want to hear from us, and what they are hearing from the Minister\u2014and I compliment the Minister for the clarity and the precision that he has brought to proceedings\u2014and from this side of the Chamber, is this very simple purpose: will a unitary Auckland governance system set up the framework for the prosperity of that region, and therefore the prosperity of New Zealand, for the next 50 to 100 years? That is what the people of Auckland want to hear about. That is what they want us to debate. They want the assurance that we can\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000280\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c921a732e58e4bbb8c6a61d36ff319ec\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: They want democracy.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000281\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002201e8f79acbba4be2bbf34f31d54fb6ff\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: They exercised democracy in 2008\u2014unlike the way the Labour Party treated that member\u2019s ambitions for Mt Albert.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000282\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226d0c9a2f4a9445fb81e48e0ac1d3e577\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: What did they do?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000283\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226d5f5f51731a463e837cc2860584cc76\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mr Brownlee that Labour did not nominate that member for the Mt Albert seat that he thought he had an absolute right to. That is what it did. If Phil Twyford thinks that insulting the Prime Minister in this House builds his image or his reputation in any way, I tell him to forget it\u2014just forget it. The critical point is how the new structure contained in the purpose\u2014in Part 1 of this bill\u2014will develop Auckland to become the driver of prosperity for the region, and not just for tomorrow or next year, but for the next 50 to 100 years. That is the purpose, as set out in Part 1. I invite subsequent Opposition speakers to get up, put the personal insults aside, respect what the people of Auckland want, and get on and debate that simple point, and debate the issue around the transition authority, which I believe holds the key to making this all work in the next 18 months.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u00228add8a04cd854f79b22412237c1a2a35\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000284\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228add8a04cd854f79b22412237c1a2a35\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to address clause 3 and propose an amendment to it that would insert new subclause (4A) after subclause (4). The subclause would read: \u201CThe Royal Commission recommended the establishment of six councils beneath the Auckland Council. This recommendation of the commission was dismissed by the Government.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000285\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003ELabour proposes this amendment because it recognises, despite the efforts of the National Government to rewrite history, that the National Government has swept away some of the most important work of the royal commission in dealing to and dispatching the royal commission\u2019s proposals around the second tier of Auckland governance. The royal commission spent 18 months thinking, analysing, consulting, and researching, and focused its attention on this dilemma, this problem, that underlies the entire exercise of restructuring Auckland local government. Everybody acknowledges\u2014as my colleagues on both sides of the Chamber have said today and on other days\u2014and accepts that Auckland needs strengthened regional governance. We need the ability as a city to speak with one voice. We need the ability to make the really big decisions and investments in a timely way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000286\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EAuckland is exceptional; it is unlike any other part of the country. It is our biggest city, and it is more complex and has challenges and demands that no other part of the country faces. That is the case for making an exception for Auckland: we are carving out space in our local government legislative framework so that Auckland can deal with its special challenges. Part of the recipe for dealing with those challenges is centralising power and pushing regional functions up to the super-city. That makes sense, and nobody denies that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000287\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222926de8f88dd46b7a36f28c715ef86ab\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Except your colleagues.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220b616b1a916e42beb1c0f6d2ae8f3bc0\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: No. I say to Mr Brownlee that if he takes this seriously and listens to what we are saying, he will have to acknowledge that everyone on this side of the Chamber recognises that creating the top tier\u2014giving it real powers and real resources to deal with the challenges that Auckland faces\u2014is critical; nobody disputes that. But if we are to centralise power in 20 or more councillors on the Auckland Council, then it is essential that we address the need for a strong second tier. The royal commission acknowledged this; it spent a lot of its time\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fc15b49d138f4e5d9ba0fc81c055ba13\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: The wrong bill\u2014that is the next bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c6ddb0f8bb0d44a0b7e27d21f3bcdd53\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mr Brownlee that I am talking about an amendment to Part 1 that acknowledges that this National Government swept off the table in fewer than 18 days the crucial recommendations that the royal commission took 18 months to formulate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EI want to talk about what the royal commission proposed. The royal commission proposed six councils, roughly along the lines of the existing territorial authorities. Part of the analysis of the royal commission was based on a cost-benefit analysis, and I will talk about that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d79c720514a44ef893af44d2a6a7d346\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Do you understand what that is, Phil?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022af7961214e0e4645a903e2048a747f85\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mr Quinn that the royal commission\u2019s proposals estimated that the net present value would be $425 million\u2014that is the present value of future savings. The many local boards, like the 20 to 30 local boards that the National Government and Mr Hide have proposed, would cost $225 million. So the royal commission estimates it would cost $200 million extra to set up a proliferation of local boards. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228a02beedcf2c4291ab6df9982eec551e\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: You don\u2019t support them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224992fc015c964b81bfa4c19f476e657f\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: If the member for Auckland Central reads the report of the royal commission, she will see that after 18 months it came to the decision that it could not possibly justify trashing the existing local councils. It could not justify getting rid of Manukau City Council, North Shore City Council, and Waitakere City Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022 data-id=\u0022d95ebd23ae6149fda7a378e71c61369e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d95ebd23ae6149fda7a378e71c61369e\u0022\u003EJACINDA ARDERN (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am pleased to take a call on Part 1 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I would like to speak to an amendment that has been put forward by the Labour Opposition. The amendment that I will to speak to amends the title of Part 1 by deleting the words \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D and inserting the words \u201CBackground, purposes, interpretation-related matters\u201D. The reasons we have put forward this amendment are twofold. I think it responds to some of the issues raised by Mr Hide about our amendments generally. We are trying to match the rhetoric of the Government with the reality. We are taking it upon ourselves to insert some reality into this bill, making it honest and making sure that it is well understood by the people of New Zealand\u2014Aucklanders in particular\u2014and by all members of this House. We have taken it upon ourselves, through our amendments, to put more reality into this bill and to match the Government\u2019s rhetoric with that reality. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EI will begin with our suggestion around the amendment to the title of Part 1. My colleagues, I am sure, will speak to the many other amendments that have been suggested. They are not just the ones that have been highlighted by Mr Hide; there are many more and we look forward to speaking to those. The current title of Part 1 is misleading. Parliamentary procedure has long defined that the title and commencement clauses are traditionally the preliminary clauses. To call Part 1 \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D runs the risk of confusing not only the good members of this House but also members of the public once this bill progresses further. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003ELet me just reflect on some of the reasons why calling the entire Part 1 \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D could be considered misleading. Well, one would think that this bill were preliminary by the vain attempt at a regulatory impact statement. That statement would imply that this is the kind of legislation that will be in place for 1 month, and not, as Ms Kaye pointed out, the most significant change to local government \u201Csince forever\u201D\u2014I think those might have been the words she used. We will come to an amendment on that later.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EWhen the regulatory impact analysis team considered the proposals in this bill relating to Auckland\u2019s future governance arrangements, it called them economically significant. For those members who want further clarification of \u201Csignificant\u201D, it means \u201Clikely to have a major effect\u201D. Given that, I would have thought we would have quite a hefty regulatory impact statement. I know that this is an issue dear to Mr Hide\u2019s heart. He holds a ministerial portfolio on this issue. In fact, he has had exchanges with visitors from abroad on the importance of thorough regulatory impact statements. New Zealand used to have a reputation of being praised on the way it conducted its regulatory impact statements, yet I refer to the response made by the regulatory impact analysis team when it stated that it has not assessed the regulatory impact statement because it was prepared after Cabinet\u2019s decision. A decision was made, then the statement was put together. How could Cabinet feasibly have considered the impact of the most major change to local government \u201Csince forever\u201D without having had a regulatory impact statement to consider? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EThis just points to the farce of the Government proposing such significant changes without knowing the economic impact of those changes not only for Auckland but also for the entire country. Based on that regulatory impact statement we might assume that all the provisions of Part 1 and, in fact, the major changes that come from that, are preliminary ones. Again I think that is misleading, so we are willing to put forward to the Government a proposal to change that title and to put some more honesty into the bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EThere is an alternative, though. If the Government wishes, it could change the word \u201Cpreliminary\u201D and perhaps put some dates into Part 1. The most significant change in Part 1 is the removal of the provision enabling individual Aucklanders to be polled on this reorganisation. That is one of the most significant parts of Part 1. Is that or is it not a preliminary measure? I ask the Minister to address that question. Is the removal of the democratic right of the people of Auckland to vote on this reorganisation a preliminary matter? If it is not preliminary, does that mean they will eventually have their say? Does it mean that eventually they will have a chance to vote on this matter?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u00221ffbff3333b64e32bf3103a3c94903cf\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221ffbff3333b64e32bf3103a3c94903cf\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u0022ba18eb5ae4714ea5aa07fe8e4a33a77a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ba18eb5ae4714ea5aa07fe8e4a33a77a\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E One of the concerns that the Green Party has is that these measures take away the rights of M\u0101ori people in this country, particularly the rights of the tangata whenua. This is a denial of the rights of people under the Treaty of Waitangi to exercise their tino rangatiratanga. In fact, a case was lodged in the court just this morning by one of the Auckland tribes\u2014Te Wai\u014Dhua\u2014to seek an urgent discussion by the Waitangi Tribunal of the claim by local Auckland M\u0101ori under the Treaty of Waitangi. It is a very detailed claim. It refers to the fact that the royal commission gave three seats to the tangata whenua. This proposal completely scrubs the consideration of the royal commission of the rights of M\u0101ori under the Treaty of Waitangi. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EThe claim states not only that but also that the other thing that is not part of the arrangement is any proportional system. At least in this House we have a form of a proportional MMP system that allows significant M\u0101ori representation. Unfortunately no such proportional or single transferable vote system is proposed in the bill before us that would allow greater M\u0101ori representation. So it may be that this whole process is tripped up, and rightly so, by the hearings that will take place on this matter in the Waitangi Tribunal\u2014at least, I hope they are. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000305\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EI received an email from Mayor Andrew Williams of North Shore City and it relates to the question Phil Twyford raised before. He said that people in the second tier that has been abolished feel disenfranchised. People consider themselves to be westies, or to be from the North Shore or South Auckland. That identity is being stripped from them. Mayor Andrew Williams is very harsh about the transitional authority. He said that these bills effectively shut down elected local government in Greater Auckland and hand the region\u2019s governance over to a small bunch of hand-picked, unelected super-bureaucrats to run for the next 18 months until the deeply flawed super-city takes over and, worse still, all the costs for this unnecessary upheaval will land directly on the ratepayers even though the Government does not have the faintest clue about what it all will cost it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000306\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EThe mayor says that the replacement of the second tier by these 20 to 30 local boards is no answer because they will have no powers, no resources, will not be able to borrow money, and cannot develop annual plans, etc. All that they will be is bodies that can make recommendations. It is a hopeless situation. He said that the Government seems hell-bent on bulldozing ahead with its super-city plan, regardless of the legitimate fears of hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens that the super-city plan spells the end of meaningful local democracy and local decision-making. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000307\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EThat is the concern of the Green Party, and, even more, we were worried to read on the ACT website the ACT policy, which is to get local government to shed its commercial activity\u2014roads and piped water are to be supplied on a fully commercial basis, the local government power of general competency is to be abolished, etc, etc. That is the agenda. It is a privatisation agenda that not only takes away the powers of Aucklanders in terms of the real involvement and decision making of local boards but also it passes over many of the current functions of local boards and councils to the private sector to make them commercial and to turn local bodies into local commercial enterprises. The Green Party is very much against that. We frequently stand in this House discussing Treaty settlements.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u00224ca0cfdf923448c890605868be239cf2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000308\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224ca0cfdf923448c890605868be239cf2\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to try to explain to National members, if I may, why we are so opposed to this bill. I do not agree that it is a simple bill, at all. It has a number of purposes, one of which is of course to set up the Auckland Transition Agency, and we will have a lot more to say about that as we go on. Another purpose, in clause 3(7)(b), is \u201Cto dissolve the existing local authorities that govern the Auckland region \u2026 at the close of the preceding day;\u201D. That is a huge thing\u2014that is an enormous thing\u2014and I think that Aucklanders are so opposed to this bill because of the cynical way in which this Government is going about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EMy colleague David Cunliffe referred to the great pile of well-considered documents that came from the royal commission, which involved years of work and lots of consultation. But all that was gutted down to a tiny little document and, what is more, made even worse by the distribution of a leaflet. So not only have we gone from 6 inches of documents to a tiny little document; we have also gone to a leaflet that was distributed throughout Auckland. It is so offensive. Under one of the headings, \u201CRepresentation\u201D, it states that the 20 councillors on the Auckland Council will be made up of eight councillors elected at large, and 12 councillors elected from wards, and that the local boards will advocate for their local communities and set policy for local issues, such as dog control. How cynical, how offensive is that: dog control, graffiti\u2014what was the rest of it\u2014prostitutes, other things?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e11698b05ab94ab091e110d23147ba2f\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Brothels.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221d03e6f246cd4982963c67872f2c50de\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: That is right. Those members should go and talk to those communities, and talk to them about the work that is done through local councils and how utterly offensive this proposal is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EAs I said, this bill is a very important bill, and it should not be rushed through under urgency\u2014absolutely should not be. It deserves a lot of consideration, and that is why this party is moving a number of amendments. I want to speak in support of the amendment in the name of George Hawkins that amends clause 3(1) by omitting the words \u201C50 years\u201D and substituting the words \u201C80 years\u201D. The reason for that is that this bill is a total denial of the history of Auckland. It completely ignores the fact that local government\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229d0137cec0e94824a142062919eda357\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: Sounds like a press release, not an amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247a695e4a10243c7974bd1ea80da6697\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: That is fine; I am happy to put out a press release. I will take the member\u2019s advice and keep doing it\u2014that is right. I invite the member to put his views on the history of Auckland. Perhaps he can talk about the views of the people in Rodney where he lives, and what they think. I invite the member to take a call. Tell us what the people in Helensville are saying. Tell us what their vote is on the super-city. Tell us how many meetings the member has been to about that, and what the member has been listening to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EAs I have said, this bill is a denial of the history of Auckland. It is an insult to the people of Auckland. This is what we are seeing. We are seeing people on the march, people attending meetings, and people who are very, very concerned about it. Actually, it is unnecessary to rush this bill through the House under urgency. In fact, as I said, it is an insult to the people of Auckland. The amendment that I am speaking to is to extend the term of 50 years to 80 years, because that is how long we have had local government and issues in Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000316\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225e2dffceb9554cdab41001e80218e82f\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: A lifetime!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290749d91c31e40f3a88fad3b771324f2\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: It is more than a lifetime; it is my parents\u2019 lifetime, as well. They are also Aucklanders. Going back to the cynicism of National, I want to say that I also found the Hon Gerry Brownlee\u2019s accusations of arrogance pretty offensive. That man comes from Christchurch. I have lived in Auckland for 30 years. I have raised my family there, I have paid rates there, and I am a good citizen of west Auckland. But with this bill I am totally offended, and I know my neighbours are, my friends are, and my family is. Everywhere we go people are opposed to this bill and to the proposals that are being rushed through quite unnecessarily. So I am speaking in support of that particular amendment because I want Parliament to acknowledge that there is a history in Auckland, that the people of Auckland deserve to have a say, and that they deserve to have input into the plans the Government is rushing through, which the Government has reduced from 6 inches of a wonderful report from the royal commission\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022 data-id=\u0022395a1a6b924640a2ae9a23638639342d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000318\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022395a1a6b924640a2ae9a23638639342d\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE (National\u2014Auckland Central):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chair, I felt the need to make a call because I think it is astonishing that the most interesting thing has happened. Ten minutes ago we finally got a position from Labour; we finally got a position from Labour members. They support the royal commission, but only in certain aspects. What was astonishing is that Phil Twyford admitted to this House that Labour is opposed to local boards. That is right! So every Auckland MP will be able to go around Auckland and be very clear that Labour is opposed to local boards. [Interruption] If Labour is not opposed to local boards, then I want Labour members to make very clear their position on them. Labour needs to make its position very clear, because otherwise Auckland members of Parliament will be making it very clear to the people of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000319\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EIt is very ironic that Labour members are getting up and talking about gutting local democracy when they may be opposed to the very unit of democracy that can deliver good democracy for Auckland. I ask Phil Twyford and the Labour members to be very clear about where they stand in regard to local boards, because local boards have the potential to offer real local representation in communities like Waiheke and Great Barrier. Labour needs to set out its position very clearly. Is it opposed, or is it not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000320\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b5071568f67e411b8dc3ea7cdd022895\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: Can I say, before the member Clayton Cosgrove commences, that as Chairperson I am enjoying the acknowledgments, facial expressions, and winks, but I am trying to be fair about this.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022bdbb0254b5624dca973cdb378bfbada0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000321\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bdbb0254b5624dca973cdb378bfbada0\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E It is because I am a Cantabrian, Mr Chair. They are jealous. I just say that this is very interesting legislation; from a Cantabrian\u2019s point of view, it is interesting, because if this gets through without any consultation, and if the people of Auckland are not allowed to have their say in a democratic way, then the question I have, and the question I will put to my constituents, is: who is next? I say to Mr Brownlee, a fellow Cantabrian, will Christchurch and Canterbury be next to have legislation like this rammed through so that we have Selwyn and Waimakariri combined without any consultation? If that is the case, then I wait with interest to hear Mr Brownlee, whom Dave Henderson in a brilliant article about him, described as a nice guy, but \u201Cabsolutely useless\u201D, in the Christchurch Press. I look forward to his speech if Canterbury is to be next, or perhaps it is Wellington, or perhaps Dunedin. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000322\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI make a point that when we look at the regulatory impact statement\u2014my colleague Ms Ardern made this point\u2014this legislation has been so well scrutinised by the Government that the regulatory impact analysis team \u201Chas not assessed the regulatory impact statement because it was prepared after Cabinet\u2019s decisions were made.\u201D Mr Hide is the person who told us that he would cut through red tape, and have everything scrutinised so that it was absolutely correct. His definition of cutting through red tape is not doing the appropriate checking of legislation. That is now what his view and version of what cutting down red tape is. Here is legislation that is being rammed through on the people of Auckland, without the people of Auckland having their say, without the proper regulatory checks and balances, and I am sure that Mr Hide, or Mr Garrett\u2014his sort of prototype, or whatever it is\u2014will take a call, and tell us why that was not done. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EThis is one of the most important pieces of legislation with the greatest impact on the largest provincial area in the country\u2014commercial impacts, social impacts, business impacts, and democratic impacts. The Minister in charge of the bill has not managed to get out from under the tanning machine long enough to actually do his job, as he said on Close Up he would do, when he first became a Minister. He said that he would scrutinise every piece of legislation, that every regulatory impact statement would go under his microscope, that he challenged the people of New Zealand to send their problems to him, and that he, Rodney Hide, and presumably Mr Garrett, would go through them, line by line, and have them fixed. And here we stand today with mega-legislation that will have a mega-impact on Auckland and on other parts of New Zealand. They have not even gone through the appropriate process to have the regulatory impact statement done, looked at, and checked. That is a disgrace. That is either laziness, either incompetence, or it is either arrogance, or a combination of all three. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000324\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022da48558942174a63bd9b85c03c4d7e1a\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: You cannot use \u201Ceither\u201D when you have\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226834265c00e64f7f926c984814bfa3cf\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I do not know whether the member is lazy, arrogant, or incompetent, but I would say that the member is a living example of all three, over there, all of the above. The member might want to just pipe down, or at least take a call, and on behalf of his leader tell us why his leader does not do his job; tell us why his leader earns his pay, has the warrant, has the car, but will not do what he promised New Zealanders he would do, and actually do his job and sort out regulations. The only thing I think Mr Hide has worked out is that the little bit of red tape that he can do is that he takes himself out of it, does not do his job, and does not check legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EThis is a hash job. I speak as a Cantabrian, and I will wait for Mr Brownlee to rise like a piece of leavened bread from the other side, and tell us what happens if Canterbury is next\u2014or maybe it is unleavened bread, going by his Catholic roots\u2014because if this gets through on Auckland, then which province is next? Will it be Christchurch? Will it be Canterbury? Will the member answer? Hello, no, empty vessel! The bellows that normally blow on the front row have run out of air, so he will not say whether Canterbury will be next, or Dunedin, or Wellington. But I ask some member to get up and explain to us why the Minister in charge of the bill did not even have the decency or the intellect to make sure the regulatory impact statement went through and was appropriate. Maybe it was because they were afraid of the content of that statement. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u0022102289b5578c468d90e118a4bb2926dd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022102289b5578c468d90e118a4bb2926dd\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chairman, I think you may have to get some lights for this part of the Chamber. I have been calling out for the opportunity to speak and you have had difficulty seeing me. I am not sure whether it is the colour of my skin or the light here, but certainly we have to do something about this side of the Chamber. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ELabour opposes the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and I want to address my remarks to four amendments\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c3d80a7f838e4e6b84be243f19ed0f81\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: But the member does support reorganising Auckland!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e89b463db5014416a36f2493e0cf1185\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014if the member holds his horses. The first amendment is to amend clause 3(7) by inserting a new subclause (aa) after subclause (a): \u201Cto remove the right of Aucklanders to vote on any reorganisation of Auckland Local Government as currently provided for in the Local Government Act 2002.\u201D Clause 3(7) states: \u201Cthe purpose of this Act, therefore, is\u2014(a) to establish a single unitary authority to govern the entire Auckland region\u201D and the question that needs to be asked of the Minister is where he got his mandate. Where did the Minister get the mandate to establish one unitary authority? The Minister, hopefully, will take a call, or the Associate Minister ought to take a call, and answer that question. If the answer is that National won the election, then I need to also ask whether National declared prior to the election that it would set up a super-city once it was elected as Government. I have not seen anything that indicates that that is what it was going to do, but I have heard Mr John Key say that once the royal commission\u2019s report was made known he would go out and consult Aucklanders. That consultation has not taken place, and here we are with clause 3(7) establishing a unitary authority. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIf the Government also says that its mandate comes from the royal commission having consulted 3,500 people, then I have to ask whether that is a sufficient number when we consider 1.8 million people live in Auckland. In Manukau alone I think there were only 160 submitters. Do 160 submitters give the mandate for us to establish a unitary authority without consulting the people widely? I also say that the process of making submissions to royal commissions or select committees is generally a foreign one for most ordinary workers\u2014workers who have a voice and who have been speaking out at recent meetings at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre. About several hundred people turned up there, and all of them spoke against the establishment of a super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EBut it is also about the way that this is being done. I think people are hearing that Mr Key, who, with the greatest respect, has been referred to as the smiling assassin\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e783aedfe9614490b4511be7dadc3d19\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The member will withdraw that. We are sticking to the way in which the House operates, which is by using proper names; just withdraw it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229af01933fbe2497b83979f311890757e\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw that. I did say \u201Cwith the greatest respect\u201D. Although Mr Key has been saying to Aucklanders that he is listening, Mr Hide, on the other hand, has been pretty determined to rush this bill through under urgency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000335\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EUnder the Local Government Act, Aucklanders have a right to have a vote whenever there is a reorganisation of local government. I ask the Minister whether he received any advice regarding his obligations under the Local Government Act 2002. If he did receive that advice, what was the Minister\u2019s response to it? I would like to hear the answer. Polls have been taken throughout the city, meetings have been held, and a h\u012Bkoi is coming up on Monday, 25 May. All of those polls and meetings are passionately saying that this Government is doing the wrong thing by ramming in legislation, under urgency, that takes away local government as they know it, and takes away their right to have a voice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000336\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe Government is saying that yes, people will have a voice on the second and third pieces of legislation, but they are having a voice on what the Government has set up\u2014this unitary authority. Clause 3(7)(b) states: \u201Cto dissolve the existing local authorities that govern the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022 data-id=\u0022b5541886e7754077ad448b6a05d01aa0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000337\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fbe3f87c-849c-4eee-84cc-119edeb1a681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b5541886e7754077ad448b6a05d01aa0\u0022\u003EAARON GILMORE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022 data-id=\u00229003d62a6f65404ba7e4fd16e39a558b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000338\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229003d62a6f65404ba7e4fd16e39a558b\u0022\u003ERAYMOND HUO (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E They say an unexamined life is not worth living; I say an unexamined bill is not worth reading. The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which is now being rammed through all stages in this House under urgency, is such a bill. In this Committee stage it is very important for me to reiterate that I oppose this bill for three main reasons: it is procedurally unfair, it is constitutionally flawed, and it creates huge uncertainty.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003EPart 1 is a good\u2014or should I say a bad\u2014example. Part 1, \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D, sets out the so-called purpose of the bill and defines \u201CAuckland\u201D. The current title of Part 1 is misleading. As my colleague Jacinda Ardern mentioned earlier, parliamentary procedure has long defined the title and commencement clauses as the preliminary clauses. To call Part 1 the preliminary provisions runs the risk of confusing members and readers of the legislation. Labour would like to propose an amendment to the title of Part 1 by deleting the words \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D and inserting the words \u201CBackground, purposes, interpretation, and related matters\u201D. Why has the National Government failed to insert the words \u201CBackground, purposes, interpretation, and related matters\u201D? Because it completely lacks confidence that the people of Auckland agree with these radical proposals. Why does the Government completely lack confidence? Because the Government\u2019s agenda on the super-city poses the biggest challenge that Auckland has faced in its entire history, and its 1.4 million people are not able to have a say on it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000340\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003EWhy is the bill an unexamined bill? Because the Government could not be bothered to listen to the concerns of Aucklanders and other New Zealanders. The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance did a good job. Its 800-page report took 18 months to prepare, cost millions of dollars, and followed months of investigation and 3,537 public submissions. But the Government\u2019s sham version, which is now being rammed through the House and being forced on Auckland, was thrown together in just 3 days. Technically, today in the House it is still 13 May 2009; 13 May 2009 is a sad day for Auckland and a sad day for New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000341\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003ELet me quote what the Mayor of North Shore, Andrew Williams, said on this bill and other related bills: \u201CThese Bills effectively shut down elected local government in greater Auckland and hand the region\u2019s governance over to a small bunch of hand-picked, unelected super-bureaucrats to run for the next 18 months, until the deeply flawed super city takes over. And worse still, all the costs of all this unnecessary upheaval will land directly on the ratepayers, even though the government has not the faintest clue what it all will cost them.\u201D It is procedurally unfair because the Government\u2019s sham version of the super-city poses the biggest challenge that Auckland has faced in its entire history, and its 1.4 million people are not able to have a say on it. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u00227c4d2a4433de4b1799286ba32ec9c2e2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000342\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227c4d2a4433de4b1799286ba32ec9c2e2\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Chairperson. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa e te Whare. First of all, I thank Su\u2019a William Sio for his contribution earlier this morning. Of all the speakers today, his speech touched most closely on the sorts of people who will be completely missed out under the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. So mihi atu ki a koe e Su\u2019a m\u014D t\u0113n\u0101 k\u014Drero.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000343\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E[I acknowledge you for that statement, Su\u2019a.] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000344\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EA bill that will directly affect one-third of the population of this country and 50 percent of the M\u0101ori population of this country should not be rushed through the House under urgency. There is no rationale whatsoever for this bill going through the House in that way, particularly given that the next stage is for the special select committee to go to Auckland, where its business will drag out for weeks and weeks. It makes no sense to rush the bill through the House now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000345\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI also note that as we get closer and closer to the anniversary of the Bastion Point protest and to the possibility of a h\u012Bkoi, I have heard that word coming from nearly every speaker on the Labour benches in the last couple of hours. Yet, when Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua first called for a hui to talk about the possibility of taking action and announcing a h\u012Bkoi, nobody from the Labour Party was there, at all. Not one of Labour\u2019s MPs was there. It is not that only M\u0101ori Party MPs were there; National Government MPs were there as well\u2014and this is a bill they support. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000346\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227b860ef347f641f2b75eeda4d7cb6120\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: The Green Party was there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000347\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203e3369d04d24f398e17e4cc2471a995\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: The Green Party was there, yet still the Labour Party did not turn up. In fact, at that time Labour did not even have a position on M\u0101ori representation. It has come to a position since that time, because, I suspect, it is trying to maximise the opposition to this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000348\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EThe M\u0101ori Party opposes the bill because M\u0101ori representation is missing completely from it. We oppose it because mana whenua do not have seats at the top table under this legislation. I do not need to put up an amendment to this bill, because my whanaunga Shane Jones will put one up. He and I have already discussed it, and I will be happy to support his amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000349\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EThe reason we support the mana whenua and the h\u012Bkoi\u2014and it is not a M\u0101ori Party h\u012Bkoi\u2014is that mana whenua themselves believe that it is important that Auckland, the jewel of the Pacific, the city with the greatest Polynesian population in the whole world, deserves the opportunity for the tangata whenua to be represented at the top table. The people of T\u0101maki-makau-rau have been giving land for the development of the Auckland settlement for more than 200 years. For those members who do not know, when Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua ki \u014Cr\u0101kei got back the last little bit of land they owned, Bastion Point, they offered to share the management of that land with the Auckland City Council. For that reason, because of the willingness of the tangata whenua of Auckland to continue to share that city and to give land to that city, we believe that M\u0101ori seats should be mandatory and should be part and parcel of the make-up of the new Auckland City arrangements. Whether Auckland becomes a super-city is another story, but if the h\u012Bkoi provides the opportunity for mana whenua to have representation at the top table, we will support it all of the way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI congratulate Rodney Hide and the National Government on at least trying to do something about Auckland. It has been talked about for a long, long time. I suspect that the previous Labour Government did not do anything about it because it was not up to copping the flak that would come with it. Our position in opposing this bill is a matter of principle, not a matter of money. We support the right of mana whenua to have seats at the top table. We support the right of all citizens of Auckland to make a choice as to what their city will look like. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u002228f7364d4f424f2cadf6ecab5b83044d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002228f7364d4f424f2cadf6ecab5b83044d\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u0022b1e1deaaf0b04b66af16cb0258620117\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b1e1deaaf0b04b66af16cb0258620117\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E We have just seen from this National Government one of the most outrageous attempts to shut down debate on a very significant bill, the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. After only 1\u00BD hours of debate, the Government wants to shut down the debate. This is a huge bill and it will not be referred to a select committee, yet the Government wants to shut down the debate, because it is so embarrassed by it. It is absolutely disgraceful.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000353\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI want to talk about one of the amendments put forward by my colleague George Hawkins to amend clause 3 by inserting a new\u2014 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000354\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a6b837301a16455989d2080f03a25a4c\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am sorry to interrupt my colleague the member for Rimutaka, but the Minister in charge of the bill, the Hon Rodney Hide, is present in the Chamber, so he should be sitting in the chair. The bill is in his name. Mr Chairperson, he should be sitting in the chair alongside you, so that the amendments can be debated. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000355\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f0b31f2b942d41db9b1dc36f701cce94\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I did not notice the Minister come into the Chamber. We will effect that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000356\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002262a42cf4cf1e40d580b176235e3eb0c9\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I thank the Hon Darren Hughes for that contribution. I wonder whether he could indicate whether any other members might need to move seats at the present time, given that he seems to be interesting himself in such important details. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000357\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002207e3d8fc0519471394c9f34345d34f19\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: Sorry, I missed what that was about.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000358\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022388d5f7bfd744436a1e191acd11ea24a\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. That is a constant state for all of us, in regard to Mr Brownlee. I point out that it is expressly stated in the Standing Orders that if the Minister in charge of a bill is present, he or she must sit in the chair during the Committee of the whole House stage. That is \u201CStanding Orders 101\u201D\u2014by which I mean a course in the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d690f7e900fd4d13ad8174c25ddba5c3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: We will now move on. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c32a36a3bcf54b8db6e2e605eac40993\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: The amendment that I intend to speak to would insert a new paragraph under clause 3(7)(a) to remove the right of Aucklanders to vote on any reorganisation of Auckland local government, which is currently provided for in the Local Government Act 2002. This is very important, because we should be transparent about this bill. It effectively removes the right of Aucklanders to have a say in the reorganisation of their local government, so we should put a provision in the bill to be very transparent about the fact that this bill does exactly that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EAs my colleague Clayton Cosgrove pointed out, people up and down the country will be wondering who is next. I tell members that we have already heard rumours around the Hutt Valley that Paul Quinn, the member who was not elected to represent the Hutt Valley but claims to do so, has been going up and down saying that he supports a merger of the Upper Hutt and the Lower Hutt city councils. We know that this bill is part of the National Government\u2019s wider agenda to merge local authorities around the country to create super-councils all over the country. We should be very clear that this bill establishes a precedent that says that local people should not get a say on local authority reorganisation, because that is exactly what this bill does.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000362\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EHone Harawira talked a few moments ago about the fact that this bill affects 50 percent of the M\u0101ori population. That is a good point, and I am very pleased that the M\u0101ori Party is opposing this bill. But I am a little confused, because the M\u0101ori Party voted in favour of the urgency motion to push this bill through all of its stages without it being referred to a select committee. So I am a little bit confused about the M\u0101ori Party\u2019s position.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000363\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EA few other comments have been made about this bill. It is a sad day for democracy that this bill is being rammed through the House and already the National Government is trying to shut down debate on it. That comes after the outrageous abuse of parliamentary process that we saw from the National Government yesterday over the Waterview Connection in Mt Albert. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000364\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222572645f5e5041fe92b05c78346914af\u0022\u003EHon Parekura Horomia\u003C/span\u003E: Shameful!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000365\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214b038b0b54d4795a7d88d86b5028936\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: It was absolutely shameful. The Government deliberately released the announcement on the Waterview Connection seconds after the Speaker had ruled that an urgent debate was out of the question. It was a matter of seconds. The Government deliberately timed the release of that information to avoid any parliamentary scrutiny. Now it is trying to shut down parliamentary scrutiny of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, and I think it is absolutely outrageous.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000366\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI return to my comments on the Hutt Valley, and the fact that Government member Paul Quinn appears to be in favour of the merger of the two local authorities in the Hutt Valley. It is part of the National Government\u2019s wider agenda to do away with local representation, local community organisations, and local government agencies within the Hutt Valley. The Government is trying to merge the Upper Hutt Police District and the Lower Hutt Police District. That does not require legislation, so the Commissioner of Police is allowed to go ahead and try to merge those districts, without any transparency. In spite of National\u2019s claim prior to the election that it was going to concentrate on front-line police resourcing, it is trying to strip senior police resources out of the Hutt Valley.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000367\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b07377fda60e4c248c46ab2c8c57c093\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This bill has nothing to do with the rearrangement of police services. Mr Hipkins has spent at least 3 minutes discussing that particular issue. It is very hard to see how the debate can continue if such extraordinarily extraneous matters are being brought into it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000368\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b9216a217084ec4822da6db69c10f72\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry. My focus has been on putting the amendments in order, so I have not been paying the degree of attention that I should have been. I apologise to the Committee. Members know that in the debate on a part of a bill they are required to speak to that part. It is not a wide-ranging debate. I ask the member to continue, and to refer his comments to the part under debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000369\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022028c32812d6340f0853885115cb57336\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000370\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223af7fc51d1964c41bdc5c3d6c20daade\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I have already dealt with the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000371\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280573cbd2a5f49dabb6c63884b17d075\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: I will continue my speech. I clarify that I was referring specifically to the amendment put forward in the name of George Hawkins to amend clause 3(7) by inserting a new provision in the Local Government Act. I was making brief reference to the National Government\u2019s proposal to merge the Upper Hutt Police District and the Lower Hutt Police District, to illustrate the point that this Government is interested in merging things in local areas without giving the people a chance to have their say. The Government should be transparent about that and should not try to hide behind a procedure that allows it to shut down debate, as it has been trying to do today. But that is another example of the born-to-rule Tory arrogance that we see from the National Government. Government members have stood up and said that the people of Auckland had a chance to have their say in November last year, they elected a National Government, and therefore National can do whatever it likes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022 data-id=\u0022c7a298edeac14a03a90c8ea17e9001d4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000372\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c7a298edeac14a03a90c8ea17e9001d4\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National\u2014Maungakiekie):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022 data-id=\u00227f483012c8ab4522ba1b6fb3ffb4c338\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000373\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227f483012c8ab4522ba1b6fb3ffb4c338\u0022\u003EIAIN LEES-GALLOWAY (Labour\u2014Palmerston North):\u003C/span\u003E I appreciate the opportunity to speak on\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000374\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b374eef81e7c486fb8593d83389ceb1f\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Who?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000375\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a4a374b6662843cb896f2f0fbc09ccd8\u0022\u003EIAIN LEES-GALLOWAY\u003C/span\u003E:\u2014Iain Lees-Galloway\u2014Part 1 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I will speak on clause 3, \u201CBackground and purpose of Act\u201D, and, in particular, subclause (2). The reason that I will get down to that specific detail is that the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, invited the Opposition to speak on the amendments that have been proposed, and, as well, the Hon John Carter invited us to speak to specific parts of the bill. We are very pleased to accept that invitation, and I know that many of my colleagues intend to take up the invitation, as well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000376\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003ESpecifically, this subclause states that \u201COver the next 100 years, it is expected that the Auckland region will face enormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces. Local trends, including high population growth, add to the challenges and opportunities the region faces. To meet these challenges and opportunities, Auckland requires local and regional governance of the highest standard\u201D. That is a laudable aim. But if this measure is the model that we will be using for governance of the highest standard, then Auckland is in deep trouble. We have seen arrogant behaviour from the Government this morning. We have seen utter disrespect for process. We have seen deliberate name-calling and the misuse of names of members of the Opposition. There will be no select committee process. We have had questioning from Government members as to why we are voting against this legislation, without any effort whatsoever by them to listen to the arguments that the Opposition is putting forward. Is this how the Auckland super-city council will operate\u2014with no interest whatsoever in any opposition to what it is doing? Will the council ram through its proposals and legislation in the same way as this Government is doing? Is that governance of the highest order? I do not think so. Is that governance of the highest standard? It certainly is not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000377\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003EMy colleague the Hon David Cunliffe earlier on referred to the whittling down of the royal commission report from three volumes plus an executive summary to just a few small pages. He called that a stomach stapling of the legislation. What an apt and excellent description of this process! Stomach stapling is a very good metaphor for what we are getting, because stomach stapling is the cheat\u2019s way. It is the easy way out. If one wants to lose some weight, the best way to go about it is to get some exercise, maybe take up dancing lessons\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000378\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002251881b608a6b4060b6f43a56f15e6a45\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The member will come back to the question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000379\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222446d32b90764e8ebf9b277c4d30f9af\u0022\u003EIAIN LEES-GALLOWAY\u003C/span\u003E: I am talking about governance of the highest standard. We are seeing today a circumventing of the best way to go about governance. This is a skirting round, just like stomach stapling is a way of skirting round getting some exercise, taking some dancing lessons, or doing whatever it takes to get one\u2019s weight down. Another thing that often happens with stomach stapling is that the speed of the weight loss means that an additional operation is needed later on. That is what we will see with this bill, because of the speed with which it is being passed through the House, and the absolute ignorance of clause 3(2), which refers to \u201Cgovernance of the highest standard\u201D. We will need to revisit this legislation later on. We will need another operation to deal with the mess that will be left because of the speed with which this legislation is being rammed through.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000380\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022490ccdbf-7c22-4e12-98f2-f3aa08f8e676\u0022\u003EWe on this side of the Chamber are absolutely in support of the Auckland super-city\u2014or whatever it will end up being called\u2014getting a governance system that is in its best interest. That is exactly what clause 3 is about. It talks about meeting future challenges through governance of the very highest standard. However, we cannot have faith in this Government that the structure it will create has governance of the highest standard, because the model will be what we are seeing here today, with the Opposition being shut out and shut down. The Minister asked us to address the bill clause by clause, as did the members opposite, yet the Government whips and members of the Government are trying to shut the debate down early, without giving the Opposition the opportunity to go through the bill clause by clause.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022 data-id=\u002283e546747efe4803855d2c519bb3c627\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002283e546747efe4803855d2c519bb3c627\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON (National\u2014Hunua):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022 data-id=\u00226f8bea1b269849c2be49ca8db20f5e80\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000382\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226f8bea1b269849c2be49ca8db20f5e80\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I will just pause members a little bit here. I know that everybody is anxious, but I do not need a barrage at me. If members stand up, call \u201CMr Chair\u201D once, and stay on their feet, I will make the appropriate decision. In fact, anybody barraging me is not likely to get a call. I ask members to put that into their process of taking a call, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022 data-id=\u0022139fb6d0980444e2bb3b56cce75c5361\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000383\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022139fb6d0980444e2bb3b56cce75c5361\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Wellington Central):\u003C/span\u003E I am glad that we have had that clarification from you now, Mr Chairperson. It is just a sign of our respect for you, and our attention to you, that we have been calling in this way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000384\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EI would like specifically to speak to an amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3(1), which is to add a number of words after the words \u201C50 years\u201D. I will run through the amendment so that members are clear about what I am speaking on. So after \u201C50 years\u201D, the subclause will read: \u201CIn particular a number of issues have held back the advancement of the Auckland region. These issues include\u2014(a) an infrastructure deficit; and (b) a lack of cohesion between governing bodies; and (c) the lack of a single vision for the future of Auckland; and (d) duplication of services; and (e) duplication of laws and compliance obligations; and (f) lack of consensus concerning the development of the waterfront area; and (g) lack of consensus around the development of a stadium; and (h) variance in rate levels between different councils; and (i) competing interests between different governing bodies; and (j) stigmatisation of different areas of Auckland leading to fraction at the regional level.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000385\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EThis amendment is important if this bill truly is the serious bill that the Government leads us to believe. On this side of the Chamber we agree that the bill is a serious matter. Nikki Kaye, the member for Auckland Central, said earlier today that it is the most serious thing since \u201Cforever\u201D, so I think that makes it a particularly serious matter. If it is indeed the most serious thing since \u201Cforever\u201D, then Part 1 in particular should not be called \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D, because the matters contained in that part\u2014and the amendment to clause 3(1) that I have just mentioned\u2014are far more than preliminary provisions; they are a serious background to a serious issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000386\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EGiven the historic nature of the changes, I believe that it is important we outline some of the issues that make up the reasoning behind the setting up of the royal commission. I will work through some of those issues, and perhaps I will start at the end of the amendments to clause 3, with new subclause (1)(j), which we are attempting to add. It states: \u201Cstigmatisation of different areas of Auckland leading to fraction at the regional level.\u201D We know that this issue has been an issue in Auckland for some time. A variety of different councils and different communities have attempted to come together over a number of issues, and have found it difficult. It struck me this morning, when I was listening to the radio and heard Melissa Lee, the National candidate for the Mt Albert by-election, who was illustrating the very point that we make here in respect of new subclause (1)(j). She was stigmatising the people of South Auckland in a way that I believe was shameful and outrageous. That shows the very need for bringing this new paragraph into the legislation. It is quite clear that Melissa Lee\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022 data-id=\u00228328077d817c47ce8f0303ab2c1faafe\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000387\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228328077d817c47ce8f0303ab2c1faafe\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: It is time to put the question. We have a significant number of amendments. I will deal them as best I can in the order in which they were tabled. I will try to clearly state which ones they are so members can stay with me. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to the heading of Part 1 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CPreliminary provisions\u201D and substitute \u201CBackground, purposes, interpretation and related matters\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002262f7022ebb7c4d08b8fb99306ddb1180\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000390\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000391\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C50 years\u201D and substitute \u201C80 years\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e1479a8477b34cfeb39b34998f77d59a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000392\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000393\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C50 years\u201D and substitute \u201C20 years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a27a6ee8a284432c8241a8bf8ee57cee\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000394\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000395\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) after \u201C50 years.\u201D, \u201CIn particular a number of issues have held back the advancement of the Auckland region. These issues include\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000396\u0022\u003E(a) \tan infrastructure deficit:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000397\u0022\u003E(b)\ta lack of cohesion between governing bodies:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000398\u0022\u003E(c)\tthe lack of a single vision for the future of Auckland:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000399\u0022\u003E(d) \tduplication of services:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000400\u0022\u003E(e) \tduplication of laws and compliance obligations:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000401\u0022\u003E(f) \tlack of consensus concerning the development of the waterfront area:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000402\u0022\u003E(g) \tlack of consensus around the development of a stadium:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000403\u0022\u003E(h) \tvariance in rate levels between different councils:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000404\u0022\u003E(i) \tcompeting interests between different governing bodies:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000405\u0022\u003E(j) \tstigmatisation of different areas of Auckland leading to fraction at the regional level.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223b2edb76b9444d2c8db463eb8c0a5dcc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000406\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000407\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Cconsiderable\u201D and substitute \u201Ccentral government\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a81b4465115448c191b6a4b20f5fa75f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000408\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000409\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Cconsiderable\u201D and substitute \u201CAucklanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229cc936146f074cc88f4f7fe38b6ebc58\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000410\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000411\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Cconsiderable\u201D and substitute \u201C all New Zealanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f5d4a962d1cc471fa3dd06c9fc38623f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000412\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000413\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201CLocal government arrangements for the Auckland region\u201D and substitute \u201CA lack of cohesion in Auckland governance arrangements\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dd623c3a23334502b81da92b75ffe422\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000414\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000415\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201CLocal government arrangements for the Auckland region\u201D and substitute \u201CA lack of cooperation between Auckland\u2019s governing bodies\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ca1f23f4241b410fbe40c1a6c7aa0956\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000416\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000417\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000418\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) \u201Cin particular, unnecessary expense and excessive bureaucracy\u201D after \u201Cfor the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022954e17b641694ace8f98f5457540b8a8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000419\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000420\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) \u201Cin particular, the lack of cooperation between local body authorities\u201D after \u201Cfor the Auckland region\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022007c6bbc3675424c9c7fc912136fa165\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000421\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000422\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cfailed to deliver to Aucklanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cbce0e9fe19d4b5482b7ffed48085aeb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000423\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000424\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cprevented the Auckland region from becoming an international city\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fbf0dd92ada34ac59f04d8d944a46220\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000425\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000426\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cheld the Auckland region back for a number of years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dda6cbed05924a259c300afebcfd44d5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000427\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000428\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cbeen the source of considerable controversy\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002288bffa6a3e274e61a8080bb009b5544e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000429\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000430\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cbeen the target of a number of previous proposals of reforms\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022aee507d87974461fa837b91557be3edc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000431\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000432\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cbeen the source of considerable frustration for Auckland residents for a number of years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227a8f844cdf424757bf928fd9b281b9aa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000433\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000434\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cplayed an important role in contributing to the infrastructure deficit Auckland now faces\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022eec332dea77b44948b8b8e25fc997c7b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000435\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000436\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Chave indirectly contributed to lower productivity levels in New Zealand\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c7db37b8fb654d349eac660b60d8910b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000437\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000438\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cresulted in increasing rates for Auckland rate payers\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022eb8f594d665843f0a6f8e85379265b5f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000439\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000440\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cled to poor outcomes for M\u0101ori\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002269cac90940ff44f08c613b95cb3499a2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000441\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000442\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cled to poor outcomes for Pacific Island communities\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ea0534a7a9974f07996f7077960c9069\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000443\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000444\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cled to poor outcomes for Asian communities\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b2e68b1aad0475f943646910cff0fdf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000445\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000446\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cled to poor outcomes for European communities\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002235dfa636bbd7489aa83bd0b9ca04adb1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000447\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000448\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cresulted in a series of contradictory bylaws\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022453c3c8ddd714535b69baeccaff53991\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000449\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000450\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cled to a number of unnecessary compliance costs for businesses\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bb594e3713914deb8c30ac62b50f4c24\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000451\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000452\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cresulted in increased road congestion\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220172d481eb054098808be9471bf97fe7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000453\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000454\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Ccontributed to the incidence of road rage through the increase in road congestion\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b39f9a0d1ae64353bfb4c2af60ca9fdd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000455\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000456\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Ccontributed to the degradation of air quality as a result of road congestion\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c38f681703d545eb9f6621e9a9788226\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000457\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000458\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cprovided increased economic stimulus to the region through large taxi fares from the airport caused by road congestion\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d54452b898664508a75114f5eb6e1bbd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000459\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000460\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Csuccessfully delivered services to Aucklanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220f768919d64c4f938c40c70f65d9e913\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000461\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000462\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201Ccaused considerable concern for at least 50 years\u201D and substitute \u201Cprovided essential services to Aucklanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a5c02c37bd3645eda0c77add6002ab44\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000463\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000464\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C50 years\u201D and substitute \u201C49 years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000465\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00220887e03590474c3793ff2e135872059e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000466\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220887e03590474c3793ff2e135872059e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Further amendments to clause 3(1) to omit the words \u201C50 years\u201D and substitute another period are out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. The next amendment is to clause 3(2) in the name of the Hon George Hawkins. The question is that the amendment be agreed to. Those of that opinion\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u00224941d89f6f0842d0844275776edc4879\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000467\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224941d89f6f0842d0844275776edc4879\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could you read out the whole of that amendment for us, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000468\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000469\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2) \u201C(particularly climate change)\u201D after \u201Cenvironmental\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f1081a6f415c4a7581a2d77a06bde87a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000470\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000471\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2) \u201CVolcanic activity has shaped Auckland for millennia and will continue to do so.\u201D after \u201Cpolitical forces.\u201D \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223f5df8197f1d41ccb8797be94804b994\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000472\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000473\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cincreased population\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022229a294004b94e5ea579a1751f13f330\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000474\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000475\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201C enormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cthe effects of climate change\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ee524636e0cf4ddd96e4fce44e402cce\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000476\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000477\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cchanging demographics\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022253c9f8d065b4ed3997e78e376edf62a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000478\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000479\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Can increase in the immigrant population\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ce125c1ef635463fade66f72963270d9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000480\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000481\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cthe outcomes of some poor political judgement\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ea6df18f2cef4e95b6c1f6822fd08c2e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000482\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000483\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cthe prospect of hosting a number of world-class events\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ca0d5d2a2e34d9e8de4b60fff38fc8f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000484\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000485\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cenormous change brought about by global economic, environmental, and political forces\u201D and substitute \u201Cthe challenges associated with a growing population\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a9d5dc620123428a814218dfdabdd834\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000486\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000487\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201C100 years\u201D and substitute \u201C99 years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000488\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022d9d8b7b988a34f839b3b6ccf3733967f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000489\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d9d8b7b988a34f839b3b6ccf3733967f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Further amendments to clause 3(2) to omit the words \u201C100 years\u201D and substitute another period are out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of this Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000490\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000491\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto sort out Auckland governance\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002239c9532470aa4c159e4af9423086fe75\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000492\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000493\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto examine the current Auckland governance arrangements\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022581f533847de4a1cb05bcf7b58f40c9a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000494\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000495\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cconsult extensively with the Auckland public before coming up with a proposal\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227e4fe16633aa4b04a928c582a2914987\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022 data-id=\u0022b797f9214ed04bfeb5bdf57ff3c7a343\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000496\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b797f9214ed04bfeb5bdf57ff3c7a343\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could you please read out the next amendment in full before we vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000497\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022df38d4ed2f6543fd81f3a260ce348d89\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am happy to do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000498\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228aa5a6553126475b86032eccf3305ebd\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000499\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000500\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto cost its proposal before presenting its recommendation to the Government and the public\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223f131e13afff4fd885af31773be38b7a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000501\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000502\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto call for submissions, and then reflect on those submissions before reporting back to the public\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cbff338006354ced8260ce55c8b0fdfa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000503\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000504\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto take into account the implications of the findings of the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates for local government arrangements in the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f18c1b78bbc24c4ea4d8b78d2003939e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000505\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000506\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what changes to current legislation (consistent with the purposes and principles of local government as described in the Local Government Act 2002) are considered desirable to achieve or support the achievement of the inquiry\u2019s objectives\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022edb5a6c09c6e42f8b56d8df1155605ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000507\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000508\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what changes to the boundary of the Auckland region, or to the collaborative arrangements or mechanisms involving other regions across New Zealand, are considered desirable to achieve or support the achievement of the inquiry\u2019s objectives\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223e7c97f87713499b88ee216b0ccef19f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000509\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000510\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what is required for effective relationships and collaborative arrangements between central and local government\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220b67c1078b0549d996e01ff5651af9d0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000511\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000512\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what ownership, governance, and institutional arrangements and funding responsibilities are required to ensure the effective, efficient, and sustainable provision of public infrastructure, services, and facilities to support and enhance the current and future well-being of the Auckland region and its communities\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002263f8bfe511914b928c2421bd38b690e7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022 data-id=\u0022ae6fe454b2764407921390b3cb789434\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000513\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ae6fe454b2764407921390b3cb789434\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Just for the purposes of clarification, could we have the next amendment read out in full so that we can make sure we are voting on the correct amendment, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000514\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000515\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what ownership, governance, and institutional arrangements and funding responsibilities are required to ensure the effective, efficient, and sustainable provision of public infrastructure, services, and facilities to support and enhance the performance of the Auckland region as a growth engine in the New Zealand economy and in its role as a key transport hub for New Zealand and the Pacific region\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ac74a482a0fc42ccab451e02f2ff9166\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000516\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000517\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what ownership, governance, and institutional arrangements and funding responsibilities are required to ensure the effective, efficient, and sustainable provision of public infrastructure, services, and facilities to support and enhance the ability of the Auckland region to compete internationally as a desirable place to live, work, invest, and do business\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3c9e0150c2b430f9434f85e16881964\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000518\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000519\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what ownership, governance, and institutional arrangements and funding responsibilities are required to ensure the effective, efficient, and sustainable provision of public infrastructure, services, and facilities to support and enhance the ability of the Auckland region to respond to economic, environmental, cultural, and social challenges (for example, climate change)\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002200749c09a34a4b36bfcbcab5483bad36\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000520\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000521\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what governance and representation arrangements will best enable effective responses to the different communities of interest and reflect and nurture cultural diversity within the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a19e189f970f402592427db02125149c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000522\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000523\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what governance and representation arrangements will best provide leadership for the Auckland region and its communities, while facilitating appropriate participation by citizens and other groups and stakeholders in decision-making processes\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228c2b71501c6e427b974a54f1962db4ad\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000524\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000525\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on what alternative transition processes for the implementation of any new or changed local government arrangements, and of any associated matters that are identified, are necessary or desirable\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b639f65bba2f46048020e90b5662e6f8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000526\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000527\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on the best solution for Auckland\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224a990722e2344e0cbeb4cb2e5a142365\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000528\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000529\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to inquire into, investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto investigate and receive representations on the way forward for the Auckland region\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022296514ce46f3490a831edb4fdc611c4a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000530\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000531\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin October 2007 to investigate, and recommend local government arrangements for the Auckland region over the foreseeable future (Gazette 2007, p 3110)\u201D and substitute \u201Cto provide an impartial and authoritative voice on the debate concerning the Auckland governance arrangements\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a6827fce52634a4d9a75821745663672\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000532\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000533\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cwith a 4 volume report\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b4457c1784f04fb2b67ec9f2a53bb58c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote  was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000534\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000535\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cits main report comprising 787 pages\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a125ce15dbfd41d79b0eaca6a8e12a86\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000536\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000537\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand made over 33 primary recommendations\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002281277e7b4aac43c2bf6227ef9ed2aeec\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000538\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000539\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand advised that adopting a second tier model comprising of 20 entities would be more costly than their preferred option of 6 councils\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022783b42717c074a2ea771651560577fe7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000540\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000541\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cdelivering a report that is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of Hon Peter Salmon, Dame Margaret Bazley and David Shand\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002293e40f6fc44048a493acdbe2d7a5d063\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000542\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000543\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended the establishment of 3 M\u0101ori seats\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222c92034c66b14defb24d4f4169666a9c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000544\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000545\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended a transition period of 4 years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002252ed7f412c604c18957c23810454cebf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000546\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000547\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended that the Government appoint a Minister for Auckland\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cada202466264913b9e253a85f08bc53\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000548\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000549\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended that the Government form a Cabinet Committee dedicated to dealing with Auckland issues\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220d72c1aa85ea4113932ecca313db9733\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000550\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000551\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended the establishment of an Urban Development Agency\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a36ab98a52cc486ba346445426fc006c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000552\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000553\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended the establishment of a Social Issues Board\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d4dff73fdeb34567aa9b749f3217752a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000554\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000555\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended the establishment of joint management structures between RTA/NZ Transport and NZ Railways Corporation\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222f274e54d2fa4fffaea9b230374f3b67\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000556\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000557\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended that elected members serve a term of 4 years\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022383df4fd8f184eadb054efef76e617a4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000558\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000559\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended a number of boundary changes\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225900c091d7c0417cb9ddddf2f4848764\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000560\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000561\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended the Council moved to an outcome-based transport funding system\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226e9beefa0a3e4fe1a25c453c3ca88344\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000562\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000563\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended local roads be the responsibility of local councils\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022032b329508d14664b8840d006805655a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000564\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000565\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended that the second tier of governance required sufficient scale to be able to effect meaningful change\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002286153f3c4ec04c0389d3f0328f69b2eb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000566\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000567\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand recommended that a second tier of governance be established\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224a2c677189e84a839fc2e542dd9f432f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000568\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000569\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand presented a number of recommendations that Aucklanders have not had the opportunity to submit on\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226abc1f1bd6654b87997a313f5de8c24d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000570\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000571\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand presented a number of recommendations that have been subsequently ignored by the Government\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225e5113f530cf4d52b050540f618d43d6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote  was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000572\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000573\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201Cits principal recommendation being that the local authorities governing the Auckland region be dissolved and a single entity be formed to replace them (Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, Report: Royal Commission on Auckland Governance)\u201D and substitute \u201Cand was subsequently binned while the Government rolled out its own proposal\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c636212e626f440684fc92d389c61cbc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000574\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000575\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000576\u0022\u003E(4A)\tThe Royal Commission recommended the establishment of 6 councils beneath the Auckland Council. This recommendation of the Commission was dismissed by the Government.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e3e0412247ab41f5b84f34d7c7a867ff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000577\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000578\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000579\u0022\u003E(4B)\tThe Royal Commission recommended guaranteed representation for M\u0101ori on the new Auckland Council. This recommendation of the Commission was dismissed by the Government.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022de72ea79e3e7487fae88c5389aa4db5e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000580\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000581\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cmany\u201D and substitute \u201Ca selection\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002291b9d02da1324fcf8fa9fe68918adfc1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000582\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000583\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cbinned the Royal Commission\u2019s report and rolled out their own plan\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ef31740fb1f34a19bb0c426d1ee2495e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u0022b013bfe0324e442a838d5af278abfbff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000584\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b013bfe0324e442a838d5af278abfbff\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can I get you to read out the amendment, so we can keep track of which amendment it is we are voting on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220d2756a3f56547aab9a7bcece6e11540\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: It is unusual to read out the whole amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000586\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b45c13cca2e94a288f431544dcd12507\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: We had a request from the chief Government whip earlier for an amendment to be read out, and the member who was previously in the Chair helpfully obliged, given the significant number of amendments and the need to keep track of which ones we are voting on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000587\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220a5d1c059761497e8c9ed62f49eb472f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is true. It is not the rule for the Chairperson to read out every amendment but I am happy to check read out this one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000588\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000589\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cignored many of the recommendations contained in the report and continued on\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c5c956f0755141829fd24a12476b0807\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000590\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000591\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cscanned the report and found the recommendations that supported its plan and used them to justify its position\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223f8203e766cb48ec80848dff81df7900\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000592\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000593\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cdid not seriously consider the Royal Commission\u2019s report\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b15c85cca9ba4918866380e3c8c34a1a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000594\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000595\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cscanned the Royal Commission\u2019s report and pulled together a 36-page proposal and a press conference\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227d61f9cbb41b41228421c1f464ab86b2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000596\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000597\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Csubstituted the Royal Commission\u2019s report for a 36-page outline of a plan for Auckland Governance that was poorly thought through\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221a2312a8ca3f4be0ac47a01346e226f1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000598\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000599\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cquickly planned a press conference to release their ill-thought out proposal\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022916223be94a14932802d248365bb0de8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000600\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000601\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (5) \u201Cconsidered the Royal Commission\u2019s report and agreed with many of its recommendations, including the creation, through legislation, of\u2014(a) a single governing body for the Auckland region; and (b) an entity to effect the necessary changes\u201D and substitute \u201Cconsidered holding onto the Royal Commission report until they released their plan\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022239cae5bbd6144d2b27956b01b4c4c90\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000602\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000603\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (5) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000604\u0022\u003E(c)\tthe establishment of elected M\u0101ori representatives. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222c7428ff5c6a4f2ea93265661a06d1b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000605\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000606\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000607\u0022\u003E(5A)\tMany important recommendations of the Royal Commission, including guaranteed representation for M\u0101ori, have not been included in this bill. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224cfc6bbd98a6499a95ab24f5a48d084f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000608\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000609\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201Cand second tier bodies be elected at the October 2010 local government triennial general elections\u201D and substitute \u201Cbe elected at the 2010 local government triennial general elections\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b468b945050149a091c4ea21ba8c67bd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000610\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000611\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (6) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000612\u0022\u003E(a)\tmembers of second tier bodies will be elected at the October 2013 local government triennial general elections.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227a570bdbcb0a444c88d3a032b4f885a0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000613\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000614\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (7) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000615\u0022\u003E(aa)\tto remove the right of Aucklanders to vote on any reorganisation of Auckland Local Government as currently provided for in the Local Government Act 2002; and\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e2acc251a9e543a09c0ea97a91321440\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000616\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000617\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201Cto establish a single unitary authority to govern the entire Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201Cto establish a single unitary authority consistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to govern the entire Auckland region on and from 1 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fd194cca6d94acfa0497ea5bf6c5f78\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000618\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000619\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (7) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000620\u0022\u003E(f)\tto protect public assets from sale during the transition process.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a322bb83971441758cf63da0803ea70b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000621\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000622\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (7) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000623\u0022\u003E(g)\tto provide an avenue for redress for affected parties seeking a review of the Transition Agency decision.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d240f9a0b3f942e183d1e10665e6156a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000624\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000625\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (7) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000626\u0022\u003E(h)\tto provide for effective consultation around the appointment of members to the Transition Agency.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215261d2551f048ee9db531f2ef710827\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000627\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000628\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (7) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000629\u0022\u003E(i)\tto establish a Transition Review Board to safeguard the interests of the Auckland public for the duration of the transition.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ad6afce5c26a4c469cd6db46ce346918\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000630\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000631\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 June 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002296610d4e2d2147ae815c2fc60a4f459c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000632\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000633\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 May 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002282339c575c1a4064810d73658a1c749a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000634\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000635\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 April 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d521c7ac3b8743258a1c0b71853b83d8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000636\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000637\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 March 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d6b9f9bb0f9e4a4a869a6f2c5bd92267\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000638\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000639\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 February 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3c30330747b45d981583f4b70d63dc7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000640\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000641\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022904f559b520842f8be2d37b02c7b6a43\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000642\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000643\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222e51e082b14a4e5bb3c5b9e7caed30c3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000644\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000645\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f73a5848fffa4e169e49ea9c0784fdf0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 41; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000646\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000647\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022910abe85524844d3a3bc0a97fb3075e5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000648\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000649\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C 27 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002202b3d8a96dff4fa0b499e705fb3f43cf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000650\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000651\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C 1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222b9ec303fa744d8b8fab12f0946591d0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000652\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000653\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ae60a8f7adac4ff59e627da053c95359\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000654\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000655\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b6a530da304849b7a630616bc4140861\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000656\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000657\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227a57103197b245ac92b092fd9ee9bdff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000658\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000659\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002211bdf6863216429a896d4915fd6b7ebf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000660\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000661\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e40ddb8780c74016b8d3327eab0b8aba\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000662\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000663\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221d36ea0f3467452a8b8630661bb51f31\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000664\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000665\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d1804ab48b0d4d44a957b2988c53f61a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000666\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000667\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002279c3dd23fbe74ca6b0a904836d44c54b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000668\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000669\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222f5a9ae72cc34e7e86d7ecb1b527b168\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000670\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000671\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022570154f0049b41e1a3ef3351f154b57b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000672\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000673\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d90eb5c6760349b38243a6a95ddbfc24\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000674\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000675\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225db91ad8fe4947508b5477935319ea20\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000676\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000677\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002284e101240e9d4fc4b34d48641343513e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000678\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000679\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225d4257b3285d441b9c8fd115edf601dd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000680\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000681\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a251ab68a7b243b88a300f1490f9e269\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000682\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000683\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f9a3c9a213b640779b0174050b7655ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000684\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000685\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002263c472881b694d4693b1ca4c6a49311c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000686\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000687\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002218b792f863e74ffda23185cdb3c753bc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000688\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000689\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e41ea64ca164469599db4dc1d3664fe1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000690\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000691\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed48420ed9a3444590fd3b9b31c058d1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000692\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000693\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226349d48ef20b46d28dbbd3b6182390d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000694\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000695\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022da5638787e9543e69559b0d1fbe077c7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000696\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000697\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f2754ca2bd794673a05f47f7b9863a11\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000698\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000699\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224725be318ce947aebdf6665fe743990d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000700\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000701\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228e1bcc26eec74476ae54bd0f8b9bc973\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000702\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000703\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e9ff92a0255747a49b3a2023dfe5e1c7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u002264ae39948d714f67ac7c61273040cef0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000704\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002264ae39948d714f67ac7c61273040cef0\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I wonder whether you could tell us which date we are up to so that we can keep track on the voting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000705\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bf1ee0d95f414962a9bef31884560342\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I can, but members should be following that on their own schedules of proposed amendments. We are talking about the amendment referring to 30 December 2010. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022a3170a00c1b743dda866737ba6d1219d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000706\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a3170a00c1b743dda866737ba6d1219d\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It has been a longstanding practice in this House for the Chair to read the nature of the amendment as well as the number of the amendment. It is certainly very helpful to members who may not have all of the papers with them all of the time. We would certainly commend the practice of the previous Chair, and others, and we seek your assistance in that regard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000707\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e59bcee245bf479e886bfdc871dfa3e9\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need any assistance. I refer members to Speaker\u2019s ruling 111/5: \u201CIt has never been the custom in the committee of the whole House for the chairperson to read out every amendment \u2026\u201D. It has occurred from time to time, but has never been the custom. I will repeat the amendment, because we have had some points of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000708\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000709\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228bd3f5ed9bb24ee38bd0933aced5a525\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000710\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000711\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002232c19a77555241f599f8fc232393fa1b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000712\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000713\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f8be4851e2aa4ccf8fa632541875bbb3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000714\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000715\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022633db3e1e55a4fad87e3e8868ae40a44\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000716\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000717\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227d414c2009b84fefb7c22c32e55c9b26\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000718\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000719\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228adb51aa1f1542ae9464356bcf0f0eb2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000720\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000721\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ede030dc51bd408db0590d8332f78c22\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000722\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000723\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226a1b7099a045477ca0b373f0a8715abd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u002236e2f8322c63446a8b443e851a439491\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002236e2f8322c63446a8b443e851a439491\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It appears the Minister has fallen asleep in the chair\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000725\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290775e4bf43947fd85bfefc620683510\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000726\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000727\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225d34b960d4b24ca7a643d8ff526f01de\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000728\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000729\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223ef9813a5c0e4098899c33e5e5940507\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000730\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000731\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002213331414c3d4454cb1bf2f5600239528\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000732\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000733\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022950d6d52e6064e62888149177dfbf00a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000734\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000735\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224facf191543946c0b5c34f2a33bcd771\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000736\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000737\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226e02a0ffe16a4bbb8a99fc0250eb704e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000738\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000739\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225e23660ea5c4447fac5e6bde9afad165\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000740\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000741\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220717ba1038aa4a40b6aff7865f3ba94c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000742\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000743\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022807b40c8f80c4403aaf422b9dea703fe\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000744\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000745\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227583cb73effe430da8e979de7e86b9c5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000746\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000747\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022340d165687e44374bffedbf5d68942af\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000748\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000749\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225cbc01a5b21e490bbee5c1da25a15588\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000750\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000751\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226608751a184346d49b755c6dff36ff6a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000752\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000753\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222607d5e7a313468b8a844d33d8901f53\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000754\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000755\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e1e27e8762154ea68cd16d36abed9a01\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000756\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000757\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002228c11be02c68474dbd1a57838acfb6e9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000758\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000759\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226156f510434f4a2cad789bf71cfa2985\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000760\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000761\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002255a1895b21ab415ea28318cd8dcbae28\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000762\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000763\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215ea6aa59d1a41f7bbfcb1b8db3ffa93\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000764\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000765\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224f01d3689a2c41f1a9b4297147af7fdc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000766\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000767\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225b379178d76c4200997b8d9b9053b3d7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000768\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000769\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002207baf7c7d3334a5fb3c836b297ff8fd3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000770\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000771\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) the words \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ea517233ef9340e6ae5dc72f8706a0a9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000772\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000773\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002293722f8881c24372a345ecbb24ce8bd4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000774\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000775\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221c70fb729d5c42caa0e0c523c6f0cf84\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000776\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000777\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ba20c1edca0145abb01dd721abf85bcc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000778\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000779\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b827d024cdcc4e4ab26d157f49a36819\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000780\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000781\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002246e43dd6db22482c994e437eaecf0ab7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000782\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000783\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223777ebb440864b8f9e991ccd6c5735bd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000784\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000785\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228b76f4ac26824315b4969915ea8f270e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000786\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000787\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002202f9dd13ccaa4c4289c476b8b33b15e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000788\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000789\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022542ccf22a44a4983b1564cfaff6cef28\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000790\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000791\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b138449597cf4d7fbb4fcc8f97bee57c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000792\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000793\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002248dded5ad62e487fbb86bc5bc612bdfc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000794\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000795\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b565dd634a84a1b9912689b3ee9d1d3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000796\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000797\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022816e8717da18473fb3c432fcfc0e3614\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000798\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000799\u0022\u003Eto from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022571fa365f72849d2ad51963a7028da6b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000800\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000801\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215f5687a84cb412fb2c6c22b55bb99c2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000802\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000803\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226325d640e14a49848c42b026c795b360\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d000fd8cffd64ab1839211afaee445bd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000804\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c0cb22ad37d44f85b68e9e371b20d5dd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000805\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000806\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215c7ee55d34f467da524e759127e1b2d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000807\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000808\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002270e4ad052bbf4ce8a3d6bb8d515260b2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000809\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000810\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224519e63ec6d245c5b06d2df7fb1bd16d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000811\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000812\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e709a21bf62a4abebbdbbf6c47174ea2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000813\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000814\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002261198e528cac49afa3d799a8207581e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022 data-id=\u0022d049a556541b4b04ad50790123342551\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000815\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d049a556541b4b04ad50790123342551\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN (National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. There is a longstanding tradition, as I understand it, that when people use language they should use it properly. The current use of the M\u0101ori language by the member currently purporting to be the whip is prostituting the language, in my view.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000816\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be1e1dc9fc7b4e748513a54540d7af0d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: That may well be that member\u2019s view, but the Chair has no experience in these matters, and I rely on members to do their best in these things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00227c648078d0b64529a9ce68533158835a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000817\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227c648078d0b64529a9ce68533158835a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought you were going to rule. There is no question of a member purporting to be any other member in the House. I think you should have disciplined the member for making that comment as part of his point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000818\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267167c905e3a41f282e1b7a31a29db05\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The Standing Orders and Speakers\u2019 rulings around the use of another language, particularly te reo, are that the member who uses the language is the sole judge of accuracy. That is the rule in Speakers\u2019 rulings. We will move on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000819\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000820\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a2de7240e0cc4eb7b46d87b712caf62d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000821\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000822\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226b96ebb4fa434e4595c0711b1cafee92\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000823\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c26499bbb3cf4ce6a8343190227b516a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The 93rd amendment to Part 1, clause 3, in the name of the Hon George Hawkins. Members of that opinion will say Aye, to the contrary No. The Noes have it. Party vote called for.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022f2fe917d1bd3483f939b9065da1f6c51\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000824\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f2fe917d1bd3483f939b9065da1f6c51\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am not sure a party vote was called for at that stage. I think you were asking whether there was a call for a party vote and I am not sure that there has been. Before you move to it I think you probably have to wait to see if anyone is calling for a party vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267c139c05a1646a09b4bb246c490284a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: What I have been doing when there is opposition is that I have probably truncated the process a little bit. The member is perhaps going to indicate that he may not be calling for one\u2014I will observe.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000826\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000827\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002281dd1231a6d04e55b8b55aa13e0d77cb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000828\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000829\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002273899adbfece4220b9aec2e5cf1cb20e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000830\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000831\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224c4d4180cc86480cb106df272c9e8cc8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000832\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000833\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a51c28d8ad884da7995c7d1f158d5c8b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000834\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000835\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201CThis section is by way of explanation only and does not limit or affect the other provisions of this Act.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022922557816b924811b5aaad098ababd71\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000836\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000837\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpreliminary matters\u201D and substitute \u201Cbackground, purposes, interpretation and related matters\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c2a1964f678041acadd8970be75f59f4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000838\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224d88a0e0207645c782d2109752053972\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy)\u003C/span\u003E: The date specified in subclauses (3), (4), and (5) of clause 4 is very closely linked with the purpose provision in clause 3(7)(a). The Committee when considering clause 3 voted against a range of different dates on which to establish a unitary authority. Any proposal, therefore, to change the date to one that has already been negatived is out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000839\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000840\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f4112fc5-c53f-4aa9-bf6d-5a05ce6252cf\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 June 2010\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227667ef4c1ddc4bb194c027de9d15a854\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000841\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000842\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 May 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220e305474188541cbb88d627bfbc8d5ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000843\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000844\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 April 2010\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002243185ac4d4994072898701f1eab4847f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000845\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000846\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6)\u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 March 2010\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228fe9d1e5e8c54dbeb2f9a8469eee1cf4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000847\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0369f98087044a39e6c2f2fc8a357cf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next is amendment five to clause 4(6) in the name of the Hon George Hawkins. Those of that opinion will say Aye, the contrary will say No. Party vote called for? I will ask the Clerk to conduct a party vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022175724a18f8d4da786cdf9c352358a6b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000848\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022175724a18f8d4da786cdf9c352358a6b\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is just a question of order. I think it is our role to call for a party vote. I think it is your responsibility to indicate the result. It is up to us to call for a party vote, rather than you. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u00223b9900a4b983470aac5974e918f179ea\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000849\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223b9900a4b983470aac5974e918f179ea\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E My understanding of Speakers\u2019 rulings is that it is actually at the discretion of the Chairperson as to whether he or she takes a party vote. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000850\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e700b4e5b1d4d239a66c564eb93ccab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You are right; it is. I offered a party vote to the Labour Party, and you accepted it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000851\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000852\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 February 2011\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226bc81152d08a4a0eafa8c71438f4c2e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000853\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000854\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b5cc7c31dd894c08a24f699e40b6c578\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022be6ddd37253e459293112c25c2b51708\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000855\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022be6ddd37253e459293112c25c2b51708\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Addressing the issue of the Chair\u2019s discretion to take a party vote, given the trend towards party voting over the last number of hours I wonder whether we are at a point in time when the Chair\u2019s discretion could be used to not take a party vote, given that it is quite clear the order in which the voting will take place and how the votes will end up. I put it to you that I believe it is no longer necessary to take party votes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00225457a6787aa74a448739b3ea7a8c298a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000856\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225457a6787aa74a448739b3ea7a8c298a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I think that is a particularly interesting question. I think it is one on which it would be good to recall the Speaker to get his opinion on it. I think, in my view, you do not have that discretion, but if there is doubt in the Committee\u2014and it has been indicated by the junior Government whip that there is doubt about your discretion to do that\u2014I think that getting the Speaker back to give a considered ruling would be useful to the Committee. If the Government is in agreement, I am happy to give leave for the Speaker to be recalled. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022c6b9e3e13f794e1b8a33a6e7fee03399\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000857\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c6b9e3e13f794e1b8a33a6e7fee03399\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I am more than comfortable to take the Chairman\u2019s ruling on this matter, without recalling the Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u002200ecdf6e78cb4b89b439b6f22e5c3163\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000858\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002200ecdf6e78cb4b89b439b6f22e5c3163\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am seeking some advice at this stage. Where a vote has been put, and a party has voted either for or against, I refer members to Speaker\u2019s ruling 67/4, which states: \u201CWhen the Speaker declares the result on the voices, that, unless challenged, is final and may not be disputed. The right to challenge does not lie with those whom the Speaker has declared to be the majority. The right to challenge the result lies with the minority who believes that the decision of the House would be different if it were tested by a vote.\u201D That is why, in my interpretation, I have asked whether there was a call for a party vote. I did so out of courtesy. It is not out of order to ask that question, but obviously the member does not believe I should be asking whether a party vote is required. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002205d966377a464e5b97ced66bfc7524e2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000859\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002205d966377a464e5b97ced66bfc7524e2\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. With respect, I think that was not quite the point that Chris Tremain was making. I think he was trying to ask the Committee whether votes could be taken more or less as read, rather than having party votes each time. I think that is an interesting approach to democracy, but it is a view that I do not share. I am one of the old-fashioned types who think it probably would be better for this Parliament, and better for colleagues and parties, if we voted properly through the lobbies. I can see that time has moved on, on that particular issue. But I think the right to a vote and the right to call for a party vote is something that is well established.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000860\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221aed54c474ac45bd92b5f0fbcab3bbfb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You have made your point. I will not in future ask whether a party vote is called for.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000861\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000862\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002216d109b04ea0407fa3933acd77626bfb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000863\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000864\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002290ab1249507f485081265e182d5f6cf3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 41; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000865\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000866\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221c3b76066932442390a231a036272d21\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000867\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000868\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e3083dd8b9f0493d8f2d596606607289\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000869\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000870\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022011d306389ab48ef842b0cd2c1ef8c3b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000871\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000872\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (4) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002283b2a593c0ba48929a843700860ce683\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000873\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000874\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) 1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002226fedea1540548a4a8700df26bc7be7d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000875\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000876\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224145c2ba98254e0d81e10a2686d6ee2e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000877\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000878\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228e736b01538442a4adf2bfbbb21b8156\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000879\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000880\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bcbcee8f9c16443bba08b6f7cff24cbd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000881\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000882\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002294c7978bbc1d483e90d0819890750cad\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000883\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000884\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227a941bee81cc45b99c7344632ff65060\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000885\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000886\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002271241be63956465f8f2bc055e7549a69\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000887\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220513a6a391754d2fbb9908b5708e48e3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I overlooked an amendment here earlier, which I will now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000889\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C 1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C 18 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229a896a37ec60469aa504674f64bec4b5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000890\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000891\u0022\u003Eto omit subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000892\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question that the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ed0d63ed380c42a0ba50154d8910e51e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ed0d63ed380c42a0ba50154d8910e51e\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000894\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222cd81c85e2d64d9ca7c530970c5e6528\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I can anticipate what the member is going to say. When votes are being cast there is silence. Two members spoke during the vote. It is not on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225505d97ebbf641dab402f1bc0951c95b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000895\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000896\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221187bd79c8b448fda4cb84ecbfed4aec\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000897\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000898\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002288265c4198f647c5841d0ca53824eb54\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000899\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000900\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c7cedd5dd5264f7ea1c6e22596dcaaf5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000901\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000902\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002297b48b2a6b36448d8ef85c016dda8ed2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000903\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000904\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a903e735efb94f28a2bfea7dc2ea3433\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000905\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000906\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and insert \u201C10 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fe828b0713444c16b99271084e23ce45\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 41; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002279dbc7b86a7d470f8c01da5db4afe791\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000907\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002279dbc7b86a7d470f8c01da5db4afe791\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I note that there was a little bit of confusion around the Labour vote on that occasion. I have on one previous vote voted \u201Ce wh\u0101 tekau m\u0101 tahi e whakaae ana\u201D, and I just want to make sure that that was correctly recorded at the time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000908\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3fdc89a03f347379a5e45bf3c6fce06\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The Clerk assures me that that was picked up at the time. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000909\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000910\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022453bd512fad446409ac032eb5b8b8375\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000911\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000912\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fb09779a00c545458abae4b29b996931\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000913\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000914\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226a51ec6751c94f9c939bbb44eced2693\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000915\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000916\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022108dd8fe91da4fb3a773aae92cea808f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000917\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000918\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222dfd642f5f9d4e6d9130d39840762ac8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000919\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000920\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022206fd5c7a0bf4849a79b7d5fa1ad1c5e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000921\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000922\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227df7dfb1201e433f84ba8a3031c9777b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000923\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000924\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3ae93eaf65a419abcc1fa65d4ae6b64\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000925\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000926\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229802c20a28ab4165b717d767a0b367dc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000927\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000928\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000929\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f6bc1a4d5f3445aab69d7f880968cc77\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000930\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000931\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022726e21ef4c1942359d243997849b8762\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000932\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000933\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a32c3437d7d84186996e3514956f9ffe\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000934\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000935\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002203ecf78912ba431f9b6930cc29a329c3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000936\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000937\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6)\u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022461c84194aae4bc8a759b1d246de2d9d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000938\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000939\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002267c3fc8e3aea4c4284c29e5e4de0e6fa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000940\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000941\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002223ab897981e048278bcfd61735cffe71\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022c66870035cd34e0daf4a92eb6bbabf80\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000942\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c66870035cd34e0daf4a92eb6bbabf80\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. As the amendment we have just voted on refers to Christmas, and as the honourable Sir Roger Douglas has been scoffing as the party votes have been going on, I am sure that all parties would agree to his using a language more appropriate to him, such as Latin, to count the ACT party vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000943\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d78bdd56ebc74631acdf3c3f780c2f09\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member knows that that is not a point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000944\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000945\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002253a468fb45764604b0b4417e0ab2ced6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000946\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000947\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226a0b34a97c504131b3f8a44461b37753\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000948\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000949\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226fb2a619c79a43ea92678d0a463769f9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000950\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000951\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022705e3e945816475590615c6fa0b724d3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000952\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000953\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022995b46280d934017955e05d66f4b9fa1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000954\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000955\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e38c03bc72de4666b53ba8a856bf9b1a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000956\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000957\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d4d01e91223048dd82bb8e68125a2494\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000958\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000959\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002261b381d862d34a27805b94ba6b2e636d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000960\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000961\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002295f5d1a191884ae8b395e4c8f96b7694\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000962\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000963\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ca546dc34b914bb098f3588591cfa421\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000964\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000965\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fe5d5ffef1b64e3ea4fc400251d65776\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000966\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000967\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227af0c8c2148d4682b551b9bb6f67f358\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000968\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000969\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002289f69a889e804aa282597ad8b8ef44e5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000970\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000971\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c69c2dad357242be81fbfca3dbf4c188\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000972\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000973\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e40e08d2d4b748e9a9b4a77a984e4be6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000974\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000975\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c594c3b4f47147e99862145602c77ab7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000976\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000977\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002244d18a8c31074889a57d0f9f100e89e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000978\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000979\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c0f0b76d205c4b5cac84bec38c2e632b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000980\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000981\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002276c059d7858346a1abfe665e95e2fa2e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000982\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000983\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220efc34a1b5cc4e77935c051c6ad52998\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000984\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000985\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002224e2de4a89a44b2888b6401984bed67f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000986\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000987\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224f7704b4257d4971a34834250b8e6bb8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000988\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000989\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 December 2010\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228335d364c80b4c75a321c9d25614a298\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000990\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000991\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220d75dbe8ed124f2a8e1788aa0e367c3c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000992\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000993\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002234323843d626497d8ec2cb8df7f56f26\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000994\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000995\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ae9bd5ff6a2c4d6ea7d40357895c39eb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000996\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000997\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227efbe47e81a14b418aea338e42b8b4f3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000998\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862000999\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022341a25aff13c4abf88a450441adec3bb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001000\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001001\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c6d603d538ea429b90bab0269484e4d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001002\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001003\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e76db0b986cf49d3849d4d4b4049b417\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001004\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001005\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cb60c3254d55439bbb3925b86c300cb0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001006\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001007\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e89f36b96c0249609a033d23831a0c71\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001008\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001009\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c3ec7c1718e441a29ce4db411a3298a9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001010\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001011\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224e2566e7557a4e16941fc33d8a5b844a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001012\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001013\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d16aab6c2e1d47a89b00ef97647c17f0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001014\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001015\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223a52f5a6ef7f4002a975d06905dace62\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022 data-id=\u0022ec7774876cc748d8b974adf7de97b90a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ec7774876cc748d8b974adf7de97b90a\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tonga):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have been watching the Clerk at the Table and it is obvious that she understands what we say in M\u0101ori when the vote is given. I wonder whether it is possible to stop the interpretation at this point and to have interpretation only when there is a change in the vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022cdad1d93038641a08f56c69eafee4ab6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cdad1d93038641a08f56c69eafee4ab6\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The Standing Orders do not provide for that. If the member speaks in either official language then, by default, if it is in M\u0101ori it has to be interpreted for the Committee. I anticipate that as the evening goes on there will be changes in the votes given by different parties. I think it is most useful for the sake of clarity on such a big and important bill to continue using the services of the interpreter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00225449285382c24ee081d7d97ff1bc72d2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225449285382c24ee081d7d97ff1bc72d2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The question here is an interesting one\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae6da4fdbb1940ddbaa383423945be3e\u0022\u003EChris Tremain\u003C/span\u003E: Point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b5225f5321184ea5aac1d61e37116af9\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Excuse me, I am ruling. The interesting matter here is that if an interpretation is not given for those who do not speak M\u0101ori, they will not know that there has been a change. It is a dilemma.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022 data-id=\u002284430ca7543842018d078a545fd750fb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002284430ca7543842018d078a545fd750fb\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tonga):\u003C/span\u003E Speaking to the point of order, Mr Chairperson, may I say that the interpreter is still present and if he picks up that there is a change he may note that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00226b1aa89bcefb4b499bb0b247a8cd61e7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226b1aa89bcefb4b499bb0b247a8cd61e7\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I regret to advise the member that the interpreter is not to be an active participant in this. To interpret members\u2019 words is one thing; to make judgments about what people have said is a different thing. I think we will continue with the current arrangement.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222193aaa752a4499d9b8886694a0ee711\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001025\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001026\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022436e5ddc672f438ab4269737c3c8d333\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022bb507d654d4a40d080fb6947de34104b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bb507d654d4a40d080fb6947de34104b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the member Rahui Katene that another point about this voting procedure is that I suspect that some of the members are improving their M\u0101ori pronunciation, and others are improving their ear for M\u0101ori language. These are the benefits of this, if there is to be a benefit. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220220b4217a15437b8f45f72151b215ee\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001030\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001031\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002223105ffccbe0441195117d808401844e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001032\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001033\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022960c4f75b2bc42b5838126ab36775877\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001034\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001035\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and insert \u201C13 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225928cf293a1d451697f52f495f352448\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001036\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001037\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and insert \u201C11 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022658c72d540fa424d8b46ff8a38d3099a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001038\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001039\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002260688d53210c45829b3c1284f8982a23\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001040\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001041\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022750670316a89495aa120b1aea27714a2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001042\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001043\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228edf7d89e58b4c5581acafb201e76226\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001044\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001045\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220df1e8f83ec24a6881ef0afd17a62bcd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001046\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001047\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b0b92409c7a49bba4fd777903f6d611\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001048\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001049\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222334a2e84d934b998819a4da45a53546\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001050\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001051\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d82fd1c00e1a49ea9d004784fb657e67\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001052\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001053\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a7b2f539294549e7a16e166645c867f1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001054\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001055\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228d9dcf86b32c4003bd9ff7c4aee61aa9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001056\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001057\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022973fc68736be4f74aa8ab50393ddc07d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222cf75b5bab24453daf2d4f38d819f6c2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I apologise to the Committee. There was an earlier amendment that I had not dealt with, and I will put it now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (5) after \u201Cinvolve developing the\u201D, \u201CAuckland\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229f4cc584efe84a319de4e503c7fc95fe\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001061\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001062\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (6) \u201CIn certain situations, the existing entities must obtain the consent of the Transition Agency before implementing decisions they have made.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f84b791fb07d483089d2903db9b30fc1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001063\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 4 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001064\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (7) \u201Cimportant and necessary\u201D and substitute \u201Csignificant and risky\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dcb069619dca4562881d8508c73fd95e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u002234980e3b332a4edab2a867f918e2b8ca\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002234980e3b332a4edab2a867f918e2b8ca\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We have a series of amendments to clause 5(1) in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute other dates. These amendments are not in the proper form, as the expression \u201C1 November 2010\u201D does not occur in clause 5(1). These amendments are out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Super Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245253a2950b840fa859d5451df0ee512\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001068\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001069\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) the following definition in its appropriate alphabetical order:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001070\u0022\u003EAucklanders means the people who ordinarily reside in the Auckland area and whose views have been disregarded and ignored in the development of this Act.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223ce16399ce984f1c8b4ca66bb1a7d97a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001071\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001072\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) \u201Cand lacking the representation that Aucklanders want and deserve\u201D after \u201Csection 9\u201D in the definition of Auckland Council or Council.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022866a8f7dfb05444cbbffe9dd6a9f57db\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001073\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001074\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) \u201Cand which will render the current local authorities powerless by reviewing every decision and meeting they undertake in the transitional period\u201D after \u201Csection 10\u201D in the definition of Auckland Transition Agency or Transition Agency. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c8bd48e6e60c49898273ceb2996b41b2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001075\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001076\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cand responsible for developing this Act without undertaking the consultation that Aucklanders want and deserve\u201D to the definition of Minister. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022857005de1d4842a28efba2753f7916a6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001077\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 5 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001078\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1), in the definition of reorganisation, \u201Creorganisation of local governance in Auckland\u201D and substitute \u201Cprocess of taking away the rights and fair representation of Aucklanders\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022754f934312e54c15a089459da2e7df7a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001079\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 6 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001080\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CLocal Government Act 2002\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ad1da236910e444b8746da82b8db64c0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001081\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 6 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001082\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201Cthis Act prevails\u201D and substitute \u201Cthose Acts prevail\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bb7658b6c12949ddb5f2d647f1131aa9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001083\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 6 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001084\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001085\u0022\u003E(2) \tNothing in this Act overrides or removes the rights of ratepayers conferred under the Local Government Act 2002. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227d05c5be1a9d448ea4aa0bdc73f0047f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001086\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 7 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001087\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CThis Act binds the Crown\u201D and substitute \u201CThis Act does not bind the Crown.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022806f6a53d9304e2ca0889b46f3ea5936\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001088\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001089\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 June 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002244cb78cc2c074eaba5e941a7aaa287d8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a5e6543f75d46af950d2f106b29bb26\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The Hon George Hawkins has two amendments to clause 8 that omit 1 November 2010 and substitute 1 June 2010. The second of these identical amendments is out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 May 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226a193772b2ad4dde89559fdc695d8c14\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001093\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001094\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 April 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001095\u0022\u003EA party vote was called on for on the question that the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022c918db6ad5964aeaa3a2cea9ed54238d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c918db6ad5964aeaa3a2cea9ed54238d\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I appreciate that we have three different presiding officers across the Committee of the whole House, but the practice of the other two Chairs is to ask whether a party vote is called for when the vote is contested. When you declare that the Noes have it\u2014as you are required to do, to side with the majority\u2014we contest that by saying the Ayes have it. The other Chairs have been saying \u201CParty vote called for.\u201D, and we say: \u201CYes, party vote is called for.\u201D It is just that the different styles are making it hard to keep up.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u002200b8afc39d544fcf9f843ebcbc596026\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001097\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002200b8afc39d544fcf9f843ebcbc596026\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for that. There is no requirement on the Chair to ask for a party vote. It is incumbent on a party to go for the party vote at the time when it is called. It is not incumbent on the Chair to ask whether members want a party vote. We discussed that ruling with one of the Labour members when I was last in the Chair. That is the procedure that I am following.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022b012c973a50f4ebcab781db947b81174\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001098\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b012c973a50f4ebcab781db947b81174\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can we take it then from your comments that you are ruling out of order your predecessors, as my colleague Darren Hughes has said, who adopt a different position from you? Are you therefore ruling their conduct out of order, and do we therefore have to recycle the process again?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00225224f796bfc74f2ba966dac469efff3d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001099\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225224f796bfc74f2ba966dac469efff3d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Not at all. I am quoting from Standing Order 137, which states: \u201CWhere a further vote is called for, a party vote is held unless the subject of the vote is to be treated as a conscience issue\u201D. It is really up to members. I have actually called for the vote both ways. If no one goes for the call I can move on to the next amendment, and that is how we have been practising it. The interpretation, Mr Cosgrove, that you are suggesting is that I should ask whether there is a party vote. There is no requirement to do that. A presiding officer may, in fact, do that, but with previous discussions prior to the dinner break, I followed this procedure.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022ab9df97398724a55b63b846750eda24f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001100\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ab9df97398724a55b63b846750eda24f\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I, in fact, was not making the interpretation that you say. I was simply asking for your advice, because you have made a ruling as you are entitled to do. But, for clarity, are you saying that your colleagues who have occupied the Chair have actively\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u002255ddeb30e77241beaa0196938198feef\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001101\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002255ddeb30e77241beaa0196938198feef\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No. When the member asked me that before, I said that that is not the case. This is the way that I interpret it, this is the way that I am doing it, and we will proceed from there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001102\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a9dd16a76e8f4d2f91dee422a19a4029\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: Thanks, Lindsay.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001103\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0d908a72a794d91bb786c24738f1182\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Tisch, or Lindsay Tisch will do. I am standing, as well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fd50209637f749e29c057aec1db62054\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001104\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001105\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 March 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d79dbffc018c4f569c04c177ca3463d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001106\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001107\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 February 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002227f1cfc3195644d5bf6334017146052c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001108\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001109\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f37048d1acfa4c0cb04315ddaef1f539\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001110\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001111\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225274f1aabc40456d8d2e7065b491ee7e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001112\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001113\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b5e08434fe8a4d4dbf2a9890754a462f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001114\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001115\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224aa96a79a9ec437b92054e634221ac33\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001116\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001117\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225527e7c1597c4bfcafec7996d5e9f3e7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001118\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001119\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fbff18895a8449288cdf14e9589cb9b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001120\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001121\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f9696f6f012a48e18a1d859990cc9470\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001122\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001123\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022db3e2f35071b4631b3c5135a6cb162c4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022b62f56e04b144b5185238d53c494e021\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001124\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b62f56e04b144b5185238d53c494e021\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I remind members that when a vote is taken it is done in silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001125\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001126\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220a649d03952342eda05d0c834e02addc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001127\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001128\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a0504aff76e240219a8f86c862fc23e3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001129\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001130\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b81ec6fbffea4a43af42aba5afbf2144\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001131\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001132\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f130c97da2484745ac22d2649a3440b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001133\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001134\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e38390d11c01435e9f5482e37a6a40ed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001135\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001136\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224be52b3c06ad467bb1ea0507e7467021\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001137\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001138\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227fb73b0578fe49778ce0d094d9a9630a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001139\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001140\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002281c0e8a50f6c4d26849569aa273ed090\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001141\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001142\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002281c1347f7be3465288f79cb6ca6891c1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001143\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001144\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228cb090ea95824a49803e75c54428795e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001145\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001146\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226247482204cc449b93634c11caabcedb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001147\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001148\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a29f88eb0c444ea9b536e4d3a1944f69\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022 data-id=\u00221883761309b24c7dbd5ef5928dfd59df\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001149\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221883761309b24c7dbd5ef5928dfd59df\u0022\u003EDAVID GARRETT (ACT):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. As a new member I am a little reluctant to raise a point of order, but I notice that the Labour members in the Chamber appear to be eating lollies, which would seem to be in breach of Speakers\u2019 rulings 16/6.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b8819542d1af4f659bdb95d7c5b10a89\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for bringing that matter to my attention. If members discreetly eat lollies, lozenges, mints, or Strepsils after long debates\u2014I am sure we all need those at some stage\u2014I think that is normal. They are not flouting the Speakers\u2019 rulings. I am sure that all members of the House do it. Thank you for bringing the matter to my attention, but I will rule it out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022 data-id=\u0022f97597f3e0944acfbaf1fd9009c75f07\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001151\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f97597f3e0944acfbaf1fd9009c75f07\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN (National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It might be more bearable if they chewed with their mouths closed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022a6f0de771b4143a3b413099f086f568f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001152\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a6f0de771b4143a3b413099f086f568f\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chairperson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001153\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e0c0174fdbb245d4a16a9ad7d74a3d61\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am not accepting any more comment. We have had a bit of a laugh, and I think we can take it in the spirit in which it was given. Time is pressing on, so let us continue with the votes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001154\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001155\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b20fc02e5d6e4625a0df31281da6d089\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001156\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001157\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022981dea5484e14bb4aed7ba10f94ea81e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001158\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001159\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002202022fd2eeaa4c90928e0e22170d07e0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001160\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001161\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221b8a96574142442894e305fd551e5337\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001162\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001163\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ede48611e83644db81495a7fc45d0d4d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001164\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001165\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 January 2011\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215180755d34d46d0aa417251d7f9bc39\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001166\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00227f00cd7550f64039b40ec05290df77bb\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 January 2011\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022448d0abd03494b459d36b27b6d3ca693\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001168\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001169\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a3a87ad89a684341b18885f500bd3091\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001170\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001171\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d19c005beee241febad759e6f76ff324\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001172\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001173\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d159a95a02e540d78aec384761ecabd8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001174\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001175\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226c46a0ee36fc412e90c80b7335030e9a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001176\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001177\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C31 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022506a916bb2714522857023b43663c01c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001178\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001179\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002242d2ac0582b44eeb9cf95d16bcbf502e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001180\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001181\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dd739b2cdcd245058c3b41841aa44bd4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001182\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001183\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226d8efed46a4642aeac6dc3f667123a3d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001184\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001185\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022742bf12151134c7eb04780ca5832d6b7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001186\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001187\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ef4f723d4c824bcba6b76f0b5fa5902f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001188\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001189\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002283751de0665441efaaf01b286078ff77\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001190\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001191\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e4ed07432a814e3cae328957649628cf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001192\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001193\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223afb6aab63f54cfdbf2155cb93c51a13\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001194\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001195\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002229110c2321394adea80a2b7e8672663d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001196\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001197\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002238ca1d47de6e4b6ebe4b709e98332104\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001198\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001199\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a49dc44a1b49465182640d80ab87d42a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001200\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001201\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d9c9139ccd874e2d82428321c4ca83ef\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001202\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001203\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d44df951c5f1446e8795ec00135c0f17\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001204\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001205\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a3a678321d464252b12ed799e2ffea09\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001206\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001207\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022aaecffc5d0684aa0b943e478fca161d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001208\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001209\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226e851ad7558c4a02a638f561c07c1305\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001210\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001211\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022beac94a81de34cbea4650676df44dda7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001212\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001213\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cdb084bb2cfa4b54a084996a758fc0df\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001214\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001215\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b36be41635274ab9b004c035fa4ba2a0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001216\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001217\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224001d33397ad4e0ca7b8e221380ce44b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001218\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001219\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed4a6d9154ba4df6bfe3bb170c2bbbd8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001220\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001221\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002211408b7bcbfb45e18665018d59569410\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001222\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001223\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b4c82d6c4eea42a7b7ebcf1be370b506\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001224\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001225\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e36d5bf53dc541978220256275de9c4c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001226\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001227\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002280a13f7f145b4fc3bbaeeb43d2479b50\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001228\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001229\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022acfbc1f269c74f438f30c0fde0519325\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001230\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001231\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fd30b79fbcd43fd9c8c9c6cab725541\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001232\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001233\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002256157e6b98c541b8b7bbb3153708b47d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001234\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001235\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed921ac426f24ba2bc22c75186c98435\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001236\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001237\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C1 December 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dfcfb1d35c664349b3fc20fabac5fbd5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001238\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001239\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C30 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002220ad3d5a98f14ff3a3a3fe15fd658ec3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001240\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001241\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C29 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ece9c1ca13b34358b482b8e7aa9c6d39\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001242\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001243\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C28 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022040015e5ea5c4f41863745f815eb3728\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001244\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001245\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C27 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f775b67986ac4f798dc42aed83429a30\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001246\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001247\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C26 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bafafa0374074456ab27c8eaad3bb66f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001248\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001249\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C25 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002233c8e5a015394736a1ea27cd3fb2c68f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001250\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001251\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C24 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dd40be3c3cc34157a21255723b99e4f1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001252\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001253\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C23 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022725d55eefc6c4df0a9f1069c1211bce0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001254\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001255\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C22 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e8813477ce2a4ae1b0f4462a46f9a145\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001256\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001257\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C21 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223b0015a46e454f3fa593341cf4782b03\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001258\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001259\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C20 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002233715e566e474141af6d4fcc06b8960c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001260\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001261\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C19 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002207ded9ade96440958fb7855bcaf51e35\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001262\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001263\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C18 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229e5bf7527fed4f9d849ef1b75239f7bf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1;.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001264\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001265\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C17 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222383b84171684b748bdd9f22f4f18522\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001266\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001267\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C16 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002286696027abcc42148c9b98ebf274b81d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001268\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001269\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C15 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002222ac08fb8ddb4f1dbda112687240bab4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001270\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001271\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C14 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229523800d8eaf4d8e99d854e6b364297b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001272\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001273\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C13 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002279b2e0aed4074eaf8ffd3bef5ea72a0f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001274\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001275\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C12 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ad417f4ce52e4fd4bbbd2f8074c5fbc3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001276\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001277\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C11 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c46c5af9dcf445b2ae1e265f911ebc40\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001278\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001279\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C10 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d02b2db63a6c428d90a3ca20f183f9a7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001280\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001281\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C9 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225a30ab95d23d4229a80a37dafd297251\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001282\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001283\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C8 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221d321ad495254dbf94bd585bb0a1fc74\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001284\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001285\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C7 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022169245d91c834c7ab232874d803cc149\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001286\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001287\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C6 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b722b94157ee43debafaf96b4a7698fb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022f5544c8737614e81854c75a91d0f1325\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f5544c8737614e81854c75a91d0f1325\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I would like to take a call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ccb91cfdd83947f18e3dea1575ae10ed\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We are on a vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a111d8cba8334cc6b12aae1349d1ea63\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: No we are not. You have just called a vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c463d5e50534653bacda7cc7448a79c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have just announced a result.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002245e392a73bb84135862aa4f7d916dc04\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: That is right, and we have not had a closure and therefore members can take a call at any time. There are questions before the Committee: the further amendments and the substantive question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002296e25af57ca64e168c36816970aa1461\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am advised that we proceed until we have finished the voting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022c3499b8500ac47ecae67a2aec3251fa5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c3499b8500ac47ecae67a2aec3251fa5\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think your advice is incorrect. That would be the case if there had been a closure. There are currently, I think, five amendments and one substantive question before the Committee and because they are before the Committee and there has not been a closure, they are debatable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022299da6de945f4b52948bccfccf754f3b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I refer the member to Standing Order 135. The question is put when the debate is concluded. I refer the member to Standing Order 135(1) and (2). As no member went for a call during the course of the voting, the member\u2019s point of order is not accepted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022b0246142e45b45ffb850976d805c740e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b0246142e45b45ffb850976d805c740e\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I refer you to Standing Order 135(1) and (2). The debate on the questions, which were the amendments before the Committee, previously had concluded. The debate on the substantive clause and the few amendments that have not yet been dealt with have not been concluded. It is quite clear that unless there is a closure, members can take a call at any time where an issue is live before the Committee. The debate has not concluded, and I want to take a call on a particular clause. There is nothing in the Standing Orders that says because more than 100 amendments have been put, members cannot debate the amendments that are left or the substantive question if there has not been a closure.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225e8c8b5120e14be08b6779d3b58b51af\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: My understanding is that we are still on the amendments, and Standing Order 135(1) states: \u201CExcept where otherwise provided, as soon as the debate upon a question is concluded the Speaker puts the question to the House.\u201D We have not reached that stage at this point. My advice is that it is out of order, and we will carry on with the remaining amendments before us, before we put the question to Part 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00222fa9ce04a320404ab40751ab367d70df\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222fa9ce04a320404ab40751ab367d70df\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think the relevant point here is that prior to the voting on these clauses starting some 5 or 6 hours ago, in fact there was a quiet period in the Chamber when no one sought the call. For that reason the Chairperson decided to put the vote, and I think you will find that the Hansard states that there was no objection to that. Then, of course, we started to go through the amendments to the question, prior to putting the question. But we are in the process of putting the question. For Mr Mallard\u2019s argument even to be entertained is an utter nonsense and would make an even bigger mockery of the democratic process than the Labour Party is doing so far.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220a3b6d1231f44f2fb0de3830ee6ade5e\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Like this bill does! Don\u2019t push us!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a19f1e6b5c1d420c8c6ce47eb8181234\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Order!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002218aa1007fe9c47b184a3bea5095d47e0\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: What did you say? What was that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c8bdf1f1e5be4434aa2d26fea157f406\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am on my feet. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a21ab56093004d568879fc8874a3950c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, listen to what\u2019s going on over there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b80757bb48842229350f3f26d1ad530\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Sit down. I am on my feet. We have some advice here. When the debate concludes, the Chairperson proceeds to put the question as it was proposed at the commencement of the debate. That question was that Part 1 stand part. That is the question referred to in Standing Order 135. But before reading the main question, the amendments must be dealt with. The debate was concluded because no further members sought the call. That is my ruling. I have ruled, and we will proceed. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00226844b71f783742e9a813002dbf00eca1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001305\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226844b71f783742e9a813002dbf00eca1\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Speaker be recalled for a considered ruling on this issue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001306\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001307\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022ea5aa441a4a64a44b6a3224d1dee32b2\u0022\u003EHouse resumed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001308\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022aa543e2916b041f799871baf9fa5715e\u0022\u003ESpeaker Recalled\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022c4766f370319416b90379b6e55c57608\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c4766f370319416b90379b6e55c57608\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Speaker, during the course of this afternoon we have attended to a number of amendments. The question was put that Part 1 stand part. We have had subsequent amendments to that. A member has suggested that he could take a call. There have been no other members seeking the call. We still have a number of amendments to put to the vote. My ruling is that when the debate concludes, the Chairperson proceeds to put the question as it was proposed at the commencement of the debate. That question was that Part 1 stand part. That is the question referred to in Standing Order 135. But before reading the main question, the amendments must be dealt with. The debate was concluded because no further member sought the call. That is the ruling I made. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002276f45ef793434d77850c8d10fb3e2b08\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002276f45ef793434d77850c8d10fb3e2b08\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I think it is a relatively simple issue of what the question before the Committee was. In my opinion, the question before the Committee has been, on each occasion, a number of amendments, and then, finally, the substantive question of whether Part 1 stands part. We have not yet got to the Committee being asked to vote on whether Part 1 stands part. We have been dealing with amendments. There are five or six of those left. Earlier, members made it clear that the debate had run out on the first few hundred\u2014or most\u2014of the amendments, and chose not to take a call then. The question is whether the question that is now before the Committee is that the amendments stand part, or whether the question is that the part stands part.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EMy submission to you is that the question that is about to be put by the Chairperson is that the amendments stand part. That is what was to be voted on. We have not yet had a closure motion. The effect of a closure motion, of course, would be to cut out the possibility of further debate. That is the objective of a closure motion. That means that the amendments are all taken together. There is no opportunity to move further amendments, or to withdraw them. There is no opportunity for further debate when the Committee has dealt with parts of an issue. So, in the end, the question goes to what we are debating, and what we are about to vote on now. Are we about to vote on an amendment, or have we absolutely concluded the debate? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022b17e7962f8a1433a9b1cd8e8c7936a4f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b17e7962f8a1433a9b1cd8e8c7936a4f\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I think it is, perhaps, relevant to look at the range of Standing Orders that range from 292 right through to 296. Each of those Standing Orders will give you a clear idea of how amendments to any particular part of a bill are to be dealt with. It has long been the practice of the Committee, of course, that when a member is speaking to a part, and wishes to make an amendment, he or she indicates that intention, and tables that amendment as the debate progresses. There was a very clear end to the debate earlier this evening, at about 10 to 6. We have been voting through the amendments that have been tabled in the preceding 1\u00BD hours, 2 hours, or perhaps 3 hours of that debate. Once the debate is concluded, the assumption certainly should be that once the Chairperson says that, the question will be put; that is the deal. Consequently, everyone needs to know whether the question is amended. The reference is then to the Committee\u2019s will to amend the question, having heard all the arguments in favour of the amendments during the body of the debate. Of course, the democratic process is to vote through those amendments; then, once that has all been cleared away, to proceed to the question itself. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EFor Mr Mallard to argue that the two are somehow separate is quite irresponsible and, I think, quite unreasonable. I say it is irresponsible because the House has to be a place where there is a function that is understood by all who participate in it. That function is to pass legislation. The Opposition certainly has a role to question that. It has a role to put up opposition to that function by way of those amendments. But the question is always put, and then there is the debate. During that debate, the question is altered, theoretically, by way of the amendments claimed by members. Those amendments by members are tabled subsequent to the end of the debate. Today there was a clear period of time when no one was taking the call. The Chairperson then proceeded to put the question. Of course, the question is undecided at that point because the amendments are not dealt with. We are in the process right now of putting the question. It is not conceivable that someone should be able to take a further call once that procedure has begun. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022cd0ae1c9e0f342d085d818b769e1f17f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cd0ae1c9e0f342d085d818b769e1f17f\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I thank honourable members. It is an interesting issue that has been raised by the honourable member, and it is, I think, worthy of proper consideration. I was watching the proceedings very carefully on television to make sure I was aware of what was going on. The question was that Part 1 stand part, and the debate on that question concluded earlier today. There is no question about that. That debate did conclude. When the Committee is debating the question that Part 1 stand part, members may also debate the amendments that have been tabled as part of that process. Once that debate concludes\u2014and I think I have to accept the point made by the Leader of the House\u2014the motion that is then being put is that Part 1 stand part but, before that can be dealt with, the amendments have to be dealt with first. There is no provision in the Standing Orders for there to be any further debate on any of those amendments, because the question that is being dealt with is that Part 1 stand part. So I have to rule that there can be no further debate on those matters. The amendments are being dealt with, and once those amendments have been dealt with, the question that is before the Committee, that Part 1 stand part, will be dealt with. The Standing Orders do not provide for any alternative to that. I thank honourable members. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022b3c5ac32d0da455dbba0e2b17aa28f6d\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001316\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022464bb627d3644ab1b125b41462f1589d\u0022\u003EPart 1  Preliminary provisions (continued)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001318\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001319\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C5 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cebdfd1dbfac45798218f2f1b2909a82\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001320\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001321\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C4 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f2cbca3ac49a43da86cb646893e50444\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001322\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001323\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C3 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221e86d27f5e44433788bc8a7a014356de\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001324\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 8 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001325\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D and substitute \u201C2 November 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225649444770744e5999c48fafbbd18880\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f698284315cc41ab9a72ac45df83e6ce\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That Part 1 as amended be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 56\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EPart 1 as amended agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00225f399ee1c572476f8fe1412632f795bc\u0022\u003EPart 2  Auckland Council\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022a4fec8cd8feb4139bd4754ef0e54734b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a4fec8cd8feb4139bd4754ef0e54734b\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E We are making steady progress through the night. Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill establishes the Auckland Council. However, this part does not come into effect until 1 November 2010. We understand that the Labour Party also supports the creation of an Auckland Council, but quite how it proposed to create it remains somewhat mystifying. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EIt is necessary to establish the Auckland Council to enable the Auckland Transition Agency to work towards a new governance structure. Obviously, if the agency is to provide a transition, it has to provide a transition to something, and that is what Part 2 is about. The Auckland Council will assume the responsibilities, duties, and powers of the Auckland Regional Council and the seven territorial authorities in the Auckland region. That is what establishing one council and one mayor for Auckland is all about. The Auckland Council will be a territorial authority, and will have the powers of a regional council\u2014that is, it will be a unitary council. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe look forward to the debate on this part. I am particularly interested in the contribution that we will hear from the Hon George Hawkins. We know that the Hon George Hawkins has done more work today than he did the entire time that he was in Government. It is also very clear and easy to understand why productivity slipped so much when Labour was in power, given the sort of behaviour that we have seen here in the Chamber. I look forward to George Hawkins justifying himself and, indeed, the Labour Party to Aucklanders and to the people of New Zealand, and explaining quite what the Labour Party is trying to achieve.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022ba2d0b713a3f44b797d9504c88b4eebb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ba2d0b713a3f44b797d9504c88b4eebb\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E I want to speak on Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which establishes the Auckland Council. This part establishes a territorial authority for Auckland, to be known as the Auckland Council. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIt is interesting that when I got up to speak this morning Government members were all smiles. I do not know what has happened during the day, but now they have lost that sparkle. They do not that sparkle any more\u2014it has gone. One thing is for sure: the Government may be able to walk over people\u2019s democratic rights out in the public, but it cannot trample on the rights of Parliament, as its members have learnt over the last 12 hours. I think that fact is very important, because Parliament has to examine and look after the interests of Auckland. The Government can form a new council. It can join together all these different councils and buildings and call it Auckland Council. But Melissa Lee forgot the other ingredient: people. You must bring people together. Do you do it by saying in Mt Albert that all the crooks come from South Auckland and into Mt Albert? Saying that will not help. We are trying to build this Auckland Council together. When you try to do that, you have to take the people with you. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a14b9c89ea7746b5ad54955cf7c41818\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You cannot bring the Chair into the debate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c7cdd24b6a774670b8d2e7c14aca2dd2\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe Government cannot build the Auckland Council in this way. Did the Auckland councils of Waitakere, Manukau, Papakura, North Shore, Rodney, Auckland City, or the Auckland region get the opportunity to say what Auckland\u2019s new council should be called? They did not. Did anyone ask them? No. This bill is being pushed through in the dead of night by a Government that does not actually believe in democracy. The Government will give them the opportunity to have a select committee hearing on the second bill, which is all about the rats and mice. When that bill is considered, the select committee will be arguing over who will give out the key to the hall, and who will clean the toilets in the hall. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001335\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThis bill, of course, looks at the formation of Auckland Council. Did the Government go and talk to the M\u0101ori population about what Auckland\u2019s council should be called? It did not. It is absolute arrogance that the Government decides all of this for everyone. That will not go down well. They will not like the name \u201CAuckland Council\u201D in South Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001336\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EI hear that Dr Paul Hutchison\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001337\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002250eba145a45b4f78b2028f347659af6b\u0022\u003EDr Paul Hutchison\u003C/span\u003E: An excellent member!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001338\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b44e28a611bf4026a257fe80fb473f2e\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: He is an excellent member because he actually says that the people in his electorate are afraid of this legislation. Sir William Birch, known to us all as Bill Birch, used to be in Parliament. He is not very keen on being dragged into Auckland. He might have worked for Auckland City; he might have worked for John Banks in the past. But he is not very keen to be dragged into Auckland. That is true of many places. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWhen legislation is brought to this House without proper consultation, it causes splits in the community. It causes splits in the Government. I wonder what Dr Paul Hutchison will say to Sir William Birch. Dr Hutchison just sat there and let a few little votes go by. He was not here most of the time. Now he sits there with a sheepish grin on his face. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022715c0dfbe15c469f9a6b9da0f516796e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001340\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022715c0dfbe15c469f9a6b9da0f516796e\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is a very important bill and Part 2 is a key part. Let me divide my comments into two aspects. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001341\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe first is that the Minister asked what Labour means by supporting a super-city. We are at the heart of the problem here. This bill confuses a unitary entity with an integrated entity. Labour believes in an integrated regional entity. We believe in a city that functions well and can discharge regional functions on a regional basis with good regional governance. There is nothing complicated about that. A public transport network is, of course, regional and needs regional oversight. That is not too hard. Arguably, water services are in the same category. It is not complicated. It is true that there were too many functions at the local level that could have been lifted up and better governed at the regional level. That was in the royal commission\u2019s report. It cost a million bucks, there were 3000 submissions, and it was a year\u2019s work, with lots of consultation and good thinking\u2014and what did the Government do? It threw the report away and replaced it with a 10-page ACT manifesto, which made a mockery of the whole process. An expendable Rodney Hide will get it in the neck when John Key realises it was a step too far for voters. We stand for strong regional governance. We do not want the ACT version of a unitary entity. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001342\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EBut the real kicker in this part is the bit that deletes all references to the existing territorial authorities. There will be no more Manukau, New Zealand\u2019s most progressive city. No more Manukau means no more Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi. No more Franklin means no more genial Dr Paul Hutchinson. The people of those areas\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001343\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223923a96bcf3a46cc8ff73636a9317db7\u0022\u003EDr Paul Hutchison\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a well-known precedent in this Parliament that members\u2019 names are pronounced correctly. It is \u201CHutchison\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001344\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b7f8d592740a4acdb7bf8294fcd9e341\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, all one can say to that is \u201CWhhhy not?\u201D. Those members\u2019 constituents can look after themselves tonight. I am more worried about the good people of Waitakere, the eco-city. My westies hate this Government now, and \u201Chate\u201D is not too strong a word. They hate those Tories, who are stealing their city\u2014and who, in fact, are going further: they are erasing all reference to the name \u201CWaitakere\u201D. Poor Waitakere! You do not have the power to take our name.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001345\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002288bd764b58204e4391b7003f055ec907\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Order!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001346\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002264d5dcb3747542129a04bd7f2b80b444\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: They do not have the power to take our names\u2014you, Mr Chair, have much power. Those members do not have the power to take our names.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001347\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ESpeaking of the taking of names, it has been an interesting week in New Zealand politics, has it not? We have learnt some new words. To be \u201CMasuku\u2019ed\u201D means to be thrown onto the scrap heap. To be \u201CMelissa Lee\u2019ed\u201D means to open one\u2019s mouth and insert both feet and then defend it on the morning news the morning after, and then not even explain oneself on Close Up. To be \u201CBakshi\u2019ed\u201D is to be the last living defender of the Indian community in the National Party because, I tell you what, every living Indian I know of in Mt Albert is now voting Labour. They are so pissed off about the Masuku affair and what they got out of it that they are voting Labour. So when you try\u2014Oh goodness me! The \u201Cpedal king\u201D, Bill English, is back.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001348\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022948df90d85e342968ae969ff6408d642\u0022\u003ENathan Guy\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The member has been in the Chamber for a while, and he continues to bring you into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001349\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229883164fa0494a6d9a0511a77b0de33e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I did mention that earlier to Mr Cunliffe, and he acknowledged that, but he has done it again. Do not bring the Chair into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229824c551a0334302b9b6dc9ea6180944\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: It is a perfectly fair comment, Mr Chair, and I do apologise. I am so emotional about this bill that things got away from me. It is good to see Bill English back in the Chamber again. He has had a rough day, too. To be \u201CBill English\u2019ed\u201D is to make a statement in the House about a Budget and then be slam dunked by one\u2019s leader using exactly the same words within a month. He said: \u201CNot next year, not ever\u2014oh, sorry, boss! Let\u2019s fund it now, sir, if it\u2019s OK with you.\u201D I guess they do not take tea together very often. Look at that lot over there. They can see their majority dwindling away like the waters of the Manukau, running to the sea. They know that in the good hands of the \u201Clittle emperor\u201D they have made a colossal mistake.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00221b7d885bede64724ba9f476a6eefbe8c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221b7d885bede64724ba9f476a6eefbe8c\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E Let us get one thing clear right now in this debate tonight: the reason why the member David Cunliffe is angry is that this Government is doing everything that Labour members want to have done, and now they do not have any defence at all. Labour members cannot criticise, because we said\u2014and they said\u2014we would have one Auckland, and we will. Then they said they want to put \u201Clocal\u201D back into local government, and we are doing that; we said we would put local boards out there so that the local community could have a say in the things that matter to them, and we will. That is exactly what those members have been asking for, and that is exactly what we are giving. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022750466e877bd4239abea9807a653e77b\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a convention in Committee and in the House that speeches are addressed to you. The member has had his back to you the entire time he has been speaking. I think he should show more respect for you as Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001353\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221c9c999d0a5b4305945f183f53c0d0ac\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001354\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cd380e85670c4441ad6d7563f9bf07f4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I do not need any help in this matter. The member can address whomever he wishes. This is a robust debate. We will let the member continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001355\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b739e8e6f74f4bca9b03789251b75148\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: The other thing the members over there do not like at all\u2014and this is the main point\u2014is that they have asked why we have not consulted on the bill, and we have told them that this bill starts the consultation period. There will be consultation for the next 15 months or more. We will be out there talking with the public. We will be listening to the public. What is even better is that we will actually implement most of the things the public ask of us, because we can, because we are flexible, because that is the sort of Government this National Government\u2014led by John Key\u2014is, and because that is what Rodney Hide\u2019s bill will deliver for this country. I say to that shoddy Opposition over there that you do not like it because you are actually getting what you have been asking for\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001356\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002228601fdef57e4410bee27e1786808fa1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have already ruled. You cannot bring the Chair into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001357\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247cd9cd53deb4a2996d0c7a42d2a2276\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: The Opposition members do not like it, because they are worried that the things they are asking for, they are getting from a Tory Government. Much to their surprise, all those things that make Opposition members weep and wail, that produce all of that socialist bloody outpouring that we get from them, we are addressing. We are giving it to Labour. We are going to stick it up Labour. We are going to get the whole country behind us, because\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001358\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022978c3845d82b4f85aff149e3a7253f93\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022355b49d1540647c7a999b8099735bd09\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I know what the member is going to say. It is a robust debate\u2014I actually might need earplugs\u2014but interjections should be rare and reasonable. It would be good if we could hear what the speakers are saying. Please tone it down so that we can actually hear what is going on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227b5d4b911da4406fbd669a8efa6a7141\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I seek leave to request the Associate Minister to make a ministerial statement to explain how it can be that Labour is both jealous of the Government for doing what Labour would have done, and frightened of getting a dose of \u201CTorydom\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e15222f047bc4618b18f81d0b0da4b42\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Sit down. You cannot make that request.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001362\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002273fa162abfec4f44bd64ac76ba706f68\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think the important point that you should make, as I indicated to the Speaker a couple of days ago, is that when you are addressing people who are making a racket that is stopping a member from being heard, it would be good to look at them. The people who were actually stopping the member from being heard were those behind him\u2014in fact, in front of him, given the direction he was looking in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001363\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022046edc807be64df4a42df9482ffbb1e2\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Is that not exactly the problem? Opposition members just cannot take it, can they? They cannot take the fact that this Government will be out there day after day, listening to the people. The Prime Minister has been out there; the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, has been out there; and I will be out there. We will be listening, engaging, and making sure that the public of Auckland end up with the local government they want.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001364\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EWhat is more, we will end up with a local government system in Auckland that not only is good for Auckland but happens to be good for the rest of New Zealand as well. That is the problem. Those members over there have been mucking around with this issue for 9 years. It got too hard for them, so they said \u201CHere\u2019s a pass. We\u2019ll give it to a royal commission. That will get it off our plate for a while.\u201D When there finally is a Government that is prepared to respond and be decisive, those members are astounded. They cannot understand a Government that makes a decision, and a Minister of Local Government who is actually prepared to get out there and make some decisions. And there is a group of people behind him who will make sure that this happens. They will make sure it happens for their people. That is the issue. That is why that group over there are so astonished about what is happening. Labour members cannot believe that in the 9 years they had in Government they did nothing other than order a royal commission report. We are putting in place local boards, which will be far more effective than the councils that the royal commission talked about, and those members say they cannot understand it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001365\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003ELet us wait and see what happens in another 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months, when we have heard the public of Auckland, when we have made the alterations they ask of us, and when the second and third bills have been passed. Let us see what is delivered. Let us see what they think when we end up delivering the goods for Auckland. I know that we can deliver. I know that the Prime Minister will deliver. I know that the Hon Rodney Hide will deliver. I know that, collectively, we will get in there and give Aucklanders exactly what they are looking for, which is local government that works for them. They know that right now their local government does not work for them. They know that at the moment local government in Auckland is not performing in the way that they need it to. Even Bob Harvey, the Mayor of Waitakere, recently apologised to the people of Auckland. Well, we will set up a local government system that works for Auckland and works for New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002200950bf8004e4856aa157a7345a60eb6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001366\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002200950bf8004e4856aa157a7345a60eb6\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E Part 2 is very short, but it really gets to the heart of this Draconian legislation. It is the part that deletes all reference to eight democratically elected city councils\u2014that expunges them from the face of the earth\u2014without so much as a vote. It expunges Manukau, Waitakere, and the other city councils. But we have to remember that we are not just stripping away and expunging those councils; we are stripping away and expunging democracy. I have a cartoon here that sums up what this particular part of the bill is all about. In the cartoon there is a maniacal, demonic Rodney Hide, with his jackboots, trampling on Manukau, Papakura, Waitakere, Rodney, the North Shore, and Franklin. The caption states \u201CWho\u2019s laughing at my dancing and yellow jacket now?\u201D. The demonic Rodney Hide is trampling on the democratically elected councils of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001367\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI ask members whether the Government told the people of Auckland before the election that it was planning to destroy\u2014to expunge\u2014the eight democratically elected councils of Auckland. Did the Government tell Aucklanders or New Zealanders that before the last election? It did not. The Government is trying to con New Zealanders into believing that it is implementing most of the recommendations of the royal commission. But did the royal commission recommend expunging eight local councils from the face of the earth? Did it recommend getting rid of Waitakere, Manukau, etc.? It did not. Part 2 gives the lie to the Government\u2019s pretence that it is implementing the recommendations of the royal commission, because it is not. Part 2 is the complete antithesis of what the royal commission has recommended. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001368\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIt is a basic tenet of democratic Government that if there is to be a change to a system of governance, that should be agreed to by the majority of the governed. That is why we had a referendum when we changed to MMP. But the people of Auckland are having their governance completely wiped away. Their democratically elected councils are being completely wiped away, without any referendum, without any poll, without any say, and without any consultation. Nobody has put to the electors of Manukau: \u201CAre you dissatisfied with your council?\u201D; \u201CDo you want to have your council expunged from the face of the earth?\u201D. Nobody has asked the people of Waitakere whether they want to get rid of their city council. That is why this bill is so profoundly undemocratic and so profoundly Draconian. It is expunging those democratically elected city councils without ever asking the people represented by those councils whether they want to get rid of them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001369\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EContrary to what Government members are saying, satisfaction studies have been done, year after year, that have shown that the majority of people on the North Shore support the North Shore City Council. They do not want the council expunged; they support it. The majority of people in Waitakere support their council. They do not want it expunged. That is why Part 2 gets to the heart of the bill, and why this legislation is so Draconian. That is why we are having this protest here in this Parliament today. We are protesting at the Draconian way this Government is eliminating eight democratically elected councils, without ever giving them the right to vote. And the bill is in violation of the Local Government Act, because the Act requires a poll before any reorganisation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022d20b06d4713f420db75e5a9abd3b4518\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001370\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d20b06d4713f420db75e5a9abd3b4518\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I first want to say something in rebuttal of the so-called expert on local government, the Hon John Carter, because some of us have long memories. Some of us can remember at least two pieces of legislation that were introduced into this House as a result of a very bad county clerk up in Northland. Who was the county clerk who lost all the cemetery records? There had to be a bill\u2014an authorised agent bill\u2014to forgive him for losing them. Who was the county clerk who, without authority, sent a truck 50 miles with half a dozen beer on the back? There was no authority at all to send the truck 50 miles back and forth. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001371\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227824149110fd46beb0fbe24484f79d04\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We are expecting some 1,000 amendments to Part 2, so it would be good if that member could concentrate on the part itself, rather than filling in time. [Interruption] Is this a point of order, or not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001372\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247c69f3b70eb49ceb9b47c9ecb30528d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Points of order are heard in silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001373\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f3dba96c905f4148932a7cd555757d7a\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: We are expecting the Labour Party to put up some 1,000-odd amendments on this part, as it did on Part 1. It would be very good if that member could either get to some of those amendments or, somewhat uniquely, speak to the part itself. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001374\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225fd311d2367f4a2dbbf5d15a344ca1e1\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001375\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a19e18aa57434781ab518c0692c97608\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I invite the member to take the call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001376\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3b99eca8bae48be97b6c3edf1d83bb8\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: As was said by John Carter, this is a robust debate, and if Gerry Brownlee does not like it up him, he should just leave the Chamber and go back to his room. If he cannot take it he should go.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001377\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214682186647e4c2b9f4283df5b0ba0bd\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is late at night and clearly that member has had a bit of an extra sugar dose\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001378\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac36427d27934f2194e1dced54b0f3c4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001379\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022096cb5aceecf41b0b9ef86775063588d\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I have a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001380\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022193ac132bf5b4049a70ad2cee4231358\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am on my feet. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022168de0591c5b45acab536ca3eccfcd41\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Sorry, I did not notice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001382\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002272cb5ef07d0d4dba87403dca4dc2f11d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: It is a robust debate, and that was not a point of order. That is a debating point, and you get a chance to take a call later on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001383\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d803775ff38f419aa92894c47fa1e9b8\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: My last point on John Carter, by way of rebuttal, is that some of us can remember how he first came into the Chamber. He was the loyal chair of the National Party committee for the electorate. Do members know who the member was? It was his father-in-law, \u201CBlackberry\u201D Austin. He was a man of honour, a man of integrity. When \u201CBlackberry\u201D Austin was down in Wellington, his then son-in-law was plotting against him. He got the numbers\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001384\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022afaabb63595e4f99bb340f98b59c4c19\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We have had over 2 minutes of talking about a member on the other side of the Chamber. We are on Part 2. I bring you back to the part and ask you to concentrate your last 3 minutes on it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001385\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255ec1929ff1a4a87b4320682d05f0237\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just want to say that I have had three fathers-in-law but Neil Austin was not one of them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001386\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c5b51fe226124e69836eee94d6c4eede\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That was not a point of order but it was an interesting point!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001387\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002272599aaa25834e0fb4d53c10518c9b78\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry; I got the de facto thing mixed up. I apologise. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228834e2130c6a4deaa3dae6186a8cc489\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Let us settle down. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002254762942df1f4162928ac978da0d0c66\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Getting to Part 2, I can remember that in 1989 and 1990 we made some fairly robust changes in the local government area. They were promoted by the ACT member Dr Michael Bassett. What happened then? Wherever those changes took effect, the Government lost. I do not think Labour has ever won Devonport back again, after the Devonport local body was abolished. I do not think we have ever won Eastbourne since the borough of Eastbourne was abolished. Those changes occurred under a Labour Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001390\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI ask Nikki Kaye how happy she will be during the next election to go out there and defend the abolition of the Auckland City Council. Rates will have gone up by $700 to $1,000 to pay for the transition costs. In Part 2 that cost is written off. I say to Paul Hutchison that he might survive, as he has a reasonable majority, but there will be something very questionable there. But I know that amongst National\u2019s Auckland members we will see a struggle for list places. It is slightly easier than it was yesterday, because Melissa Lee has gone quite a long way down the list in the last 24 hours. Paula Bennett has been working on going down the list for a period of time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001391\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EManukau City is one of the cities that go completely as a result of the bill. I tell any members opposite who are members for Manukau City\u2014and I am not quite sure where the boundaries are\u2014to stand up for Manukau. They should listen to what the people of Manukau are saying. At least, instead of having this kind of farce, instead of having their political advertising paid for by the Parliamentary Service\u2014[Interruption] Members opposite complain about the pledge card, but the taxpayers are paying for this advertisement, which is a retention scheme for Nikki Kaye. I will not bring the Chair into it, but I want to know whether Nikki Kaye authorised the advertisement I am holding up. Nikki Kaye did not authorise it? So there is a National Party advertisement\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022 data-id=\u002264337504b21a4f6594560737622a0f3a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001392\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002264337504b21a4f6594560737622a0f3a\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE (National):\u003C/span\u003E Thank goodness that rant is over. I want to turn to the speech made by George Hawkins. For 9 years we have not heard boo out of George Hawkins but today\u2014in one day\u2014he has done more work here than he has done in the last 9 years. That is an indication of where the Labour Party is at. George Hawkins is leading the charge to save the Labour Party! None of the others on the front bench, including my sparring partner Trevor Mallard, could do anything, other than spend 6 hours of the Committee\u2019s time, of New Zealand\u2019s time, and of the New Zealand taxpayers\u2019 time, on some spurious little amendments that Labour knew it would lose, anyway. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001393\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EThe Hon David Cunliffe said that the Indian community in Mt Albert would all vote in favour of Labour. I point out that that is real Fabian Society logic: Labour members will create victims in each community, and then ask those people to vote for them. They will say to those little victim societies: \u201CWe\u2019ll help you. You stay down there, and we will be up here helping you. We will protect our own little hideaway on the rung of the ladder.\u201D That is what the other party is on about. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001394\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003ENot half an hour ago, George Hawkins, bold as brass, asked what the name of the council was. Well, if he had only bothered to look, he would have found that it is called the Auckland Council. That is the point, I say to Mr Hawkins; it will be called the Auckland Council. That is actually stated at the beginning of Part 2, so maybe the member, who has spent the last 9 years doing nothing, should have looked at Part 2. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001395\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003EThe other thing is that all these people across the other side of the Chamber have been talking about a referendum. Where was the referendum in 1989, when the Hon Michael Bassett, who was not a member of the ACT Party, was the Minister of Local Government for the Labour Government? That is right\u2014a true Labour Party person, not like these ones.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001396\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220989504d866b413bb0a41511a6c81335\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Mana Motuhake!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001397\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229c53c517d2084bd0a4d21a171f420a67\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: I am glad the member raises the issue of Mana M\u0101ori Motuhake. What we saw tonight during the vote was Labour trying to get back the M\u0101ori vote by saying a few M\u0101ori words! That is its whole plan. And now it is even talking about joining the h\u012Bkoi! The Labour Party is now going to join the h\u012Bkoi! The last time there was a h\u012Bkoi there were 20,000 people outside Parliament baying for the blood of the Labour Government. For goodness\u2019 sake!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001398\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a8fcf80afb1447ada6cd28bacc857222\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Iwi-Kiwi!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001399\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225f7100d1319142178c53e45f7d55730a\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: That is right\u2014I am an iwi and a Kiwi, which makes me better than those members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002270518d698579450abdfab0a123c19b04\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: You can\u2019t hack it, Tau.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001401\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228df036d5afeb420da17606827717af15\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE\u003C/span\u003E: Let us see who cannot hack it! We will take Auckland and we will progress into the future. I tell members that Waitakere is behind this; the people of Waitakere are behind this 100 percent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u002225545763cb594f218d183f94c6edfcff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001402\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002225545763cb594f218d183f94c6edfcff\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you very much\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001403\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022895df078bb6f4d73a7a1dc671e995a8d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Who speaks is solely at the discretion of the Chair. Comments like that are reflections on the Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001404\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220346c37cf8d948e6b41a41f8ddcc7bb4\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The Leader of the House directly challenged your ruling, and I ask you to call on him to withdraw and apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001405\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224cbeeb2688a4478f971dbfcd92526173\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I did not take personal offence at that, but the point is well made. Points of order are heard, and once they are dealt with that is the end of it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001406\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a285c0fd274a4854b7bcb3ae5ebfe3ed\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: I am very pleased to have the opportunity to speak on Part 2. In doing so I would like to address clause 9 and talk to some proposed amendments. Some of my colleagues have talked about the name of Auckland, and so has Mr Henare over there. He talked about the name of Auckland City, but he forgot to mention that the people of Auckland have not been asked whether they want their city to be called Auckland City. National has made a really presumptuous assumption that the people of Rodney, Franklin, Waitakere\u2014where I live\u2014and the North Shore want to be covered by a local body called the Auckland Council. It is just arrogant, but is that not what we have seen in this debate all the way through? All the people of Auckland are affected by this, so all Aucklanders deserve to be asked about the new name.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001407\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EMany, many discussions have been had throughout Auckland, there has been lots and lots of criticism, and it is really up to the House now to consider some of the suggestions that Auckland people have made about what the name should be. There are a variety of reasons why the House should consider other names. There is the issue of historical names\u2014we are talking in this bill about 80 to 100 years of history\u2014so we should be looking at those. There are significant place names\u2014places that are really, really important to the tangata whenua\u2014and these are also names that we need to pronounce accurately. So I will support an amendment to clause 9. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001408\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EPart 2 is the guts of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, because it sounds the death knell for all existing councils and communities across Auckland. In this part we are talking about people\u2014the 1.4 million people of Auckland, the people of Manukau, and those in \u014Ctara; I am sure these will be foreign places to members on the other side of the Chamber. There are also the people of M\u0101ngere, Papatoetoe, and Manurewa, and, as we heard from our colleague Su\u2019a William Sio, they are mourning the loss of their say, and they are mourning the loss of their city, as are the people of Waitakere City\u2014our proud eco-city\u2014R\u0101nui, Swanson, Henderson, Glen Eden, and Te Atat\u016B. I say to Mr Henare that he should be talking to the people he lives near. Those people are often in need of council support, and they are very proud of the reserves and the wonderful west coast beaches. All of that will be handed over. That is what this clause does, and that is what this bill does. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001409\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThere are also the people of Auckland City, including those from Mt Albert, Kingsland, Avondale, and Morningside, where we have a wonderful National candidate who makes blunder after offensive blunder and demonstrates how utterly unsuitable she is to represent any electorate. Let us talk about the people of \u014Ct\u0101huhu, Onehunga, Panmure, and Glen Innes. The member for Maungakiekie is sitting over there\u2014he has not said very much. The Citizens and Ratepayers members on the Auckland City Council do not give a toss about those people, and that is what we will see under this one Auckland Council. In the last 2 weeks Auckland City Council has cut the citizens advice bureaux funding, and a free community event in Onehunga that is attended by thousands has been ditched. We know how hard it has been for the community board members of Maungakiekie to fight for \u014Ct\u0101huhu, and we know how little support they get from a council that is dominated by wealthy people. They do not have any care for poorer communities. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001410\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe people, the citizens, the ratepayers, the young, the old, the families, and the communities all lose their identity through Part 2 and the establishment of the Auckland Council. The people of the little town of Papakura, as we know, are up in arms; 1,000 people attended a meeting because they know they are going to miss out through this proposal. There are also the people of North Shore and those of some of the poorer areas like Northcote, Beachhaven, and Glenfield, right up into Albany, and even across to Helensville\u2014and we know what the people of Helensville are saying about this. They are saying: \u201CGive us back our voice.\u201D But this part takes away their voice from them for ever.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022938e87d5006c4ee39417cdbfea49fc7b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001411\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022938e87d5006c4ee39417cdbfea49fc7b\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I will take just a short call. We have an amendment to clause 9 in the name of the Hon David Parker. I am sorry, but, having studied it, the Government will not be able to support this amendment. There are two difficulties with it. First, it specifies who can and cannot stand to be mayor of the new Auckland City.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001412\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002237c95fe152f44a8e974529cafb4c4f57\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: Just who can\u2019t.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001413\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022838a8f6a240c48cda743de029f303ff2\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, specifying who cannot stand specifies who can, I say to Mr Parker. It is an amendment to clause 9, which has nothing to do with the mayor and does not mention the mayor, so it is entirely inappropriate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001414\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI find it interesting that Labour Party members have been attempting to lecture me and other members of the Government about democracy, when the Hon David Parker, presumably with the support of his Labour caucus members, would rule out any existing mayor from standing to be mayor of the new city. He would not only rule them out from standing but also prevent the people of Auckland from voting for whom they might choose to be mayor. Mr Parker is actually deciding who can stand to be mayor of the new Auckland City. He is going around saying \u201CThat person can\u2019t stand, that person can\u2019t stand, and that person can\u2019t stand.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001415\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EMore particularly, the Hon David Parker, with the support of the Labour Party, is saying that no former Minister of any Government can stand to be mayor of the new Auckland City. I ask Mr David Parker whether that is now Labour Party policy. If it is such a good idea, why is Labour proposing it only for Auckland? If Labour members actually had the courage of this policy, they would\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001416\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b74d123fd897443f9c39bdc70a727407\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. To accuse a party or an individual of lacking courage is a breach of the Standing Orders. It should be clearly ruled out. The member cannot get around that by the approach he is attempting to take. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001417\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a80d4d83437547f48a397de34696ae1b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, it is a line call. The member called it a breach of policy, but, of course, a policy cannot exist in itself; it has to exist by virtue of members and of parties. The member should not refer to courage in that regard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001418\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228d0decadda1742bdaa8fd7a4e777b4d5\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: If the Labour Party is consistent with its policy, and if it is sticking to some level of principle, presumably Labour members are saying that they are quite happy for Parliament to make a general rule that would rule out people who would otherwise be entitled to put their names forward for office. Labour members are saying that those people cannot stand. I and members of the Government find that abhorrent and anti-democratic. I would like to hear someone\u2014just one person\u2014from the Labour Party stand up and defend that amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u002202f54627a4f84f238390ae87003e3256\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001419\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002202f54627a4f84f238390ae87003e3256\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E At last we have the first response for a long time from the Minister of Local Government on this part of the bill, which he is responsible for. Part 2, which consists of clause 9, disestablishes six or seven councils\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001420\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221cb44502f34d4941a72afee2601d2fe7\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley\u003C/span\u003E: Eight.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001421\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eee01c3e04bb4d348f6b1a39c82785c1\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014eight councils, including the Auckland Regional Council; seven councils plus the regional council\u2014and forms the Auckland Council. In doing so, it creates the greatest concentration of representation in New Zealand in my memory. The Auckland Council covers not only more people than the whole of the South Island but substantially more than that number; 1.4 million people will be covered by one council. That council is getting broader powers than any other council in New Zealand has at present. It is getting territorial authority rights plus regional council rights.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001422\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EOn top of that, the mayor of the council is getting extra power; executive powers are being conferred upon the mayor of the council. There were some checks and balances on the regional council\u2019s powers through some of those powers being devolved down to some additional councils standing underneath the regional council, but those councils have been abolished. Therefore there is a further concentration of power in the hands of this new mayor. That new mayor\u2014and I am very surprised that provincial members of the National Party, such as Amy Adams from Selwyn and Chris Tremain from Napier, are not worried about this\u2014will bring down Governments. He or she will have the power to come to central government and say \u201CDo this or I do that.\u201D I think those powers are a gross abuse of the rights of Parliament, and a gross abuse of overall democracy in New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001423\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EFurther than that, there is the danger that those powers will be politicised because of the alignment of the mayor with a political party here. I think it is inappropriate that people who have been Ministers of the Crown, who have clear allegiance to one party or another in this place, hold that office. If those members want evidence of the kind of abuse that can occur, they need only look at the conduct of John Banks this year compared with that of mayors of yesteryear. What is he saying about the Waterview Connection? What he is saying is clearly not in the interests of his council, of which Mount Albert and the Waterview Connection are part. He is saying virtually nothing. What did he do to the prior Government\u2014a Labour Government, which was not matey with him, a former National Government Minister? He stood over Parliament and said that unless the Government bought social housing off the Auckland City Council, it would flog it off or raise rents. Those are the sorts of excesses that can be carried out by inappropriate mayors with too many powers. Those risks are increased if those mayors have a political alignment to Parliament in Wellington, and that alignment is most evident when the mayors have been Ministers in a Government. Their alignment is clear, their allegiances are clear, and they take those allegiances with them to the grave in most cases. We have seen it with Mr Banks.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001424\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EIf the Hon Rodney Hide cannot see that that is a risk, then he is blind. If the provincial members on the Government side cannot see that the power that is invested in a mayor of a council that has more people in it and more voting power than the whole of the South Island plus 50 percent is extreme, then they are not wise people. It is obvious. We are creating a beast that will be able to whip Parliament, and that is not appropriate. There is a real need for checks and balances, especially as some of the checks and balances have been removed through the abolition of the layer of councils beneath the current regional council; they have been stripped away by the Government. It therefore is all the more important that we have limits on the powers of the mayor who is being created under this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001425\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EFurther than that, it is appropriate that we limit the number of terms that mayors can stand for. In the United States, a President can stand for two terms only. We are creating a presidential-like figure here. We are creating a figure who has more power than anyone in any regional or territorial authority has now; 1.4 million people is an enormous voting block, which can be whipped into a fervour against the current Government, be it a National-led or a Labour-led Government in the future. They can be whipped into a fervour against the sitting Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022 data-id=\u0022293be683a82c4088ade91a7b1a4f8a0b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001426\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022293be683a82c4088ade91a7b1a4f8a0b\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN (National):\u003C/span\u003E I have taken a call because I think it is important that members of the Opposition hear what the rest of New Zealand thinks about the proposals that the Government has set out in this bill. It is very important that the rest of New Zealand has a say, because they are being very badly represented by the members on the Opposition benches. I stand for the real New Zealanders, whom none of those members are prepared to represent. I stand here to represent the views of the rest of New Zealand, who, in fact, totally support this bill by an overwhelming majority. [Interruption] Mr Chairman, could I please have a bit of quiet?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001427\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d65062b9d6e647b5ac21d8d7ce4ca641\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the member that this has been a robust debate, on both sides. The member is a well-known interjector, who participates and makes interjections on many occasions. I think it is fair enough that when he is on his feet and being provocative he should expect a bit back in return. I can hear the member very clearly; I invite him to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001428\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226ff110c2f69f4080810e56be431a66b5\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for your guidance, Mr Chairperson. So most people\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001429\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4bc7d6b106844b5ace76cec3e477759\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: There are some interjections that are beyond the pale. The member knows what I am referring to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001430\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ff4b609d7709431aa2cf7b71618731a3\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN\u003C/span\u003E: As I was saying, the rest of New Zealand agrees with the royal commission\u2019s report, which fundamentally says that the current governance of the Greater Auckland region is dysfunctional, it is debilitated, and it is broken. The royal commission has recommended a unitary body, and Part 2 of this bill creates that unitary body.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001431\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003EThe Opposition throughout this debate has just grandstanded. We can start with the Hon David Cunliffe. He lives in St Marys Bay, but he walks in here this morning and pontificates about the people in Manukau City and \u014Ct\u0101huhu. He would not know one from the other! He talks about the Indian community in Mount Albert, but he would not have met even one of them. He would not have been down the street to meet them; he is stuck in St Marys Bay. Yet he waltzes in here with his bibles\u2014the four volumes of the royal commission\u2019s report\u2014which he plonks on the desk with great drama. Then he stands up and pretends to be a preacher, in his bid for the leadership. He stands there and preaches. Well, let me tell Mr David Cunliffe that he ain\u2019t any preacher, and he sure as hell is not Martin Luther.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001432\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003EThen we have Mr Mallard lecturing us about our wonderful MPs and their margins. Well, let us reflect on that, Trevor. Paul Hutchison\u2019s margin is outstanding: 15,000-plus and going up. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001433\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022377c8bf399804966832dd01fcbee16c1\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Firstly, I thought I would give the member a chance to breathe. Secondly, members\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001434\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002248462bebe0d44dd7a63fddcc73773cac\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Excuse me, that is not a point of order. The member will come straight to the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001435\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022315f93a269cd45f7a9e27d2c7b3f7b3d\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: It is a convention that members are referred to by their full name, not by their first name. The member referred to Mr Mallard by his first name. Between breaths, he ought to adhere to the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001436\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002228668108490f4883bae99ea731b5eb02\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Members, this is a robust debate; I realise that it is about 11.20 at night, but people want to have a fair go. If members want to raise points of order, they should be serious points of order, and should not be raised in order to interrupt a person\u2019s speech. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001437\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022373091d2f3f9494a9dc1029c8a133f5a\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I was serious.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001438\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d89622c0ec8441cabb634d3d82fb52a2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member was not entirely serious about it, in my view. I invite the member Paul Quinn to continue his speech uninterrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001439\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c81e5708e6c845eea8da58f16984d937\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN\u003C/span\u003E: I am happy to call the member the Hon Trevor Mallard. He and I go back a long way; we are friends from way back. However, he has a grudge against me for creeping into his majority. He lectures our people on our majorities, but his majority has gone backwards for the last three elections\u2014it has gone backwards. Yet he has the audacity to tell our people about majorities.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001440\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003ELet us now come to the member for Rimutaka; let us talk about the member for Rimutaka. This morning the member for Rimutaka stood up and accused me of promulgating a unitary authority for the Hutt Valley based on the Auckland model. Well, let me deny it; let me say that that member is wrong\u2014that member is wrong. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001441\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e17402b0abf452680042717bc8e4f48\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The member is clearly tired and emotional, but he has gone too far\u2014 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022da1a2010bcb24584a6713577c8977dea\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Excuse me\u2014the member will sit down. That is not a point of order. I have made the point before that if members are going to raise points of order, they should be serious points of order and they should be about order. We do not want any reflections. I will let the member start again, but I want to make sure that he raises a point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001443\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e93b1415e04d4332811bd2161bc3872e\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Thank you. There is a longstanding convention in this Chamber that it is not permissible under the Standing Orders to accuse a member of lying. That member has just done so. I am sure you heard it, and everybody else did. I ask that he withdraw and apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001444\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224f4cf87c3b644ffda7608bbcec97fd7a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I have to say that I was listening to the speech quite carefully, and I did not get that out of it, whatsoever. If the member took that reflection, he is drawing a very, very long bow. I remind the member that this is a robust debate, this is a debating chamber, and for the first time we have speeches, not readings. We are having a debate tonight, not readings, and I think that such a time is when the House is at its best. I want the debate to flow. It would be good if people spoke to Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, but, given the time, I am being a bit liberal about it. So let the speeches flow, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001445\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f02a69b9246945dbbb9f41fbf246c05a\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have been watching the clock, but there have been so many interruptions\u2014so many interruptions\u2014and I do not have a stopwatch. Could you just brief me on my time\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001446\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222e79586cc7834f45892d6b4d19beb023\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: 10 seconds.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001447\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022389aa73d350840799508d4aeef627952\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think that members on this side are enjoying this speech so much that we would not mind if another couple of minutes were added in, by leave, for this member to make his point, because\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001448\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c9398874992c4e16aada3786cda85037\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: No. Members cannot seek leave on behalf of other members. The member has 10 seconds to go; the bell will go and I will then take the next call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001449\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221303b2ce98cc4913ba0ebe386e2faa4c\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN\u003C/span\u003E: As I was saying, this bill is about a unitary authority, and this morning it was suggested that I was promoting a unitary authority for the Hutt Valley. I seek leave of the Committee to table a newspaper article, which says the contrary of what was said by the member for Rimutaka\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001450\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224e1f54a3573a4210b15fe37ec0d1b151\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought to table a newspaper article. Is there any objection to that course of action? There is objection. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00222639a2c496f741aaa77f606d653248e4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001451\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222639a2c496f741aaa77f606d653248e4\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E Tonight we have seen the National Government take the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill so seriously that it has put up the heavy hitters. First we had Mr John Carter, and we know Mr Carter\u2019s form and credibility in this Chamber and in other places. We know that he will go down in the annals of Parliament not for his contribution in the Chamber but for his contribution to talkback radio. As I recall, Mr Carter tried to imitate a M\u0101ori person by the name of Hone; that was his great contribution to New Zealand. We then heard from Tau Henare. Of course, Tau Henare has been in more parties than any of us have had hot dinners, apart from Gerry Brownlee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001452\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI am sure Mr Hide is poking around here somewhere, and he said a very interesting thing at the local government conference in February. He said: \u201CIt is always a good idea before a spend-up to get the agreement of the people who are going to pay for it.\u201D That is what Mr Hide said to the local government conference. I think that in our democratic society that is not a bad thing. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001453\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002246434cd5c22d47c19230e68314c01256\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Oh! Oh!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001454\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225365a2ac14d24e7690af4ec02e9832db\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: Do not worry, I say to Gerry; Pizza Hut will be open after the Committee rises. I tell him to stay awake.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001455\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI think that was a fair comment by Mr Hide, but the problem is that, for this bill, the Government has no agreement from the people of Auckland. Tau Henare got up and asked why Labour members have made contribution after contribution for over 8 hours in this debate. The truth is that we have done so because we are the last line of defence for the people of Auckland to make a contribution and put their voices forward.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001456\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EMr Brownlee was described in the Christchurch Press last week by his mate Dave Henderson as quite a nice guy but absolutely useless. That was from a mate of his. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001457\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297ac886d3c5b408985b74b5b21ab360d\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I want to confirm that that was the comment that was made, but I also point out that the particular gentleman mentioned has never met Clayton, so God knows what he would say about him! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001458\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ed0ad74e40704d278e26401f4b2d6c9e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Members, I want to let the debate flow. I realise that we are not being particular about the Standing Orders in respect of requiring members to talk about the bill. I ask members not to take points of order, so that we can get on with the debate and people\u2019s speeches can flow freely. I invite the Hon Clayton Cosgrove to resume.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001459\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3227a36fc854b6c969c70e8455aa089\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: That is fine. That contribution just shows what a plonker Gerry is\u2014that is the truth. If that is the best contribution that Gerry can make, then Dave Henderson is dead right, because on this side of the Chamber we are the last line of defence for the people of Auckland. [Interruption] Oh, he does not like it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001460\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267f943d1f3e347e78be2f297c5e8021a\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We have heard points of order from Labour members on a number of occasions this evening about the use of members\u2019 full names. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001461\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022196c77b89bb349be85c9cb0a9015e9c0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is correct, and I would advise Clayton Cosgrove that he took a point of order on the use of full names. I think the member should take his own advice and speak according to his own views. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001462\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002243111b39bcd04553b40ffb615654b2f6\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: I could not agree more. The Hon Gerry Brownlee is the man named in the Christchurch Press as the third most powerful person in New Zealand. God help us! Even the third most powerful person in New Zealand will not allow over a million Aucklanders to have their say. So for over 8 hours Labour members have stood up, and Mr Hawkins has put up hundreds of amendments, because we are here to defend the democratic right of the people of Auckland to have a say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001463\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003ENational members believe that consultation goes like this: there is a royal commission of inquiry; the commission\u2019s report is accepted\u2014and I think it was Mr Henare who said he agreed with the commission\u2019s report\u2014the commission\u2019s report is changed; and the Government\u2019s own proposal, which has not been consulted on, is put up and is rammed through under urgency. That, to National members, is consultation. If they do not like the fact that they are here at 11.31 p.m.\u2014and Mr Brownlee would rather be at home in bed beside the pie warmer, warming up supper\u2014then I say to them that they are going to have to do some work. I tell them to strap in because it is going to be a bumpy ride for the next day or so. Even if they do not like to work, they are going to have to work, because Labour members will allow Aucklanders to have representation through this House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001464\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EAmong the National members sitting there is the member for Auckland Central, who has betrayed every one of her constituents. Mr Bakshi, who I think has made a contribution in this House only twice, sits there like the ghost who walks. He does not represent his community. He was elected to this House to represent his community in Mount Albert, in Auckland, and he has said nothing in this debate. In the Law and Order Committee Mr Bakshi has said nothing apart from his name since he was elected. He is like a ghost. I invite that member to get up. A miracle may happen: Mr Bakshi may get up and take a call. He may put forward his personal view and represent the people who elected him. I am happy to yield now if he will get up and take a call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022 data-id=\u00226f2cb2a708404aed9318b90ca415d540\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001465\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226f2cb2a708404aed9318b90ca415d540\u0022\u003ECATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Chairperson. I am not sure I can match the testosterone that is floating around, but I will have a go at telling a few stories that are relevant to Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which we in the Green Party firmly oppose as being contrary to the best interests of the people of T\u0101maki-makau-rau, let alone the country. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001466\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EI will address a couple of myths. One of the myths is that once the councils are \u201Comitted\u201D, obliterated, and expunged from the record under the provisions of Part 2, they will supposedly be gone. I will put money on them having to be reinstated in a few years, because it is not going to work. It is a \u201Csuper stupid city\u201D idea, and it ain\u2019t going to work. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001467\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EOne of the things I have heard the Government say tonight is that it will consult. It is all very well consulting after the fact, but it is like consulting the corpse to find out what it thinks once it is already dead. I will comment on the word \u201Cconsultation\u201D. My father, who is in his 80s, and who is a fine man with a long history of meeting challenges in this community, said that consultation in this country has become a cross between a con and an insult. I think that is relevant to this situation\u2014when the Government is not really serious about making any changes based on public opinion, it uses the word \u201Ccon-sult-ation\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001468\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EMany of us have experienced what \u201Ccon-sult-ation\u201D is actually like. We go along to meetings where it has already been decided by people more powerful than ourselves what is going to happen. Then those in charge say \u201CThank you very much for your opinion. This is what we\u2019ve decided anyway.\u201D That is why my father believes \u201Ccon-sult-ation\u201D is a con and an insult, particularly with reference to this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001469\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EIn terms of why we oppose this bill, there are a number of reasons. The findings of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance were very important. One of those findings, which the Government is deciding to trash, is the commission\u2019s recommendations in relation to the M\u0101ori seats for T\u0101maki-makau-rau. The royal commission was quite clear that three M\u0101ori seats, as a minimum, are needed for T\u0101maki-makau-rau. If we do not have any councils, we sure as hell need some M\u0101ori seats. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001470\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EI will give members a couple of stories from my own experience of living in Auckland City about why M\u0101ori seats are important. Some voices have not been heard, and they will be heard even less if this bill goes through. I am thinking about a place called Waterview, where a number of friends of mine and I stood on the side of the highway by some trees. Those trees were planted in memory of war veterans on land that was donated on Great North Road to the city by Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua ki \u014Cr\u0101kei. It was donated for health, and a hospital was built there. But when city authorities decided to widen the highway, because they could not invest in public transport, for some strange reason\u2014and we still have that problem\u2014they ignored the pleas of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua and allowed a petrol station to be put on land that had been donated for health reasons. Because there were no M\u0101ori seats, there was no redress. That is one example of how M\u0101ori seats are essential if these voices are to be heard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001471\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EAnother example is a place called \u014Ckahu Bay. Until Mayor Robbie came along, all the raw sewage and hospital waste of Auckland was dumped straight into \u014Ckahu Bay. Because there were no M\u0101ori seats and there was no listening to M\u0101ori voices, there was no way to get redress. The uncles of my friend Pakihana Hawke would go down to the bay, and they would gather up the foetuses that had been flushed out of what was then called Auckland Hospital and take them to bury them, because it was such an abuse of their culture that human and hospital waste should be flushed into \u014Ckahu Bay. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001472\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EIt is not a pleasant story but it is important in terms of this bill, because these people have not yet had redress. If the Government introduces this bill, they will have even less of a voice about their specific cultural concerns, which many people do not understand to this day. Hence the reason for members\u2019 horror at what I am saying. Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua had to do that to honour their cultural responsibility to Auckland harbour, until, finally, the waste was taken out of T\u0101maki-makau-rau and out of the Waitemat\u0101 Harbour, and is now dumped in the Manukau Harbour. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001473\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EIf Manukau has no voice, and if Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua has no voice, because we have an elite of 12 people who do not understand these stories, we will not be better off. Neither will those people. So we need to think about what Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua actually says.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u0022ed9441929db74827b943259e2324ec51\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001474\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ed9441929db74827b943259e2324ec51\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E I am going to do something that the Government might find a little confusing. I am going to actually talk about the bill. Despite all the calls from the Government side, we have yet to hear those members talk about this bill, which they are so desperate to ram through the House. In particular, I want to talk about the amendment put forward by my colleague George Hawkins to amend clause 9(2) by adding \u201Cas defined by the Local Government Act 2002\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001475\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EThis Government has been lazy in its drafting. It is so desperate to push this bill through the House that it has been lazy in its drafting. The Government is giving powers to the new Auckland Council that it is not willing to define. We will define them by way of amendment, so that the people of Auckland know what powers the Auckland Council will actually have. We think the people of Auckland need to know those kinds of things. This amendment draws the bill back to the Local Government Act.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001476\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI want to talk about the Local Government Act. I am willing to wager that not one member on that side of the Chamber has actually read the relevant section of the Local Government Act. Hands up any member on that side who can say that he or she has read it\u2014other than John Hayes! There is one member\u2014John Hayes, and he is not even from Auckland! None of the Auckland members have read the relevant section of the Local Government Act. The relevant section is section 149. It confers on regional councils the power to make by-laws, and that provision is one of them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001477\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003ESection 14 of the Local Government Act 2002, \u201CPrinciples relating to local authorities\u201D, deals with the principles by which this local authority will need to operate. What is the very first principle? It is that a local authority should conduct its business in an open, transparent, and democratically accountable manner. Has the Government been leading by example in that regard? No, it has not. It is trying to push this bill through at 11.40 on a Thursday night. It is desperate to push this bill through. It did not want to send the bill to a select committee. What kind of example is it setting for the new Auckland authority that it is establishing? A very, very bad one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001478\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWhat is the next principle that the Auckland Council will have to give effect to? Section 14(b) states that a local authority should make itself aware of, and should have regard to, the views of all of its communities. Has the Government done that by pushing this bill through the House? No, it has not. We heard from the M\u0101ori Party earlier on this evening that 50 percent of M\u0101ori in this country live within the jurisdiction of this new authority, yet they are being steamrollered by this Government, which is ignoring the recommendations of the royal commission in regard to M\u0101ori representation on the new authority. The Government is not setting a good example for this authority. It is not willing to adhere to the principles in the Local Government Act 2002, yet it wants the new Auckland Council to adhere to those principles. Frankly, it is disgraceful.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001479\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe know that this Government is all talk. Government members are willing to strut their stuff around the House, and to pretend that they are in charge now and can do whatever they like without any reference back to the people who put them there. They do not care. We heard earlier from Ministers and members in that Government that the people had their say on 8 November last year, and that is it\u2014they do not get another say for 3 years. I can tell Nikki Kaye that in 3 years\u2019 time when those people have their say she will be history, as will Paul Hutchison and all the other Auckland members, because they have not listened to their communities. Allan Peachey will be history in 3 years\u2019 time\u20142\u00BD years\u2019 time, in fact. Aucklanders are counting down the days until they can get a member who will represent their interests and who will lead by example when it comes to following the principles of the Local Government Act, which this Government expects the new authority to adhere to although the Government itself is not willing to adhere to them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001480\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EThe Government has not shown any leadership when it comes to consulting and to acting in an open, transparent, and democratic manner. It has not gone back to the people of Auckland. It has changed the royal commission\u2019s recommendations. It has ignored large chunks of them. In fact, the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, said that some of the recommendations were heavy-hitting. I invite Rodney Hide to tell the Committee which recommendations he thinks are heavy-hitting and which ones he does not. Thus far we have heard no evidence from Mr Hide as to which recommendations he thinks are heavy-hitting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022 data-id=\u00223062b84e74fb4f95a14d11fc5848d03a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001481\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223062b84e74fb4f95a14d11fc5848d03a\u0022\u003EHon PETE HODGSON (Labour\u2014Dunedin North):\u003C/span\u003E I take members back to some comments made by the Hon John Carter about an hour ago, when he said, as many other National members have said over the past week, that consultation has occurred and that, indeed, it is ongoing. The Minister of Local Government and the Prime Minister have said in question time that this Government is a consulting Government. Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is the point at which that comment is shown up for the sophistry that it is. Part 2 is the bit that does the business. Part 2 is the bit that creates the super-city. Part 2 is the bit that takes out the second tier of governance\u2014contrary to the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, which consulted endlessly\u2014and later on replaces it with, in effect, a third tier. So instead of having tier one and a slightly weaker tier two, we will have tier one and a very weak, almost non-existent, tier three. That is the architecture of Part 2. It is the point at which the damage is done. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001482\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EI ask the Hon John Carter, if he would like to take a call\u2014either from the ministerial chair or perhaps later in the debate if he finds himself in his own seat\u2014on why he said that consultation is ongoing. By the time Part 2 passes into law, there will be nothing serious to consult about any more. Let us just see whether I can test that statement with some questions. We know that Part 2 does not come into effect until November 2010. Various existing councils will go through a wind-up phase between now and then. What will happen when there is consultation on the other legislation on this issue, which the Government has promised will go to a select committee? What will happen when people come along and argue for the restoration of some form of second-tier governance in Auckland? They may not argue for the precise district councils or city councils that we have now, but perhaps for a version that was described in some detail by the royal commission. Will the select committee be allowed to hear submissions about the badness of Part 2, or will the chair of the select committee\u2014a special select committee\u2014rule them out of order? What is more, if people do come in their droves to say that they want a second tier to offset the superpowers that David Parker talks about in a system with only one tier, will the Government be open to reviewing the decision we find in Part 2? If the answer to either of those questions is no, then we will not have consultation on the guts of this legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001483\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EIt is not OK\u2014at least, I do not think it is OK\u2014for Government members to say they are busily consulting. But, boy, are they going through the pretence of it! We know that Auckland City backbenchers are being invited to hold meetings. I do not know who the hell will go, because the decisions on the passage of this bill\u2014not on the passage of subsequent bills, but on the passage of this bill, which are the essential decisions\u2014will have been taken. Perhaps people will go along to express anger, but, knowing that that is essentially a waste of time, they are more likely to stick close to their televisions sets. So what about this word \u201Cconsultation\u201D? What then will the Government say to the public of Auckland as this legislation quietly goes rotten? What will it say in response to the question of why it did not consult? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001484\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EWe know that the royal commission sat for months, soaked up millions of dollars, heard hundreds of submissions, and considered matters carefully. We know what it reported, and we know that within a week the Government thought it knew better. Yet Government members said\u2014and say\u2014that they are consulting. I am not sure they should say that any more. I think that the more honest approach, given Part 2, is to say that they just think differently, and that they are not going through the pretence of consultation, because they are the Government, they have won an election, and they have decided it is going to be this way. The royal commission gave them some very interesting and useful findings, but its central finding about a balance between a super-city tier one and a second-tier group\u2014all of whom were given names by the royal commission\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u0022025496316e1341598f3f942e4bb00206\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001485\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022025496316e1341598f3f942e4bb00206\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u002204fbb6e83a9c4045b2951334c6b8ad15\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001486\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002204fbb6e83a9c4045b2951334c6b8ad15\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E All evening I have been trying to think of one good thing I could say about the way in which the National Government has been handling the super-city debate, and I have come up with something! The only way in which Councillor Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga will focus on his real job is if we disestablish the Auckland City Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001487\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThere are actually some good things to say about this bill. The establishment of the Auckland Council is the centrepiece of the governance arrangements proposed by the royal commission. The establishment of the council is the essence of the super-city idea; it is being debated in homes, in workplaces, in public meetings\u2014meetings like the public meetings that Government members are going to have at taxpayers\u2019 expense in the next 2 weeks\u2014in protest marches across Auckland, in every suburb of Auckland. This super-city offers the chance for Auckland to make a fresh start, to pool our resources so that we can use them intelligently and sustainably, to start to plan to use our infrastructure in a coordinated way, and to develop our city in a holistic and integrated fashion. The Auckland Council\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001488\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002235b4c23443194ecc88ad33c84fb2438d\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have two points of order\u2014[Interruption] Now there are three. The first one is that John Hayes just invited you to table your speech. Although this is a robust debate, there have been rulings from previous people in the Chair that that is not an appropriate thing to say at this point of time. Do you want to rule on that one first?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001489\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022519785bd82654638b71da58938899739\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is making three points of order. I will listen to all three.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001490\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3841420727a4280bb358214d049e307\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: The second point of order is that Mr Hayes has shifted from his bench and has been interjecting fairly consistently throughout the debate. [Interruption] We now come to the third of my complaints, and that is that the Leader of the House, the Hon Gerry Brownlee, and Mr Hayes have both interjected during this series of points of order. It is my opinion that that practice seems to be developing in the Committee in particular, and as part of the minority I look for your protection so that points of order can be heard in silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001491\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223226b7aea07b4f4cb443d5deecb4288f\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry. I am really, really sorry to be dobbed in by Parliament\u2019s new head prefect. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001492\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d43efe4d8cee4589abcdc2731229d720\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Brownlee, if you are truly sorry, you would consign yourself to staying here until 1 a.m. as fit punishment, rather than seeking to get let out early. I say to the Hon Trevor Mallard, firstly, I did not take it that the member who interjected \u201Cyou\u201D was meaning the Chair. It was an interjection; it was not part of the debate. I have been letting the debate flow. I prefer to let people give their speeches. I have been exhorting members all night to let the debate flow. We are not reading speeches; we are debating. I think it is a very good debate, and very robust. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001493\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EAs for the member shifting seats, everybody has shifted seats tonight. Everybody has gravitated towards this part of the Chamber, because this is where the action is, and I do not see anything particularly wrong about that. I invite Mr Twyford to continue; he has 3 minutes and 17 seconds left. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001494\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022529898f0dc084a7da12d74eec7405115\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. First of all, you did not rule on the third leg of the stool in this particular case, and that is the question of whether the Leader of the House and Mr Hayes should be interjecting during points of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001495\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f12037c702cc4b989de9306bf0ce7491\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: You are right; the members should not do that. But they are not the first to have done it tonight. I did not think the infraction was sufficient to tell them off. There have been other comments. Let us have the debate. I give Mr Twyford 3 minutes 17 seconds, unless, of course, there is some reason why I should not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001496\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002268d2edc41cfc4e5c82d768d54f2f0fea\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The last of this series of points of order is that I take offence at being called \u201Chead prefect\u201D. Catherine Delahunty was at school with me. She would vouch that there was no chance whatsoever of my being any sort of prefect at school.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001497\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ff3af9e8956b485aaf707396cce7882b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I would concur with that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001498\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e9a9f02bbe32468a886526ad3b4de0b1\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I want to raise a serious issue in relation to my colleague\u2019s speech\u2014and I am sorry for breaking into his speech. I want to raise an issue about Councillor Sam Peseta Lotu-Iiga. I wonder whether his declaration of his pecuniary interests included his councillor\u2019s remuneration.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001499\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e88079857e3d4257b05c05809a496e61\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. Order is about the order of the House in relation to a Standing Order. The member may feel that that matter is serious, but it is not a point of order. For I think the sixth time, I invite Mr Twyford to continue his speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001500\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209aa8f188f3e45488f9c0098333fa47f\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I regret to dispute your ruling, but it is clear that in this particular case a member has a direct pecuniary interest. Someone whose position is being abolished\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001501\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220df23425c9e74c1ab32c5f1fc8d60460\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member will take his seat. That is not a point of order for the purpose of this debate. Pecuniary interest is not a matter of order for this debate. I invite Mr Twyford to continue his speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001502\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280dd377ffa154f53b1014fac25003ad2\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am reluctant to disagree so strongly with the Chair, especially when a particular person is in the Chair, but whether someone is eligible to vote in a particular debate is a matter of order. It is very much a matter of order in this House which members are permitted to vote. It is my understanding that where a member has a special interest, a particular interest, above that of the public or above that of a particular class of individuals, then that member\u2019s vote cannot be cast. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002222b31c0cac31433da78094baea7fb1ab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: If the member wishes to raise that point, he should do it at the time at which voting is about to be undertaken. I will ask the Clerk to investigate the matter, and we will come back to it sometime later. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001504\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e5c9ae105e1a48c6a30ea3aa032ddac2\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001505\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022308c9508ed8d44f7b3b9120fe78b3b82\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Excuse me; I am still on my feet. That is not a matter on which to interrupt a member\u2019s speech when that member has 3 minutes and 17 seconds left. It is a matter that you should raise at the time that there is a vote. In the meantime, I will have the Clerk check, and I will come back on it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001506\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002256017d9b7ecf4455881d004f67c69fe6\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001507\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002258e7d03ca11e4668b52aa3d0c4c7d089\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Excuse me, how does that work? You should go from one side to the other.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001508\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f54cd656f0cd469d9f1a9237051069c2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Taking points of order is not about going from one side to the other. David Cunliffe had sought to make a point of order before the member did. I simply went in chronological order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001509\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c9b16a8e4994dacaa6897dda1abad13\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001510\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002221c290e3461a48e98e290813ce5d12e0\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Before we get into that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001511\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224fc6051e6f524ff687f79f912e5cd79a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I will hear the Hon David Cunliffe first.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001512\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022517539c0d76d4249994398c7e6fd9847\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: This point of order is in support of our junior whip\u2019s point of order. It relates to Standing Order 401(f), which in particular asks the Clerk to take into consideration this matter of timing. The Standing Order gives as an example of a contempt or a breach of privilege \u201Cas a member, failing to declare, before participating in the consideration of any item of business, any financial interest that the member has in that business:\u201D. It is quite clear that Councillor Lotu-Iiga has a financial interest in the outcome of this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001513\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ab652667749444ad8a4fea42bd49e7e2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have just assured the House that I will go through all of these matters in a considered way, and I will come back to the House on them. I do not want any more discussion on that at this point. The matter is closed. That is the end of it. I will come back on it at some later point. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001514\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d2a260fd8ac448eeabc562a3187f37f4\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I appreciate that you are asking the Clerk to give a ruling under Standing Order 401 and its various subsets, so that the House can be clear on something. But I would be very disappointed if you were asking that in the particular case of a member in this House. Pecuniary interests are very, very clear. A person has to have a particular pecuniary interest over and above the general interests of everyone else. Every farmer in this House, every schoolteacher in this House, every health worker in this House would be declaring pecuniary interests left, right, and centre if that did not prevail\u2014 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001515\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222ccf91366c0047438d5077f31a89b935\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have just said that I did want to hear anything more on this matter. All the points the member has raised are well understood and will be well taken care of. I want the debate to continue. I do not want to have litigation backwards and forwards about this issue. I want to have some consideration of it, and resolve the matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001516\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c4dacdc9fd704d37a70b7e91644a0fdd\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a relatively simple point of order. Both at the end of your ruling, before David Cunliffe\u2019s point of order, and, again, during your ruling on that point of order, you were criticised by the Leader of the House\u2014once from his bench, and once from his feet. It is not a good example. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001517\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EDebate interrupted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001518\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Friday)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513713184ebf9b84776bff6e7762d39d862001519\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000001\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c8e59bad077948d5b9aee81e276a0ffc\u0022\u003EWednesday, 13 May 2009\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000002\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002267db674a135e48b69243cc5abd86d7d0\u0022\u003E(continued on Friday, 15 May 2009)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000003\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022c31720ec941348d7b89ca52e14fc86e4\u0022\u003EBusiness of the House\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000005\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022207a8f5840ff427dad2fb1dd6bc74546\u0022\u003EBusiness of the House\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022f37d499b01b3438e9428143127693e9e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000004\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f37d499b01b3438e9428143127693e9e\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I seek leave of Parliament to authorise the presiding officer to appoint a temporary Chair, notwithstanding any proscription against that in the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000006\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002221321a8569384254b33b4784288fb0b8\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is no objection. Thank you very much.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000007\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00227aa058f2e1f44f4da9e89ea018a30776\u0022\u003ESpeaker\u2019s Rulings\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000008\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00224fa913cdce754e00a4774af0bf7ee500\u0022\u003EPecuniary Interest\u2014Member\u0027s Right to Vote\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022e9ba9e6237de4f9c80b1bc720960ebc4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000009\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e9ba9e6237de4f9c80b1bc720960ebc4\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Last evening, prior to the suspension of the sitting at midnight, members raised points of order about whether a member who is a member of a local authority affected by this bill should have declared this as a financial interest. The members suggested that such an interest should disqualify the member from participating in debate or voting on this bill. The Chairperson undertook to consider these points further. The points of order raised by the members are not sustained, for two reasons. First, under Standing Order 160(2)(b), a financial interest does not include any interest held by a member as one of a class of persons who hold public office. Second, even if it were decided that the member held a financial interest, there is no rule that would prevent the member from participating in debate or voting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000010\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u002218d0f2c61c024409a2313063f3314a09\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000011\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022994d69c718a649758c1ec9e7b15779a5\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000012\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000013\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022bc1278c535af476da4a6dac4dba352d1\u0022\u003EPart 2  Auckland Council (continued)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u0022fb15553e155746069dc9b3ed7820f834\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000014\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022fb15553e155746069dc9b3ed7820f834\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Before we were temporarily diverted by the interesting case of Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, I was saying how important the creation of the Auckland Council is to our vision for the future of Auckland. There is no doubt on this side of the Chamber that we believe in a unitary authority; we believe that Auckland needs to speak with one voice. That is the area where we agree with the Government, but there are many areas where we disagree.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000015\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EIt is a shame that in this important constitutional process the National - ACT Government is in the process of gerrymandering the electoral format in order to permanently install its mates and its cronies in Auckland government. It is a shame that the National - ACT Government is going about gutting local democracy for one-third of this country\u2019s population. It is completely, blindly, and wilfully ignoring the thoughtful recommendations of the royal commission about the second tier, and is putting in place a cacophony of community boards with no real powers and no real resources. It is a shame that no thought is being given to the protection of local assets like the Port of Auckland, the transport infrastructure, and the water company. They are there like jewels in the crown, ready for picking off by some future administration. It is a shame that the National - ACT Government has shafted its partner the M\u0101ori Party by completely ignoring the recommendations of the royal commission for M\u0101ori representation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EBut, more than that, there is the undemocratic way that this whole process has been managed by the National Government. It is bulldozing this bill through the House under urgency with no significant consultation, which is in breach of the National Party\u2019s campaign promise to consult the people of Auckland on the findings of the royal commission. Aucklanders\u2019 democratic rights are being confiscated. This legislation is basically a coup against democracy. It is stripping the powers of dozens and dozens of officials who only 18 months ago were elected by Aucklanders. Now they will have to go cap in hand to Rodney Hide\u2019s appointed mates and cronies on the Auckland Transition Agency, if they want so much as a pencil sharpener. It is shame that the Auckland Council councillors, eight of whom will be elected at large\u2014[Interruption] The \u201CLittle Emperor\u201D from Epsom is telling 1.4 million Aucklanders where they can shove their democratic rights. When an Auckland citizen wants to get an audience\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022 data-id=\u0022b85a3129e5964eb1a6cba8f741cea630\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b85a3129e5964eb1a6cba8f741cea630\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Manukau East):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you, Mr Chairman. Kia ora t\u0101tou; n\u014D reira, te Whare, e ng\u0101 iwi, e ng\u0101 reo, e ng\u0101 hau e wh\u0101.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E[And so greetings to us, the House, the people, the languages, and the four winds.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EIt was a long night, and it is certainly a short morning this morning. I want to raise the issue of, and debate, Part 2. I want to address clause 9, because some very good amendments have been put forward. They have already been debated last night by several of my colleagues. Part 2 establishes the territorial authority for Auckland, to be known as the Auckland Council. What it does is gut Manukau, Papakura, Franklin, North Shore, Waitakere, and Rodney. Worse, it is an insult to democracy and the rule of law. Right from the outset Labour members have supported a unitary authority for Auckland, but we disagree strongly with a number of key provisions of the Government\u2019s proposal. That is why today we will continue this fight in Parliament, in the name of democracy. We have to ask ourselves whether clause 9 is a good thing. What about the relationships with the other councils? How will this new council be able to work cohesively and to draw the other people in, to make sure that it runs smoothly? What are the right functions of this proposed council?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI want to know what the Auckland members on the other side of the Chamber have to say about it. I want to hear a call from Paula Bennett. I want to hear a call from Murray McCully, from Maurice Williamson, from Jackie Blue, from Pansy Wong, Nikki Kaye, Judith Collins, Wayne Mapp, and Richard Worth. Where are they? I ask them to get off their hind legs. I say to Dr Paul Hutchison that Bill Birch, the author of Think Big, is opposed to this think-big city. I tell Paul Hutchison to get off his hind legs, take a call, and tell this Committee what he really thinks about this legislation, which is going to gut the Franklin District Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EDoes this proposed district regional council have the power to do the job? How will it do it? We have had none of those questions answered yet. When will it do it and who will actually do this job? What are the responsibilities and powers? They are not outlined in this legislation. I understand that this legislation replaces the Auckland Regional Council and the six city councils\u2014Manukau, Papakura, Franklin, North Shore, Waitakere, and Rodney. In fact, what is does is take the power away from local people. It guts our local democracy.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EI know that I speak for the people of Manukau when I say that we are concerned. I represent part of Auckland City and, now, Manukau City. I know, having represented part of Auckland City, that it has neglected its southern suburbs. I am looking at the New Zealand Herald for 29 April where there is quote from John Key, the Prime Minister\u2014\u201CSuper city will think small\u201D. The article says: \u201CPrime Minister John Key has given an assurance that small grass-roots projects will not fall victim to the Auckland Super City structure.\u201D Well, I say to the Committee that it has already happened. Auckland City has slashed funding for two free community events in Onehunga, which have been cancelled: $24,000 was cut from the Onehunga Festival, and $20,000 from That Thing in the Park. Those cuts are totally contradictory to what was promised by the Prime Minister. Local democracy is being gutted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EClause 9(3) repeals section 23 of the Local Government Act, which states: \u201C(1) A territorial authority must be either a city council or a district council. (2) A territorial authority that is a city council must be described as the \u2018[name of city] City Council\u2019.\u201D, and it goes on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022213a9fc1f86e4672a6a482c51de0230a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022213a9fc1f86e4672a6a482c51de0230a\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022 data-id=\u00225d3043cc63674f899f9fa0405b9b452b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000025\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225d3043cc63674f899f9fa0405b9b452b\u0022\u003EHon MARYAN STREET (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E If the Government thought it was having a bad week, it should believe me when I say that it is not over yet.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000026\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003ESome issues around clause 9 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which we are debating at the moment, go to the very heart of the question of how a city the size of the wider Auckland region should be run. Those issues are epitomised in the way that this Government has brought this legislation to the House. The arrogance that has been displayed in this urgent measure, which does not require urgency, at all\u2014and, in fact, would be better served by a more measured, careful approach that involved the people of Auckland\u2014is testimony to the character of this Government. You know, Labour was accused at the end of its 9 years in Government of having become arrogant, but if ever we were arrogant, it took us 9 years to get there. This Government has taken 6 months to get there, and Rodney Hide has taken a nanosecond to get there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EIn fact, Rodney Hide\u2019s comments even this morning indicate how little he understands the need for consultation, and how much he relies on executive power to push through unpalatable and ultimately unworkable measures in local government. Mr Hide this morning on Radio New Zealand National said that it does not matter, because the Government has the numbers and it just has to sit it out\u2014it just has to sit out the Labour Party\u2019s filibustering. There is a difference between filibustering and recognising that the Labour Opposition is the only line between the people of New Zealand\u2014and, in this case, the people of Auckland\u2014and the executive power of Government. The Opposition provides the only defence between executive power and the people, and we are exercising that defence on behalf of the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EHaving lived nearly 30 years of my life in Auckland, I care about how Aucklanders are responding to this issue. Of course Auckland needs more efficient and more effective governance\u2014that is not at issue. That is why the Labour Government called the royal commission. And it called a royal commission because the issues are complex; these issues are never simple, and a royal commission was deemed to be the best way of addressing the inadequacies, the friction, the dysfunction, and the complexity that have occurred in the operation of local government across numerous district councils and city councils in that region. But the Government has come to this House with a half-baked proposal, and without consultation, despite its protestations that it intends to engage in or is engaging in consultation; it is clear that it is not, because of the supreme arrogance attached to the urgency given to this measure.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThis Government needs to recognise that the people of Auckland have an opinion, and that that opinion will be expressed. It will be expressed in 2010, and, further to that, it will be expressed in 2011, when the mess that this Government is proposing for the governance structure of Auckland proves to be unworkable and dysfunctional. Having a dysfunctional local government arrangement across a city as large and as important to the economy as Auckland is a travesty. It is a terrible mistake. This Government did not need to ram this legislation through under urgency. This measure required more consideration, more consultation, and more opportunity for the people of Auckland to have their say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000030\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EI wish to address in particular two amendments to this clause. The first amendment, in the name of George Hawkins, amends Part 2 by inserting a new clause 9(4): \u201CThe changes in this part will not take effect until a poll of electors has approved the changes in line with schedule 3, Section 49, of the Local Government Act 2002\u201D. That should have been done at the outset. Why is the Government so frightened of a poll of political opinion? Why is it so frightened of that? The answer is simply that it probably is not frightened; it just cannot be bothered. It is using arrogance as a constitutional device here. This is an outrage. It is an outrage in process. It is an offence to the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u002211c1df64d4dd4c49b458d945d36de958\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000031\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002211c1df64d4dd4c49b458d945d36de958\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I shall address my comments to the amendment that inserts a new clause 9(4): \u201CThe changes in this part will not take effect until a poll of electors has approved the changes in line with schedule 3, Section 49, of the Local Government Act 2002\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000032\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EFirstly, I acknowledge the Hon George Hawkins, the Opposition spokesperson on local government. He has introduced to the Committee on behalf of Labour a number of amendments that reflect our determination as the Opposition to hold this Government to account. They also reflect our determination to ensure that this Government takes the time to consider asking Aucklanders to have a say on this legislation. After all, it is Aucklanders\u2014the people throughout the Auckland region\u2014who will be affected by it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000033\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EPart 2\u2014clause 9\u2014is the core focus of this entire debate. This particular clause sets in motion what is the most significant and fundamental change in local government for not just the Auckland region but the rest of New Zealand as well. It is also the clause that gives life to a new creature: the monster that we now call the super-city. But at the same time it extinguishes the life of eight other living entities. It extinguishes the life of the Franklin District Council, and we have heard in this Chamber that one of National\u2019s own, Sir William Birch, does not want it to die; he wants the Franklin District Council to continue living, and has sought from National and Mr Hide that it be allowed to continue to live. This part of the bill extinguishes the life of Manukau City, extinguishes the life of the Rodney District Council, and extinguishes the life of Papakura, of Waitakere, of Auckland City, and the Auckland Regional Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000034\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EOrdinarily, when we create a new creature, most people would celebrate the new life. But in this particular case the life is being imposed; it is being shoved down the throats of Aucklanders, whether or not they like it. In fact, Aucklanders feel that they have had no consensual participation in the creation of this life. That is why this amendment is so important. According to some Aucklanders, it would not be so bad if the Government had come and asked them, but it had not. That is despite Mr Key declaring before the election that when the royal commission\u2019s recommendations were made known he would go out and talk to Aucklanders. That has not happened.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000035\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIn Part 2 the Government also gives a name to this new creature. It calls it the Auckland Council. I ask the Minister of Local Government whether he consulted with the eight local territorial authorities in Auckland, with the mayors and the councillors, about the name of this super-city creature. Did he ask the mayors what name this new creature ought to be called? I doubt that very much. People might ask what is in a name. A name is so important that in this Chamber we are quite strict about the names we use. [Interruption] I cannot call that member opposite a \u201Cbig fella\u201D, and I cannot call other members a \u201Cbrown fella\u201D, a \u201Cboldie\u201D, a \u201Cgrumpy\u201D, or an \u201Cugly fella\u201D. I have to call those members by their names. That is how important names are.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000036\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI ask whether the Government asked tangata whenua. I ask Mr Hide whether he consulted Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua or Ng\u0101i Tai about what the name should be. According to M\u0101ori legend, the name \u201DT\u0101maki-makau-rau\u201D refers to a city of a hundred lovers. I invite members of the M\u0101ori Party to comment on that name, because it is an important name; I am hopeful that my rangatira on the other side of the Chamber will speak to the name \u201CT\u0101maki-makau-rau\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EBut there is another name, and that is Greater Auckland Council. Why could the proposed body not be called the Greater Auckland Council? I am determined to ask the Minister to tell us whether he consulted people on the name, because Auckland\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022 data-id=\u002210bf3fdd77e14ee786fa385210976cd1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000038\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002210bf3fdd77e14ee786fa385210976cd1\u0022\u003ETIM MACINDOE (National\u2014Hamilton West):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022 data-id=\u0022486a0b215019432892fea462e98b8fad\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000039\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022486a0b215019432892fea462e98b8fad\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is important that I take a call on Part 2 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, because this part mentions the Chatham Islands\u2014a very important part of my electorate. I am absolutely delighted that with the establishment of the Auckland Council, it will be on the same footing as the Chatham Islands Council, which is part of the Rongotai electorate. The Chatham Islands Council is already a territorial authority, and Auckland will now be a similar authority, but there has not been the same consultation or representation in Auckland that the Chatham Islands have had over decades in this country. I thank the Minister of Local Government for remembering the Chatham Islands. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000040\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EI listened to the Minister\u2019s dulcet tones this morning as I woke up at the early hour of 6 o\u2019clock. I heard Mr Hide tell the people of New Zealand how outrageous it is that we are wasting taxpayers\u2019 money by debating this bill. I have a message for Mr Hide: if he had referred the bill to a select committee, we would not be wasting Parliament\u2019s time; we would be giving the people of New Zealand the opportunity to have a say. This is the man who, when in Opposition, would rail against anything the previous Labour Government did. He would say that it was not democratic, that it was not long enough, that it was too fast, and that we should be sitting longer. I ask Mr Hide what happened. I think that what happened is that he now has a very thick hide. He is now able to pretend\u2014or perhaps he always believed\u2014that when he gets his hands on the lever of power, anything is possible. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000041\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EThis bill proves that anything is possible under a National-ACT Government. That Government is ramming this bill through under urgency on a Friday, and moaning about the time it is taking and about the Opposition debating it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000042\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223c8a3ad966c746a69cebe2151c5c7c79\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: No.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a468b8e32554aa28cc1768b3ae3aeca\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, yes he is. I do not know what time of night Mr Hide gave his interview, but I assure him that he was moaning about the time it is taking to get through this bill. I ask whether the Minister could not just pause, take a little breath, and allow democracy to work at least in Parliament, given that he has denied it to the people of New Zealand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000044\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EThis bill is very typical of the arrogance that we now get from the National Government. The Ministers think that they are bulletproof. They think that nothing will happen to them. I have to share with the Committee evidence of just how arrogant the National Government has become, as is portrayed in this bill. The \u201CDiary\u201D section of the Dominion Post of 15 May states that the National Government\u2019s Ministers do not seem to be able to grasp the concept of political correctness. It says that at an award ceremony just recently, Minister Maurice Williamson decided to present an award to himself. He started off by giving himself a Mother\u2019s Day award, suggesting that Mr Key calls members of the party \u201Cmother-somethings\u201D. He then went on to attempt a joke by talking about disabled people stealing\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000045\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221c4189535b584cb086a489ffec265750\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Order!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000046\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255545eb02b9f45368d365bb20dd10c50\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: I am talking about the arrogance of this Government in ramming through this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000047\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214d66a8bc12348628cab4120bb869768\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We are actually on Part 2, \u201CAuckland Council\u201D. The member has had a fair go on that subject; I ask her to come back to Part 2 for her remaining time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000048\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221910fe878f94470eb5d068961c653365\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The Government has chosen to start moving closure motions. I think the deputy leader of the Labour Party is well within her rights to cover the fact that the Government has made that choice, and why she wants to see the debate continue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022807a7e46c511402bb58db07c939097c2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000050\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ce8478f5fd5c4e5aa0a70719cd90e5ee\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think you should draw the attention of the Hon Sir Roger Douglas to the fact that his cellphone has been going off during the course of the morning. I do not think he is aware of what the little machine is that is making the noise. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000051\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a6aace21f9b14f1fb35e431bda4b0a44\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Cellphones are not allowed to be rung in the Chamber, so if that is what is happening, I ask the member to turn it off. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225615eef4e28c4a01956a0aed018db888\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: This part of the bill is a demonstration of the arrogance of a Government that does not believe it needs to consult. It is an example of the arrogance of a Government that thinks it can go out in public and say anything and do anything, and of the arrogance of a Government that gets rid of a city that the Minister in the chair actually represents. This process has been done with no recourse to the people of New Zealand, at all. They have no opportunity to have a say. It is not good enough. We oppose this whole process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022ad59863a9136441ab0195fe276b9c462\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000053\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ad59863a9136441ab0195fe276b9c462\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E Let me take just a couple of minutes to respond to the comments of the deputy leader of the Labour Party. She must have been a bit groggy when she woke up this morning after her late night. In my interview I was clear about the fact that the Government is more than happy to debate the issues; what we are struggling with is to discover from the Opposition what its issues are. I was concerned\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000054\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f5f64ce9f4e94e76b87238bcec67a8aa\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Why are you moving closure motions, then? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000055\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002292d47d4aa4384767b2afbfc390c66bca\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Members opposite ask for the answer, then they do not want to hear it. That is the Labour Opposition\u2019s approach to debate. When other people try to speak, members of the Opposition try to use the force of the law or their loud voices to shut them down.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000056\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI say to the deputy leader of the Labour Party that I am happy for the debate to take place, but the concern I had, and still have, is that the Opposition has spent 8 or 9 hours of precious parliamentary time on putting up amendments that Opposition members themselves do not want to pass. That was my concern. I wanted to clear that up, because it was clear that at 6 a.m. the deputy leader of the Labour Party, just back from her run, was still a bit groggy. Thank you. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022 data-id=\u0022bb555f75f7014467beb148453f66846a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000057\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bb555f75f7014467beb148453f66846a\u0022\u003EHon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN (Labour\u2014Mana):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora, talofa lava, and warm Pacific greetings. I have been reflecting on the issues around the set-up of the unitary council called the Auckland Council, and I am very concerned about the impact on all the local authorities in Auckland. I stand up to support especially my Labour leader, Phil Goff, and all the other Labour MPs who actually come from Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EThe Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is, fundamentally, an attack on democracy, but also, more important, an attack on the spirit of being a Kiwi. Auckland has built its foundations on the commitment and contribution of tangata whenua, of New Zealanders, and of many, many immigrant populations. Within those local territorial authorities there are communities that are passionate about their local rugby league clubs, passionate about their cultural organisations, and passionate about their identity. This bill is a fundamental insult to the people and citizens of Auckland. To bring in this legislation and ram it through the House in this way is an absolute undermining of the foundations of what it is to be a Kiwi. All those communities and all those cultures are strong because they build nationhood. The impact of this legislation on all those groups and communities will be to fundamentally undermine the diversity\u2014including the Pacific community\u2014that makes us beautiful New Zealand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EWe are very, very disappointed in this Government. When one thinks about the philosophies of National and ACT, one understands that they are about opposing nanny State\u2014yet they are behaving like the nanny State\u2014they are about individual choice, about freedom of opportunity, and about having a voice. There also are all the residents\u2019 associations that make up those local authorities. It is an insult that Government members have not thought very deeply about what the impact of this bill will be on the fundamental Kiwi spirit. In New Zealand everyone likes to have a say and have a voice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EThe legislation is an absolute attack on the royal commission report. The royal commission undertook consultation. It consulted all the many diverse communities of Auckland, and the many organisations. What does the Government do? It rams this legislation through. It is a very, very sad day indeed for New Zealand but also, more important, for Auckland, which is the heart of our country.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022899f5d6b513a471f9218b1f4310eeda0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000061\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022899f5d6b513a471f9218b1f4310eeda0\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I think that historians will look back in a few years\u2019 time and ask how this happened. How did eight councils in New Zealand get obliterated by Parliament, get expunged from the face of the earth in 24 hours, without one of the 1.4 million Aucklanders being consulted or being asked whether they wanted to get rid of their council and their democratically elected councillors? Where is the mandate for Part 2 of this bill? The mandate does not come from the royal commission. The royal commission recommended that the councils continue to exist. So the mandate does not come from the royal commission. Where is the mandate? It does not come from the people of Auckland. Aucklanders have never been asked whether they want their local councils obliterated from the face of this earth. This is absolutely extraordinary.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000062\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EWe have the Local Government Act 2002, which solemnly enshrines, as it should, that if we are going to do a reorganisation\u2014or in this case a massacre\u2014we have to ask the people who are governed, and they have to agree by a majority to the abolition of their councils. This is enshrined in legislation. So what is this Government doing? It is doing what it did with the royal commission\u2019s report; it is ripping it up. The Government put the royal commission\u2019s report into the bin, then it put the Local Government Act 2002 into the bin, and totally ignored all of its requirements for consultation. Aucklanders will have their democratically elected councils wiped off the face of this earth without their ever being consulted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000063\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI think that the reason we are having what amounts to a protest in Parliament today is that the legislation is an example of utter undemocratic proceedings in this House. Democracy is being wiped out by the stroke of a pen with the ramming through of the legislation. Not only will Aucklanders not be given a poll as to whether their councils should be obliterated, which is what will happen with this legislation, but they are not even being given a chance to be consulted on this legislation. Rodney Hide goes on that all Aucklanders will be able to be consulted later on, in 3 months\u2019 time, when we will have the nice little committee, but by then it is too late\u2014the die is cast; the super-city has begun. Five of Rodney\u2019s cronies, who will be appointed directly by Rodney\u2014they will not even have to go through the Cabinet appointments and honours committee\u2014will be overseeing everything in Auckland. They will even oversee toilet paper supplies. Rodney\u2019s mates will be in total and complete control. They will paralyse Auckland councils and Auckland governance for the next 18 months.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000064\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EAucklanders will wake up and ask how this happened. Historians will ask how this happened. This is what happens in a dictatorship. Rodney Hide\u2019s goal, first of all\u2014mark my words\u2014is to shrink democracy. He is using Orwellian double-speak. He is saying that it is all about bringing the local back into local government, but it is not. It is about shrinking democracy, destroying eight well-functioning councils overnight, eliminating all of that democracy, and replacing it with this incredible concentration of executive power in the Auckland Council. The pitiful little crumbs called local boards, which will not even be in statute\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022661405d429a84d02aa2e34c3c5f19f55\u0022\u003EHon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban\u003C/span\u003E: Toothless!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a555354ef6344b2aa0d7a707d23177ea\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY\u003C/span\u003E: They will be absolutely toothless, and are, frankly, a joke, as others have said. Mr Hide thinks that he can ram through this agenda of shrinking and wiping out democracy in Auckland, without protest. The second hidden agenda is that once this new structure of local government is in place, with the executive control of the strong mayor\u2014the tsar of Auckland\u2014once the tsar of Auckland is completely in control, dominating the Auckland Council\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022 data-id=\u002279e133eab79e4de7a0072b7e7c171bd5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002279e133eab79e4de7a0072b7e7c171bd5\u0022\u003ETE URUROA FLAVELL (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Waiariki):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora t\u0101tou i t\u0113nei ata, t\u0101tou kua rauika mai ki roto i te Whare nei ki te w\u0101nanga i te take nei.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000068\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E[Greetings to us assembled here this morning to debate this matter in this Parliament.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000069\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003ESince the M\u0101ori Party has been in the relationship with the National Party since the last election, there has been a heap of positives and, from time to time, a few little hiccups. I suppose when one considers the way in which politics happen, one has to say that that is just how it rolls. I have appreciated the openness and willingness of Ministers to seek advice and guidance from us in the M\u0101ori Party. I have appreciated the relationships that have been built up with members like Mr Finlayson, Mr Power, Mr Brownlee, and Anne Tolley. They are Ministers whom we have been working with on a number of projects. I think the scene was set by John Key in opening the door to the M\u0101ori Party. He did not have to do that. He chose to allow us to contribute. He believed in a strong, independent voice having something to offer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000070\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EOn Waitangi Day, Ministers met with iwi leaders from throughout the country, and the iwi leaders, on their part, have come back to the Prime Minister to offer some guidance, some assistance, and some discussion. At Ratana, Ministers again turned up, acknowledging the importance of a M\u0101ori view. I understand that Treaty settlements are premised on the relationship between the Crown and M\u0101ori, and I note that many of the settlements include that statement. The relationship between the Crown and M\u0101ori is, clearly, important. Mr Hide, the Prime Minister, and other colleagues acknowledge that the M\u0101ori Party has made, and continues to make, a valuable contribution to the parliamentary process, as an independent party.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000071\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EIn those circumstances I am struggling\u2014as is the M\u0101ori Party, I think\u2014to understand why the recommendation from the royal commission that there be M\u0101ori seats has not been adopted, and, more important, why M\u0101ori, and, most important, mana whenua, may not be a part of the decision-making process. This bill has huge ramifications for the country, because, like the banning of gang patches from the central business district of Wanganui by my colleague Chester Borrow\u2019s legislation, the pattern of leaving M\u0101ori aside may well move throughout the country. That is the fear.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000072\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EWhy should M\u0101ori be at the decision-making table? Firstly, we would argue that the Treaty of Waitangi\u2014Te Tiriti o Waitangi\u2014provides a starting point. The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\u2014and we hope that in the near future we might have a statement about Aotearoa\u2019s position on it\u2014provides an international view. Can M\u0101ori contribute? Hell, yeah! But M\u0101ori advisories do not work, in our estimation. They are toothless animals who are well-intentioned, who want to do some good, but in the end they simply cannot, because a process that provides for majority rule on councils, and excludes a M\u0101ori voice, does not provide us with that platform.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000073\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EI find that some New Zealanders, even some in this House, struggle to come to grips with the M\u0101ori view; thus, many of the discussions in this House have sought a M\u0101ori view from a M\u0101ori party.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000074\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EIs it likely that those who will get elected to the Auckland Council have any understanding about a M\u0101ori view? I doubt it. Will the M\u0101ori voice be marginalised, with only two or three M\u0101ori on a larger council? Some have stated that M\u0101ori would be marginalised if there were dedicated seats. I put it to members that that is what happens right now, in any way, shape, or form\u2014perhaps even in this Parliament. Does it stop us from contributing? I do not think so. Does it stop us from advocating? No.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000075\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EAbove all, if there is one compelling reason why it is important for M\u0101ori to be involved at a council level, with dedicated seats, it is mana whenua. Mana whenua are people of that land\u2014not Christchurch, not Rotorua, but T\u0101maki-makau-rau. Their t\u016Bpuna lie there, their t\u016Bpuna arrived there, and if there is any reason why M\u0101ori should be at the table, with dedicated seats, surely the issue of mana whenua gives us cause to think about that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000076\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EI urge the Minister to keep an open ear. I urge the Minister to keep the discussions going, right through to the end of the process. I am hoping that throughout the discussion, provided that people are able to engage in honourable discussion and debate, the notion about the importance of M\u0101ori having seats on the council is taken up with some fervour and is listened to by the Ministers in charge of this particular bill. Kia ora t\u0101tou. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022004472deb9454ad197ea724dbadebde9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000077\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022004472deb9454ad197ea724dbadebde9\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E Let me take a call to respond to Mr Flavell. First of all, I thank him and his party for their patience and goodwill, and for the time they have taken to help us understand these complex issues. Let me respond to the vexed issue he mentioned. First of all, let us see the problem for what it is. How do we live in a Western society with the benefits of\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000078\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f08e4e16aa414ea7be0bf2af93990d4e\u0022\u003EHon Parekura Horomia\u003C/span\u003E: What a load of rubbish, Rodney! Western society?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000079\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229943ee78d84144449a5bd542cfcc4d03\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000080\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d5e3707cb95c4b788183bf70d23c968e\u0022\u003EHon Parekura Horomia\u003C/span\u003E: What about the other cultures?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000081\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d2fb5fe5f1344adab5f08076a5b0992b\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, that is my point: how do we live with the benefits of a Western society and a democratic tradition while respecting other values and beliefs? For myself, I cannot begin to get there, and that is what is so hard. M\u0101ori have spiritual views and beliefs that the majority of people cannot grasp and can easily override. We have this difficulty in local government, in central government, and through the Resource Management Act and its processes. We have a variety of suggestions for dealing with it, such as the proposal for co-management in the Waikato.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000082\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe royal commission came up with a proposal, which was to have two ward seats and one mana whenua seat. That was problematic and complex because it did not recognise the other major tribe represented in Auckland. There was also concern about the general electoral roll being used for local body politics. Also, the royal commission did not provide for M\u0101ori representation on the local councils.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000083\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe looked very hard at the issue\u2014and Pita Sharples was on the Cabinet committee and made an enormous contribution\u2014but the difficulty with what the royal commission proposed was that it would not solve the problem. We felt that there is an ongoing issue that successive Governments have struggled with, and that is how to adequately take into account the views of hap\u016B, iwi, and tangata whenua, and, particularly, spiritual values relating to history and to natural resources. Many of us see natural resources just as things to use, not as something that is part of our history\u2014[Interruption] Labour members do not want to hear, do they?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000084\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI have appreciated working with Mr Flavell. I have accepted his point. I have a clear understanding that a special advisory group will not cut it with M\u0101ori. I also believe that if the Auckland Council is to succeed, we have to provide a mechanism by which M\u0101ori views, and particularly mana whenua views, can be properly heard and taken into consideration. That is the challenge for us, the challenge for councils, and the challenge for Parliament. I look forward to hearing Labour\u2019s contribution on how to do that. I am certainly very, very happy to engage with the M\u0101ori Party\u2014and with Dr Pita Sharples, in particular\u2014on this issue. I should say that it is a tough issue to consider, and I am interested in hearing whether Labour\u2019s view is that mana whenua seats should become the norm in local government. That would be a big step for local government, and it is a step that would require some consideration. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022 data-id=\u0022e765199b9b8e464b829c24e2e4b78c46\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000085\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e765199b9b8e464b829c24e2e4b78c46\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour\u2014Ikaroa-R\u0101whiti):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chair, t\u0113n\u0101 koe. E mihi kau ana i a r\u0101tou e mau ana te \u0101hua o te mana whenua i T\u0101m\u0101ki-makau-rau. I tino wiriwiri haere te tinana m\u014D te p\u014Dh\u0113h\u0113 noa iho o te mahi o te K\u0101wana.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000086\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E[Greetings to you, Mr Chair. I acknowledge those who have authority over the land in Auckland. I am somewhat nervous at the duplicity of what the Government is doing.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E I kite atu t\u0101tou mai r\u0101n\u014D, mai i te tae o P\u0101keh\u0101 i konei i puru atu r\u0101tou i t\u014D r\u0101tou pou i runga i te whenua i T\u0101maki-makau-rau i kite atu te noho tahi e k\u014Drero atu r\u0101tou ki a Tainui, ki a Wh\u0101tua, ki a Hauraki ki a r\u0101tou katoa i reira. Since the time of P\u0101keh\u0101 arriving here in New Zealand, we have seen them put their pole in the ground in Auckland and continually work their way through issues with local iwi. Each of those boards and councils has made a strong effort to do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000089\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EN\u0101 te mea i roto i w\u0113tahi o t\u0101tou ng\u0101 kanohi M\u0101ori i mau kaha te karanga m\u014D te whakatikatika a te mahi o te K\u0101wana nei ki a r\u0101tou m\u0101. The call from all M\u0101ori and Kiwis around this country resounds through the valleys and hills of Auckland. It is that this situation should be corrected. The Government should have the courage to stop this madness right now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EI mihi to the M\u0101ori Party. Hone was throwing barbs around in relation to what Labour did not do when we were in Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EWhen I listened to Mr Hide just then, it really made me wonder what he was up to. Our deputy leader, Annette King, is dead right: at six o\u2019clock yesterday there was a huge charade, another attempted jack-up of the press about Labour wasting taxpayers\u2019 money.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EWhat is this bill about? It does not have the niceness to recognise the basic fundamentals of what happens to taxpayers\u2019 money. M\u0101ori, Pacific Island people, and other cultures sweated through the generations to ensure that Auckland was built. It was not built by National\u2019s rich mates; it was not built purely from investment. Issues that are relevant to efficiencies and restructuring do not mean that National should get away with everything else because it is Big Brother. This is low-down, skanky, \u201CPapa State\u201D stuff. That is what \u201CPapa John\u201D and \u201CPapa Rodney\u201D are into. You should be ashamed of yourselves.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000093\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297f9fffd13d44f38ae220cfb86839dde\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You cannot bring me in to the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000094\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fb6cf82c280b4ff7a5537703fe1d245c\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the M\u0101ori Party that Rodney Hide has replaced the moko. In M\u0101ori culture, as in the Pacific culture, one understands that one\u2019s moko is one\u2019s imprint and one\u2019s territory. It is about rights, surety, and heritage through generations. I ask the M\u0101ori Party what Rodney has replaced the moko with. He has replaced it with the hoko. Hoko is about selling off, partitioning off, rights, and ensuring that the purest sense of capitalism prevails.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000095\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EWhat are we doing? We have heard all this talk about efficiency of the Public Service. Yesterday\u2014I believe under the drive of this Government\u2014we got rid of 16 regional managers of community development. That is a sin. One reads here about enabling democratic decision-making by and on behalf of communities within the local board area. The Government got rid of them! I want to mihi Deborah Teece, one of the officials who used to work with me. She is a great policy writer and a great manager, and she understands community development. This is a sad day for this State\u2014it really is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EIt was very interesting to hear Hone Harawira mihi to Rodney Hide, and say great things about National, but the M\u0101ori Party members have voted with Labour against the legislation, because they know that it is wrong. What is that gutlessness about? [Interruption] What is it about? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000097\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002204f483929f344ddc81a49cff30ebd498\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Shame!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000098\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222e489def4deb4ae9851ceb1332fd8a68\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: I say to them do not pour shame on us M\u0101ori members here. They will not do anything. National has conned the M\u0101ori Party and those members know it. They know it full well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000099\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EThere is a game of ping-pong where everybody is talking about mana whenua. There is mana whenua there. The major population is r\u0101waho\u2014 urban M\u0101ori.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000100\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d2e516661a2c4cab93904be36d28bb66\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Have you read it yet?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000101\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022289867e20a5242c89a7b34301b2059f0\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: That member can squawk all he likes, but I have read it inside out, and I understand that councils around the country are shamed by this legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000102\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c94f75cc44a4457a85cd6fbbb323e2e3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We have a number of amendments and I ask your indulgence in that we deal first with the amendments to clause 9 that were tabled yesterday, so those will come ahead of amendments to earlier provisions, as would normally happen. We have a number of amendments and the Clerks are checking them. It is my intention to put the votes on the amendments in the order they were tabled.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000103\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000104\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2) \u201CSubject to subclause 5,\u201D before \u201CThe Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022807167f07520496383cf1825178489ca\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000105\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000106\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2) \u201Cas defined by the Local Government Act 2002\u201D after \u201Cregional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cf29cc07d750449b8d98aa1d37a58696\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000107\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000108\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) all words after \u201Cconsequently amended\u201D and substitute \u201Cby repealing section 23 of the Local Government Act 2002 and substituting: \u2018A territorial authority has the power to determine its own name\u2019 \u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e870888ad8d441188f877c5dfe9f359f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003E64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000109\u0022\u003ENoes \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000110\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000111\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) all words after \u201Cconsequently amended\u201D and substitute \u201Cby repealing section 23(1) and (5) of the Local Government Act 2002 and substituting the following:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000112\u0022\u003E(1) \tA territorial authority must be either a city council or a district council, with the exception of the Chatham Islands Council or Auckland Council.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002240cd9f3f604645f5a0ac7853532f1f14\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000113\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000114\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000115\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe changes in this Part will not take effect until a poll of electors has approved the changes in line with Schedule 3, section 49 of the Local Government Act 2002.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a42705c27248452195a34dc6a7ec2f80\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003E64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000116\u0022\u003ENoes \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000117\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Paker to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000118\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000119\u0022\u003E(5)\tBecause of the concentration of powers in the office of the Mayor of Auckland Council\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000120\u0022\u003E(a)\tany current or former Minister of the Crown is prohibited from standing for, or holding, the office of Mayor:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000121\u0022\u003E(b)\tno person may hold the office of Mayor for more than two terms.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3d4bfdf77b94155beb6f6f861d5f72e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000122\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000123\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CTe Ropu Tamaki Makaurau Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bbd003de7b764842bc6c3b57373e070a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000124\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000125\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CGreater Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ad9ea6639274b42864b3630347bdca6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000126\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000127\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CWider Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ddd565e7036a4bc79ce1370d89b29dbb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000128\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000129\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Regional Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002262240703449d44789545883772ccead3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000130\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000131\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CRegional Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002228ea14b685c4489aa20e92edf6a8f5b3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000132\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000133\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Plus Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d0256ee63c514d3ba3003581a3cda1d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000134\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000135\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Plus Regions Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002232d4c0bd84084c7da68f66b71e483f1f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000136\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000137\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Outsized Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002228a5c16dfa99402a83648825ced3e4af\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000138\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000139\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNgati Whatua and Friends Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c9e23ed4d8604d64859b38135a44e71a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000140\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000141\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNgati Whatua and Others Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022095248ddfc0d44f0b9ac6b6168c91490\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000142\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000143\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNgati Whatua and Friends and Families Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d01bfae994f84464a482ff6c47d91518\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000144\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000145\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Catchment Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a92a215ff79f44a49c65f97d43b9b5f4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000146\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000147\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CEnvironment Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b112836c85fe43af8a5056bd9e2b97b5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000148\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fea7df7694434fddabeb534b7293f66e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next two amendments are ruled out as not being serious amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000149\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CCity of Sails Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226cafee68c9634f4b8419ffd29e144ef4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000151\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221543072cc0d640758b4715cac8f8a0e1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next two amendments are ruled out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022810c90ffe5f14664b2034626e1d220a0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000152\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022810c90ffe5f14664b2034626e1d220a0\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am aware that the Committee is dealing with a number of amendments designed to encapsulate just how large this new authority will be, but I am interested as to what process you are using to rule out amendments. For example, the previous amendment referenced M\u0101ui. Of course, the M\u0101ori name for the North Island is Te Ika a M\u0101ui, the fish of Maui. Why would that not be considered a serious amendment just because it is a M\u0101ori reference? I would like some advice on that. The most recent amendment to clause 9 refers to \u201CNorth East South and West Council\u201D. This clearly is an authority that directionally takes in the whole city, as the next amendment regarding the compass of Auckland takes into account. These amendments are so designed because Auckland Council has a connotation, like the current Auckland City Council has. Our amendments are designed so that people in Auckland know that this is a new authority, much like when we moved to MMP and there was a very clear reference for new electorate names.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000153\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002286427f7a05eb463a8c130fcbab8963ed\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, you have made your point; thank you. An amendment must be drafted with some precision. There is a form of words that may be embodied in law. Its form must offer serious alternative forms of words. An amendment that is merely an attempt to criticise the provision will not be accepted. Amendments that are vague or frivolous are out of order, and I have so ruled.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000154\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c055b263f0e245728a87a369f5a215f4\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Which ones were frivolous?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000155\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223dbbc6e3c55d4054b9f2163bd9385b79\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The ones that I have said were ruled out of order. That is my ruling, so we will move on with the other amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002225b5304e564141a58070d5ee67056f72\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000156\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002225b5304e564141a58070d5ee67056f72\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am not wishing to challenge your ruling, but I would have thought that, given the time that has been spent on the amendments, you need to be able to say to the Committee specifically why you have ruled them out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000157\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224feb7147645646c7a1acd87a96e393a7\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You are challenging my ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000158\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d34731c757b749379f9f1a25f1bf3e05\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000159\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226508ca5338a44b39be8aea113d4dee72\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am on my feet.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000160\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002296d577bfac664db6b4bd0ab4d19f57e2\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: I am seeking clarification.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000161\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002244b7dad80e7a47f8a46136a82e457555\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am on my feet. The amendments that I have mentioned as being ruled out have fallen into the category of not being serious amendments, and I am able to rule out those amendments. That is a decision that I have made, and it is not debatable. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022615aa8dead5146b5998df51d7b8ba97b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000162\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022615aa8dead5146b5998df51d7b8ba97b\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can I just politely suggest through the Chair that the senior Opposition whip speak with his senior M\u0101ori MPs when he talks about Te Ika a Maui so he gets an understanding of what it actually means?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000163\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bbcbc1af12fc4c859b778fa7dc6c0dc5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022 data-id=\u002296fc48cdc11e4e92851fd1e7c6c91a33\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000164\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002296fc48cdc11e4e92851fd1e7c6c91a33\u0022\u003EMETIRIA TUREI (Deputy Musterer\u2014Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just want to get some clarification from you. As you are not describing which amendments you are ruling out and why, it is then very difficult\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000165\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222d579fb501ff42c3917402b332c6a1cc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Well\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000166\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279c9aa0463d74f3b9e44437848c1434a\u0022\u003EMETIRIA TUREI\u003C/span\u003E: I just want to make my point that it is very difficult then to feel confident that your ruling is correct. I will take your word for it, but\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b1d2f161b2c8460d95c79f9eb0d3be87\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You cannot challenge my ruling. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000168\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ec269536a5ef4307a966b2e67faa12db\u0022\u003EMetiria Turei\u003C/span\u003E: I am not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000169\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223d95cb286fe54637b3e9bead941990cb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I will answer your question. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000170\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002232971bc12e7c4ebaad9897072a0620ba\u0022\u003EMetiria Turei\u003C/span\u003E: I have not finished my point of order yet. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000171\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227060efd2f4ab46bfa2f6ef0a5b71089a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I know what the member is saying. The amendments are tabled on the Table here. We are going through them in order. I have mentioned the ones that have been ruled out of order. It is up to the member to look to see which ones I have referred to. That is the position we have been in. Four amendments have been ruled out of order because of the reasons I mentioned and explained earlier. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022 data-id=\u00221e95c88b81df407588e9df06c0649b34\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000172\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221e95c88b81df407588e9df06c0649b34\u0022\u003EMETIRIA TUREI (Deputy Musterer\u2014Green):\u003C/span\u003E I would then make the point that I take great exception to any amendment that contains te reo being ruled out of order without an explicit description as to why reo words would be ruled out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000173\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002217a8311812df4ac7abd101f50d073425\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is challenging my ruling. I have made a decision and it stands. We want to move forward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022e9dba085d103457b9fe78ac032a40dd0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000174\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e9dba085d103457b9fe78ac032a40dd0\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I will make it clear that I am not challenging your ruling; I am asking for your advice. The dilemma I think we find ourselves in, as you rightly pointed out, is that if you rule an amendment out of order for, say, being frivolous\u2014and you have the ability to do that\u2014the question then is one of interpretation by you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI would suggest to you that if you do not feel it is appropriate to elaborate as to why an amendment may be, for instance, frivolous, then that will leave no option but to recall the Speaker to make a judgment. I do not think that is necessary, but the problem we have as the Opposition is that it is entirely your interpretation. You may view a word as frivolous, but if you do not stand and give us a justification, recalling the Speaker may be the only option we have. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00228b9dca4b1af74bff9c29572acfa286a2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228b9dca4b1af74bff9c29572acfa286a2\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E If we could get a sense of where you are heading to at the beginning of the questions on the amendments, it will make it easier down the track, particularly as we will be having a change in personnel. I think the question that Metiria Turei puts to you is in addition to the Standing Orders, which you rightly have to administer. To what extent is a bicultural view being taken? The member has said that in terms of Maui and in terms of sons and daughters, in the very clear M\u0101ori context of taonga tuku iho and t\u016Bpuna, we are the descendants of those who have gone before. Sons and daughters of Maui is a very clear concept, particularly for such a big city as Auckland. So I am asking about that bicultural aspect. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f7ddcddee5ec40d3a244be5118940ee0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I mentioned earlier, and I will read the ruling out again: \u201CAn amendment must be drafted with some precision. There is a form of words which may be embodied in law.\u201D We have had a number of preceding amendments, and they were given quite a bit of latitude as to different names and what they could encompass. I have made my decision; that is where we stand. We will move on, as there are a lot of amendments to get through. A lot of other amendments cover similar points. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022742ecdb20403435ea238a1afea999f1f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022742ecdb20403435ea238a1afea999f1f\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I absolutely accept your ruling. Part of the difficulty was describing those words as frivolous. If you could quote the Standing Order, that will not cause the same offence\u2014although we accept your ruling. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002200b90af3f2984e908ecf1825d0a9aff2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: If I said that an amendment was frivolous, then that was only an example. I guess this comment should be directed to Metiria Turei\u2014and I offer my apologies. Frivolous is one of the reasons for ruling an amendment out of order, but in this case it was certainly not that reason. My apologies if I have offended the member. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CHeart of the City Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fb06d25cf9a54cbd9977992ff23265a5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000182\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000183\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Mayoralty Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c2ee2faa1c5240559119bec4ace6b24b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000184\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000185\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CCoast to Coast Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226699f275527546dd9eb07f59e5c9878c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000186\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000187\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CCity of Vents Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002211e9ae130a6a449fa8feab8cedfbaf7f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000188\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000189\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CVents Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f2e6b2df6e98449292b136e4eb1b6419\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000190\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000191\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Ring Road Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002298fc3fc9fa0a4285808f4d8025602b8e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000192\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000193\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CSuper Cone Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022229615b975c447a3993a4456a112a299\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000194\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000195\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CSupercity Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002241816f4e67b64c59a92e3ef314b73e76\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00228a55545ee6fe40ce97cde09164831fce\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000196\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228a55545ee6fe40ce97cde09164831fce\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is ruled out because it is the same in substance as a previous one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000197\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe next three amendments are ruled out. We now move to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00220d0d226b34864600a0424727bbe94ca3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220d0d226b34864600a0424727bbe94ca3\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. As you know, I was liaising with the Deputy Leader of the House. Can you tell me which three amendments have been ruled out? I have lost track.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022b8421765e7bf43edbf48b95b9a2718a5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b8421765e7bf43edbf48b95b9a2718a5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, the ones I have ruled out are the amendments of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 substituting the \u201CJohn Key Memorial Council\u201D, the \u201CRodney Hide Memorial Council\u201D, and the \u201CMelissa Lee Memorial Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CRoads and Tunnels Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ca93f7d53a7144988a98378639b2a508\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000202\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000203\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CConsulting Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002279c87ceeda7541ac91c15406e58ae1d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000204\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000205\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Supercity Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229b209aeff52048e8ad193bee266df4b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000206\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000207\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Super City Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226b831847da0c42c8a8014144eba69225\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000208\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000209\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CSuper Basin Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b4a2c27bf6a4484a8d2d761d9a97e787\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000210\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000211\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CFast Track Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002244dc6d1e8d4648669166ec38def262d1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000212\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000213\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CPlains and Vents Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220c4769f4b8d54310b10c31a0490a0c3d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000214\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000215\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNeighbourhood Plus Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002244426c408c76464088831871c569a812\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00223c207866c22d4b379dd4843306049bad\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000216\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223c207866c22d4b379dd4843306049bad\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next two amendments have been ruled out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022e10afa539aff4715af9571dc26198360\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000217\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e10afa539aff4715af9571dc26198360\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Again I seek your advice. I have had a look at McGee, page 379, which talks about \u201Can amendment which is merely an attempt to criticise the contents of the bill will not be accepted.\u201D and about, as you have rightly pointed out, the need for precision, but I ask you to consider the issue of consistency. We have just voted on the amendment that attempted to substitute the words \u201CNeighbourhood Plus Council\u201D, which you presumably ruled in order, because we voted on it. You then ruled out an amendment to insert the words \u201CMonarchy Council\u201D, referring to the sovereign. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000218\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EAlthough I accept absolutely that, as you have said, under the Standing Orders you are the sole judge of what is in and what is out, I ask you, so that there is not disorder as we go through these amendments, for some indication of consistency. Where an amendment refers to the sovereign\u2014to the monarchy\u2014you have ruled it out, but where it refers to \u201Cneighbourhood\u201D you have ruled it in. In order to assist you with the smooth running and passage of the Committee, we would be grateful for some sort of indication in respect of consistency; otherwise it becomes just an arbitrary process and we will repeatedly have to seek your guidance and, ultimately, recall the Speaker. So without being provocative I simply ask you to give us an indication of how your rulings are proceeding. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022add989be409c4a4287bdabb9c67100f2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000219\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022add989be409c4a4287bdabb9c67100f2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The \u201CMonarchy Council\u201D amendment is not a serious attempt to set up a council. There have been plenty of amendments previously that describe in better form what is trying to be achieved through the amendments. The \u201CMonarchy Council\u201D amendment is certainly not one of those and I have ruled it out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002286294f3ecc3f4852934aa816ecbb6909\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000220\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002286294f3ecc3f4852934aa816ecbb6909\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just want to get a complete understanding of your ruling. You are saying that in your order of priority, as it were, it is acceptable for us to vote, as we have done, on an amendment to insert words such as \u201CNeighbourhood Plus Council\u201D, but that if a reference is made to the sovereign, which I would have thought would be a higher priority, you are ruling it out on the grounds that you do not believe it is serious. Is that correct?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00225ccaf104b29446f6b1a5a7d7bd96df52\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225ccaf104b29446f6b1a5a7d7bd96df52\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think the member quoted page 379 of McGee, which states \u201CAny amendment that is proposed \u2026 must be a serious or objective description of its contents.\u201D That is why I have ruled out the \u201CMonarchy Council\u201D amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef3b2677363049889ad2f2640fb4663a\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: Point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000223\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229aedd2e1b8bf42f09a8291ffd07d4f1c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is challenging my ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000224\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229fa93910309742d4b19c9f28f5f3d112\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: No, I want to raise a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000225\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dbf03b58b8924ee6af6a9b2b0530190f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I will call the member on a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002226e7a3d27ed44692b56f47e0d6367862\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000226\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002226e7a3d27ed44692b56f47e0d6367862\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Again, I ask for your guidance in respect of consistency, because I still do not get the point that when one makes a reference to \u201Cneighbourhood\u201D it is viewed as being serious, but when one makes a reference to \u201Cmonarchy\u201D it is viewed as not being serious.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00228866d9b982634cb497a27f19286a1743\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000227\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228866d9b982634cb497a27f19286a1743\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The monarchy is not an accurate description of the geographic area about which we are talking. I have made my decision and we will move on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000228\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000229\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Supreme Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f57675c7b9604865b71bdf9cb675a9ab\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000230\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000231\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CGreater Auckland Supreme Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cf6d3b70b8fd4b3394df3d32cc5d7df5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000232\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000233\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it appears and substitute \u201CAotea Te Ropu Tamaki Makaurau Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226bf4c1cdf1614becb7dfaeb8cf058af0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000234\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000235\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it appears and substitute \u201CGreatest Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022829abb3520b04401b0c74df43689d36f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000236\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000237\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CWidest Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a077cae0601e4714b7ebc0d1f09d1c0f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000238\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000239\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Regions Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f580d6f9e1df44c39b4bd0489889ad96\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000240\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000241\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CRegion of Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002266ae2cd16fb14db787c525df47e24007\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022f8993107166240a5bd7fb0365acf91d0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000242\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f8993107166240a5bd7fb0365acf91d0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is ruled out of order because it is covered by the previous amendment. It is the same as the amendment we have just voted on. To clarify, we have just voted on the amendments to substitute \u201CRegion of Auckland Council\u201D and the \u201CAuckland Regions Council\u201D. The ones that I am ruling out are the next two, to substitute \u201CAuckland and Regions Council\u201D and \u201CRegions and Auckland Council\u201D, because they are the same thing. They are duplications. They have the same effect as the ones that we have just voted on. That is why they are ruled out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022d5ff5eeba4dd4143a0ff1cd51574542e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000243\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d5ff5eeba4dd4143a0ff1cd51574542e\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I noted your words directly. When you ruled out a number of amendments you said it was because they were not a description of the geographic area of Auckland. Now the words may be similar, but they are different in respect of their order. I do not see how, based on your last ruling about, and I say again, it not being a description of the geographic area of Auckland, there is a justification for not taking a vote on those two. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000244\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223aeef0a6a95748db92ecea62ce292313\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. These cover the same substance as the one we have already voted on, and that is another reason why I have ruled them out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u0022a78cccb2036b4a338080d032d74eb0d6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000245\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a78cccb2036b4a338080d032d74eb0d6\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am reluctant to raise a point of order, but you say that the amendment has the same effect, whereas this is an amendment with reference to the name\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000246\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022177ac2f849a04b699160f1b6376a00e5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is challenging my ruling. He cannot do that, because I have made a ruling. I have given an explanation for it, and we will move on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00222b5f29539aec449cbfe3861a29557778\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000247\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222b5f29539aec449cbfe3861a29557778\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is just a question; I am not challenging you. You made reference to documentation. I wonder if you could just advise us exactly where that is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00227e5b99f5349144c3bad3edd6cf78899e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000248\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227e5b99f5349144c3bad3edd6cf78899e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: If the member has Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand, it is on page 378: \u201CNo amendment may be proposed that is the same in substance as an amendment that is agreed or defeated in the committee \u2026\u201D, and that is the reason I have ruled those out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000249\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe next amendment is ruled out as well as not being serious. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000250\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000251\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNgati Whatua and Associates Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022979a297c8b8146479f3b1b9d276b2484\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267df10161afe41c2949c6ea6d3010901\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We are just going to have a change here. Leave was sought by the Leader of the House earlier on for a replacement for me, and Charles Chauvel will be chairing the session for the next half an hour. If members would bear with the new Chair while he comes to grips with what needs to happen.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000253\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a485a6ec452249e69f241a3198c1b1ae\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, members. We thought we should make sure the substitute Chair is of similar stature to the outgoing Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000254\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000255\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNgati Whatua and Other Peoples\u2019 Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227eb771c34cf94433a4dcb46b2e451434\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000256\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002234deb37d41bd42e9bab408005e295f7e\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is ruled out of order as not being a serious amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000257\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000258\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CEnvironmental Auckland Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002275148a91e27744df80497f77a5bb2e7e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000259\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222f2523ab7b904c1f96b63df55f37dd47\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The amendments that propose to substitute \u201CCousins and Aunts and Uncles of Maui Council\u201D or \u201CStep-Sisters and Step-Brothers of Maui Council\u201D are ruled out of order as not serious.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u0022b52ebb18d6584cad8a14b6ad2211368a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000260\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b52ebb18d6584cad8a14b6ad2211368a\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You say these amendments are not serious?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000261\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fa375af96694548821dd881b7c536d1\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: That is correct.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u002291dba07f6c034f9e8804e39798cd96bc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000262\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002291dba07f6c034f9e8804e39798cd96bc\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Can we have an explanation for your ruling on that? A lot of work has gone into these amendments\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000263\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022312f14fe709948e189ba1022f6cf7fdc\u0022\u003EColin King\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000264\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002261e05ff0eb914303a4fbf7cfe91be13a\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Sit down!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022 data-id=\u002297367140c0924c87aacc027a3334662d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002297367140c0924c87aacc027a3334662d\u0022\u003ECOLIN KING (National\u2014Kaik\u014Dura):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I beseech you to bring that rabble over there under control. They are trifling with you. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000266\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223d076cdf4454450ebb262d536fdcdd50\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. I will hear the Hon Mita Ririnui. I am sorry I did not realise he had not finished.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u00222c4a7b045100482599f9a5f70a8a5b40\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000267\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222c4a7b045100482599f9a5f70a8a5b40\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Please explain to members on this side of the Chamber what you mean by \u201Cnot serious\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u002233c39ec32f7a4446ae2050b1e23c9e18\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000268\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002233c39ec32f7a4446ae2050b1e23c9e18\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E It may help the Committee to say that the previous Chairperson has ruled that the title needs to relate to an area and region rather than to individuals or families. In this case amendments using the words \u201CCousins and Aunts\u201D are actually about individuals or families, as opposed to amendments about Auckland City or an Auckland region, which have been ruled and then voted on. A number of amendments have been ruled out previously. The Chair is just being consistent with the previous rulings and we should continue to be consistent in that regard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u0022a03ef8f1a1c649c09e592b1f2aae8e4c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000269\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a03ef8f1a1c649c09e592b1f2aae8e4c\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am sure you will thank the Minister in the Chair for his assistance to you on this matter, but when you say these amendments are not serious we are talking about M\u0101ui\u2014Te-Ika-a-M\u0101ui\u2014and so, te wh\u0101nau of M\u0101ui. I take from your ruling and the explanation from the Minister in the Chair that this belief essentially does not exist. Maybe it is in the imagination of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua and other M\u0101ori in the district. Well, I can tell you now that that is not the case.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000270\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d9f44806df814cbb9207f36d5d326c47\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: We will maintain the ruling of the previous Chair. My understanding is that ruling relating to the amendment being not serious does not relate to the expressions concerning the Maui Council but rather to the cousins, aunts, and uncles reference on the one hand and the step-sisters and step-brothers reference on the other. So we will maintain the ruling. [Interruption] No, I have heard enough, thank you. The member will resume his seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000271\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000272\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CCity of Boats Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226091aa8f03f84037aa0252f0a6a495a1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000273\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4fa8da5966f4a29a31f0b7d37b9db05\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The following amendments to omit the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D and substitute the words \u201CEveryone Belongs Council\u201D, \u201CBig Chiefs Council\u201D, \u201CHead and Heart of the City Council\u201D, and \u201CAuckland ex-Mayoral Council\u201D are ruled out of order as being not serious.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022543cdb1c7cd549889675d034ce5a0b76\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000274\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022543cdb1c7cd549889675d034ce5a0b76\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I draw your attention to the last amendment that you ruled out of order. I draw your attention to that one because clause 9 in Part 2 talks about the eight local authorities that will be expunged. Each of those local authorities has a mayor as its head. I put it to you that you may wish to consider that particular amendment as relevant, because it talks about ex-mayors and eight of them will be out of a job as a result of the local authorities mentioned in clause 9 being disposed of. That is particularly relevant. I will not comment on the other clauses you have made your ruling on but I think that does, indeed, have some relevance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000275\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226346b6c88c0e4635a3d21b753424822b\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for his point of order but I will maintain the ruling of the Chair. The section to which he refers does indeed do what he described, but I do not think it is in order to then go on and expect the new body to be referred to in the way that is contended.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00222298ffaddeae45ca831d6bd405b5a95a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000276\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222298ffaddeae45ca831d6bd405b5a95a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. As you are aware, I have just relatively recently come into the Chamber and I am not aware of the earlier rulings. When you indicated that you were maintaining a ruling were you saying that you were maintaining a ruling that you had given or that one of your colleagues in the Chair\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000277\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aa49e34e81544ebdac92e72b74913d58\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I beg your pardon for the novelty of my position, but what I intended to say was that the previous Chair has given a series of rulings; I am trying to maintain the spirit of those rulings relating to what is serious and what is not. I believe that to rule the words \u201CAuckland ex-Mayoral Council\u201D out of order is consistent with the spirit of the previous rulings.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002207f4a16be107430ea8903cf81a5800ea\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000278\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002207f4a16be107430ea8903cf81a5800ea\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Again I apologise because I was not aware of the circumstances under which you took the Chair. The question I have now is particularly embarrassing, given that you are one of my colleagues, but it goes to the appropriateness of someone who is not elected to the position of Chair making rulings that take away the rights of a minority in this Chamber. With the other Chairs the Committee has taken a decision. I am familiar with the Standing Orders, which indicate that you can take the Chair and you can make the rulings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000279\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI am asking you whether you think it is appropriate for you to exercise the powers yourself\u2014whether, in an acting position that has not been endorsed by the Committee it is appropriate that the rights of the minority be taken away, or whether you should recluse yourself for a period of time until these rulings have been dealt with. I think it is wonderful that you are in the Chair; some of us think you would make a really good Speaker in time. But it is certainly my view that it is not appropriate for you to be ruling out these points of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000280\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b6d86da1b1d541b5b72ebd31d1aedb0f\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I do not need any further assistance, thank you, Mr Carter. Thank you, Mr Mallard, for your kind words. They are always appreciated, although I am not sure that best wishes for a future in the Speakership are something I would welcome. I think probably the answer is that, as I have taken on this position temporarily by the leave of the Committee and with its endorsement, and I am very mindful of the fact that I am not an elected officer of the House, I think it is probably incumbent on me all the more in those circumstances to maintain rulings consistent with those who are. So I am going to follow that course of action and maintain the ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022e4024ea050ac4ecd81c8ded75730a153\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000281\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e4024ea050ac4ecd81c8ded75730a153\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000282\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aa7cea9ff99340e4b348e8e90f67e96f\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I hope it is a new point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000283\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002237239d90766342569751d456a24034fe\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It is a new point of order, and it goes to your ruling that, in your opinion, a particular amendment was partly serious and then went into the spurious area that you ruled out. The question I have is whether you have any discretion to rule part of an amendment out of order, rather than the whole amendment out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000284\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a1322c9eae43488dad0d51344ae7ed4b\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I am advised that I do not, regrettably, but if that is something the member would like further consideration on, I am sure that I could come back to him on it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002246459c8b81cf4ffcaad847bd77520b59\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000285\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002246459c8b81cf4ffcaad847bd77520b59\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E This might be quite opposite to the point of view I put to you before, but you are flexible, and so is the Committee, as far as we are concerned. I invite you to make a new ruling. It may be that you could make Speaker\u2019s rulings relatively early in your career in the Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022178587ca8d2b434189e8d6246cc5efd7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000286\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022178587ca8d2b434189e8d6246cc5efd7\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E The member in the Chair, competent as he is, is not a sanctioned officer. He is there by leave, and does not have the authority to make such rulings. Therefore he is bound by the previously established conventions of the House. I also say that the entire series of points of order around this matter are out of order, because Mr Chauvel was at all times, as he has said, obliged to uphold previous rulings.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000287\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ed63453aa134cabaa6edf6f2e769c0d\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I am not sure that that is an entirely helpful response, actually. I am reasonably clear in my mind on the point raised by the Hon Trevor Mallard: it is not for the Chair to attempt to dissect proposed amendments and rule on whether they are either wholly or partially in order\u2014either they are in order or they are not. It is certainly not the role of the Chair to amend proposed amendments to try to bring them into order. I will not take that point any further.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022 data-id=\u0022f70232c6a5814fa9821fb7eb99727349\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f70232c6a5814fa9821fb7eb99727349\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour\u2014Ikaroa-R\u0101whiti):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. One of the concerns I have is that as you go through the list of amendments, the use of the word \u201Cseriousness\u201D is something that I would like you to think about. The issue is about \u201CCousins and Aunts and Uncles of Maui Council\u201D and \u201CStep-Sisters and Step-Brothers of Maui Council\u201D. In the sense of the English idiom and English culture, that amendment may not be serious. But in M\u0101ori culture it is very, very serious. The concepts of whanaungatanga, of wh\u0101ngaitanga\u2014of adoption\u2014and of all of that in the cultural context is very, very serious. I do not want to challenge your ruling, but I certainly want to mention that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002208a06acd2d4f469eb0f781fc65132052\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c2ca0429b9d14f23a87b11b7d8ef02c2\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I do not need any assistance, thank you, Mr Brownlee. I thank the member for his point of order, but unfortunately I have already ruled on those matters, and for that reason I am not going to revisit them. If we come to further amendments proposed\u2014and I do not know whether we will\u2014relating to the whanaungatanga of the Maui Council, I will certainly bear those comments in mind.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022cbe3d006f1314b3381a06462d43c6237\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cbe3d006f1314b3381a06462d43c6237\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a very technical point, and it goes to the leave that was sought for you to take the Chair. I am now informed that, in fact, the leave of the House was sought for you to take the Chair. I ask whether that was accurate. In fact, if what I am informed is accurate\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002236bbe9c1c07345538a5f97ab3abc7827\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: No, it was leave of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220e3923f1ea7542ba96c2c4cfbf39693c\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am briefed that the leave of the House was sought, rather than the leave of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a11010c604574fd1893aadb1e162112c\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: We were in Committee when it was taken.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e362e365ab7f476dba39dd4b856e2a78\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I know we are in Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d6f3966fcdf84508ad6bbe267b717992\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: We were in Committee when it was taken.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022023facae35e54228b315f3f92e22da28\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I absolutely accept the point that Mr Carter has made. He is just reinforcing the point that I have made: the Committee cannot take leave on behalf of the House. My understanding is\u2014I am briefed\u2014that instead of seeking the leave of the Committee, as Mr Brownlee should have done, he sought the leave of the House, when we were, in fact, in Committee. If that is the case, then the leave is incorrect. Mr Chair, I am not saying that you cannot be in the Chair; in fact, you can be in the Chair at the invitation of a Chair without the leave of the Committee. But if we are relying on the leave asked for by Mr Brownlee, then he should have sought the leave of the Committee and not of the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002250e4f4b6d34c400b8f46865dc0d2e330\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002250e4f4b6d34c400b8f46865dc0d2e330\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E Standing Order 168(3) deals with the matter: \u201CAt any time during the sitting of a committee of the whole House, and without any formal communication to the committee, any member may, at the request of the chairperson, take the Chair as temporary chairperson.\u201D Leave was sought this morning just to reinforce\u2014virtually to notify Parliament or the Committee that various people would be relieving Mr Tisch throughout the morning. I think that some members are starting to trifle with the Chair in ways that bring the Chair into disrespect. I think some firm action may need to be taken.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ac1ae31bc5574a18999c972e94583f2f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ac1ae31bc5574a18999c972e94583f2f\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E Just to finish that point, if Mr Brownlee wanted to correct his \u201Creinforcement\u201D leave, then there would be no objection from this side of the Chamber to him putting us back in the correct position.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e583e1166cf74fefbeab5c082560063b\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: Thanks, Mr Mallard. I do not think we need any further assistance on this matter. The reality is that the Chairperson asked me to assume his responsibilities on a temporary basis. It may have confused the matter to have referred to the issue of leave. I am satisfied that Standing Order 168(3) provides for the position on that basis.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dea062ca936c493caa61b2e20dd4b46b\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: There is no doubt about that, at all. It\u2019s just that Gerry got it wrong.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022855d3a2ce2b6431280b10f6a96176129\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I do not think we need to go into the rights and wrongs of that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CBeach to Beach Council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002252775365622a4066940d842cee71f4ef\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000305\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000306\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CCity of Beaches Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b635efb1100c46bc9cf0579afdea14a7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000307\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000308\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CBeaches Council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c4eb89abc9cd47c88ab330cd455b1901\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002236d95b4fb75943da9fc0b2976bfee789\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: In respect of the next eight amendments, I am advised that they are duplicates of amendments already proposed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Supercity Council 2009\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d1824d3123d04a0da6d97baea604c596\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 57\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; M\u0101ori Party 5; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002200c0607405b1437595657f262373d731\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The next proposed amendment is duplicative, and ruled out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u002206ddb0a812d044d2a992338f2dd46318\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002206ddb0a812d044d2a992338f2dd46318\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could you tell us exactly which one it is, so that we can follow it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e44794df937d4981b83d67224fb92500\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, I am working through the list that I think members have in front of them. We come to the amendment proposed by the honourable member to insert the words \u201CAuckland Super City 2009 Council\u201D. That is the amendment that I have ruled duplicative. That brings us to the amendment to clause 9 in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D and substitute \u201CSuper Basin 2009 Council\u201D. I am advised by the Clerk that we have already voted on that amendment, so I will rule that out of order as duplicative. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe next proposed amendment to clause 9 in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D and substitute \u201CFast Track 2009 Council\u201D has already been voted on as well, so I rule that out of order as duplicative. The same ruling applies to the amendment to clause 9 in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D and substitute \u201CPlains and Vents 2009 Council\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000316\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CNeighbourhood Plus their Neighbourhood Council\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002237883cf6a562458683b5aec42319ba4b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000318\u0022\u003EThe result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 57, Noes 64.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000319\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000320\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CMy Neighbourhood Council\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002266b5d129fdfb42c188f9d87718d40083\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000321\u0022\u003EThe result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 57, Noes 64.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000322\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022db7ebb7973a54f659c8cea319e27fbbb\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The amendment proposing the substitution of the name \u201CMonarch Council\u201D is ruled out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000324\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever it occurs and substitute \u201CAuckland Supremo Council\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022457781637cdb4ddc87022a8951d5063f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000325\u0022\u003EThe result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 57, Noes 64.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a783b26345b64f95a80f64796a969fd9\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is ruled out of order as duplicative of the previous one. That is the amendment that would propose the name \u201CGreater Auckland Supremo Council\u201D as the title. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00229d2686b010f34fc5ba1e5af817d0e655\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229d2686b010f34fc5ba1e5af817d0e655\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Again, I seek some clarification. Although the themes of the previous amendment and this one are similar, the wording is different. It talks about a \u201CGreater Auckland\u201D area. As you will be aware, the previous amendment talked about Auckland itself. This one talks about the \u201CGreater Auckland\u201D area. As we know, clause 9 expunges eight councils, bringing together a series of councils into a greater Auckland city. I put it to you that it is a different amendment. It is not a duplication. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cbe1e56ea9d0492d9f8c6326b5de77d0\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: My ruling on the amendment is that I find it to be substantially duplicative of the previous amendment. I probably ought to have ruled the previous amendment out of order as not serious, but I decided to allow a vote on it. I do not think we will take that matter further. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022 data-id=\u00223698723ff88b4d6996e8221c4a516147\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223698723ff88b4d6996e8221c4a516147\u0022\u003EHon TARIANA TURIA (Co-Leader\u2014M\u0101ori Party):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can I hear the vote counts again? I think it was said that there were 64 Ayes and 57 Noes. We voted against the amendment, and we are being counted in with the Ayes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002237efdaa92d4146ab8284777efc2d4c26\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for the point of order. We will clarify the vote for the record. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220658797f4a14403ba52a4847c91f665b\u0022\u003EHon TARIANA TURIA\u003C/span\u003E: I think it will be for the previous three votes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002254a1fc78281f4f54bdd046be24118dc6\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I will take the honourable member\u2019s word as to the vote of the M\u0101ori Party, obviously, on those last three votes. That means the Ayes were 52 and the Noes were 69 on each of those votes. On the amendments relating to the \u201CAuckland Supremo Council\u201D, the \u201CMy Neighbourhood Council\u201D, and the \u201CNeighbourhood Plus their Neighbourhood Council\u201D the vote tallies on a corrected basis are 52 for the Ayes, and 69 for the Noes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002265c2dd2ed3274768b72e704fd9ba807c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002265c2dd2ed3274768b72e704fd9ba807c\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think it is incumbent on you to declare each of those results separately. You cannot group a set of amendments and results. You have to declare each result again separately. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225f1db4d4cfa94c3e8fb8cccc587d6a9a\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I made the rulings and the record sufficiently clear. I read out the particular amendments in full, and I do not think that the record needs further clarification. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022987b1fe78c6c428c9feaa587309ae84d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000335\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022987b1fe78c6c428c9feaa587309ae84d\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I do not think you read them out in full as you corrected them, and you did not associate the votes with each of them as you read them out in full. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000336\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb8c12d6931245ff862779ef5d614779\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: Given that the votes are identical, I do not think there is any requirement to be clearer in substance than I have been. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00224d5a6ca4771049bb9c531ec36a09412d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000337\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224d5a6ca4771049bb9c531ec36a09412d\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We had quite a discussion last night, when Mr Tisch was in the Chair, about the suggestion of Mr Tremain that votes could be grouped or taken as read. It was made quite clear by Mr Tisch that that could not happen, and that votes had to be taken individually. My submission to you is that the results have to be declared individually as well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000338\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d4f0bcdaa8aa4422bb8cd992e1c9d1f6\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The situation was that there was an incorrect recording of the votes. The leader of a party pointed that out, in respect of three votes. I have read out, so that the Committee is very clear, the precise nature of each of the amendments, and I have recorded the corrected tally. I do not think it is the same matter to which the member refers, but I thank him for his point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EWe come then to the amendment to subclause (2) in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002253e06471f59a48c494ed0e92d37d8b80\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000340\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002253e06471f59a48c494ed0e92d37d8b80\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. My point of order relates to the series of amendments that are proposed here. I submit to you, Mr Chairperson, that this part of the bill has just 150 words in it, but we have in front of us some 825 amendments proposed by our opponents on the opposite side of the Chamber. That is great; they have been hard at work doing it. But to accept these amendments as being reasonable, and to say that this is perfectly acceptable and not vexatious, I think, is a little bit of a stretch. This is particularly the case when one is asking to omit \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute it with \u201Cpowers and muscle of a regional council\u201D, \u201Cpowers and weight of a regional council\u201D, \u201Cpowers and vigour of a regional council\u201D, \u201Cpowers and brawn of a regional council\u201D, \u201Cpowers and sway of a regional council\u201D, \u201Cpowers and influence of a regional council\u201D, or \u201Cpowers and dominance of a regional council\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000341\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThis is totally misusing the Committee\u2019s time. These are not serious amendments; they do not materially alter the intention of the bill. They are simply vexatious and designed to take up time, and the Labour Party being able to exercise itself in this way adds to the extraordinary cost imposed on taxpayers. Considered amendments are being well treated by the Committee, as was shown by the result yesterday, when some 700 or 800 amendments were put up, and one was accepted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00228d31cb1947744e74815cc92bd4ce3f6b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000342\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228d31cb1947744e74815cc92bd4ce3f6b\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I make a couple of points to you, Mr Chairperson. As we have gone through this process, your predecessors have built up a body of precedent. In regard to the naming of amendments in respect of geographic areas, they have talked about whether those amendments are serious. Whether a clause has 150 words or 1,500 words in it, we cannot get to a situation in this Chamber where a Government is truncating the process through urgency, and then calls on the Chairperson to truncate or delete the right of the Opposition to put up amendments. If that is upheld, then that creates a huge precedent, whereby members of this Parliament can have amendments ruled out of order holus-bolus. That strikes at the heart of our process. Whether a clause has one word, 150 words, or 1,500 words, it is always the right of members of Parliament to put up amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000343\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI find it extraordinary that the Leader of the House, who has got his own way in ramming this legislation through under urgency, would then seek to accelerate the process again by taking away the democratic right of members of Parliament to propose amendments. He is seeking to have whole bodies of amendments ruled out of order because he does not like them. It is inappropriate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022 data-id=\u00221356a948ba9e4896b68d1567ab267043\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000344\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c2dfe169-d946-4f87-8d43-0bcdb7d8bebc\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221356a948ba9e4896b68d1567ab267043\u0022\u003EHon TARIANA TURIA (Co-Leader\u2014M\u0101ori Party):\u003C/span\u003E There is a big difference between not allowing amendments and not allowing vexatious amendments such as these. I am opposed to this legislation, but I am opposed to the waste of time in this Committee of vexatious amendments. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000345\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fa6c401cbc9433dabb3f9a88f968b5a\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is entitled to speak to the point of order. I called her, and she will be heard in silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00229813a88a718b4beaac8be7bab621849b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000346\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229813a88a718b4beaac8be7bab621849b\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I want to reinforce what the Hon Tariana Turia has just said to the Committee, and to explain to my colleague on the other side that I am not attempting to shut down the process that allows amendments to be made, but I am imploring the Chair to take a view as to whether a series of amendments that choose to add the words \u201Cpowers and muscle\u201D, \u201Cpowers and weight\u201D, \u201Cpowers and vigour\u201D, \u201Cpowers and brawn\u201D, \u201Cpowers and sway\u201D, \u201Cpowers and influence\u201D, \u201Cpowers and dominance\u201D, etc., are serious amendments, or whether they are simply vexatious amendments designed to take up the time of the Committee. I submit that they are vexatious, because they do not add anything to the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000347\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225323f49216384312ad9ff16c8091e268\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I do not think I need any further assistance, but thank you. I think we need to be clear about the fact that there is no arithmetic test just because the relevant part of the bill happens to have so many words. That does not have any sort of bearing on the right or entitlement of members to move the number and type of amendments that they see fit. I assure members that I will look at each of the proposed amendments with regard to the Standing Orders, the Speakers\u2019 rulings, particularly Speaker\u2019s ruling 112/1, and the commentary in McGee at page 379. In fact, I will take just a moment to do that now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022bf7033b9d2354ffa990c37614bf9b37c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000348\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bf7033b9d2354ffa990c37614bf9b37c\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I make one other submission to you. I note that you are a lawyer\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000349\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222081778381c94c9f9e6f0617439c8014\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I have ruled on this matter. If it is a new point of order, I am happy to hear it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229400fdb43f984755a4cd6bbdd28da585\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: It is a new point of order. I note that you are a lawyer and the Leader of the House is not, and I just say\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228eacaba971be4eefbe470bd5ac93d4c7\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I am not sure that that is relevant.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002220668b88b2524a42ad0cb3cdd92e07b9\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: You will appreciate that the courts, in interpreting legislation, will find a difference in the term \u201Cpower\u201D as opposed to the term \u201Cpower and influence\u201D. As a number of these amendments have been put forward, the courts will interpret a difference in those words.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000353\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226c1567c90c8a4f18b0b559b66a2b4317\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for the dissertation on that point. I will take that into account, as the member would imagine.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022bb4a5489d5814661af9929644f595aae\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000354\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bb4a5489d5814661af9929644f595aae\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. To further help the consideration that I know you are giving this matter, I refer you to an amendment to clause 9(2) of Part 2, which states: \u201Cby omitting the words \u2018the responsibilities, duties, and powers of a regional council\u2019 and replacing them with \u2018the power to ignore all community input as per the intent of this horrible legislation\u2019.\u201D That is a vexatious amendment and should be treated as such.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00222450c175ccc84f13953781f27d57b939\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000355\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222450c175ccc84f13953781f27d57b939\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E If members do not like amendments, which is fair, they can vote against them. The Government is now taking more time complaining about these amendments than would have been taken if it had simply voted them down. I accept that Mrs Turia does not like the amendment; she can vote it down\u2014she can vote against it. She interjects that it is stupid, but she has been voting for these amendments all day today and all day yesterday. We do not need lectures from her about that. In the end, what is open to members is the chance to vote against amendments that they do not like, which is the process that the Parliament has. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000356\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EFinally, some of these amendments are based on language that the Minister of Local Government has used in describing this legislation. He has described it as \u201Crequiring more muscle\u201D. He has described it in these sorts of ways, and our amendments are based on what the Minister himself has said he is trying to achieve by this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00226f756c6fc9644207bda9df470899b592\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000357\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226f756c6fc9644207bda9df470899b592\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I will talk in two parts. Firstly, I am supportive of the contribution that Mr Cosgrove made recently, and I elaborate a little bit more on that by saying that I am sure that the courts are interested in nuance and that they will look really carefully at any amendment that is passed, and at the intention of Parliament in that way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000358\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThe more substantive question goes to what the parliamentary role of the Opposition is. The roles are opposing and proposing. Traditionally, one of the best tools for proper consideration of legislation in the New Zealand Parliament, the House of Commons, the House of Lords on occasion, and certainly in the Senate of the United States has been delay. This is something that Oppositions in democratic countries around the world have used when there have not been good processes\u2014especially when there have not been good processes\u2014or when legislation has not been sent to a select committee, as in the case of New Zealand. One of the fundamental rights of an Opposition is to work to delay legislation. In doing that, testing Parliament around nuances, and having a more intense debate than would otherwise be the case, is a fundamental part of the rights of the Opposition.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022204f590fb1524c6583186477fc61003f\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member. I will signal in advance to members\u2014so that, hopefully, we do not have debate on each of the proposed amendments\u2014that on the basis of advice relating to Speaker\u2019s ruling 112/1, and the commentary in McGee at page 379, the intent is to declare the fourth amendment, relating to the \u201Cpowers and brawn of a regional council\u201D, out of order as being not serious, and to declare the ninth amendment, which is the matter that was referred to by the Hon Gerry Brownlee, as out of order on the ground that it is not serious. I intend to invite members to vote on the other amendments that are proposed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022f796d074d19a4c5ebada2f204d408ab7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f796d074d19a4c5ebada2f204d408ab7\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Just so I am clear on which amendments you have ruled out, would you please read them out?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a07d7c0df8604d29a38932b2ae4b2e7f\u0022\u003EThe TEMPORARY CHAIRPERSON (Charles Chauvel)\u003C/span\u003E: I have ruled out the amendments to substitute \u201Cpowers and brawn of a regional council\u201D and \u201Cthe power to ignore all community input as per the intent of this horrible legislation\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000362\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000363\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and muscle of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245c48701606d4fbcbc303db2d23cd872\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000364\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000365\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and weight of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e9c7c3e9645d4237be794869ac7a5e10\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000366\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000367\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and vigour of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fc88f07b24374db1b00173c1d62ffea9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000368\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220eafda0b844e4481a9ba3220d7cdff79\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: As previously mentioned by the temporary Chair, the next amendment is ruled out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000369\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000370\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (9) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and sway of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228d6db99466684a618b6224767362886b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000371\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000372\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and influence of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022660e3f5f0471453f9cdbf9026e68598c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000373\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000374\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and dominance of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228a909eeaaea8417292dfd9ddf5dd6ba4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000375\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000376\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and capability of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022986656e1dbf941c1bc278bfa1368b2bb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000377\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000378\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and prerogative of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224229e77687944aa5a35af522d185aca6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000379\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000380\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and authorisation of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f9ce73fd2fa04a30bba622252f6d2a1c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209246bcb588c42b4b7c11c19387a6f37\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins is the same as an amendment that has previously been voted on, so we will rule that one out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000382\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228dc531682bcf45418978cddc8b44ac91\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Are you sure of that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000383\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b591f3918b9c442fa8d340e9128a2374\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That amendment omits the words \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and replaces them with the words \u201Cpowers and hegemony of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002249bc9ed0dbd24bab84e64bb9436827d2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000384\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002249bc9ed0dbd24bab84e64bb9436827d2\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just ask for clarification. Are you saying that that particular wording has already been voted on?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000385\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a7c42f6da2984b6c86fcc57c2119e3ab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, it is the same in substance as an amendment already voted on. \u201CSubstance\u201D was one of the reasons given earlier as to why we would not proceed with amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022e2c93fa74fb742c89f99a206c0edf2f8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000386\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e2c93fa74fb742c89f99a206c0edf2f8\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E If it is the same in substance, which amendment is it the same in substance to?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000387\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022446b9fd50bbb4db6a5fe294417c788dc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The meaning of the word is the same. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002221fbde2ee2bf431aafe474e01c1a6748\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002221fbde2ee2bf431aafe474e01c1a6748\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I perhaps anticipated your ruling on this. The dictionary that was provided to me by one of the messengers talks about \u201Cleadership\u201D as a definition of \u201Chegemony\u201D. The definition also talks about \u201Cruling supreme\u201D. I would like you, if you would, to point me to the previous amendment\u2014the one where it is duplicated in substance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dade878a4e924431adfe226815655932\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The words \u201Chegemony\u201D and \u201Cdominance\u201D mean the same, on my advice, and that is why this amendment has been ruled out. We have already voted on the previous one. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00229a9cd2397e1e4f99828fbc8cf93d2deb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000390\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229a9cd2397e1e4f99828fbc8cf93d2deb\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E So I am to take it you are saying it is the same, although the definition of \u201Chegemony\u201D that I have is \u201Cleadership\u201D, according to the authoritative dictionary I have here, which does not appear to be the same meaning \u201Cin substance\u201D as your advice is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000391\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f54d3f357c344f148c65f4000787b04c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I do not need any help. I have made a ruling and that amendment has been ruled out. We now move to the next amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins, an amendment to clause 9(2) to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022eac53ad09c4f48e0bd3873aaab0aa811\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000392\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022eac53ad09c4f48e0bd3873aaab0aa811\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I do not want to relitigate your ruling, other than to ask you one question. Having made your rulings, which, of course, are the first time that we get any notice of them, are you prepared to entertain discussion on those or additional matters being put?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000393\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022262e59d2baa64ce1a07c923e19e2f0ab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member knows there is no discussion on the amendments. I have made a decision and we are proceeding as per my advice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u002258fcfd425abe4af991ffb73cc990ba57\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000394\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002258fcfd425abe4af991ffb73cc990ba57\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think you need to be a little bit careful in that members opposite are starting to trifle with the ruling that you have already set down as Chair. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000395\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221a98675b5b21420ca4503318b2baab06\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. It is my authority, and at my discretion, to make the decision, and I have so done. We will proceed. There is to be no further discussion on this point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a49d2f2078644bd4a271b442639d2f70\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000396\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a49d2f2078644bd4a271b442639d2f70\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000397\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002257ec83d185fb4ae9b7e4b8a0be6aad3f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Is it a new point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000398\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226009d12a145c4d339660093cb139816a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, it is. It goes to, in fact, two things that you have said. First, in your last ruling you said that you would\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000399\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a2179b4b14df4594b1b0aac3bf8ed559\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You are challenging my ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b8ace686870b456c8a0044d820dc6124\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: No, I am not challenging your ruling at all. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000401\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002274692af286e94fe7ad54fbb219fe7404\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I ask you to sit. I have made a decision and we are proceeding, because, in my view, you are challenging my ruling. We are moving on to the next amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00222c51814c25bd46df89f01f5746cdc53c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000402\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222c51814c25bd46df89f01f5746cdc53c\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think I am now challenging your ruling, on the grounds of my right to make a point of order. That is something that I think is intrinsic to that of a member of Parliament.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022b5ef242a362b4331aa1f9e14207c8c79\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000403\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b5ef242a362b4331aa1f9e14207c8c79\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have made a ruling that a decision on whether an amendment is proceeded with is at the discretion of the Chair. I have made that ruling and I have explained why I have made that ruling, and that is the end of the matter. We are now going to proceed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002269af14ad986f47958d43a779d2cb4d9c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000404\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002269af14ad986f47958d43a779d2cb4d9c\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000405\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227baace177e554cf5b1015b6f17a47ff4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I warn the member that if you are challenging my ruling, then that is a serious offence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000406\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227c6a75a2d7ed44ce8c114eb104e890e7\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I think what I am doing is maintaining the rights of traditional Chairs in the Chamber to make their own decisions and not to be rubber stamps, as you indicated you were to the Committee\u2014that you would always act on advice. That is not how a Chair should act. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000407\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f772e77212aa4f7aba76ed403b92c21d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is a direct challenge to my role and my authority, and the discretion that I have to rule out an amendment. That is the end of the matter. I have made the ruling. That is where it stands.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022e7a8bf02952b4a1198f70bc821ee2cfa\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000408\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e7a8bf02952b4a1198f70bc821ee2cfa\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a new point. Whilst you were in the process of ruling and Mr Mallard was responding to you, a call from Mr Henare was repeated, on a number of occasions, yelling out: \u201CSit down.\u201D Whether he was talking to you or Mr Mallard, I do not know. I just ask you, out of respect for your office, whether you could ask him to pull his head in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000409\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d8d6e7acce7847ac8835547ae295b238\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We do not need to have sort of language. When points of order are taken they must be held in silence, so I would ask members to respect that rule. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000410\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000411\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and handling of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c559a45fcad64062b4cf275d6428363e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000412\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002248bb1cfe7d6443258b85f8c99c6328c8\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is out of order. We now move to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022e428a75eb0274733bfd80f5334a25a04\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000413\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e428a75eb0274733bfd80f5334a25a04\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Could you just clarify for us which one it is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000414\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022421637c364c94afda0af86f27590f827\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: This is the amendment to clause 9(2) to omit the words \u201Cthe responsibilities, duties, and powers of a regional council\u201D and replace them with the words \u201Cthe power to ignore all community input as per the intent of this horrible legislation\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000415\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000416\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and control of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222fdad962930d4bc3a613f1071fa86361\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000417\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000418\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and authority of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022452e6fb6f0ee40788fdc6f327cf87310\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000419\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000420\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and energy of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cfb9ea0647cb4a0498af38f238cf6393\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000421\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000422\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers and might of a regional council\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221e2d33fe6a9a4601800b30f7182be4fb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000423\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000424\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2) \u201Cpowers of a regional council\u201D and substitute \u201Cpowers of regional councils\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3d2d3f1fae6473bbc9b36fcd6bb1638\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 69\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; M\u0101ori Party 5; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000425\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022823f52da2d7e407a857c7724bd2d8ab1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: There are a number of amendments that follow that have been ruled out of order. The reason for that is that in Part 1 the Committee agreed that a single unitary authority be established for the Auckland region on 1 November 2010. Amendments that propose that the authority is merely a proposal after 1 November 2010 are not consistent with that decision made in Part 1. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000426\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe next amendment for consideration is to insert new clause 9(5)\u2014I will just read it, so you know where we are\u2014\u201CThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 October 2010\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022c69f7af7b5e34c568ed6eabb24a9504f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000427\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c69f7af7b5e34c568ed6eabb24a9504f\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You have just ruled those amendments out because the Auckland Council is not now a proposal\u2014and you referred to Part 1, where it says that the Auckland Council is the Auckland Council, and therefore it cannot be a proposal. I put it to you that clause 4(3), which we have now passed, states: \u201CPart 2 establishes the Auckland Council as a unitary authority. This Part does not come into force (and, therefore, the Council does not come into existence) until 1 November 2010,\u201D. Therefore, that means that until that day there is no Auckland Council. I put it to you, therefore, that anything that addresses this issue prior to 1 November 2010 is out of order, because there is no Auckland Council until that day. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000428\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EWe have actually passed Part 1, which states very clearly that the council does not come into existence until 1 November 2010. Therefore I suggest to you that we cannot make any alterations to something that is not in existence until that date of 1 November. These amendments suggest that the Auckland Council is in existence. Therefore, I suggest to you that they, too, should be ruled out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002238fb0c748bb045c0a5fdd99b1ba0c3a3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000429\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002238fb0c748bb045c0a5fdd99b1ba0c3a3\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E It is relatively simple. There are two points. First, you had called the amendment, so you cannot now reverse that. Secondly, I remind you of the advice that you gave the Committee not very long ago in respect of me, which was that you would not entertain challenges to your rulings. By calling that amendment, you have effectively ruled it in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000430\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002228623c83d74e4dd69dda7693a98c9576\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. My interpretation is that these amendments are in order. Of course, it is a proposal up until the date that is mentioned in Part 1. I am ruling that these amendments are in order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000431\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000432\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000433\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 October 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002285af317749724082abeb97e805d439f5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000434\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000435\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000436\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c01f07bf863f41759ef096ba0ef4dd9b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000437\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000438\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000439\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bc072b2f3d82450c912ba579fca830d3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000440\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000441\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000442\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e5ea2e7237794ece863d0afb8314269d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000443\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000444\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000445\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002241ee0a644d084721b8a07bc0c4fdddf1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000446\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000447\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000448\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225da79d1b37e24c6b9b25fe702c82a81f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9; Progressive 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000449\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000450\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000451\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222888ac782af142bcbb6a51b09f1fc73e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000452\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000453\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000454\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bb8d0f9ba2a34c158c3af7c73f6c9990\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000455\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000456\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000457\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002201954534eaac41989f2333a0caeb2d54\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000458\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000459\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000460\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223e7753c0325d4ba989bce759f5d7c91c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000461\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000462\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000463\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222f2d7a96dd414715b7bca0bd92b0a395\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000464\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000465\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000466\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ea61f816f1d64e0bbd06203107942a98\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000467\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000468\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000469\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fda827b24ebc43afbbfea3c48c22fb87\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000470\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000471\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000472\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e1888a29d9db431fa3ef5166a474e5ba\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000473\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000474\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000475\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002224eec1c6009040a7b52c75554a827ed7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000476\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000477\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000478\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002239bfd95b721d4b6fa00ef0cdad557f19\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000479\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000480\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000481\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d1baba04ba254d1492bd88cfeaf851b8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000482\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000483\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000484\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022463436a8ed294d62962564737630a4bc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000485\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000486\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000487\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c0a6390320504270aabe077af7e44d08\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000488\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000489\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000490\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222467745ace8340308bd62452fedade66\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000491\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000492\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000493\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland City Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223b7e4e06844544c29b1902b096c99c2b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000494\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000495\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000496\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002244a2c7e7152143a2a8a2aa54ac33f1a1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000497\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000498\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000499\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221e7e3ed834bd417d9af15e83874f9b79\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000500\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000501\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000502\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d2984ca14c4240fc8a46603111525ce2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000503\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000504\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000505\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ff79e22373964514b4f0c8686844f338\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000506\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000507\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000508\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e8b540561332472cba141b4f40a704aa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000509\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000510\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000511\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ff269cf829d34b348a2d0db9b920f4c1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000512\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000513\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000514\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226dd94539f1fe462cbc51ec46e6a5dfe4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000515\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000516\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000517\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222de1606885ab4ad69ca5ddc88181edf1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000518\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000519\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000520\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 October 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f9651cfce94841b697c9fac3b3fac975\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000521\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000522\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000523\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fac26e10bb8e4687839ef191faa283d5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000524\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000525\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000526\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f61833cbb86e4c7480dec0d50ec7a5f6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u00227e9de5e2f23644539ade8cde976aecb9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000527\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227e9de5e2f23644539ade8cde976aecb9\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I was not clear from how that vote was cast whether the National whip was casting a vote on behalf of the M\u0101ori Party or United Future, because of the way in which it was put to him. I might be missing something\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000528\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b1390329a52f457db3f64e97748f7cbf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, no. The M\u0101ori Party did not exercise its right to take a vote, and the only votes recorded were for National, Labour, the Greens, ACT, and United Future. So that was the vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022426aae6fb8e545aa9de52a0c966fc561\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000529\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022426aae6fb8e545aa9de52a0c966fc561\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could I ask that in future there be at least some pause, so that we can tell the difference? Otherwise, it is impossible to tell who is, or who is not, voting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000530\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222c13769a4498447db0378dbfe8e33235\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think it is very clear. One has only to look around the Chamber to see who is likely to be taking a vote, so I do not accept that proposition, at all. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00222d4405eaf1924a1ab9ed1049f255a075\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000531\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222d4405eaf1924a1ab9ed1049f255a075\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am not trying to be unhelpful, but I think the problem is simply that as the Clerk at the Table calls\u2014and it is not her problem\u2014before she has the words out, my colleague stands up and votes. It is very difficult to hear which way that is going, because there are two voices. If the member would just pause for a moment so that the Clerk can finish calling, then the issue would be resolved. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000532\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022155e4c214b7d4698874c7c6be49fde5b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: OK. No, I do not need any help. There is a sequence of votes, which is very clear; we have been doing this for much of yesterday and much of today. There is actually a sequence to how we vote; I do not accept the member\u2019s proposition, at all. But the member who is casting the vote for United Future might take just a slight pause before he casts that vote. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000533\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000534\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000535\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 September 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b04688fabef48cf9a1ec07e0fb89799\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000536\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000537\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000538\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022908722eb52914959bd7ddef03ee68871\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party votewas called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000539\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000540\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000541\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ac5c739c54964b128d91b3f891dd062e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000542\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000543\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000544\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d660853e37344898869f28c9ddeea621\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000545\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000546\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000547\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225449842a94d946e3bf582c30f8dfc242\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000548\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000549\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000550\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224705b4ad12d045f6b9b62e078c918fa5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000551\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000552\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000553\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221dc6d1e7a47148c48b9e7550a24cebc3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000554\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000555\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000556\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223bd9fae5812b4f0d9dd90aa406a513dc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000557\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000558\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000559\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002263c9c6f95d8745e28130f0c17a9b4219\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000560\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000561\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000562\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225b33430cd0d64c7d8527627c3e9b5abf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000563\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000564\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000565\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a8fe3776cce44c3b9c04c9836f00488e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000566\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000567\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000568\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d499bf5dcbb14339b7961363e4fe2482\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000569\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000570\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000571\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b14f8626b2ce47e391c921c065fb1d64\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000572\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000573\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000574\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bd5484779e14433794a6d84a19c10b29\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000575\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000576\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000577\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221cadf4a7b03849f388d90663652d40d8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000578\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000579\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000580\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022687fe1c5db67434aa8be678d14bdd0f0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000581\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000582\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000583\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a3a01b7da2a24ac3910cb9439daa20ff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000584\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000585\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000586\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f05b753f918940dd88e7a87374a29bb3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000587\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000588\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000589\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225a4cebd86149440b9b644db6a977573e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000590\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000591\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000592\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002259c654c636e046d7898224b85b275aaa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000593\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000594\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000595\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221c572ca4a3c14632b52c7644ce3836fc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000596\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000597\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000598\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022228a4fb1b12f4ec49e1b92c544bf630e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000599\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000600\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000601\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002285e4098018544bde88efe6065f61ee55\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000602\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000603\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000604\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022779b270915eb4116abb03a52e1f554a7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000605\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000606\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000607\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e01f6e373928492381d7261add97840b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000608\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000609\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000610\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002259330f6a72414fbfa940d41f03e5e975\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000611\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000612\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000613\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 September 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227bdb9d85c0b143b988518784c537827e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000614\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000615\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000616\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bddc00ad31ee4d619bc884701b6cfb37\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 9.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000617\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00227ee96c61c920463a908cfaa7804f80c8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000618\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227ee96c61c920463a908cfaa7804f80c8\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Before I take the next amendment, it has been drawn to my attention that one has been missed. I shall therefore take that vote now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000619\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000620\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000621\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 September 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e076984cb1f24af4a2bf71fcff24add6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000622\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000623\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000624\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a42346b639e84bcfa4a39addc662f6c3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000625\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000626\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000627\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224507ec004998469d8eccafe31c2b7685\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000628\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000629\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000630\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ba126efd2811405194694033792634d9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000631\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000632\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000633\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002282182085dea6463693c36c95e457e1cd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000634\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000635\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000636\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f35634cdd7914f498c2120a0e63798a5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000637\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000638\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000639\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bfdf3c9c174e47e894d33880acee43e7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000640\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000641\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000642\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022958c1fe0ff5b48798397b534aeceb096\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000643\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000644\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000645\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022953ca0775e1f491f92ccc615edfaded6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000646\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000647\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000648\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022be0f7f07f63340faafb2e5f32af62192\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000649\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000650\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000651\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022351a24afe4744bcb978fbcaa71563971\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000652\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000653\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000654\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f02455a7f6a64b8db200c600ecc8165b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000655\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000656\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000657\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220dd79041f23e44779e5611e3875016af\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000658\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000659\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000660\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220b1f728259274519a99e954986484be1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000661\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000662\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000663\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022886854be5537449cbb44c511e1ae7cd6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000664\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000665\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000666\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220a6dc45a489f4d4280c85e73bdb60470\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000667\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000668\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000669\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c9fe586342674f13a5ab50d00517a11c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000670\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000671\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000672\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002298dd32e466a14da39e219d222675df67\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000673\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000674\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000675\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dcf6e5bd373f4cf78528cee58155bc4c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000676\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000677\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000678\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227e61ca0d807045e9a458d742a716ae27\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000679\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000680\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000681\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229137492772814a01b85d0f136c694463\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000682\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000683\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000684\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002238d162c03460445fb6de0edb7f01461a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000685\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000686\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000687\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002229458280d41840ae9337d89cce3e1bdf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000688\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000689\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000690\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ef04dbde60ac4021a5ff05f69826736c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000691\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000692\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000693\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bc957de0fe434a788e227fdfb31698ed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000694\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000695\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000696\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a3dd8dd320654aab8542da8c5e1eeb94\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000697\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000698\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000699\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220798c2936a804bbdabd8b59acfac9ee9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000700\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000701\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000702\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245d8bd2d33544452a83ccebf664247aa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000703\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000704\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000705\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d28b51e097c54de89e2ab19c3e261234\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000706\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000707\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000708\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 August 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3c1f25e64a844ab9effb7d32d24eea5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000709\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000710\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000711\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b33e8dd5a8ef434cb1a26742e342214e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000712\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000713\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000714\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022aeca6522eb7b4860a139732cc6c694d0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000715\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000716\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000717\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fc761f3786d4e7abc4a3c3f127c31e4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000718\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000719\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000720\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bce30b67f0e44876b6fc3892542ac369\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000721\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000722\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000723\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bbad573505284b67be6bf54c08ab6a14\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000724\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000725\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000726\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223686f821357345d5af394e99f01cbbc1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000727\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000728\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000729\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002246665d97b04a4d7db7363f8809d90764\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000730\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000731\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000732\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dc7294e016544bd694fb48c3a08a3507\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000733\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000734\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000735\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002239f99e0629a94937b6f8ba0a43542805\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000736\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000737\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000738\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b5efc9b8dee48f3b30b3a40066f191a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000739\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000740\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000741\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b87c3f3c9d648bfbffc08604aca06f6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000742\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000743\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000744\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b9687379ccc4c9b915a0090a5ae00b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000745\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000746\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000747\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022832a65bba81e411cb9169f455adc2183\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000748\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000749\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000750\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002229cc4ab64a534401b865321d5fd04184\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000751\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000752\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000753\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fcb0e8a8b4a41edb0df9328166fbb89\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000754\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000755\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000756\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002207df64e5d49d4216a74797b778ba2d4c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000757\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000758\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000759\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224ebc5272646942fcbb46d1e4224aa570\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000760\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000761\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000762\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 July 2010. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cccfa881a801444ea285006b70fb7771\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000763\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000764\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000765\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c3241e86941345a28fbb735a8e41fb2f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000766\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000767\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000768\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002253a5ffee93ab4b50a8cfa1b6fec309dc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000769\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000770\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000771\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002236516a83391f4016841a70c9e258186b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000772\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000773\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000774\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222a6d664432da4a9698f8653739654802\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000775\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000776\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000777\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227cc67d24b7e74a75b38f38ddf8b87f2b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000778\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000779\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000780\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220da80de44b4b47b7a81f21327bbb2033\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000781\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000782\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000783\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002287edca31b9234b5ab0ec18b288585de5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000784\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000785\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000786\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220ea98f8b3ba34bc7a3f817f2d1d90060\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000787\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000788\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000789\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cd47e63982be48e18334295643994547\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000790\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000791\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000792\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e9c85d17661e42209dfeefb8714833fb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000793\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000794\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000795\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220ae7881216d44a8e8dbc08c92be7c9c5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000796\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000797\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000798\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 July 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c0bb1f77985b405baa51fac3d2c3a159\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000799\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000800\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000801\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002247b0529be7b94d90931bbf7b753eaa42\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000802\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000803\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000804\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022915e7b895a66444981d50286d700aa08\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000805\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000806\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000807\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ca0ace94f5fa45cc92854f69e72bc2f3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000808\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000809\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000810\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e5e27bf174ed40ac9f64aed7c916dcac\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000811\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000812\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000813\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ced512dedcd4b0ab0bfac2aab739c2c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000814\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000815\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000816\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022288b833405364b5ca384cf99f11e2285\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022 data-id=\u00222bd7f1890a4343cb80bc91a23f3d40b8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000817\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222bd7f1890a4343cb80bc91a23f3d40b8\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour\u2014Ikaroa-R\u0101whiti):\u003C/span\u003E I seek leave to mihi and welcome the youngsters in the gallery this afternoon.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000818\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226be16290afd84c299bf09c5bf2146edf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is no objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000819\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022399d34cc87ef44769182f30c2aad4f48\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: It is wonderful to have you in the gallery watching the members of Parliament performing, and it is great that you have turned up here this afternoon. This is the bastion\u2014the Parliament\u2014of our country, and we are certainly getting through our work well this afternoon. It is good to have you here. Kia ora.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000820\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000821\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000822\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 June 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224059ce880e094648b1cd4f9da620bafa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000823\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000824\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000825\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ce0f3f83ae9e4ccbabe944c13e7e0719\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000826\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000827\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000828\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d15e8b1609bb4272a099dfb06d34f671\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000829\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000830\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000831\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b9b251ee4134eb586ac446e097f4810\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000832\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000833\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000834\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022894f629320e34556bb843e8dac887f26\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000835\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000836\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000837\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b2791647655547af9697c2828d93a7c2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000838\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000839\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000840\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022343541e317394702911ef74a45389eda\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000841\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000842\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000843\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ebf0fd233bc84e7285afacbf05683b9c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000844\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000845\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000846\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022708f1cf979574e9bb07810c8186c46ac\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000847\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000848\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000849\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b277415b74dd4e36aa55a6177af3f930\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000850\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000851\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000852\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e742331fb72a4a589b0a688f73d5faae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000853\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000854\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000855\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002230fdf614ddb2465daa1785233c7bf19e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000856\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000857\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000858\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022612dcef78a4e4875a3f506239addfe16\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000859\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000860\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000861\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ae272dee71e04c75933a414a6917b16b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000862\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000863\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000864\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227b24fe6c5a1448ef9fa85468c791d5ac\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000865\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000866\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000867\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3ea0a206e934327a6cb4a0a154f08e5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000868\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000869\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000870\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245a4a02009d44fcb82b083d52cbab126\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000871\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000872\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000873\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002266e8631195524ee29033a98375171ef8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000874\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000875\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000876\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a2deb1623c8144f88e24b73345c4287a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000877\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000878\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000879\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c439b1b3a5864cacb67dea67d8cd4816\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000880\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000881\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000882\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002278fa6fd299e3489facfedd358948182a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000883\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000884\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000885\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d0c066d728aa4f4db5fc42e96712b7f2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000886\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000887\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000888\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 June 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222f297bec9e234185a8760a3527887fed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000889\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000890\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000891\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220e6a2d7ed9aa4328a7513c75da3314a5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000892\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000893\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000894\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222dceef8c4677470e99f9dd951fc1e267\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000895\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000896\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000897\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022652c69c6687648cdbad0153dd9b0c75a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000898\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000899\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000900\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220faf199285bb4dc5ae3e352e85c0fdbf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000901\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000902\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000903\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022737285c3ce384595a2590e29a872e6c2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000904\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000905\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000906\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002264a21b12bfb44473b0d9ad86b25abac4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000907\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000908\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000909\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228ebdbc2e5e164a5083aa20f154746aad\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000910\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000911\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000912\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002221912814520c4eb08d807e88b316c818\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000913\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000914\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000915\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c7dfde43fd9d439c812fed56205d50b4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000916\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000917\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000918\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022aacf7f04cce04155844508b7fa9da1db\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000919\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000920\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000921\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 May 2010\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ffb8433e36f0487693debe559b3c4d40\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000922\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000923\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000924\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002249b6b0c4c0704090abc58e6e9dccb4d2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000925\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000926\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000927\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b7d94dcf1f0348cd9bb8839c63541269\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000928\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000929\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000930\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222e0f94f1d9c74a4ba032a793bf926767\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000931\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000932\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000933\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002220d7bd3349a04f4784bba52709c8a171\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000934\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000935\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000936\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e054461a473d4b058bddc40f272df562\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000937\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000938\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000939\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221c64f4842ab6436b9430b8d0ee2ebbc6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000940\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000941\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000942\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221ea55da7787a47bdbcebe9d19fda6052\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000943\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000944\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000945\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ab2e2fc062ce4cc0a3cc051782acd3e9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000946\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000947\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000948\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002217f939d8378241c58f33d5d9d8b2edee\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000949\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000950\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000951\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ebbb0cac2a0a4543a7d9c79b12663ddf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000952\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000953\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000954\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226880eda055e54de286498bb1e3e5c06e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000955\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000956\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000957\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022145f4d3746f54b9fa4513da10baf4ed5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000958\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000959\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000960\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022187673d9889c490b9b4d22d6dbe56d5e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000961\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000962\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000963\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b551a9006b2d42e88ea31fa45c8b967e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000964\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000965\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000966\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002253f053cebb5a4895a42fbcdbf4fd27bf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000967\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000968\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000969\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002270aabacfb62b4727bb67179b9555be31\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000970\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000971\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000972\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002248954a3296a44beb9e83dfdbfd983c4a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000973\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000974\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000975\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed742a4141b944748f379715a843bcd2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000976\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000977\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000978\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 May 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229d5f9581ee29400ab8d9ea45c68e579c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000979\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000980\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000981\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002226862fb6cfb84e5ca256a810bdf75a1e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000982\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000983\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000984\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224677e70df240477b83064d3dae878d2e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000985\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000986\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000987\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022805646993a654df69c606a1b07920b86\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000988\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000989\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000990\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f68f54681366491db7b7416c6c674691\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000991\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000992\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000993\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002223df7742ea474b1b8baf496f135b6c47\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000994\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000995\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000996\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002277d9e3b0460645128e2d1d1417853afe\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000997\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000998\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd000999\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f0a024f2fd1340efbfe01e88fb42bae7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001000\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001001\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001002\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022632429088e9b40eea24f699f2060fcf6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001003\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001004\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001005\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bda9ebee176a47e2b4a3fccf74fd1f8b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001006\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001007\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001008\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229ea843f1d0784d3e897766f72b9dbdfa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001009\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001010\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001011\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223062d13d5d8d4cd8b9ce1b5318f2233c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001012\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001013\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001014\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cbc83495de254149afc9640d631306c6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001015\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001016\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001017\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022da65905d0e504a1fbee142ae043723ac\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001018\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001019\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001020\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002275e43965904f456896dcff7bc989d42d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001021\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001022\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001023\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d73af68ecd7c40c48eed6e4b749df96f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001024\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001025\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001026\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f652aea5714e457397afec7a6d8d3cd9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001027\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001028\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001029\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed412eccf1384880832f033fc7ab74d6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001030\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001031\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001032\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223ec49d32a7ef475aad01ddc1183c8d97\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001033\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001034\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001035\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226332df061d144ee4b7fc412008308a00\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001036\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001037\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001038\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002259972a60e21345e4b19d481511e47bec\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001039\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001040\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001041\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022af783ef65ce6481a8cc37063d422e1e3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001042\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001043\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001044\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e48cb2fed04e41da871ead4d53c8e7d3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001045\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001046\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001047\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002215bb8ae2bfbf4deba8e42f041ddd7b54\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001048\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001049\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001050\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222aa03324d5854205b8286c96987c1c11\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001051\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001052\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001053\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d15069f27f1b4bcbb55d0497bcad27c2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001054\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001055\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001056\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d0c08d20615244c7a19679c7dbcf319e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001057\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001058\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001059\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d5ff03e474b9422c8c6e773055320007\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001060\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001061\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001062\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a14ff4abe94b4a259a629c4a77a8c2cb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001063\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001064\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001065\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224c7c912741034f15877f725df53544ee\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001066\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001067\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001068\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 April 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225faf8b660f2441bb99eca08b8269857a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001069\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001070\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001071\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022010e47a1bbf94c078b081f535c2ee9bd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001072\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001073\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001074\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002208d8f80a60da4cb081279a85fd443105\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001075\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001076\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001077\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b2604c1447ef4a42a3bb0ea7d43a55cd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001078\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001079\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001080\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b50159258ee04bb6a5f96ed45382936d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001081\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001082\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001083\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228f01fe4d7f8643ddaad857f5cf2b6977\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001084\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001085\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001086\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c735af4160ce4c098d8bbfd78b5384f8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001087\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001088\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001089\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223d836d41ad1f4199a1c86d3f6a253027\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001090\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001091\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001092\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bdf994d584a24691a02ac2ffed437345\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001093\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001094\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001095\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c41ec26d84f84bf3b48922d9db7d15cf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001096\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001097\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001098\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d2d11714e92a46ca8437b910aa81cd61\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001099\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001100\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001101\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022158227c2db6748cca8a1fd7938741bff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001102\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001103\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001104\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ccd1e5b6b6b47618040bf29b588e758\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001105\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001106\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001107\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002242e5059bac8b4a04b0bf48164c53ba64\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001108\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001109\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001110\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227ad75ad8c7c74830a4fa1876363e1e6a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001111\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001112\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001113\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b1d0a34c44a444db8c2988af367ae1fc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001114\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001115\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001116\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224f4956abbb7e4152ac2eae717007f3af\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001117\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001118\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001119\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b417aba8f900404ea385817b1e512e2c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001120\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001121\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001122\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b73c48b7c92c4d1e82d3d85b1aa0413c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001123\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001124\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001125\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d12e504f70a74c029cd692799d0387f6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001126\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001127\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001128\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002284d8a9f7342a438ab7fcc2ae3d9b4946\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001129\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001130\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001131\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224288146ae6e14c00bd48db8951209d1e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001132\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001133\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001134\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002256b084c785b44687b20f480d2e69dc36\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001135\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001136\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001137\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bc158066c3274169a862b8f8fe720d09\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001138\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001139\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001140\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002284181290bfea41b8a02d95f0db5d2670\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001141\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001142\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001143\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002295be5ae1cd17474794eddb192300c7d3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001144\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001145\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001146\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220b1d74f0bf4644a1813d52b4d4c9ad4b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001147\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001148\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001149\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220521b8c6de0743c28c4bdeb725a97043\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001150\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001151\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001152\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223d85f89b318d41e9b3a5b3539c4fa99c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001153\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001154\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001155\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022121b99057f344883add73ff7921779d6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001156\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001157\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001158\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 March 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dbaec427ef554aaa900e9ed7c82fcf7b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001159\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001160\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001161\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002263008fbc790143499f89013a442c850d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001162\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001163\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001164\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bc321e83b072446b917bf61d08727c35\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001165\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001166\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001167\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f6a7d67ccdff4543bdce6d6ba48be5e4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001168\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001169\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001170\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022efa3325a13e9481ea25469e3051f08cf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001171\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001172\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001173\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a3f3d37ac3334fce9b668c4881461d0c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001174\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001175\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001176\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ccd611674334aac860daad4c96ac525\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001177\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001178\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001179\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229433c4a070c74bc0bfe322ad193c08b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001180\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001181\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001182\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002237c0be1fff86439fa3aee06ceaa3b022\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001183\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001184\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001185\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225af9079770dc4eaa8bfddf3efa9c5ea6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001186\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001187\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001188\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c73028f3b48d4d628a308eefe78018e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001189\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001190\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001191\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ee248cbf3a48402396a3996018d61744\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001192\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001193\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001194\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223ced8cb234d94d0fb04cf6447fff5859\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001195\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001196\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001197\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cadb4285ad2f4c48bba5e65a804e8304\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001198\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001199\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001200\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d8aae97dfcdd47d78eda7653ea8cbd5f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001201\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001202\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001203\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002241dc930ec8f7446694be731c446e5f5a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001204\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001205\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001206\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022646aa7a3af484342ae61310ff059b3e6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001207\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001208\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001209\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ac86cdc1a0d145c28ba591b9d8584b80\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001210\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001211\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001212\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221731c68142994043961c3dd70df49b56\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001213\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9(5) be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001214\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001215\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223123c207b6f441b9b4c44f0a8d24f46b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001216\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001217\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001218\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022171f965439e4401bb9a415abf6eb0ee0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001219\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001220\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001221\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002283ad9b14eecb479b9248bb961fce6610\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001222\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001223\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001224\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e8bfd0f78d7a47b191d7f7a199e57bf6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001225\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001226\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001227\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022598117fc09f34b1b843275cb7676c715\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001228\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001229\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001230\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022187cc500a7c24589b8de82f61838b9c2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001231\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001232\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001233\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bc55b69e17eb4c2a951145a01d4f516f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001234\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001235\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001236\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a2807b5832ba44cbaf1d969ed1f2c4b6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001237\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001238\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001239\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229bff625136c940e5a918ec52d6375eaf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001240\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001241\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001242\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 February 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228821af9f16584d35846e1b5e9b6edab5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001243\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001244\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001245\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 30 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022308e6992a36b4936b78e1b488358707a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001246\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001247\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001248\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 29 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220c67157a345543b594018fb54f16ef61\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001249\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001250\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001251\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 28 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e26f1b97003a44b39bfee509a685e4a6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001252\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001253\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001254\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 27 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229d6285fc7f9740d9bed4e04fd4237199\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001255\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001256\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001257\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 26 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d72d726c30294b93ad2518c59918291c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001258\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001259\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001260\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 25 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022817b3808352e4e25a3fd2120f4759e59\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001261\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001262\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001263\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 24 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002296cc351c012a406c9c0d5b7260a40169\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 41; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001264\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001265\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001266\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 23 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b0472b389250487b8e3707c9f99b59de\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001267\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001268\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001269\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 22 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a2a1ccb4f2274b85bc99f6eca0417717\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001270\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001271\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001272\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 21 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223447642681f64c28a13d086789a0d2ad\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001273\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001274\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001275\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 20 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228c90865efbbd44189617cf48d5abc8b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001276\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001277\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001278\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 19 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226e7c28a7c3c74e64bb762d1322e0e7ad\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001279\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001280\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001281\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 18 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022625de78827e446cf94335aa7ca7996b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001282\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001283\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001284\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 17 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227e7931fe03674f5cb0cd3758e41282a3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001285\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001286\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001287\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 16 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022648f1fb959934b99a4c1eac7e5391be0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001288\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001289\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001290\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 15 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d644e1ad764d49cfb595d82694ef3f0d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001291\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001292\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001293\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 14 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002214a34c98a20b4d3082d0205d6b1f823a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001294\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001295\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001296\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 13 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002262c12f8ceb944a83ad2ff55ef7a4f1b8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001297\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001298\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001299\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 12 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226c766538848e47009c512399c347b284\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001300\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001301\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001302\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 11 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227ac32cd727d84aa59aa2cec9133aa9b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001303\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001304\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001305\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 10 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225c0bf8c5c35541b3a30aa79a05b0b91e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001306\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001307\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001308\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 9 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002202429c94ec634eb789f9870e58f23d21\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001309\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001310\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001311\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 8 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022274bcc9d755d4f04b3a09bfb6005dc44\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001312\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001313\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001314\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 7 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002276cf678938194961a1778e9cde45cc7c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001315\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001316\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001317\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 6 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229672a95ae7404635aeb16154e2e880a9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001318\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001319\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001320\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 5 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022df7c339a14ca42c48275b7cd4fd233d5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001321\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001322\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001323\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 4 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227a59bf0d5fcb452b89943b4bdad32ecb\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001324\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001325\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001326\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 3 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ec5d7ec783a64f90ac58a587633bd6a2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001327\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001328\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001329\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 2 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b383ebfc7678433693a5a4d33aa4077e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001330\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001331\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001332\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 January 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022978f7af4e16440b1ae43286909daa569\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001333\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001334\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001335\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until formal consultation with affected communities has been finalised.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002233e9891f26164a3cb6963320ba7899ea\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001336\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001337\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001338\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until a poll of electors has agreed to the proposal as per schedule 3, section 49, of the Local Government Act 2002.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022536a5b8b88f743c2809d0a78a60a4d93\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001339\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001340\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001341\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until all of Auckland\u2019s Members of Parliament are unanimous in their support for the territorial authority.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229a8eb7107aa04ebba29d97db3bf128c8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001342\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001343\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001344\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until the new territorial authority receives support from the Mayors of Waitakere, Manukau, North Shore, and Auckland City.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226db5850104174397a7bd4cda0970c21e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001345\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001346\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001347\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe Auckland Council shall also be known as the Auckland Supercity Proposal until the next general election.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ad85d7ca09864f66b6da4e6098999e94\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001348\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001349\u0022\u003Eto omit subclause 3.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022749df0c442584a6b879525716bf5a541\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002246847dcb42f34b1a9d7f38fcda48f102\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to amend clause 9 has been ruled out. It was to substitute \u201CAuckland Command and Control Agency\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever they appear and substitute \u201CAuckland Governance Bureau\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b3fef302b9b64e66900ff59614fead1d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001353\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001354\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever they appear and substitute \u201CAuckland Oversight Bureau\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002208450947eee247f9a2de294f608cc8d1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001355\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001356\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever they appear and substitute \u201CAuckland Governance Oversight and Control Bureau\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225653a66e067e4dd3a6443504f21328b9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001357\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001358\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever they appear and substitute \u201CAuckland General Directorate for Governance Reorganisation\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224d0db3f7098d417eb13317b7817d64b9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022382e1e78576b48a5a71c6d26856375a9\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins is to substitute \u201CAuckland Regional Politburo\u201D. It has been ruled out of order as not being serious. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) the words \u201CAuckland Council\u201D wherever they appear and substitute \u201CUnited Auckland Governance Bureau\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002224a9139aa7cc4b8cbd439124da6b4aea\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001362\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001363\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001364\u0022\u003E(7)\tNothing in this Part shall prevent the Auckland Council resolving to adopt additional trading names.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c8dc2664e1014614ba7a412596a1055f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001365\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001366\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001367\u0022\u003E(8)\tFrom 1 November 2009, the Auckland Council shall have the right to adopt any name it see fit, so long as that name is not the same as the name of any territorial authority in existence on that day.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220482ed4b2d454518be22d61c8d8447d8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001368\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001369\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001370\u0022\u003E(9)\tBefore 1 November 2009, the Auckland Council must undertake a poll of all electors to determine their preferred name for the council. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022246ce125eaa34fb8b3c2aaed3bd9b5dc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001371\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001372\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001373\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Kaunihera o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a91aa12f678848aba82c9c35005c43bf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001374\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001375\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001376\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Roopu Rangatira o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ea9169b5b9a64da58ab6016985f03a90\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002266858e7a933e43bc993a06d3f83784a2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001377\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002266858e7a933e43bc993a06d3f83784a2\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I raise this matter very quickly not to interrupt the Committee but to ensure that the M\u0101ori Party is aware that the voting on the translation amendments is occurring. The point of this point of order is that if the members of the M\u0101ori Party are watching television, they should come down to the Chamber and vote, because these amendments are the ones they wanted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001378\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002232e53d5c7ec047d482583af69147619d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. Members of the M\u0101ori Party will be listening, no doubt, to these amendments, and it is up to them as to whether they wish to participate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001379\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001380\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Ruunanga o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002255c8dbcb75dd4be2a07059529fc730a9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001382\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001383\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001384\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Ruunanga o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002264f2cb22c9704cbf9262ab6d07150e9d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001385\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001386\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001387\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Roopu Rangatira o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228c19c0af657841fb9dd7fe3a36eb2483\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022018b1a3f40d549eaaecbd08d1251c33b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment is the same as a previous one. There are two amendments here that say the same thing, so we will put this one to one side. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227fa7fd00785d4ece9dd3cdd076a59706\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022 data-id=\u0022f2ff4896ba8f4eab8c9f8a8661379808\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001390\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f2ff4896ba8f4eab8c9f8a8661379808\u0022\u003EHon STEVE CHADWICK (Junior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is not really a point of order, but is this the amendment about Te Kaunihera o Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua? We are a bit lost, if you are saying that that is the same. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001391\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb28d86178d54e0e9c60fba400e7f206\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: It is the same as a previous amendment, not the previous amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001392\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001393\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001394\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Kaunihera o nga tangata whenua o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002245bca749ef984669bc155b4a81fee36c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001395\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001396\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001397\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Ng\u0101kau o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226f09451e061c4483908e148c1af57142\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001398\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dc4b43a03fca44e9972c47a80de6e121\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The ninth amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 is also similar to a previous amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022 data-id=\u0022a210284d11264be68303f75483acc9ca\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001399\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a210284d11264be68303f75483acc9ca\u0022\u003EHon STEVE CHADWICK (Junior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E We have as amendment No. 8 Te Ng\u0101kau o \u0100karana, and the other amendment, the fourth amendment, is the Te Ruunanga o \u0100karana. They are not the same; they are quite different. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fec7954ddda4e4d862b523bd38f232c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We are talking about the amendment we are referring to as amendment No. 9, which is the same as the second amendment from the top, as well. The second from the top and the one referred to here are exactly the same. Is that all right? Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001401\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001402\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001403\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Kaunihera o \u0100karana.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226fa3e924903f4001985eaf046e2cd6b5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001404\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001405\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001406\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Kaunihera tino rawe o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225f02e814d8a24a5eb09112943decb3b1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001407\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 9 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001408\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001409\u0022\u003E(6)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the council is Te Kaunihera tino rawe o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a176d73b5a534d1d8392753db5ffffb5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022aceaf2a9a4f5493e940a815ea8ae11b8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That Part 2 be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EPart 2 agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001410\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022bc2d3df494924252a35be4204fc2d5fe\u0022\u003EPart 3  Transitional arrangements\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022da6532f669924fa9a60d45c893a7349a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001411\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022da6532f669924fa9a60d45c893a7349a\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E It is so nice to get to speak. It is nice to be able to debate the issues once again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001412\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EPart 3 is concerned with the transitional arrangements that must be made in order for the Auckland Council to be ready to assume its role in late 2010, which is something that we understand Labour is keen on but is not prepared to support. Accordingly, this part commences on the day after this bill receives the Royal assent, with the exception of clauses 27 and 28 and Subpart 3 of Part 3, which come into force on the close of 31 October 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001413\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis bill enables the reorganisation process to commence, but it does not contain all the legislative provisions that will need to apply to the change on 1 November 2010. Further policy work by officials, and investigation and analysis by the Auckland Transition Agency, are needed to identify what other provisions will be needed at that time. Additional provisions will therefore be included in a third bill to be introduced around October of this year and enacted by May 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001414\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EPart 3 covers a range of matters, including establishing the Auckland Transition Agency, which is responsible for developing and establishing arrangements to enable the Auckland Council to operate once it is established. Part 3 also sets out the specific functions of the Auckland Transition Agency, such as the appointment of an interim chief executive officer of the Auckland Council. Part 3 also sets out the accountability and reporting requirements of the Auckland Transition Agency. However, it disestablishes the Auckland Transition Agency once the Auckland Council comes into existence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001415\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EPart 3 requires that in certain situations the existing Auckland local authorities and their subsidiaries must obtain the consent of the Auckland Transition Agency before implementing decisions. That is in order to prevent the councils from making decisions that would compromise the Auckland Council. Part 3 also provides for the expenditure and recovery of costs for the Auckland Transition Agency, and it requires that existing local government organisations cooperate with the Auckland Transition Agency in responding to requests for information and for the secondment of staff.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001416\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe also have some amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001417\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bcf0bc3868214d7aa93da2c421960e24\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: So do we!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001418\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022330e7e6b0f2b444897e62665087967b5\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: These amendments include clarifications and responses to concerns raised by the councils and by Ports of Auckland Ltd. I say to Mr Darren Hughes that I am conscious that Labour may well have some amendments, but our amendments are in response to concerns that the councils have raised.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001419\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe first amendment corrects a cross-reference error in clause 13. Then there are three amendments proposed to clause 31. The first provides that subclause (2) does not apply to Ports of Auckland or its subsidiaries. This responds to concerns from Ports of Auckland that the application of that provision might prejudice its commercial operations. Ports of Auckland will still be subject to high-level oversight by the Auckland Transition Agency, and to the oversight of its owners, Auckland Regional Holdings and the Auckland Regional Council. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001420\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe second amendment amends subclause (3) of clause 31 to respond to council concerns that the $5,000 threshold for the councils is too low. The threshold is raised to $20,000, and the requirement that the provision apply only to contracts extending past June 2011 is clarified. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001421\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe third amendment is to subclause (4). It makes similar changes to the threshold for contracts by council-controlled organisations and similar entities. It is acknowledged that these provisions will catch legitimate contracts that are sensible, business-as-usual decisions made by the councils and other organisations, and, accordingly, most decisions will be confirmed by the Auckland Transition Agency. However, the provisions are necessary to safeguard the future of the Auckland Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001422\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI commend Part 3 to the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u002261614e035a4a4d6a85cf47a735fa00e2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001423\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002261614e035a4a4d6a85cf47a735fa00e2\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E I will begin by saying that we should not necessarily be here now. If Gerry Brownlee had brought in urgency on Tuesday, things may have progressed a bit more. But, then again, if the Hon Rodney Hide had been more democratic and given Aucklanders the chance to have a say on this, we would not be here trying to delay matters. I think this is very important\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001424\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cce67d1f778941dbbafe80e5611ec638\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We have waited a long time for this debate, and the requirement is that members address Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001425\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022197aa4ccf1fa410b86fd32385f50c66d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We are on Part 3, the transition provisions. I ask the member to focus on those.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001426\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224b56ea8e5f48450c9b64745926f4c23b\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am now going to ask for some even-handedness. The first 2 minutes of Rodney Hide\u2019s speech, which he read, were a first reading, or possibly a second reading, speech. It dealt with other bills that will be coming into the House. It dealt with other parts of this bill. This member is\u2014well, first of all, I see that the clock has not stopped for the point of order. This member was about half a minute into his speech when he was interrupted. I think he should be allowed at least as much time as the Minister had before he got on to this part\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001427\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285385dab8f864093b3c898b26e589125\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for those comments. Although some introductory remarks are OK, it is important that we move back to the substance of the part we are on. I apologise to the member because while the points of order were being raised I did not stop the clock, so I will ask the member to start again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001428\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b488685e098646b6978b1d6cd73b22f0\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The difficulty is that the Hon Trevor Mallard did not raise a point of order; all that he did was contest a ruling that you had already given. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001429\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224df2d5242f9d4ead9973fd0ef5e75070\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I made a mistake in not turning the clock off, and I apologise for that. I am inviting the Hon George Hawkins to start his speech again, bearing in mind the points I have just made. We are on Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001430\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a6b37aed481e4201925a2355287a2a70\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: What I really want to say is that we should not be here at the moment. It is because the Government has mucked it up. The Hon Gerry Brownlee should have taken urgency on Tuesday. If he had, then we would not be here, but, of course, he did not. That means that we are now addressing Part 3, \u201CTransitional arrangements\u201D, and, of course, we will not finish that for a long, long time. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001431\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe transitional arrangements are very, very important. But did the Auckland local bodies get a say? No, they did not. I say that they should have had a say. This morning I spoke to the Mayor of Papakura and I mentioned the transitional arrangements. Of course, when one talks to people, one finds that they are feeling quite angry. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001432\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003ELet us have a look at clause 13, \u201CFunctions and duties of Transition Agency\u201D, and in particular at subclause (e), which states: \u201Cto provide information to the public of Auckland, or any section of that public, as it thinks fit, in relation to the reorganisation:\u201D. There is the demand that they have to say something to the people of Auckland and give them some information, but what does this Government do? It completely ignores the people of Auckland, and it has a different set of rules lined up in the bill. I have sat here and watched Sir Roger Douglas, and I now know why he came back to Parliament\u2014it is so that he can push things through without giving Aucklanders a chance to have a say. I think it is tragic that someone who has been such an important person over years gone by has to get up and say \u201CFive against.\u201D, all the time. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001433\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe next clause I want to talk about is clause 13(1)(f), which states: \u201Cto second employees from any existing local government organisation to the Transition Agency:\u201D. What powers has it been given? You see, what happens is that as soon as this bill is passed, the councils of Auckland lose most of their powers. They have gone around and consulted their 10-year plans, and talked to their communities. But all that has been for nought\u2014absolutely nothing\u2014because they lose all their powers, and the Auckland Transition Agency has all the power it wants. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001434\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWhere are the protections for ordinary people in the Auckland area? Where are they? I do not see people getting up. I listened to Trevor Mallard yesterday saying that in another local body the burial records got lost\u2014that is very important. We must be absolutely aware that hand-picked people are being given a huge amount of power, which I think is very interesting, for them to develop an organisational structure for the Auckland Council so that it can operate effectively and efficiently from 1 November 2010. We want to see something operating effectively. What we are saying is that the road that leads to it is not a smooth road. It is a road where so many people are put on the side\u2014on the footpath\u2014they cannot make progress, because this transition agency has all the power. We have to ask why the Government is not prepared to let people have a say on this. Why is it not saying to the people that it wants their opinions on Part 3? Will it do that? No, it will not. It will not give people the opportunity for a say. It has been a bad week for the Government, a very bad week, and it is getting worse. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00224fb40ab14d4c42299d973f07d3baf346\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001435\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224fb40ab14d4c42299d973f07d3baf346\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I point out to the Committee that the previous speaker is the Opposition\u2019s lead speaker; that is the best it can do. That must be a disappointment for everybody, for a start. I draw the Committee\u2019s attention to two points. There are a couple of things we need to tell the Committee that are actually quite important. This silly issue of all the Auckland councils suddenly losing their power is just nonsense. Nothing changes; nothing changes there. The first point is that the powers exist until they go out of existence after the local body elections in 2010. The second point to remember is that if members care to read the bill, they will see that the Auckland Transition Agency may review, if it wishes to. But the fact is that, provided local government in Auckland has gone through its long-term council community plans, put in the things that it intends to do, told the public and consulted them, and raised the rates to fund it, then it will be permitted to carry on doing it, because that is exactly what it is expected to do. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001436\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EAs I was explaining to one of Labour\u2019s former colleagues, Richard Northey, this morning, we are not worried about the councils continuing to spend money as they have in the past and as the people expect them to. What we do not want is the Auckland City Council suddenly deciding it will spend $1 million on putting up a statue for Richard Northey. We do not think that would be a wise expenditure of ratepayers\u2019 money. Therefore, the transition committee will be vetting that sort of decision, if it is made. Quite honestly, it is unlikely that the local authorities in Auckland will make that sort of decision. It is very likely that there will be very little interference from the Auckland Transition Agency; nevertheless we do need to make sure that, for example, local authorities are not out there using ratepayers\u2019 money to ensure that they were not misleading the public on issues in relation to this bill, as they have been doing up to date. The transition agency is there just to ensure the ratepayers are protected. Surely even the Opposition would want that to happen. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001437\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThe second point I want to draw to the Committee\u2019s attention, which I think is quite important and I thought the Opposition might think so too, is clause 36, which relates to employees. I would have thought that one of the points of concern of members on that side of the Chamber\u2014because the members on this side of the Chamber do care\u2014would be the 6,000 people who will be affected by this. We are concerned, because it will be an unsettling time for them. We do actually care, although the Opposition does not. One of the reasons why we want to get this bill through as rapidly as we can is so that they can find out exactly what will happen, and then they can get on with their lives. I would have thought that is not a bad thing to do. I would have thought that looking after somebody, and saying that although we know it is an unsettling time we will give them some certainty as rapidly as we can\u2014we want to move this through as quickly as possible so that they can look to their future, and make decisions around what happens to them as individual employees. Of course, we do care about that sort of thing. Clause 36 is in the bill to make sure that happens. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001438\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI would have thought that everyone in New Zealand, and particularly the Opposition, with its socialist background, would be worried about individuals, but obviously those members are not. Members do not seem to be worried about them. It is quite strange that Rodney Hide and I and others have to be the ones expressing concern on behalf of the employees of the existing councils. The things that do matter are that we are putting in place this transition, so that when the new council is elected in 2010 it will not walk into something and then have to set it up. We will have something that will be able to function immediately. Obviously, there will still be some decisions for it to make, but the transition committee will put a lot of that structure in place before the 2010 local body elections. It will ensure that there is no misuse of ratepayers\u2019 money between now and those elections. Surely to goodness, on behalf of the ratepayers, the Opposition should think that is not a bad idea. I would have thought that looking after the employees of those organisations was pretty important. Those are the things that this transition agency, which is provided for in Part 3, does.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022530b2fbdac1440c09baee15432ea5178\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001439\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022530b2fbdac1440c09baee15432ea5178\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I am pleased to report to the Committee that in the case of the Auckland Transition Agency that will be set up under Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, there has been a little leak. I do not know whether the leak was a Copperfields leak, a friendly staffer in a Minister\u2019s office, or an Auckland leak, because it has come to me second-hand. But I am pleased to be able to tell the Committee a hypothetical list of names of members of the transition agency board. I understand that it will be headed by Christine Rankin, ably assisted by Michael Bassett, Gareth Morgan, Richard Prebble, and Douglas Myers, who will fly back especially from his chateau in Geneva to sort out the peasants.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001440\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c2dc618b0f1a4081a61c69855f7469dc\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: What about Melissa?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001441\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022653f7ae987124625a9faa6416399c911\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: Melissa Lee will be providing communications advice on the side. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI have in my hand another piece of paper, leaked from the Labour Party research unit, which shows an earlier draft list composed of Professor Bryan Gould; Brian Easton, an economist; and Stephen Tindall. The question before the Committee is whether the boards comprised of these two different sets of names would come out with the same decisions. Of course they would not. This board, of course, is hypothetical. The point is that we do not know who will be on the board, but we do know that under the structure of this legislation the board will be responsible for almost every decision that matters.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001443\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001444\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e8833344acbe42fcaf5778bcaad6f016\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: We are debating Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. Part 3 is the transitional part; it sets up the transitional agency board, which comprises a shadowy group of appointed\u2014not elected\u2014individuals. They will be the ones who decide the future structure and shape of Auckland governance. For that reason, the Labour Opposition has come up with a number of amendments that will more accurately describe the name of this board, such as the \u201CAuckland Regional Politburo\u201D, or the \u201CAuckland General Directorate for Government Reorganisation\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001445\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe point is that whatever we call this body, it is not an elected body; it is a body of mates from the Northern Club who will be appointed by the Minister of Local Government. Not only is this body appointed but it, in turn, appoints a chief executive, who appoints staff to make decisions for the people of Auckland. In other words, there are three layers of vested interests to get through before we can connect a citizen with a decision. Members can just imagine that group, headed up by the new chair, Christine Rankin, with \u201CMelissa Lee Inc.\u201D providing cut-price media advice on the side, having community consultations with the poor people down the hill from the Northern Club at the Auckland Club on Shortland Street\u2014where the poor people gather. Or they will go into the wilds of suburbia to places like Victoria Avenue in Remuera, where people who live hundreds of metres from the centre of town reside in ramshackle shacks. That is what I call outreach: taking on the rebels of Remuera\u2014people like Victoria Carter and Christine Caughey, or the hotheads of the city like Alex Swney. This politburo will deal to those radical and subversive elements, and make a real proper job of Auckland! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001446\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003ELet us look at the functions of this august group. The group will do what Tau Henare could never do: it will advise the Minister, it will report regularly to the Minister, and it will inform the public. I love this bit of Part 3 about informing the public, because as members will recall\u2014[Interruption] I raise a point of order, Mr. Chairperson. It is always lovely to see members engaged in the debate, but it would be more helpful if the public could hear what is going on. Mr Chairperson, you might want to rein in Mr Henare.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001447\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002264cff8d3e1c144a682994de3266ce5da\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: This debate, as it was last night, is a robust debate. There has been a lot of noise backwards and forwards across the Chamber, and I think it adds to the quality of the debate. I would prefer to see the debate flow, rather than see ourselves get caught up on points of order. This matter is about robustness. I will not challenge anybody on this, because we are all moving down here. This debate is a time when members speak their minds and do not read speeches\u2014debate is from the heart.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001448\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a34cc1c854f04cccba07634f3e7a5352\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: This body has so far spent half a million dollars of taxpayers\u2019 money on the propaganda machine for Rodney Hide. Rodney Hide had the gall to criticise Waitakere City for spending $100,000 on informing its citizens about the super-city proposal, yet this group has already spent five times as much. These shadowy bureaucrats\u2014these denizens of the Northern Club\u2014will be the people making the decisions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022 data-id=\u0022fb31e8d34d854cfcab9ec6734ad8a86a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001449\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022fb31e8d34d854cfcab9ec6734ad8a86a\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Manukau East):\u003C/span\u003E [Interruption] I can see that it is going to be a long, long night. Kia ora t\u0101tou. N\u014D reira, greetings to you all. From the people of Manukau I say kia orana, talofa lava, m\u0101l\u014D lelei, fakalofa lahi atu, and warm Pacific greetings. The proposal in Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is an insult to Manukau\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001450\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022308ecc410d6b46f8903d83182618fed2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I ask the technicians to check whether Mr Robertson\u2019s microphone is turned on. National members are complaining to me that they cannot hear the speech, and I would like them to avail themselves of it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001451\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022289afeb711744e4f9c010f4c38e8cef6\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. To follow up on an earlier point of order, I say that there have been several rounds of discussions in this House about the possibility of reinvestigating whether the audio speakers behind our chairs might be reactivated. I think there has been a general tendency that members have found it difficult to hear members speaking, even when they are also in the House. Following on from your ruling about a good, open, and robust debate, I ask that you report back to the House on progress with your investigation of this matter, pursuant to your previous ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001452\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209c909d234404ab0985b9d8e7f9d69a4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: If the member thinks the sound system requires changing, I invite him to write a letter directly to the Speaker of the House on that matter. It is not a matter for tonight.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001453\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae03f9705b054f0893886840051cf33f\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: This proposal is an insult to Manukau, to Papakura, to Franklin, to the North Shore, to Waitakere, and to Rodney, and it is an assault on democracy and on the rule of law. I am not convinced that bigger is better. I worked for 15 years in the field of change management before coming to Parliament, and I am not the only one who believes it will not work. I have a report that states: \u201CExpert slams Supercity plans\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001454\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d0e54a65ef2549099e09457d2bba5697\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Who?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001455\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ee7c4994a0a7408a98d0f07bdc7eba77\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: I tell Mr Henare that that expert is the director of the Institute of Public Policy at the Auckland University of Technology, David Wilson. He knows that bigger is not better. One of the things I am really worried about is the power of the super-council. Members who have been here for some time will remember the Hon Judith Tizard. Judith Tizard told this House that if Auckland got its act together, then it could threaten central government. This proposal is too big, and we need to do something about it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001456\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EThe only National member who has actually spoken about productivity so far is Gerry Brownlee. If we look at clause 13(2)(a) we see that it is all about productivity. It is about developing an \u201Corganisational structure for the Auckland Council so that it can operate efficiently and effectively \u2026\u201D. Clause 13(2)(b) goes on to state that the transition agency must \u201Cdevelop a change management plan that includes protocols and processes for managing the transition of\u2014(i) assets from existing local government organisations to the Council structure referred to in paragraph (a);\u201D. It is all about doing something better, and I am not convinced that bigger is necessarily better. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001457\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EAlthough the proposal of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance was not perfect, it looked after the social well-being of Aucklanders. The proposal gave more power to more people, and it gave them more say. It gave Auckland the efficiencies and the effectiveness that it needed to have to run its organisation. I know that, although a bigger council may bring economies of scale\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001458\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cc5bfe6490c84d5e8f59034322bfbedb\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s right.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001459\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002231c0966dbc304109adbb6a5f63cfbd05\u0022\u003EH V ROSS ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014and I absolutely agree with that, I say to Mr Henare\u2014it does not necessarily take effect at the lower levels of any structure. Unless those levels are efficient, the benefits of the economies of scale can be lost. That is why we need to make sure that there is sufficient organisation at the second-tier level in this restructuring of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001460\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270fa4cbd-9380-4916-9f2a-78da059d220e\u0022\u003EWe in Manukau feel that we have been neglected. But I am not speaking just for Manukau; I am sure that all other councils in Auckland feel the same way\u2014that they have been gutted. Will this super-city make a difference to the people whom I represent? I am not convinced that it will. As I wonder whether it will bring benefits to my people in Manukau City, I wonder also whether it will bring benefits to the people of \u014Ct\u0101huhu, who even today cannot get the things done that they need to be done. They cannot get themselves a swimming pool. They suffer the indignity of having drunks in their parks, who are not good examples for the young people and the young children who see them when they go to school each day. When I took that issue up with the Auckland City Council, I was told there was no legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022183408e3243c4a059287213f415fa170\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001461\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022183408e3243c4a059287213f415fa170\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to start by drawing attention to some of the more insidious provisions in Part 3. In case the people of Auckland have not had the opportunity to look at the fine print of this legislation, I draw their attention to a couple of provisions that I think they ought to be very concerned about.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001462\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe first one is that clause 11(1) provides that the Auckland Transition Agency must have a chairperson and no fewer than 2 people on it. So the agency that is going to run Auckland for the next 18 months need only have a \u201Cgang of three\u201D, plus Rodney Hide, which makes a \u201Cgang of four\u201D\u2014and that seems to me entirely appropriate. The previous speaker, Mr Cunliffe, was suggesting various names for the agency but I think \u201CGang of Four\u201D is appropriate. Three men accountable only to Rodney Hide, will\u2014with Rodney Hide\u2014be running Auckland for the next 4 years. As somebody said earlier, it is no wonder Roger Douglas has come back to Parliament. It was a mystery why Roger Douglas suddenly came out of retirement to come back to Parliament. Now we understand, because the hand of Roger Douglas is all over this; he and Rodney will be able to have their \u201Cgang of three\u201D running Auckland. Obviously, that is exactly what they have been planning. One of the odd things about the detail of this is that ordinarily appointments are made by a Cabinet committee, but in this case the appointment is directly made by Rodney Hide and the members are accountable only to Rodney Hide. So he and his \u201Cgang of three\u201D will be running Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001463\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe second one is that under clause 13(1)(e) this agency will \u201Cprovide information to the public of Auckland, or any section of that public, as it thinks fit,\u201D. Has anyone ever seen those last four words in legislation before our Parliament? The agency will divulge information \u201Cas it thinks fit\u201D\u2014when it can be bothered, when it suits it. Those four little words\u2014that the agency will divulge information \u201Cas it thinks fit\u201D\u2014that are slipped in there mean that those running the agency can conceal and keep secret everything that they are up to, including the budget of this entity.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001464\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe next thing that should alarm Aucklanders, and, actually, all New Zealanders, is the fact that under clause 20(1)(b)\u2014and I think many people would not believe it\u2014the agency, the \u201Cgang of four\u201D, can review any item on the agenda for any meeting of any organisation. So for any meeting of any of the eight councils of Auckland, or any meeting of any committee or any subsidiary, the agency can review the agenda, and if the agency decides that an item might have a significant negative impact on the governance of Auckland, the agency can tell the organisation not to have that agenda item. What is the point of this if not to suppress any dissent that may arise in Auckland over the next 18 months? I have to say that this attempt by the \u201Cgang of four\u201D to suppress agenda items is not going to work. There will be so much dissent in the next 18 months by Aucklanders that that provision will not be able to suppress it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001465\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe next alarming thing concerns the costs of this transition. The Labour Party has estimated that it will cost every ratepayer in Auckland about $750 each to implement it. Initially, the legislation makes it look as though as the cost will be paid for by the Crown as a debt, but then we come to a little clause, clause 27, which states that all the debt\u2014all the money that the transition will cost\u2014will become a liability of the Auckland Council once the Auckland Transition Agency has been wound up. Once the \u201Cgang of four\u201D has wound up its work, it will leave the people of Auckland and future generations an enormous debt. Aucklanders will incur this debt for having had democracy taken away from them and destroyed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001466\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThen we have the laundry list\u2014the long list of things that the \u201Cgang of four\u201D can review. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u00225839714342a84614bd363ed5b4bb5e50\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001467\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225839714342a84614bd363ed5b4bb5e50\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora an\u014D t\u0101tou. Thank you very much, Mr Chairman, for providing those of us from the far north in this Chamber with the opportunity to enrich democracy and remind the people of T\u0101maki-makau-rau, as they return to their homes and abodes tonight, that they can sleep soundly knowing that the Labour Party has at heart their interests, in view of the fact that their rights and interests are being swept aside by an arrogant, supercilious, and uncaring Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001468\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EI fear for the relationship that exists within Auckland, which supposedly will be enriched by Part 3. Nothing in Part 3 will turn Auckland into the super-city. All it will do is create a politburo, create some sort of cast of tsars, while the people worry about trees in Auckland. [Interruption] That is right. They will go to bed tonight knowing that Darren Hughes and his team of supporters, Mr Twyford and others, are here to fight for T\u0101maki-makau-rau, and M\u0101ori will know that the Government has trifled with Tariana Turia\u2019s emotions and affections, and has driven the M\u0101ori Party to such an extent that Hone Harawira is away practising a salute with a Melanesian feel about it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001469\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EAll these things are traceable back to the very harsh, ugly, thoughtless attitude that the Government is taking towards Auckland. It is just as well that members on this side of the Chamber are positive. We are prepared to tell those in our homes, our wh\u0101nau, that this bill is so important that this Committee should sit right to the weaker hours of the evening so that every wh\u0101nau and every child\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001470\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fc77f3b2353c4aa78dac1ca11cf42735\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: And all next week!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001471\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022570d92344a114a199167ee50d96a677b\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: As far as the rainbow stretches! People of all types in T\u0101maki-makau-rau will know that Trevor Mallard and his junior supporters came to this Chamber and said: \u201CWe will not stand silent while the jackboots thump away and the bulldozers demolish the houses.\u201D Of course, people do not have to worry just about houses; they have to worry about the trees, as well. It is good to know that the fields of democracy in T\u0101maki-makau-rau will be soaked with the sweat and toil of the Opposition members as they seek to enrich and create a mana-enhancing arrangement\u2014something that our friends over there in Te R\u014Dp\u016B M\u0101ori have been incapable of putting together. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001472\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EBut let us come back to Part 3. It is pathetic that the chief executive of the transition authority will no doubt be handpicked from the ranks of either the Job Summit, the cycleway, the \u201CEarring Clinic\u201D, or any such place where members who are politically comatose are found, such as those who chose that woman Christine Rankin. Who will occupy the civic space that she currently occupies in the social space? And what will they be paid? They should not be paid more than the parliamentarians who are sweating this evening. Parliamentarians are sweating this evening to make sure that Aucklanders know that they fought for their rights to ensure that local government is founded on the principles of informed consent, legitimacy, friendliness, thoughtfulness, and creativity\u2014forces that are completely absent from the Government side of the Chamber. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001473\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EMembers on that side of the Chamber think about dinner, or about catching flights. They think about racing off. They think about pheasant shooting, duck shooting, perfumes, earrings, changing body type, and changing location. We know that the Committee stage demands that we stay here. Mr Carter was going to go back up to Te Tai Tokerau. He knows no one else has been in his position, on trainer wheels, longer than he has. However, he said last night to Mr Mallard that there are some areas where he has never been on trainer wheels, and I say to Mr Mallard that he was wrong to say that Mr Austin was my friend John Carter\u2019s father-in-law. That was not correct. John Carter, a fellow member of the rugby team, may actually play in the area to be managed by the transitional committee of T\u0101maki-makau-rau, and he may need a hip replacement, a bone replacement, or a replacement for other parts of the anatomy as a consequence of having three fathers-in-law, but he seems to be doing fairly well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u002224c2a57713b24047a0762ffd34bfc0e1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001474\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002224c2a57713b24047a0762ffd34bfc0e1\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E We have talked about this transitional authority as being a massive power grab. We have used those words because that is exactly what it is. Under this draft legislation, the transitional agency will get immediate and effective control of Auckland\u2019s assets. The $28 billion worth of assets owned by Auckland ratepayers will be in the hands of Rodney Hide and a coterie of his hand-picked appointees. Rodney Hide, the \u201CLittle Emperor of Epsom\u201D, has 3 percent of the vote and he is telling 1.4 million Aucklanders what to do with their democratic rights. This legislation extinguishes the mandate of all the elected officials\u2014the mayors, the councillors, the regional councils\u2014who are only 18 months into their term of office. It is a coup against democracy. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001475\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EI want to talk briefly about the Draconian powers that this draft legislation confers on the transition agency. Clause 31 sets out some very, very reasonable things that the transition agency should be expected to do. No reasonable person would quibble with the idea that the existing councils in Auckland should not be able to do things that significantly prejudice the reorganisation, and so on. But if we look again at clause 20, we will see that the transition agency is effectively given complete control over the affairs of local government in the Auckland region. The councils in Auckland, elected only 18 months ago, cannot so much as discuss anything on their agenda without the transition agency having the ability to check it, confirm it, or overrule it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001476\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EI want to talk briefly about the costs of the transition. We have been very frustrated on this side of the Chamber for the last 3 weeks because we have repeatedly asked John Key and Rodney Hide to tell us how much the transition will cost. They have both been unable or unwilling to tell Aucklanders what it will cost them. We commissioned some research by Dr Rhema Vaithianathan, an economist at Auckland University, who specialises in public economics. We asked her to do the numbers\u2014to go back and look at the royal commission\u2019s modelling on the costs of transition. She found that the transition costs will sting Auckland ratepayers for $750 each. That is 30 percent more than the royal commission\u2019s own model would have cost them. In doing so, job losses under the Government\u2019s distorted and flawed model for the super-city are up to 817. That is more than 300 extra jobs lost, under the Government\u2019s model. When we look at the transition costs, we see that the Government\u2019s plan will cost ratepayers between $574 and $753 each. As well as foisting a flawed and undemocratic model of the super-city on the ratepayers of Auckland, it will also cost them more, and more people will lose their jobs. The Government is not consulting on it, and at the end of the day Aucklanders will have to pick up the tab. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001477\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThis is a pig in a poke. It is not what it should have been. Aucklanders do not want it. They are not getting a chance to consult on it, yet they will have to pick up the tab. Of course the efficiency savings will be greater, and that is because so many jobs are being lost and because the Government has trashed the second tier of local government. It will be cheaper to run, year on year, but there is plenty of international evidence that the efficiency savings of these big organisational mergers often do not pan out. Auckland ratepayers are having to shell out up front $750 on their rates bill for a flawed, undemocratic super-city, thanks to Rodney Hide, the \u201CMinister of Ratepayers\u201D. He is the man who believes that no local government in this country should be able to put its rates up by more than the rate of inflation without holding a referendum. Does he want to hold a referendum for Auckland ratepayers now? That is the last thing he wants to do. He does not even want to send this bill to a select committee. This is a travesty. It is an outrage for democracy. It should not be allowed. That is why members on this side of the Chamber are fighting it clause by clause.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u0022d195ba0a6535475898cc7d9063bf45d2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001478\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d195ba0a6535475898cc7d9063bf45d2\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is good to be able to take a call on Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. We talked about Part 2 being the death knell for the democratically elected councils of Auckland; Part 3 is the stake in the heart for Manukau City, for Waitakere City, for Auckland City, for North Shore City, for Rodney, for Papakura, and for Franklin. When we go through the transition provisions I am sure people will understand that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001479\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI want to talk to a couple of things. I would like to address clause 11, in terms of the transition agency, and to speak in support of the amendment to clause 11(1) that adds the words \u201Cand one Public Service Association representative chosen by the Public Service Association\u201D after the words \u201Cby the Minister\u201D. Why would we want workers\u2019 representation on the transition agency? Why is it important? Well, we are talking about 6,300 jobs in Auckland. That is a lot of jobs. We are talking about a lot of people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001480\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e6330cfbde1845618bed52b8d52ab887\u0022\u003EPhil Twyford\u003C/span\u003E: They don\u2019t care about jobs.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001481\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022430dd6e4ec5f495aa7a4b49ce95fd19c\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: That is true. We can tell, because those members have their heads down, they do not really care about that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001482\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a68928ea-9dd8-4a30-8e2c-a0f49dfc8bea\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002276b90db87f344088b6ed33d506ca88c3\u0022\u003ELouise Upston\u003C/span\u003E: We are very interested.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001483\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280ea811c656447598bc0b3d2e25b6b3c\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: In that case National will be\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001484\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a961924f255c4f6fbd367230322b8bd5\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: In their own jobs.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001485\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229a66311150944999a961b3345b3dfd50\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: That is right. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001486\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003ENational will be supporting the amendment being proposed on this side of the Chamber. This is really important. The Public Service Association is the representative of the workers, and the association should be represented on the transition agency. As it stands, the Minister can appoint his own cronies to the governing authority. He can appoint his own cronies to the transition agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001487\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI am really concerned, because it is absolutely critical that the workers in the transition authority in the Auckland Council embryo also get a say. Why should they not have a say? There are 6,300 workers who carry out the work of all of the councils right across Auckland\u2014Manukau City, Waitakere City, Auckland City, North Shore City, Rodney, and Papakura. They are expected to carry on doing the work they do now until October 2010. Of course they should have a say. I think that National needs to prove, by supporting this amendment, that it does not want to keep kicking workers in the guts. That is what National is doing with this transition provision. It is kicking workers in the guts. If National is serious, as I heard one of the Ministers saying before, about supporting workers and about protecting them during these very, very difficult times, it will support this provision. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001488\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI will speak to another amendment that has been proposed by members on this side of the Chamber. The proposed amendment is that we should have one member from the Council of Trade Unions, and that that representative should be chosen by the Council of Trade Unions\u2014not by the Minister, but by the Council of Trade Unions. Who are the members of the Council of Trade Unions? They are the representatives of workers across all parts of the country, including local government. This would ensure that workers are represented on the transition agency. As we have said, the Minister can appoint his own cronies to the governing authority. We want to ensure that workers who are represented by the Public Service Association are also represented by the Council of Trade Unions. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001489\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EAfter all, we are talking about social partnership here. I keep hearing from members on the other side that we should support social partnership, but they really do not want workers to have a say. It is really important that we hear from members opposite that they are not just paying lip-service to social partnership. Maybe they do not understand what social partnership means. It means sitting down, listening to the representatives of workers, allowing them to have a say, allowing them to make a contribution, and allowing them to contribute to, and give their ideas for, the future of our cities. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001490\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EFurther, I would like to speak to another amendment, which is to ensure that there is a Service and Food Workers Union representative, chosen by the Service and Food Workers Union. Why is that? Why would we want someone from the Service and Food Workers Union? We need to ensure, in this city of Auckland, for the future of Auckland, that low-income workers are represented in this transition agency. Who are we talking about? We are talking about the people in Manukau City, in Waitakere City, and in many other areas\u2014all of the councils\u2014who do the cleaning and the catering.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u002271153b3cfebb41b9a99f2216302ba5e6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001491\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002271153b3cfebb41b9a99f2216302ba5e6\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E Labour has consistently advocated throughout the past few days that Aucklanders need to have a say on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. We said it at the beginning, we said it in the debate on Part 2, and we say it again in the debate on Part 3, because it is Aucklanders who will be affected by the changes that this bill brings about.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001492\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EClause 10 establishes the Auckland Transition Agency whether Aucklanders like it or not. Labour will be looking to amend the name of that agency, because, believe it or not, people ought to be given the right to choose for themselves the appropriate name for this Auckland agency. There are many different possible names, and we will convey to this Committee, through our amendments, important names that have historical linkages to the Auckland region at large. But we will also give the Committee different names just to get up the nose of the Minister of Local Government, who has kept us here so late and is trying to ram this bill down the throats of Aucklanders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001493\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EClause 11 establishes that the governing body of the Auckland Transition Agency will have only three or four people, and it gives it all of the power, privileges, and authority of the transition agency, which it can use for whatever it likes. The public of Manukau\u2014and, I suspect, much of the public throughout Auckland\u2014are very worried about this agency and the powers and authority being given to it, and they are particularly worried that its governing body will be made up of only three or four people. We heard earlier the suspicion that Christine Rankin might chair the governing body, but I read in the National Business Review that it is possible that Mark Ford, the chief executive officer of Watercare Services, will be the chair. There are some concerns if that is to be the case, and I ask the Minister in the chair, the Hon Rodney Hide, to declare to the Committee what his relationship with Mr Mark Ford is, whether he would have any conflict of interest if Mr Mark Ford were appointed to chair the governing body, and whether Mr Mark Ford, if he is appointed the chair, will relinquish his role with Watercare Services. That issue is of concern, and Labour will introduce to the Committee some amendments that would ensure that other stakeholders were part of the governing body.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001494\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIt is of concern to us not only that supreme authority and power are being given to a small group of people but also that clause 22 requires that the agency report only to Mr Hide and Mr English. To me that smacks of central government trying to impose its will on local government. When we look at the personalities involved in this agency, we see that it seems to be a jack-up by the business elite, who are looking at ways to sell off the $28 billion worth of assets that have been built up throughout the 44 years of Manukau\u2019s existence. People like Sir Barry Curtis and the late Sir Lloyd Elsmore have spent their lives, hearts, and passion building up those assets so that ordinary workers right throughout our city could get the benefits of them. I refer to assets like the airport shares and our undeveloped land. Manukau is one of the last areas of the Auckland region that has numerous land tracts that have not yet been developed\u2014land tracts like Ambury Park in M\u0101ngere Bridge, and Sir Barry Curtis Park out in Flat Bush. What will happen to those land tracts if the agency is run by a small group of elitist business people\u2014wealthy people\u2014who do not care about ordinary workers? They will be looking to sell off those areas as quickly as possible.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001495\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIn the olden days in Samoa, when people would go to war, the winning side was referred to as itu-malo. After the winning side had killed off the people, it destroyed all the plantations. Part 3 seems to me to do the same thing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022 data-id=\u002247781981064140568d537b557a6cd517\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001496\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002247781981064140568d537b557a6cd517\u0022\u003ECARMEL SEPULONI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Before I start my speech I acknowledge my colleague Su\u2019a William Sio, who spoke before me. He is not only now an MP but also a former Deputy Mayor of Manukau City. He therefore has a very good insight into how the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill might affect people in Auckland, particularly in Manukau City. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001497\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EThe National Government is again showing its true colours by failing to consult with the people who will be directly affected by the legislation it attempts to push through. I say \u201Cattempts\u201D, because obviously it is not doing a very good job. We are here on a Friday night at 7.40 because National\u2019s attempt to push through legislation is not really working. Given that we have only about another 500,000 amendments to go, we should not be here too much longer! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001498\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003ETonight I will talk about, clause 11, \u201CGoverning body of Transition Agency\u201D; clause 12, \u201CChief executive of Transition Agency\u201D; and clause 13, \u201CFunctions and duties of Transition Agency\u201D, and I have several questions for the Government. The first is around the appointment of the Auckland Transition Agency. We have already heard David Cunliffe speak, and we know that this process will not be fair and transparent. I have questions around how this agency might reflect Greater Auckland. My second question is with regard to the chief executive: whether the process of appointing the chief executive will be fair and transparent. My third question is around the governing board. If my assumption is right, and the board is not reflective of Greater Auckland, then how can we expect the board to carry out the functions and duties of the transition agency in the best interests of Aucklanders? Those are the questions I want to discuss. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001499\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EGoing back to the question of the transparency of the selection of the board, we already heard earlier that there is a huge possibility that people like Christine Rankin will be on this transition agency. In my mind I cannot even comprehend how Christine Rankin could be a reflection of the wider Auckland community. Carrying on from what Su\u2019a William Sio was saying with regard to Manukau, one thing that I think the National Government and Rodney Hide have overlooked is that, currently, 14 percent of the population in Auckland is Pacific, and 11 percent is M\u0101ori. That means that a quarter of Auckland is M\u0101ori or Pacific. Will the board reflect that percentage? I doubt it very much. Let us say there will be four board members. That would mean that, in all fairness, one should be M\u0101ori or Pacific. As a Pacific person, we would say that person should be M\u0101ori. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001500\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EBut if we look a little bit deeper and think about what is happening in Auckland long term, and at the demographic shift that is taking place, we know that the demographic for M\u0101ori and Pacific is young, and that, in Auckland, 10 or 20 years from now, M\u0101ori and Pacific people will make up an ever bigger proportion of the population. So it is only fair that the board represents what will happen in the long term for Auckland, as well as what it looks like now. I do not know the exact numbers off the top of my head for the numbers of Pacific and M\u0101ori youth, but I do know that just in the Mt Albert electorate 28 percent of all school pupils are Pacific. That is not in \u014Ctara or M\u0101ngere; that is in Mt Albert. Will the board reflect the interests of those people? I do not think so. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001501\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EIn terms of transparency and fairness, I ask how we can expect this process to be transparent and fair when the consultation that has taken place so far has been anything but transparent and fair. We have already heard from Su\u2019a that on Monday night a Pacific regional fono was held at the TelstraClear Pacific stadium. That Pacific regional fono was not just for Pacific people in Manukau; it was for Pacific people across the Greater Auckland region. They came to that one place to discuss their concerns about what the National Government and Rodney Hide are proposing for Auckland. Were they happy with what is going on? They were furious! These people were not just a little bit angry\u2014they were furious. Do members know who was at that meeting? Su\u2019a William Sio, H V Ross Robertson, Carol Beaumont, and I were there. Where was Rodney Hide? This was a Pacific regional fono. Where was Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001502\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d57001bbc5fa401182a683660a48804f\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: At the council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227876e1c854324058a7778e1effc0ec16\u0022\u003ECARMEL SEPULONI\u003C/span\u003E: That is right. On the same night as this Pacific regional fono about the super-city was taking place, Sam Lotu-Iiga was holding\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022 data-id=\u00221e4744d82650447aba1381253a621dd5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001504\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221e4744d82650447aba1381253a621dd5\u0022\u003EHon PETE HODGSON (Labour\u2014Dunedin North):\u003C/span\u003E The last time we had a reorganisation of anything resembling this size and speed was 18 years ago when the then National Government decided to introduce urgent legislation during the post-Budget period to redo the health system, without sending off the legislation to the people of New Zealand through the select committee process. The then Government took out all of the area health boards, just like this Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill takes out eight local government councils. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001505\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EThat Government said a small number of people would be arranged to manage the transition period, and it put in commissioners\u2014usually one commissioner per area health board. Then the Government moved to a more corporate model, which went down badly. It meant that in the course of the 9 years that followed, the National Government got through five health Ministers, seven associate health Ministers, and three Crown health enterprise Ministers. That is how serious that reorganisation was. That is how much it backfired. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001506\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EI will be very clear to the Committee that there are two reasons why Labour members, with assistance from the Greens, the M\u0101ori Party, and other parties, are determinedly making sure that this legislation is delayed for as long as we are able to delay it. The first reason is that the legislation was not sent to a select committee. This legislation could have been sent to a select committee, because it does not come into force until November. It is not as if there is any urgency to pass the legislation. It is not as if there is some sort of pandemic or war arriving. This legislation does not come into force until November 2009. We are in May 2009, and the Government has decided not to put out the legislation for consultation via the standard select committee process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001507\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EThe second reason is that this legislation does not put in place the recommendations of the royal commission that was established to answer the question of what is best for Auckland. The royal commission was consultative\u2014there were hundreds, indeed thousands, of submissions\u2014and it came to a considered view. If the Government had done one of two things, then we would not be here tonight. If the Government had decided that the legislation as suggested by the royal commission was to be put through the House, then the consultation would already have taken place. The Government could have decided that it was going to change its mind\u2014it has radically changed the structure from what the royal commission suggested, and has certainly changed the balance of power from what it suggested\u2014and decided that it thought the royal commission got it wrong. If the Government had decided that it wanted to do it some other way, and had put the legislation out for consultation in the select committee process, then we would not be here tonight. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001508\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EBut the Government has done neither of those things. It has said that the royal commission is wrong, that the Government is right, and that it will not consult on the legislation. That is an outrage. It is an outrage that is rarely seen in this Chamber. It is rarely seen for a Government to move in such a blitzkrieg manner. That is what we are dealing with: a blitzkrieg set of tactics that are not needed and that destroy confidence in this House and, I am sorry to say, in the Government. The reason I am sorry to say that is that Auckland will suffer as a result of the lack of confidence in the National Government as the disquiet grows, as the discontent mounts, as the transition procedures are seen to be less than people had hoped they might be, and as we move to the triennial elections and we see people touting for the position of lord mayor of Auckland. As we see all that playing out, Aucklanders will be reflecting on the fact that they are losing something valuable that is being replaced by something that was forced upon them in the dead of night by a Government that is too arrogant to say that it might be able to learn from the public, or, if not too arrogant, then perhaps too scared of going into the public arena and testing its ideas. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001509\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EThe Government did not test its ideas. It said that the royal commission was wrong. It decided to use urgency to pass the legislation, and therefore the Opposition on this side of the Chamber will be unrelenting. It has to be unrelenting. As Clayton Cosgrove said yesterday, this debate is the last line of defence for a third of New Zealanders. They need to have a say. They might agree with the contents of this legislation. They might think it is wildly helpful. That is fair enough, but let us ask them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u002295e6db5263004625bdd1e5eca9b58236\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001510\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002295e6db5263004625bdd1e5eca9b58236\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E My colleague Hone Harawira and I have been talking in the media about the possibility of helping this Government, perhaps by going to Fiji on a little trip to talk in our own very humble way to the different political forces there about a transition to democracy. But I am having second thoughts now, because one of the people I would have to talk to\u2014and I would have to handle it very gently\u2014is a chap called Commodore Bainimarama. I am a bit worried that if I went and talked to him now, the first thing he would say is that we have a fantastic Government over here, and that it has just provided him with the blueprint for exactly where he wants to go. That blueprint is the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001511\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EHe would then point out clause 13(1)(g)(v), which allows the body set up by, in our case, the equivalent of the commodore, Mr Rodney Hide, to review any item on the agenda of any committee of a local body. The commodore would say that clause was fantastic, because it would mean that Fiji\u2019s 3,200 military people could easily monitor the agenda items of every little committee in Fiji, and they could put on the agenda items like having a picture of the commodore hanging in every public building in Fiji. That would be a great agenda item! In our case it would be a picture of Rodney Hide. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001512\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EI think the parallel is there. Fiji\u2019s big armed force\u20143,200 people armed with guns\u2014has taken over a country of 750,000 people; Rodney Hide, with only 3 point something percent of the party vote, seems to be taking over all the local bodies in New Zealand. Then Commodore Bainimarama would point out clause 13(1)(e), which states that Rodney Hide and his appointed group have to provide the public with information only as the agency \u201Cthinks fit\u201D. The commodore would say that he could do that a bit more, but he is really doing it already: he has just started up his own TV station, and he is making sure the local papers have pages that he provides the copy for. The New Zealand Government could go down that track as well with its special select committee. It might add a little bit to the $750 per Aucklander restructuring cost, but there is a great democracy called China that could provide the money for New Zealand at a reasonable rate! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001513\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EMy concern is that this bill provides a blueprint that moves in slightly the wrong direction. One of the reasons I am worried about going to see Commodore Bainimarama is that he will say that we Greens might be a little bit into negotiations and democracy and all that sort of stuff, but he wants to go where the New Zealand Government is going, and that he is very worried about Sue Kedgley, as she is moving amendments that will strip away the sorts of powers that he sees as a model for his rule in Fiji today. I think the good people of New Zealand are a bit worried about where we are going with this bill, and are very worried about where Commodore Bainimarama is taking his people, and the influence it might have on the Pacific. They will be very concerned, and hopefully will be ringing up National and ACT members tonight to ask them to please support Sue Kedgley\u2019s amendments, as they do not want a Bainimarama-type Government for Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001514\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EIt is interesting that in respect of Fiji\u2019s constitution there are possibly some good elements to Commodore Bainimarama\u2019s proposal, but he is trying to strip away any indigenous representation in that country. That situation has a few parallels with the Auckland local body proposal, where all of the recommended seats for the tangata whenua are now being cancelled. The Green Party has a whole pile of amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00222b1495a1cc03420f93f5a2b1144c4264\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001515\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222b1495a1cc03420f93f5a2b1144c4264\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E It is a tenet of this place that being in Parliament is a privilege. We hold power, in our electorates, or as a Government, or as an Opposition, at the whim of the people. I do recall that before the election Mr Hide was fond of saying that people know best how to spend their own money. Do members remember that? I remember him standing outside Mt Eden Prison, I think it was, and railing against the previous Government. He was saying that we did not listen to people, that he would bring in a new era of politics to Parliament, and that he was a man who would represent the people and listen to the people of Epsom.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001516\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223cf6d36c84154859993a09e556b61fdc\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Perk-buster!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001517\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae00cf7c3e5f4e68bde2955476bc09a4\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: The perk-buster. Last night I read out a very interesting comment he made at the local government conference in February. I think that Mr Hide was in another part of the Chamber; maybe he could not hear me. I am sure that with his awesome intellect he will remember it. He said: \u201CIt\u2019s always a good idea before a spend-up to get the agreement of the people who are going to pay for it.\u201D It is really interesting that Mr Hide has been in power for not 5 minutes\u2014well, a few months\u2014and that ideology is all gone. This was the man who was going to be the great bastion, representing the people. Do the members remember the controversy over the Electoral Finance Act? It was Mr Hide and Mr Boscawen who said that we must have freedom of speech, and that we must allow the people to have their say. Oh well! Here we are\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001518\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022187e4099-cc16-4bb8-8379-82c881af1724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002201ba63617a3e49179d1b192fca74404d\u0022\u003EDavid Garrett\u003C/span\u003E: Now you\u2019ve admitted it was a bad idea!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001519\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002210a309a9da3c4b33b304f30e3973245d\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E:\u2014as the old walrus down here has a go\u2014not 6 months into the parliamentary term, and we are seeing Rodney Hide\u2019s big head, because this bill is about his ego. I say to Mr Hide, in all sincerity, that it would be very interesting for the people of Epsom, and for members of Parliament, if he rose to his full height and he told the people why they have been double-crossed. It would be interesting if he told them why he went out on the campaign trail and said that he would be the politician to unshackle them from the regime of the previous Government, which he did not like, and that he was going to listen to people because they know best how to spend their own money. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001520\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI say to Mr Hide as he cowers down there, looks at his paper, and laughs away like Kermit the Frog with a big grin, that the problem with the big grin is that it does not cover up what he said before the election. It does not cover up his lack of justification for what he is saying now, which is that he does not trust the people. He does not trust even the people in his electorate of Epsom. I wonder whether they are listening tonight. I wonder whether they remember that he went around in his little boogie car, or whatever it was, with his little jacket, looking like the chief entertainment officer from Hi-de-Hi!. He paraded, like a little cock sparrow, up and down the streets of Epsom and Newmarket and said he would give the people of Epsom a voice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001521\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EWell, I ask Mr Hide where the voice of Epsom is tonight. It does not exist. There is a word for that Minister. In fact, there are many words for that Minister, none of which the Chairperson, Mr Barker, would allow me to use\u2014and given that my mother would disown me if I used them, I will not. But as Mr Hide sits in the Minister\u2019s chair and fails to look people in the eye, he knows what he said before the election. He knows, and I challenge him to actually do his job as an electorate member\u2014instead of grinning\u2014and stand up to tell the people of Epsom why he sold them out. I ask him to tell those people why, according to him, they are not intelligent enough and do not have the intellect to have their say on this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001522\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI ask Mr Hide what he is afraid of. I suspect that what he is afraid of, as he scuttles around like a little possum in the night, is that the people of Epsom might say that they have been betrayed. I think he is scared of that. Do members remember that Mr Hide used to have referendums? He would go out and ask the people all sorts of questions. Well, I wonder whether he has run one of his little polls and asked the people of Epsom whether they agree with his decision on the royal commission report. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001523\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EThe royal commission rendered a verdict, and Mr Hide led the charge to change it. The royal commission thought that the people of Epsom were good enough to consult, and that they were intelligent enough to make a contribution. But once he got the report, of course, he decided, dictatorially, that he would change it. Then he said that because the royal commission had its go, the people have been consulted and he will not refer the bill to a select committee. So I invite him to get up and tell the people why he betrayed them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a0918c06ef2f4ec694761cf153050053\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001524\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a0918c06ef2f4ec694761cf153050053\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I say to members of the Committee that we are actually now here unnecessarily. I think all can be revealed now to the National Party backbench and to the world. The operative part of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill does not come in until November this year. There is an offer from the Labour Party for the House to not sit tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of next week. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001525\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EAs members know, the Opposition has about 7,000 amendments to put on this part so far; that number will come down gradually. The Opposition has further new parts available also. I say that maybe 1,000, 2,000, or 3,000 of the 7,000 amendments could be knocked out, but there are still thousands of amendments to put forward, and then we will get to the suggested new parts of this bill. I say without breaking any confidences that I understand that the Greens have about half a dozen new parts; we have roughly that number, as well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001526\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI want to make it clear that we have made an offer to the Government: it does not have to sit all next week until Saturday from 9 a.m. to midnight. We have an alternative, and that is to send the bill to a select committee for about 3 weeks and have some hearings in Auckland during House sitting time. I ask the Government to listen to the people and let the people of Auckland have their say. Maybe there could be a week, or 3 or 4 days, of hearings in Auckland, so that the people in Auckland can have their say on this bill. A small group of members could do that, and the National Government could then say that it has listened, and it has decided not to sit right through the adjournment week from 9 a.m. to midnight\u2014that it has learnt. The Government could say that, and we could say we have a minor victory. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001527\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI think the people of Auckland would be able to make this bill better. They would be able to make improvements to the bill. It would be a win for the National Government, a win for the Opposition parties, and a win for the people of Auckland. But Gerry Brownlee\u2014that master of House matters; the person who is so good\u2014says no. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001528\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThis legislation is actually relatively simple. It should be easy to get through, and I am sure that if Simon Power were the Leader of the House, we would have started urgency on Tuesday. Tonight we would have been\u2014well, not snuggled up in bed, but at least in the local RSA, back in our homes, or working hard in our electorates. I say to National members that it is not too late: the offer will last all day tomorrow, and they can make the call. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001529\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI say to those members\u2014like the member for Tauranga, the one with the hots for Christine Rankin, so we are told\u2014that there is an offer to be taken up here, and they should take it. I say to the member for Taup\u014D, Louise Upston, that she should think about this offer very, very carefully. Does she want to spend all next week in the Chamber and deny the people of Auckland their opportunity to have a say? I say to Nikki Kaye, member for Auckland Central, that she will have a real battle with Phil Twyford next election. It would be a major advantage to her\u2014in fact, we should just about withdraw the offer\u2014to be able to say that she got Gerry Brownlee to listen on the Auckland issue and have a select committee hearing. I do not think Allan Peachey cares; he likes being here. He likes watching how Anne Tolley is performing and having a bit of a giggle. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022 data-id=\u00229065d65817d84b5c8ef4cd6037307b96\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001530\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229065d65817d84b5c8ef4cd6037307b96\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tonga):\u003C/span\u003E When considering Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which establishes the Auckland Transition Agency, it is alarming that there is no provision for mana whenua on the Auckland Transition Agency. It is a shame this bill will not be going to a select committee, and I hope the National Government will take up that offer from the Labour Party of sending the bill to a select committee to avoid sitting next week. It is really important that the people have a chance to speak to a select committee and put their views on Part 3 regarding the make-up of the Auckland Transition Agency\u2014people such as Raewyn Bennett, the first and present member for the M\u0101ori constituency of Mauao Maori on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. She was first elected to that position in 2004 and was returned unopposed in 2007. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001531\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022210e2dd226b749199f9cdd7ed5eb3897\u0022\u003EHon Mita Ririnui\u003C/span\u003E: \u201CWho done that?\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001532\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fa95cc4ed11544149f59eb3a28310dd4\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE\u003C/span\u003E: That was Raewyn Bennett.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001533\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222aafa1b332ca47e58baa13c742812aaf\u0022\u003EHon Mita Ririnui\u003C/span\u003E: \u201CWho done that?\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001534\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022235650ce70c044deaae785742fe4765f\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE\u003C/span\u003E: Very good! Ms Bennett was able to make a submission to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, and I am sure she would love to make a submission on the bill, particularly on Part 3. In her submission to the royal commission she said she supported \u201Ca governance arrangement for Auckland that ensures that the purpose of the Local Government Act 2002: Section 10 is ethically and properly carried out: (a) to enable democratic local decision-making and action, by and on behalf, of communities and (b) to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural well-being of communities, in the present and for the future.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001535\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229402a24950c24466bdb888aa06d0a0da\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Who said that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001536\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e2e2ee61-b3b9-4a89-bcc3-5b7be76c5825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a985503a4c994a98bd0fa7c385253a7f\u0022\u003ERAHUI KATENE\u003C/span\u003E: Ms Raewyn Bennett. I am reading from her submission to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, which, I am sure she would love to be able to give to the select committee. She also said: \u201C3) I believe that these purposes can only be properly met by the establishment of designated Maori seats within any Governance arrangements for Auckland, proportionate to the number of Maori voters, using the same formula as set out in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council (Maori Constituency Empowering) Bill.\u201D\u2014Good one!\u2014\u201C4) \u201CMaori have a treaty arrangement with the Crown, and there are other valid reasons why their representation on institutions in Aotearoa as indigenous peoples, should be accommodated. \u2026 5) Maori feature in all the negative social indicators in any part of New Zealand. Over half of Maori in Aotearoa fall into the three highest deprivation deciles. The UN Human Development reports, from 1990 to the present, which have, among other things, influenced the development of the Local Govt Act 2002, have made clear links between peoples\u2019 lack of political power and poverty. 6) Being able to freely choose from a choice of candidates who have relevance to you, amounts to political freedom. The numerous conflicts around the world say that people do not want to settle for anything less. This ability to choose political representatives who have relevance to you is a basic human right. This is not available to Maori in Auckland at present.\u201D\u2014and it is not available under Part 3 of this bill\u2014\u201CPeople of the majority culture are advantaged over Maori, because they can choose political candidates without having to make compromises. 7) Addressing wellbeings for Maori, (and, in the process, dealing effectively with the low social, economic and cultural outcomes) as required in the Local Govt Act, clearly requires people whose lives are so affected to be politically empowered in order to properly operationalise the Act. A start to properly addressing their low-socio-economic status (and thus meet the well-being outcomes in the Local Govt Act 2002), should be made by establishing designated Maori seats. \u2026 8) In his report as hearings commissioner on the proposal to establish a Maori constituency in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Judge Trapski considered 760 written submissions for the proposal and 252 against the proposal. He made a special mention of how people interpreted \u201Cdemocracy\u201D. 9) In addition to Judge Trapski\u2019s reasons for rejecting that claim, I believe that the \u201Cone man, one vote\u201D version of democracy is often a reflection of the insecurity people have about themselves and their place in the world.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022 data-id=\u002205c76bb444f34100a4f09ed0fe06ac45\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001537\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002205c76bb444f34100a4f09ed0fe06ac45\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour\u2014Ikaroa-R\u0101whiti):\u003C/span\u003E I noticed the Minister in the chair, the Hon Rodney Hide, gave me the thumbs up. But he has a problem in Auckland\u2014it is the thumbs down. All around him people give him the thumbs down. The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is one of the silliest things that has been done in contemporary times. Any transition has to be well managed, and there are some simple things that we have to remind ourselves about. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001538\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaf79431-1033-44f1-a633-22633da52c0d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1746b544eda4dc3ad22e5988ede8845\u0022\u003EDavid Bennett\u003C/span\u003E: Like what?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001539\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022646a2ba2547c4f85b44aeb5a99c73726\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: Like the fact that the Minister of Local Government is the only person\u2014and he alone\u2014who chooses the \u201Cno fewer than 2 but no more than 4 other members\u201D who will sit on the governing body of the Auckland Transition Agency. Where else has that happened in this country? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001540\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EWe know that 56 percent of M\u0101ori live in Auckland. There is nothing in Part 3 about them. I really want to join with the M\u0101ori Party and support Rahui Katene, who spoke before me. The M\u0101ori Party members have been ignored by their mana-enhancing partner, the National Party. National has just tossed them aside. Hone Harawira gets up in the Chamber, gives a mihi to Rodney Hide and then a mihi to National, and talks about Bainimarama. The situation reminds me of that great historical assumption of people with dual roles: one was a doctor\u2014Dr Jekyll\u2014and the other was Mr Hyde. They had totally different natures. During the day this Mr Hyde would smile and share his charisma so that it would prevail upon all the cultured of the town of London, but at night the other side of his dual nature would come out and he would run through London stalking everybody else. [Interruption] This is my story, not the member\u2019s. He should be quiet. This bill is a cool stalking horse to distort democracy in Auckland. It is shameful. It is arrogant. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001541\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EOn the radio Mr Brownlee said he is considering what M\u0101ori are saying. He has a very interesting view. His statement tells us Gerry\u2019s views on M\u0101ori people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001542\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022845db391a4014cab97e27859b254c584\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Use the member\u2019s full name.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001543\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d43af776055842919d9c31e69e1782f8\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: On the radio, Mr Brownlee said \u201CI find it amazing that New Zealanders who travel overseas and who want to identify themselves as being different to Australians will inevitably start doing mickey mouse, half-baked hakas. No disrespect for trying, but, on the one hand, you get them saying they don\u2019t want that stuff when they\u2019re in the country, and when they\u2019re out they can\u2019t get hold of it quick enough.\u201D Mr Brownlee and his cohorts do not want any cultural aspirations or the tangata whenua or Pacific people in Auckland to be recognised. That is shameful. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001544\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EOne of my colleagues mentioned that nearly 35 percent of the population in Auckland are a mix of cultures\u2014M\u0101ori and Pacific peoples. In the 1950s and 1960s one did not need a passport to come to Auckland, because the labour market was so short. Then we had those mongrel things called the dawn raids, after the unemployed numbers started to rise. Some members are a bit young and cannot remember the dawn raids, but I can. We had the dawn raids then, and this bill is another raid. This bill is a terrible raid on the democratic rights of people in Auckland. We have collapsed down other councils just to build a fiefdom that Mr Hide is going to manage.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001545\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002287134be897df470baf8fa3ecab4d7bb9\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Disgraceful!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001546\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac0ad02baea6487a9d329c66a54512e8\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: It is disgraceful, and that member should know it because he is a M\u0101ori who lives in Auckland. He is one of the people who left home, went there in the urban drift, and has stayed there all his life. He knows a fair few of our urban people there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001547\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EIn Part 3, clause 13(3)(c) states that the Transition Agency must ensure that \u201Ckey local government projects in Auckland are not hindered or interrupted.\u201D The Government has hindered and interrupted everything, so much so that Melissa Lee suggests\u2014I will not carry on. Members know what she suggested. She did not know where the off-ramp was. Part 3 carries on to state that the expenses of the Transition Agency have to be sustainable. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001548\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003EOne of the real issues during this transition is that the workers miss out. Their rights are removed. The unemployment rate is rising. I was talking to people who have been kicked out of the Inland Revenue Department. That is right\u2014the wh\u0101nau. We care about the workers. National does not care about the workers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001549\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223b81c0f0ab88463a9dd24585fcd083b0\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: Who laid off the freezing workers?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001550\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b6424cff80f949bdb05f92ff92acc972\u0022\u003EHon PAREKURA HOROMIA\u003C/span\u003E: Who laid off the freezing workers? Why are we seeing the unemployment rate in this country tracking at 5.6 percent? It is a disgrace.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u0022cf8f174601af4934877324b548e47ede\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001551\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cf8f174601af4934877324b548e47ede\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022 data-id=\u0022bc2a1004548e4d4b9daf48790464d927\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001552\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bc2a1004548e4d4b9daf48790464d927\u0022\u003EBRENDON BURNS (Labour\u2014Christchurch Central):\u003C/span\u003E I am delighted to take a call in the Committee stage of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I rise to speak in support of amendments to Part 3, particularly the amendment to clause 11 to insert new subclause (1)(a), which states the Minister must consult with stakeholders and interested parties on the appointment of members of the transitional agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001553\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003EThis part shows, again, arrogance coming through from the Government, which is sitting under urgency with no recourse to a select committee, despite the offer made by the Opposition to the Government. This Government simply thinks it can treat Parliament and the people of Auckland like it can treat the people of Mt Albert: with a bulldozer. It is like the way Melissa Lee treats South Aucklanders: with disdain and disregard. Now we know that Bill English must begin to feel this way, after the Prime Minister has asserted who is boss and insisted he will get the $50 million for the cycleway, and has even suggested that if Bill does not like it, he can go and open a tearoom in Dipton and serve lattes to the cycling tourists\u2014a good option, some might say. Some members on the other side of the Committee are beginning to understand what Aucklanders are beginning to understand, which is that this Government will do what it likes to achieve its own ends. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001554\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003EPart 3 would allow the Government to form the new transition agency, and then from Monday onwards, after this bill is passed\u2014or maybe next Monday week\u2014the consultation will start. We have seen advertisements from National MPs that state that from Monday they will go out and seek consultation with their constituents on this bill. That is too late. National MPs will go to meet their constituents, from Franklin in the south to Rodney in the north, but nobody within the rohe of the Auckland Council has been asked what he or she actually thinks about this bill. We even have the former Minister of Finance, Bill Birch\u2014\u201CMr Think Big\u201D\u2014apparently coming out against the loss of his former Franklin constituency into Auckland City. This bill represents think big 2009. It was be as disastrous as Think Big was in the 1980s. Sir William Birch is no different from anybody else in Auckland or in this Parliament; he will not have any say on issues such as who should form the transition agency or what its functions should be. Aucklanders will just not get any real say on the functions of the council under this bill. There will be consultation after the fact, and after Parliament has seen this bill forced through under urgency. The only chance for members of the public to have their say will be next week and beyond. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001555\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003EThis situation has some hallmarks of, and reminds me of an approach taken under, a previous Government. Yes, it was a Labour Government. The blitzkrieg approach was taken in the mid-1980s of ramming changes through before people realised what was happening, because they might not have liked it if they had known. People do not like being \u201CRogered\u201D in that way in the cause of economic dogmatism.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001556\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224e304fd83b394f948a50932bd0fd4e33\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The speaker who is on his feet has been going for some 3\u00BD minutes. We are in the Committee stage, and he has not begun to get to Part 3. We have heard all about Sir William Birch and Think Big. The member is new, but I think he should follow the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001557\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ea01d3c2534e431985f23b3e882fe691\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001558\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ce10f6cbbabb46d8831636366593c2eb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I do not need any help. You have a minute and 25 seconds left, Mr Burns. How about we just hear a bit about Part 3?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001559\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002264d5658cb9ec4e5fb3ad9e81cdaaea88\u0022\u003EBRENDON BURNS\u003C/span\u003E: We want to see under Part 3\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001560\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229b76654ebecb417581fe9f1e81054032\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think it was at least implicit in what you said that the member had not been talking about Part 3. At least 2 minutes of his speech\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001561\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226d924ecc018c4b598106447bca3bc8b7\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, that is not a point of order. I invite the member to continue on Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001562\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223c5749d44357418f914a5c3444bff262\u0022\u003EBRENDON BURNS\u003C/span\u003E: Under Part 3 of this bill, where we see a clause around the membership of the transitional authority, as an Opposition we want to see some checks and balances in the appointment of members of that transitional authority. The royal commission proposed that by keeping the existing councils across Manukau, Waitakere, Franklin, the North Shore, Auckland, Rodney, and Papakura, there would, in fact, be some checks and balances against the power of the Auckland Council. I am particularly fearful that by closing off consultation and by not having any scrutiny, then the agenda begins to line up against the assets of the Auckland Council. I note suggestions that one Mark Ford of Watercare is reportedly Mr Hide\u2019s pick as the head of the transitional agency, to be established under Part 3 of the bill. Mr Hide, of course, is not known for caring very much about access to good-quality drinking water; he has described the health standards as \u201Cridiculous\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001563\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267aa5137-7503-4a8f-bde1-1811615598e2\u0022\u003EI ask the Minister what he will do to ensure that the transitional agency will be doing all it can to ensure that Auckland-owned assets, such as Ports of Auckland, Auckland International Airport shares, and the water agencies, are actually kept in public ownership. Even if there are protections in the Local Government Act, my suspicion is that this bill\u2014through this Part, even if this is not stated here\u2014will begin the process of\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022 data-id=\u0022f1cdf49d6b284995afe8c798265fe24f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001564\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f1cdf49d6b284995afe8c798265fe24f\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH (Deputy Prime Minister):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to speak on the amendments to Part 3, and specifically the amendments that talk about redundancies. Today I should have been in my electorate, because 60 people were made redundant when Bright Wood Sawmill announced it was closing down its factory in \u014Ctautau, which has a population of 700. The previous speaker, Brendon Burns, should have been in Christchurch dealing with the prospective redundancies from Lane Walker Rudkin.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001565\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290ff3535f0d54c3288efb52ca839b803\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think we are talking about Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I have not heard any mention of that, just some bitter vitriol from the Deputy Prime Minister, who could have got leave to be out of here tonight.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001566\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022da256ff89ba1413eac443a27d1b2fe92\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. The member is making some introductory remarks before he moves on. I will be watching closely. He has spoken for\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001567\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e388bdd5e9a7420994d2fb5e9c977958\u0022\u003EHon Annette King\u003C/span\u003E: Why didn\u2019t you ask for leave?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001568\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002245a43586123f4ac9a7305bd09191c64e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am on my feet. He has spoken for 35 seconds so far. They are introductory remarks and I am sure he will come back to Part 3. He heard what I said before to the previous speaker, and he knows we are on Part 3. Introductory remarks are permitted. I invite the Hon Bill English to resume.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001569\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226d9c50f1e285453a8d9880e351c886ef\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: I started by referring directly to the amendments to Part 3\u2014directly. I am raising the issue that hundreds of these amendments\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220572a0ba2742418d82c57d45a966d29e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think that member is a relatively senior member of Parliament, and he knows that he cannot refer to your ruling as he is now doing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001571\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002229bff225e2d64393bdaaf30f52d51381\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: This is a robust debate, and I am inviting the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001572\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002258340bfce43541569956fa574b64be5b\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Part 3 includes hundreds of amendments relating to the redundancies of workers. I was reminding the Committee that today 60 workers in my electorate received a redundancy notice. MPs who want to understand the reality of the recession should be dealing with that issue. The member for Christchurch Central, who spoke before me, should be in Christchurch dealing with the reality of redundancy today for workers at Lane Walker Rudkin. But what does Labour think is more important than people being made redundant? It thinks that stupid amendments about redundancies in relation to the Auckland Council that have not happened are more important. Fortunately, the public now know what matters to the Labour Party. What matters to the Labour Party is Trevor Mallard proving that Dr Cullen knew what he was doing. What matters to the Labour Party is engaging in some kind of pathetic point-scoring in Parliament, at the cost of thousands of dollars a minute, when, as we speak, hundreds of New Zealand workers have been made redundant. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001573\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002226098a6aed6e4138a7c10c07530928d6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: This is a very robust debate. I am sure we are all keen to hear what the Minister has to say. Although I expect and enjoy interjections, and they may be fairly robust, they need to be terse, and I do not want a shouting match. I ask members to tone it down. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001574\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002212c8aa4c273144eb83efa175349abc1b\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: The workers\u2019 party should go and explain to the workers why it does not care about them. That is what I want to hear. I want the next speaker from the workers\u2019 party to get up and explain why Parliament is sitting here, dealing with this pathetic nonsense, which is the product of the political hacks who have captured the Labour Party, instead of dealing with the issues that matter\u2014the redundancies of hundreds of workers today, and the prospect of the same happening to thousands of workers over the coming months. The amendments to Part 3 show that the Labour Party is now the creature of game-playing political hacks who have lost their focus on the issues that really matter in New Zealand today. Every member of Parliament should have been in his or her electorate today, and should be there tomorrow.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001575\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3ae4f99a99b48e9b4e031ac70342ad7\u0022\u003EDarien Fenton\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I take deep offence at the line of debate the member opposite is running. We are talking about 6,300 workers in Auckland; that is not an insignificant number. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001576\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b940f174f964152805ce92da2963b54\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order; it is a debating point. If the member wants to seek a call later on, the member can bring up those sorts of points at the time. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001577\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bb9e2b6ae8cc4d4d9da8611b883c3f48\u0022\u003EHon BILL ENGLISH\u003C/span\u003E: Dr Cullen knew about stopping when one had had one\u2019s say; he knew when it was time to accept that the public would think that having one\u2019s say had gone on for a bit long. [Interruption] I am happy for the Labour members to be here, because this behaviour will damage their brand for the rest of the year.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022e682a79f0f8348dc9028ef7ecbbe2dac\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001578\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e682a79f0f8348dc9028ef7ecbbe2dac\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I will first deal very briefly with the issue the Hon Bill English raised. He could be in his electorate today if the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill had been referred to a select committee. Labour has not offered just an ordinary select committee period; we have gone the extra yard and said we would truncate that select committee process to a very unusually short period in order to facilitate the passage of this legislation. The National Government will not agree to that. This forum is the only one in which we can protect the interests of New Zealanders\u2014those in Auckland and those elsewhere\u2014against this legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001579\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EI will deal with the powers contained in Part 3 of the legislation, which sets out the functions of the transitional authority, the Auckland Transition Agency. But it is not explicit yet that the transition agency has any function in respect of advising on the form, function, and organisation of community boards or local councils.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001580\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223fa46b48fffe4f358ee10571478684cf\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: Missing in action!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001581\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ab81471ed624a02a35f13d2a5bbbbb3\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is missing. The Minister has said he wants to have community boards. The Minister has said he wants the transition agency to reorganise things, including those community boards. The provisions of the bill, at present, are silent on that matter, in respect of community boards. If those provisions are absent in respect of community boards but those powers of the transition agency extend to community boards, then it must be within the scope of amendments that Labour is putting forward to clear up that matter, not just for community boards but also for local councils. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001582\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EWhat the legislation omits compared with what was recommended by the royal commission is any reference to local councils. So one of the amendments that Labour will be putting forward is to make it clear that the transition agency has the authority to deal with these issues both in respect of community boards\u2014if the Government wants to go that way\u2014and local councils. That authority is not currently mentioned in the legislation, but I am interested to hear from the Government; from the Minister in the chair, Mr Finlayson; or from members opposite whether they think that these transitional powers include the ability to make arrangements for the new community boards that are intended to sit under the Auckland Council. This is not yet clear, but it is absolutely central to this bill. This bill takes the existing structure of Auckland\u2019s governance, does away with all the existing councils, and creates the Auckland Council and the things that sit under it, but it is not clear that the transition agency has the powers it needs. Labour will be putting forward amendments to that effect. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001583\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EI mention also what else needs to be controlled. At the moment, Part 3 is unclear as to what the transition agency cannot do. That worries me. We are creating a new vehicle here that has 1.4 million voters. We are creating an Auckland Council that has a mayor with executive powers. This unprecedented concentration of powers\u2014of the regional council, the old district council, the territorial authority, plus executive powers\u2014is being conferred through the new office of mayor, who has executive powers. This organisation and the mayor\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001584\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a2814627d054381aaa5e2fad1fe3c14\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member. A lot of interjections are going on that have nothing to do with the speech. Members should give their colleague a fair go.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bb96f91584ac4ec5979881cca7db8230\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chair. These powers need to be made clear so that future Governments\u2014be they National-led Governments or Labour-led Governments\u2014do not face the undesirable prospect of the Mayor of Auckland having so much power that he or she can effectively change the course of central government, can cause Governments to fall, and can cause Governments not to win elections, and can do that along party political lines based on the prior affiliations of this new super-mayor. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001586\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EAt present, the powers of the transition agency are not so constrained as to create the office of the mayor with that breadth of powers, and we in this Parliament ought to be concerned about it. That is one of the reasons why we as an Opposition are putting forward amendments to this Part of the bill in order to limit the powers of the transition agency, but also to make it clear that it has powers in respect of community boards. The Government says it wants community boards, but it is not yet clear under clause 13 of the bill that the transition agency has those functions. If it is implicit that the transition agency has that power, then it must also be implicit that it can look at local councils, I say to officials. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001587\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EOne of the other problems we have with the clause is that there is no process for scrutiny or the involvement of others when it comes to the appointment of staff to the transition agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022 data-id=\u00220247cf10023a4204a1539e9693709295\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001588\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220247cf10023a4204a1539e9693709295\u0022\u003EHon TAU HENARE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022 data-id=\u00228189f09f86154cffa514ed03274a2e1f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001589\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228189f09f86154cffa514ed03274a2e1f\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING (Deputy Leader\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The Deputy Prime Minister came down to the Chamber this evening as a man with a purpose\u2014a man who is very, very angry, indeed. He would have us believe that he is angry because he could not return to his constituency to put up a fight for jobs that were lost today\u2014such is his commitment to his electorate. Well, we know that that is a lot of hogwash, because the deputy leader of the National Party could have had leave from this Parliament any time he liked. He could have walked out of this Parliament, caught the plane\u2014and it would have been a rare experience for him to go back down home\u2014gone home, and dealt with those redundancies. You see, he did not really care enough to go down home about those redundancies. He wanted to come in here\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001590\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bb158206-360b-4757-8d72-f7d0994e1fb3\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221b04c8bd1b4241aba84d5f91def061da\u0022\u003EHon Bill English\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is consistent with the point of order raised by Labour\u2014the member has made no mention whatsoever of Part 3. At least I mentioned the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001591\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002207ae7955ec4447d19f1aea58d8aab9dd\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Sure. I am looking at the clock, and I have given the member about the same latitude I gave the Minister. So how about looking at Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001592\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222e97cb5b6d644b5f871e7f70a45dab5c\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: I certainly will talk to Part 3, in the same way that the Deputy Prime Minister did. You see, this part of the bill is where the Government is setting up the real guts of what it is doing to Auckland. In this part we have the real cost of the plan. The cost on Auckland will be $350 million, and I say to Bill English that that is an unfunded commitment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001593\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EMr English has talked about unfunded commitments for months in relation to the previous Government. I say to Mr English that perhaps he could have put $50 million into this unfunded commitment from the money he was not going to put into a cycleway. The money he was not going to put into a cycleway could have gone into this unfunded commitment for this part of the legislation. But the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, was a lame duck when it came to helping Auckland. He was a lame duck, because he could not stop the Prime Minister from taking $50 million that could have gone into Auckland and giving it instead to his pet project\u2014a cycleway. There was going to be no money for a cycleway, Bill English had said, and $50 million was not on the table. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001594\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EI say that Mr English is a lame duck, because he could have been helping the people of Auckland. He does not care about the people of Auckland, because tonight he could have had a deal that would give the people of Auckland an opportunity to have a say on this important bill. They could have had 1 week, 2 weeks, or 3 weeks at the most of submissions. They could have had a say, and they could have felt that they were being listened to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001595\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EBill English has led the tactics on this bill. He has been responsible, along with Rodney Hide and John Key, for shutting up the people of Auckland and closing off their opportunities to have a say on a bill that affects every single one of them. Aucklanders will pay $750 per person for this change in Auckland. Do they know that? Has Bill English told them that? No, he came in here crying crocodile tears about redundancies he could not care less about, but he would not allow the people of Auckland to have just a few weeks to have a say on such an important bill. That is shameful. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001596\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003EWhat are those members afraid of? I ask the Minister why he would not let the people of Auckland have a say. You have an offer on the table. It is not too late. I say to Gerry Brownlee that you can pick up the offer; otherwise I am saying to you that we will put forward amendments until you do listen. Until the National Government listens to the people, we will be making the case for them. We will make the case for the people of Auckland, because National has not had the fortitude to go out to the people and give them the facts. It has taken out half-page advertisements in the newspaper\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001597\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229223d5a314ee43488e242562c3081de4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member keeps bringing me into the debate. I indicated earlier, by pointing to myself, that she should not use the word \u201Cyou\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001598\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cdce221b57bd46938fefbed7a557cb04\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: This is a robust debate, the robust debate of the year\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001599\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a61a1733541442bc8331a29f2e1e8229\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No\u2014the member knows what the rule is. Members do not bring the Speaker\u2014the Chairperson, in this case\u2014into the debate. I indicated that earlier on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001600\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225d8ef62f6a4e467db6e942ae04c8c697\u0022\u003EHon ANNETTE KING\u003C/span\u003E: This is a robust debate, and we will robustly debate it, because we are getting nothing from National except closure motions and angry speeches from the Minister of Finance. He would have us believe that he cares about others. But he does not care about the people of Auckland. We will be fighting this, I say to the Minister, and I do not know why he has lost his fortitude to go back out to the people of Auckland and at least give them a few days\u2019 say on a bill that will cost them dearly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00226e4c4957796e47adb1d5e5c8a287d8ea\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001601\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226e4c4957796e47adb1d5e5c8a287d8ea\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to introduce a number of extremely constructive amendments to Part 3\u2014amendments relating to transparency and openness, which I suspect that the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Local Government should relish and should welcome. But before I do that, I want to respond to Mr English. National has sent down its heavy hitter, Mr English, to come and inject some remarks into this debate, and I would like to make some brief comments about that heavy hitter\u2019s remarks. The first remark Mr English made was \u201CWhat about the workers?\u201D, referring to some workers who had been made redundant. But I ask Mr English, \u201CMr Heavy Hitter\u201D of the National Government, what about the 6,300 workers who are employed in the eight councils that you are about to expunge and get rid of? Those workers, I can tell you, are utterly demoralised. They are utterly demoralised, because they know that their futures are on the line. What about the uncertainty you have created for them?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001602\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d612d83def7740fca8489d8faaf24bba\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is twice in about 20 seconds that the member has brought the Chair into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001603\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d6def7fff78a4a88b3e91eb4cea00bd0\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY\u003C/span\u003E: What about the 6,300 employees of the eight councils whom the Government is expunging, with this legislation? They know that their jobs are on the line, just as the workers Bill English was talking about know their jobs are on the line. The council workers are utterly demoralised and insecure. The Government has thrown all of those local councils into uncertainty. It has created a climate of uncertainty, and this uncertainty will paralyse Auckland governance over the next 18 months. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001604\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ENext, Mr English asked why we were wasting our time here with these amendments. First of all, I took offence at that, because I have three extremely constructive amendments I am about to introduce, which would greatly enhance this part of the bill. But if Mr English wanted to stop the wasting of time in this Committee\u2014and after all, this is the only way we can protest at the travesty that is taking place in this Parliament\u2014all he has to do is agree to hear submissions that would allow Aucklanders to have a say on this bill. The question remains unanswered: why is the Government so afraid of allowing Aucklanders to have their say on this bill? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001605\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe third thing Mr English tried to suggest\u2014the heavy hitter who came down to inject some sort of sense into this debate\u2014was that the matters we were discussing here were trivial. Well, I can tell him that we are talking about expunging democracy\u2014nothing trivial about that. We are also talking about matters of transparency and openness\u2014and that brings me to my amendments. I believe that the Minister of Finance will surely support these amendments, and so will the Minister of Local Government, because the latter has been running around New Zealand telling everyone who would listen that he wants to bring transparency and openness to local government. But when we look at this bill, we find there is no transparency and there is no openness. In fact, there has not been even a regulatory impact statement\u2014one of Mr Hide\u2019s passions\u2014on this bill, and Aucklanders are not being told, because he refuses to tell them, how much it will cost. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001606\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ESo my amendment about transparency and expenditure recovery, which is the sort of amendment that Bill English would love, will require the transition agency\u2014the \u201Cgang of four\u201D, Mr Hide and his three merry men on that board\u2014to prepare a transition budget to cover the period, with the provision that that budget and all supporting documents must be made publicly available. So all we are saying there is that the transition agency must make a realistic budget and stick to it, and if there are any budget blowouts, the Crown must be liable for them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002205f5cf519eae48abbf7f582768c0c716\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001607\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002205f5cf519eae48abbf7f582768c0c716\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chairperson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001608\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f928cbbc6ca7454dbc637402eac0a15a\u0022\u003ESimon Bridges\u003C/span\u003E: Oh, not again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001609\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228631d045792f447a85aa469bfb18661b\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I am allowed this call and two more, and that is the democratic approach. Members opposite might not like it, but the Opposition is here to oppose. But as I said earlier, we need not be here opposing. I heard Bill English bleating about not being able to get to his electorate. He should talk to Gerry Brownlee, because Gerry Brownlee will be stopping him from getting to his electorate all next week during the adjournment. If one looks at Darren Hughes\u2019 desk, one will see Labour\u2019s amendments to Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I tell Mr English that we can write new parts quicker than this Parliament can vote on them. So I say to Mr Brownlee that unless we can reach a deal, we will be here until midnight tonight and midnight on Saturday, and undoubtedly we will be back here on Monday until midnight, then until midnight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and next Saturday. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001610\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI reiterate to Government members that there are members on this side who are bright enough to write probably two new parts in the time it takes to vote on one new part. The question we have is how long it will take to debate Part 3 or new Parts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12\u2014we are already up to 16 new parts that are ready to go from Labour and the Greens. I ask National members when they will wake up, smell the coffee, and give up the contest about who can get higher up a wall. When will they give up that contest and agree that the people of Auckland should have a say on Part 3 of this bill? We are not saying it should be a big say. We are not saying that the bill should go to a select committee for 6 months; we are saying that it should go to a select committee for maybe 3 or 4 weeks. We are saying that maybe we should have 4 or 5 days of hearings in Auckland and 1 or 2 days here in Wellington.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001611\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223c6b621c21ee437e8850a84c4b3f769f\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a robust debate and that is great, but this member is now 3 minutes into his 5-minute speech and he has not mentioned Part 3. He has talked about parts that do not exist. He has talked about amendments that may or may not be in the pile of papers in front of Darren Hughes; we suspect that most of it is just unread paper on his desk. The member really does need to be brought back to relevance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001612\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a9c9abf4221b44a99839d97555c2e177\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member might like to mention some of the content of Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001613\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225c318cecd4c544fe90957b4f76b848db\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Part 3, \u201CTransitional arrangements\u201D, is the most substantive part of this bill. It is the bit that sets it all up. It is the operative part, and that is why we want to debate this part. But, more important, this part\u2014and probably the new parts that we will put in later on\u2014is the part that the people of Auckland want to have a say on. Every person in Auckland has an interest in this part. Part 3 will mean that the rates go up by $750 per ratepayer. That increase will be a result of the implementation charges only. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001614\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI ask members opposite why they are so chicken. Why are they so scared? Why has there been a judgment that they will not let the people of Auckland\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001615\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220361a7e6805e4611b5bae12381c58397\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The bully-boy tactics from across the Chamber are interesting, but we have really had enough. The member said that he wants to debate the bill; he needs to get back to this part of the bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001616\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220cda9602349e4c72a1dfa1036391d20b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member cannot question somebody\u2019s courage. We are on Part 3 and the member has a minute to go.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001617\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228541b65570f341bda3192bd0ea37c9b1\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001618\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI make it clear that the effect of this bill is to put 6,300 jobs in Auckland on the line. Maybe some of those workers, the people who represent them, the people from the private sector organisations who want to take their jobs\u2014because that is part of Rodney Hide\u2019s plan for this new council\u2014or even the people whose pockets will be lined as a result of this legislation in the name of Rodney Hide should be allowed to have a say on this bill. The Business Roundtable should be able to have a say; the Employers and Manufacturers\u2019 Association (Northern) should be allowed to have a say; and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions should be allowed to have a say. Even John Banks should be allowed to make a submission on this bill. Even Christine Rankin, who will chair this group\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001619\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c963f776760044d39cdbd329a6e19216\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: What about Jason Gunn?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001620\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e8ae828ae2614263a4b5d2497d45dced\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Well, a whole pile of people should be allowed to have a say on this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221c818ce2-6ca3-4c4a-9e6a-2e3a67d070e1\u0022 data-id=\u00221fd5fccd2ecb43049e38f7d0510cfb9d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001621\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221c818ce2-6ca3-4c4a-9e6a-2e3a67d070e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221fd5fccd2ecb43049e38f7d0510cfb9d\u0022\u003ESHANE ARDERN (National\u2014Taranaki - King Country):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022 data-id=\u0022a6c2aeca58e9413ab9e7bcb00c391ce6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001622\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a6c2aeca58e9413ab9e7bcb00c391ce6\u0022\u003EJACINDA ARDERN (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am pleased to follow on from the very short call taken by Shane Ardern, my third cousin by marriage\u2014 distantly related. I am pleased to take a call on this bill. The Government will be pleased to hear that I will be speaking to Part 3, and specifically to clause 11. I am very happy to read out aspects of that clause, given that Government members have not read it. However, before I do so I want to reflect on the provocative speech made by the Deputy Prime Minister. All that I can take from it is that it was a classic transfer of anger towards the Opposition that should more rightly have been directed towards the Leader of the House. The last time I checked, he was the one who could end this now. It is the Leader of the House who can decide that this bill should go to a select committee immediately, in which case this would all be over. What we saw from Bill English was a classic transfer of anger. Labour members have already stated that we will be here until the bitter end. It is Gerry Brownlee\u2019s call. All complaints should be directed to Gerry Brownlee. I can see Simon Bridges glaring in anger. He might be looking at us or he might be looking at the back of the Leader of the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001623\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EClause 11 of Part 3, which I would like to address\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001624\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be9031441abb479c823fa805b2109bd2\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We are now having successive calls that do not address Part 3. Instead, this speech is just an explanation for the Labour Party trying to back down.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1f4488ec3b34ccc8b36f1c9a544cecb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member might like to start on Part 3 now. I have given some leeway to other speakers for the first minute or so, but I ask her to now come to Part 3. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a581435396db4798ae93c228b80d71e0\u0022\u003EJACINDA ARDERN\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for the lead-in to the substantive part of my speech. I would like to share with Government members aspects of the bill that I would like to refer to, and our substantive amendments to clause 11, \u201CGoverning body of Transition Agency\u201D. It states: \u201C(1) The Transition Agency must have a governing body consisting of a chairperson and no fewer than 2 but no more than 4 other members appointed by the Minister.\u201D If I am correct, this is the most significant transition body that we have seen in the history of New Zealand law\u2014or for some time, at least. It will consist of four appointed members, or as few as two.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001627\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003ELet us be clear about the scale of what this transition body will be dealing with. It will be dealing with the replacement of eight democratically elected authorities, 6,300 staff, $27.2 billion in assets, and $2.3 billion in revenue. How many people are sufficient to deal with the transitional arrangements around those assets, people, and workers? Two people; two people appointed by the Minister of Local Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001628\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EI think it is only right that the Labour Opposition has put forward substantive amendments to this clause. We have set out that clause 11(1) should be amended by omitting \u201C4\u201D and substituting \u201C20\u201D. Surely, for the budget we are talking about and for the number of assets we are talking about, there should be an appointed body of at least 20\u2014the size of Cabinet. Surely that would be reasonable. That is the proposition we have put forward. We have a number of other propositions. We have suggested that the Government could omit \u201C4\u201D and substitute \u201C19\u201D. We have gone all the way through to suggesting substituting \u201C5\u201D. Anything is better than having four members. I ask the Minister to rise and give a submission\u2014or at least his view\u2014on why four members are enough to deal with the massive, substantial amendment we are seeing. Perhaps he might even like to suggest that we substitute \u201C1\u201D with \u201C4\u201D, given that the Minister has even suggested that we do not need to have a select committee decide what we do in terms of this significant change. If the Minister thinks that one member of the governing body is sufficient, I would like to hear that, as well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001629\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003EWhat about the powers of the Auckland Transition Agency? What will these four eminent members be dealing with? If one reads clause 10, one sees that \u201C(3) For the purpose of performing its functions and duties, the Transition Agency has\u2014(a) full capacity to carry on or undertake any activity, do any act, or enter into any transaction;\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001630\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002273a378f083bb4700b05849ffdaa0cfa5\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Boring!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001631\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221688b8d6f4124b7598694cb76865a939\u0022\u003EJACINDA ARDERN\u003C/span\u003E: I believe that one of the members from across the other side of the Chamber just said \u201CBoring!\u201D. This is those members\u2019 bill. This is the most significant change that Auckland and the Auckland region has seen, and that member has called it boring. I do not think the people in Auckland or the 6,300 workers who are about to lose their jobs as a consequence of National\u2019s changes would call this bill boring. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022ed3f90658fef47deb922f6f84fc2e804\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001632\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ed3f90658fef47deb922f6f84fc2e804\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Economic Development):\u003C/span\u003E We have in front of us Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I cannot understand what Labour\u2019s problem is. I cannot understand what Labour\u2019s problem is with protecting the livelihoods and interests of the 6,000-plus workers in local government in Auckland. That is what this particular part of the bill does. Labour members are sitting over there and saying they have 22,000 amendments to this bill, and that those amendments will give greater say to the people of Auckland. Let us be very, very clear about this situation. The councils in Auckland do not disappear because of this bill. That is the myth that Labour members are trying to perpetrate. It is abundantly clear that the Auckland Transition Agency will work in conjunction with those councils to set up the arrangements that will exist from 1 November 2010. What is wrong with that? What is wrong with trying to give some surety to the bureaucrats who run those councils up there right now, and who are trying to put together these arrangements? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001633\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EOne of the fascinating things we have observed is that just about everybody in the Chamber, except for the Green Party members, is saying that there should be one Auckland, one arrangement, and one unit of local governance. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001634\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. There are very strict rules about movement around the Chamber. Only one or two MPs in the Chamber are given the authority to move around. We are seeing at the moment all sorts of little discussions going on. Oh, hang on; they have gone back down their burrows. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001635\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e1aee5b71fc84b899f7c5a65085b6daf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. The point is a valid one, in terms of members walking around and talking. The whips are the people who have that discretion, but it has been happening on both sides of the Chamber. It is not unusual; we have been seeing quite a bit of that today. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001636\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222aea9daff6784049bb3a3ef4ec5e279e\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Clause 13 of the bill makes it very clear what the functions and duties of the transition agency are, which are to organise all of those councils in order that they might move towards the most\u2014[Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001637\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002206713254a13c41eaa1d5c56a2446bcdc\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I want to indicate that I take offence, as a Mallard, to anyone else being described in the way that that member is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001638\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c4a4675d04b04decbe362cc0db176c2d\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I would like to withdraw and apologise to my colleague, Mr Mallard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001639\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022647cd31a93ac40fc9f6efd42e1204208\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Members see there a perfect example of how disorganised the Opposition is\u2014how hopelessly disorganised the Opposition is. Do not start paddling that great pile of unread papers off Darren Hughes\u2019 desk. When he exited the Beehive, sacked as a Minister, he took with him cartons full of correspondence that he had never bothered to read, let alone respond to. It is a joke for Labour members to be here at this time of the night, saying it is putting up these 10,000, or 20,000, or whatever it is\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001640\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223231156eaff14854892c1e4508b1847f\u0022\u003EHon Annette King\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I do not think the comments being made by Mr Brownlee have anything to do with the bill at all. You have been very strict tonight, particularly on me, making me stay in line with the bill. I would like you to apply the same rule to Mr Brownlee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001641\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fe504207857943d3953f745b966b7f7a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is a fair point. We are on Part 3, Mr Brownlee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001642\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223d4093944d614c3e98828ff5a741fa2c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Certainly, Mr Chairperson. My point simply is that the amendments to Part 3 that I have seen so far have nothing really to do with making the bill any better whatsoever. They are the usual sort of one-word twists here and there that make no difference to the effect that we are trying to put in place here at the moment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001643\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI go back to my original question. What is wrong with Labour when it cannot support arrangements that would give surety and certainty to the workers of Auckland?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001644\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f2261220aaf422aa440f017a41bad04\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You have been very generous in allowing members some leeway, typically 30 seconds to a minute at the start of their speeches, to range widely over the issues surrounding the bill before getting to the clause. You have warned that member several times, and he has not drawn himself to the clause, let alone the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001645\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228dfcfbb00c5644828a2782f025bd0665\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. That is another point, and I will ask the member, with a minute to go, to speak on Part 3. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001646\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a5336ba8a244cf18d5e6ec680c24541\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: I know that every time I mention the fact that clause 13\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001647\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f6e568dc11148378812b3961abe737b\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is not the first time, following a point of order, that you have ruled that the member must come to the point or\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001648\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002210def06ed9c34c3a9ae28a40757bd803\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I hear what you are saying, but the member was coming to the point, because he did refer to the bill. I invite him to continue, although he does not have much time left.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001649\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1e77709900f4ef5b7313a87047df941\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson, I know that every time I get to discussing clause 13 of Part 3, which talks about the transitional arrangements with which the transitional authority will work with the various councils up there, the Opposition gets upset, because essentially it is the surety that is given to chief executives through this process that the jobs of those Aucklanders who do a great job in local government up there at the moment, but who will do an even better job when they work under one umbrella, are protected. I think it is disingenuous for Labour Opposition members to rave on in the way they are, and particularly the member Ms Ardern, who was talking about our lack of care in these situations. It is interesting that Labour members have broken up my speech tonight. We have had speech after speech about nothing but utter rubbish from the Opposition.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00221711b722edb64cf98b00b19d21480e12\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001650\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221711b722edb64cf98b00b19d21480e12\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I see that Ms Sue Kedgley has put in an amendment\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001651\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b40f0a5208c34e22b0dc57e7bb285fdb\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I know that you will not reverse your ruling, but I just want to know whether the tradition of calls going from side to side has been broken, because my colleague has certainly\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001652\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002289dfbdd903494012a016302d8546f1d6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, the Minister always has the opportunity to speak at any time, and I have given him that call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001653\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dfa1424cb2a4467092c36e25087670ec\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Sue Kedgley has put in some amendments, and I would just like to go through them and explain the reason why the Government will not be voting for them, because I think these are serious amendments that are attempting a policy outcome. Ms Kedgley has put in three Supplementary Order Papers. Supplementary Order Paper 19 proposes changes to clauses 13 and 20 to remove the power of the Auckland Transition Agency to review or determine agendas for forthcoming meetings of existing Auckland local authorities and other local government organisations. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001654\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI am sorry, but Ms Kedgley has misread these clauses. The provision for the Auckland Transition Agency to review agendas is intended to allow the transition agency to identify and give notice to organisations if it considers that decisions on a particular matter may impact on the reorganisation or on the future capacity or assets of the Auckland Council. Such decisions must be reviewed and confirmed in writing by the transition agency before they are implemented. If we remove that power to review items, that would leave the transition agency able only to identify such decisions after they have been made, under clause 20(3). It will be far less disruptive if local authorities are aware of the need to seek confirmation before decisions are taken rather than retrospectively. The reason for being able to see the agendas is just to know which decisions are in front of the councils. What Ms Kedgley would do is allow the councils to make decisions that the transition agency would not know about. Also, I should point out that Ms Kedgley has misread the bill. A careful read of the bill would show there is no power anywhere in this bill for the Auckland Transition Agency to \u201Cdetermine\u201D local government agendas. That is a complete fabrication, I am sorry. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001655\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe powers to review both the decisions and the agenda items are necessary safeguards to cover decisions not already covered by the confirmation requirements in clause 31, or not recognised as covered by these provisions. The requirement that the Auckland Transition Agency confirm decisions does not mean that those decisions will be blocked in any way. It is recognised that existing councils will need to make some decisions that have consequences for the Auckland Council in order to take opportunities when they arise or address identified needs in a timely way. The process merely allows the Auckland Transition Agency to be satisfied that the impacts of those decisions are justified by the benefits. In the debate in relation to the establishment of the select committee, that member commented that this provision would prevent councils putting particular matters on the agendas. Let me assure members in the Chamber, and particularly Ms Kedgley, that the bill does not do that at all. I am afraid Ms Kedgley has misread it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001656\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe second set of proposed amendments that Ms Kedgley put up in Supplementary Order Paper 20 seeks to require explicitly the approval of the Cabinet appointments and honours committee for ministerial appointments to the Auckland Transition Agency. That amendment relates to confusion about the operation of Cabinet and the role of Ministers. I can understand the Greens being confused on this issue, because Labour has never allowed them to be Ministers or to be in Cabinet, unlike National, which has been a bit more generous with its potential coalition and support partners. If Ms Kedgley had had that experience, the Greens would realise that it is contrary to legislative conventions to refer to Cabinet and Cabinet committees in this way in statute. The convention is that Cabinet arrangements, and the way in which Ministers exercise their statutory powers, are the prerogative of the Prime Minister to determine, and are not subject to constraint by Parliament. So what the Greens would be doing with this amendment\u2014and I am sure the Labour Party will not be voting for it\u2014is to set up in statute a means of dictating the mechanisms of Cabinet committees, and therefore undermining future prime ministerial power and setting a very, very different convention to the way Cabinet and Parliament would understand it\u2014I am sure Labour would accept that. It is also worth noting that no other statute provides for ministerial appointments to be referred to the Cabinet appointments and honours committee. No party in power has ever done that; that does not exist anywhere in statute.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001657\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a5abca257f34bbfbe4aedab35d87c8b\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s amazing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001658\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef44d6430d8842168c10c8f82f4f793f\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: It is amazing, but I can understand Ms Kedgley\u2019s confusion\u2014she is always the bridesmaid and never the bride. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001659\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EIf we go to Supplementary Order Paper 21, which is in Ms Sue Kedgley\u2019s name, we see that an amendment proposes to insert a new clause 23A in respect of the transition agency. I want members to focus on this with particular care, because this is from the Green Party, which is actually complaining about the Government imposing its will on Auckland and through the councils. I want people to focus on this, because it will be very interesting to see whether Labour will support this. The amendment in Supplementary Order Paper 21 requires that the transition agency, before commencing any changes, prepare a transition budget to cover the period until\u2014wait for it\u2014the 2016 triennial elections. So the transition agency would be preparing the budget for the new Auckland Council right through to the 2016 elections. The budget would be required to be publicly available prior to the approval being sought, when variations are sought at 6-monthly intervals. The proposal lists the individual components of the transition, and the budgeted costs of each. The amendments propose that any variations or cost overruns from the budget be met by the Crown. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001660\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI explain again to the Greens and to Labour members how this works, because clearly\u2014and I apologise for this\u2014there has been a misunderstanding. I have done my best through the night, in clear, plain English, to explain how the bill works, but clearly we have been missing it. The bill already requires that the Auckland Transition Agency has to obtain the approval of the responsible Minister and the Minister of Finance for its budget expenditure. This is set out in clause 22, and Mr Horomia can check this out. It also imposes a range of financial reporting and accountability requirements, including the provision of audited financial statements for presentation to Parliament under the Public Finance Act 1989. I am sure that members on this side of the Chamber who are concerned about fiscal prudence and proper accounting\u2014unlike some of the inappropriate shenanigans we have seen in the past\u2014will appreciate that. It provides for a narrative report of the agency\u2019s activities on its dissolution\u2014and I ask Mr Horomia to check\u2014as set out in clause 13(1)(c)(ii). \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001661\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EIn the absence of an elected Auckland Council, it is appropriate that the accountability of the Auckland Transition Agency is to Ministers and, through them, to Parliament, which has established its set of duties and powers. That is the proper mechanism for financial accountability, as set out in the Public Finance Act. I want Green members to focus on this, because what they are proposing is to create a binding budget, running through to 2016. That would be hugely problematic, given that the whole point of finalising the reorganisation and bedding down the change is to have the Auckland Council functioning from 1 November 2010. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001662\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003ESomehow, the Greens are trying to get Parliament to dictate the budget for Auckland through to 2016. What does that say about their approach to local democracy? The Government wants to achieve a reorganisation for Auckland\u2014and Labour has said that it wants one mayor, one council, and one plan\u2014so a transition agency is needed, as explained in the royal commission report, which spent $4 million setting that out. However, the Greens are coming along and saying \u201CNo, no. We don\u2019t want the Auckland Council or Aucklanders deciding their own budget; we want to decide their budget, not this year, not next year, and not the year after that, but right through to 2016.\u201D I would be astonished if the Labour Party wants to vote for that. I would be astonished if the Labour Party wants to vote for putting Cabinet committees into statute. I would be astonished if the Labour Party\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001663\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b1e1c92990cb45149eeded69b0ac2143\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: No, put the Executive Council into statute. Do it properly\u2014the Governor-General in Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001664\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a50a493bdc74b548793cf8de941c337\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: The Hon Trevor Mallard is calling out that we should be doing it properly. I ask him to look at the Labour Party\u2019s own amendments. At least the Greens have made a proper attempt to deal with matters of policy, rather than just raise matters to cause a vote. That is why I am answering the Green\u2019s amendments. I am interested in whether the Labour members will be voting for them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u00227938dab266814ee596e17b6ecdf97763\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001665\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227938dab266814ee596e17b6ecdf97763\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I start by thanking the Hon Rodney Hide for his response. I understand the point he was making in respect of agendas, although we disagree with some of the points of this legislation. I agree that if the transitional agency did not have that power, then it would be possible for councils to distribute assets and other things in a way that was not in the interests of people in Auckland. I have another question for Mr Hide. I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am trying to address Mr Hide on a substantive point. I say to Mr Hide that on page 10 of the bill\u2014I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Oh\u2014I thank Mr Hide; he is listening. I say to Mr Hide that I was acknowledging the point he made fairly in respect of the need to have agendas available to the transitional agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001666\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002265dbbc520ca94db2b39843b158a457c4\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am not clear whether the Hon David Parker was raising a point of order, but I want to be clear. I am sorry; I did not mean to be disrespectful to the Committee or to the member on his feet. I was just getting clarification from officials on some of the amendments put forward by Labour, to see whether there is any policy in them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001667\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dd1c4076804e40d5a2d2160efaad214c\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. I had moved on from that point of order. [Interruption] Speaking to the point of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001668\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f98c84ee90d84a60b434577b0c76ad90\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I just say that if we are going to be very picky about points of order\u2014and I can be\u2014I can require members who raise a point of order to quote the Standing Order that they are addressing before they begin.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001669\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226677b59a8b374c0a9e75abc0a55cc94a\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Don\u2019t do it!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001670\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c41a41104cf04e339cce95997ae82b5c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I will not do it. But I say to members that although the member said that Rodney Hide\u2019s point of order was not a point of order, the point of order raised by the Hon David Parker was not a point of order either.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001671\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002229e54a28f3954a138f83baddbbca66b5\u0022\u003EHon Annette King\u003C/span\u003E: He didn\u2019t make one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001672\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022939286057de14e6699b55b447978088c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: He did\u2014the member called for a point of order twice, and neither point was a point of order. I would like to let the debate flow, please, members. Let us get these speeches going. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001673\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002250f2ae11ac9b41a4b9d9e1da60685e8f\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chair. I was acknowledging the Minister\u2019s point, which I think was correct, that it is necessary for the transitional agency to have powers in respect of agendas. I have an additional question for Mr Hide, the Minister in the chair. In clause 13(2) of the bill\u2014this is a serious point\u2014the transition agency is asked to \u201C(a)\u2014develop an organisational structure for the Auckland Council\u201D. There is no mention as to whether that organisational plan is intended to cover the community boards that lie under the Auckland Council according to the model that is proposed by the Government. I would like the Minister to clarify whether indeed clause 13(2)(a) is intended to cover community boards as well as the Auckland Council itself.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022 data-id=\u00228e4f2c2134eb438d9fd4923503df4df1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001674\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228e4f2c2134eb438d9fd4923503df4df1\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY (National\u2014T\u0101maki):\u003C/span\u003E I am very pleased to be able to take a call to speak to Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill and, in particular, to address the question of the transition agency that is being set up, with members to be appointed by the Minister, as a statutory body. I must address a practice that has developed in some of the members opposite when they have been speaking to Part 3\u2014it is a practice I hold in contempt. It is the naming of members of the public who are not members of this House, and who do not have the opportunity to respond. I myself was subjected to that sort of behaviour before I came into the House; I find it neither responsible nor respectable. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001675\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EThe critical point, now that we are going to have a unitary authority to be known as the Auckland Council, is to ensure that this Committee puts in place the necessary transitional arrangements to make the council work, and to make it work for the next 50 to 100 years in the life of the Auckland region. The royal commission studied models of implementation overseas and gave the matter very careful thought. The Government and Aucklanders will be looking to the transition agency to get the transition right. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EPolitical decisions are being made in this Chamber tonight, and\u2014goodness gracious\u2014speaking of political decisions, what must the people of Auckland make of the behaviour of the Opposition? How dare those members stand up and talk about defending democracy! That is the last thing their behaviour in this Chamber over the last 2 or 3 days amounts to. All that the Opposition is doing is confirming in the electorate\u2019s mind that it was right to throw Labour out on its ear. When other Auckland members get back to their constituencies, and when I get back to my constituency of T\u0101maki, the people will be saying: \u201CWhat a disgrace! What a disgrace it was that when the Labour Opposition could have been debating the provisions in Part 3 on the setting up and the working of the transition agency, instead it chose to play games.\u201D The Opposition is playing games with taxpayers\u2019 money. The Opposition members do not get that point. It is not their money that is being spent tonight; it is taxpayers\u2019 money. That is going to come home to roost on the streets of Auckland tomorrow, Sunday, next week, next month, next year, and at the next election. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001677\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003EThe organisational structure for the work that the transition agency will be called on to perform is vital. I have every confidence that the Minister, who has spoken with such clarity and such command of the details of the bill, will get the appointment of that agency right. That agency\u2019s motivation and obligation will be to ensure that come the local body elections in October 2010, the new Auckland Council will be up and running, and to be sure that all aspects of the organisation have been got right. Members should make no mistake about this: the new council, on day one, must be up and running. The urgency in that is that it only as far away as October 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022fb2576f5801c4e1786069cb96f23b5b0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001678\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022fb2576f5801c4e1786069cb96f23b5b0\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I thank the Hon David Parker for his remarks. Maybe he could take another call, because his amendments do not appear to follow logically or to have correct syntax or English. We are struggling to grasp them. If we add to clause 13(2)(a) the amendment he is proposing\u2014\u201Cafter 1 November 2010\u201D to add \u201Cincluding for Local Councils\u201D\u2014then the sentence does not seem to follow in any logical way. I know that the member has some legal background\u2014certainly, more than I do\u2014and he may care to make another amendment that gets the English right and the syntax correct in terms of what he is trying to achieve. As it stands, the amendment will not work; it just does not follow.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001679\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EAlso, the Hon David Parker\u2019s second amendment, which amends clause 13(b), states \u201Cand on any other matter including on any issues relating to community boards\u201D. The difficulty I have with that is I am not sure what clause 13(b) is. Maybe Mr Parker is meaning clause 13(1)(b)?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001680\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002215493a474173429c840e073f74b090fa\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002243b440916f7447dd96800f99d2c7ca8c\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Could the Clerk amend it to read clause 13(1)(b), because it is not clear what it amends. For the benefit of the Committee, the amendment would mean that the Auckland Transition Agency would \u201Cadvise the Minister on any matter associated with the reorganisation, including in relation to existing or proposed legislation and on any other matter including on any issues relating to community boards\u201D. It is a bit clumsy, but basically it is saying that the transition agency should be required to report on any implications for community boards. We can fix that for the member. There is an amendment to clause 13(2)(a), and this amendment is an addition. Am I correct? The amendment to clause 13(2)(a) adds \u201Cincluding for local councils\u201D, and this one adds community boards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001682\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f82b66f1ca804faa8716d66e5aa7665d\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: The order is wrong.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001683\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c5d8c38b9f304567a972c133cd4506c9\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: The order is wrong. So it would go \u201Cincluding for community boards\u201D then \u201Cincluding for local councils\u201D?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001684\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220aaafc7d5f5e4e079545ee56ad726be7\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001685\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022df34b7819333465d95f6332bd0e37854\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: But then the English would not work. Why would the member not make it one amendment?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001686\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b479622800704e3bbcc49290d716b04d\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I put it as two separate amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001687\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e431215715b94cfa8a370eb8310626c7\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: But if one gets in, the other one does not make sense.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001688\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e53b691a643a4af1b8c5f92fb9c5a4a7\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: \u201Cincluding\u201D and \u201Cincluding\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001689\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b35fc0d81c044daa841350273deb8805\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, if the member drafted an amendment that would work for both of them and would replace those two, then we could have a look at it. At present, they do not work, and I think the member appreciates that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001690\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThere is an amendment to clause 13(b). This is where it gets a bit hard. What was the Minister in the previous Government? Was he the Attorney-General?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001691\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221c818ce2-6ca3-4c4a-9e6a-2e3a67d070e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220f50df0c018b4eb7903388f9d2236e6a\u0022\u003EShane Ardern\u003C/span\u003E: At one stage.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001692\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255b3171ecd3c4a868eb4cb8496ae2190\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: The former Attorney-General has made an amendment to clause 13(b), but I am sorry to tell him that there is no clause 13(b). I am afraid that that one has to be struck out, because there is no clause 13(b), I say to Mr Parker. Does the member accept that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001693\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022058441360f5f4f538fbf5a931389edb7\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: Yes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001694\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222867e31831d5421584311093d20650fc\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: The member accepts that. Maybe the member could have another crack at it. I do apologise, because when the member was speaking I was reading the amendment and I was a little confused; I turned to my officials and said: \u201CI don\u2019t think there is a clause 13(b).\u201D, and they came back \u201CNo, there isn\u2019t.\u201D That was why I was confused when the member was talking\u2014because he was talking about nothing. I apologise. It is easy to make a mistake when we get a bit tired.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001695\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI will turn to the Greens. Ms Kedgley has an amendment that requires the Auckland Transition Agency to spend levy moneys. Here is an amendment from Parliament that would require the Auckland Transition Agency to spend money. Of course, that money is ratepayers\u2019 money, so I am quite interested in this amendment, particularly when we are hearing concerns about cost. If the Auckland Transition Agency is going to be spending money, I am very interested to find out on what. So I read the amendment further. This is important, because we are seeing a lot of inconsistency between what people are saying and what they are proposing for the legislation. We are hearing a great deal of concern about the cost to ratepayers and the cost of the transition, particularly from Labour\u2014and it will be interesting to see whether it will vote for this amendment\u2014and from the Greens. Ms Kedgley went to some lengths to complain about it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001696\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis amendment would have Parliament make the agency spend money raised through the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 \u201Cin a manner that enhances the environmental integrity of the Auckland Region.\u201D The difficulty is that the agency only has oversight of the existing local councils. The Greens are not satisfied with the councils\u2019 spending money; no, they want the agency to come over the top of that, take money, and spend it. If the Greens think about it for a moment, this is\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001697\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229486acd2906c4b5c8e6fab90e46aa9e0\u0022\u003EHon Pete Hodgson\u003C/span\u003E: Please take us through it again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001698\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022139693481a3743d88a8aea619132aa96\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: OK, sure. I understand; it is getting late, so I will take it slowly. [Interruption] They are folding their cards. I will explain it, for the benefit of the hardy souls in the Labour caucus. This amendment requires the Auckland Transition Agency to spend levy moneys raised through the Waste Minimisation Act of 2008 \u201Cin a manner that enhances the environmental integrity of the Auckland Region.\u201D The difficulty with that is it fails to comprehend the role of the Auckland Transition Agency and, indeed, the role of the councils. The Auckland Transition Agency only has an oversight role over council decisions, so the spending of levies raised through the Waste Minimisation Act\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001699\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002260f8c788612e477b984841834e3a7dd5\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I seek your advice as to whether there is any provision in the Standing Orders to prevent a Minister from filibustering his own bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001700\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ee6c636206d4265b948f8a600ecf0b3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member knows that that is not a point of order. The member knows that the Minister has unlimited calls. I do not appreciate points of order that seek to interrupt a member\u2019s speech. I want to protect members so that they can have a fair go. I invite the Minister to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001701\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022537686da2b194325bb5e7b222094d8bb\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for that. The Labour caucus wants to debate it, and we are debating it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001702\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe Auckland Transition Authority has an oversight role over the councils\u2019 decisions, and the spending of money raised through levies is a mechanism for the existing councils to decide. They are democratically elected councils, which is one of the points that have been raised throughout the debate tonight. I will explain what we want, for the benefit of Jeanette Fitzsimons, because I think she will get it. Yes, we need a transition agency, as was explained by the royal commission, to set up the reorganisation, but we want the local councils to get on with business as usual and to get on with being councils. Yes, we have to have regard to some of the decisions they are making, because we must have a relatively smooth transition to the new council, but the Auckland Transition Agency is not going to be willy-nilly making spending decisions, particularly not on day one. The councils will be making business-as-usual decisions as expected and as set out in statute, and the decisions that they make will need to go past and be confirmed by the Auckland Transition Agency, but we are not going to have Parliament direct the agency to take that money and spend it in a particular way. Thank you, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022 data-id=\u00228bd193b726344c039613de717bd03a18\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001703\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228bd193b726344c039613de717bd03a18\u0022\u003ECARMEL SEPULONI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I want to go back to what I was discussing previously, in relation to clauses 11, 12, and 13 of Part 3, and carry on from there. Mr Peachey said earlier that Labour was playing games with regard to the transition agency. I can assure Mr Peachey that Labour is not playing games with regard to Part 3; it is representing the view of Aucklanders. That is why it is taking us so long. It is a view that is felt all across Auckland. The issue is who is going to be on the Auckland Transition Agency. I return to that point because that is a concern that Aucklanders have. They are worried that they will not be represented, and of course they have that concern because, who is appointing the members of the board? It is Mr Rodney Hide. As a Pacific person, would I trust Mr Rodney Hide to reflect my community\u2019s interests or to represent my community? I do not think so. Mr Rodney Hide cannot represent my community. He will appoint people to that board who are of like mind\u2014like minds such as Christine Rankin and fellow National MPs, people of that nature; Bill Birch, even.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001704\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EIf we reflect on the people who are of like mind with Mr Rodney Hide, we can see a recent example of why that is not a good representation of Pacific people. They are people like Miss Melissa Lee, who says that all people from South Auckland are criminals who stop by in Mt Albert to rob homes and commit crimes. She says also that people do not commit crimes in their own neighbourhoods; they go elsewhere\u2014from South Auckland all the way to Mt Albert. With that in mind, as a side note, if that is the case\u2014that people leave their own neighbourhoods to commit crimes elsewhere\u2014then I ask Mr Hide to tell those people from Epsom to stop going to South Auckland and committing crimes there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001705\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EI will get back to the transition agency. The concern in the community\u2014especially the Pacific community, which we consulted with on Monday night\u2014is that they will not be heard with regard to the legislation that National is trying to push through and with regard to the transitional agency that it is setting up. As I asked before, why would they be heard when they cannot even be consulted? National cannot even get out there and consult them. National is saying now\u2014I saw an advertisement in the paper\u2014that it is going to have public meetings with the community to talk about this issue. It will have public meetings, but let us just reflect on where those public meetings will be. There will be eight public meetings in Auckland City, but only one in Manukau. I thank National! There will be only one in Waitakere. I thank National! Let us just talk again about that Pacific regional fono on Monday night. Mr Lotu-Iiga, where were you on the night of that Pacific regional fono? You were holding a 10-year funding plan\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001706\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227c1d68c5db714173b901329e6d41f77d\u0022\u003ENathan Guy\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The member is bringing you into the debate, and I suggest that you ask her to refrain from bringing you into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001707\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229653fbebf5f24b1aa7edf93b04fd150a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: In response to that point of order, I say that the sentence started off by naming a member: \u201CPeseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, where were you on the night \u2026\u201D. The \u201Cyou\u201D was quite obviously tied in the same sentence to the name; it was not directed at the Chair. To be fair, \u201Cyou\u201D is not totally excluded from members\u2019 usage. If the member had been directing that comment at me, I certainly would have taken offence, but she was not. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001708\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c62c70873b74536933c8abfe19ba574\u0022\u003ECARMEL SEPULONI\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chair. Where was Mr Lotu-Iiga on the night of that Pacific regional fono on the super-city? He was holding a fono in Auckland City on Auckland City\u2019s 10-year funding plan, when that Auckland City will soon cease to exist. What was the point of that? While there were several hundred Pacific people at the regional Pacific fono on the super-city, I heard there were about 10 people at Mr Lotu-Iiga\u2019s meeting, and they were all his family members. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001709\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003EThe issue with the transition agency is that our people will not be reflected. Members of the agency will be people of like mind with Mr Rodney Hide. They will supposedly be there to make decisions for our future as Aucklanders. I say \u201Cour future\u201D because I live in Auckland, too. Personally, I am quite fearful when I think of the fact that Mr Rodney Hide and people who think like him will be making decisions on my behalf and on behalf of our Pacific community, which makes up 14 percent of the region, and our M\u0101ori community, which makes up 11 percent of the region.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022 data-id=\u0022b9fdd6b98bc442c488bb7f8f75d9c445\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001710\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b9fdd6b98bc442c488bb7f8f75d9c445\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT (National\u2014Waitakere):\u003C/span\u003E It is something to be able to stand up and speak to the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which I obviously think is an outstanding bill that will make a positive difference to Auckland City, and will actually\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001711\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac9070e57adc49dbaa507b3ca708038d\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: That member voted against the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001712\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222f297386d5c343919a7eb79d22e98c14\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: Sorry, what was that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001713\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a491c3c5dab748ab8d9522e9b21aae29\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: That member voted against the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001714\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ef49cd3a0b84d77b4ada91a569a353c\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: What is that, sorry? The members opposite are still a bit uptight about it, are they not? They are still a bit uptight about it all. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001715\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EI would like to talk about\u2014if I might speak to the Minister in the chair\u2014the important role of the chief executive. It is an important role. The powers of the chief executive\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001716\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224f91a4f5c2f9492299a8f28f269a5a0f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: We want to hear the member. I am getting a lot of aural graffiti at the moment. Interjections are OK\u2014rare, reasonable, and hopefully witty\u2014but I just cannot hear the member at this point. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001717\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022548e793698b94dceb0b24b0d0388544d\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you very much, Mr Chair. It is important that we talk about the Auckland Transition Agency: exactly what it looks like, what the make-up is, what its functions and purposes are\u2014which, of course, is what Part 3 does\u2014and how important it really is. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001718\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EI say that in Waitakere there is just about universal approval for having one Auckland. People want to see a city that works, that works for them, and that actually gets them to the place where they want to be. [Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001719\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229abd3af9ec5a492dbf3ebfe0fb7c5e1d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say equally to members on either side of the Chamber that both my ears are ringing. I cannot hear the member. I think it is fair enough to have some interjections. I say to one interjector, who was saying: \u201C\u2026 sold you \u2026 you \u2026 you \u2026\u201D, that that is out of order. I invite the Hon Paula Bennett to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001720\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002296853e84238846079caf08b0a2f1964a\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chair. A heated debate is going on right now on this bill\u2014there are no two ways about it. The people of Waitakere are debating this bill at the moment, and they are debating what it means to be one city. I think that that debate is a good thing, and we certainly encourage them to have it. I am delighted to live in that electorate\u2014the electorate that I serve. I take great pleasure in living there; I find it is one of the most beautiful places in the world to live in, quite frankly. I choose to live there; it is my home. I do not stand up and express platitudes, like members from the other side of the Chamber do; I stand up because I really believe what I say, and I want to walk the talk. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001721\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EThe transitional authority will see us becoming able to make the transition to what the Auckland Council truly needs to look like. We will see one city. We will see our city come together in a way that it has not. That fact has not been lost to members on this side of the Chamber. The Government certainly gets that, and gets what is important. What is important is looking at how we pull a city together: how we get the transport working properly, how we get the infrastructure working properly, and how we get our water, most of which will be coming from the beautiful hills of Waitakere, of course. What is important is how we transition into one city, as we move towards having one council. This part looks at the Auckland Transition Agency: what it looks like, what its functions are, what its powers are, and what is actually needed. It was, of course, recommended by the royal commission that a transitional authority be set up. It said there needed to be something between now and then, and it said what the transitional authority should look like. We listened to the royal commission\u2014that is what happened. Hence this authority it to be set up. We saw what actually needed to be done and what was truly important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001722\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003EI have some big questions around the role of the chief executive. I think that is a prime role. Everyone gets caught up with the issue of who will be on the agency\u2014and I think those are fair concerns and fair questions; I can tell members that decision will not be made lightly. But equally, I think the role of the chief executive is very important. That appointee will actually have a lot of say on how we transition into one city, which, at the end of the day, is what everyone\u2014[Interruption] Sorry, what was that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001723\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002238a8bf87d56848a288a85f2bae57383d\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Could you explain the Christine Rankin decision?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002263776108-58dc-4cab-baf1-95282c61d0de\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dd0a0c1356cc43f188b39a06aac65cc4\u0022\u003EHon PAULA BENNETT\u003C/span\u003E: I am delighted to talk about Aucklanders and the difference they can make in this country, not just in a city like Auckland. There is no doubt that as soon as a woman with a bit of spunk stands up in this country, people like to wipe her down\u2014they like to knock her down. But the reality is that we are OK with people standing up for what they believe in\u2014making a stand, getting in there, and putting their opinion forward. So I congratulate those Aucklanders who make a difference in our country, who step up into different roles, who actually have an opinion and are not scared to put it forward, and who are not scared to have an opinion that differs from that of other people. I think that that is a fine thing. It is a fine thing for Auckland, and it is a fine thing for our country and for this Parliament. Unlike the Labour Party, I and other members on this side of the Chamber do not have a lot of angst about people having a different opinion from ours, and we do not have a lot of angst about Labour differing from us on a few things. But I am actually struggling to find what it does differ from us on, as far as this bill is concerned.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u0022e5f76513a49346d1a15cb4cea5f7d86c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001725\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e5f76513a49346d1a15cb4cea5f7d86c\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am pleased to stand and take a call on Part 3 of the very, very rotten Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I listened to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, who came and gave a speech earlier, bemoaning the fact that he was not able to go home to his electorate and save people from being made redundant, because he was being forced to stay at work in Parliament. This is the man who has been fiddling while Rome burns. This is the man who, more than anyone else in this Parliament, could single-handedly do something to stop people being made redundant, yet he has done nothing. He gave a full third of tax cuts to the top 3 percent of New Zealanders, and in this part of the bill he is trying to give them a council, as well. The Minister is trying to give his mates a council, and Labour says that that is not appropriate. It is anti-democratic, and we will fight it all the way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001726\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EWe know that National MPs have been leading by example and working a 4-day fortnight, so they are really angry that they have to be here doing some work. However, the fact is that if National members wanted to end this debate now, they could agree to send the bill to a select committee and to let the people of Auckland have their say, and we could all go home to our areas, our appointments, and our work. We are here because they will not do that. National members are scared of the people of Auckland having their say, and they have no one to blame but themselves for the fact that we will be here this week and next week. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001727\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003ELabour is putting forward an amendment that says that when the Minister of Local Government decides whom he will hand-pick and put on to the Auckland Transition Authority, he has to consult with stakeholders and interested parties. Let us face it: this authority will basically be the council for the people of the Auckland region for the next 18 months. It seems only fair that Aucklanders are consulted about who their new councillors will be, because their previous councillors and mayors will effectively be made redundant. The people whom Aucklanders voted in 18 months ago will effectively be made redundant. Those councillors and mayors went through a democratic process. They put themselves through an election campaign. They stood for office thinking that they would get a 3-year term, that they would be able to make funding and spending decisions, and that they would be able to make decisions for their area. This week the National Government said no. It thinks it knows better than them, so it will hand-pick a transitional authority that will run Auckland for the next 18 months. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001728\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EMembers would have seen in the newspaper today that an Auckland council said it would have to get permission from this transitional authority in order to buy toilet paper. That is how ridiculous the arrangement will be. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001729\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022688367bd9e2444fbbc8ae536f0e3b6bd\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: What if they say no?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001730\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002281e6ac92adc747ebbd7762bca1460333\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY\u003C/span\u003E: Call us quaint, but the Labour members ask what happens if the authority says no. It is a very good point. We know that Mr Rodney Hide and the National members do not want these councils to have the ability to protect their assets for the next 18 months, or to pass rules that protect their staff and assets. They want to stop all the councils\u2019 powers this week, in this Parliament, so that the councils cannot do those things before Mr Hide and Mr English set up an authority, which their mates will run, to control Auckland. It is absolutely shameful that this is happening. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001731\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EI point out to members an advertisement in the New Zealand Herald that has a tiny little House of Representatives crest, which means that taxpayer money has been used. Maybe this money could instead have been used to advertise select committee hearings for the people of Auckland so they can actually have their say. I notice that the latest meeting in this advertisement is on 11 June. The Labour Opposition says that it is happy to stay in urgency until 11 June, so that all these advertised meetings can be held while this bill is being debated. We will stay in urgency until 11 June so that when Dr Jackie Blue holds a meeting in Three Kings this bill will not have been rammed through Parliament. It is ridiculous to have public meetings after the legislation has been passed, and to use taxpayers\u2019 money to pay for the advertisement. The National Government thinks that kind of process is fine. The National Government thinks that kind of process is democratic. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001732\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003ELabour members say that National members can whinge all they want about being here and having to work hard to stick up for anti-democratic legislation, but we will hold them to account. This is the only debate in this country on this legislation. The bill is Draconian; Part 3 is anti-democratic. This is the only debate, and we will fight because no one else is being given the opportunity to do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022 data-id=\u002243fc712b6879414eb5bb3fb011069ecb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001733\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002243fc712b6879414eb5bb3fb011069ecb\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE (National\u2014Auckland Central):\u003C/span\u003E As the member of Parliament for Auckland Central who took the seat off the Labour Party, I am delighted to speak on Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. National will continue to win seats in Auckland. I tell members right now that today is the day\u2014[Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001734\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a32b362a8aad49e1b2e3a90857fe6500\u0022\u003EHon Pete Hodgson\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001735\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220d522378ba204b9daf15ba78a840407e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I trust that the member has a serious point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001736\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e76d69246f3a4a78a1336c85b8b62f45\u0022\u003EHon Pete Hodgson\u003C/span\u003E: I simply ask the member to speak up a little; I am not able to hear her. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001737\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b12d4e67a602421eb498111efe6789ec\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to members that I want to protect them, so that when they are speaking they can use their 5 minutes. I think it is unreasonable for people to take points of order simply to break up a speech. It is unfair. I want to protect those who are speaking. On the other hand, I would have called for a bit more quiet, but I have to say that more noise was coming from the speaker\u2019s supporting group than from others. I ask members to keep it down. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001738\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022393199673c264cbaafe57d1843f2591e\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE\u003C/span\u003E: Today is the day that the New Zealand Labour Party lost the support of workers, because the key part of this bill, Part 3, is designed to protect the 6,000 Aucklanders who are currently really worried about their jobs. The key part of this bill, which forms the Auckland Transitional Authority, is there to protect them, but Labour does not care about those 6,000 people. When Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga, Jackie Blue, and I go around those public meetings in Auckland, we will make it very clear that Labour members do not care about those 6,000 people; otherwise, they would be voting to put in this transitional authority in order to ensure that those workers have some certainty. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001739\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EThe other key aspect of Part 3 of the bill is the setting up of transitional arrangements for local body elections. Labour members do not care about local body elections; otherwise, they would support putting this bill through. If we do not pass this bill, we will not have local body elections in Auckland. There is a direct contrast here: a party that is interested in action for Auckland versus a party that is interested in time-wasting. Labour members have put forward 7,000 amendments. When I go around my public meetings in Auckland, I will be very clear that Labour is interested in time-wasting, as opposed to National, which is interested in helping those 6,000 people in Auckland through establishing a transition agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001740\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EThis evening Labour members have shown that they will lose the support of Auckland in 2011. That is very clear. Sam Lotu-Iiga will win Maungakiekie, and he will increase his majority. Paula Bennett will cruise to victory in Waitakere, because tonight the Labour Party has shown very clearly that it has lost the support of the workers of Auckland. At a key time, when there is a recession and people are coming to my office concerned about their jobs, Labour is interested in wasting taxpayer money, keeping members here, and proposing 7,000 ridiculous amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001741\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI tell the people of Auckland that National cares about their jobs, about setting up a transitional agency, and about ensuring that, through a time of uncertainty, Aucklanders have some certainty in their jobs. That is why it is crucial that this part of the bill goes through this evening. It sets up the key arrangements for local body elections, and it ensures that there is some certainty in jobs. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001742\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003ENational is the party that cares about the workers; the party opposite does not care about the workers of Auckland. There is a clear contrast between time-wasters and members who are pushing through a bill that will give action for Auckland. After 9 years of inaction under Labour\u2014run-down hospitals and schools\u2014National has achieved in 6 months what the Labour Government could not do in 9 years. Today is about action for Auckland, compared with time-wasting from Labour members. National cares about the people of Auckland. National cares about those 6,000 workers, and we will win Auckland in 2011. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001743\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209bf8c9a62354521858df61f4019d60e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I call the Hon David Parker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001744\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224aa0741338054e73bb28038f7f28b432\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s the wrong David. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001745\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c57b2281fc7f4be0a2b59ebd4e4b7f90\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: It was my mistake. David Parker did not seek the call, but because he had been referred to extensively by Rodney Hide, in the back of my mind I thought he should have the next call in order to respond. I saw David Cunliffe, but I called David Parker instead of David Cunliffe. The Committee will forgive me; it was my mistake. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022022b4c85efaf4768ac921b0a257b4937\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001746\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022022b4c85efaf4768ac921b0a257b4937\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E With all the views that have been bouncing around the Chamber, I think it is time we heard from some Aucklanders. I would like to bring to the Committee, in the middle of this discussion, the views expressed by Aucklanders and Auckland leaders on what this Government is trying to ram down Auckland\u2019s throat. The surprises are that these might not be the views that members would expect from conservative commentators. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001747\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EMayor Andrew Williams from North Shore City pleads\u2014[Interruption] The members opposite laugh. They have just dismissed the elected mayor of over a quarter of a million people. Members opposite think that they know better than the elected mayor of over quarter of a million people. What does Andrew Williams say that they are so afraid of? He says that it is not too late for the Prime Minister to \u201Cplease step in and bring this costly, disruptive madness to a halt.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001748\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIn fact, all the Government members have to do is send the bill to a select committee for 1 week, which is less time than they will be debating these amendments. If those members send the bill to a select committee for 1 week, they can go home. Mr Williams goes on to say that the \u201Cfuture of Auckland must not be railroaded by one man\u201D who is more focused on \u201Ccracking heads\u201D. Where is the one man? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001749\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EHow do we like the Trans Tasman\u2014not known as a Labour Party rag\u2014talking about the most terrible week since the Government got elected? It says that the Government is running hard to create a super-city in Auckland, but \u201CJohn Key risks antagonising many within the constituency that voted him into power. \u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001750\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThat brings me to the Minister in the chair, Paula Bennett. Here is a message from one of her constituents. It reads as follows: \u201CGreat to hear you\u2019re trying delaying this bill passing. I live in the Waitakeres and I want to be represented by the mayor and councillors I voted for. Have emailed my protest to this bill to both John Key and Paula Bennett. Shame on her! \u2018Proud to be a westie\u2019\u2014I don\u2019t think so. All those fools who voted for her will be sorry. Anyway, whatever you can do to stop this, New Zealanders have no idea how fast the National Government is changing our country. Please stop them\u201D. That email is from one of the former constituents of \u201CMs Westie\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001751\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aa870a96f3974f018eb5a5fa6e46c890\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: She\u2019s laughing about it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001752\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002275ebc35fabdb4414a3754e142eece8be\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: That is what she always does. I wonder how it went in the Cabinet committee when she brought the Christine Rankin nomination forward. Some of her colleagues would have said: \u201CAre you serious?\u201D. She would have said: \u201CYeah, really. Ha, ha!\u201D. John Key said he would back his Minister. Well, what does Trans Tasman say about that? It says that he was not in the country last time Christine Rankin was in power.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001753\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002257fd6ab30c0b48eaab7c0934d9e41320\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We are seeing a repeat of what we have seen before. The member is 3 minutes into a speech and there is still no concentration on Part 3. I know that you are being generous in allowing this debate to be robust, but, really, a member with the Hon David Cunliffe\u2019s experience should be able to get to the relevant part of the bill a little more quickly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001754\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bffc5730e9e34148a8709849b98b9763\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001755\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002268d10a2b347d43e5ab558bda733ce0cb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I will not have anyone speaking to the point of order. The member makes a fair point. I do want to be generous, but this is not a general debate or any of those other debates. The member should concentrate on Part 3. He may make a wide range of points, as forcibly as he likes, and draw on a wide range of material, but we are on Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001756\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002229734eea6ef3417ebdb67bd7eee13827\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is really just to point out to you that the member has spent his time replying to the comments made on Part 3 by the Minister who spoke previously and is now the Minister in the chair. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001757\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214f39d8f43ab4b6c85a0d934d7eed49d\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairman, you have called for a return to the bill. I therefore draw on some other external commentary of a more technical nature, which goes to the operating clauses of the bill, such as those in Part 3. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001758\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI will quote from the Auckland University of Technology\u2019s professor of public policy, David Wilson, who said that the Government \u201Chad taken one of the headlines of the Royal Commission\u2019s report but removed many of the mechanisms that would have achieved better regional governance \u2026 . The Government plan was so flawed it was doubtful it would work.\u201D Mr Wilson said the plan \u201Cleft too much to chance\u201D and was \u201Cbut a shadow of the Royal Commission\u2019s report.\u201D Nor was Mr Wilson confident that the Government would listen and change its approach, having \u201Cfundamentally misunderstood the problem in Auckland\u201D. He said that Rodney Hide seemed to think he needed to \u201Cfight parochialism and crack heads together\u201D, when the real issue was the integration of regional services. That is what this issue started from. That is why the royal commission was set up. There was a relatively straightforward solution, which was stronger regional governance underpinned by better-functioning territorial authorities, with some functions passed upwards. It was not very hard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001759\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIt is one thing to get it wrong, but it is another thing to get it wrong and then remove the right of reply. And as my colleague Moana Mackey has said, it even worse to try to dress up that sham by calling for consultation meetings across Auckland, paid for by public funds, just after extinguishing the right of redress. That is why the comment of the night goes to Andrew Williams, mayor of a quarter of a million North Shore-ites, who quotes to his Government the Gettysburg address of November 1863. Mr Wilson said: \u201Cwhen the very notion that power should reside with the people was in question, that \u2018government of the people, by the people, for the people\u2019 is a basic principle worth fighting for.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022 data-id=\u002298bc72eaddab4d1b9bdea1ad98b928b9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001760\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002298bc72eaddab4d1b9bdea1ad98b928b9\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National\u2014Maungakiekie):\u003C/span\u003E I thank the Hon David Parker for his representations tonight. We are talking about Part 3, which is about the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency to oversee the new structure. It is about transferring power to a wider council. It is about putting together a council that will lead and drive Auckland City into the future. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001761\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EWe have heard tonight from a number of our colleagues across the Chamber about public meetings. We are having public meetings, because we listen to the people of Auckland. We listen to the people of Auckland Central. We listen to the people of Maungakiekie. We also listen to the people of Waitakere. We have representatives who live in the cities and the electorates that they represent. They do not live in another city and claim to represent another electorate. The issue is about having public meetings where we will be doing a lot of listening. We will not be filling our public meetings with cronies. We will not fill them with partisan people who wave placards and who ignored their right to have representation and be consulted last year. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThe debate about the new city will be about leadership, because, ultimately, it is about people. We have heard the members opposite criticising and putting down the Hon John Banks. That honourable former member served in the House for 18 years. Members opposite should have a bit of respect for that, and show a bit of integrity, when they choose to criticise the Hon John Banks. What the Hon John Banks has done for Auckland City\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001763\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c93b1ac6b7624050ad965d3c7f5b95ad\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The Standing Orders specifically provide a right of redress to members whose integrity has been called into account. Our integrity has just been called into account. I seek your support to have that member withdraw and apologise. It cannot be the case that any human being who objects to John Banks lacks integrity.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001764\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b1af433c768c4ebcb0e95116c126b571\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order; that is a matter of debate. I say to the member that I want the debate to flow, and if members are going to take points of order, I want them to be about order. I want the debate to flow. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001765\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac81cca50d2345b49e4bf972dd0d518c\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I take offence, as I am allowed to do under the Standing Orders, and I ask for redress.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001766\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f950e4ef46db434ba6f0f5e5753f3a74\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: This is a robust debate, and I cannot see how that member could have been offended by that. I struggle to see that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001767\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223d2bee202d3b4e6e909a115b8214f434\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I am.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001768\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226aa58b6c0b8a4f6ebd1cb49a57748ddf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I struggle to see how that could be so. It is my opinion that that was not offensive. That is my decision. The member raised that matter before. I said it was not in order. The member directly challenged my ruling again, and I just say to the member that the matter is closed, so he should not raise it again. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001769\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a2b0dfa24b2847af9e196495c0e465b0\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chairperson, and I appreciate the respectful way that you are conducting matters\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001770\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285012bb6deab4b5ca41e39686e4043d1\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Although the member may be grateful, he is not allowed to comment on your ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001771\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a5b8a1bfafe344de8aae6a15d857dbad\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is technically correct, but I say to the member that I am trying to encourage people to let the debate flow, rather than tripping people up over technical things. The point of order is technically correct. When a ruling on a point of order has been made, it is not appropriate to comment on it. That is why I challenged Mr Cunliffe about that. The matter is closed; you then move on. I invite the member to continue with his contribution. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001772\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c8d9508ec40345a191e4d96dd2ddb617\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Chairperson, and I thank you for the opportunity to speak without interruptions. I was speaking about the Hon John Banks, and I say there could be no better leader to take our city forward next year than him. What he has done, in his transmogrification as the leader of Auckland City, has been to keep council rates increases at the rate of inflation. Keeping rates low is what the people of Auckland have asked for. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001773\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThe debate is really about how to bring together the various councils. Most people in the city, and most people in the country, accept that Auckland will be one city. Now the debate is really about how we organise the city, going forward. Those who have been involved in mergers and acquisitions, and in putting together different organisations and bodies, will understand that the debate is not just about the financial assets of this city, going forward. It is not just about the liabilities. It is also about the people. It is about, as my learned colleague Nikki Kaye, the member for Auckland Central, rightly alluded to, protecting the people who are employees of the city as at the transition date. This bill quite clearly protects the rights of those workers. I have spoken to some of those workers, who are a little nervous but quite open to the fact that Auckland deserves to have a council that oversees the assets of the whole city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001774\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003ELet me give the Committee a couple of examples of why a single city is important. The issue really is about putting together consistent regulations, consistent procedures, and consistent systems\u2014for example, payroll systems.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022 data-id=\u0022da29de679e7b40249a1b73beec461ec0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001775\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022da29de679e7b40249a1b73beec461ec0\u0022\u003ECLARE CURRAN (Labour\u2014Dunedin South):\u003C/span\u003E I am proud to take a call on this extremely important issue. I will speak to an amendment to Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which is about \u201CTransitional arrangements\u201D for this undemocratically created new council. I am proud to stand here tonight alongside my colleagues and I am proud of everything that they have had to say. While I am standing here I thank and acknowledge all of the parliamentary staff, who are working long hours during this important discussion, which goes to the heart of our democracy. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001776\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EI take democracy seriously, and I speak from the heart to members in the Chamber tonight. What this Government is doing is not democratic, and many of the people of New Zealand are watching and listening tonight. This issue is about consultation and democracy\u2014or the lack thereof. The people of Auckland have not been consulted about this bill. It is undemocratic. Reform of Auckland governance is needed, but so is proper consultation. Members have heard speaker after speaker on this side of the Chamber talk about that issue. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001777\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EI will address clause 10 in Part 3, \u201CAuckland Transition Agency established\u201D. The National Government has not asked the people of Auckland what it should call their new local body; it has not asked them anything about it. In fact, this bill should not be called the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill; it should be called the \u201CLocal Government (We\u2019ll Do Whatever We Like Because We Can, and We\u2019ll Be Doing It to the Rest of the Country) Bill\u201D. I am afraid for our country, and I fear that the title of this bill does not reflect the Government\u2019s real agenda. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001778\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EI stand here as the member for Dunedin South. I speak for Dunedin South. Unlike the National Party member Paul Quinn, who spoke last night, I do not pretend to speak for the rest of New Zealand. I am proud to represent every single one of my 59,442 constituents. I take my role very seriously, as I am sure all members of Parliament do. It is a big responsibility to represent 59,442 people. I welcome the fact that in my electorate there is a strong and active local authority, the Dunedin City Council. There are 14 elected councillors, and seven of them directly represent the Dunedin South electorate. Dunedin South is a long way from Auckland. Dunedin is very different from Auckland, but the people of Dunedin South are New Zealanders, just like the people of Auckland. They are united, I believe, on this issue and on what they want and expect from their elected representatives. They want to be listened to, they want to be consulted, and they want to have a voice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001779\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EI will tell the Committee how the people of Dunedin South are feeling about this issue. They have been coming into my office and they have been ringing up, and I have been asked about it on radio. They have a big question in their minds right now. As my colleague Clayton Cosgrove referred to yesterday, they are wondering what is next. Are they to be next? Is the merger of more councils on the agenda? Will there be a merger of councils, with no consultation with the people of New Zealand, to create super-councils that remove people\u2019s rights to local representation? The people of Dunedin South whom I have spoken to about this issue are horrified, because a number of them are wondering whether a super-council will be established to cover the whole of the South Island. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001780\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EI want to paint a picture in the minds of members, and in the minds of all the good New Zealanders who are listening to and watching Parliament tonight with a sense of increasing horror at the trampling of the rights of all New Zealanders. That picture is of a bulldozer\u2014a big bulldozer. This Government is bulldozing the rights of Aucklanders, and, ultimately, the rights of all New Zealanders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001781\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00222aa0b524-c38d-45aa-bd5b-99c5927085f4\u0022\u003EAccording to Statistics New Zealand the population of the South Island is 1,017,300\u2014about one quarter of the population of New Zealand. In the South Island there is quality, not quantity. But that number is certainly less by quite a lot than the 1.4 million people in Auckland to be covered by this undemocratic super-city. So it is not entirely inconceivable that the Government, given its propensity for arrogant disregard for people\u2019s wishes, could create a single super-council covering the whole of the South Island on a similar basis as the super-council in Auckland. Let us say it had 20 councillors\u201412 elected ward councillors and eight elected at large. Under that scenario, Dunedin would be likely to get one councillor, with perhaps another one representing Dunedin and \u014C\u0101maru. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022 data-id=\u0022f97d787135884d5798e426d0facc4f3d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001782\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f97d787135884d5798e426d0facc4f3d\u0022\u003EJOHN HAYES (National\u2014Wairarapa):\u003C/span\u003E What a lot of nonsense I have heard in the Chamber tonight. I say to Nikki Kaye that members opposite have lost not only Auckland Central but the country. Why have they lost the country? Let me tell the people of New Zealand about the quality of these 9,998 amendments from Labour to Part 3. The first amendment states: \u201Camend subclause 11(1) by omitting every word after \u2018that\u2019 and before \u2018the other\u2019 and adding 101 in its place.\u201D The wisdom of members opposite takes these amendments through in exactly the same manner, until we get to 9,999. What a load of arrogant drivel! You are wasting the money of this community.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001783\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229c4e1665dd334a898167f27c079b5cbd\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am sure the member did not mean to bring a very good accountant into the debate by saying you are wasting money. Could you remind the member about the Speaker\u2019s ruling?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001784\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223622a3fec0de4790b476b725096f5c11\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. The member is right. Do not bring the Chair into the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001785\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b7f1341c2bd344bc8a6746404e572757\u0022\u003EJOHN HAYES\u003C/span\u003E: Today in Greytown 61 people lost their jobs at a company called LWR Industries and what are we doing here? Those Labour members have brought all of these amendments that are absolute drivel into the Chamber, and they have been doing it all day. I commend the Minister of Local Government for his excellent work. Rodney Hide has done a particularly good job of changing the legislation for the people of Auckland. The only way to drive this country forward is to have greater efficiency than we have now, and I really commend the Minister. I also commend the commissioners from the royal commission\u2014people like Dame Margaret Bazley, who lives in Carterton in my electorate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001786\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003EAs we consider Part 3, I want the Committee to think about how we are moving to a formula where there will be 20 councillors in Auckland. In my electorate of Wairarapa there are three councils covering 40,000 people: Masterton, Carterton, and South Wairarapa. They have 29 councillors rather than the 20 serving 1.4 million people in Auckland. We need that reform, because the councils are too small. In the past week South Wairarapa District Council put out a long-term council community plan with a projected increase of rates of 20.16 percent for the people who have lost their jobs just today at LWR Industries. That is totally unacceptable. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001787\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003EThe Labour Party and its acolytes, people like Ron Mark, are out to play games. Ron Mark wants to stand as the next Mayor of Carterton District, but that is only subterfuge. He actually wants to use that as a lever to stand for the Labour Party in the next election. This is just game playing by those members. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001788\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003EI come back to Part 3\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001789\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223a0b604fa8d84b8baf7ccf6fde8cdf12\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I ask about relevance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001790\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022211168dedc0846aa961097ba8027c733\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, I have just indicated to the member that he should to come to Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001791\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229ec5777a0c674754a0ef7f3da31e3317\u0022\u003EJOHN HAYES\u003C/span\u003E: The member who raised that point of order is totally irrelevant, but never mind. I am talking about clause 33 of the bill, about extraordinary vacancies that are created when people like Ron Mark pretend to stand for Mayor of Carterton District but are actually standing for the Labour Party. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001792\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003EAuckland needs this amalgamation, and we clearly cannot have an amalgamation of such a big group of separate territorial authorities without having the sort of transitional arrangements that are provided for in Part 3 of this bill. These transitional arrangements are not being put through by the Minister; they are being put in place through boundaries being determined by the Local Government Commission, which will establish 12 wards no later than 1 March next year. They will also include the names of each ward, the local board and its boundaries, and the number of elected members of each board. There will also be 20 to 30 community councils. When those members on the other side of the Chamber say that there is no democracy, I ask them how there can be no democracy if we have another 20 to 30 councils operating beneath the Auckland Council itself? I think this is very good legislation, and I totally commend those who have drafted Part 3 of this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022 data-id=\u00223b798273b66d49ea8ae7550a26270eb5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001793\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223b798273b66d49ea8ae7550a26270eb5\u0022\u003EHon PETE HODGSON (Labour\u2014Dunedin North):\u003C/span\u003E I have some detailed points to raise regarding Part 3. They are to do with the number of people on the governing body of the Auckland Transition Agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001794\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EWe know that the legislation states that the number of people on the governing body is to be between two and four, we know that other members can be co-opted on to it if four turns out not to be enough, and if we slip very briefly over to the schedules\u2014which we cannot stay on, because we are not yet debating them\u2014we notice that the quorum is two. So whichever way we look at the Auckland Transition Agency, it is small, and because it is small, on the one hand it will not be remotely democratic\u2014and no one is pretending that it will be\u2014but, more important, it will not be able to be remotely consultative, even in the narrowest sense. You see, eight territorial local authorities will be done over, and two, three, or four people will be put in their stead. We will get rid of 100 to 150 councillors and their ability to talk to, and have consultation with, the people of Auckland, and for a full year the power of the management of Auckland will be put into the hands of three or four people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001795\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EWe know that the councils will persist, but everyone in Auckland will know that they are not councils in any responsible sense; they will be exercises in irresponsibility in a pure sense of the word, because the transition agency\u2019s governing body is able to determine the agenda. That is what the Greens said. The Minister of Local Government, Mr Hide, said the Greens had got it wrong, but the Greens have not got it wrong. If one can say to a local authority\u2014an extant but foundering local authority\u2014\u201CLet us look at your agenda. No, you cannot have items 3, 5, and 6.\u201D then one is determining the agenda of the local authority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001796\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EThe public of Auckland will be looking to the transition agency for leadership and progress during the 12-month period, and there will not be anyone to talk to. There will not be anyone to talk to, because there will be hardly anyone on the transition agency\u2019s governing body. It is not just small; it is minimalist. It is smaller than any select committee of the House of Parliament. It is smaller than any Cabinet committee of the House of Parliament. It is smaller than any other council\u2014regional council or territorial local authority\u2014in the land. It is smaller than any board of a State-owned enterprise. It is smaller than any board of a large corporate. It is the size of a board of a small or medium-sized business, yet it attends to the needs of one-third of the country\u2019s population for 12 months, and it has remarkable powers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001797\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EI would like the Minister to explain\u2014if he would be kind enough\u2014how he thinks those 12 months might go for the people of Auckland. They will have no ability to go to the members of the governing body, because they will not be able to get hold of them\u2014they will have only the same number of hours in the day as the rest of us\u2014and they will have no reason to go to their existing territorial local authorities. There will not be any community councils set up over those 12 months, so the Minister should not try to fob us off with that idea. I want the Minister to tell us how Auckland can possibly operate in anything resembling a democratic or consultative manner in those 12 months.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001798\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00229c0eba1d-17a6-44e2-a9b3-2e2535339570\u0022\u003EIt seems to me that Auckland will be left pretty much at the mercy of the wisdom, or otherwise, of these two, three, or four people. That is not allowed to happen anywhere else in our system. It is not allowed to happen in any other local authority. If a major State-owned enterprise or corporate got down to three or four directors, there would be a lot of news about that in the business pages of any newspaper. It would not be something that would be considered reasonable. Of course, State-owned enterprises and major corporates, by their very nature, are not consultative, which public bodies are required to be. We have here the makings of the largest public body in the country outside Parliament, and for 12 months it will be run by four people. How would it be if the Government of New Zealand, because we were transiting to some interim form of Parliament\u2014for example, from first past the post to MMP\u2014decided that for 12 months it should be run by eight people? Would that be remotely tolerable?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022e545b859b516442aa53f0569576d7005\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001799\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e545b859b516442aa53f0569576d7005\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ac40aa08e880452985c0e64a06476929\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001800\u0022\u003EThe result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 64, Noes 54.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00222ad5a82b31c9492f84bf4b5222ae92b3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001801\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222ad5a82b31c9492f84bf4b5222ae92b3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We have a number of amendments. We will be taking the amendments we have in the order that they have been received. Because there are so many of them, there will be a run of a member\u2019s amendments and then there will be other members\u2019 amendments. We have to put them in the order we receive them because there are so many. W0e think that is probably the best way to handle the matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u0022803c441e16174964b36051701469a170\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001802\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022803c441e16174964b36051701469a170\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to correct the Green Party vote from 9 votes against to 8 votes against, for the last vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001803\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b248088991c24fe7b0b22570ccbbde1e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is seeking leave to change the Green Party\u2019s vote. Is there any objection? There is not. We will change the vote of the Green Party to 8 votes opposed. The corrected vote is the Ayes are 64; the Noes are 53. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001804\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001805\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3) the following new paragraph:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001806\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(c)\tan obligation to act in a manner not inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002216af464d706c42ea9e69c0bc5ef9d51c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001807\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 20 in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 11 be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ccd8c65f55d54476b72e051e6f5ee8f2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001808\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001809\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) after \u201Cappointed by the Minister\u201D, \u201Cone of which shall be a member of the tangata whenua as recommended by the Minister of M\u0101ori Affairs\u201D. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224f24a0150bda4043b494c84fa8be5822\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001810\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001811\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2) after \u201Cduties of the Transition Agency\u201D, \u201Cincluding regular consultation with the tangata whenua within the area covered by those existing councils to be amalgamated into the new unitary authority\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022573ea0b00fe746dda8551e07f785beb3\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001812\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001813\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2) the following new paragraph :\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001814\u0022\u003E(g)\testablishing a Maori advisory unit to give effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227c85e5ceb37d40da933855a424ce62ef\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001815\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001816\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1)(a) \u201Cto plan and manage all matters in relation to the reorganisation to ensure that the Auckland Council is ready to function on and from 1 November 2010:\u201D and substitute \u201Cto plan and manage all matters in relation to the reorganisation, including the incorporation of those matters of importance to the tangata whenua to ensure that the Auckland Council is ready to function on and from 1 November 2010.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022bb7ea12a12ff4d67b95c30cefed91fbf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001817\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001818\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1)(c) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001819\u0022\u003E(iii)\ton those matters of significance to the tangata whenua in relation to the reorganisation.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a300c444c2f64b799ab65dca55a891ed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001820\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001821\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1)(e) \u201Cas it thinks fit,\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002288f4d63f82184dce90cc269ecdceeebf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001822\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 19 in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 13 be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002254602d1d79cb4ee9bd32876b1f0690ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 54\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001823\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001824\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1)(g) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001825\u0022\u003E(vii)\tensuring the interim Chief Executive of the Auckland Council carries out his or her responsibilities in a manner not inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a0a6cc17463341a4b67a0ce806417be4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 54\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001826\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001827\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001828\u0022\u003E(h)\tto provide information to the tangata whenua of Auckland, on those matters of significance to the hap\u016B of this area.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225287ba7e7693418eba9cb4e86218af18\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001829\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001830\u0022\u003Eto omit subclause (2)(a) and substitute the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001831\u0022\u003E(a)\tdevelop an organisational structure for the Auckland Council so that it can operate efficiently and effectively on and from 1 November 2010, having particular regard to the special status of the tangata whenua.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002242a85e08dd94496fbf2d43aaf2412272\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001832\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001833\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2)(b) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001834\u0022\u003E(iii)\texisting obligations and duties currently in place between tangata whenua and existing local government organisations.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220f68ffc9df154945a1b624bf1c60550b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001835\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001836\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001837\u0022\u003E(d)\tits activities are conducted with regular involvement from the tangata whenua.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ed849d22563b4a7dafc47672f64532ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001838\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001839\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001840\u0022\u003E(6)\tthe Transition Agency must not purchase or lease any passenger vehicle with an engine capacity greater than 1800cc\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001841\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe restriction on the purchase or lease of passenger vehicles in does not apply where that vehicle is used wholly or partly for\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001842\u0022\u003E(i)\tlaw enforcement activities; \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001843\u0022\u003E(ii)\tconservation purposes; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001844\u0022\u003E(iii)\tthe provision of emergency services including, but not limited to\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001845\u0022\u003E(aa)\tfire fighting;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001846\u0022\u003E(bb)\tambulance services; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001847\u0022\u003E(cc)\tsearch and rescue.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001848\u0022\u003E(b)\tthe Transition Agency must, when purchasing or leasing passenger vehicles, purchase or lease only vehicles in the top 10% of their size class for fuel efficiency as identified on the www.fuelsaver.govt.nz at the time of purchase or lease.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220fe93ad2df444b3e9b1f5de8d0f2fa32\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001849\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 16 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001850\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (3) after \u201Clocal authority\u201D, \u201Cincluding the relevant tangata whenua committee or other such body\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002266252018414f41a9907ac85d8f7f1c98\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001851\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 17 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001852\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2)(b) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001853\u0022\u003E(iv)\tgive effect to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, including the incorporation of M\u0101ori expert advice.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224182f3be4d3c495d9918115b22933559\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001854\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 18 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001855\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001856\u0022\u003E(c)\ton behalf of the Council enter into mahi tahi pacts of a collaborative nature with the tangata whenua to enable the Council to meet its obligation under the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228022c44dfb7b4c978dc45881e530a0f6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001857\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 19 in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 20 be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002267aaf7608a6b4454abc96ebf5971c103\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendments not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001858\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 21 in the name of Sue Kedgley to insert new clause 23A be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e7db1855d4c845b195918ed49e8d2e7b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00220f404afbeb734ebabe86acc804a57fec\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001859\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220f404afbeb734ebabe86acc804a57fec\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley, which is a typescript amendment to clause 31(3)(i), is ruled out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001860\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 31 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001861\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3)(j) after \u201C2011\u201D, \u201C, the consideration for which is, or is equivalent to, $100,000 or more\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022343488d96e714ef5bbc46c555e41e2a8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022cef883c67d2e421083406dfb5ae03af1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001862\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cef883c67d2e421083406dfb5ae03af1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The next amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley, which is an amendment to clause 31(4)(d), is ruled out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001863\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to clause 31 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001864\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (4)(e) after \u201C2011\u201D, \u201C, the consideration for which is, or is equivalent to, $100,000 or more\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224c802bde1cb84e19b7ddc44cece55798\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001865\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001866\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1)(g)(vi) \u201Csection 31\u201D and substitute \u201Csection 21\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221b20a713d73e452cbf8e43a7936d6c38\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001867\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 10 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001868\u0022\u003Eto omit subclause (1) and substitute the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001869\u0022\u003E(1)\tThis section establishes the Auckland Transition Agency (which must only be known as the Auckland Transition Agency).\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022219d0982d8ab4a6fb13e80c581bfbce7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001870\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002270abb75b07f04ca7bd6b98e5eef8ba65\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: A series of amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 10(1) are all out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002234cb26548a1d4314bac9cf3c2a8947de\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001871\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002234cb26548a1d4314bac9cf3c2a8947de\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I insist that you address those amendments one at a time and rule them out individually, not as a group. That has been the practice in this House previously.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001872\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214059c819c024902b0dc3905bc95b270\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, you cannot insist on that. That is at the discretion of the Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022c8f5e9eff5c44f008c13e4ff2f7f6903\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001873\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c8f5e9eff5c44f008c13e4ff2f7f6903\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a very serious matter. These are important amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001874\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f23df406425243c7af61bbcddd4114a1\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, ha!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001875\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aadb598028584d99bb804372b49ea185\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: This is a point of order. The member is raising a very serious matter, and we want complete silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001876\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cce82186ac1241d69b6b5beb173e8832\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: The problem that members have is that we are not aware which of the amendments you have ruled out. You have told us that a series of amendments has been ruled out. Members are aware of the amendments, so it is important that members are aware of which amendments you have ruled out; otherwise, how could we make any other judgment on that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001877\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022712c2c6a4c57431ebe1d9092d22dc0d6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am prepared to inform the member that the amendments that are ruled out commence with the amendment to Part 3 to add new clause 10(1)(a), which states: \u201CThe Auckland Transition Agency shall also be known as the Auckland Transition Agency responsible for the Auckland Supercity Proposal until 1 January 2011\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022b988f076028d41868d1d7d5e7a609d4d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001878\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b988f076028d41868d1d7d5e7a609d4d\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can you tell us which sheets those are from?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001879\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f573b4cb822243bc998e8e4ddc7279a7\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Further to the previous ruling, I say that all other amendments to clause 10(1) that relate to the name of the Auckland Transition Agency are now out of order. The following amendment is a Minister\u2019s amendment to clause 11(1) to omit \u201C4\u201D and substitute \u201C5\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022190f03ddc637408092f46fe398545803\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001880\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022190f03ddc637408092f46fe398545803\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You said \u201Ca\u201D Minister\u2019s amendment. Is it \u201Cthe\u201D Minister\u2019s amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001881\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b64755325aa3433a8def12db50109d5a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: It is the Minister\u2019s amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001882\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001883\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C4\u201D and substitute \u201C5\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b2f7a3f7135c4f349dcb9ff1a3ca221f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001884\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ff485801caa74d8cace6ff42c25be257\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We have a number of amendments to clause 11 in the name of the Hon Shane Jones, and I will read out the first one, which states: \u201CAmend subclause 11(1) by omitting every word after \u2018and\u2019 and before \u2018other\u2019, and adding \u2018101\u2019 in its place\u201D. That amendment and all subsequent amendments are out of order due to a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a2c9ef6cbcdf40649e9d6a23aa3b58ff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001885\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a2c9ef6cbcdf40649e9d6a23aa3b58ff\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have now checked on the Table, and unfortunately the amendment in the name of Mr Hide has not been tabled. It is not on the Table. The amendment that is on the Table is the one that was originally in the name of Mr Hide but was changed to being in the name of Mr Carter and was signed by Mr Hide. The one that is sitting on the Table is the one in Mr Carter\u2019s name, and therefore it could not have taken priority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022c20443f166204c91ad7943ffe7d30ad6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001886\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c20443f166204c91ad7943ffe7d30ad6\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E Originally that was correct\u2014that the amendment submitted to the Clerk at the Table was in my name and signed by Mr Hide. That amendment was subsequently withdrawn, and an amendment was resubmitted in the name of Mr Hide, signed by Mr Hide. I think the Clerk at the Table actually has the original of that amendment, if you care to check.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001887\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002291fa8658fa0a44da957d3e91ae2533ca\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: There was a clear intention that the Minister Rodney Hide had tabled this amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00225ea56800440a42898377ac3f8026a3d9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225ea56800440a42898377ac3f8026a3d9\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is not a question in the end as to whether there is an intention; it is a question of whether it has occurred. That is something that is vitally important. As I have indicated to you, I have checked the Table. I can accept that there was a clear intention on the part of Mr Carter to replace the amendment signed by Rodney Hide that was in Mr Carter\u2019s name. I accept the member\u2019s word that he had an intention for that replacement to be laid on the Table, but it actually has to be properly considered and properly tabled in this House. We have evidence on the Table, and I am quite willing to walk down the length of the Table with the member to try to find it, and to see whether, in fact, he has done what he said he had done. Of course, I will take the member\u2019s word as soon as I find the replacement, but if that has not occurred, then this amendment could not have taken priority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00228da5212ee5ab4ab0a0837169add9518c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001889\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228da5212ee5ab4ab0a0837169add9518c\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E The very fact that you have the document in your hand shows that it has been on the Table, and that suffices. When a member tables an amendment, he or she delivers it to the Clerk at the Table; it is not the member\u2019s responsibility to table it in the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001890\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a535810bb9034f57bab160034f45a5e0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The requirement comes under Standing Order 297(2). The amendment is to be signed and six copies are to be delivered to the Clerk at the Table. This requirement has been complied with. The amendment is in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002263a03f63beaa483b95f8591b3b09d3a1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001891\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002263a03f63beaa483b95f8591b3b09d3a1\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I do not want to criticise the Clerk\u2019s Office in any way, because I know it has been very stretched as a result of activities from both sides of the House. We are sitting under urgency and it will take some time, but I ask, through you, that some care be taken so that when there are changes like this, members are made aware of them by the Chairperson and they come into the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001892\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224572ca05c3b7439e8dcafaefc17cd00f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I hear what the member says. Strictly speaking, the requirement under Standing Order 297(2) has been met, as I mentioned. That Standing Order requires only that six copies be delivered to the Clerk at the Table. That was done. It is the prerogative of members to avail themselves of tabled documents, so that provision of the Standing Orders was adhered to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EWe have a number of amendments in the name of the Hon Shane Jones. I will refer to the first one. The amendment to clause 11(1) to omit every word after \u201Cand\u201D and before \u201Cother\u201D and to substitute \u201C101\u201D, and the series of amendments that follow, are ruled out of order because they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u002294a1767609d54563a56def34005b8237\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001894\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002294a1767609d54563a56def34005b8237\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Is your ruling that the first of the amendments being put is in order but the rest are not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001895\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0fd55ec5136458d88be2bbb7895a078\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I used the first amendment as the example, and I said that that amendment and all subsequent amendments were out of order. There are a similar number of amendments in the\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001896\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022963b5791bc0e4d62b8e757030fa8202a\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Why did it take 2 days to work this out?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001897\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022165f2419a04f4adfa701e1826b5bfaf7\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am speaking. A similar number of amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins have been ruled out of order for the same reason. I will read out the first one. The first amendment is to amend clause 11(1) by omitting \u201C4\u201D and substituting \u201C20\u201D. All subsequent amendments have been ruled out of order, because they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001898\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001899\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201Cby the Minister\u201D, \u201Cand one Public Service Association representative chosen by the Public Service Association\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d82e38edffd446a485d3455fa1a10fed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001900\u0022\u003EThe result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 52, Noes 64.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022 data-id=\u00225637359008034a0e9ad782dba3b6d0d6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001901\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022fc8ab326-1806-41d3-8c41-cd58c95dcb45\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225637359008034a0e9ad782dba3b6d0d6\u0022\u003EMETIRIA TUREI (Deputy Musterer\u2014Green):\u003C/span\u003E The Green Party is voting seven in favour, not six. I seek leave to amend the vote accordingly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001902\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002253d434a8787e42a4b138f7c8813f6bff\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Is there any objection to that course of action? There is no objection. The result stands at 53 in favour, 64 against.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001903\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001904\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201Cby the Minister\u201D, \u201C, and one Council of Trade Unions representative chosen by the Council of Trade Unions\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fe0f80db774440f2b9fc9a53802c0e00\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001905\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001906\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201Cby the Minister\u201D, \u201C, and one Service and Food Workers Union Representative chosen by the Service and Food Workers Union\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229f4ca8b93da941bcb72e8dd99f031a8f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001907\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001908\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201Cby the Minister\u201D, \u201C, and one Northern Amalgamated Workers Union representative chosen by the Northern Amalgamated Workers Union\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d8557d88aac342ff93fde6a2c8d5d80b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001909\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001910\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001911\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe Minister must consult with stakeholders and interested parties on the appointment of members to the Transition Agency.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e66b9f43be4c4e1a8a2be9b66ef4a02f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001912\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022072178e1a968445f83114d66bcb67f6f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The amendments in the name of Carol Beaumont to amend clause 11\u2014starting with the amendment to insert, after the words \u201Cby the Minister\u201D, \u201C, and one Public Service Association representative chosen by the Public Service Association\u201D\u2014are ruled out of order as they are the same amendments that have been put forward earlier. The second amendment ruled out of order is to do with the Council of Trade Unions, and the third one is to do with the Service and Food Workers Union. Those three amendments are out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001913\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001914\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001915\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E(a)\tAt least one member must be tangata whenua of the Auckland region.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223cbc17ab21a64eb5a92f0327dde7e9b2\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001916\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001917\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001918\u0022\u003E(b)\tAt least one member must be a woman.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022682fd7e8822848f8a7b246f84330088b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001919\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001920\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001921\u0022\u003E(a)\tAt least one member must be a member of the Paskfika community of the Auckland region.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d6e3f4df5fcb45b4a4ec8b0bae6f2d4d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001922\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001923\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001924\u0022\u003E(c)\tAll members must, at the time of enactment, be enrolled to vote in an electorate in the Auckland region.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002269dd5806fe9b43b2b417f91482f2aaa8\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001925\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001926\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001927\u0022\u003E(d)\tNo person who at the time of enactment of this bill is an elected member of a council in the Auckland region may be appointed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b582f75c53bc446686a7836b1d2fb1df\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001928\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001929\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001930\u0022\u003E(e)\tNo person who at the time of enactment of this bill is an employee of a council in the Auckland region may be appointed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a7ee308b51c540b3937b78e295c31177\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001931\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001932\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (3) \u201Cin the Gazette\u201D and substitute \u201Cby tabling in the House of Representatives\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222102e6885d134a2981c1c2f45b4cac23\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001933\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001934\u0022\u003Eto omit the words \u201Cchief executive\u201D and substitute the words \u201CComptroller-General\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226d633e0a02aa4cacbd28b6b8881c079c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001935\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001936\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001937\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe Transition Agency must consult with stakeholders and interested parties on the appointment of the chief executive for the Transition Authority.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002277fac0c9f3384eca9a400380da611c4d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001938\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001939\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001940\u0022\u003E(5)\tWhen carrying out its functions and duties the Transition Agency must consult, where appropriate, with stakeholders and interested parties.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226359e480aaf1474a93ee268e4b777d43\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001941\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 14 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001942\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201C for Auckland\u201D, \u201C, in consultation with stakeholders and interested parties\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222afc3a6b77e944a3a7f81992a52dcf51\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001943\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 17 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001944\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (1) after \u201CAuckland Council\u201D, \u201C, in consultation with stakeholders and interested parties\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022af2769946992452ab2b1c4e5762e47ec\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001945\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001946\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001947\u0022\u003E(3)\t The salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Prime Minister of New Zealand.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222c14902cccfb463e894c141a67e916b0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001948\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001949\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001950\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Governor-General.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c4b0fd9bf62a467fa92e0a685a015a6c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001951\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001952\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001953\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for Ministers of the Crown.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002248d981e710664d10b43c2c6cba525ac9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001954\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001955\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001956\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Speaker of the House of Representatives.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001957\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question that the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00224401387d7ab14031bd73c82fab4b6fb7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001958\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224401387d7ab14031bd73c82fab4b6fb7\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a really unusual thing to do, but I invite you to rule that amendment out as having been previously dealt with by the Committee. The Speaker and Ministers of the Crown, of course, are paid the same salary.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001959\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002203b4bb64049d4be9afec7d72a415f40e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: They might be, but I am halfway through the vote, and I am going to continue with it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002293ed39d3b35740b5a7266c26c82dc2ed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote  was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001960\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001961\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001962\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for members of the House of Representatives. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002223ba4c66532e4e28a9b86e2ede8047bf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001963\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001964\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001965\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Chief Justice.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002286abbaa687e0485a89ed7e94b1b84050\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001966\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001967\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001968\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for other judges of the Supreme Court.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222abbf2c8a12a404a973ce717de733c05\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001969\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001970\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001971\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the President of the Court of Appeal.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fc74a6159d684d7583ab85155eab6c44\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001972\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001973\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001974\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for other judges of the Court of Appeal.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226214f86bf2884d82a0d73ecee1f56e54\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001975\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001976\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001977\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Chief High Court Judge.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002204a93a3abf4f46198b3cf0613d7e2818\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001978\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001979\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001980\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the other judges of the High Court.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d57f973b83ff4d94bdec7c01c789f27d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u002220e51d2b45d745a6829944de8f576804\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001981\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002220e51d2b45d745a6829944de8f576804\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just seek your clarification, in terms of the rules of the House, on whether members are supposed to be awake, or whether they are allowed to close their eyes. I am unfamiliar with that rule. Could you just clarify it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001982\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d525d66c243d49b5bc0c0dcd42234f1a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. Members are entitled to have their eyes closed. They may be thinking deeply and contemplating the amendments that are going past; they may be in another place. Can we just carry on with the voting, please.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022d6306108e734483e90c91943f4ff2cdc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001983\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d6306108e734483e90c91943f4ff2cdc\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a relatively brief one. I think on three occasions while you where on your feet ruling, the Leader of the House\u2014the setter of a good example\u2014interjected on you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001984\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f3f4faafce144eeaa842ae6d666907ae\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That may be the case, but while I was standing the member was also standing to take his point of order\u2014another offence. But never mind.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001985\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223031e6c646214e609cd4493d0b7730e2\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: You called me.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001986\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002215c46d8af55f47d8b808c30313d2ce03\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I was still on my feet, sir. The member is correct: technically Mr Brownlee made some comments, but he did not pass what I would have thought was the de minimis rule. We cannot expect absolute silence in this Chamber.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001987\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001988\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001989\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Chief District Court Judge.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229e93497b2b944208a4788afe8ba4c29c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001990\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001991\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001992\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Principal Family Court Judge.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228802a50792894b03ac6c56bf184798b5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001993\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001994\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001995\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Principal Youth Court Judge.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cb3006dba7fa407db8289721e4d830c5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001996\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001997\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001998\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Principal Environment Judge.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b320afd28224b91b91bc00f5da504d7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd001999\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002000\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002001\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Chief Judge of the Employment Court.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221b4aa02a00114fe7b423f738926cd6ff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002002\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002003\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002004\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed that set by the Remuneration Authority for the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022957127799af446c0905c54f28412c0a0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002005\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002006\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002007\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed the average income of Aucklanders.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c20e0ab31c36459182385d0901c95c54\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002008\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002009\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002010\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe salary of the chief executive must not exceed the median income of Aucklanders.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022dcc511f6ddcf478f84dbc36524b3054f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002011\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 18 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002012\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002013\u0022\u003E(5)\tAll employees of the Auckland Transition Agency have the following responsibilities:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002014\u0022\u003E(a)\timplementing the policies and priorities of the local government in a way that promotes\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002015\u0022\u003E(i)\tthe effective, efficient and economical management of public resources; \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002016\u0022\u003E(ii)\texcellence in service delivery; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002017\u0022\u003E(iii)\tcontinual improvement;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002018\u0022\u003E(b)\tcarrying out their duties in a way that ensures the Auckland Transition Agency\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002019\u0022\u003E(i)\tdischarges its responsibilities under this Act;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002020\u0022\u003E(ii)\tcomplies with all laws that apply to local governments; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002021\u0022\u003E(iii)\tachieves its corporate and community plans;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002022\u0022\u003E(c)\tproviding sound and impartial advice to the local government bodies and to central government;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002023\u0022\u003E(d)\tcarrying out their duties impartially and with integrity;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002024\u0022\u003E(e)\tensuring the employee\u2019s personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the Auckland Transition Agency;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002025\u0022\u003E(f)\timproving all aspects of the employee\u2019s work performance;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002026\u0022\u003E(g)\tobserving all laws relating to their employment; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002027\u0022\u003E(h)\tcomplying with a code of conduct under the Local Government Act 2002.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002200086484cd904e96bb6a7f03da9f370a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002028\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 29 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002029\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002030\u0022\u003E(4)\tTo ensure the system of local government continues to be accountable, effective, efficient and sustainable, existing local authorities must abide by local government principles during the transition period. These include:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002031\u0022\u003E(a)\ttransparent and effective processes;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002032\u0022\u003E(b)\tdecision making in the public interest;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002033\u0022\u003E(c)\tsustainable development and management of assets and infrastructure;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002034\u0022\u003E(d)\tdelivery of effective services;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002035\u0022\u003E(e)\tdemocratic representation;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002036\u0022\u003E(f)\tsocial inclusion and meaningful community engagement;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002037\u0022\u003E(g)\tgood governance of, and by, local government; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002038\u0022\u003E\t(h)\tethical and legal behaviour.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002274a8f23c8b0e48eab33e96ccf9287da6\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002039\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 29 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002040\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002041\u0022\u003E(5)\tExisting local authorities will continue to have the power to do anything that is necessary or convenient for the good rule of the Auckland region. The powers include all the powers that an individual may exercise, including, for example\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002042\u0022\u003E(a)\tpower to enter into contracts; \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002043\u0022\u003E(b)\tpower to acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002044\u0022\u003E(c)\tpower to charge for a service or facility, other than a service or facility for which a cost-recovery fee may be fixed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c5c4be0ac4c741498f0bf59f2df4efa7\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002045\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 30 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002046\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002047\u0022\u003E(6)\tTo ensure the system of local government continues to be accountable, effective, efficient and sustainable, existing local government organisations (other than local authorities) must abide by local government principles during the transition period. These include:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002048\u0022\u003E(a)\ttransparent and effective processes;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002049\u0022\u003E(b)\tdecision making in the public interest;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002050\u0022\u003E(c)\tsustainable development and management of assets and infrastructure;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002051\u0022\u003E(d)\tdelivery of effective services;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002052\u0022\u003E(e)\tdemocratic representation;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002053\u0022\u003E(f)\tsocial inclusion and meaningful community engagement;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002054\u0022\u003E(g)\tgood governance of, and by, local government; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002055\u0022\u003E(h)\tethical and legal behaviour.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225fe92f8112ab426097d8423aee73aaed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002056\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 30 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002057\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002058\u0022\u003E(7)\tExisting local government organisations (other than local authorities) will continue to have the power to do anything that is necessary or convenient for the good rule of the Auckland region. The powers include all the powers that an individual may exercise, including, for example\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002059\u0022\u003E(a)\tpower to enter into contracts; \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002060\u0022\u003E(b)\tpower to acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002061\u0022\u003E(c)\tpower to charge for a service or facility, other than a service or facility for which a cost-recovery fee may be fixed.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022147d13479dac4e7684c30d1b9fa19e21\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002062\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to Part 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002063\u0022\u003Eto add the following new clause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002064\u0022\u003E35A\tThere must be genuine consultation with all employees transferring to the Auckland Council from existing local bodies. This means\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002065\u0022\u003E(a)\tAll employees and their representatives must be informed on a weekly basis as to the status of the transition process;\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002066\u0022\u003E(b)\tAll employees and their representatives must be consulted meaningfully according to the provisions of the Employment Relations Act 2000; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002067\u0022\u003E(c)\tUnions must be kept informed of and given the opportunity to provide input to all proceedings throughout the transition process.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fe5d9e74fc9046e99eb663e122cd317a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002068\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002069\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3) \u201CThe Minister must also notify the public of these appointments by issuing a press release to the media.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e37087e4084346aab8022e75a8fde579\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002070\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 12 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002071\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002072\u0022\u003E(g)\tinforming the public, by way of press release, of decisions made by the Transition Agency that have any impact on the residents living within the boundaries of councils being reorganised.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022173df8023583448b8149ec48fe1910bc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002073\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002074\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1)(d) \u201Cby both newsletters and by having staff from the Transition Agency regularly meeting with staff in the councils being reorganised.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225a5016ce0f6d455a963941a8140b03f9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002075\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002076\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002077\u0022\u003E(d)\tit works within the current laws of New Zealand.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a8f8b0d8e76b4aa1b8f3221548142b9e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002078\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002079\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (3)(b) after \u201Cit operates in a financially responsible\u201D, \u201Cand publicly accountable\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226564cbf99d814cacabed3fbdddab0386\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002080\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 17 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002081\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2)(b) before \u201Cskills\u201D, \u201Cqualifications,\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a169661d048a49f9a4d5c3d7a45e8305\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002082\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 17 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002083\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2)(b) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002084\u0022\u003E(iv)\tprovide suitable training for the staff and management to ensure the Council operates effectively and efficiently during its infancy.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ad62162048334207af311bef39d111ae\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002085\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 18 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002086\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002087\u0022\u003E(c)\tgive authority to an independent agency or organisation to oversee any grievance claim made by any existing staff member not employed by the Auckland Council on or after the start date of 1 November 2010.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b3e1a6ff8b3462f952647c07ce8ef37\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002088\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 20 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002089\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002090\u0022\u003E(c)\tnotify all board members of the existing local government organisation concerned as to why that particular item was removed from the organisation\u2019s agenda.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222aa14c4f25ac4f009a3e2de736b47ee5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002091\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 21 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002092\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2)(b) after \u201Creasons\u201D, \u201Cto the Minister of Local Government\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b7c77b49b92d4bc28e6c8dfccd9520fc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002093\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 21 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002094\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2)(c) after \u201Cchief executive\u201D, \u201Cor whatever other source it sees fit\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228b54cfb121384290a6b1aeb6ba9a6dcf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002095\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 22 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002096\u0022\u003Eto add \u201CAny expenditure outside this approved budgeting expenditure and exceeding $10,000 in any given month must be notified to the Minister and special approval sought.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225521457dae544ce2b202361138ba6955\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002097\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 23 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002098\u0022\u003Eto add \u201CUpon dissolution of the Agency, the Auditor-General will be instructed to audit the Agency\u2019s accounts and submit a report to the Minister.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002280b81ac24a334946b83930529446b8a5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002099\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 24 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002100\u0022\u003Eto add \u201CAny refusal to provide information under any part of section 9 of the Official Information Act must be in consultation with both the Ombudsmen and the Leader of the Opposition.\u201D\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022834637fc8086413ca18aee43a04eb1e4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002101\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to clause 29 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002102\u0022\u003Eto insert in paragraph (3)(a) before \u201Ccomply\u201D, \u201Csubject to agreement with the employee,\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223cbb275f0a094eeb977e0b11ad53a08c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002103\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 30 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002104\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2) after \u201Cduties\u201D, \u201C, including rubbish collection, wastewater treatment and road maintenance,\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cab3d5c0488241e180a10680f2967371\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002105\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 30 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002106\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (4)(a) before \u201Ccomply\u201D, \u201Csubject to agreement with the employee,\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c9ee411cd5d24b66a957c06bceba680e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002107\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002248c341536c3a4effa64222f6e384e996\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: A series of amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 13(1)(a) are out of order as they are inconsistent with previous decisions of the Committee. Another series of amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to clause 13(2)(a), to omit \u201C1 November 2010\u201D, are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002108\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EWe have a Minister\u2019s amendment to clause 14(1) to change\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022253237849cd44a0184375c1864aa56b9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002109\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022253237849cd44a0184375c1864aa56b9\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just want to check whether it is \u201Cthe\u201D Minister\u2019s amendment\u2014the Minister in charge of the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002110\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ad7a7137282f4d4cb1fa22586c23c570\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, it is the amendment of the Minister in charge of the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002111\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 14 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002112\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C1 November 2009\u201D and substitute \u201C31 October 2009\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f868de3e2cdd489bac7fee5cfa08a882\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002113\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022714d994f2675498ebba2a93752901f4d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Another series of amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to amend clause 14 by substituting other dates have been ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with previous decisions of the Committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002114\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 17 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002115\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (1) \u201C30 June 2012\u201D and substitute \u201C29 June 2012\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002224f78ef1de4d46259543e157222bbedc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002116\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e2a25474dd5549ed9ec0a2245499aba6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 17(1) \u201C30 June 2012\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 17(2)(b)(i) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 18(1)(b) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 18(3)(a) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 18(3)(b) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 18(4) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 27(1) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are not in the proper form. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 31(1) \u201C1 November 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are not in the proper form. Further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to omit from clause 36(1) \u201C31 October 2010\u201D are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002117\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 36 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002118\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit this clause.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222be25ce022624d9cac4d74276c5f4fc1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002119\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b085ec473d0e4b83942f33550d3070ee\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to add new subclause (7) to clause 36 is ruled out of order as it is inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee. The amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to add new clause 36(4A) has also been ruled out as it is inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002120\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002121\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1)(b) \u201Cand on any matter including on any issues relating to community boards.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002210e1d7a21fe6487eb48c20459311958c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002122\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002123\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1)(c) the following new subparagraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002124\u0022\u003E(vii)\testablishing a second tier of governance for the Auckland region consisting of seven local councils.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d04656707f694e40b6956869b6173da1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002125\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 13 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002126\u0022\u003Eto insert in subclause (2)(a) after \u201C1 November 2010\u201D, \u201Cincluding for local councils\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022925ba949be204104b232b8d85dbb01ca\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002127\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 13 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002128\u0022\u003Eto omit from subclause (2)(a) \u201Cdevelop an organisational structure\u201D and substitute \u201Cdevelop an organisational structure and a second tier of governance for the Auckland region consisting of seven local councils\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e4832c368c6441faa2e760309cad5856\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002129\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon David Parker to clause 15 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002130\u0022\u003Eto add the following new paragraph:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002131\u0022\u003E(c)\tNothing in this section enables the Transition Agency to alter the second tier of governance for the Auckland region as outlined in this Act.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c57c3018107340328bd7556f797670cf\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002132\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002133\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of M\u0101ori Affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002234b1bbc6df354a33960a4af2bfb1f59e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002134\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002135\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c9956ddbb8eb470ba6f136a1f269706d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002136\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002137\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister for Ethnic Affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022171b9e4ab81a4896b2753c601da4abce\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002138\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002139\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on Pacific Island affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223200ca684249448b8da121edcae4a782\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002140\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002141\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on M\u0101ori affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022abe7ad36739342bc872ed5a66d12f8db\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002142\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002143\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the spokesperson on ethnic affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c2cac6d0f75a406db10660d58aa00696\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002144\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227c507e3dfbc74e84836bc02af95bc062\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones is to amend clause 11(2) by adding the words \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Pacific Affairs\u201D\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u002223a4fc51c4b34ea5b2cb36967f398e05\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002145\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002223a4fc51c4b34ea5b2cb36967f398e05\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Surely that is the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002146\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223552afe55fa846508239c3f927aad91c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, that is correct. I am afraid my wording here is different. I thank the member; I will put the question on the amendment again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002147\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002148\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (2) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222fcb0d681202423cbb74fc3a33d35351\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002149\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002150\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with all members of Parliament who hold electorate seats, both general and M\u0101ori, within the Auckland district\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00226d50416ed3464feeaa795651664e32fd\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002151\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002152\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228d84738828e74744bdad06c944867879\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002153\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002154\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Education\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221a8298ae43634fd3b79a43f3fb63120b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002155\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002156\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister for Disability Issues\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224163a63e98024eacbf4fd85f2423d4c4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002157\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002158\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201C in consultation with the Minister of Youth Affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b63fe60621334a308d48be1e242fd735\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002159\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002160\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228e1cec411f77456983dcdff20ea67226\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002161\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002162\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister of Conservation\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022ff2b9be9c80b4a699afdcd325b949803\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002163\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002164\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister responsible for Archives New Zealand\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002205399658036a4669a9ebe5b49eafd833\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002165\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002166\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Minister for the Rugby World Cup\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b89c5fcbd1749c3ba58e290983a0f55\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002167\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002168\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on women\u2019s affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a2a3984cc2b54c90bd7bcb2b7015e45f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002169\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002170\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on education\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00228a52181a514d4c438085857f56c79b82\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002171\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002172\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation the with the Opposition spokesperson on disability issues\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227c023f4be9f14ee581b0fc8bc3b3cf8e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 3; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002173\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002174\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on youth affairs\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221883298ed96c4741a910450fcd9be3ca\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022 data-id=\u0022d1017fc7e28043ce9bded531fd01fb79\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d1017fc7e28043ce9bded531fd01fb79\u0022\u003EJOHN HAYES (National\u2014Wairarapa):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The member opposite was taking photographs with his telephone.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002205f81699ed7149daaf810b8743eacfd2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002205f81699ed7149daaf810b8743eacfd2\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E What is the problem?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222d43e98127594796824042858b7acb45\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I did not see the event. If the member is taking photographs, I ask him to refrain from doing so. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022e8b6d0b772aa4365953676026eeffa6a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e8b6d0b772aa4365953676026eeffa6a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. A very serious allegation has been made by people who are not telling the truth. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ec32ace5ff304dfeab9324dfa30fb132\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I used the word \u201CIf\u201D. I do not know whether the member was taking photographs, so I am giving the member the benefit of the doubt.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ab4f70e091f94e229b1846f2dabd18e7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ab4f70e091f94e229b1846f2dabd18e7\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I insist on an apology. The member has accused me of breaching the rules of the House. I did not. I have taken serious offence at the accusation made by John Hayes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef59ff8d75d2442c8ba1e66519b3a307\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member has taken offence. I ask Mr Hayes to apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002182\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a2fc8d0ec28b4451adfd870f46db3f7d\u0022\u003EJohn Hayes\u003C/span\u003E: I draw your attention, Mr Chairperson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002183\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f45dfe52c5564e00b4ea64f3b531ec53\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I asked the member to apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002184\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b66955f74b0041e3b45deebc9ef0bf6e\u0022\u003EJohn Hayes\u003C/span\u003E: I apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002185\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226f67ac27bdbb4cd08721f318350543ef\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Right.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022 data-id=\u0022656c5034282c4857ad0fd3a5aa603386\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002186\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ae94eea7-ba5f-4303-bf71-49e708bc9888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022656c5034282c4857ad0fd3a5aa603386\u0022\u003EJOHN HAYES (National\u2014Wairarapa):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I said the member \u201Cappeared\u201D to be taking photographs.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f48027b31757417dacb903a6c462e84b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, we do not want to be making accusations, so we will leave it at that. The member has apologised, and we are happy with that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022b8ab44c9cb7c486abaf336bea634d965\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002188\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b8ab44c9cb7c486abaf336bea634d965\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can you advise the Committee of what the rules are around photography in the Chamber. I am sure a lot of us would like to get a photograph of the Deputy Prime Minister in his current state. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002189\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e06fb43dc47044ba83737162004c8b9a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: There is a clear ruling on this: the Speaker controls all photography in the House. That is the position.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002190\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002191\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on disarmament and arms control\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022baa69dae1c5e4e338dcc7cde6b288a19\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002192\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002193\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on conservation\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c039b85b097045c398dfb205688211dc\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002194\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002195\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on Archives New Zealand\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022cffa17120fcf490d88b7783c084efa56\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002196\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to clause 11 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002197\u0022\u003Eto add to subclause (1) \u201Cin consultation with the Opposition spokesperson on the Rugby World Cup\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229d91644c61b64c2b80d6acdd5c812d7c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 27\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 20; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022877ac498982c41c5a2fbd48f6cf5ae12\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: In case members have not heard, and as we have just been voting on a rugby matter, I point out that the Chiefs have beaten the Brumbies.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te Roopu whakawhitinga mo te rohe o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229e3c2bbef7a94621ba3d5a41811cee81\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002202\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002203\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002204\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te Roopu whakawhitinga mo te rohe o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00225ee787a9b47a4b55b14083e1685d841d\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002205\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002206\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002207\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te Roopu whakawhitinga mo te rohe o Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002296dfcc28ecfe40258c49ac9a415e348a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002208\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002209\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002210\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te umanga whakawhitinga mo te rohe o T\u0101maki Makaurau.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022187c6c7f75bf42d9909c4b08e5a13bed\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002211\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002212\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002213\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te umanga whakawhitinga mo te rohe o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227ea648056771443ba18fec8b9c0beeaa\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002214\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002215\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002216\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te umanga whakawhitinga mo te rohe o Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00229d88a6d383674cd49c3a1dad38ee90a1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002217\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002218\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002219\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te pokap\u016B whakawhitinga mo te rohe o T\u0101maki Makaurau. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224b6e84cb348248018faa81b4e4258f2f\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002220\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002221\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002222\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te pokap\u016B whakawhitinga mo te rohe o \u0100karana.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e0ccdbf61f0c47439938fea0d274ab79\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002223\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Shane Jones to clause 10 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002224\u0022\u003Eto add the following new subclause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002225\u0022\u003E(5)\tThe official M\u0101ori name for the Auckland Transition Agency is Te pokap\u016B whakawhitinga mo te rohe o Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002257f7571ac3194194b0e8ecc818371c25\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002226\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the remaining amendments in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to Part 3 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002219046b022f7e4dac98f0274f919fbd55\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendments agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223b3f1dee443447ddba105df98df6fbf1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That Part 3 as amended be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 49\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 4; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EPart 3 as amended agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002227\u0022\u003EDebate interrupted.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002228\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m. (Saturday)\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id20090513b5da20a9621b43f69291fc5a09cfaacd002229\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000001\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00220d0914ce72d74ad08e832599330d6a89\u0022\u003EWednesday, 13 May 2009\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000002\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022250da4bc754b481e9e9355a1e035a3a9\u0022\u003E(continued on Saturday, 16 May 2009)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000003\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022d2e3321462b74636b4bb59d56f5559e6\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000004\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022e8d2d66b63da4b4e884db9b843c0bce3\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000005\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000006\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022b85e84e050df4710965654dd9104f3fa\u0022\u003ENew Part 11  Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022439f76d198f844eab456d0517aacb89d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000007\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022439f76d198f844eab456d0517aacb89d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Members, the Committee is resumed. Last night the Committee completed consideration of Part 3 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. It is 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 13 May, and we now have a series of new proposals in front of us to insert new parts. Although they have come to us in arithmetical order to make sure they are checked and everything is OK, we will not be dealing with them in exactly the same order, so I ask members to bear with us and with the Clerks. We also have a number of amendments. The first is in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to insert a new part establishing the Auckland Transitional Agency Review Commission.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002283f8002e0b014267bab26ce2e0060f5f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000008\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002283f8002e0b014267bab26ce2e0060f5f\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That we report progress in order to send this bill to a select committee for a period of 4 weeks.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00221cd389f600e8411b91f468ed98005a9c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Committee report progress.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 6; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022f538242520c2493fbd46ecc0f1f2d0f7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000009\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f538242520c2493fbd46ecc0f1f2d0f7\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E These amendments are not strictly in the right order, but this proposed new part deals with the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. This part would not be necessary if there had been a wee bit of goodwill by the Government and if it had faith in Aucklanders by giving them a say on this bill. The amendment would not have been necessary, but now we are here on Saturday, 16 May, which is still the sitting day of 13 May here in Parliament. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000010\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EMuch could be achieved by establishing a commission. The commission would be headed by a person who is eligible to hold the office of commissioner \u201Cif he or she is, or is eligible to be, a District Court Judge. If an appointee is not a District Court Judge at the time of appointment as a Commissioner, he or she shall be appointed as a District Court Judge at that time.\u201D That shows the seriousness and importance we place on the appointment. We cannot just appoint our mates, as some parts of the bill allow. This appointment is very important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000011\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe proposed amendment goes on to state: \u201CWhen considering whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a Commissioner the Attorney-General should have regard to the need to ensure that the Court possesses a mix of knowledge and experience in matters coming before the Court, including knowledge and experience in economic, commercial, and business affairs, local government and community affairs:\u201D That is really important. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000012\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe amendment mentions local government and community affairs. It is interesting. We have drafted this amendment so that these now come together. Local government in Auckland is being ridden roughshod over, and, worse then that, so is the community. The community has been left out in the cold by this Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000013\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIt is interesting. We will have a series of meetings all over the place that will be run and paid for by the National Party. In my area, Mr Bakshi will have one\u2014if he is still around. He might be able to tell people how many houses they can turn into brothels and things like that. I understand he is a bit of an expert in that area. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000014\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe appointment of commissioners is important because planning, resource management, and heritage protection are very important. They need to be up to speed with that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000015\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d2749ee9b0e84d24b57b93197011192a\u0022\u003EDr Paul Hutchison\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019re right, George. Get on with it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279433df9e0404506953d1e6e9cefceb6\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: It is good to see my friend the member for Hunua up here bright and early. It is good to see that he is awake; sometimes it is hard to tell whether he is talking in his sleep or whether he is awake. Other important areas that commissioners should have knowledge and experience in are environmental science, including the physical and social sciences; architecture; engineering; surveying; mineral technology; and building and construction. Knowledge and experience of matters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi are also very important.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002207d2d783aac74f5f81e2e034d65945cb\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s never concerned you before, George!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a3e1303c4e649d592138cd23fc9e24c\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: There is Mr Henare. He obviously did not get home last night, considering the condition he is in. He probably went straight to the clubs. He has come well fuelled for today. When we have Tau Henare well fuelled, it makes life interesting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022e32c78775e794be1bd4cf9e5175ec0ff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e32c78775e794be1bd4cf9e5175ec0ff\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You told us that these additional parts will not be considered in numerical order\u2014and I understand the reason for that\u2014but I think it would be helpful for the Committee to know which part is to be debated after this part, so that we can read it and be well informed before we debate it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229fb83bb903ad4fc29b7988b5e0776678\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member makes a good point. The next part we will consider will be Part 10. If the member wants to look further into the future, we will then consider Part 9. After that, we will go on to Part 5.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u002261333b6523c94cbc9366b8099824ef7f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002261333b6523c94cbc9366b8099824ef7f\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E New Part 11 is a serious response to a serious problem. The problem is a lack of independent oversight, which has been made worse by this bill\u2019s being rammed through the House in the dead of the morning and the dead of the week. This bill will still be here next week. The bill is being rammed through without a select committee process, and we have to ask why. I say to all those sleepy-looking members opposite that it would have been quicker for this bill to go to select committee than to debate new Part 27. Bill English will not be happy, because we will still be here on Budget day. What about the pre-Budget announcement schedule? What about all of those nasty little things that those members want to hide on the day? The whole shambles will be disrupted by the fact that Paul Hutchison\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002223c67ad15695455a820374f510637aff\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We are dealing with a new part and new material. There has been no speech from this side, so there can be no need for any rebuttal. Members should confine themselves very tightly to the content of the part now being debated.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eecebab16ffc47d4ac088b879b1c58e6\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It is very, very important that we have consistency through this debate. We have had over the last couple of days\u2014or the earlier part of this day, depending on whether one looks at this in temporal or parliamentary time\u2014a broad-ranging debate on various parts. The Government cannot change the rules now just because it wants to run away and go home.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002237e02216a5f1438c91d188852b10b590\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. I say to the member that one of the finest parliamentarians this place has ever seen, the Rt Hon David Lange, once said that consistency is the last refuge of a fool. The point being made here is that members should focus to some degree on the part. Although the Hon Trevor Mallard is correct and we have had a wide-ranging debate, this is new material and it is quite tightly focused. We will have a little bit of latitude, but I want the member to talk to new Part 11, \u201CAuckland Transition Agency Review Commission\u201D, though he may introduce some other material.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000025\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221f5522d0ed4a43b1b94d1d9ba23de6a0\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: New Part 11 establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The commission will consist of a chair and five commissioners. The eligibility requirements for the chair will include being a District Court judge, and for commissioners will include having juridical experience. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000026\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThis part is important for several reasons. The appointment of the commission is an independent process. We all know that processes that are simply governed by politicians and delegated to officials can often run into trouble. It is noteworthy that the New Zealand National Party at this point has significant experience with independent judicial processes. For example, I understand that Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is experiencing\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022032879c6289f44daafcd5521f4d56fd5\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This member is trifling with your request to stay tightly within the bounds of this new part. He is introducing material totally extraneous to this particular debate and I ask you, given the expense that the taxpayer is being put to for the Labour members to exercise their brawn and filibustering skills\u2014or whatever we want to call them\u2014to keep the bounds very, very tight.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a6e90b9d2ce0428baab1bc221b5a1514\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Unlike the member who just raised the point of order, I listened carefully to your ruling. It was a ruling down the middle. You asked people to be narrower than they had been, but you also indicated that you would be reasonable. That member is inviting you to be unreasonable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022accd198626744bd5a708d325e5f4a6b8\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I reinforce one other point Mr Mallard made, which you neglected to touch on. You are the sole judge of relevancy under Standing Order 107, and for Mr Brownlee or another member to get up and continually bring to your attention his or her interpretation of Standing Orders on this matter is not correct. He should not challenge your ruling; you have already ruled on this.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000030\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022949d9b454a9f4b6cab7bc8bc8e80b13d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have a couple of points. Yes, I want the debate to be a bit tighter, given the nature of the amendments. I think the member was addressing the material before him. I said that people could draw on other things and explanations as they went through; I will not be unreasonable about that. Mr Cosgrove is right: I am the sole judge and I will remain the sole judge, and I thank him but I do not need to be reminded of that. As for Mr Brownlee\u2019s point about the monetary cost, I would have thought some members of the public would think it is a good thing to see the Chamber being used a bit more often rather than sitting empty. But never mind, that is another story.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000031\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227bfda048542442e28944924a46e93068\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: Let me turn to a particularly serious reason why the Auckland Transition Agency needs an independent juridical oversight. It is dealing with assets of $28 billion\u2014close to one-quarter of the country\u2019s GDP if it were all expensed in one year. That is a huge amount of assets. It spans a range of subsidiary organisations, including the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, Ports of Auckland\u2014which I will come back to\u2014Metro Water, Watercare Services, North Shore Holdings, Enterprise North Shore, and Waitakere City Properties. Each of these entities has its own well-constituted governance process, and in many cases, its own independent board. But under the bill before this Committee they are simply placed under the jurisdiction of this transition agency. It is like some form of bizarre renationalisation of something that is already publicly owned. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000032\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EHere is where the plot gets thicker. The agency will not report through an independent governance process to the Cabinet of the New Zealand Government, which would be, of course, the normal process for any State-owned enterprise or Crown entity. No\u2014this agency reports to one Minister, the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide. Why on earth would that be? It is certainly not good governance practice, which is why in new Part 11 we are introducing the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission with additional juridical oversight. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000033\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EMembers opposite have obviously been lobbied hard by Ports of Auckland. Ports of Auckland says that this legislation will not do. It is a private company trading in open markets, it has its own board, and it wants to be a special case. Let us admit that there are grounds for that special case, but why for Ports of Auckland? Why not Watercare Services? If the National Business Review and Trans Tasman are to be believed, the Minister in charge of this bill is going to appoint the chief executive of the water company to be the chair of the transition agency. How will they deal with that conflict of interest? I would not want to be that person. I have great respect for Mark Ford, and I think he is a very able man, but I would not want to be in his shoes. I hope he gets first-class legal advice about his liabilities and his risks, because I think he is exposed. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000034\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI think the Minister, in his rush to railroad this legislation through the House and to create a very clean reporting line that allows him to bulldoze his way through normal legal convention, is exposing one of the more able executives in the Auckland business community. I hope for Mr Mark Ford\u2019s sake that he thinks very carefully not only about whether to accept that appointment but also about the conditions upon which he accepts it. I am sure that Mr Mark Ford would appreciate what the Opposition is doing to try to provide better independent cover, oversight, liability, and risk management through this important part that is being very seriously introduced this morning. I hope the Government members who are sitting here, and who will be getting used to sitting here, will give this new part their earnest consideration.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022 data-id=\u0022462d35d0aa9a45fdab430d920174beb0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000035\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022462d35d0aa9a45fdab430d920174beb0\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Wellington Central):\u003C/span\u003E It is a pleasure to take a call on new Part 11, which establishes the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. The Leader of the House, in relation to the first speech given on this part by the Hon George Hawkins, said it was bureaucracy gone mad.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000036\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f8fced063cf24b2695320709a3304060\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: He\u2019d know!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002252a2b48e3a4a4565929e04278765f938\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: He would know about that, I say to Mr Hughes, because since being in office the National Government has established 36 review committees. Most of them have been set up by Mr Brownlee, who is trying to review what he knows about the energy sector. Unfortunately, he does not know a lot, so he has had to establish 36 review committees. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000038\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EThis particular review commission has been established for a very, very good reason: National has pushed this bill through Parliament under urgency, denying Aucklanders the right to have a proper democratic process. In the light of that and of the fact that last night we sat in this Chamber and established, without a select committee process, an agency that would be responsible for $28 billion of assets and for 6,000 people\u2019s jobs, we need a review commission. This is a serious amendment and a serious new part, because this Government has decided that Aucklanders should not have a say about the transition to a super-city. It has tried to push that through without any input at this important stage in the process. A review commission, as established under Part 11, would be able to let Aucklanders have a say. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000039\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EWe see very clearly, when we look at this part, that the review commission will be established on a far fairer basis than that of the transition agency it will seek to review. If we note the membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission, we realise it will consist of the chair of the commission and five commissioners. We noted in the debate last night Part 3 that clause 11(1) states: \u201CThe Transition Agency must have a governing body consisting of a chairperson and no fewer than 2 but no more than 4 other members appointed by the Minister.\u201D There we go; we will finally have a sufficient number of people to look at this matter properly. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000040\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EI now turn to how those people will be appointed. For the review commission we have an appointment process that will involve a range of people. It will involve people such as the Prime Minister, the Minister of Local Government, the Minister of M\u0101ori Affairs, and the Attorney-General; they will all be involved in the appointment of the commissioners. That is unlike the Auckland Transition Agency, where one person will appoint the members of the governing board, and that one person is the Hon Rodney Hide. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000041\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EThe Hon Rodney Hide said that the Auckland Transition Agency will be responsible for a rationalisation of governance arrangements in the Auckland area. Members on this side of the Chamber know very well what Mr Hide and his ACT Party friends believe is a rationalisation of services. It is not about making them more efficient, and it is not about making them effective; it is about cutting and slashing them. That is the agenda. It is about privatising assets, taking them away from the people of Auckland, taking them away from the people of New Zealand, and returning them to Mr Hide\u2019s mates. That is why, in this part, we are asking for a review commission to be appointed in a way that will reflect a wider set of interests than the narrow ideological interests of Rodney Hide. We are certain that when Auckland people see a review commission established in this way, they will know they are getting a proper review of arrangements for Auckland governance, rather than the sham of democracy that we have seen from members on the other side of the Chamber. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000042\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EI also want to refer to another reason why the review commission is vitally important. Clause 13(1)(b) of Part 3, which we passed last night, states that the transition agency will have the ability to look at and review every single item on the agenda of a meeting of an existing local government organisation during the transition period. If that is not the action of the nanny State, I do not know what is. Every single item, down to the toilet rolls and the stationery, of a local government organisation in Auckland will be reviewed by the transition agency. What kinds of decisions will we get in that environment? We need to be able to review those decisions and ensure that Aucklanders have a proper say about what is happening to their local government organisation. The transition agency is a sham from the Government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u002298e1f52cf9064eb7b7678a47251f7112\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002298e1f52cf9064eb7b7678a47251f7112\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u00220fe82470ba7e4836ac687a147a85c94d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000044\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220fe82470ba7e4836ac687a147a85c94d\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E I am very happy to take a call on new Part 11, put forward by my colleagues, which introduces the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. Having sat through the debate on the bill, I have become more and more concerned about elements that give total and utter control to the Minister of Local Government. I think there should be some kind of independent judicial oversight and review of that. If members look, for example, at Part 3, which we passed last night, and the establishment of the governing body of the Transition Agency, we see that no more than two people are required on the Transition Agency. That is a concentration of a huge amount of power in the Transition Agency. We do not know who those people will be. They could be Richard Prebble and Christine Rankin for all we know. They could be Melissa Lee and Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga for all we know.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000045\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002242ffe76a7238427e85c87c736b9b7733\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: A third job.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000046\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255adcbe47ab1439f9b65625543ae58a7\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: They could give him a third job. The Transition Agency will have a huge amount of power, so there should be some oversight of what it is able to get up to. There is a very, very tight time frame for the implementation of these local governance reforms. Clause 13(1)(a) suggests that the Transition Agency has to have everything in place and be ready to function from 1 November 2010. We know that it will be very, very tight. Mistakes could be made. There should be some oversight and some ability to review the decisions that are being made, because of the huge amount of power that the Transition Agency will have. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000047\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI will go further, and look further through the bill at some of the things the agency will do. It is also worth noting that under clause 22 all the expenditure for the Transition Agency has to be approved by the Minister. That does reinforce the need for some independent review, given the huge amount of control that will be given to Rodney Hide and the very hand-picked select number of individuals who will ultimately end up in total control of Auckland\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000048\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002238d13eeee85e4e16ab4b361f9ed1736e\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: $28 billion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d9e6bbd820f3401993cba3adfb1af56c\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014in control of $28 billion, and in control of\u2014how many employees?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000050\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224be7df7bb3f541d4ae064e180b052f9b\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Over 6,000.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000051\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222fe2e303c87f4b0ab93d184a7b0f063d\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: And in control of over 6,000 employees. That is a lot of people\u2019s jobs and a lot of people\u2019s lives that Rodney Hide will effectively be given control of. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a3d3c31265c34c2f800e438250668f20\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: The Tsar.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000053\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1990f7bd8644804bbe5fbf7b4c0be7d\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Yes\u2014the \u201CTsar of Auckland\u201D. Members should bear in mind that it is not the National Government that will be getting the control; it is Rodney Hide, the ACT Party Minister, with his 3.5 percent of the vote, who will have control of all of Auckland. There should be some oversight of that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000054\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI come back to new Part 11, which establishes the new Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission. It makes it clear that a judge has to be in control of it. It cannot be one of the political mates of the National Party or the ACT Party. They cannot make it Christine Rankin, Richard Prebble, or, John Banks, and we are very supportive of that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000055\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022735ff25e74ff4a62940ca17c6a07cee1\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Why not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000056\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c205991b5d8c49a480bc640cefa5255f\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: He is not a judge. If members would read the amendment we are debating, they would know that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000057\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EThis amendment gives the review commission the power to hear submissions. It gives it all the powers that a District Court might have in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction. If members look at the explanatory note of new Part 11, they will see that it sums it up very well. It states that the new part amends the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill \u201Cto ensure decisions concerning members of the public are subject to independent review.\u201D Once again, it comes back to the notion of the concentration of a very, very large amount of power in a very, very small number of individuals. There has to be some kind of accountability, some kind of oversight. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EIt is particularly important, in my view, given the way this bill has been rushed. The bill has not been through a select committee process, so there has been no public scrutiny. People have not had the opportunity to make submissions and say they think there is a problem with this part or that part, or that they would like this amendment or that amendment. Having sat through a number of select committee processes on pieces of legislation so far in my time in Parliament, I can say that I find those processes incredibly valuable. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EOn the surface, during a first reading, a bill may seem perfectly logical and well-written, but it is amazing what technical issues\u2014that we would not otherwise get a handle on\u2014are picked up during the select committee process. By not putting this bill through the select committee process, the public are being denied that opportunity. Having an independent review mechanism in place would pick up any mistakes that have been made because of a lack of consultation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a68928ea-9dd8-4a30-8e2c-a0f49dfc8bea\u0022 data-id=\u00226bbee1dfcb1446299a666dd865ee8324\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a68928ea-9dd8-4a30-8e2c-a0f49dfc8bea\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226bbee1dfcb1446299a666dd865ee8324\u0022\u003ELOUISE UPSTON (National\u2014Taup\u014D):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u00223c6cf02307b74956bb9ec0db82e878ee\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000061\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223c6cf02307b74956bb9ec0db82e878ee\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I say to the National Government, which is desperately trying to shut down debate on new Part 11, that Labour members would like to have a discussion about it. We are putting up serious amendments to try to do the best we can to rectify rotten and flawed legislation. Given that this is the only debate on this legislation happening in this country, we do not think it is too much to ask that those members of this House who care about the rights of the people of Auckland, who actually care about democracy in Auckland, are allowed to have a debate on this issue. So I thank the Chair for giving Labour the call. I say to Government members that they might do well to listen to what we are saying, rather than squawking like headless chooks. Nathan Guy might think it is funny to kill democracy in Auckland, but the Labour Party does not.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000062\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003ENew Part 11 is very important. There is one very simple line in this part, which the Labour Opposition has put up, that might not seem like a big deal; clause 38(2) says simply: \u201CThe Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.\u201D Do members know what? The Auckland Transition Agency is not independent from Rodney Hide; it is not independent at all. Because of that, people should be very concerned. This hand-picked bureaucracy will have all the powers of the current eight democratically elected Auckland councils. As I said last night in the debate, given that the Auckland Transition Agency is basically, for all intents and purposes, going to be the Auckland Council for the next 18 months, the people of Auckland, the ratepayers of Auckland, need to know that there is some kind of check and balance on the power of that organisation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000063\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EI see Sam Lotu-Iiga laughing; he thinks he is about to get a third job, on the Auckland Transition Agency. I urge Government members to look seriously at new Part 11 and take a call to debate it, rather than just being annoyed that they are being made to work on a Saturday.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000064\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EAnother very important point is that clause 50, \u201CHearings\u201D, states: \u201CThe Commission shall meet every Monday and Tuesday of every week for the duration of the transition period.\u201D This is a very interesting clause. When we go back to Part 3, which was voted on last night and was opposed by members on this side of the Chamber, we notice all kinds of clauses on the requirement for the Auckland Transition Agency to report to the Minister, but nothing about its need to represent the community. There is clause after clause about how the agency must report to the Minister at regular intervals on progress, and must provide a final report. What does the bill say the agency must do for the people of Auckland? The Government members have gone quiet now, because none of them have actually read this legislation. They have their research unit notes and they have been trotted down here to take closure motions, but none of them have read the legislation. Well, there is nothing in the bill about representing the people of Auckland. In fact, the agency is \u201Cto provide information to the public of Auckland \u2026 as it thinks fit,\u201D. If we look at the process of this bill, which is going through the Committee stage without it having been to a select committee, we can probably guess that \u201Cas it thinks fit\u201D will be never, unless the agency tells the councils not to buy toilet paper, as one of the Auckland councils suggested in the newspaper the other day.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EThat raises a very important point. The Auckland Transition Agency has the power to veto any kind of spending a council wants to do. The agency will ask the Minister whether it is OK for the North Shore City Council to buy toilet paper this week, and the Minister will say no, because he is worried that the council will go over to Mount Albert and use it to block the bulldozers. The council can then say to the agency that, actually, the toilet paper is important for tourism; it needs to buy toilet paper for a lot of public toilets, and it is worried that without it people might not want to come to Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003ELabour members are proposing a review commission. It will have to meet, it will have to be accountable to the people of Auckland, and\u2014this is a really good part\u2014its members will actually have to have experience in local government. Unlike the members of the Auckland Transition Agency\u2019s governing body, these people will have to know what they are doing, and they will be there to serve the people of Auckland in a local government capacity. The review commission will be able to review the Minister\u2019s decision about toilet paper.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EI think that is a really important safeguard for the people of Auckland. A transition agency is being set up to hand power over to the Minister\u2019s mates and the Prime Minister\u2019s mates until a council structure can be put in place, which will then hand power over to the Minister\u2019s mates and the Prime Minister\u2019s mates. We need a check and balance, and the review commission is that check and balance. As I said, the review commission will have to meet every Monday and Tuesday of every week for the duration of the transition period. There is no requirement on the Auckland Transition Agency to actually meet with the people of Auckland. There is no requirement at all for it to be accountable to the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022 data-id=\u0022bbda8fc1e750467d9b3c49016ae310b8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000068\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bbda8fc1e750467d9b3c49016ae310b8\u0022\u003ETIM MACINDOE (National\u2014Hamilton West):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022b6b9f4032f6d42d68033c616d8853251\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000069\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b6b9f4032f6d42d68033c616d8853251\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you for the chance to take a call on new Part 11 in the name of my colleague the Hon George Hawkins. There are two great questions in politics\u2014only two. The first is: how on earth did Gerry Brownlee get that job? How on earth was Gerry Brownlee given that job? And, the second great question is: who guards the guardians?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000070\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThis morning, considering the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill in urgency, we have to ask ourselves some questions about the basics of politics\u2014some of the great questions about how it is handled for citizens and by citizens. This new part considers the question in this particular way: it appoints a review commission to oversee the work of the Auckland Transition Agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000071\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EI draw members\u2019 attention to new clause 52, which sets out the powers of the commission that George Hawkins is recommending in this new part. It states: \u201CThe Commission shall have the ability to direct the Transition Agency to reconsider a decision taken.\u201D That is a very important point. I am not sure members opposite understand just how much power Parliament is devolving in urgency at the moment. They have been briefed at caucus that this is a simple bill, but it is not a simple bill. This bill shifts power in New Zealand not to more people but to fewer people. And those fewer people are not elected; those fewer people are appointed. They are not appointed by the lead party in the Government, the National Party; they are appointed by a Minister from a party that enjoys about 3 percent of the party vote in our country.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000072\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bba5ec505ce04fcc8d8c8ad964636ecc\u0022\u003EPeseta Sam Lotu-Iiga\u003C/span\u003E: And a fine Minister at that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000073\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e20099a3c8684b5b8e3e8ca4bdc000eb\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Well, Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is very easily impressed through his community board meetings, his council meetings, his district drainage board meetings, his annual plan meetings, and his draft long-term council community plan meetings. He is very easily influenced by power; he tries to collect every job that is going. Goodness knows whom he is invoicing for today for his being here, but I hope it is not the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000074\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe point here about new clause 52 is that under the bill as it stands, Mr Hide gets to appoint an authority whose actions cannot be reviewed by anybody. Mr Grant Robertson will talk about the process by which the review commission will do its work, and there is an important part around hearings. But my point is that the powers of this commission are important safeguards for our Parliament. We are trying to decide who will guard the guardians. One-third of our people will be governed by the transitional authority\u2014one in three New Zealanders\u2019 lives will be affected directly by a bill that members opposite do not want to debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000075\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EAfter 15 minutes\u2019 consideration of a commission that could review and be a backstop to this agency, National members want to move closure on it. They are shutting down debate on a topic that affects the lives of over 1 million New Zealanders. Over 1 million people\u2019s lives change as this bill goes through, yet National members are not interested in that. They think it is no problem. They trust Mr Hide. Mr Hide has been doing over the National Party since 1996, but they are too stupid to even realise it. Rodney Hide runs rings around these people, and he will find ways of getting his people into the agency. He even smartly put up a new amendment yesterday to give the transition agency five people, not four, so that he could appoint another of his people to run all this. That is how smart the Minister of Local Government is. The Leader of the House is so stupid, he cannot work that out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000076\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThere are two great questions in politics. First, how the hell did Gerry Brownlee get that job? And, second, who guards the guardians? The Labour Opposition, through proposed new clause 52, gives an answer to the question of who guards the guardians.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000077\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002241c5acef82244361bf8fc0fe15d3149a\u0022\u003EPeseta Sam Lotu-Iiga\u003C/span\u003E: Wasting taxpayers\u2019 money.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000078\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f7ebb8681a0a4241b10a712d5469ab58\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: Sam Lotu-Iiga has the cheek to talk about wasting taxpayers\u2019 money. He is so good at wasting money that he wastes not only taxpayers\u2019 money but ratepayers\u2019 money as well. That is efficiency! It is machine-like efficiency to, in the same hour and on the same day, waste both taxpayers\u2019 money and ratepayers\u2019 money! I do not know any other member in this Committee who can do that. Do members know the sad and terrible thing about it? Although he is getting money off both sides, both sides are getting poor value for money. I wish Sam Lotu-Iiga wore a big receipt on his chest so that we could rip if off him and get our money back. The Minister of Consumer Affairs is from the ACT Party. We know that the ACT Party is running rings around the National Party, so why does the Minister of Consumer Affairs not get our money back from Sam Lotu-Iiga? That is the question we want answered here this morning.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000079\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EI am in favour of new clause 52. It will be good for the decisions of this transition authority to be able to be reviewed by the commission, which will be set up to check these things. You know, after the one term that Paul Quinn is getting in Parliament, maybe he could be on this commission, because every commission needs a secretary. Everybody needs somebody who is useless, and he could be the person to make sure things are going well in that particular regard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u002202df65539e6d49dcbf445d63abfd06e6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000080\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002202df65539e6d49dcbf445d63abfd06e6\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022 data-id=\u0022567ce2e1477843828f96d43fe93a46ee\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000081\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022567ce2e1477843828f96d43fe93a46ee\u0022\u003EJEANETTE FITZSIMONS (Co-Leader\u2014Green):\u003C/span\u003E It is very good to get a call for the Green Party, after many attempts, on this excellent amendment in the name of my colleague George Hawkins to insert new Part 11, which appoints a review commission for the Auckland Transition Agency. If ever an organisation needed judicial oversight by a review commission chaired by a judge, this agency does. Three people\u2014the Minister and two of his henchpersons appointed by him\u2014will be able to countermand every decision made by every council in Auckland, and make them do something different.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000082\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b48ef4125f924712a106491099b84c2a\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: So it could be a squash player and a dancer who has been dropped on her head?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000083\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002259b3a3348a304adcab30bf34c3da5639\u0022\u003EJEANETTE FITZSIMONS\u003C/span\u003E: Well, the mind boggles at just who those two people might be, but regardless of who they are, they are clearly subservient to the Minister.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000084\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003EOur largest city is not run as a dictatorship by one Minister in Parliament who, incidentally, had the support of some 3 percent of the population when his party was elected. That is what we call a dictatorship, and that needs judicial oversight and a review commission. Although the debate yesterday talked about the councils still having decision-making powers, it is very clear here that they do not actually have any decision-making powers at all, unless the Minister happens to like the decisions that they make. They will be completely neutered organisations for 18 months, they will be completely subject to the will of the Minister, and that could include doing anything. As colleagues have said, it could include selling assets, it could include taking a different approach to implementing the plan\u2014the possibilities are limitless as to what these councils might be required to do by this transition agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000085\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003EThis review commission is a very sensible idea. It will be chaired by somebody who is, or is eligible to be, a District Court judge. That means that there is some respect for the law in what is going on there, and I think that will be a useful thing, as well. It is a five-person commission, so it is actually somewhat larger than the body that it is reviewing, which, I think, just reflects on the stupidity of having a mere three people able to run the whole of Auckland for 18 months. So it is a very well-worked-out amendment. It has all the detail in it about the appointments and the oath of office. The commissioners will even have special advisers to help them with proceedings. My colleague has thought of all the details about the remuneration of commissioners and their procedures and hearings. There is no doubt that they will also have staff and that they will be protected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000086\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003EWe had concerns yesterday from the Government about 6,000 local government workers who were scared about their jobs. I have to ask who made them scared about their jobs. It is not the Green Party that is making them scared for their jobs, and it is not the Labour Party or the M\u0101ori Party that is giving them all this anxiety about their employment\u2014it is the Government that is doing so. There is a very easy way to address their concern about their jobs, and that is to just get rid of this silly legislation or send it to a select committee so that we can hear from those people about whether they are adequately protected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209278070-a54a-41e9-8a27-45166301277e\u0022\u003EAgain, this is the first of many good amendments to this bill. I strongly support it, because if we are going to have this stupid structure there are a lot of checks and balances we have to put in place. The Green Party has six proposed new parts coming up, which will ensure that this transitional authority does sensible things, sustainable things, fair things, peaceful things, and democratic things in Auckland. Maybe when we have passed all those amendments we will end up with a transitional agency that will actually do what the people of Auckland want it to do, despite this legislation being very poorly conceived in the first place. As I say, this is just the first of a number of parts that will improve this legislation enormously. It would, of course, be much better if it were sent to a select committee so that the people of Auckland could have their say about how they want this legislation to be improved, and that may yet still happen if we persist.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022 data-id=\u002200ea79b8fe30489d9016544a879128be\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002200ea79b8fe30489d9016544a879128be\u0022\u003EHon STEVE CHADWICK (Junior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a very serious point of order that I bring to the Committee, and this is the sort of issue that arises when we are in urgency. Last night the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, moved amendments to Part 3 that could have some very far-reaching and unintended consequences. He moved that the employees of the existing staff of the eight authorities lose their current employment rights. Under this amendment, moved by the Minister in the chair, women currently employed by the Auckland authorities could lose the right to paid parental leave, and this is incredibly serious\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022332a6c1cca594fffb56da2e9f3fc3c58\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000089\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022332a6c1cca594fffb56da2e9f3fc3c58\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is raising a debating point. I know that the member feels strongly about this, but this is a matter for a call, and for a debate to be brought to the Committee\u2019s attention. It is not a matter for order in the process of how the Committee conducts itself. If the member wants to continue with this, she will have to demonstrate that it is about order, not about substance. So far it has all been about substance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022b7662dde8b234f4e891b8e59d80c999d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b7662dde8b234f4e891b8e59d80c999d\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I do not think my colleague was attempting to get into a debating matter; it is a matter of order of process in terms of what the Minister has advised the Committee of. We are seeking to find out whether the Minister is in a position to be able to supply us with a report or maybe a briefing from the officials about this issue of paid parental leave, because the employment relationship has changed, and we need to make sure we can get the information from the Minister, because the part has been dealt with.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022456660f4674c4eefb4256125374f86a5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022456660f4674c4eefb4256125374f86a5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. If the member wishes to have a briefing from officials, then I am quite sure the Minister would welcome the member approaching the Minister and having access to the officials. That is entirely appropriate, and it is what normally happens, but it is not necessarily a matter of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022e7ca515957de4baeac13a4bdf96071d5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e7ca515957de4baeac13a4bdf96071d5\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I thank you for your advice in that particular area, but this is very serious, because it is my understanding that we will come up to a clause relatively soon that indicates that this amendment binds the Crown. It would be good if the Minister could supply to the Committee a written opinion on that particular area as to whether this amendment, in binding the Crown, overrides the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00224aab2ee35820464ba22031a8201c4dee\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000093\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224aab2ee35820464ba22031a8201c4dee\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the member that I have just made the point that that is an issue of substance; it is not an issue of order. If the member wants to approach the Minister to get a written opinion from him, he is more than welcome to do that; this does not take up the time of the Committee. We want points of order to be on matters of order, not matters of process.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002280999bf7bedf497bbffc17321c270ea9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000094\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002280999bf7bedf497bbffc17321c270ea9\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. In the past, Chairs and Speakers have had reasonable latitude around points of order where there is a genuine attempt, as there is in this case, to avoid disorder. I am sure that if what has been indicated is the case, this has the potential to lead to gross disorder during the week. I am attempting to help you to avoid that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022f62ddc3338c24845a019abf7b5e93c66\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000095\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f62ddc3338c24845a019abf7b5e93c66\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. What I think I will also do is get the maintenance staff to check the member\u2019s chair. It seems that there is something wrong with it in that the member does not seem to be able to stay in his seat for very long! I say to him that to imply that previous Chairs have done something quite differently is saying that I am not handling the job right. I am sure the member did not want to imply that that is the case. But I say to the member that my experience of being the Minister in the chair is that where members want information from the Minister and from officials, they approach the Minister directly, and the Minister makes the information available via the advisers he or she has in the Chamber. Points of order are to be about order, not about process.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226e1ead03-bf7f-496a-a02f-ce52859c58c1\u0022 data-id=\u0022f4b8ee009f90434da3b1f81c81fd0373\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226e1ead03-bf7f-496a-a02f-ce52859c58c1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f4b8ee009f90434da3b1f81c81fd0373\u0022\u003EHEKIA PARATA (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022896fd16b77d442fc8db9a05df9d6d1c4\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 63\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 6; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000097\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000098\u0022\u003Eto add the following new part:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000099\u0022\u003EPart 11\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000100\u0022\u003EAuckland Transition Agency Review Commission\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000101\u0022\u003E38\tAuckland Transition Agency Review Commission Established\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000102\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission is established immediately before the commencement of this section and which shall have the jurisdiction and powers conferred on it by or pursuant to this Act and any other Act.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000103\u0022\u003E(2)\tThe Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000104\u0022\u003E39\tInterpretation\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000105\u0022\u003E\tFor the purposes of this part, Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission or Commission means the entity established by section 38.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000106\u0022\u003E40\tMembership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000107\u0022\u003E\tThe Commission shall consist of the following members:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000108\u0022\u003E(a)\ta Chair of the Commission:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000109\u0022\u003E(b)\tfive Commissioners.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000110\u0022\u003E41\tEligibility for appointment as Chair of the Commission\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000111\u0022\u003E(1)\tA person shall not be appointed or hold office as Chair of the Commission unless he or she is, or is eligible to be, a District Court Judge. If an appointee is not a District Court Judge at the time of appointment as a Commissioner, he or she shall be appointed as a District Court Judge at that time.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000112\u0022\u003E42\tEligibility for Commissioner\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000113\u0022\u003E\tWhen considering whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a Commissioner the Attorney-General shall have regard to the need to ensure that the Court possesses a mix of knowledge and experience in matters coming before the Court, including knowledge and experience in\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000114\u0022\u003E(a)\teconomic, commercial, and business affairs, local government, and community affairs:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000115\u0022\u003E(b)\tplanning, resource management, and heritage protection:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000116\u0022\u003E(c)\tenvironmental science, including the physical and social sciences:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000117\u0022\u003E(d)\tarchitecture, engineering, surveying, minerals technology, and building construction:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000118\u0022\u003E(da)\talternative dispute resolution processes:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000119\u0022\u003E(e)\tmatters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and kaupapa Maori.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000120\u0022\u003E43\tAppointment of Commissioners\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000121\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, after consultation with the Prime Minister, the Minister for Local Government and the Minister of M\u0101ori affairs, appoint a person as the Chair of the Commission.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000122\u0022\u003E(2)\tThe Commissioners shall hold office for the duration of the transition period.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000123\u0022\u003E44\tOath of office\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000124\u0022\u003E\tA person appointed as a Commissioner shall, before undertaking any duties as such, take an oath of office that he or she will honestly and impartially perform the duties of the office.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000125\u0022\u003E45\tSpecial advisors\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000126\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Chair may appoint as a special advisor a person who is able to assist the Commission in a proceeding before it.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000127\u0022\u003E(2)\tA special advisor is not a member of the Commission but may sit with it and assist it in any way the Commission determines. \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000128\u0022\u003E46\tRegistrar and other officers\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000129\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Commission\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000130\u0022\u003E(a)\tshall have a Registrar; and \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000131\u0022\u003E(aa)\tmay have 1 or more Deputy Registrars; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000132\u0022\u003E(b)\tmay have other persons to assist it in an administrative capacity.\t\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000133\u0022\u003E(2)\tThe Registrar, a Deputy Registrar, and every other person assisting the Commission shall\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000134\u0022\u003E(a)\tbe appointed under the State Sector Act 1988; and\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000135\u0022\u003E(b)\tbe officers of the Commission.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000136\u0022\u003E(2A)\tA Deputy Registrar has all the powers, functions, duties, and immunity of the Registrar subject to the control of the Registrar.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000137\u0022\u003E(3)\tAn officer of the Commission may also hold another office or employment in the Public Service. \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000138\u0022\u003E47\tRemuneration of Commissioners and special advisors\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000139\u0022\u003E\tThere shall be paid, out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, to every Commissioner, and special advisor, remuneration by way of fees, salary, or allowances, and travelling allowances and expenses, in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly, and\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000140\u0022\u003E(a) the Commission shall be a statutory Board for the purposes of that Act; and \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000141\u0022\u003E(b) every special adviser shall be deemed to be a member of a statutory Board.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000142\u0022\u003E48\tCommission sittings \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000143\u0022\u003E\tThe quorum for the Commission is the Chair of the Commission and one Commissioner sitting together.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000144\u0022\u003E49\tCommission procedure\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000145\u0022\u003E\tThe Commission may regulate its own proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000146\u0022\u003E50\tHearings\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000147\u0022\u003E\tThe Commission shall meet every Monday and Tuesday of every week for the duration of the transition period. \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000148\u0022\u003E51\tHearing of submissions \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000149\u0022\u003E(1)\tAll hearing of the Commission shall be held in public.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000150\u0022\u003E(1A)\tHearings will be informal with the Commission hearing submissions of any ratepayer in the Greater Auckland region that wishes to appear before the Commission.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000151\u0022\u003E(2)\tThe time and place of hearing before the Commission shall be fixed by the Registrar ensuring that all hearings are held within the current boundaries of the Franklin District, Papakura District, Rodney District, North Shore City, Waitakere City, Manukau City, Auckland City, Great Barrier Island, and Waiheke Island.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000152\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe Commission will also accept submissions by mail or email.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000153\u0022\u003E52\tPowers of the Commission\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000154\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Commissioners have the same powers that a District Court has in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000155\u0022\u003E(2)\tThe Commission shall have the ability to direct the Transition Agency to reconsider a decision taken.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000156\u0022\u003E53\tReview of decision by Commission\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000157\u0022\u003E\tDecisions of the Commission are subject to review by the High Court.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00222d48b8b998334fb1aa311b5b63881a01\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 6; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Part 11 not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000158\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00228333ecb8ab8c4825b0b5071fdae949a1\u0022\u003ENew Part 10  Provisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022 data-id=\u0022498f209e2bfc46f4b517c312c53e8c1f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000159\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022498f209e2bfc46f4b517c312c53e8c1f\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to speak in favour of new Part 10, which is about the personnel provisions for the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency. This is a very important new part, and I hope the members across the Chamber will listen to the debate on it. It is about personnel provisions that affect 6,300 workers, and the treatment of those workers also affects their families. We are talking about a very significant number of Aucklanders who, as one can imagine, are feeling very nervous and insecure at the moment, given that the major structural change is occurring in a time of high unemployment and major economic crisis. I hope that there will be a fair hearing across the Committee of this issue. I am sure that Nikki Kaye\u2014the new friend of the worker\u2014will support this new part. The party leaders across the other side of the Chamber are not here, but if they were they would recognise the value of these sorts of provisions, as well. As I understand matters, recently they have understood the value of working with unions in trying to look at employment matters. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000160\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003ENew Part 10 proposes a number of important general principles. First and foremost, those general principles include the idea of being a good employer\u2014that is a very important principle. It also requires that policies developed under that principle are available to employees, and that the Auckland Council would report on its compliance with those policies. We have outlined some of the things that good employers might do, including the fair and proper treatment of employees, providing good and safe working conditions, providing equal employment opportunities, recognising the aspirations of M\u0101ori, and making sure that employees of the Auckland Council maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct, and concern about the public interest. I reinforce that point, because the people who work for councils provide public services. These people care about the public services that they provide, which are very, very important things that affect the day-to-day living of people in Auckland. So we are very aware that those workers will want to be in a position to provide good-quality services to the public. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000161\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe context of this part is very important, and we talked a little about that last night. Workers are feeling very insecure at the moment. Council employees\u2014employees of the different councils and of the regional council\u2014are feeling very concerned. Why is that? The royal commission said some very important things about the staffing issues related to this important change that is going on. It said it expected current council staff to form the nucleus of the new organisations. One of the royal commission\u2019s reasons for adopting its proposed model was \u201Cto maintain stability in the council workforce, to minimise both the personal impacts of reorganisation on council staff and start-up costs for the new organisation, and to enable key services to be delivered as usual during the transition\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000162\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe unfortunate thing is that although that statement provided a degree of certainty to the affected workers, on the other hand the Government has decided that there will be a rationalisation of council staff, which will start to occur immediately. That means there will be job losses. The Government is disregarding not only many of the other recommendations of the royal commission but also the recommendation about providing security for council staff. In the current economic environment, that is very, very difficult for people to deal with. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000163\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EIf one looks at how workers in the Public Service are currently being treated by the Government, one would understand why council workers in Auckland are feeling insecure. I ask members to look at the level of job cuts that is going on at the moment in the Public Service. I ask members to look at the fact that those workers are being treated as second-class workers and are not eligible, for example, for provisions like the 9-day working fortnight\u2014not that that has actually made a great deal of difference yet. But Public Service workers are not even eligible for it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000164\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EWe have already seen a number of attacks by the Government on workers. We have seen a number of workers lose the right to challenge unfair dismissal. The Government is now looking at the provisions around holidays. The Minister of Labour has put up a zero percent increase in the minimum wage, and actually does not agree with pay equity for women workers. I could go on, but I say those things also mean that workers are feeling very insecure and nervous.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00222c1f50bb452f4ee1a7f032614011edcf\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000165\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222c1f50bb452f4ee1a7f032614011edcf\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000166\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002225f8c78b-f301-4aca-a936-366f00a26bc9\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ce5123142fc44aa79d76124324b5e6b4\u0022\u003ESandra Goudie\u003C/span\u003E: Mindless!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b26e332a1624f2a85ed2466b746d0f0\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mrs Goudie that I have a point of order. This is very serious point of order, and I want to word it as carefully as I can. We are in Committee and it is a Saturday morning. The Opposition has put up a lot of amendments and new parts by way of amendment. Obviously, some are more detailed than others. This particular new part, Part 10, is very important to the Opposition because it directly affects the lives of 6,500 people. My point of order is that on the last part considered by the Committee, if we include the time taken on points of order, a closure motion was accepted within 40 minutes of the Committee\u2019s considering a brand new part that had never been near a select committee and had not been distributed to members until today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000168\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe point I am making is that I understand that there will be pressure on both you and the other Chair of the Committee to get this business through as quickly as possible. I respectfully say that a part must be given the due consideration of this Committee, regardless of whether it is a Tuesday afternoon, a Wednesday evening, or a Saturday morning. I think that we need to have the chance to debate our new parts, which have not been to a select committee. The level of public scrutiny\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000169\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222eff9183e5374dcdb09e98a12ccc4a50\u0022\u003EHon Simon Power\u003C/span\u003E: This is outrageous! It\u2019s your discretion; he shouldn\u2019t be telling you this.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000170\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c6b4f5d6a09643018ebac3fa126d2c6b\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: The Deputy Leader of the House can interject. I said at the beginning that I was trying to take a careful but serious point of order to reflect to the Committee exactly how we feel about this, which is that this particular part is of importance to us. I am not challenging your ruling, Mr Chairperson, because there has been no ruling. There is no closure motion before you; we are at the beginning of the debate on this part. I respectfully submit to you that the previous part was shut down very, very early. I want an assurance that that was not a tariff simply because we are meeting on a Saturday morning, which appears to be the reason for the Government\u2019s sense of urgency about the closure motions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000171\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229f65c8aaf3594997a85ff28041f3556e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The first point I make is that the Chair will not feel pressured about accepting closure motions. I do not feel pressured in any particular way. I observe that I consider these new parts to be in a slightly different context from the parts that have been tabled in the House, because those were on notice and so on, and these are not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000172\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ESecondly, I am guided\u2014and I am sure that the other Chairs have been guided\u2014by content. We need to concentrate on the subject matter at hand. I have said that I will be quite liberal and let people make other comments as they go through the parts. If someone makes an interjection and the member responds, that is fair enough. But we do not want the rest of the speech to be on the interjections; we want to be on task. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000173\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThirdly, I assure the member that there is no tariff. A closure motion having been accepted for the previous part does not mean that this is the rate that we will carry on for all other parts. It will be about the content of the part, the content of the speeches, and the way that the Committee conducts itself. The length of debate can go up; it can go down. But content will be important.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002266e91051ccff42e5abdde47fb3537c7a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000174\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002266e91051ccff42e5abdde47fb3537c7a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002298118ae84902402bbaedc7ff8e0fb51f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The chair again, Mr Mallard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f9c7e7498766496fa645a5b008ed9071\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: The first thing is that I do not appreciate comments of that sort. I do not think it is helpful.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002225cc927b9ca4428f975d935878f23f4f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Fair enough. I apologise to the member.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cf3802814d42478fb424b8a3fd4c0649\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: The other point I make is to ask you to elucidate on your ruling on one particular point that was not clear. You indicated that it would make a difference whether the parts had been on notice or not on notice. I could not tell from your comments whether something that had been on notice would have a longer debate; whether because something had not been on notice members needed time to look at it, and it would therefore have a longer debate; or whether something not on notice would have a shorter debate because there had been no notice. Could you indicate which of those you meant?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022 data-id=\u0022cac0db608d2d4fc1a000d3e071e45a43\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cac0db608d2d4fc1a000d3e071e45a43\u0022\u003EHon SIMON POWER (Deputy Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I appreciate the member\u2019s wanting some elucidation on some of the finer detail around some of these judgments, and the shadow Leader of the House\u2019s views on these matters. It has always been my understanding that when a closure motion is taken by the Chair is a matter for the sole discretion of the Chair. It has been my experience over the last short while that whenever an attempt is made to try to define those parameters, the fall-back position is the Standing Order in that regard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022af6210533dd7479cb296e2232379ed75\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is absolutely correct. It has always been, and will always be, the sole discretion of the Chair whether a closure motion is taken, and the Chair will take it as he or she sees fit. I do not want to get into a long debate about the matter the Hon Trevor Mallard raised. Although members put up amendments and call them parts, that is only the way they themselves have described them. Those proposed new parts could in another way be looked at in substance, in effect, as amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002212daecf5864942428f9a135d5f9a6514\u0022\u003EHon Annette King\u003C/span\u003E: You can\u2019t make that decision.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000182\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d21cf107afbf480c8f494099ff666869\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I can make that decision about substance. For example, members get up and quite often say: \u201CI am raising a fresh point of order.\u201D when, in fact, they are not. They say that simply to relitigate the same matter; they describe it as a fresh point of order when it is not. I think everybody has been guilty of that at some stage.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000183\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229da39c6987e44cb097b228d1cebfac50\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Can you elaborate on the notice thing, Mr Chair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000184\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e867ac79ee22433b890a56a953fd16dd\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: On the notice thing, the bill was put on the Table, and members have had a long time to read it, in terms of hours. But these proposed new parts have turned up\u2014they have just appeared. The point I make is that I consider the bill, as tabled by the Government of the day, as being the issue we are here to debate. That is the main focus of this debate. When members table amendments to the bill, they are of lesser concern, to a degree, than the actual bill. When members table amendments that they put up as new parts, they may describe them as parts, but when one reads them one could describe them as amendments because they are not as significant as what we would normally have as a part of a bill. We will be flexible about this matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000185\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EI say to members that regardless of all that is going on around the edges, it will remain the sole discretion of the Chair how long the debate goes on for. There will be no correspondence entered into. The Committee will determine closure motions by vote, and the content of the speeches will be the Chair\u2019s consideration. If speeches are on target, and are discussing and elucidating the amendments we are considering, then the debate will tend to go on for longer. If people get off task and we are on to everything else but the part or amendment we are discussing, then the Chair will consider closure motions much more quickly. Members should be assured of that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002250055a2a4ddc441c8221971e4868c458\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000186\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002250055a2a4ddc441c8221971e4868c458\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I thank you for your ruling; it was very helpful. I would like to extend an invitation to you to make an examination of Part 2 of the bill and of the proposed amendments. When you are considering your tariff in relation to substance, I think you will find there is much more substance in these amendments than there was in Part 2, and therefore the debate should be proportionately longer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4cae04654234f529d23ff6016ac1f1a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member could make that argument, but I have read quite a lot of the proposed amendments and I think some of them have not added to the fountain of wisdom in this place. I also mention to the member that substance is quite often more than just the number of words counted on the word processor. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00229e25a3112ec34842b38219485adf72b8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000188\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229e25a3112ec34842b38219485adf72b8\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I reassure you that this is a fresh point of order and has nothing to do with the timing of debates. This point of order is about a comment you made that I require some explanation on. It is the point you made that the proposed new parts we are dealing with should be seen just as amendments. When amendments to parts were debated previously they were stand-alone, single, one-clause amendments. The difference with this proposed new part\u2014if we take, for instance, the part we considered for a little over 30 minutes in total, Mr Hawkins\u2019 proposed new Part 11, \u201CAuckland Transition Agency Review Commission\u201D\u2014is that it contains 25 new clauses. Yesterday we were voting on amendments to clauses. I think to consider an entire new part as being just the same as an amendment leads to some confusion in the Committee. Clearly, proposed new Part 11\u2014with 25 clauses\u2014will be much more substantial than an amendment to omit a certain date and substitute another. Much more work goes into developing these proposed new parts. They cover a much larger ambit of issues, and I think to just dismiss them as being the same as amendments that the Committee has seen previously is neither fair nor correct, because these proposed new parts contain a substantial number of clauses. I just ask your advice on that matter, because I think it could lead to some confusion as the Committee considers proposed new parts this morning.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022 data-id=\u00224c3210dbfff947fc9dd1fdb118011988\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000189\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022803002d1-e810-4bd8-b8e7-2e97d0d6f626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224c3210dbfff947fc9dd1fdb118011988\u0022\u003EHon SIMON POWER (Deputy Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E The attempt to define the nature of the debate by what it is labelled and how many words are involved, rather than by the content of what is involved in the debate itself, is leading to confusion. I submit that it seems to me that an attempt to define these types of debates puts you in a very difficult position, Mr Chair. As I understand it, the position under the Standing Orders is simply that your discretion\u2014and your discretion alone\u2014determines when the closure motion is taken. That should be the end of the matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022cdcbb01d37ae4a18b2c0d992b9a3976a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000190\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cdcbb01d37ae4a18b2c0d992b9a3976a\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E My friend the Deputy Leader of the House misinterprets what I mean. I am not discussing closure motions. We have dealt with that issue, the Chair has ruled on it, and we accept what you said. We are talking about the difference between proposed new parts and amendments. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000191\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe Committee of the whole House used to consider a bill clause by clause. Indeed, if the Government forgot to move a part by part motion, then we would be subjected to hours and hours in Committee as it worked through clauses. It was always a challenge for Government whips to make sure a Minister moved a part by part motion. We have moved away from that situation to an assumption that the Committee of the whole House will always consider bills part by part, and that amendments relate to clauses\u2014as we have seen so far. It is completely different when amendments are put down that create new parts, as we see here. An amendment to create a new part is a separate, debatable question, as opposed to individual amendments on clauses, which are not debatable questions; they are questions taken at the end of a debate alongside the Minister\u2019s amendments and other members\u2019 amendments. It is a completely separate area. Your comments that these proposed new parts are just like amendments is the point the Opposition is raising with you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000192\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220d50dac623f94e08902191f1140620ea\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the member, with all due respect, that the whole structure of his argument is based on a wrong assumption. The fact is that whatever name the member puts on these amendments\u2014whether he calls them \u201Cparts\u201D, \u201Cmodel parts\u201D, or whatever\u2014they are all amendments. Each one is an amendment. An amendment that has \u201Cpart\u201D on it has exactly the same status in this Committee as an amendment that takes out one word and substitutes another. It is an amendment\u2014it is nothing other than an amendment to the bill. It is no different. It is irrelevant whether the member calls the amendment a part; it is still an amendment. However, the Chair, instead of having a very narrow debate on an amendment, has given consideration to the fact that the amendment has a substantial amount of clauses in it, which is why we had multiple speeches on the amendment and did it slightly differently from any other amendment. That is the point we are at. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000193\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EI reiterate two things. Firstly, the Chair will be the sole determiner of the debate and will then simply allow the Committee to make its own decision about whether the debate continues. Secondly, the Chair\u2019s decision will be driven by two things: whether there has been relevance, and whether there has been undue repetition. So there are two criteria: relevance and repetition. If members are relevant and are providing fresh material, then the Committee will continue to debate the part. The moment it changes\u2014there is repetition, and relevance goes down\u2014then the Chair will start to look at a closure motion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022 data-id=\u00225f153c3893c94bbd92b5852f6d8377f1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000194\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225f153c3893c94bbd92b5852f6d8377f1\u0022\u003EHon MARYAN STREET (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Speaking to the amendment to insert new Part 10, in the name of Carol Beaumont, I draw attention to a couple of points in particular. First of all, the members opposite are of the view that these amendments are vexatious, and they are expressing some irritation that the Opposition should be bringing such amendments to the Committee. Nothing could be further from the truth. The point is that we have been opposing this bill because it is an affront to democracy and because it is an affront to the rights of the people of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000195\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThis amendment, in particular, although not addressing the democratic rights in substance, actually goes to the question of something that is even as profound as Aucklanders\u2019 democratic rights. It goes to the question of the working conditions and the security of the people who work within local government services in Auckland. That is the issue. That is why, I say to Mr Power, who is now the Minister in the chair, this could in no way be considered a vexatious amendment. It is nothing of the sort. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000196\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EIn fact, I draw to the attention of the Committee the Government\u2019s voting on matters such as this even as recently as last night. The Government voted down amendments that asked for the views of women, of M\u0101ori, of Pasifika, and of people of different ethnicities to be represented in the consideration of the Auckland Transition Agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000197\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThis amendment gives the Government a chance to reconsider the mistakes it made last night. The effect of what the Government did last night was to forbid women, M\u0101ori, Pasifika, and other interest groups to have any kind of consultation on, or representation in, the activities of the Auckland Transition Agency. Time and time again the Opposition put up amendments that asked for the Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs to be consulted and for the Minister of Pacific Island Affairs to be consulted. The amendments did not even go as far as to call for a poll, although there was a moment when we did call for one. In fact, the amendments asked just that the Ministers responsible for the portfolios of women, Pasifika, people with disabilities, and ethnic affairs be consulted in the process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThe Government voted against every one of those amendments. That needs to be sheeted home to the Government, because we will be talking about that around Auckland for years to come. This amendment gives the Government another opportunity to do the right thing. We are looking for some protection for the workers who provide the public services administered through local government in Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EIs it too much to ask of this National Government that there should be good and safe working conditions, that there should be equal employment opportunity programmes, that the aspirations and aims of the M\u0101ori people should be recognised, that there should be opportunities for the enhancement of the abilities of individual employees, that there should be recognition of the aims and aspirations of ethnic or minority groups, or that there should be some recognition of the employment requirements of women\u2014including paid parental leave? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThe Government now has an opportunity to do the right thing, to take notice of the progress that has been made in employment law in the last 9 years, to recognise the rights of our workforce in Auckland and the differences in its composition\u2014especially in relation to the workforce in local government\u2014and to defend its rights to those provisions I spoke about. If the Government proceeds to oppose each of these parts of the bill\u2014these amendments, I should say, based on the procedural debate that has just taken place\u2014and if it votes down this part, then it can expect all 6,500 of the workers in local government in Auckland to know which side their bread is buttered on. That will be a very clear indication of what this Government stands for.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022 data-id=\u0022fceec9a1dce040818e183314cbd471b5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022fceec9a1dce040818e183314cbd471b5\u0022\u003EHon STEVE CHADWICK (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am delighted to take a call. I was invited earlier by the Chair to take a call when I raised a very serious point of order, but the debate on new Part 10 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, put forward by my colleague Carol Beaumont, is the perfect debate for me to put my issue into context.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000202\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003EI inform the Committee that I was invited by the Chair to speak to the Minister in the chair about our very real concern, which was raised by the people of Auckland early this morning, that their right to paid parental leave might have been expunged by an amendment last night from the Minister of Local Government. This is a very serious issue. I went to the Minister, as I was invited by the Chair to do, and the Minister said\u2014and members should listen to this, because the Auckland Transition Agency reports to that one Minister, with nobody else providing any checks or balances over his powers and authorities\u2014\u201CYou had your turn last night; you didn\u2019t take it.\u201D We were voting on amendments last night. We were voting yes or no to amendments; we could not debate or discuss amendments in the Chamber last night. When I took up the offer of the Chair, the Minister said: \u201CIt is finished. You had your turn last night.\u201D Is that the sort of attitude he is going to take when the transition agency raises issues? It will report to Mr Hide only, as the Minister. Are those the sorts of powers and authorities that he will extend over the rights of the 6,500 workers whose current terms and conditions might have been amended very badly last night, with an impact on their lives?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000203\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003EThose members opposite were not in the House when we voted on paid parental leave\u2014which women members in the previous Opposition voted against\u2014but I am sure that the new women members do care about women\u2019s rights and paid parental leave, as do many, many men. The amendment last night may have been an unintended consequence. In the point of order that I reasonably raised I asked whether it could be looked at, and whether the Minister could clarify it for the Committee. If that is the sort of attitude the Minister is going to have, as the one person with power and authority over the transition agency, it is deeply worrying.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000204\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003EIn this new Part 10 that we have put forward, we suggest that we establish a code of practice for employees\u2014for those full-time employees who have worked for over a year for the current authorities that will go by next year. Clause 108(2)(k) states: \u201Cthere shall be no overall reduction in working conditions for any employee;\u201D. These are serious amendments that we have put up. We had no opportunity to look at this bill before we got it to debate in the House, and the relevant part of it was pushed through last night in urgency. We are using the one democratic tool that we have got to try to make this bill better, and the response from the Government benches has been that we are wasting the Committee\u2019s time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000205\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003EI tell the members of the Government that people have been phoning us all night. My daughter phoned and asked: \u201CWhat is this bill that is going through the House?\u201D, and I said: \u201CWe are in urgency to fight about the bill to establish the Auckland Council.\u201D She said: \u201CWhat is the bill all about?\u201D, and I said: \u201CTough! You will not have a chance to debate this bill. You will not have a chance at all.\u201D Calls came through all night long from people in Auckland, and we are receiving calls this morning. They are taking it seriously. They are anxious and they are worried. They are hugely concerned about their rights. They are hugely concerned about the unintended consequences of this bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000206\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003EThis is when a Government gets things wrong: when it rams things through the House and does not involve community voices. That has happened, and that is why we are here, and I am pleased that we are here. We are going to fight this fight. It is absolutely critical to consider our code of practice for workers, their rights, and their conditions. It is not just about structural changes to the transition agency. The Government sees it as simplistically as that\u2014that it is just about structural amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u002271bd9861db444b8e8a917ba6f0975536\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000207\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002271bd9861db444b8e8a917ba6f0975536\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I am sorry that we have to take time to debate part of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill that was actually passed last night, but the Opposition members who are introducing new parts are sowing confusion. I think it is because they are genuinely confused. Let me be very, very clear. Paid parental leave is a statutory entitlement. Nothing in this bill changes that, and I would have thought that members opposite understood that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u002256c102fba2c9416785c9f9c80bb9ea0f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000208\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002256c102fba2c9416785c9f9c80bb9ea0f\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E Opposition members are in the Chamber together because we are the last line of defence, and up until now this debate has been about the rights of Aucklanders\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000209\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a17c3a0144fa44018d4434e7b1e646ab\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, Ha!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000210\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac085175a4634c3eb01235f8f6346c70\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: They may laugh. What exactly is it about democracy that they oppose? What is it about democracy that \u201CGerry-mander\u201D opposes? We are not here this morning, debating new Part 10, to talk about the democratic rights of all Aucklanders. [Interruption] The importance of Part 10\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000211\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e1326becf1940efb481bdea2141b166\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member. Those exchanges across the Chamber between members are not acceptable. The member is on his feet and speaking in a debate. Interjections are fine if they are fair and reasonable, but interchanges between members are out of order. I invite the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000212\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002256ad0a7fc9a3479f8d14b88d14668139\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: New Part 10, unusually compared with the other parts of the bill, is not about the democratic rights of all Aucklanders; it is about the employment rights of those some 6,000 Aucklanders who are employees of the organisation. Her Majesty\u2019s loyal Opposition asks Government members to specify exactly which of the provisions they object to, because I understand, from their barrage, that they are likely to be voting against this new part. They should tell us why they object. Is it because they disagree with the proposition that there should be an obligation on the part of the Auckland Transition Agency and the Auckland Council to be a good employer? Is it because of the good and safe working conditions in this part? Do they object to an equal employment opportunities programme? If they do, why not put out a press release in support of that view? Is it the impartial selection of suitably qualified persons? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000213\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EPerhaps that is it, especially when we look at clause 104, \u201CAppointments on merit\u201D, because that goes to the heart of our concerns about the bill. It is particularly concerning when one puts it together with the governance structure that is over this entity, because, unusually, it is not reporting to a Cabinet committee\u2014it is not reporting to Cabinet. Those people will be the sole appointees of one Minister\u2014the Minister of Local Government, the Hon Rodney Hide. Why does that matter? It matters in two respects in relation to clause 104. It gives that Minister absolute jurisdiction over appointments. The board has only two to four people, in addition to a handpicked chair. That is not a wide enough range of skills, or people, to give diversity of opinion. This is designed to be a directive. It is designed as a diktat; that is how it is structured. Because of that, it is essential that it has written in, as a statutory obligation, those things that we would expect a good organisation to take for granted. But there can be no guarantee here, because the governance structure is flawed from the outset. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000214\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWhy has the governance structure been designed that way? It follows a model of change management called \u201Cshock and awe\u201D. Roger Douglas used it\u2014crash through opposition, move so quickly people cannot unite or take to the streets, move before they work out what is really happening, and drive through the middle. That is exactly what this legislation is about. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000215\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThat is why we are in the Chamber, historically, on a Saturday morning; why we will be here on Monday morning, and Tuesday morning, and Wednesday morning, and in Budget week; and why the legislative programme of this diktat Government is going to be a shambles. The junior Government whip is looking very worried, because he knows that he will be taking responsibility, in the eyes of the people of Hawke\u2019s Bay, for the fact that he cannot manage the House. And the Leader of the House, who is already a public joke, who has barely opened the Standing Orders, must take primary responsibility for the fact that it took the Government 2 days to question an amendment. Change a comma, and it took them 2 days to work out how to question that amendment! What kind of House skills is that? No wonder the \u201CBusiness Herald\u201D yesterday had a diary piece asking who the lamest duck in the Government was, arguing whether it was Richard Worth or Gerry Brownlee. It is, I think, a lay down mis\u00E8re. Gerry Brownlee is next, but at the moment we have not finished with his colleague. Gerry Brownlee is next, because he will never recover from this process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000216\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EClause 104, \u201CAppointments on merit\u201D\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000217\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002214a43c8ec9dc4b0b8724fc280f9b351b\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, ha!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000218\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c21015d6c1a541f595af7c1ff9c89198\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: It is an oxymoron, is it not? How about the pot calling the kettle black? Because I do not have confidence that the Minister of Local Government is one to appoint people on merit; I think he is one to appoint on ideology. I think he wants to appropriate and privatise the assets built up by the people of Auckland over 45 years. He will ensure that the people who are there are doing just that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022 data-id=\u00220664ff5738b449c3bf7df649b39fe179\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000219\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220664ff5738b449c3bf7df649b39fe179\u0022\u003EPAUL QUINN (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u002285dbd7907a154bc3874e130bb5c26c7a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000220\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002285dbd7907a154bc3874e130bb5c26c7a\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E The Green Party is very pleased to support this very important new Part 10. I am pleased the Minister has accepted that paid parental leave is well established and will be covered in the legislation, perhaps regardless of this amendment. But some other provisions are quite important. For example, clause 101(2(d) requires \u201CRecognition of\u2014(i) The aims and aspirations of the Maori people;\u201D. I think that is important. It might be quite educational for the little group that will run the Auckland Transition Agency to have to take into account the aspirations of the M\u0101ori people. In the process of running the transition while taking into account the aspirations of the M\u0101ori people, the agency might come to the realisation that the new body really should have direct M\u0101ori representation, in the form of three M\u0101ori seats. It is quite possible that if the agency takes to heart the provision in this new part, it may make very strong recommendations to the Government saying: \u201CNow we\u2019re operating and we\u2019re listening to M\u0101ori in the process of operating this transition, we very strongly recommend that the Government reinstates the three directly elected M\u0101ori seats proposed by the royal commission.\u201D That would be excellent. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EClause 101(2)(f) requires \u201Crecognition of the aims and aspirations and employment requirements, and the cultural differences, of ethnic or minority groups;\u201D. As is well known, quite big meetings have been held in places like South Auckland, and there has been very strong Pacific Island participation in those meetings. Those people are worried about the loss of the identity of Manukau City, and about how account will be taken of the interests of Pacific people, who are concentrated in that city. But if the transition agency really takes on board the provision in clause 102(2)(f), then perhaps it would say to the Government: \u201CWell, hold on. The structure you have put in place, which strips out local representation and knocks out sub-regional representation like that for Manukau City, really affects the rights of different ethnic groups, particularly in the case of South Auckland, Manukau City, and Pacific Island people.\u201D Again, perhaps the agency would make urgent representations to the Government to make alterations to the legislation, at the last minute. That would, at least, improve the possibilities of sub-regional identity and the interests of the Pacific Island people being taken into account. The same applies to other non-European groups in our society who feel shut out by this big structure, where rich white people will tend to get the positions. There will not be\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022aa2209f1-1889-4c24-b51d-cb2aedc7aa93\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223f73d9d74a3e44829591a03dc6bd22c1\u0022\u003EJacinda Ardern\u003C/span\u003E: Rich white men.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000223\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220a3ca3241f2a47cfba8d1a174bef15b0\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE\u003C/span\u003E: Rich white men; I apologise. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000224\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EThere is also a provision in clause 101(2)(g) to recognise the employment requirements of women. Again, as has been rightly pointed out, that may educate the transition authority to recommend to the Government urgent changes to the structure, so that women are not disadvantaged in the way that they will be under this legislation and the companion Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill that will go through Parliament. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000225\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EClause 104, \u201CAppointments on merit\u201D, is quite important, because we know that the appointments to the transition agency are to be made directly by the Minister of Local Government, without any reference to a Cabinet process. We know that will be hard to achieve, so having that provision might at least make his Cabinet colleagues and others say \u201CHold on, there should be a merit procedure.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000226\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EClause 105, \u201CActing appointments\u201D, could be very relevant, because it deals with resignations from the transition agency. I would expect there might be quite a few resignations, even though the agency is supposed to go for only a short time. After a few weeks in the job, a new appointee might say: \u201CI\u2019m in a horrible position here, operating like a dictator, intervening in agenda items of local bodies all across the place. The body I\u2019m helping to set up here isn\u2019t going to work.\u201D There might be a lot of resignations, so this provision could be very pertinent. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000227\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EClause 108(3)(a) provides for the maintenance of service delivery levels. That could be important too, because there would be a tendency for the new\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022d8f28ca2663045c0a41169a349aba74c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000228\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d8f28ca2663045c0a41169a349aba74c\u0022\u003EKELVIN DAVIS (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am happy to take a call to support clause 101 in new Part 10, which is in the name of Carol Beaumont. There are three points that I would like to make in this debate. Firstly, I will talk about the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency being good employers. My second point will be about the aims and aspirations of M\u0101ori. My third point will come back to the fact that this is all about democracy and transparency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000229\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003EIn respect of the Auckland Council being a good employer, I point out that it is really about caring for and protecting the rights of workers. When I was a school principal we had a framework saying that any employer or teacher who was dictatorial and lacked support would breed a resentful child. This is what I see in the legislation that is being pushed through. We are being dictated to, and there is a lack of support, which will breed resentment in the community.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000230\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003EThis issue is also about the aims and aspirations of M\u0101ori people. I say to members that M\u0101ori aspire to be heard in their workplaces, to be influential. I struggle to see what is wrong with recognising the aims and the aspirations of M\u0101ori, the employment requirements of M\u0101ori, and the need for greater involvement of M\u0101ori in Auckland public affairs. I wonder why it is such a hard issue to deal with, why it is so hard to debate, why we have to push this bill through so quickly, and why M\u0101ori people do not have an opportunity to participate in any sort of debate on an issue that really does affect them, and to participate in settings that allow M\u0101ori to be heard. To have public meetings is fine, but I just wonder how many public meetings will be held on marae, and I wonder how many public meetings will be held at times when wh\u0101nau can get to those meetings and actually contribute. It is really important that the aims and the aspirations of M\u0101ori people are not overlooked in this whole debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000231\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003EOne of the greatest aims and aspirations of M\u0101ori is simply to get a job. When we see that our unemployment rate is up at around 11 percent, which is higher than that of most groups aside from the Pacific Island population, we realise that it is really important that M\u0101ori rights and M\u0101ori conditions at work are considered and looked after. Again, this comes back to democracy. We hear National members say they are listening. But I ask whether they have heard what the people are saying. There is a big difference. When those members sit in a meeting and simply listen to what people are saying, and then move on in their own direction, they are not hearing what people are saying. People do not like the direction that all this is heading in.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000232\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003ETo come back to the issue of the Auckland Council being a good employer, I say that this is about people having an opportunity to be selected. What we are seeing here is that the Minister of Local Government will base his selection criteria on individuals or groups that support his ideology. That ideology is quite intimidating for the M\u0101ori people, because our values are totally different from those of the Minister. We have a fear that the people being selected will be mainly male, mainly wealthy, and mainly P\u0101keh\u0101. Let me tell members now that M\u0101ori are certainly not P\u0101keh\u0101. We are certainly not generally wealthy, and we certainly do not live in the suburbs of Remuera, Pakuranga, Howick, and those other places. We tend to be the people who live in west Auckland, Glenfield, \u014Ctara, and M\u0101ngere.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000233\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223375a2a454a141f1b271248d098ff3ac\u0022\u003EMoana Mackey\u003C/span\u003E: They need a code of practice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000234\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224e0a0d7ec5af4da085f4355e0c03184b\u0022\u003EKELVIN DAVIS\u003C/span\u003E: They do need a code of practice. The Minister must notify the House and make a workforce transition code of practice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000235\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002293ea183b2d58477abe7e67e9db562389\u0022\u003EMoana Mackey\u003C/span\u003E: Why do they oppose that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000236\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b0051735c87463e8e7a24440e6bf497\u0022\u003EKELVIN DAVIS\u003C/span\u003E: Indeed\u2014why do they oppose having a code of practice?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u0022b4370d2267874ab683b1ce4e16db2fa7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000237\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b4370d2267874ab683b1ce4e16db2fa7\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora n\u014D t\u0101tou. Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak for the voices of Auckland that have been silenced as a consequence of the chilling erosion of democracy being orchestrated by Rodney Hide and Mr Brownlee this morning. It is good to see Mr Harawira back here after practising his salute with a Melanesian flavour to it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000238\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EI stand to speak about the importance of the rights of those Aucklanders whose democratic entitlements have been swiped away as a consequence of the Auckland Transition Agency. Now we focus on their rights as employees. They cover a large and vast distance. My colleague earlier spoke about those who are disadvantaged, those who occupy marginal positions. Their level of irrelevance grows by the hour in the mind of the National Government. It does not care about people who do not have powerful friends in shiny towers. It does not care about people who do not belong to the chamber of commerce, who do not belong to other powerful professional organisations. All it cares about is turning the transition agency into a small, unaccountable group of people who will be driven by profit. They will not think of the humanitarian considerations that employees deserve at a time when avalanche after avalanche of bad news is coming from overseas. The rights of children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents are the rights that we should be concerned about, and they have been completely forgotten.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000239\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThe Minister of Local Government stands up and gives lame accounts as to how Opposition members are either being trivial or not treating the House seriously. This is the highest court in the land. Aucklanders have every right to look to the Opposition to hold the Government to account in terms of speaking up for their right\u2014given that to date we have failed to make any difference whatsoever in relation to their democratic rights\u2014to be able to go to work and continue to contribute to and enrich the city of Auckland and its broader environment, knowing that they will not fall victim as they did in the 1980s to Mr Roger Douglas\u2019 foul schemes, knowing that they will not fall victim to half-baked ideas from people who, unfortunately, will not be elected but will be appointed. The Government will not appoint M\u0101ori from the local tribes. It will not appoint tangata whenua and give them a decent fee to represent the indigenous dimension. Similarly, the Government wants to appoint people on fat salaries who will not be accountable to us. They will smash the rights, smash the entitlements, and accept none of the obligations that fall upon good employers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000240\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ESo it falls to us to remind the media, to remind our friends here in the broader Opposition, and to remind the Government that these sorts of things open up ill will. These sorts of things cause people to feel that they no longer have a decent stake in the development of what is meant to be the super-city. This provision enables the creation of a mega-city over the bodies of good, God-fearing, decent workers. How can that possibly be sustainable? How can that possibly lay down a basis for productivity, and for growth in the confidence of people who want better parks, who want better goods and services, but who fear they will be unable to achieve them, because every time they have a request of a significant nature to improve their working environment it will have to go across Rodney Hide\u2019s desk? His desk will be littered with applications for contracts and a variety of other foul schemes to erode and undo the good work that the very workers we are concerned about have created and contributed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000241\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EIt might be said that we should not focus too much on those groups that we will get to speak about later in the day\u2014that is, the tangata whenua and the Pasifika. But those are the groups, along with other vulnerable sectors of the employment force, that this bill is designed to protect. I would like to hear from Mr Rodney Hide. How on earth does he think that instilling power in a small group of corporate-driven, unaccountable people will enrich the rights of workers?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022828a5c6d5c4f4adab78f541bbe85128a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000242\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022828a5c6d5c4f4adab78f541bbe85128a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Towards the end of that speech I was watching the clock fairly carefully. I want to check with you that the clock did not go a little bit fast towards the end. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000243\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022825871ff70bf445bb5fca695abb470ee\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: It certainly did not go fast. There are two of us here checking. That is completely out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cc9c47c0-4409-44ca-ad2f-498707f27d69\u0022 data-id=\u00228bb179b2dd2746d68811535e3de11a78\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000244\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cc9c47c0-4409-44ca-ad2f-498707f27d69\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228bb179b2dd2746d68811535e3de11a78\u0022\u003EJONATHAN YOUNG (National\u2014New Plymouth):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022 data-id=\u0022fbda65dbeb12427a8ae995429bbc67e8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000245\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022fbda65dbeb12427a8ae995429bbc67e8\u0022\u003EHon LUAMANUVAO WINNIE LABAN (Labour\u2014Mana):\u003C/span\u003E Kia ora, talofa lava, and warm Pacific greetings. I am very pleased to stand in this Chamber to support Carol Beaumont\u2019s amendment to insert new Part 10.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000246\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EI want to put forward a bit of history from a Pacific woman\u2019s perspective in relation to the importance of being a good employer and having good personnel policies that acknowledge and look after the diversity of our communities and our country. Pacific unemployment has gone up from 8 percent to 13.7 percent, yet Auckland is the biggest Polynesian city in the world. I will talk about a personal story, to put it in context. I say hello to my mother, who is 80 years old and is watching us on television. Mum came over from Samoa in the 1950s. She worked as a shorthand typist for the Department of Social Welfare, and she managed to become the manager of 30 women. She became the first Pacific equal employment opportunities coordinator in that department, together with Elsie Ellison of Ng\u0101ti Porou, who was the first M\u0101ori equal employment opportunities coordinator. The point about having those communities represented in the workplace is that it means there is a better connection with those communities. Having them represented ensures that they participate and have information, but, more important, it ensures that the needs of those communities, and some creative responses and innovation, can be part of the mix.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000247\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EI am very, very proud to say to the Minister of Local Government that it is important in this debate to honour the contribution that Pacific people have made to this country. We should think of the big picture. I think of the Rugby World Cup. Who plays in our rugby team? Who plays in the New Zealand Warriors and in the Kiwi netball team? Who won the Lexus opera competition last week? It was a Kiwi-born Samoan. Who heads Black Grace? It is Neil Ieremia from Cannons Creek, who now lives in Auckland. Jonah Lomu and all those other people came from very humble beginnings.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000248\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EIt is those workers who need to be looked after. It is about value for money, but it is also about value for people. It is really important that we address that issue in terms of work, workers\u2019 rights, and better investment to support those workers to lift their capability. It is also important to have an organisation that reflects the look of Auckland, because that is good for New Zealand, good for the Pacific, and good for the world. Our whole community, like any other community, has contributed to \u201CNew Zealand Inc.\u201D New Zealand is very, very well known all over the world in terms of its M\u0101ori, Pacific, Asian, and P\u0101keh\u0101 contributions. Each contribution enhances us. Unless those groups are reflected in the workplace, not just at the level of a cleaner but at the management level where decisions are made, the delivery of the agency will be ineffective and fall short of its responsibility.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000249\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EI stand as a New Zealand - born Pacific woman. I am very proud to be a Kiwi. Pacific people are very proud of our country. We do not want to be honoured just for playing good rugby; we have a contribution to make in terms of the economy and our society. Our people, like those in many other communities, work extremely hard no matter what job we do. We see examples of that in Parliament, from bottom to top. It is important that we look after our people, because they contribute to the economy, and they contribute enormously in terms of social capital, too. They do a lot of voluntary work in the areas of sports, culture, spirituality, and faith. Those areas are all part of the package.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000250\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279f87abf-aaab-44ff-96db-2e33d763670a\u0022\u003EI congratulate Carol Beaumont on her vision of creating personnel policies that are not token gestures or responses but actually enhance, are integral to, and reciprocate the enormous contribution that Pacific people have made to this country. After all, Aotearoa is part of the Pacific. Thank you. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u0022b19c32ade0194babbe424fa0c60b00d1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000251\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b19c32ade0194babbe424fa0c60b00d1\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to support this excellent new part proposed by my colleague Carol Beaumont. I can only echo what all my colleagues have said. But I also affirm our plea to the National Government to seriously consider this part, and to think about what we are talking about when we talk about good employment practices, being a good employer, and how important that is, particularly at a time when 6,300 workers are living with enormous uncertainty. They do not know whether they will have a job in 18 months. They do not know what the rationalisation of their jobs means. That is what the Government has proposed\u2014that their jobs be rationalised by October 2010. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003ELast night we heard a whole lot of platitudes about how Part 3 was about protecting the workers. Well, no, it actually is not. It may protect the workers who transition at the point of the changeover in October 2010, but I ask how many of them will be left. How many of them will have been rationalised in the meantime? That is why this provision is extremely important. But, in addition to that, I would like to put forward some additional amendments to clause 101, \u201CGeneral principles\u201D, in new Part 10. I propose that we add new subparagraphs (i) to (v) to subclause (1)(a).\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000253\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022614feef0019e4e1b87980306ef1ebb54\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is, I think, the most serious point of order I have taken with regard to chairing in a very long time. Mr Chairperson, in giving the call you went from my colleague Winnie Laban to Darien Fenton. Colin King attempted to take the call at that time. I accept that it is your discretion to call whom you like. What I would like from you is an assurance that you received no comment at all from John Carter\u2014as I thought you did\u2014indicating that you should not accept the closure motion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000254\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ff0545a8a9ae45d283bd11f76bb279cb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not correct. I have sole discretion over who takes a call. I am impartial in these matters, and that is where the matter ends.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000255\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e6cf9d9ab9d04f468d8aee69367d905d\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a long tradition, well established in this House, that calls go from side to side. You chose not to take the call\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000256\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e60f60aee9074dada3013469b0e16724\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have made my decision. I have sole discretion as to who is given the call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000257\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002219fc7a5bd89f4723941d2ba4349d69fb\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I am seeking an assurance that you did not get an instruction from John Carter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000258\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002289bbc1614e1846358ee223df1bc725b1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is impugning my integrity.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000259\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022267de722bf474c59b2dd6de4f2d9bad0\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: It is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000260\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223b4b818f258d4f2d93f410032575321a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: It is, and I do not like that. I ask you to withdraw that comment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000261\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fcf2e88a18db4a9bb65c4d1c808c14d9\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000262\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We are involved at the moment in a very technical process, which some of us are playing very carefully by the rules, as to the timing of the tabling of amendments. What you have done in your approach has the effect of showing considerable favouritism towards the Government. I want to know\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000263\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bae83a097caa4b0790bd644462f0836d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is completely out of order. I strongly object to that assertion. The discretion as to who takes a call is entirely in the hands of the Chair at the time. I will choose who takes the call\u2014it is as clear as that. I offered the call to Darien Fenton, and she has the call. That is where the matter ends.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000264\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224cb92a504d9244c8aa0743a975230b91\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think the point the Opposition is raising is a serious one. It is not done to challenge you or your authority, but it is very important that all the Chairs of the Committee are not seen as liaising with the Government in any way. Last evening I was surprised to see you meeting with the chief Government whip and the Clerk of the House at the same time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b7ecbb16e9714de39616482be09594cf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I hear what you say; thank you for those comments. I want to assure you that I do not get my instructions from the other side of the Chamber. I am an independent person; I chair the Committee as I see the points that were made earlier by the previous Chairperson presiding as to content, as to delivery, and as to substance. At this stage, I have given the call to Darien Fenton, and that is where the call lies. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000266\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022120906e0d5de40c9be4679442c2cc584\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I know that I am at some risk in doing this, but the Committee would be entirely satisfied if you gave it the assurance that you did not receive any comment from Mr Carter before he left the Chamber.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000267\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221848761b7fdf486c9ac2d825142d5cfd\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: You are challenging my ruling, and that is completely out of order. I am impartial; I make the decisions based on how I see the flow of the debate. Whom I choose to speak is at my discretion. That is why I chose Darien Fenton, following Winnie Laban. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000268\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f80ccb9017eb43e6aea8a5e21c389826\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: You are not prepared to give the assurance?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000269\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002220c641c6e88546e49bc5ac4372ee3b36\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Look, I have given you my assurance that I do not get instructions from anybody. You are asserting that I do, and I take strong exception to that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000270\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220ea0f073415a4d8ab9171848dbd8f659\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I accept absolutely what you have said\u2014that you are not getting instruction in any way or taking instruction. But I just wanted an assurance that it is not your practice to meet with the chief Government whip and the Clerk at the same time\u2014that that is not your practice\u2014as I discovered you doing last evening.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000271\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a7ccd74f299c442ab24d6736a50cef33\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, it is true that you did. I happened to be with the Clerk of the House at the time\u2014just to explain to the Committee\u2014and the chief National whip came in. That had nothing to do, I can assure you, with the process of deliberations last night; it was just fortuitous that we happened to be in the same place at the same time when you came in, and I left immediately afterwards. I can assure you there was nothing untoward in that. Once again, I do take exception to that assertion. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000272\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f89a35e906704d10bf1e947e8e5af302\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I accept that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000273\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224e8284a82357464786b00f2596bec5b6\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: I go back to the amendments I am moving to clause 101, \u201CGeneral Principles\u201D, to add new paragraphs to subclause (1)(a). Paragraph (i) of my amendment states: \u201CThe principles of a good employer must include the views of employees\u201D, and paragraph (ii): \u201CThe principles of a good employer must respect the democratic rights of employees\u201D. I will go on to the rest of the provisions in a moment, but I tell the Committee that we cannot help but notice how desperately National members have been called on to hold meetings in Auckland, to go and get the views of Aucklanders. You know, there have been big ads in the New Zealand Herald, and those members have been running around. There are some gaps in those meetings, I must say, but the National members have been running around and saying they want to listen to people\u2019s views. Here is a chance for National members to put things right, to go beyond listening to the views of Aucklanders\u2014which, clearly, they have not done\u2014and to ensure that the views of employees are listened to. This is a chance for employees\u2019 democratic rights in the workplace\u2014to have a say in their workplace, to contribute to the change that is happening, to be listened to, and to be treated as partners in the workplace\u2014to be actually affirmed. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000274\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EParagraph (iii) of my amendment states: \u201C The principles of a good employer must include the shared understanding of employees\u201D, and paragraph (iv): \u201CThe principles of a good employer must include regular consultation with all employees\u201D. Well, the principle of consultation is well established, but we believe that because of the inability of the National Government to understand what consultation means\u2014and particularly consultation with the people of Auckland\u2014we need to have that written into this bill, when it comes to employees. The word \u201Cconsultation\u201D means that employers sit down and take the time to share views with their employees. It means they talk about proposals, ask for input on those proposals, genuinely consider the employees\u2019 responses\u2014genuinely consider them\u2014then come to decisions and work with employees to implement them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000275\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe final paragraph in my amendment is that \u201C(v) The principles of a good employer must include a regular statement that no employee\u201D\u2014no employee\u2014\u201Cshould feel obliged to participate in the making of political videos for the employer\u201D. I wonder why we think we need that! I think the events of the last week have been very, very difficult for the National Party candidate for Mt Albert, and many, many questions are still to be answered about the making of a particular video that stars a particular National MP who is now a Minister. I look forward to hearing the answers to those questions, but I want local government employees of the Auckland Council and the Auckland Transition Agency to be assured that they will not be required to make political videos for Rodney Hide or for the transition agency, with goodness knows who being in those videos. The type of employment practice that National favours was, I think, confirmed last night when it did not support our amendments to Part 3. When it came to giving a voice to workers in the transition authority, National\u2019s call was \u201Cif the face fits\u201D\u2014if the face is white, male, and rich.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u00222abae451cde04039a3047a8e850205c6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000276\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222abae451cde04039a3047a8e850205c6\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022344b69c7565d47eb9bdb7c9f6fbfdeb1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000277\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to the amendment to add new Part 10 in the name of Carol Beaumont be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000278\u0022\u003Eto omit clause 101.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022af3791ce437545b39553a723525e127a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000279\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227e0fefd516a54467bca3c15cf8975142\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Further amendments in the name of Charles Chauvel and Darien Fenton are ruled out of order as being inconsistent with the previous decision.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ba43f582360543fda5bb8b13f57403e6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000280\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ba43f582360543fda5bb8b13f57403e6\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. During the period of the extended speech when you did not take a call from the Opposition, that amendment was tabled. I want to tell you that the effect of your action was to cause these amendments to be ruled out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022cf32d694507941afac511dd041964487\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000281\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cf32d694507941afac511dd041964487\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chairperson, I ask you to have a look at Standing Order 85, because the repeated questioning of the way in which this process is being conducted by a presiding officer is in fact extremely disorderly. Everyone knows that great effort is being made by the Opposition to put up a fierce fight against this bill. That is perfectly reasonable, but it does have to be within the rules. Mr Mallard himself said that his party is paying particular attention\u2014pedantic attention\u2014to the rules, in order to prolong this debate. There is nothing wrong with that, but there is a procedure, Mr Chairperson, that works in this Parliament and that is yours to preserve, and I think that it is time Mr Mallard was informed that his repeated questioning\u2014and Mr Hughes is no better\u2014of the integrity of the person sitting in the Chair is completely unacceptable to this Committee. It is also very disorderly. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022ef3ed17a432447d4aea600ecb0daa553\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000282\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ef3ed17a432447d4aea600ecb0daa553\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chairperson, I want to take issue with what the Leader of the House has just said, and assure you that your integrity has not been questioned, at all. But, obviously, as the Committee has undertaken its proceedings, there are differences between the Government and the Opposition about the way things should be handled, and the only recourse we have is to you, as the Chairperson, and the other chairpersons as well, to protect the minority. The notion of disorderly conduct, I think, is a red herring, coming as it does from a man who once put down a motion of no confidence in a Speaker. That was the kind of disorderly conduct that member believed in when he was in Opposition. So I think any lectures should not be going that way, at all, and to try to put words into Opposition members\u2019 mouths, because we are taking the opportunity to raise points of order about things we are concerned about, I think is ridiculous.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000283\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EThe Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban had concluded her call. Members on this side were calling. Colin King was calling from National. Mr Mallard\u2019s point was that you, as the Chairperson, did not look at the Government side at all. That is the point that Mr Mallard was raising. That is the end of the matter and you have already ruled on it, so for Mr Brownlee to go back and dredge up those incidents and say that somehow our raising points of order is disorderly conduct is actually a challenge to your authority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00223b28c8b120e14538a17e5283f154f1a9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000284\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223b28c8b120e14538a17e5283f154f1a9\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for those comments. I act in the interests of the whole of the Committee. We have had a fair run on this bill. There have been more speakers on this part than there were on the first one. We have had a fair range of calls and I have given opportunities to members who have not spoken previously. I quote from Speaker\u2019s ruling 17/7 where it states: \u201C(1) It is out of order for a member to suggest that the Speaker is defending the Government\u201D. I take strong exception to that criticism. I think it is very inappropriate. We will leave it at that and move on, but I just make that point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00227bc3579e639641a2ba9e7985afa21021\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000285\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227bc3579e639641a2ba9e7985afa21021\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This a separate point of order that I deliberately did not raise at the time, because I realised that it was a matter of your discretion. I want to ask you whether it is a new practice, because it is unprecedented in the time that I have been in the House, that when more than one Government member is seeking the call, as was the case when you took the call from Mr Tremain for the closure\u2014another Government member was seeking the call\u2014you accept the closure. I have never seen that in my 25 years in Parliament.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022ee0bb1ba3b7c4fe2bcd90f124bb63dba\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000286\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ee0bb1ba3b7c4fe2bcd90f124bb63dba\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E A quick perusal of the Hansard of the Employment Relations Bill debate much earlier this decade will show a similar practice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022ffe94577533f4fdfb8a8d8800a2f5e45\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000287\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ffe94577533f4fdfb8a8d8800a2f5e45\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We do not need to go into that. It is entirely at the discretion of the Chair as to who speaks and when to accept closure motions. It is entirely the prerogative of the Chair at the time, and I exercised that prerogative. I will now put the amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to new Part 10 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit clause 104.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224a1d920910c84262a05826929b7be014\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 53\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022691febe2b02341b59c7a30c4979afecb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022691febe2b02341b59c7a30c4979afecb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The Minister\u2019s amendment has now been agreed to. Therefore, the amendments in the name of Darien Fenton are now ruled out as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new part:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EPart 10\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EProvisional personnel provisions of Auckland Council and Auckland Transition Agency\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E101\tGeneral principles\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Transition Agency and new Auckland Council must\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\toperate a personnel policy that complies with the principle of being a good employer; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tmake that policy (including the equal employment opportunities programme) available to its employees; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(c) \tensure its compliance with that policy (including its equal employment opportunities programme) and report in its annual report on the extent of its compliance.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tFor the purposes of this section, a good employer is an employer who operates a personnel policy containing provisions generally accepted as necessary for the fair and proper treatment of employees in all aspects of their employment, including provisions requiring\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a) \tgood and safe working conditions; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tan equal employment opportunities programme; and \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(c)\tthe impartial selection of suitably qualified persons for appointment; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(d) \trecognition of\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000305\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\tthe aims and aspirations of the M\u0101ori people; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000306\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(ii)\tthe employment requirements of the M\u0101ori people; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000307\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(iii)\tthe need for greater involvement of the M\u0101ori people in Auckland public affairs; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000308\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(e)\topportunities for the enhancement of the abilities of individual employees; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(f)\trecognition of the aims and aspirations and employment requirements, and the cultural differences, of ethnic or minority groups; and \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(g)\trecognition of the employment requirements of women; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(h) \trecognition of the employment requirements of persons with disabilities.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(3)\tIn addition to the requirements, specified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the chief executive shall ensure that all employees maintain proper standards of integrity, conduct, and concern for the public interest.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(4)\tThis part applies for three years from the commencement of this Act.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E102\tEqual employment opportunities\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1) \tFor the purposes of section 101 of this Act, an equal employment opportunities programme means a programme that is aimed at the identification and elimination of all aspects of policies, procedures, and other institutional barriers that cause or perpetuate, or tend to cause or perpetuate, inequality in respect to the employment of any persons or group of persons.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000316\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E103\tEmployee context\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tIn this part an employee of a local government does not include a person who, in the context of local government employment, is a casual or temporary employee, other than a long term casual or temporary employee, of the local government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000318\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tIn this section long term casual or temporary employee of a local government, means a casual or temporary employee of the local government who has been employed by the local government, or by the local government and its predecessor local government, on a regular and systematic basis, for several periods of employment, for at least 1 year immediately before the issue arises as to whether the employee is a long term casual or temporary employee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000319\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E104\tAppointments on merit\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000320\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\tThe chief executive, in making any personnel appointments, shall give preference to the person who is best suited to the position.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000321\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E105\tActing appointments\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000322\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tIn the case of absence from duty of any employee (from whatever cause arising) or on the occurrence from any cause of a vacancy in any position in the Auckland Transition Agency or Auckland Council (whether by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise) and from time to time while the absence or vacancy continues, all or any of the powers and duties of the employee or pertaining to the position may be exercised and performed by any other employee for the time being directed by the chief executive to exercise and perform them, whether the direction has been given before the absence or vacancy occurs or while it continues.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tNo such direction and no acts done by any employee acting pursuant to any such direction shall in any proceedings be questioned on the ground that the occasion for the direction had not arisen or had ceased, or on the ground that the employee has not been appointed to any position to which the direction relates.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000324\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E106\tApplication of Part 10 for transferring employees\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tFor employees transferring to the new Auckland Council, this Part applies to any local government in the Auckland Region as defined in Part 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tFor employees transferring to the new Auckland Council, this Part applies to a person as an employee of a local government, other than the chief executive officer of a local government.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E107\tProhibition on retrenchment because of reform matter implementation\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tA local government must not take any action to end an employee\u2019s employment with the local government if the action is taken, whether completely or partly and whether directly or indirectly, because of the taking effect under this Act.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tFor deciding whether a local government has contravened subsection (1), the reason given by a local government for taking action to end a person\u2019s employment must be considered but is not conclusive.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E108\tLocal government workforce transition code of practice\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Minister will approve codes of practice (workforce transition codes of practice) directed at ensuring the proper transition of local government workforces from any existing local government to any new or adjusted local government as in existence after the changeover day for the new or adjusted local government area.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tWithout limiting subsection (1), a workforce transition code of practice may establish employment terms and conditions for employees, that are consistent with\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tfirstly, the essential principles stated in subsection (3); and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tsecondly, the supporting principles stated in subsection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000335\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(3)\tThe essential principles are that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000336\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tservices delivery levels should be maintained or enhanced; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000337\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b) \tas far as possible, the locations at which local government employees perform their work should not be changed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000338\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(4)\tThe supporting principles are that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\temployment security for local government employees should be maximised;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000340\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tlocal government staff should be retained to the maximum extent achievable;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000341\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(c)\tthe impact of reform matters on local government employees should be minimised;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000342\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(d)\tthere should be maximum employee involvement in the implementation of the reform matters as they affect employees;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000343\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(e)\tcontracts of employment should be honoured;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000344\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(f)\tthere should be maximum support given to employees;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000345\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(g)\temployees should be treated fairly and with respect;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000346\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(h)\tmerit and equity should apply in all appointments;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000347\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\tthere should be prompt and sensitive dispute resolution;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000348\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(j)\tthere should be no overall loss of employment across the local government employment sector;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000349\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(k)\tthere should be no overall reduction in working conditions for any employee; \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000350\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(l)\tthere should be no overall disadvantage to an employee in relation to the employee\u2019s working conditions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000351\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tIt is the responsibility of each local government to ensure, to the extent a workforce transition code of practice applies to the local government, that the local government acts in conformity with the code of practice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000352\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(6)\tA workforce transition code of practice, whether made before or after the commencement of this subsection, is not subordinate legislation, but is a statutory instrument.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000353\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E109\tWhen workforce transition code of practice takes effect\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000354\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tThe Minister must notify the House of making of a workforce transition code of practice.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000355\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tA workforce transition code of practice takes effect\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000356\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\ton the day the Minister\u2019s notice is notified or published in the Gazette; or\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000357\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tif a later day is stated in the Minister\u2019s notice or the workforce transition code of practice\u2014on that day.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223cba8eef7e654dcdb7f26225af8e2e7a\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Part 10 as amended not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000358\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022d381466828b9453d89694c4d929cc7d2\u0022\u003ENew Part 9  Protection of Public Assets\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022 data-id=\u0022e72b41e182ed4756b8de1a484ad8ff91\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000359\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e72b41e182ed4756b8de1a484ad8ff91\u0022\u003ECHARLES CHAUVEL (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The assets involved in the entities to which the bill refers are worth about $27.2 billion. They provide annual revenue of about $2.3 billion. The royal commission report and the explanatory note of the bill reveal that those assets, which are currently owned by the people of Auckland, are central concerns of this reform. One has only to turn to the general policy statement in the explanatory note to see that that is so. The need for safeguards and constraints in decision making by local authorities and their subsidiaries during the transition period is also identified as a central matter of the concerns being dealt with by the Committee today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000360\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003EThat is why it is unusual, in my view, that there is nothing in this legislation to ensure that those $27.2 billion worth of public assets are protected during the transition period. An extremely powerful authority is being created by the legislation. It has all the powers of the entities that it replaces, yet nowhere is there any safeguard to guarantee that those assets owned by the people of Auckland\u2014which are listed in my proposed new schedule 2\u2014will be protected and kept in public ownership during the transition period. The people of Auckland and, indeed, the people of New Zealand deserve an assurance that that will occur, They deserve an assurance that this reform is not all about privatisation, as many of us suspect, either in the short term or in the long term, but, in fact, there will be a guarantee that those assets are kept in the ownership of the ratepayers of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000361\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003EThat is what my Part 9 would ensure. It requires that the Auckland Transition Agency should not sell or otherwise dispose of, or sell any equity securities, or surrender any voting rights in, or relinquish any right to appoint trustees, directors, or managers of any asset or organisation listed in schedule 2 during the transition period. Obviously, because of the scope of the bill, the amendment deals only with the transition period, but members on this side hope that no assets will ever be alienated in Auckland as a result of this reform. The protected assets that are set out in schedule 2 are the parks of the people of Auckland, the swimming pools of the people of Auckland, and the public libraries of the region, and the assets of the region such as those held by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000362\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d78dad82e93c4dedb5f16bafd615b248\u0022\u003ESimon Bridges\u003C/span\u003E: Stop reading!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000363\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228f7f91e71044444ca0c6c404b9642769\u0022\u003ECHARLES CHAUVEL\u003C/span\u003E: That member might benefit from actually reading the schedule, instead of interjecting, and deciding what his position is. It would be nice if National were to commit once and for all to public ownership of these assets, rather than using mealy-mouthed weasel words about whether it has any commitment to the ownership of public assets. Make no mistake, members on this side of the Chamber strongly believe in retaining these assets in public ownership. That is what my Part 9 is about and that is what my schedule 2 will bring about. It will forbid this shadowy appointed agency from selling these assets during the transition period without any public scrutiny and without any ability for the public of Auckland to have a say on it. I would like to hear the Minister in the chair, John Carter, take a call and commit that side of the Chamber to the position that is set out in this part. It would be great to hear a commitment not to sell Ports of Auckland Ltd, Metro Water, Auckland International Airport Ltd, or Watercare Services. Those fantastic assets have delivered a great return to the people of Auckland. They are strategic to the future of the region, and they must be kept in public ownership, not alienated by the shadowy body of appointed cronies who will be running Auckland for the time it takes to deal with the transition.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000364\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003EI would like to talk in particular about the assets in South Auckland, because they are of real concern. Members on this side of the Chamber have been to meetings in South Auckland and have heard from ordinary people in that part of the region that they are worried that they might lose access to their free swimming pools as a result of this reform. They might lose access to the fantastic services that are currently provided by the excellent Manukau City Council, of which my colleague Su\u2019a William Sio was formerly the deputy mayor, and of which Len Brown is currently doing a fine job as mayor. That city has made a real effort to reach out to its people and provide them with excellent services, as have Waitakere City, Auckland City, and the other entities dealt with by this legislation. But nowhere in this bill is there any interdiction against the selling of those assets, and that is a major omission. It is just like the absence of any decent personnel provisions, which was the deficit that my colleague Darien Fenton sought to remedy earlier. This deficit must be remedied, because the people of Auckland must be assured that there will not be any alienation of assets, either during the transition period or afterwards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000365\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002259e9efe2-6dea-4eeb-869a-ef5b3e48a5b5\u0022\u003EI spoke about the quantum of the assets involved, and I said that the value of the assets was $27.2 billion, with annual revenue of $2.3 billion. There must be an assurance\u2014we must hear it today from members on the opposite side\u2014that the assets will be kept in public ownership.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c0f78f60-c2fd-46f4-8138-72f39692fc20\u0022 data-id=\u00225481786eef974efb94e7552382e1cb47\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000366\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c0f78f60-c2fd-46f4-8138-72f39692fc20\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225481786eef974efb94e7552382e1cb47\u0022\u003ETODD McCLAY (National\u2014Rotorua):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022 data-id=\u002239eafd6ebd93417fa0060e9a502cda7c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000367\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002239eafd6ebd93417fa0060e9a502cda7c\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON (Labour\u2014Wellington Central):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Chair\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000368\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224176d6514ee6480c886a4ab766f94744\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Unbelievable!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000369\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002245524b402d754394bf93925fbefe3b66\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: That was unbelievable from Todd McClay, as my colleague said, because we have not had one speech from him in this debate. It is interesting that the debate on the retention of public assets is the debate that the National Government wants to shut down the quickest. Is it not interesting that the one thing National does not want us to talk about in this Chamber today is the retention of public assets? We on this side of the Chamber know that the real agenda of the Minister in charge of this bill, Rodney Hide, is privatisation. That is the real agenda. Roger Douglas will not deny it. He knows that that is the real agenda of the ACT Party and of the Minister who is responsible for this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000370\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003ENew Part 9, proposed by my colleague Charles Chauvel, will protect public assets for Auckland people at least for the time of the transition agency\u2014because that is what this bill deals with. If we could put forward something that could protect those assets beyond that, then we would, because we know that the agenda of Rodney Hide and the National - ACT Government is to privatise those assets. We know that is the agenda.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000371\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002219eec1cb45dc449d9f6c8fd7f0ab3541\u0022\u003ESimon Bridges\u003C/span\u003E: Give me the evidence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000372\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225d2bfb19c35749dea4c95c4ca721b93a\u0022\u003EGRANT ROBERTSON\u003C/span\u003E: Simon Bridges wants some evidence. The evidence is the Minister in the chair\u2014at the moment it is John Carter, although usually it is Rodney Hide. The Minister responsible for the bill and the Minister in the chair are the evidence for the privatisation agenda. Rodney Hide said that the transition agency would be responsible for the rationalisation of governance arrangements. We know what rationalisation means to people in the ACT Party. It means selling off public assets that have been built up over generations in Auckland. Generations of Aucklanders have contributed to the growth of the services and assets in their region. The parks, the swimming pools, and all the securities they now have in that region are the result of generations of hard-working Aucklanders, who are now having all that trashed by the National Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000373\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003ENational and ACT should be ashamed that they will not support this new part, because it would give at least a scrap of reassurance to people in Auckland that their assets are safe. The powers of the transition agency are so broad and so wide that anything is possible under it. Every single decision of the existing councils is under review. The wide-ranging powers of this agency need some kind of control, and that is what New Part 9 does. It ensures that for the time of the transition agency the list of public assets in schedule 2 will be protected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000374\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EWe know that the people who Rodney Hide will appoint to the transition agency will not be the kind of people who are interested in the protection of public assets. We know that the agency will be made up of Rodney Hide\u2019s friends. Mr Hide will be the only person who decides who will be on the transition agency. What kind of democratic approach is that? Here is an agency that is taking on the powers of councils right across Auckland, and one man\u2014Rodney Hide\u2014is deciding who is on that agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000375\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EAs my colleague Darren Hughes said earlier this morning, Rodney Hide has been playing National for years, and its members have fallen in right behind him. Rodney Hide will decide who is on the transition agency and who will control the assets of Auckland. We on this side of the Chamber have absolutely no confidence that the transition agency will not seek to sell off public assets. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000376\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EWe have no confidence, because we know the background. It is the reason that Roger Douglas is back here. He has returned from the political grave to come back into this Parliament and force on that party over there the agenda of privatisation. That is why he is here. He tried it in the 1980s, but he did not quite get there in the end. He was foiled, so he is back now to run this agenda through the National Government. He and Rodney Hide will make sure that those assets can be sold off in time, and they will bring their cronies in to run the transition agency. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000377\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003EWe on this side of the Chamber are saying no. We are here on a Saturday morning trying to protect the public assets of Auckland, which were built up over generations of hard-working Aucklanders who have said that they want assets they can all share in. They want swimming pools. They want parks that their children can play in. So here we are today, on a Saturday morning, saying that we will not let Rodney Hide run his agenda through this Parliament\u2014we will not do that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000378\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003ENational had the option to send this bill to a select committee. It could have done that. Why has it not done that? I want to see a member of National get up and say why the people of Auckland do not deserve a chance to make submissions on this bill. Why do they not have the opportunity to say they believe their public assets are important and that they want to ensure their children have parks to play in? That is the opportunity National should be giving Aucklanders today, and it has taken that right away.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022 data-id=\u002206d6c0544fc7464fa6734e2eb1f336dd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000379\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022badb0a39-849c-462a-b32f-77fc017c9fc2\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002206d6c0544fc7464fa6734e2eb1f336dd\u0022\u003ESIMON BRIDGES (National\u2014Tauranga):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022 data-id=\u0022a6c164b218fd4e24b9fefb37702922a6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000380\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a6c164b218fd4e24b9fefb37702922a6\u0022\u003EHon MARYAN STREET (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I want to take the opportunity that Charles Chauvel\u2019s amendment presents to bring home again why we are here today. The point about this whole debate is that the people of Auckland have not been given a chance to have a say on things that will affect their daily lives\u2014things that will intimately affect the way their lives are governed in the wider Auckland region. That is why we are here. I am delighted that members of the public have taken the opportunity of the Committee sitting on a Saturday\u2014in outside terms; in temporal terms\u2014to come and see why we are doing this. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000381\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003ELet me be completely explicit and transparent about this. The Government worries that our amendments are frivolous and vexatious, and that we are wasting the time of the Committee. Nothing could be further from the truth. The point is that this Government is trying to railroad issues through this House that the people of Auckland have not had a chance to examine through the usual democratic process of making a submission to a select committee. That is why we are challenging the faults, the deficits, and the liabilities in the legislation that is in front of us. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000382\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EMy colleague Charles Chauvel has introduced an amendment here that goes to the heart of the matter. It is about the protection of public assets. There is no protection for public assets in the bill before us on the whole super-city structure that is being promoted by the Government, against the recommendations of the royal commission. There is no protection for public assets to remain as public assets. Let me just be clear what we are talking about here. We are talking about assets that people in local communities have agitated for, campaigned about, petitioned on, donated money towards, and been rated for, for years and years. They are places like the Long Bay Regional Park. They are places like Little Shoal Bay Foreshore Reserve in Northcote. They might be places like Rocket Park in Mount Albert. They might be places like Mountford Park in Manurewa\u2014a very fine park named after a very fine Labour councillor, in fact. They might be places like the regional botanical gardens in Manurewa. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000383\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EThose kinds of local assets, regionally and locally held on behalf of the people for the public\u2019s enjoyment, are many of the things that make our local communities as rich as they are. If we go to libraries and swimming pools\u2014and if the members opposite would care to read the amendment, they would see those facilities are listed on it\u2014we will realise this is a question of equity. This is a question about who gets access to books and sporting facilities unless they are held in the public domain for the use of the public. Those assets must be protected. It must be possible for poor families who do not have facilities on their doorsteps and swimming pools in their backyards to have access to the local facilities that have been built up over time, after having been petitioned for, argued for, and funded by local people. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000384\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EIt is that richness of facility and asset that my colleague Charles Chauvel is trying to protect in his amendment. There is no protection in the bill currently before the House for those assets. Why would the members opposite not expect the Labour Opposition to get up and defend those things? They are public assets, and there is no guarantee that the kinds of transitional arrangements that the Government is putting up will protect these assets. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000385\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003EI will say one more thing about this amendment. It is a modest proposal. It is only about the transition period; it is not even in perpetuity\u2014although goodness knows we could do with that kind of protection, as well. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000386\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bb719e5065e94be6be2ee1f5b651c1cc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I call Colin King\u2014[Interruption] I have called Colin King. The member has not been able to get a word out so far, and I have a constant barrage coming from the other side of the Chamber. Can we just please hear what Mr King wants to tell us.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022 data-id=\u0022c0c89339a42d4b0cb2318a4c05f3ea4f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000387\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c0c89339a42d4b0cb2318a4c05f3ea4f\u0022\u003ECOLIN KING (National\u2014Kaik\u014Dura):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00226aca08f35d974272be29ca9ab9939a92\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000388\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226aca08f35d974272be29ca9ab9939a92\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E My colleague Maryan Street has noted that new Part 9 is a temporary measure, if you will, in respect of the Auckland Transition Agency. But I just point out a couple of things, as well. The National Party pledged in its election campaign that it would not sell any public assets at least in its first term. The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill sets up a transition agency of which all assets\u2014including those that Manukau, for instance, retained\u2014fall under the purview and the power. Effectively, then, those assets have been nationalised to the Government, because that agency is appointed by and reports directly to the tsar of local government, Mr Hide. Mr Hide will appoint his asset-stripping, villainous mates to that agency, so one could quite logically say that Mr Hide\u2014and therefore, since he is a Government Minister, the Government\u2014will control all assets brought into the agency from Greater Auckland. Yet not one clause in this bill guarantees that any of those assets will not be sold. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000389\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI ask the Minister\u2014or perhaps a National member, because it was National\u2019s promise\u2014to get up today. If National is not prepared to accept Mr Chauvel\u2019s new part that would guarantee that those assets would be retained at least during the transition, then I invite a National Minister, perhaps Mr Brownlee, to get up and provide us with that guarantee, therefore fulfilling his and his Government\u2019s election promise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000390\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb028b2aa1154a68ac3eb2ce0f405530\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: An Auckland member.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000391\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220182619a7b1b432681ab5ccb753113af\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, an Auckland member, as my colleague says; an Auckland member would do. I look around. Maybe an Auckland member is hovering around here\u2014Mr Hide is the Minister in the chair. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000392\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EThis is important. We have to ask what the motivation is for not giving such a guarantee. We know that Mr Hide\u2019s whole life has been one of attempting to strip out public assets and public ownership. His whole purpose for being, he tells us, is to asset-strip from the public purse. There is no guarantee in this legislation that he will not appoint his villainous mates to this agency\u2014because he will. He will appoint those people who have a motivation to strip out assets. I know I am right, and do members know why? Why would Rodney Hide appoint people who did not agree with him? Of course he would appoint those who agree with his philosophy\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000393\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d736a1b600684846a24ddeb81a4ad1dd\u0022\u003EHon Shane Jones\u003C/span\u003E: And they\u2019ll get a gong!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000394\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b42be3a8989e423b86497efe4444f371\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: And, as my colleague says, they will probably get a gong. Mr Hide is on record many times as saying in respect of this super-city proposal\u2014and I am sure he will not disagree with me\u2014that he wants more private enterprise in local government. We know what \u201Cprivate enterprise in local government\u201D is code for. The good people of Manukau\u2014and of other places, in other local authorities\u2014who chose to keep their assets, build them up, retain them, and gain revenue from them, will now have those assets completely stripped away under an agency that Mr Hide will appoint his mates to, and that is absolutely answerable in all ways to him. His policy is to sell off assets. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000395\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003EI ask Mr Brownlee whether he will take a call. Will he respond, perhaps by interjection, and say that he will guarantee that Mr Hide will not be able to strip, through his mates on this agency, the assets of the super-city? Or perhaps Georgina te Heuheu will respond. There is silence. Silence means they have answered the question. I say to those who ask why we are sitting here today that today, if this bill passes, the Government will have nationalised unto itself\u2014yea, nationalised to Mr Hide\u2014all the assets of the Greater Auckland region. Then I tell those people who are listening to hold their breath.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000396\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226e430b5e85484f00a459ace2883559db\u0022\u003EPeseta Sam Lotu-Iiga\u003C/span\u003E: New Zealand\u2019s not listening.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000397\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c6386a7039404d229321a5ba996157a2\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: What an arrogant little new member that member is. He said: \u201CNew Zealand\u2019s not listening.\u201D I suspect that in that member\u2019s electorate, and in Epsom and in other places, they are listening and they will be listening if asset stripping takes place. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000398\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae2b206500f8451e91fae91474727f71\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I call Michael Woodhouse.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000399\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f0a6a18de1e14908893e8a70c765ff4c\u0022\u003EMichael Woodhouse\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u0022bb2fd687fb8f41fd8e0a992148ba57f5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000400\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bb2fd687fb8f41fd8e0a992148ba57f5\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I point you to Speaker\u2019s ruling 16/1 in regard to the use of cellphones. I ask you to ask Mr Quinn to remove the blockage from his ear. He has been using his cellphone for about the last half an hour.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000401\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fd01146ef8be4a1299a1d9f12be4b866\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not really a point of order. Members know the rules about cellphones. They are not to be used in the Chamber, although, having said that, there is some inconsistency because the Chamber is littered with other sorts of phones. I am not sure how we justify the distinction, but we do.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00228d6ae7c0aa9540089e42e7924cb04ff0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000402\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228d6ae7c0aa9540089e42e7924cb04ff0\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. My colleague Mr Roger Douglas pointed out to me that he wondered whether you had noticed that we were here and were trying to take a call. He thought that maybe you had not noticed us. I just wanted to make the point that we are here and we are very, very anxious to take a call on this matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000403\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002233a261d313554f31b44aba05ea680e35\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I assure the member that I am well aware that she and the Green Party are here.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022 data-id=\u00225e19fb18580f46999e94c99b947c8d96\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000404\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225e19fb18580f46999e94c99b947c8d96\u0022\u003EMICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00224fab1b68e50e406cb71ae1a0cb347cd9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000405\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224fab1b68e50e406cb71ae1a0cb347cd9\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I appreciate the opportunity to take a call on this proposed new part, because this actually gets to the heart of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. I have already said that what we are seeing here, with this bill, is \u201CRogernomics Part 2\u201D. Suddenly all of New Zealand can understand why Roger Douglas took himself out of retirement to come back to Parliament, and why Rodney Hide chose to be Minister of Local Government. At the time some people were a bit perplexed. Why would Rodney Hide want to be Minister of Local Government? But now the reasons are all unfolding. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000406\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EWe need to be clear that ACT and the new right have realised that they have been thwarted in this term of Government from selling off assets\u2014further State-owned enterprises\u2014at the national level. The Prime Minister has made that clear. I can imagine a breakfast where they all got together and contemplated \u201CWhat are we going to do to advance our agenda in this term of Government, because unfortunately we will not be able to achieve our objective of selling off the remaining publicly owned, State-owned, enterprises in New Zealand?\u201D. They said: \u201CAh, I know what we\u2019ll do. There is $28 billion worth of assets in local government.\u201D I can imagine them sitting around at a breakfast meeting, saying \u201CI know what we will do. First of all, we will get rid of those annoying, irritating eight city councils and that whole layer of democracy, because they have really been quite irritating and they have not yet fallen into corporate hands. We will get rid of them. Then we will set up a completely new local government structure\u201D\u2014which this bill is doing\u2014\u201Cthat concentrates power in the hands of the executive and the hands of the mayor.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000407\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThis is what academics call \u201Cthe new strong mayor model\u201D. Basically it means that the mayor can have complete control of the Auckland Council by picking the deputy mayor and the chairs, and by coming up with the agenda and the long-term plan. Then the mayor can unleash the agenda on to the unsuspecting voters of Auckland. And they are unsuspecting, because none of this was mentioned in the ACT Party or National Party manifestos before the last election. What will the agenda be? We know that the agenda is to sell off local government assets. Someone on the Government benches yelled out \u201CWhat\u2019s your proof?\u201D. Can I suggest that National Government members read the ACT Party\u2019s local government policy. It is on the website, and it is plain and clear for everyone to see. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000408\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EAt least ACT is honest about its policies. It does not try to hide them. ACT is quite up front. ACT says in its local government policy that it wants to privatise effectively all of the commercial assets that these councils own, such as the Ports of Auckland, the airport, and so forth, and it wants the roads to be privatised, and water to be privatised. The rest of that $28 billion worth of assets will be put into corporate boards and then those corporate boards will be at arm\u2019s length from the council. The councillors, those who are not in the control of John Banks and his merry men\u2014even if there were some left-wing members who were able to find themselves elected on to the Auckland Council\u2014will have no control because all of these assets will be put into these corporate boards, at arm\u2019s length, and of course they will all meet in secret, and they will then begin to unleash this agenda of privatising the assets of Auckland; assets that have been built up for many years. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000409\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThis is the second part of the agenda. It was plotted out. It is the reason they have all come together and got Roger Douglas back into Parliament and why we have Rodney Hide as Minister of Local Government. I am worried that Aucklanders will realise this when it is too late.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000410\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022728db8070c8f49758902c1bd84bc2a61\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s what happens.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000411\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022af161f91024d4241b8838c1fa2d16e96\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY\u003C/span\u003E: It is what happens. There was another piece of legislation that slipped through last year. Nobody cared much about it. The Green Party tried frantically to alert New Zealanders to this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002260200136-9d63-4a82-b4f5-c00411adb1fd\u0022 data-id=\u002239102dd1172844fd96d2d84676981f33\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000412\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002260200136-9d63-4a82-b4f5-c00411adb1fd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002239102dd1172844fd96d2d84676981f33\u0022\u003EJO GOODHEW (National\u2014Rangitata):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u00225734539b8f5d4d928334eb21e978581a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000413\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225734539b8f5d4d928334eb21e978581a\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E This amendment, to insert a new Part 9, goes to the heart of this debate. If the inevitable happens and the National Government succeeds, with the assistance of Rodney Hide\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000414\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022632337c79d364ba0ad36451091ab9a49\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: And Peter Dunne.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000415\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f41e1067c8ee41c9a3c94c951b8681e6\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014and Peter Dunne, thank you\u2014in ramming through this legislation, then this day will go down in history for Aucklanders as the day when National and ACT stole their democracy. The day will also go down in history as the day when National and ACT stole $28 billion of public assets and put them on the auction block for future administrations to flog off.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000416\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Jacinda Ardern to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000417\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new clause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000418\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E38A\tInterpretation\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000419\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EIn this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000420\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003Esell has the meaning it has in the Sale of Goods Act 1908\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000421\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003Evoting has the meaning it has in the Electoral Act 1993.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022f849dafce25049f5be8f5a436acb09f5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000422\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Jacinda Ardern to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000423\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new clause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000424\u0022\u003E38B\tPoll of electors before sale\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000425\u0022\u003E\tAny authority this Act can only sell assets after conducting a poll of electors under the Local Electoral Act.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022967a02675dd0445498409636dbe496f9\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u002227015f111905438aa56c30c53c6ade56\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000426\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002227015f111905438aa56c30c53c6ade56\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That brings us to the substantive amendment\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022c1c67177463a4de5addca045cdcd6a46\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000427\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c1c67177463a4de5addca045cdcd6a46\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I know there is quite a lot of movement going on to your left and to your right, but many more amendments were tabled before the question on the first amendment was put. Those amendments have been tabled to the Clerk\u2019s Office; they are on this part. It may take a few seconds for your staff to catch up with you, but I think it is fair to say that there are hundreds of questions for you to deal with before you get to the substantive question on the part.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000428\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022548b488412a7457897de8f6685ad3da6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member. I cannot wait. It is always good for people to try to catch up with me; it is not usual. I will ask the Clerk to check the veracity of what the member has said, and to ensure that all the amendments to the amendment in the name of Charles Chauvel are being considered, before I put the question on the Charles Chauvel amendment to insert a new Part 9. We will just pause for a moment in silence, unless someone has a very good story or a humorous yarn to amuse us with while we sort this out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000429\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EMembers, I will do something unusual here. The amendments to proposed new Part 9 that were moved by Moana Mackey follow a very similar form, which is: \u201CNotwithstanding any other provision the residents of [Dominion Road] in [North Shore City] shall be understood to have a public interest in any Auckland Council owned assets.\u201D The test for relevance of an amendment is that it has to be serious, has to stand in law, and has to be accurately described. The Clerk and I have been backwards and forwards across this issue, and it seems that a judgment call needs to be made. I invite someone from the Opposition, which has put forward these amendments, to put the case for why the amendments should stand. I also invite Government members to make a submission on whether they think the amendments should stand\u2014I will not prejudge what they think. Following those submissions, I will make a decision. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000430\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EBefore I make a decision and we have some discussion about it afterwards, I want members to make a submission as to why they believe that these amendments meet the requirements not only of the Standing Orders but also of the interpretation of Dave McGee, who wrote Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand and is well known to members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000431\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224d1170517f544cfe8860b4441f595fb3\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Can you give us the reference?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000432\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022416f808706404b0ab81352e27451cff2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Page 379. [Interruption] Just to answer the question by Gerry Brownlee, when I make a ruling on this matter there will no doubt be some controversy, because people put a lot of time and effort into these amendments. I thought it would be better to have some discussion about them before I ruled than to have a continuous stream of points of order after I rule. I thought we should get the issues on the table and have a bit of a discussion about them before I make a ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00226c8a0cd1e3d943c9aa5e02c1f30978a2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000433\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226c8a0cd1e3d943c9aa5e02c1f30978a2\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Speaking on your course of action, I think you are doing the right thing. There needs to be some consideration of this matter. Certainly, on the face of it, this side of the Committee will have an opinion. I wonder how you feel about putting yourself in this position. I do not want to be in the position of recalling the Speaker because we are questioning your course of action; we are not. I just wonder, given the nature of this particular ruling\u2014you are not in a position to recall the Speaker; that is not how it works\u2014how you feel about it. Are you comfortable progressing with this course of action? If you are, then I think we would leave it there at this point. Otherwise, if you indicate you wish to have the Speaker back, then we will cooperate with that course of action, as well. That statement is not meant in any way to detract from the course of action you have proposed; I think it is probably the right way to go about things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000434\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022548ebea34a96402d8f04be948d27d0e8\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I just say to the member that it is a line call. I have outlined the criteria for amendments, and I have outlined that I am about to rule, but I thought that before I make a decision I would invite opinions from either side of the Committee. I have indicated where the terms of McGee and the Standing Orders are in relation to what I am interested in. I know from past experience that when I make a decision\u2014as I will do\u2014it will be litigated, so I am just turning it round and suggesting that we have some litigation in front, and then the issues will be a bit clearer, rather than having endless points of order after the ruling. If, at the end of that discussion, members are unhappy with my decision, I accept that you can recall the Speaker, but at that point the issues will have been much better clarified. I do not have any ego about this; if you want to challenge my ruling, I am OK about that. I presume that Mr Mallard will put forward a case as to why these amendments should stand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022316a01721f014c6483d22d9a0fbad079\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000435\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022316a01721f014c6483d22d9a0fbad079\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Yes, Mr Chair. I am working on the assumption that the consideration is not whether the amendments are vague or lacking form. I just want to test that with you\u2014that the question before you, I presume, is not a question of vagueness, because the amendments are not vague; they are quite clear. I think they are in the proper form for amendments and for incorporation into law, and I want to make sure before I start this discussion that that is accepted. If that is not accepted, then we could come back again with more discussion. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000436\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EWe then go to the question of whether the proposed amendments are frivolous. That is an important question, and I accept that there could be a discussion on the question. The particular amendment we are talking about concerns Dominion Road in North Shore City, and whether the residents of that particular road have a public interest in the Auckland Council - owned assets. I am working on the assumption again that there is not a lot of debate around the Auckland Council and that it owns assets, that they are public assets, and that the public has an interest in them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000437\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EWe then go to the definition of \u201Cfrivolous\u201D\u2014and a number of people will be looking in their different dictionaries. A key part of the definition goes to the words \u201Cnot serious\u201D, \u201Ctrifling\u201D, and \u201Cfutile\u201D. I want to make it clear that Opposition members are absolutely serious on this particular issue. There is a fundamental debate to be had here about the assets and about who has an interest in them\u2014whether it is the residents, including the residents of particular areas, who have an interest in the assets, or whether the assets should be available for transfer away from the residents of those particular areas to others. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000438\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThat is my view, and it is certainly the view of the Opposition. I am not suggesting that it is automatic that the Committee will necessarily agree with this amendment. It is a question of whether the Opposition should have the right to test the will of the Committee on this amendment. It is my view that the amendment is a serious amendment, and one that deserves the attention of the Committee. It is something on which the Committee can express its view, and it should be allowed to do so. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022a79c66d71f7b4d53b4cff9c8c27676dc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000439\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a79c66d71f7b4d53b4cff9c8c27676dc\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E We most certainly have a view. If one thinks about the substantial bill, one will find that it is about the transitional arrangements that are to exist beyond the passing of this bill, for the integration of the various Auckland local authorities into one entity. I am pleased to hear the Opposition agree that there will be many assets across the city of Auckland, it is certain, that will come under some structure directly accountable to the Auckland Council, which will be the much wider body to look at these things. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000440\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThis amendment attempts to suggest that certain residents in certain roads\u2014I believe that some 500 roads are nominated\u2014have a greater interest in those council-owned assets than any other person in Auckland. That is simply not the case. The Auckland Council is there for the residents of the Greater Auckland City, whatever that configuration may end up being\u2014that is yet to be determined. It would be quite inappropriate to suggest that the interests of one street, or these 500 streets, are greater than any others. I think the suggestion that we need to protect these particular streets because of a particularly special interest is quite wrong. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000441\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI suppose these are attempts to call attention to the part that Labour is attempting to insert in the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which, in National\u2019s view, is an unnecessary part. We most certainly think that it goes back to a single point: are the interests of any one resident, in any of these streets, identified in successive amendments, any greater than the interests of another? That would, on its own, suggest that this is an utterly frivolous way to go about considering these matters. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThe protections of Aucklanders are intrinsic in the transitional arrangements that have been dealt with by the Committee so far. For Labour members to come along and suggest that they are doing some great and good work for particular residents is an extreme stretch. Putting up amendments in the names of a mere 500 streets inside the Greater Auckland area does indicate an act of trivial pursuit in this particular debate. A Parliament cannot be made to look stupid by things like this. We cannot be put in a position where, having dealt with the substantive part of a bill, we then insert some part or amendments that tend to second-guess the intention of Part 3. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000443\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EIt is also interesting to note that these are amendments to one of the extra parts that Labour itself wishes to submit. I would have thought that, in the consideration that clearly would have gone on during the preparation of this particular part, that reference might have been raised about the need to protect particular streets. I cannot believe that the preparation of these 500-odd amendments was a last-minute thing, which leads me back to the point that Labour members are very much engaged in a trivial pursuit. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000444\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EIf members go back to Part 3, which has been dealt with by the Committee, the interests of the people in Auckland and the assets that will be part of the new Auckland City are extremely well-protected as far as transitional arrangements are concerned. This Committee cannot pre-empt what might be in the bill that is expected in September, and where some of these matters may be made more clear. The reason for having a transitional agency is so there can be consideration about how things will go forward. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000445\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI think three points are relevant. The first point is that this is an amendment to Labour\u2019s own proposed amendment to the bill by way of a new part, and is therefore very poorly considered at this late point. The second point is that the transitional arrangements in Part 3 already make the protections for all Aucklanders, and the Committee has dealt with that matter. The third point\u2014and it must be upheld\u2014is that in a bill dealing with an entire region, to single out individual streets as apparently having some greater interest for no reason other than that they are a street inside the proposed Auckland Council area, cannot be allowed to stand. It is a great effort in trivialising the activities of the Committee, and I think it would be appropriate if these amendments were ruled out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u002225eb893844ee4676bebfe8a6c7554e54\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000446\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002225eb893844ee4676bebfe8a6c7554e54\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I have taken some time, because we have been directed to page 379 of McGee\u2019s Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand. The point of that particular reference is that the Chair or Speaker has the power to rule out amendments that are frivolous, vague, or lack legislative form\u2014that is to say, they lack precision. Amendments must be in a form of words that may be embodied in law. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000447\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI suggest there is no other course of action but to rule these amendments out, because when one goes through them, one can see that a map of Auckland has been used, and that each clause picks out a street name at random and says that particular street is understood to have a public interest in Auckland Council - owned assets. That has to be regarded as frivolous, because street after street is named. When taken in the context of the amendments that have been put up, that has to be frivolous, and it would cause this Committee to become a laughing stock. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000448\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe proposed amendments are also vague. It is not quite clear how it is possible for one street to have a particular interest over and above that of any other street. I say that what that would mean is a mystery to all and sundry. The proposed amendments are vague and therefore lack legislative form. Of course, there is the final problem: no one street in the Auckland Council area has any greater interest than that of any other street. That in itself makes the amendments a nonsense. The primary bill that members are here debating does not threaten anyone\u2019s interest in publicly owned property. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000449\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI submit that there is no option but for the Chair to rule these amendments out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002213a40b61f6784ea5a9d535bc1164dd6e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000450\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002213a40b61f6784ea5a9d535bc1164dd6e\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I have three points to make. The first point, Mr Chairperson, is where your call, on balance, should go. It is my firm view that generally it is the right of Oppositions to put amendments. It is the democratic right of all members of Parliament to put amendments. If there is any doubt at all, then it should be the House that decides whether an amendment is put. The second point I would make is that the arguments we have heard from both Mr Brownlee and Mr Hide are arguments\u2014which some members might find compelling\u2014on the substance of the amendments. They think that the amendments are bad, that they are wrong, and that people should not vote for them. There is a pretty clear answer to that, and it is to vote against the amendments when they come up. This is not a debate about whether they are good amendments or bad amendments, or whether the propositions that are put are right or wrong; the question is whether the House has the right to consider to them. It is my submission to you, Mr Chairperson, that they are serious, relevant, in the right form, and serve to emphasise a point that is very important to all Opposition members. They were lodged properly\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000451\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d7289048ab57457da6c45cbfc54dab07\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s covered. The matters are covered in Part 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000452\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223eeb79ead276454fa90cd5fbd712d763\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson, is the member allowed to make a running commentary?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000453\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227aa2459d72cb40b2bb37a97a6ac37e60\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think the member is quite right. I want to hear just Mr Mallard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000454\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224c3e03d132ce4c8db34e92fbd454cd57\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: So, in summary, your discretion should be exercised very sparingly. These amendments are substantive, and if members disagree with them, they have the right to vote against them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022615696725f4742218a13fd26bdfda0a4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000455\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022615696725f4742218a13fd26bdfda0a4\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank members. That has clarified matters quite considerably for me. The first point I make is in response to the point raised by Mr Brownlee about the House looking stupid. That is a fair point, but it is not entirely for the Speaker to prevent the House from looking stupid\u2014that is up to members and how they deal with things. The second point I make to Mr Mallard is that members do have the right to move, and that is what has been exercised here. Mr Mallard said that the Committee should decide whether these amendments are right or wrong. The question before us is whether we will do this collectively or individually. If we were going to make this decision collectively, then I could put it to the Committee, to test the will of the Committee, as to whether we accept these amendments. However, that is abrogating the role and responsibility of the Chair, and I am not about to do that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000456\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ERegarding the issue raised by Mr Brownlee about fairness to Aucklanders, I think it is almost like a bill of rights test as to whether this should be a consideration. I think that gets closer to the point. There is no doubt that the amendments as they stand are in the legislative form. There is no doubt that they could be written into legislation. The Clerk said to me that one of the considerations I should have as a Chair is about consistency. There are many examples in legislation of inconsistent bills and Acts. I ask the members to look at the smoke-free legislation. Parliament has not always been consistent, and I do not think that consistency is entirely the right test. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000457\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EI think that we are getting closer to the point, which was made by Mr Brownlee, that this is a bill about all Aucklanders. That point has been re-emphasised by the Hon Rodney Hide\u2014that one interest group should not be superior to another. The bill we have before us is a public bill about setting public policy for all Aucklanders. It is not about setting policy for the interests of private individuals. I think that the issue here is that these amendments as they stand will be setting policy for private individuals and private interests. It is about individuals who are private residents in particular streets, that is, they are residents in those streets as private individuals. Therefore, I am of the view that these amendments are about private interests and not about the interests of Auckland or about public policy for Auckland. The amendment to insert new Part 9 that has been put up Mr Chauvel was in order, because it was about public policy that treats all Aucklanders in the same way; it was about public interests. But the interests of individual property owners in a street are private interests, and they should be dealt with by way of another bill\u2014a private bill. I therefore rule the amendments out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022c14781a038a3497e9c29b98500c3df05\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000458\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c14781a038a3497e9c29b98500c3df05\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E As you anticipated in your preliminary remarks, this is something that, in my opinion, requires a Speaker\u2019s ruling. I move, That the Speaker be recalled to give a ruling on the judgment given by the Chairperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000459\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000460\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u002284bdd820218e4445bbaa00099fa51020\u0022\u003EHouse resumed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000461\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022339f1b02bbe74fffa36fb2bf89d04270\u0022\u003ESpeaker Recalled\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00227750658ece094e598f9ef2c8cbc7e824\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000462\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227750658ece094e598f9ef2c8cbc7e824\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Speaker, the Committee has asked for you to consider the matters that I have ruled on and for you to make some decisions. It extends from an amendment in the name of Charles Chauvel to insert a new Part 9, \u201CProtection of Public Assets\u201D. In his amendment Mr Chauvel wants the bill to reflect a register of assets that should be protected in a variety of ways. That is not the issue here. Subsequent to that, the Labour Party moved a range of amendments\u2014I have not counted them, but they are substantial\u2014to amend Charles Chauvel\u2019s part. Objection was taken to those amendments and I was asked to rule them out, and I invited comments from both Labour and National on them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000463\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EIt seems to me that it gets down to a particular issue, which the Clerk has raised with me, that the bill before the House is a public policy bill. It is not about establishing rights for individuals. The Clerk\u2019s view of this bill is that although the amendments are consistent in form and could stand in legislation, they have to have some form of consistency. However, I did not think that was a turning point, because this House has passed legislation before that has been inherently inconsistent\u2014like the liquor legislation and so on. I did not see that as a particular test. The particular test that I did put weight on was that these amendments would give private individuals and businesses in particular areas rights or interests that would not be available to the general public of Auckland, and that, therefore, the amendments sought to be about private interests and not public interests. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000464\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe bill is about establishing public policy for Auckland\u2014it is a public policy decision. On that basis, I ruled the amendments as being out of order. There are many other points that could have been made in submission, but I am sure representations will be made by both National and Labour on those other particular points. That is the summary of the position as I see it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a32872e1ca1d4ed19003906fcd554337\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000465\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a32872e1ca1d4ed19003906fcd554337\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The first point I would like to make is that I think the process that was followed by the Chair in calling for members\u2019 comments on this issue is a good process. Unfortunately, I think we have reached a point where we do not agree. The decision goes to the question of whether these amendments are frivolous. We have had acceptance that they are not vague; in fact, they are very specific. They do not lack form; we have had acceptance that they can be written into the law. The Chair of the Committee has indicated that in his opinion these amendments are not appropriate because they give private rights to individuals. We could have a debate about that matter. They are not private, transferable rights. If someone leaves a street, he or she does not take those rights with them. There is not ownership of rights. But if I were to have that debate, I would be getting into the substance of the debate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000466\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThat is the problem with the Chairman\u2019s ruling. He has actually got into, in making his ruling, a view on the merits of the amendments, rather than whether they should be ruled out under the areas that are very well outlined by McGee on page 379. My submission to you is that no one has made the case that these particular amendments are frivolous. Given the tests that have been applied in this Chamber by Chairs today\u2014in parliamentary terms, or during the last 4 days in temporal terms\u2014these amendments could not possibly be frivolous. A whole series of date changes and a whole series of name changes have been accepted by the Chairs, which, if one were applying a frivolity test, would have been much more frivolous than these amendments. On the standards of frivolity, these amendments cannot be ruled out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000467\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThe point I will go back to is that it is my submission to you that the judgment of my friend and colleague the Chair of the Committee Rick Barker in this particular case is wrong because he has gone to the merits of whether it is appropriate to grant a private right by way of a public bill. There is nothing that prevents this Parliament from doing that. People might think it is wrong. People might not like it, but my submission is that for groups of people it happens all the time. When we have bills that deal with local authority matters it happens quite regularly that groups of individuals gain, and other groups of individuals lose. I will go back to the point about the substance that the rights are not transferable rights. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000468\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EAs a final point I say that the Chairman made a very good argument on the specifics\u2014one that I might even find rather compelling, if I were considering it carefully\u2014but it is not the basis on which items should be ruled out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00228acbd7e5745146949eea28c59ce139ec\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000469\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228acbd7e5745146949eea28c59ce139ec\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I think it is very interesting that part of the argument advanced by the Hon Trevor Mallard is some assessment against a frivolity scale. We should remember that this proposed new part that Labour is attempting to insert is to protect the assets of the citizens of Auckland. To then amend it to protect the interests of residents in particular roads I think trivialises the point of the part in the first place. In all other respects\u2014not wishing to prolong proceedings\u2014I think the Chairman of the Committee, Rick Barker, outlined extremely well for the House why he was choosing to rule these amendments out of order. I am sure you will have noted the comments he made in his address to you, in which he was explaining why he had reached this conclusion. Without wanting to prolong proceedings I simply want to say that we concur wholeheartedly with his decision, and accept fully the rationale he has applied.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022cbc4d31ca1314b47b95fc4865b8323b6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000470\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cbc4d31ca1314b47b95fc4865b8323b6\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I think the judgment you have to make as Speaker in this situation must take into account the context in which this debate is being held. It is pretty clear from the conduct of the Committee that the Opposition is trying to delay progress\u2014we are trying to filibuster this bill\u2014and that the Government wants to bring the debate to an early end. I want to cause the Speaker to reflect on the fact that the fourth estate has actually been commenting on whether this filibustering is an abuse of parliamentary process. I suggest that it is not. It is already clear that although the progress that has been made on this bill is slower than the Government might like, none the less it is substantial. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000471\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EThis bill has been considered under urgency, and even at the current rate of slow progress it is very clear that this bill will be completed in accordance with the Government\u2019s agenda within a week, which is far, far quicker than would be the normal process were it not for urgency. It is the right of the Opposition to use the Standing Orders to filibuster. Filibustering does not bring this place into disrepute. It is not an abuse of process. It is not frivolous. We are using the rights we have as parliamentarians in the Opposition to slow down the progress the Government wants to make under urgency. I make the point again that substantial progress has been made. I do not think anyone thinks this debate will go on for weeks or anything like that. This is the only opportunity we have to scrutinise the bill. Many other jurisdictions use filibustering. We have a practice now whereby we do not get even to the end of debate where new points are being raised on proposed new parts, yet closure motions are taken. It is completely appropriate that the Opposition be able to filibuster this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022a7ed7f8a11a54e7e8fd0eb0b12820aa4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000472\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a7ed7f8a11a54e7e8fd0eb0b12820aa4\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I thank honourable members. Dealing with the previous contribution first, the Speaker may well have views about whether filibustering is taking place and whether time is being wasted, but those views should not in any way influence the Speaker\u2019s decision on this matter. The matter that is currently before the House has been argued by both the Hon Trevor Mallard and the Hon Gerry Brownlee, and has already been ruled on by the Chair of the Committee. There are a number of matters perhaps I should touch on in ruling on the question before the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000473\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EThe first one is perhaps to come to the substance of the argument that was given greatest weight by the Chair of the Committee. It is a matter of some importance. Standing Order 249 deals with the classification of bills. Members will see there that there are different categories of bills, and we are dealing with a Government bill, and with a matter of public policy, introduced by a Minister. Therefore, matters that relate to private interests are not properly dealt with under a public bill; they are matters that are dealt with under a private bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000474\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EThis is not the first time this issue has come before Parliament. Some members may recollect that when the House was previously considering liquor legislation, individual amendments were proposed to deal with the interests of each hotel and tavern in New Zealand. The amendments were ruled not to be in order, as they dealt with private business interests more appropriately dealt with in private legislation. So this is not the first time this kind of issue has been dealt with by the Committee. That is the first issue to cover. In terms of the substance of the decision made by the Chair, under the Standing Orders there is an issue around the nature of legislation, and in respect of previous precedent in the House the Chair\u2019s ruling is absolutely consistent with those previous precedents. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000475\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003EThe other important issue is that the Chair is required to rule on the admissibility of amendments. The Chairperson\u2019s rulings are not to be corrected or reversed by the Speaker. That is Speakers\u2019 ruling 78/1. That change can be done only by the House by resolution upon a motion with notice. Our Speakers\u2019 rulings indicate that the standard practice of the House is for the Speaker not to overrule the ruling of the Chair. But in this case I must say that the argument accepted by the Chair is totally consistent with the Standing Orders and with previous precedent, and the Chair\u2019s ruling must stand. I declare the House back in Committee on the bill at hand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000476\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00228e44ef2a058e46189667001bea0658f0\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000477\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000478\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022ecd398fa892e4b6fa7de7d0d5e48c9dc\u0022\u003ENew Part 9  Protection of Public Assets (continued)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000479\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000480\u0022\u003Eto insert after \u201Cthose Acts\u201D \u201C, of Parliament\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022d2c9e6ad190844d6b41782886272f6d0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a28b4bd6ae184c29aa47a9c43179bb35\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000481\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a28b4bd6ae184c29aa47a9c43179bb35\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E We have just had a little bit of confusion, and the whips of ACT and the M\u0101ori Party had to correct their votes. I think it would help if you named the person putting the amendment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000482\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002262f8107c90c848c0b70c86ffebfdcb8d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: My apologies. We have three amendments in the name of Sue Moroney, and I will mention her name each time I put the question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000483\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000484\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert after \u201CTransition Agency\u201D, \u201Cof only 4 people\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022e51948a9ab794f39854b798e51289b2e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000485\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000486\u0022\u003Eto insert before \u201CTransition Agency\u201D, \u201Cthe unelected group of friends called\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002294a61c61b51b4b24987046300ac32841\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000487\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Grant Robertson to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000488\u0022\u003Eto add the following new clause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000489\u0022\u003E39\tThe local government together with the citizens of Auckland, both present and future generations, have the right to\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000490\u0022\u003E(a)\trealise the benefits of fixed and variable public assets, including those held by Crown corporations and Crown agencies:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000491\u0022\u003E(b)\tfull public disclosure and unfettered public access to information regarding the financial and legal status of Crown corporations and Crown agencies held in the public trust:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000492\u0022\u003E(c)\tbe consulted about any planned changes to Crown corporations and Crown agencies. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022493ec882a5fa4d67bab6d514f2479251\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000493\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Grant Robertson to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000494\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new clause:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000495\u0022\u003E40\tThis Part 9 is made for the purposes of\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000496\u0022\u003E(a) \tproviding for peace, order and good Government of the Auckland region:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000497\u0022\u003E(b)\tprotecting public assets vested in Council from damage, accelerated deterioration or abuse:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000498\u0022\u003E(c)\tensuring future generations of Auckland citizens have the use of public assets:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000499\u0022\u003E(d)\tprotecting important public assets from privatisation which may limit the access of future generations of Auckland citizens. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022365760b76d644acd8fd69bc0cb70c02b\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000500\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000501\u0022\u003Eto add the following new part:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000502\u0022\u003EPart 9\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000503\u0022\u003EProtection of Public Assets\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000504\u0022\u003E38  Protection of Public Assets\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000505\u0022\u003ENothing in this Act, the Local Government 2002, the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004, the Local Government Act 1974, the Local Electoral Act 2001, or any regulations made under those Acts, shall permit the Transition Agency to\u2014\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000506\u0022\u003E(a)\tsell or otherwise dispose of, or sell any equity securities in; or\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000507\u0022\u003E(b)\tsurrender any voting rights in:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000508\u0022\u003E(c)\trelinquish any right to appoint trustees, directors, or managers of any asset or organisation listed in Schedule 2 during the transition period.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224129f8ca9efa45f7826a9e3910852c88\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Part 9 not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022d30d95df6e5649c3bdafe33675270eff\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000509\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d30d95df6e5649c3bdafe33675270eff\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I move that progress be reported, and that there be an instruction to the House that this bill be referred to the special select committee for Auckland legislation for it to have hearings on it, and to report back to the House within 4 weeks.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000510\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222497010329d341309e7a57cf9c0d1366\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: A member can only move that progress be reported; an instruction cannot go with it. If the member wishes to move that progress be reported, I will accept that proposition, but he cannot include with it an instruction about what will happen after that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022420b17dd1abc42aeaeb9d756cb570904\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000511\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022420b17dd1abc42aeaeb9d756cb570904\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I seek the leave of the Committee to move a motion to report progress that includes an instruction that select committee consideration take place, and that the select committee report back to the House within 4 weeks of it receiving the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000512\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002283fdad4eac674f9c8351416e0237c83c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000513\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022cb95bef621b44325a4af6fde5c685fec\u0022\u003ENew Part 5  Mechanisms to ensure representation of Maori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u0022411bcc8d50c74cbc87293a521f2d44db\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000514\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022411bcc8d50c74cbc87293a521f2d44db\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 t\u0101tou katoa. New Part 5 is a very grave part of the bill, because it points to the delinquency and the severity of the complete disregard for the history, constitutional, and demographic importance of Auckland in the planning for Auckland\u2019s future mega-city status, and the complete level of ignorance about the future character of the mega-city of Auckland. That is why we stand with a degree of hope that is clouded by the bad decision-making that has guided the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, to date, which has resulted in his isolating, marginalising, and completely neglecting a growing percentage of Auckland\u2019s population.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000515\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EIn 1867 Donald MacLean derived a response to the growing unrest amongst iwi that the Crown was governing the country without any inclusion of a meaningful nature of M\u0101ori. That was when statutory M\u0101ori representation\u2014after the failure of the r\u016Bnanga experiment early in the 1850s\u2014took root. This part is an extension of that. Why would a modern nation want to provide distinctive M\u0101ori representation in its largest city, as it seeks to use that city as a catalyst to transform the wider economy? Why would it want to do that? Not only because of heritage but because the reality is that these are the people whose population percentage is growing disproportionately faster. They are the Asian proportion, they are the tangata whenua in a broader sense, and they are the Pasifika people. So what is being asked for here is a continuation of that proud tradition that exists at the level of national Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000516\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EN\u0101 reira, ko t\u0101ku ki te Whare, he aha oti te raruraru me whakaae t\u0101tou kia waihangatia w\u0113nei t\u016Branga M\u0101ori hei noho, e kitea ai te kanohi M\u0101ori i te aroaro o te motu; ng\u0101 t\u016Bru M\u0101ori e rua, m\u0101 te marea me t\u0113tahi atu t\u016Bru motuhake m\u014D ng\u0101 t\u0101ngata whenua? Nui noa atu te p\u014Duri ahakoa te moe tahi a Te P\u0101ti M\u0101ori ki \u014D r\u0101tou hoa, k\u0101hore he paku aroha e puta ana ki a r\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000517\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000518\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[So, mine to the House; what problem is there that we agree to create these M\u0101ori positions to enable the face of M\u0101oridom to be seen before the nation\u2014the two positions for M\u0101ori, for the public, and a special one for the people of the land? I am greatly saddened that although the M\u0101ori Party has bedded together with their colleagues, they display no compassion for them.] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000519\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002264a0b602de9046fda4ba42c8307936b3\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I apologise. This is a matter in which I have no expertise, but I think, from my limited knowledge, that we might have had a slight miss in the interpretation right at the end. I think the \u201Ctwo\u201D that my colleague outlined was for M\u0101ori seats and the \u201Cone\u201D was for mana whenua. I think it is important that we get that right.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000520\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a1a47501dbf84d07abbd7ffd3d63e0b2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. If there was a wrong interpretation, I am sure that when the member resumes his speech he will pick up on it. I am leaving that to the discretion of the Hon Shane Jones. Was there a mistake in the interpretation, or was it accurate? If there was a mistake, you have an opportunity to correct it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000521\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b4b5d5d9513943348270db75ec139ab3\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: I shall take that opportunity. With due respect, this correction, I am sure, is not included as part of my formal speech. I mean absolutely no disrespect to the interpreter, a senior scholar of our language, but the essential point is that my proposed new part corrects the absence of tangata whenua and mana whenua representation, and provides two slots for M\u0101ori in general.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000522\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229cf52ffdeb884651837e82e829d8a7bb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: My proposition to you was about the interpretation provided by the interpreter. Did the interpreter report accurately what you had first said? If the interpreter did not report you accurately, I am giving you the opportunity to correct the record. We are not getting into a debate on what you said; all I want to know is whether it was interpreted accurately. This is your opportunity to correct the interpretation, if it was incorrect\u2014not a debate, just a correction if that was the case.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000523\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002206a5058f59e74484ae046cefd6d9c975\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: I have nothing further to add in relation to that issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000524\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022396da612c2f742a89256c96a390d35e3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000525\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022983c6361bd114b5a99f741bca6811009\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Let us move on to my very clever innovation as to how the people of Pasifika will actually be included. Ar\u0101, noa atu te aroha ki \u014D t\u0101tou hu\u0101nga mai i Te Moana-nui-a- Kiwa. I tae mai ki konei hei horoi i te paru a \u0113tahi k\u0113 atu. I hara mai hei t\u0101t\u0101 wahie, i hara mai hei waha wai engari i te mutunga he tangata, he iwi rangatira. Ko te mea tika kia kite ai t\u014D r\u0101tou kanohi i roto i t\u0113nei kaunihera hou kei puta te k\u014Drero, k\u0101hore w\u0101 r\u0101tou p\u0101nga, horekau \u014D r\u0101tou kanohi e tika ana kia kitea ai i roto i ng\u0101 t\u016Branga teitei.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000526\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EAhakoa te kitea o te kanohi H\u0101moa i t\u0113r\u0101 taha, poto noa ake te w\u0101 m\u014Dna ki reira. E kore oti i a ia te kake i ng\u0101 h\u014Diho e rua i roto i te h\u0101ora kotahi. N\u0101 reira, he utu kei te hara mai m\u014Dna engari, h\u0101unga an\u014D t\u0113n\u0101 take. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000527\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ETe w\u0101hanga tuatoru, ko ng\u0101 t\u0101ngata i tae tata mai, mai i te whenua o \u0100hia. \u0112r\u0101 t\u0101ngata i hara mai i te rawakoretanga, \u0113tahi i arumia e \u0113tahi k\u0113 atu, \u0113tahi i ahu mai ki konei kia tat\u016B ai te noho o w\u0101 r\u0101tou tamariki ki Aotearoa. N\u0101 reira e tika ana \u014D r\u0101tou kanohi me \u014D ng\u0101 motu, me \u014D te tangata whenua kia kitea ng\u0101tahitia. Kaua e waiho ko ng\u0101 hoa o te Minita anakenake hei whakatutua, hei whakarite m\u014D te noho a te iwi mai i ng\u0101 moutere, mai \u0100hia, mai i ng\u0101 marae o te motu he rite ki te pononga noa iho nei. K\u0101hore he mana. N\u0101 reira koia t\u0101 m\u0101tou e tautoko i t\u0113nei w\u0101hanga. T\u0113nei w\u0101hanga rangatira kia kore ai te iwi M\u0101ori e \u2019hakatahangia. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000528\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000529\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[There is much sympathy for our relations from the Great Sea of Kiwa, the Pacific Ocean. They came here to clean up the mess left by others, to be woodchoppers, bearers of water, but in the end they are humans and a dignified people. To have their faces seen on this new council is the proper thing to do. It would allay any talk that they have no interests and they should not be seen in these positions of high standing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000530\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EAlthough the face of Samoa can be seen on the other side, the member\u2019s presence there is limited. He will not last on both horses for a single hour. So there is a cost ahead for him, but that is another matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000531\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThe third part relates to recent arrivals from Asia. Some came from poverty, some followed other Asians over here, and some immigrated here so that their children could settle here in New Zealand. So it is right that their faces are represented alongside those of Pasifika and the people of the land. Decisions on how people from Asia, Pasifika, and from the marae of the land should live should not be left solely to the Minister and his cronies. That makes the people subservient and without dignity. So that is what we are supporting here in this part, this noble part that ensures M\u0101oridom is not marginalised.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u00226543e356e0ff4ee3b208d3981f8497d1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000532\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226543e356e0ff4ee3b208d3981f8497d1\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u0100, kai te Heamana, ki t\u0101ku nei m\u014Dhio m\u0113n\u0101 ka huri te tangata ki te k\u014Drero i te reo M\u0101ori i roto i te Whare nei, ka katia te w\u0101ti tae noa atu ki te mutunga o tana k\u014Drero. Otir\u0101, ka huri atu ki te reo o tauiwi, ka t\u012Bmata an\u014D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000533\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000534\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E[Mr Chairman, my understanding is that when one speaks in M\u0101ori in this House, the clock is stopped until the end of that address in M\u0101ori. It is turned on again once one starts speaking in English.] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000535\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022307efaa3f29042c7bbd7028334e35b16\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is a very good point, and I thank the member for bringing it to my attention. The interpretation is in addition to what the member is saying, so the time allocation is not reduced. In the case of the previous speaker, Shane Jones, the clock was turned off while we had the interpretation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u00222f750b438f554e899f8267cf713eca15\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000536\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222f750b438f554e899f8267cf713eca15\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Thank you for those words of assistance. The point remains, however, that during the course of the debate on this particular part there will be a great deal of bilingual debate. We need reassurance. When we lapse from one language to the other, the timekeeping will be essential. This debate is the only chance that that portion of Auckland\u2019s population will ever hear their language being spoken in defence of their rights.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000537\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223b771332ea264486bdb86634c9a30737\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for that point. In terms of the timekeeping, there are two of us here who keep the time. In fact, in relation to the member who spoke before\u2014I know that the Hon Trevor Mallard is keeping his eye on the clock\u2014I gave the member about 10 seconds extra, because we had not turned off the clock as quickly as we might have. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u002261a63f0204ce48479759c1d96852cee1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000538\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002261a63f0204ce48479759c1d96852cee1\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to support proposed new Part 5 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. In doing so I put in context why we think it is important that this specificity is laid down now: to ensure that in future we achieve M\u0101ori representation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000539\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EI think it reflects no honour at all upon the National Party that, after 3 days of debate on a bill that is being considered in urgency and that is not going to select committee, not one of the amendments that have been put by the Labour Party, by the Green Party, or by others other than the Government have been supported by the Government. So after 3 days of debate, the bill is as it was proposed by the National Party. People would think on that basis that we have an infallible Government. This Government is so confident of its own abilities that it thinks it does not have to listen\u2014not only will it not listen to the will of the people through the select committee process, but it cannot even listen to Opposition submissions in order to find kernels of good ideas that it can bring itself to agree with. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000540\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EPeople considering whether that is a realistic assessment of how this Government deals with personnel, and of the appropriateness of appointments that it causes to be made to bodies, need only reflect on mistakes that have been made by the Government in the last week in terms of the appointment of Christine Rankin to the Families Commission. It is the Government\u2019s right to appoint her, but it shows that if people have the ability to make appointments, or to control who the representatives of the people on important bodies like councils\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000541\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022513e9464a1624077abbc0f9cc4e1535d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member. I say to those members who are obstructing my view that I would like to be able to see the speaker when he is speaking. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000542\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002211776d8947e444b7b6ae77af08877e69\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER\u003C/span\u003E: The appointment of Christine Rankin to the Families Commission shows that it is very important to have checks and balances on those who control the appointments, in order to make sure that we have fair representation, and that we do not have inappropriate appointments or a lack of representation. The example of Christine Rankin shows that this Government, above all others, is not infallible when it comes to the matter of representation and who it appoints to bodies. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000543\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003ERepresentation is what lies behind proposed new Part 5. This part inserts mechanisms to make sure that the discretion of those involved in the future as to who should be elected to councils and what groups ought to have some representation is limited by the legislation, rather than being left completely at large. We know that if it is left completely at large the National Government could make the same mistakes in respect of future representation in this new Auckland body\u2014in terms of not achieving fair representation of the 1.4 million citizens of Auckland\u2014as we have already seen in respect of the Families Commission this week. That is why I am so supportive of this amendment brought forward in the name of the Hon Shane Jones. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000544\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EPart 5 will make sure that these mechanisms work fairly for the people of Auckland by prescribing limits\u2014instead of the absolute absence of limits in the current legislation\u2014to give some direction as to what is fair representation in the future. It is important to note that this is not done just for the local tangata whenua in the narrow sense. The amendment does not say that these are only the people who have whakapapa back to the lands of these areas, and, therefore, have rights of representation. We know there are ethnicities and ethnic groups in the Auckland area\u2014substantial groups within our democracy, but not strictly tangata whenua in that they cannot whakapapa back to an iwi showing land-based links\u2014who will not have a voice on this new area. None the less these are representative or discrete groups of people who should have some voice if they are going to believe in the democracy that we have in New Zealand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000545\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EIf these groups do not have a voice\u2014if they find that their large percentage of population is effectively prevented from having a voice on this new council\u2014they will not vote, and they will not believe in our democracy. They will have less faith not just in local government democracy, but in all of our political institutions, and that would be a bad thing. That is why new Part 5 sets out the mechanisms to ensure representation not just of that narrow group of land-linked tangata whenua, but of M\u0101ori more generally, and also of Pacific peoples. We know that the largest Polynesian city in the world, or rather the largest centre of population of Polynesian peoples in the world, is Auckland. Yet this bill in its current form does not recognise their right to a voice in Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u0022864d677b885f4c749e579f7774e4f861\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000546\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022864d677b885f4c749e579f7774e4f861\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022 data-id=\u00228c120367eed64be28a33275a40d19ddd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000547\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228c120367eed64be28a33275a40d19ddd\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E \u0100, t\u0113n\u0101 koe kai te Heamana. T\u016B noa iho t\u0113nei ki te tautoko ake i ng\u0101 k\u014Drero, i te wero o taku hoa a Shane Jones tino H\u014Dnore. N\u0101na i t\u016B ake i roto i te Whare nei ki te tautoko nei n\u0101 i te kaupapa kei waenganui i a t\u0101tou. N\u0101na i k\u012B mai r\u0101 kua takahia te mana o te iwi M\u0101ori o T\u0101maki-makau-rau ki raro iho. Koi n\u0101, e \u0101hua tino raruraru ana m\u0101tou ki t\u0113n\u0101 kaupapa a te tangata e noho nei ki t\u014D taha, te Minita m\u014D ng\u0101 Kaunihera-\u0101-Rohe. N\u014D reira, n\u0101 runga i t\u0113n\u0101 kai te Heamana e tika ana kia tuku wero ki t\u0113n\u0101 taha o te Whare, ki ng\u0101 mema M\u0101ori o t\u0113n\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B, o t\u0113n\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B, otir\u0101, ng\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B katoa e huihui nei i roto i t\u0113nei Whare, kia t\u016B ake r\u0101 ki te whakapuare \u014D r\u0101tou whakaaro m\u014D te kaupapa kai runga kai te t\u0113pu i te mea r\u0101, ko te mana o Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000548\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003EKo ahau t\u0113nei e t\u016B atu nei kua takahia ki raro. N\u0101, ko te mana o Tainui o t\u0113nei kua t\u016B ake nei kua takahia ki raro. Ko te mana o te Kawerau-a-Maki, kua takahia ki raro. P\u0113r\u0101 an\u014D i te mana o Pare Hauraki, kua takahia ki raro. Kua takahia ki raro i te mea r\u0101, ko t\u0113nei pire e k\u012Ba nei me wahang\u016B k\u014Dtou, me wahang\u016B ki t\u0113nei kaupapa. Korekau he mana kei waenganui i a koutou. Kua tuku atu te mana ki ng\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B paku \u0101hua kiritea ng\u0101 tangata, m\u0101 r\u0101tou e t\u0101haetia i ng\u0101 taonga a T\u0101maki-makau-rau ka hoko atu ki t\u0101w\u0101hi. Koin\u0101 te take e t\u016B ake ai. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000549\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003EKua takahia hoki te mana o ng\u0101 iwi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, ng\u0101 whanaunga mai i H\u0101moa, i Tonga, i ng\u0101 Kuki Airana, i Wh\u012Bt\u012B, mai i \u0113ra motu katoa. Kua takahia ki raro. N\u014D reira, taku wero an\u014D ki ng\u0101 mema M\u0101ori o ng\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B t\u014Drangap\u016B katoa, t\u016B ake, t\u016B ake ki te whakah\u0113 i te kaupapa kei runga ki te t\u0113p\u016B. Ki te Minita Poraka e noho nei ki t\u014D taha, kua \u0101hua h\u014Dh\u0101 a T\u0101maki-makau-rau wh\u0101nui tonu ki a ia. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000550\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003EN\u014D reira mihi ana hoki ki ng\u0101 r\u014Dp\u016B kua huihui nei i t\u0113nei Whare. Otir\u0101, kia kaha ki te t\u016B ki te k\u014Drero i ng\u0101 k\u014Drero h\u014Dhonu, ng\u0101 k\u014Drero wh\u0101nui e p\u0101 nei ki te mana motuhake a te iwi M\u0101ori. N\u014D reira, e Hone t\u0113n\u0101 koe. Otir\u0101, \u0101hua h\u014Dh\u0101 ki t\u014D tumuaki r\u0101 ki a Tariana, hara mai ki roto i te Whare i nanahi, ka tuku i tana wero ki \u0101 m\u0101tou ka k\u012B mai r\u0101, \u0113, \u0101hua taurekareka noa iho a k\u014Dtou k\u014Drero e Reipa. Kai te tino whakahe ki t\u0113n\u0101 wero i te mea r\u0101, m\u0101tou o t\u0113nei taha ka tuku wero ki te K\u0101wanatanga kia \u0101ta whakaarohia, kia \u0101ta whakarongo ki ng\u0101 nawe, ki ng\u0101 p\u014Drarurarutanga kua horahia nei i roto i te Whare. K\u012Bhai i te whakarongo. N\u014D reira, n\u0101na n\u0101 Tariana i k\u012B ai, \u0113, \u0101hua taurekareka noa iho ng\u0101 wero, ng\u0101 k\u014Drero katoa o te R\u014Dp\u016B Reipa. \u0112, kai te t\u016B a Reipa ki te tautoko i ng\u0101 iwi katoa o T\u0101maki-makau-rau. Ko wai a ia ki te k\u012B mai, kai te \u0101hua korotake noa iho ng\u0101 k\u014Drero?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000551\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f53a494dcf3f4c2486f4c8d3f0777d19\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We have not had the interpretation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000552\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c89f523eaddf464d9a5645d6903ef391\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I did pause. Is there to be a interpretation?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000553\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000554\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E[Thank you, Mr Chairman. I rise to endorse the statements and the challenge set down by my colleague the Hon Shane Jones. He stood up in this House to support the matter in our midst. He stated that the authority of the M\u0101ori people of Auckland has been trampled upon. We are troubled by that, a matter that the person seated by you, the Minister of Local Government, created. Because of that, it is right that we challenge that side of the House, the M\u0101ori members of each party, and, indeed, all parties gathered here in this House, to stand up and express their views on the matter that is on the Table about the authority of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000555\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EAs a descendant of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua, I say that the authority of this one standing before you has been trampled upon. As a descendant of Tainui, as well, my authority has been trampled upon again. Kawerau-a-Maki\u2019s authority, just like Pare Hauraki\u2019s authority, has been trampled upon, because this bill states that in respect of this matter you collectively must remain silent. You have no authority at all. It has gone to smaller groups whose members are somewhat fair in colour and who will steal Auckland\u2019s resources and sell them offshore. That is my reason for standing up.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000556\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003ETrampled upon as well is the authority of the people of the Great Ocean of Kiwa, of the Pacific, those from Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Fiji, and all those islands. My challenge once again, therefore, is for M\u0101ori members of all political parties to stand up and oppose the matter on the Table. To the Minister seated at your side, Mr Chairman, Auckland at large is somewhat weary of him. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000557\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EAnd so I acknowledge the parties gathered here in this House. Be staunch and address us at length and in depth about M\u0101ori independence. Greetings to you, Hone. I find your leader Tariana a bit of a bore. She came into the House yesterday and stung us by saying: \u201CLabour, all your challenges and talk amount to nothing.\u201D We reject that taunt entirely, because we on this side are challenging the Government to really consider and think through the complaints and concerns being presented in the House. The Government is not listening. So for Tariana to say that all of Labour\u2019s talk and challenges amount to nothing is being somewhat extreme. Labour is actually standing up in support of all the people in Auckland. Who is she to tell us that what we have stated is pointless?] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000558\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224d3a86ec0fb84aaaa2240a8de0c152cb\u0022\u003EHon MITA RIRINUI\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the interpreter for his very close description of what I said. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000559\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002273f60731-048d-4a21-81c5-52d588de2325\u0022\u003EI would like to summarise one particular point. I was very offended\u2014and I have to say this while Hone Harawira is in this Chamber\u2014by the comments made by the Hon Tariana Turia yesterday. She came to this Chamber and described as vexatious Labour\u2019s efforts to have the Government recognise the needs of the Auckland people and allow them to have a say in this process. That is absolutely ridiculous. If that member cannot accept that this Parliament has a process that everybody, including the general public, has an opportunity to take part in, then she is just as guilty of a dictatorial attitude as the Minister in the chair, Rodney Hide, and as the Leader of the House, and as many of those members sitting on that side of the Chamber. The junior Government whip is waving the paper in the air. He knows I am right. There is a process issue at hand here. The people of Auckland have the right to have a say in what the Government has in mind for their future.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u002279618bfe1ae046199b0571aabfe832c6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000560\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002279618bfe1ae046199b0571aabfe832c6\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u0022841268e75e3b4e588f6be23e4718ee02\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000561\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022841268e75e3b4e588f6be23e4718ee02\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe e te Heamana. T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Jones, e ngaro haere ana. T\u0113n\u0101 t\u0101tou katoa, t\u0113n\u0101 koe Mita. Greetings to you, Mr Chairman, to my whanaunga, Mr Jones, and to Mita Ririnui, who has just spoken. T\u0113n\u0101 t\u0101tou, \u2019hakoa tangi ana taku ng\u0101kau, pau te kaha te rongohia i ng\u0101 k\u014Drero kua puta mai i te m\u0101ngai o taku whakanaunga, a Shane Jones, me te tautoko an\u014D hoki a Mita Ririnui\u2014although my heart grieves greatly to hear the words spoken by Shane Jones and supported by Mita Ririnui here today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000562\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a786c96dc44a4a5e95b5319756dde938\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairman. Sincere apologies to the member, but I think there is a risk of this member being treated inequitably. He is providing his own translation and, therefore, he is not getting the benefit of the clock being stopped while that translation is occurring. If that were to continue, it would result in his speech being half the length of any other member\u2019s speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000563\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f365698824b34976a31174a8a95ca5a0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is entitled to have the clock stopped when he speaks in M\u0101ori\u2014that is, if he provides his own translation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000564\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022303ab7e659274ab1b75491c50d6ac7a7\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: He has been.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000565\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e54c510436f846e58225dfb80dac1e63\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I understand. Thank you for bringing it to our attention. I ask the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000566\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022748890048ee7478086f7840edab1d56e\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: He p\u0101tai, he p\u0101tai. I have a question, Mr Chairman: me t\u012Bmatangia an\u014D ahau? May I start again?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000567\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002277222e29e34b48f1b11f3997abfcd614\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No. The member has spoken for well over 1 minute, and we have stopped the clock. So I ask the member to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000568\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c85cab10dd5847569a97f1632f91c931\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. The point I was making is that about half of that time was for translation, and the clock was not stopped for that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000569\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229442064cc4fd4b9fb1c132d9aaa39552\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. I said that at the time, and we will take that into account.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000570\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222030b734bddc4d269e93fe40ee545401\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: T\u0113n\u0101 koe. Tangi ana taku ng\u0101kau i te mea, kua rongo ahau i te k\u014Drero me te whakaaro o Shane Jones, e \u014Drite ana te t\u016B o te M\u0101ori ki t\u0113r\u0101 a w\u0113tahi atu. Tangi ana taku ng\u0101kau ki t\u0113r\u0101. I was very grieved to hear Shane Jones put forward the view that M\u0101ori are just like anybody else. Tangi ana taku ng\u0101kau i te mea, ehara m\u0101tou i te tangata e \u014Drite ana ki t\u0113tahi atu. I am grieved to hear Shane Jones say that, because we are not the same as everybody else. He tangata whenua m\u0101tou te iwi M\u0101ori. We are the people of this land. E rongo ana au i ng\u0101 k\u014Drero m\u014D Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, e rongo ana au i ng\u0101 k\u014Drero m\u014D w\u0113r\u0101 kei roto o Haina, me w\u0113r\u0101 atu o ng\u0101 rohe. I hear the call for representation from the Pacific peoples and from Asian people. Engari, kei hea te k\u014Drero m\u014D ng\u0101 Tarar\u0101, kei hea te k\u014Drero m\u014D Kenya, kei hea te k\u014Drero m\u014D Somalia, kei hea te k\u014Drero m\u014D \u0113tahi atu? He whai p\u014Dti anake t\u0113nei kaupapa. K\u0101re au i te whai rangatiratanga. Koi r\u0101 taku riri. T\u0113n\u0101 koe. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000571\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000572\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221c2dec7cb6974e19a0c79873fe5d8c00\u0022\u003EHon David Parker\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I apologise to Hone Harawira, who has the call. I have deliberately raised my point of order at this point, rather than interrupt him when he resumes his speech. We are considering new parts to this bill, and I express a concern that the time being allowed for the consideration of these parts is obviously a lot less than the time allocated for earlier parts that were put forward by the Government. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000573\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EI make the point that it is the Opposition\u2019s right to put forward new parts, and to have them properly debated. It is, of course, proper of the Chair to cut off debate when no new points are being raised and where there is undue repetition. That, of course, Mr Chair, is within your rights, but I suggest that in respect of some of the closure motions that were moved earlier in the morning, we are verging on having debate cut off before all points have been exhaustively covered by speakers. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000574\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EI know there is a tension here between the Government getting its business through and the Opposition delaying it, but I suggest that it is the right of Opposition members to act as we are acting. That Opposition members are able to exercise their rights to the limits of the Standing Orders, particularly in urgency, is an important check against the powers of the Government, and I ask you, Mr Chairperson, to consider that in your rulings this afternoon.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000575\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002284396f9c55684f06a8b7e32bac6654f7\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson, an interesting point of order has been put to you by the Hon David Parker, but it directly challenges your authority in the Chair. I simply remind the Committee that it was the Hon David Parker who this morning told anybody who was here to listen, or anybody listening in, that the Labour Party was in fact engaging in a filibuster on this bill. I would have thought that that was a clear indication to everybody that most of the matters being dealt with at the moment are not serious. They are simply vexatious and frivolous, and they are being put forward by Labour to try to prolong the debate today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000576\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EThe other thing is that if we were engaged in an actual debate on this bill, that debate might be interesting, but the vast majority of time spent on this bill has been spent on dealing, through the vote process, with the extensive range of frivolous amendments put forward by Labour. Some 8,000 amendments, I think, have now been dealt with in one way or another. The real point, though, is that National thinks that continued challenges to the Chair are completely unacceptable, and should not continue to be a feature of this debate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000577\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022458b0387aa594b07b5fb9c7f82d73aa1\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Chairperson, I think it is important at this junction that the Committee consider very carefully, under your guidance, the way forward. In the first place, I submit to you that the point of order raised by my colleague David Parker in no way trifled with your rulings. It sought a clarification from you, and it asked, at your discretion, that you take into account the various factors as we go forward. I echo the strongly expressed sentiments of my colleague David Parker in this respect. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000578\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe second point is that the Leader of the House has, in his submission, failed to distinguish between amendments and parts. The submission of David Parker specifically related to parts, not clause amendments, and asked that parts be fully debated. As is well known to you, Mr Chairperson, and to the Leader of the House, amendments to clauses\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000579\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002204489695b1c448749faefb092994dc96\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: The member should read the Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000580\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224e5b0195ba0b41d386a0998f4b5a5553\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000581\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022be1adbfec2d545acb01fd1e0785849a5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I know what the point of order will be. I ask the Leader of the House to let the member make his point of order. If I feel he is getting off the point, I will stop his point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000582\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef0d2d945af049b19b182f5fbb5505c7\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: The example given by the Leader of the House\u2014about so-called trivial changes to dates, and so forth\u2014is clearly distinct from proposals to add entirely new parts. I submit to you, Mr Chairperson, that the application of the word \u201Ctrivial\u201D to a part such as new Part 5, which the Committee is currently debating, is a gross insult to the communities affected, which are M\u0101ori, Pacific, and other ethnic groups. It is simply not appropriate that members of this Committee should describe mechanisms to ensure appropriate representation of that nature as \u201Ctrivial\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000583\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThat brings us, I guess, to the core point of what the Leader of the House submitted, which was that these parts are, in his view, no more than a filibuster and therefore do not deserve the protection of the Standing Orders. That brings into question the matter of whether the member\u2019s perception of the part should stand for the whole Committee. Clearly, it should not, and new Part 5 should be seen as an example of an extremely substantive and well-thought-out part. Why is it necessary? That is the whole point\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000584\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a32cf3850ebc4700ad7f975acfdd0471\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member is straying into the substance of the part. Let me make a number of points. Firstly, it is not helpful to have descriptors of what members do as being trivial, or this, that, or the other. A point of order is about order; it is not about the emotional words that one might wish to attach to it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ESecondly, I make the point that no matter what members write on their amendments\u2014whether they insert new parts, new multi-parts, and so on\u2014they are still amendments. So according to the Standing Orders we are considering amendments, not parts. However, because they are amendments of such a nature, they will get a little more air time than they would if they were just one-word amendments, and that is reflected in the Chair\u2019s consideration. I repeat for the Committee the point I made before, which is that the two Rs, which are relevance and repetition, will guide the Chairs\u2019 decisions. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000586\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe third point I make, again\u2014and this will never change as long as we have this Parliament\u2014is that the decision will be the Chair\u2019s and the Chair\u2019s alone. No correspondence will be entered into, and there will be no emails, no texts, no groans, no sighs, and no rolling of heads or eyes\u2014that will all wash over the Chair, whose opinion is impartial. The Chair will determine the appropriate time for the Committee to consider an amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000587\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EI also make another point, which I think is important and fundamental here. New Zealand is a democracy. We argue and battle over words. This is a contest of words, and this is a contest of wills. It seems to me, in a way, that it is a little bit like Ogden Nash: when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. He did not say that, but in this situation, when the going gets tough in the Committee, the tough write amendments or parts. That is what this is about; it is a wrestle. But at the end of the day we have to have the debate. It has to be relevant, cogent, and to the point, and repetition should not be entered into. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000588\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EBoth sides will feel aggrieved and disappointed at some point\u2014such is the role of the Chair. But we will make these decisions as we go, piece by piece. I state it again: it is the Chair\u2019s decision\u2014no correspondence will be entered into\u2014and it is about relevance and repetition. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000589\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227c8e0e3110024f24b59b76d341e601f2\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Assistant Chairperson. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa. If Labour\u2019s proposal for Pasifika nation seats was genuinely about representation, then where are the seats for the Somali, the Kenyan, the Dalmatian, or the South African? Although I respect much of what Labour has had to say today, this proposal is nothing but a naked grab for the votes of the large Pasifika nation populations in Auckland. Although I have the greatest respect for my Pacific cousins, I note the fact that the phrase \u201Csons of M\u0101ui\u201D, attributed to George Hawkins, was actually one coined first by me in this Chamber, in recognition of our historical relationship to one another. Although I respect the right of Asians to be heard, I can never accept the betrayal by Labour\u2019s M\u0101ori MPs of the primary right of M\u0101ori to be on the Auckland Council, as manu whenua, as tangata whenua, and as M\u0101ori. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000590\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI am outraged by the cringing position taken by those Labour M\u0101ori MPs, in allowing the status of M\u0101ori to be downgraded to that of other ethnic groups, for we are, and always will be, the first people of this great land of Aotearoa. I call on those Labour M\u0101ori MPs to speak up for M\u0101ori, to fight for M\u0101ori, and to be M\u0101ori. I call on them either to fight for those seats on the Auckland Council\u2014for mana whenua first, for M\u0101ori second, and for anybody else after that\u2014or to admit their failings, to recognise their duplicity, to confess their complicity, and to resign their seats forthwith. Their mana, for what it is worth, the mana of their people\u2014and indeed the mana of their t\u016Bpuna\u2014deserves nothing less. Kia ora t\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022 data-id=\u00227db570d5e31d42d59ba3a4d6da44b08d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000591\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227db570d5e31d42d59ba3a4d6da44b08d\u0022\u003ERAYMOND HUO (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I feel obliged to take a call on new Part 5, which contains Subpart 1 and Subpart 2, in the name of the Hon Shane Jones. This part is important. We are proposing this part to ensure that the representation of M\u0101ori, Pacific, and ethnic groups in the reorganisation of Auckland City is protected. Earlier in this Chamber I cited what North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams said on this bill and the other related bill. He said: \u201CThese Bills effectively shut down elected local government in greater Auckland and hand the region\u2019s governance over to a small bunch of hand-picked, unelected super-bureaucrats to run for the next 18 months, until the deeply flawed super city takes over.\u201D We have to introduce this part because this bill, amongst other things, will remove the right of Aucklanders to vote on the reorganisation of Auckland. Labour thinks that the National Government\u2019s complete failure to consult on this plan is wrong and that Aucklanders deserve a say in the future of their city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000592\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003EAuckland is home to many Asian Kiwis, and I am one of them. Statistics New Zealand predicts that about one-third of its residents will be of Asian ethnicity by 2016, up from 20 percent in 2001. But it is sad that, in response to such important legislation\u2014which has created the biggest challenge Auckland has faced in its entire history\u2014National\u2019s Asian MPs are systematically silent on the issues. Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi was here last night smiling to himself, and he was here this morning as well. But where is the Hon Pansy Wong? Where is the honourable Melissa Lee? I saw her on television, on Close Up, busy apologising for the comments she had made the night before. But what about the interests of thousands upon thousands of Asian Aucklanders, whom those MPs at least claim to represent? Under National\u2019s plan, in future the people of South Auckland and west Auckland in particular are unlikely to be entitled to influence local government in Auckland. I think the small but growing number of elected community board members and councillors of Asian ethnicity will be denied any real ability to influence the future of local government in Auckland. I am not blaming National Asian MPs. The 800-page of the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance took 18 months to prepare, it cost millions of dollars, and it received 3,537 submissions. The National Government\u2019s sham version of a super-city that is being forced on Auckland was thrown together in just 3 days. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000593\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002248d9e7fe-3603-456c-bd32-c8d6177395fb\u0022\u003EWe are introducing new parts and further amendments. At this Committee stage it is very important for me to reiterate that I oppose this bill for three main reasons. The bill is procedurally unfair, because as Part 3 shows, existing local authorities will have their powers stripped from them, and 1.4 million people in Auckland are not able to have a say about that. Goodbye Pork Pie? I do not think Aucklanders are impressed. Clause 49 of schedule 3 of the Local Government Act 2002 requires a referendum on reorganisation proposals. This bill will override those provisions. In a broad constitutional sense, this bill is flawed. The bill also creates huge uncertainty. Both Mr John Key and Mr Rodney Hide have admitted in this Chamber that they have no idea how much their sham version of the super-city is going to cost.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022 data-id=\u00223313c5e6cd434638b5dc78687b2e689d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000594\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223313c5e6cd434638b5dc78687b2e689d\u0022\u003ETIM MACINDOE (National\u2014Hamilton West):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022 data-id=\u002259c1bacabf794860a3ea4805e74e0292\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000595\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002259c1bacabf794860a3ea4805e74e0292\u0022\u003ECATHERINE DELAHUNTY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Chairperson. T\u0113n\u0101 koutou katoa. I stand to support Labour\u2019s position on new Part 5 of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, but also I tautoko Mr Hone Harawira\u2019s comments. We stand here under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our rights do not come from multiculturalism; they come from te Tiriti. Although we acknowledge the multiple cultures of Aotearoa, the first point is the difference between mana whenua rangatiratanga and minority need for representation. Any legislation in this House should be passed on that basis, recognising the value of mana whenua, first-nation people first, then recognising the diversity that Auckland undoubtedly has. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000596\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EThe other main problem with this bill is its capacity to reinforce a trend that has been dominating local government since its inception in Aotearoa. I have named this TMPM syndrome\u2014\u201CToo Many P\u0101keh\u0101 Men\u201D in positions of power syndrome. Local government in T\u0101maki-makau-rau and throughout the motu is already cursed with TMPM syndrome, with current and historical dominance of P\u0101keh\u0101 men just about everywhere we look. This is not an attack on P\u0101keh\u0101 men. I have lived with two of them, though not at the same time. Members should not get me wrong: I value my P\u0101keh\u0101 men very deeply, especially the current one. However, I think for P\u0101keh\u0101 men a minority experience in a decision-making process would be a salutary lesson because unless one has experienced marginalisation as a minority in the decision-making process, one has no idea what one is talking about or what it feels like. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000597\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EWhat is the problem with TMPM and local government? If we are to have representative democracy, which is not necessarily the only way we can do things in the Pacific, it should absolutely be representative. In addition, we must acknowledge mana whenua and the three M\u0101ori seats as recommended by the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. To my knowledge there is no local authority district in Aotearoa where two-thirds of the community is P\u0101keh\u0101 men, yet 90 percent of local councils P\u0101keh\u0101 men. Fifty percent of all communities are women, and many other cultures are well represented in most communities, but we will not see them on local authorities except in corners desperately trying to be heard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000598\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EMr Rodney Hide\u2019s bill exacerbates the problem we have with TMPM syndrome. There will not be a choice to stand for the super-city council. An \u201Cat-large\u201D voting system is about the money needed to establish name recognition before one can start to have a chance. That fact immediately marginalises tangata whenua and other people in the city. The system is also not about numbers. Even if P\u0101keh\u0101 men were the majority, councils would still need to represent different perspectives. T\u0101maki-makau-rau needs a vibrant system of participatory local government that uses creative techniques of engagement with the diversity of communities, whilst staying based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. M\u0101ori are not a stakeholder to be consulted, but are the first nation, with whom we P\u0101keh\u0101\u2014and I am speaking for the Green Party, which is predominantly P\u0101keh\u0101\u2014via the Crown, need to negotiate relationships based on the article signed on 6 February 1840. Te Wai\u014Dhua have made a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, and hence the M\u0101ori Party, the Greens, and Labour are calling for the Prime Minister to support the recommendations of the royal commission on this issue. There will be a h\u012Bkoi, and we will support it with weary hearts as yet again the Crown pays lip-service to the Tiriti relationship but gatekeeps the actual political process. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000599\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EUnsurprisingly I expect to hear proponents of this bill say that if people want diversity in the super-city then they can vote for it, and if they want M\u0101ori seats they will vote them in. We have heard this line of argument since 1800\u2014that if the citizens at large want the M\u0101ori seats they will vote for them, and that there is no need to recognise mana whenua\u2014let alone anyone else. Sadly, this argument flies in the face of everything we know about the history of political representation, Parliament being a case in point until MMP. Even since then the M\u0101ori seats have been essential to allow M\u0101ori voters self-determination, albeit in a Westminster-P\u0101keh\u0101 hybrid framework, which is not exactly the tangata whenua or Pacific way. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000600\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00220ee528dc-7870-4553-95ed-5ec0cab60f07\u0022\u003EYes, we could go to the citizens of Auckland and hold a referendum and ask them whether they would like to have the three M\u0101ori seats.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022 data-id=\u0022a1ee16617f174e7c8c6132daeb1b6551\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000601\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a1ee16617f174e7c8c6132daeb1b6551\u0022\u003ECOLIN KING (National\u2014Kaik\u014Dura):\u003C/span\u003E I move that the question be\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000602\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b22b7734a8ef497b96e2da0545f2b57f\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: No, no. Take a call.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000603\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002281cab4f64fff49058d276909da49e5c1\u0022\u003ECOLIN KING\u003C/span\u003E: The time we are spending in the Chamber today is very important. It is significant from the point of view that we need to be very conscious about what we are actually here for. We are here at this time to be conscious of the importance of every citizen in New Zealand, but, more important, to be concerned that we do what is right and fair for the future of New Zealand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000604\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003EMany an amendment has been proposed from the Opposition today. When we look at the title of this particular proposed new Part 5, \u201CThe mechanisms to ensure representation of M\u0101ori, Pacific, and ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u201D, we start to understand the future vision that the other side of the Chamber is proposing. The Government of New Zealand is proposing to do away with those impediments that are holding back New Zealand, and have done for the last 9 years under the previous Labour Government, which is now a very bewildered and confused Opposition. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000605\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003EThose members continually try to divert people\u2019s attentions away from the main issues, like ensuring that we have a united focus as a country and that we build up a future for this nation that we and our grandchildren can be proud of. We can form such a future by way of a combined city of Auckland that reaches its potential. We must all acknowledge that at the moment it is the young generations whose potential we want to realise, whether they are M\u0101ori, Pasifika, or people who come to New Zealand in the future. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000606\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003EThe proposed configuration of Auckland governance is presently being obstructed by a very distracted Opposition. It is an Opposition that had 9 years to do something positive for this country when it was Government, but, unfortunately, the Labour Government will be remembered for its wasteful 9 years in office. We now have a Government that is determined to make the very most of a situation, yet we tend to trifle around the edges at a time when we should be pulling together as a nation. I believe that we are at a stage here with the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill that is certainly significant. The debate around the bill is hugely significant from our point of view because it is a contest of ideas. It is about the future and representation of the people. It is not about ideologies and contests to bewilder, confuse, and distract, which we hear from the Opposition. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000607\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003EWe have had some interesting debates and some very broad debates. Some have been well off the mark and have not concentrated on those things that will make a significant improvement not only to Auckland but also to the nation of New Zealand. Auckland is a shop window to the world, a capital city in the context of the largest city of New Zealand with 1.4 million people. It is very important that those citizens are comfortable in the knowledge that they have an overarching arrangement in Auckland that ensures we do not have the dislocation that there has been for many, many years. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000608\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ffff330f-1757-41d6-9973-25244f0fdada\u0022\u003EEvery other New Zealander who looks at Auckland is bewildered that it does not have the cohesion that one would expect. The situation we find ourselves in today can only point back to the previous administration, which lacked the courage and ability to take New Zealand forward. The Government today is endeavouring to address and work through what will be the most efficient and practical solution for the candidates, the citizens, and the arrangements that have existed in a dislocated fashion throughout Auckland\u2019s recent history. Whether it is M\u0101ori, Pasifika, or other ethnic groups that need to be considered, let us move forward today. It is a goal to have one people and one nation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022d3811d0f726d4b4dafb910df7d013186\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000609\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d3811d0f726d4b4dafb910df7d013186\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002217fcebb513444044b251d5859a9e5954\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000610\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002217fcebb513444044b251d5859a9e5954\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. All morning, all afternoon\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000611\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002209a5b71a-ca7e-4e7c-9e09-f9e63f18aa12\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221f7f8924e49d40839b074846be60701a\u0022\u003EHon Annette King\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000612\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c610e29fb9ed410aad79896df24b67fb\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014I am allowed, I am making my point\u2014all last night, all day yesterday, and right from the start of this debate, Labour members have said \u201CWe want to debate this bill fully.\u201D This afternoon, shortly after David Parker spoke, those Labour members have been trying to shut down debate on what they are describing as the most important bill for Auckland. My point is this\u2014 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000613\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022892c1fd05c56447d8d77fd935890246e\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: What\u2019s the point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000614\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f71cd1bf5d1b4e64bea497a421e8144c\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think the interjections are fair, in that the member should come to his point of order. There is a question before the Committee, which is that the question be now put. It is a relatively straightforward question. I am more than happy to hear the member\u2019s point of order, providing it is about the question being now put. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000615\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002222e44a11227548b897447b1e6c57398c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: My apologies. It is actually a point of irony.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u00221f26e04a5846432f87b3a669798de913\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000616\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221f26e04a5846432f87b3a669798de913\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. On a proposal about whether M\u0101ori, Pacific Island, and Asian seats will be put forward on to this council, why is Labour denying its own Pacific and Asian speakers the opportunity to speak on this amendment? Or is it trying to bury this proposal in order to try to dig its M\u0101ori MPs out of a hole for sacrificing the M\u0101ori seats and downgrading the status of M\u0101ori to that of other ethnic groups in Auckland? It is absolutely unacceptable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000617\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d5fa6bcd31704f00939bd1966b2322fd\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Members, we are in a very interesting position here. We have had three closure motions put forward by National members that the question be now put. We are in the remarkable position of having the Opposition move that the question be now put. It is a procedural motion\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000618\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022883c81b341234fb0b0a4af9f11c2f62e\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I\u2019d like to speak\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000619\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022403b9065c77945929a96420a3bad0fe8\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I do not think there is anything to speak about. The member may raise a point of order about the order of this matter, but not on the substance of it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u00225eb22b43f8f84321b55bf4f82943174d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000620\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225eb22b43f8f84321b55bf4f82943174d\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We had two senior members of Labour giving impassioned speeches this afternoon and asking for more time to be taken on this matter. We have not moved a closure motion since those speeches. I think you need to consider whether the generosity of the Government in allowing Labour the time it wants for this debate is going to be abused. Or do we have confirmation that the entire attack from Labour is trivial? On the one hand those members asked for extra time and got it, but now they have decided they want to shut things down.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022bfc562ad920844b4b4312f50fbc27847\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000621\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bfc562ad920844b4b4312f50fbc27847\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The proposition put to you by the Leader of the House is not correct. Since we have returned from lunch, Mr Macindoe sought a closure motion, and Mr King got two-thirds through a closure motion before being told he was not to do that. So Mr Brownlee is not correct. I have moved a motion, and I would like you to consider the motion I have moved.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022dbb6b010ec6949a388f11efb6cc012e3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000622\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022dbb6b010ec6949a388f11efb6cc012e3\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E A whole raft of amendments have been tabled. Under Standing Order 293(1)(c), as Minister in charge of this bill I require that consideration of this part be postponed to give the presiding officer time to prepare the papers.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u002266086035a2644730ac6228e609a3f138\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000623\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002266086035a2644730ac6228e609a3f138\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00228d824e23fed04097b8f8122b07af96a6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000624\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228d824e23fed04097b8f8122b07af96a6\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I can probably be helpful and say that my reading of the Standing Orders means that you do not have any discretion in this matter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022056f056b2825461e9671fa51d7aa4e68\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Can I say to the honourable member on this matter that I think I agree. I will confirm with the Clerk precisely the effect of this.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022d51828c5308641438a88ff1f5d281828\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000626\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d51828c5308641438a88ff1f5d281828\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I may also be able to help the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u0022ef8974786065424f92b35d22f1ab0e7e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000627\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ef8974786065424f92b35d22f1ab0e7e\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I raised a point of order before Mr John Carter.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000628\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002244c47716d0614141944c305f888d87b1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Can I just first say to the honourable Hone Harawira that I heard the point of order. I did not think it was particularly relevant to this. The Hon Darren Hughes had moved a procedural motion. It is not debatable, it is not about content and it is then for the Committee to decide. I have the choice of whether I put the motion. I was in the process of making that decision. In the meantime the situation has changed because the Minister in charge of the bill has exerted his right under Standing Order 293(1)(c), which states: \u201Cthe member in charge of the bill requires that consideration or further consideration of a part or other provisions be postponed.\u201D The Minister is now saying that he is postponing consideration of that part, and that is his right\u2014it is his motion. If that right is exercised, then the debate on this stops. The Hon John Carter has a point of order. Once I have dealt with his I will come back to the member. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u00225ef641926b9f406fbe2a2153e4e81876\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000629\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225ef641926b9f406fbe2a2153e4e81876\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairman. I raised a second point of order before Mr John Carter rose to make a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000630\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb975863a70a46b09a65c57a514935dc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I just told the member I am going to listen to John Carter first and I will come back to that member second.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022a04a2e46dd7d40bbaf6049d849a83682\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000631\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a04a2e46dd7d40bbaf6049d849a83682\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I am not raising a new point; I am speaking to the point of order following that of Mr Mallard. I am hoping to help the Committee by saying that you are quite right that the Minister, as you have already stated, has the right to make that decision and postpone, and it is not debatable. It is the right of the member in charge of the bill. That is the advice that I have sought and that is the motion that\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000632\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca508b095bde4e5b9f95460c98c22617\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: All right. I now call the honourable member Hone Harawira. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u0022b3a1b89d21be49c1af5013d3c430f9ac\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000633\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b3a1b89d21be49c1af5013d3c430f9ac\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I was simply going to say that, although I respect the right of Mr Hughes to call for the motion to be taken, that does not deny the right of other members to stand and ask for the call. Is that correct?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000634\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221886679c87a845f38f7e702eda716919\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: No, that is not quite correct. Members might stand to seek the call but once a member has sought and moved the motion that the question be now put it is the Chair\u2019s decision as to whether the question is put. If it is put, the Committee will decide whether the question is put. If the Chair decides not to take the motion, then of course the floor is open for other members to take a call at that point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022ca9fa85d2e314e73a0015f87ea26ab25\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000635\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ca9fa85d2e314e73a0015f87ea26ab25\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have two points of order to raise with you. First, regarding the status of the motion that I moved, you will have to give a decision on whether the question would be put. Second, in respect of the Minister in charge of the bill not wanting to consider the bill that is in urgency before the Committee at the present time, when we return to this part we will be at the point after my closure motion. That is my first point of order. My second point of order relates to the time factor in which the Minister in charge of the bill wants to postpone consideration of this part. We will need to know what time we are going to come back to that, in order to consider it, because we have other parts ahead to debate. If we get ourselves into a position where we have finished those parts and have to report progress, the opportunity for this part to be voted on by the Committee and for the amendments to be considered by the Committee will not come. I am presuming it is not a catch-all, so that the Minister can delay for consideration just this part for another day\u2014whatever that might mean.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022d8d4df74fba94ea2bd883d5dfad5c080\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000636\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d8d4df74fba94ea2bd883d5dfad5c080\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I have now had time to consider Standing Order 293 as far as (4)(a) and (4)(b). I was under the impression that the Minister was not specific on his delay, and therefore the effect of what he has done is to put this right down to the bottom before the preliminary clauses. So we will do the other 27 or 28 parts, unless they get similarly deferred, and then we will come back to this at the end before we deal with the preliminary clauses\u2014probably on Thursday or Friday, maybe.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000637\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002277db68f0394d47d9b3c8022ed21b0dc0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: We have a very interesting position here. I cannot remember the Committee being in this gymnastic position before. It is a very unusual twist and I think that people who are listening to this will be unaware that there are other circumstances outside this Chamber that are driving this and the timeliness of it. But, firstly, to the simple point: the situation, as I understand it, is that the Hon Darren Hughes has moved a closure motion, at which point I was about to consider whether we should put it. Then enter stage right the Hon Rodney Hide, who says that he wants to exercise his authority as the member in charge of the bill to have the consideration of this part or provision postponed. That is his right; there is no argument about it. At the moment that occurs, it then freezes everything on this part; it is simply sealed in an envelope and pushed to one side. So we do not deal with the closure motion from this point; the whole lot is locked up and is moved. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000638\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EWe then go to Standing Order 293(4)(a), the part I would rely on here, which states: \u201Cany postponed clause or part is taken when all other clauses or parts have been dealt with, other than preliminary clauses that are considered together,\u201D. It seems to me that the Standing Order is saying to us that we are now reorganising things so that this part, which is in the name of Shane Jones, now moves right to the back of the queue and we now start on the next part that we have for consideration. At the point we reopen it, will be the time we then consider\u2014I suspect I will get some advice from the Clerk on this\u2014the motion moved by the Hon Darren Hughes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000639\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b9078e280ba7439ca2c39db6d8595348\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: Right at the end, just before the preliminary clause.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000640\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca4cb8dc5d1547b6afc4f12671aa83d5\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is correct. If the Clerk advises me differently on that I will come back to you but that is as I see it at that point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000641\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ENew Part 5 postponed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000642\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022b0632da4db1a42c79650da30454dc7d3\u0022\u003ENew Part 12  Paid Parental Leave Entitlement\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002226925a7550444aefa9043bd1db97469f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000643\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002226925a7550444aefa9043bd1db97469f\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E This new part will be vigorously debated by Labour members. There has been one of the sneakiest attempts I have ever seen to strip the working women of Auckland\u2014and, for that matter, in a minor way, the men as well\u2014of their right to paid parental leave. This Government is trying, by a change of employer, to take away the current entitlements of the pregnant women of Auckland. Having Judith Collins as the Minister in the chair is the most massive irony, because a woman from Auckland is taking from her sisters the right to paid parental leave. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000644\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThere are women who quite carefully and properly have timed their pregnancies in order to get paid parental leave. It is something that thousands of women, including hundreds\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000645\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e8845a3dd0a48acb4f408606a39f532\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: How do you do that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000646\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022908cb8e9c3fc48e68f80d5b19e4de2ad\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: Tau Henare wants to know how one times a pregnancy. I plead guilty to not having a lot of expertise in it myself, but I want to make the point\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000647\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae80ebdfec6e4d978214b3f5938a2782\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It appears as though there are no copies of new Part 12 on the Table at the moment. I am sorry to interrupt the member; no doubt he got his copy from his research unit, which we do not have access to. I cannot see it; there are none on this side of the Table. [Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000648\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002285406c22bf7749d586500adede920cfe\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Please, members. The floor is the Hon Gerry Brownlee\u2019s.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000649\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224fde7eacc1bd4b12a5396da0531bbcf9\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: They are not here. I cannot see them on this side of the Table.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000650\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221abc0bfdbc274c56a41f2025efa58534\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: If the member\u2019s complaint is that there are no amendments from Steve Chadwick on the Table, I think that is a legitimate complaint. Members should have access to the paperwork, and I ask the Clerk\u2019s Office to do the necessary work to bring the paperwork to the Table for them. But that should not in any way interrupt, stymie, or stop the flow of the debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000651\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002232d89f5f9084469bb55dcdd02cca585f\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: This is a relatively simple matter. Under the paid parental leave legislation, a woman has to work for a particular period of time\u20146 months\u2014before she is entitled to paid parental leave. She has to be with an employer for that length of time. It is one of the debatable points of the legislation. Labour, when last in Government, considered whether that period should be reduced or whether it should be there at all. But it is clear that an entitlement is triggered by employment with a particular employer. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000652\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThe Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill changes the employer without a proper transitional provision to carry forward the entitlement, with the effect of taking away the entitlements of women in Auckland who are employed by any of the eight councils\u2014the seven territorial local authorities and the one regional authority. I say to members I had some doubts about this provision. I was not sure when I first saw this provision. I said surely it would not be true, and surely the right would be there. But then it was pointed out to me that, firstly, the provision binds the Crown, and, secondly\u2014and even more interestingly\u2014the KiwiSaver legislation has a transitional provision with regard to the employer. Why is people\u2019s entitlement to KiwiSaver maintained with a change of employer, but a woman who is pregnant does not have an entitlement to paid parental leave? It is a disgrace\u2014an absolute disgrace\u2014and it is shameful. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000653\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EI make it clear that this is yet another reason why this bill should go to a select committee. It should go to a select committee so that this cock-up\u2014the one where John Banks can put in Sam\u2019s replacement\u2014can be fixed. It is a relatively simple matter of fairness. I am informed by my colleague Annette King that 50 percent of women\u2019s pregnancies are planned, so why should a woman employed by one of those councils who has planned her pregnancy around her entitlement to paid parental leave have that entitlement expunged? Why should she have that money taken from her as a result of this legislation? It might be all right for rich Tories.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u0022921e4b3b979b4d828a2099774ec2b454\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000654\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022921e4b3b979b4d828a2099774ec2b454\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am happy to take a call on this very important part. This is an indication of why it is so important that we spend time in this Chamber reviewing what this legislation actually does. It is being rammed through. It is not going through the select committee process, whereby members of the public can come along and have their say, and whereby parliamentarians can look clause by clause at the nitty-gritty of the legislation, to make sure that something has not slipped through that would have an unintended consequence, or an intended consequence that the people of Auckland do not want. We have found one of those here, which concerns paid parental leave. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000655\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EWe know that the Government does not like paid parental leave. It was a dead rat that Government members had to swallow, because they knew that taking it away would be too unpopular. But we have here legislation that removes the right of women who work at these councils to have their paid parental leave entitlement carried over in the transitional period. What will happen is that whenever this legislation passes, basically the eight elected councils in Auckland, as they are known today, will cease to exist. They will cease to exist as employers, and we will move to a transitional arrangement up until the next local body elections. Because the employer is to change, it means that unless we put in this very simple amendment to make it clear that there is no intention to stop the paid parental leave entitlement, those women will lose their entitlement. I ask the Minister in the chair, the Hon Judith Collins, whether the Government will be supporting this amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000656\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EThere are two options here: this situation is the result of either a conspiracy or a cock-up. Usually in such cases there has been a cock-up; that is the reality. If it is a conspiracy, it means that in an underhand, back-door way the Government is using this process to undermine paid parental leave. If we go with the alternative point of view, which is that this is just a cock-up, then the Government should have no problem in supporting a very simple amendment to clarify it is not intended that women who work for these local authorities will lose their paid parental leave entitlement. I will be watching very carefully to see what the Government does with regard to this particular amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000657\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EWe know that Government members will not take any calls, apart from closure motions, unless they suddenly decide there is a procedural reason why they need to start filibustering on their own legislation. I hope Colin King makes another fantastic speech on this issue. The Labour Party cannot wait to put his speech on M\u0101ori representation on its blog Red Alert as the only National speech on M\u0101ori representation. That will be fantastic. I am looking forward to Mr Colin King taking a call on this particular amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000658\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EThe amendment is very, very simple. It states: \u201CNothing in this Act shall affect the rights and entitlements of any employee of any territorial authority under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.\u201D If members of this Committee have no problem with regard to the women of Auckland who work for these local authorities keeping their paid parental leave provisions, then they will support this amendment. If the National Party and the ACT Party are genuinely trying to undermine paid parental leave\u2014and they are well on record as not liking it\u2014then they will oppose it. This will be a very, very interesting vote. Mr Brownlee, the Leader of the House, looks like he is poised to jump up. He has been trying to make out that everything that is going through this House has been frivolous. That is not the case. We have had to buy time to actually look at what this legislation does. We have said to Mr Brownlee that if the Government sends the bill to a select committee, he can go home now. If Government members send it to a select committee, the debate will end. But they will not do that, because they do not want the people of Auckland to find out about things like this fish-hook, which says paid parental leave would be undermined. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000659\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EI say it is the job of a good Opposition to scrutinise the law. Let us not forget that every minute that we spend in this Chamber debating this legislation is another minute that Aucklanders continue to be run by their democratically elected councils, and not the unelected anti-democratic bureaucracy that Mr Brownlee, Mr Hide, and Mr John Key want to put in charge in Auckland. I think that is reason enough for us to be here today debating this part. I look forward to Mr Gerry Brownlee\u2019s speech. Maybe we will see, for the first time, the Government being rolled and, in desperation, having to support a Labour Party amendment because Gerry is on the job.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022a302bf6ebb044ebe8d9e60812e4d4081\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000660\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a302bf6ebb044ebe8d9e60812e4d4081\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Economic Development):\u003C/span\u003E I am a little perplexed as to why this particular part has been allowed to be debated today. Let us read the entire part. Clause 250 states: \u201CNothing in this Act shall affect the rights and entitlements of any employee of any territorial authority under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.\u201D The next clause, clause 251, states: \u201CNotwithstanding anything in this Act, all current councils and all new councils created under this legislation will be related employers for the purposes of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000661\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI want the Clerk at the Table to listen to this, because it is a very important point and it would be good if the Clerk would listen. Will we be going through the farcical situation over the next few days whereby the Clerk\u2019s Office accepts new parts of this bill that simply restate the existing law?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000662\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b5727859d2f74cf6903f7efd08b2df0b\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. There are two parts to my point of order. The first is that it is not appropriate for the member to deal with questions of procedure, which should be dealt with by you, in the middle of a speech rather than by raising a point of order. Secondly, it is completely inappropriate\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000663\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002234fd969c82164a3f9d3440e73d84d9ea\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: It\u2019s not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000664\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022efd1dc9869cf44f2b01334e9e3931634\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: That is my point, if Mr Brownlee would listen to it; interjecting on a point of order, as the member knows as Leader of the House, is outside the Standing Orders. My second point is that it is inappropriate for any member of this Committee, let alone a senior member and let alone the Leader of the House, to exert influence over the staff of the Office of the Clerk. If he wishes to make a comment about House procedure, he should direct it to you, Mr Chairperson; he should do it through a point of order, not through a speech; and he should not harangue the Clerk.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000665\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c402002d992e49f39027795aab23965d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I make two points. Firstly, I do not think anybody in this Committee who has been here a while would believe that the Clerk\u2019s Office would be moved by any pressure by any member on any point. In actual fact, members have often complained that the Clerk\u2019s Office is immovable to any pressure on any point. Secondly, I do not think it is necessarily good for the member to address the issues to the Clerk directly. Yes, the Clerk has an influence over these things, but I feel that the member should direct the issues to the Chair, as the Chair is responsible for them. If the member is grumpy about decisions, then he should heap it upon the Chair, as the Chair\u2019s shoulders are big enough to take all of his discontent on this issue. But members should direct issues at me, not the Clerk.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000666\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223b0a4652ecf54f35aebf560b7a98c500\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: I suppose I am somewhat surprised that it now seems that in the days ahead the Labour Party is going to introduce to this bill new parts that reconfirm existing law. I know that the Labour Party is now struggling with its 27 parts, so here is another one from me: \u201CThat all council vehicles will obey all the rules of the road while they are operating for the council.\u201D That could be a new part. Then, of course, any number of other existing pieces of law could be put into a new part.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000667\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI cannot understand why the Labour Party cannot work out that existing, settled law is just that. Nothing in this bill can undo other laws. That is not possible. Poor old Darren over there is scratching his head and tapping his head; I assume he is trying to stay awake, but I am not sure. It is pretty darn simple. The transition authority, which this bill is about, gathers together the opportunities that exist for the creation of the new council. A third bill is coming, and I want to say very emphatically that this bill does not impose the new transition agency in the role of employer; it simply puts a duty on that authority to work with\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000668\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022de2777083a6346d3ad8f9baf92dca92e\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: It does so!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000669\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228560d453c2f94b91839e1677152164c0\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Well, that is the point, is it not? We have written this bill over a long period of time and we understand it; that side of the Committee does not. It will be a sad day for Parliament if all existing law is to be somehow turned into a new part of this bill for the Committee to consider. It is an utter nonsense. It is a pathetic device, and it utterly trivialises the process of Parliament.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000670\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EIt is sad to me that a party that went out to set up this whole process in the first place is now so desperate that it has to resort to these sorts of beltway tactics in order to make itself feel good. Are we going to see more of it? I suspect we will. I suspect that throughout the afternoon the statute book will come out and every little bit of law that relates to anybody\u2019s activity anywhere\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000671\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227df975cd-93d2-4f55-9bc5-d2790e28e043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fe747822019e43e9bf50f9343a3d54ca\u0022\u003EHon Maryan Street\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s our job.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000672\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222d7b4ad38a8943bdb535be5349d17f2e\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014will somehow be written up into a new part. They are confirming it. Maryan Street is confirming it. That is the tactic. David Parker was right that this is a massive filibuster. The only thing I will say about Trevor Mallard is that he is probably going to get me out of a hole. He said the bill will be passed on Thursday, but I guess in the end it is our choice which Thursday.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000673\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EIt is very, very sad for Parliament to see this sort of part accepted into this type of bill. It would be interesting to know where the connection is that has caused the concern and, I think, the mock outrage expressed by members of the Opposition today. This bill is about an authority that will gather up the other eight authorities in Auckland to work with them in order to ensure that the transition to the new one-Auckland council, which will not even be settled until September, is successful. It is an utterly pathetic effort.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022 data-id=\u002224640b733d9a4097a6d66881ebf0c8b2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000674\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002224640b733d9a4097a6d66881ebf0c8b2\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you, Mr Chair, for giving me the right to speak in this debate. Over the course of the last 3 days I have not had the opportunity to participate. The Government has been so keen to close down debate on this bill that\u2014never mind the people of Auckland getting a say\u2014as a member of Parliament, I have not been able to take a call yet.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000675\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227ca7e65ffc224e938d95cc5f005a94b4\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: We need longer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000676\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209963423eaf648df880cf40af2478c2e\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY\u003C/span\u003E: We need significantly longer on all these parts. I have wanted to comment on many of them and, to date, I have not been able to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000677\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EIn regard to this new part in particular, I am pleased to rise and take a call to stop the Government from taking away the ability of employees of local body authorities in Auckland to have paid parental leave in the transitional period. If Mr Brownlee had read the legislation, he might realise this. Mr Brownlee\u2019s speech was very important, because it reminded us of exactly why this bill should be going to a select committee. The Minister does not realise what occurred yesterday during this very debate on this very legislation. His own Government moved to withdraw a provision before the Committee, and in doing that it actually put at risk paid parental leave for women employees of councils. He has not even worked out that that clause\u2014and if my colleague would be good enough to pass me his copy of the bill\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000678\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e8c3be8b10ea460d9c841a0ff5543b60\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Clause 36.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000679\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002263380bc3bb40427b81d516383c742122\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY\u003C/span\u003E: Yes; clause 36(1). So he knows that the Government put forward an amendment to take this clause out. I will read out that clause, which the Government took out of the bill yesterday. Clause 36 is headed \u201CTransfer of remaining employees\u201D, and subclause (1) states: \u201CEvery person who is an employee of an existing local authority immediately before the close of 31 October 2010 becomes an employee of the Auckland Council\u201D\u2014that is the transitional body\u2014\u201Con the same terms and conditions as applied immediately before he or she became an employee of the Council.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000680\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EI read that clause out because that is what the Government removed from the legislation yesterday. That is why we are putting forward an amendment, in the name of the Hon Steve Chadwick, to add New Part 12. We want to guarantee that women\u2014and men, actually\u2014who are about to have children can take paid parental leave. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000681\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EIt is no surprise that National is trying this on, because every single time the issue of paid parental leave has been put before Parliament, it has voted against it. National has voted against paid parental leave on every single occasion. That is why it is the job of the Opposition to watch out for this, and to make sure that the Government does not slip in something like this. That is exactly why the people of Auckland\u2014and, in fact, the people of New Zealand\u2014should have the right to see this bill referred to a select committee. These are the very questions that need to be addressed. They are complex situations, and we do need to ensure that all the rights of these employees are protected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000682\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EAs I said, it is no surprise that National is doing this. Just last week, National also canned the Pay and Employment Equity Taskforce. So it is no wonder National members are trying to make sure that there are no rights for these employees going forward. National members have removed that provision from the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000683\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220d8f6c7d45dd42a29b8aceeec3b24d31\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: That is utter rubbish.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000684\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223f901472384d4029baa61c967e1cd875\u0022\u003ESUE MORONEY\u003C/span\u003E: No, it is absolutely true. They did it to ensure that the employment terms and conditions did not automatically transfer through to the transitional authority. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000685\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b2567d3e-a09c-47b4-bd50-2f5bb4049762\u0022\u003EThis is a serious issue, because 6,300 employees are involved in these eight councils. They need to know\u2014and they should have the right to ask this question\u2014why the Government has taken out of this bill those workers\u2019 right to have the same terms and conditions that they have worked many years to acquire. Why did National move to take that right away from them as it moves towards this sham of a transitional body? It is an important question, because the very act of creating that transitional body changes the employer and, therefore, the employment circumstances of 6,300 workers. This is an issue that will be important to the families of Auckland. If National members do not think that paid parental leave is important, then they are wrong.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002293456a4289ac4ee4b17a2a23887e844c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000686\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002293456a4289ac4ee4b17a2a23887e844c\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Economic Development):\u003C/span\u003E Now we understand what the deal is. It is right that yesterday clause 36 was taken out of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. It was set aside because that matter will be dealt with in a successive bill. Two further bills will be dealt with before the Auckland Council is established. [Interruption] If members would just calm down, I will explain it all to them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000687\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EFirstly, it is worth noting that this particular part, new Part 12, refers to the transfer of remaining employees. These are employees who are not part of the transition in the initial stages. It is important that they are protected. National understands that. Labour members wanted to muck around so much with the bill that they put up 8,000 amendments to this particular part. That is utterly absurd. National has said: \u201CAll right, a select committee can deal with this, and it will be included in a successive bill that deals with the Auckland transition arrangements.\u201D The members opposite know that is how this works. Even today, they are putting up their own little part, and then they want to amend it. Here we have an exceptionally confused Opposition engaging in mock outrage over the employees of these organisations, when the harsh reality is that the Government is well aware of the issues, and is doing the right things to ensure those protections are there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000688\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003ENo one can contract out of employment obligations put in the law. Opposition members can wave all the bits of paper they like, and they can get as excited as they like, but they are simply wrong. So we have the absurd situation of Moana Mackey asking what harm there was in putting this provision in the bill. That is like asking why the 50 kilometre per hour rule should not go in the bill, or why all the pedestrian rules should not go into the bill. That is like asking why a raft of other civil matters that are part of legislation should not be included in the bill, or why everything on the statute book should not be included. The reality is that that is an absurdity. When the law applies, it applies, and one cannot contract out of it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000689\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EOur friends on the other side of the Chamber are as confused as ever. I would love to know\u2014and here is the real question\u2014what is so wrong with a select committee considering this issue, because that is what Labour is now opposed to. National has said that a select committee should consider this matter. We have taken the provision out of the bill so that a select committee can consider it. Mr Hide has said there is an issue here, and we will remove it from this bill. Labour members have put up 8,000 objections to protecting workers, so the Government will let the select committee decide which of those amendments are valid and which are not. Then, Labour comes back today and starts putting into the bill another part\u2014another couple of hours of Parliament wasting its time\u2014to put in place a law that already exists. I hope Labour members recognise that it is time to get off this silly course and to let this part be dealt with. They can bring in their 20,000 amendments that they claim they have sitting in the back room, and Parliament can once again go into this farcical situation of voting down the nonsensical, halfwitted thoughts of Labour members.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000690\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI will make it abundantly clear that, in the action the Government has taken, there is no intention to remove from this bill the protections for employees who will be left over after the transfer\u2014far from it. National wants a select committee to consider what is right and fair. Why does Labour oppose that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000691\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022011affec5fed4d518570318af4cff973\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Send the whole bill to the select committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000692\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b69ad6c4774642e4821f8edfc9bd9b80\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: If Labour members oppose the whole bill, why are they so hell-bent on changing it from top to bottom with the raft of ridiculous amendments that we are seeing? The trivial pursuit exercise that the Labour members are engaged in is a great tribute to the Labour research unit. There is no doubt about it. The members of the unit are clearly the brains of the Labour Party. Labour does not put its brains up front; it puts its beautiful people up front. And that must also call into question the quality of the brains that back up Labour members. It is with considerable regret that the Government will not be supporting this part. It is utterly ridiculous and it is completely stupid. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022b35882de5ad74b50bce427b371ba7b51\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000693\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b35882de5ad74b50bce427b371ba7b51\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E Gerry Brownlee needs to understand Newton\u2019s first law of holes: when in a hole, stop digging. Gerry Brownlee said the Government has no intention of threatening the principle of paid parental leave, and that the matter should go to a select committee. I say \u201CBravo!\u201D to \u201CMr Mander\u201D\u2014he is known as \u201CGerry Mander\u201D because of the overall intent of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u2014because he has hit the nail on the head. It is rather a large hammer, but he has hit the nail on the head.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000694\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220d8804e467204d909cc74b29c9925249\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have worked very hard to get an extraordinary range of nicknames in this Parliament, but I really do not like that one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000695\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002297691ccb315c41f7a6a517d7b5872637\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I am sure the member will be able to rectify that and have his say in future speeches. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000696\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ac110a02a0045c7833fd5e47d0dbd76\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw the epithet. The Opposition and the Government are actually in direct agreement on this point of paid parental leave. The Labour Opposition and the National Government, led by the esteemed Leader of the House, agree on two things: firstly, that the principle of paid parental leave is too important to be left in doubt, and that there is no harm in having a provision for the avoidance of doubt; and, secondly, that the matter should be sent to a select committee if there is any doubt on it at all. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000697\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI say to Gerry Brownlee that if the Government agrees to those two things, then he can go home; otherwise, it will be a long day and a long night. I will tell members why. Paid parental leave is really important because when people need it, they have no choice but to need it. It is not possible to be half-pregnant. If a woman is pregnant and expecting a child, she is well down the track. It is therefore essential that women can rely on the terms and conditions of their employment when they most need to rely on them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000698\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThere is a delicious irony here. The women and men of Labour are standing up for the rights of women and families, but the men of National are prepared to ignore those rights. Are the women of National leaping to their feet in defence of family rights? I ask why the Minister of Corrections does not rise to say \u201CHarden up, ladies!\u201D. Where is the Minister of Corrections and Minister of Police at this time? What about the Associate Minister of Immigration? What about any one of the innumerable blonde members from the South Island? What are they doing at this time? Amy Adams is a wise and capable member\u2014she is even a lawyer, I believe\u2014so why does she not rise to her feet in defence of the women of Auckland\u2019s regional government and tell them that their paid parental leave will be guaranteed because this good, great, new, caring, conservative, and centrist John Key Government will protect them? No, I guess she will not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000699\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWhy is the Government rushing this bill through the House when it does not come into force until November? Why does the bill have more holes in it than a Swiss cheese? Why does the bill have more air between its ears than the Leader of the House? Why does the bill need the Labour Opposition to comb through it to find all the little things that a select committee would find? The answer is that there is a hidden agenda. That is why we are here, unusually\u2014in fact, historically\u2014on a Saturday. We are here because we are the last line of defence for the democratic rights of Aucklanders. The Minister the Hon Rodney Hide, who is giggling, knows he has the sole authority under this bill to appoint a coterie of three henchmen to gut Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u002253ad1c5b97b4495ea69226ace070e2ce\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000700\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002253ad1c5b97b4495ea69226ace070e2ce\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00221fad0976d2f745a0a71e76904f6d694c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000701\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221fad0976d2f745a0a71e76904f6d694c\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I certainly want to speak on this important amendment, new Part 12. But before I do, I say how thrilled I am that people in Wellington have taken the time to come to Parliament to listen to this debate. That means that we in Wellington are well-prepared for when our turn comes, as it most certainly will once the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill has been foisted on the people of Auckland. The Government will then turn its attention to other parts of New Zealand, and Wellington will be one of those parts. So it is great to see everyone here. We will be up with the play and aware of what is happening. Already there are calls from the Mayor of Wellington and others for a similar sort of forced amalgamation here in Wellington. So I thank those people very much for coming out today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000702\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing I want to do is table ACT\u2019s policy on local government. The National Party has asked us to give it proof that a privatisation agenda is lurking beneath this bill. Here is the proof positive. Everyone can read it for themselves: \u201CLocal government will be required to shed its commercial activity \u2026 Roads and piped water will be supplied on a fully commercial basis.\u201D, etc. I would like to table that policy so everyone can be quite clear as to why we have the suspicion that the ACT agenda is to privatise the $28 billion of assets in Auckland. People can read it for themselves. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000703\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing I take issue with is some of Gerry Brownlee\u2019s comments. He said that nothing in this bill can override any other bill. In fact, the reason we are here today is that the bill overrides the provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 that stipulate that there should be a formal consultation and a poll of electors in any part of New Zealand where a reorganisation takes place. This bill has overridden the right of Aucklanders to have a poll in order to make a decision about whether they want to see their eight councils obliterated and whether they want this new, highly centralised Auckland Council to be foisted upon them. This bill overrides the other bills. I do not know why Mr Gerry Brownlee suggested that it could not override other bills, because it does. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000704\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThen he asked why we would assume that this bill would take away the right to parental leave of the women who are part of the 6,300 employees in the existing councils. Well, why would we not assume that the rights were going to be taken away, when the bill takes away virtually everything else in Auckland governance? The bill takes away the rights of eight existing local councils to be sovereign and to implement the wishes of their electors. It effectively ties the local councils\u2019 hands behind their backs, and they will have to go cap in hand every time they want to spend more than about $5,000. So why would we not assume that this bill seeks to override the rights of women employees to have paid parental leave? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000705\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIt is incredible that we are debating the issue of paid parental leave. I have actually been doing some research, in between coming to the Chamber, on women\u2019s liberation. Paid parental leave was one of the things that women were calling for in 1970. Here we are in 2009 and the National Government is seeking to take away paid parental leave. It is truly alarming, which is why this amendment is so critical. If the Government is not trying to take away the rights of women to paid parental leave in the transition, why would it not allow this amendment for the avoidance of doubt? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000706\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing that I would like to table today is a definition of \u201Cblitzkrieg\u201D. That is what is being done here. One of the fundamental tactics of Rogernomics is speed\u2014do not give people a minute to breathe, just keep moving, and give them no time for reflection. Blitzkrieg was developed in Nazi Germany. Major General Fuller defined blitzkrieg as \u201CSpeed, and still more speed, and always speed was the secret \u2026 and that demanded audacity, more audacity and always audacity.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022 data-id=\u00224a280d1e3d4a428d9a9bd32276f5d5dc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000707\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224a280d1e3d4a428d9a9bd32276f5d5dc\u0022\u003ETIM MACINDOE (National\u2014Hamilton West):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022 data-id=\u0022cab6a422731140a79496537feec134b4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000708\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cab6a422731140a79496537feec134b4\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E This is a very important matter and I find it very troubling that Mr Brownlee thinks that this is silly or trivial. We are not being silly or trivial.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000709\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002251dfea20-2244-4fc7-bd7d-ebf7a98580e1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1f66493576e43ff95f04e715ec663d4\u0022\u003EHon Tau Henare\u003C/span\u003E: He said you\u2019re silly and trivial.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000710\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227e68bc90f4c34a4c9baa20d25032e94d\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I apologise to my colleague. Mr Brownlee certainly did not say that you were silly or trivial, as Tau Henare has accused him of doing. If we are going to have those interjections, I think that he has to get them right.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000711\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002264c87681341145e395272c330be508bc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for that. Members should make sure they are relevant when they are interjecting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000712\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4c6d6c5962a46aebae14243da81e4e8\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: This matter is not silly or trivial. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000713\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EI want to support the amendment that my colleague Steve Chadwick has put up. This bill affects assets of $28 billion, but, more important, it affects the working conditions of 6,300 workers. These workers are people\u2014people with families, people with mortgages, and people who are our neighbours and families. Frankly, it is important that we get this right. We have raised a legitimate concern about whether the actions of the Government have put at risk people\u2019s right to paid parental leave. This is something that is certainly seen as very important on this side of the Chamber, and something that a number of us on this side of the Chamber campaigned very hard for. That is why this bill should go to a select committee, so that we can make sure that important things like people\u2019s right to paid parental leave are not at risk. I would be very glad if they were not at risk, but there seem to be at least two possible reasons why they may be. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000714\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe first of those is the removal of clause 36(1), and the second one is that later in that same clause there is an explicit reference to continuity of employment for the purposes of KiwiSaver. There is a principle of statutory interpretation that if one explicitly refers to one thing, it means that if other things are not explicitly referred to, they are not covered. At least it has raised some very significant questions. As my friend and colleague Sue Moroney said, this could be a cock-up or it could be a conspiracy. Either way, potentially there are risks. A cock-up is highly probable, given the way that this bill is being rammed through the House. It is entirely possible that this is a cock-up, and that that is not the intention of the Government. That at least is a little reassuring. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000715\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EHowever, it could well be that this is yet another example of attacks on workers and attacks on women by this Government. As evidence of that, in the last few days this Government has got rid of the pay and employment equity unit at the Department of Labour. Why? Does it not matter to people that women are paid fairly for the work they do? On the conspiracy side of the equation, the fact that we have a Minister of Women\u2019s Affairs who does not seem to have the slightest idea about anything in her portfolio area\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000716\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c3a88c42-f60b-4cf9-8065-8bfb80a020eb\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224d670d7607424d1eaa5bbe3856fa27de\u0022\u003ECarmel Sepuloni\u003C/span\u003E: Who is the Minister?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000717\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a5d1e8aae2504d23ba03536745a6dfab\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014I think her name is Pansy Wong. She does not seem to have any idea of what is going on in her portfolio. We have a Minister of Labour who seems hell-bent on reducing workers\u2019 rights. We have tried during this debate to make sure that workers\u2019 rights are looked after. A new part was put up this morning about personnel provisions. We talked about getting some principles, like good-employer principles, into this legislation. I want to ask what is wrong with that. Why are members opposite opposed to good-employer principles? In other local government amalgamations that have taken place, it has been an absolute cornerstone of the legislation to make sure that employment rights are centre stage. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000718\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EGetting it right for the people who work for local authorities is important, not only to those workers but also to the people in that area in order to make sure that those workers are able to get on and do their job without worrying that they are going to either lose their job or have their wages and conditions of employment reduced. Queensland is a very good example of this. I am holding up now the code of practice, which was agreed by all parties, to ensure that people were not made redundant, that people\u2019s jobs were actually guaranteed for 3 years, and that their wages and conditions were fully guaranteed, as was their right to be represented by unions. Queensland was able to conduct one of the smoothest local government amalgamations that has been seen. That is in direct contrast to what happened in South Australia, where a whole lot of people lost their jobs. There was a lot of nervousness and concern, and, in fact, there were very significant service provision problems for the people of South Australia, not to mention the effect that the amalgamation had on the workers and their families.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000719\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EFrankly, I think it is really important that Steve Chadwick has put up this amendment, and we should think very seriously about whether you are going to make sure that people are not disadvantaged.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000720\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222a59f17c406549fe9709737cfbef71dd\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Not me.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000721\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002251267f38b69e4cfcb2eecbfdd3a320bd\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: Sorry, of course you would not be doing this. The members opposite need to be very, very confident that they are not making workers lose their entitlements. To go back to the matter at hand, this issue is important because\u2014and I say this for the benefit of those who do not know\u2014to get paid parental leave a worker has to have had 6 months\u2019 continuous service with an employer. I will give a little example\u2014a very current example\u2014which involves the National Party and a staff member working for the Labour Party who came across from Ministerial Services. Her employment contract ended and she had to take a new contract with the Parliamentary Service. She was pregnant at the time of the election, which meant she missed out on getting paid parental leave by 1 month. We tried to deal with that matter with National, and I say for the record\u2014and this perhaps goes back to the conspiracy side of the equation\u2014that National was completely uninterested in trying to resolve that problem for that particular worker. Perhaps some of the women over on the other side of the Chamber should think about what that means. Paid parental leave is a very important employment right in the current economic environment where things are very tough for people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022dc6c0f88-e781-476d-bca1-d1bf9b69302b\u0022 data-id=\u0022579134924c44471e87268a2ee9f4c841\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000722\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022dc6c0f88-e781-476d-bca1-d1bf9b69302b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022579134924c44471e87268a2ee9f4c841\u0022\u003EAMY ADAMS (National\u2014Selwyn):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u002251bf202e0558406cb0feb85888a686b9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000723\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002251bf202e0558406cb0feb85888a686b9\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E I appreciate having the opportunity to continue the debate. At every step of this debate, while the Opposition members have demanded their say on bits and pieces of the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, the Government, on the other hand, has moved closure motions to put an end to the debate. I say to the Government that Labour is determined to have its say and is determined to recognise that Aucklanders\u2019 views are important. For that reason, I rise to speak on proposed new Part 12 about the paid parental leave entitlement\u2014to ensure that the voices of our women throughout Auckland, and especially those in Manukau City, are recognised and heard. The proposed amendment has two purposes: to give confidence to the women in Manukau City and the other seven local and territorial authorities throughout Auckland that their paid parental leave will be protected, and to provide protection and confidence to the close to 7,000 workers who are effected by the restructuring and reorganisation of Auckland councils.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000724\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EWhen I look across to the other side of the Chamber, I see the member Dr Jackie Blue. I notice that she has been angry and frustrated throughout this debate. No doubt, as a member from the Auckland region, she is reflecting the anger and frustration that the people of Auckland are feeling about this particular debate. She is sitting on her own, away from the rest of her colleagues. She is the member who should have been the Minister of Health. Her anger and frustration are a reflection of the way that people throughout the Auckland region are feeling; they are angry and frustrated that this Government is not prepared to allow public consultation on the bill by sending it to a select committee. That is all that the Government has to do. I invite Dr Jackie Blue to take a call. She should not worry about what the whips are telling her to do; she should take a call on this amendment and stand up for women in the Auckland region. Close to 7,000 workers will be affected by the reorganised structure. It would not be so bad if just young, single people were involved, but probably 50 to 60 percent of the workforce is women\u2014married, middle-aged women with children\u2014and if they have mortgages, they have a real sense of fear about what will happen.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000725\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIt is also important that the Committee votes in support of the proposed new Part 12 because earlier the Government voted down a motion moved by Charles Chauvel\u2014one of my colleagues\u2014that the Government put in place a code of practice that honours and delivers the principle of protecting the workers affected. I have a concern about the workers for the various council-controlled organisations such as Manukau Water. I have been given a secret document, which states: \u201CIt is worth noting that barely 24 hours after the Government announced its decision\u2014which expressly didn\u2019t mention Watercare as the provider\u2014the Minister of Local Government sent out a media release which effectively reversed that position and said Watercare would be the provider \u2026 there is a secret transition plan [that] is beneficial to private sector companies supported by that Minister. This plan will see more than 500 people currently employed in the water industry lose their jobs in favour of private sector contractors.\u201D Those workers are additional to the close to 7,000 workers I mentioned. It is an outrage that Aucklanders who are listening to this debate and who want their views on it to be heard are finding that it is being shut down by the closure motions that members of the Government keep moving. The Government needs to listen to Aucklanders and to allow their views on this debate and on this particular bill to be heard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000726\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe disturbing thing throughout the debate is that the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, and Mr Key have been promoting the bill as simply a technical bill, but the reality is that the bill changes everything. The bill takes away the powers and rights of councillors and mayors elected in 2007, because with the setting up of the Auckland Transition Agency the powers are given to three or four people handpicked by Rodney Hide who are then given the power to decide what happens within the local councils. I say again that all that this Government needs to do is send this bill to a select committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u0022d6d42648adf24a5cac6cfd20074d52d9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000727\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d6d42648adf24a5cac6cfd20074d52d9\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022625b5dcdb3714880b22f45b19ed37dd1\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the motion be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 42\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000728\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Steve Chadwick be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000729\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new part:\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000730\u0022\u003EPart 12\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000731\u0022\u003EPaid Parental Leave Entitlement\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000732\u0022\u003E250\tNothing in this Act shall affect the rights and entitlements of any employee of any territorial authority under the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000733\u0022\u003E251\tNotwithstanding anything in the Act, all current councils and any new council created under this legislation will be related employees for the purposes of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022a122ecc8a82545dd9e953867d18d0369\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 42\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 3.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Part 12 not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00223bffbf0378524e3e92be35b59dc1c4f2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000734\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223bffbf0378524e3e92be35b59dc1c4f2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: We now move to a series of transcript amendments in the name of Sue Kedgley to insert a new Part 4. I will read them out. The first proposed new Part 4 is \u201CAmendments to the Local Electoral Act 2001\u201D. The amendments seek to amend substantially another Act, and therefore could change the bill into an omnibus bill; the amendment is therefore out of order. I refer the member to Standing Orders 256 and 257. The next amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley is to insert a new Part 4, \u201CAuckland Rail Transport Transition\u201D. This amendment is outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000735\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002218bcbaf37ef44200b9d966fd6668de4e\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I do not want to challenge your ruling, but\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000736\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225d785dbdf5854d3587f000cf1bae97c3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Could I read them through first, and then I will give the member the opportunity to take a point of order. The next amendment is to insert a new Part 4, \u201CTransport Funding Transition\u201D. This amendment is also outside the scope of the bill as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets. The next amendment is to insert a new Part 4, \u201CAmendments to the Land Transport Act 1998\u201D. This amendment is also outside the scope of the bill as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets. The next amendment is to insert a new Part 4, \u201CTransition Cost Recovery Plastic Bag Levy\u201D. This amendment is outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets. The next amendment is to insert a new Part 4, \u201CCruelty Free Auckland Ports\u201D. This amendment is outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets. The next amendment inserts a new Part 4 amending\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000737\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e7f68eb478ba4762aaaa7c30dd5121a8\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Could you make clear whether these are still Sue Kedgley\u2019s amendments?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000738\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ddedfe631fb846aa825be4b74f87bc28\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, they are. The next amendment inserts a new Part 4 amending the Overseas Investment Act 2005. This amendment is out of order, as it proposes a substantive amendment to another Act. The next amendment inserts a new Part 4 headed \u201CTransition to Sustainable Investment\u201D. Part 3 of the bill sets up a transitional agency, and all provisions relating to it are logically found there. The proposed amendment is more fairly associated with Part 3. Part 3 has been dealt with by the Committee, so the amendment is therefore out of order. The next amendment inserts a new Part 4 headed \u201CTransitional Agency Civil and Political Rights\u201D. Part 3 of the bill sets up a transitional agency, and all provisions relating to it are logically found there. The proposed amendment is more fairly associated with clause 13, in Part 3. Part 3 has been dealt with by the Committee, so the amendment is therefore out of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000739\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThose are the amendments in the name of Sue Kedgley that I have ruled out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00226242bc119dba434095e288f794053d23\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000740\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226242bc119dba434095e288f794053d23\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I cannot understand how you can rule that this bill deals only with substantive amendments and does not deal with operational amendments, when the bill deals with incredibly detailed operational matters. You need only to look at clause 31, which says the councils are not allowed even to enter into a contract of more than $5,000 without the approval of the Auckland Transition Agency. Very, very detailed operational matters are outlined in other parts of the bill. I cannot understand how it can be argued that the bill does not deal with operational matters, when, in fact, the whole bill is full of them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022a9c45212bd9e4eb59ceaeaf06eede2b2\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000741\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a9c45212bd9e4eb59ceaeaf06eede2b2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: My interpretation in my ruling relates to the preliminary provisions of the bill. They set out very clearly that the bill is about structure and governance, and not about operational matters. My ruling is based on the preliminary provisions of the bill before us\u2014the clauses associated with those. That is my ruling.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00225966156a9ec24b2388d11e66f0c28a2e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000742\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00225966156a9ec24b2388d11e66f0c28a2e\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I really am struggling to understand this. I think this is a pretty important point. The bill is riddled with operational matters. In fact, you could argue that much of the bill is about not structural issues but, indeed, very detailed operational matters, such as whether someone may borrow money, whether a council may contract for something worth more than $5,000, or whether a council can appoint a director of a council-controlled organisation. They are very, very detailed provisions. I wonder whether it would be possible to recall the Speaker to get his ruling on the matter; otherwise, a lot of our very sensible amendments, which we have put a lot of effort, work, and time into, and which we feel cover important strategic issues, are going to be ruled out.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022cf65dc4ee9c542deb0d3577cbfcf7f30\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000743\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cf65dc4ee9c542deb0d3577cbfcf7f30\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the member for those comments. [Interruption] Could that cellphone please be turned off. I thank the member for stating her position. As I have said, I have ruled the amendments out of order because they deal with operational matters. They are not debatable. Are you seeking to recall the Speaker? I invite you to do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002275b73ac689f64d5897a6aee9d14205a7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000744\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002275b73ac689f64d5897a6aee9d14205a7\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I would like to move that we ask the Speaker to come here and give his opinion on this significant issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00222c3504a9077b4495a427d4b9677f7334\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000745\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222c3504a9077b4495a427d4b9677f7334\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can I have a go, Mr Chairperson? I do not think we have a proper motion before us. I am prepared to move it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000746\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022676ef0f2801b4e0993cf04b7880d98af\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think it is important that the person who is sponsoring the amendments recalls the Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000747\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221369731c6e924f93911e40168f53264e\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I thought any member could move it\u2014to get it right.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000748\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022291442478c934affbbdb1aa9d5d8b0c0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I thank the Hon Trevor Mallard for his help, but I think it is appropriate that the person sponsoring the amendments have the opportunity to recall the Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022d220344c13044319930ec2004f45d876\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000749\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d220344c13044319930ec2004f45d876\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Speaker be recalled to consider this important issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000750\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000751\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022aa263f08c83542f8aef567a9ef67d0bb\u0022\u003EHouse resumed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000752\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022f37b2fc032c34018b31e09bbda239bcf\u0022\u003ESpeaker Recalled\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022066ca1c2cc3d4ff1a530b7b3414f5d28\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000753\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022066ca1c2cc3d4ff1a530b7b3414f5d28\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have ruled out of order a number of amendments in the name of Sue Kedgley. In my opinion they are operational matters. The Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill is about structure and governance, and the amendments proposed by Sue Kedgley are operational matters. I ruled that the amendments are outside the scope of the bill. There are a number of them, and I will not go through them in detail. It is my view that they fall outside the scope of the bill because they are operational. Some of them look to amend other Acts, and that is inappropriate. I have ruled accordingly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u0022b590774b53974d10ae957b3fc114cae8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000754\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b590774b53974d10ae957b3fc114cae8\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, for coming back to the Chamber. I did not call you back lightly; I think an important precedent has just been set. There is a worry that the interpretation given by the Chairperson could be used as a way to prevent consideration of many of the Greens\u2019 amendments, which we spent considerable time and effort working on and which we felt were well within the scope of the bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000755\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI am particularly concerned about the ruling that the Committee cannot consider those amendments because this bill deals only with matters of structure and not with operational matters. In fact, clauses 30 and 31, for example, deal entirely with operational matters. I do not think there is anything more operational than, in clause 31(3)(i), whether a council can enter into a contract \u201Cthe consideration for which is \u2026 $5,000 or more:\u201D. I do not think there is anything more operational than, in clause 31(3)(m), whether a council is allowed to appoint \u201Ca director of a council-controlled organisation:\u201D. I will not keep reading. Very, very detailed operational matters are enshrined in the bill, and therefore I do not think that it is adequate to dismiss any amendment on the grounds that it deals with operational matters. Although the Chairperson said this bill deals only with governance matters, quite manifestly it deals with operational matters as well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u002240508a2bfc7d4c27aa9564bd4899cf3b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000756\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002240508a2bfc7d4c27aa9564bd4899cf3b\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E In order to be helpful, Mr Tisch was diligent in giving a very detailed series of justifications in the report back, as it were, to the member. Quite a number of technical and individual issues were contained within that description. It is, of course, your call, Mr Speaker, but I mean this in all seriousness. I say that it may be helpful, given the nature of this matter, if Mr Tisch could outline in detail those matters for you in order for you to make an informed ruling, because they were very, very individualised and were quite technical. As I say, he was very diligent in his description in order to give the justification for the member. I think it would be difficult for you to give an informed ruling without that information. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022f23cfe7f525040489c0a91dba0f6ebba\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000757\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f23cfe7f525040489c0a91dba0f6ebba\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I think that what was suggested by the previous speaker is unnecessary. Mr Tisch has very generously taken Sue Kedgley through his reasons for ruling out her amendments. He could have invoked the provision of Standing Order 294, which is that he simply has to read some numbers out, in order to satisfy the requirements of the House. The issues that deal with each individual amendment have been adequately covered by the principle that Mr Tisch has decided to adopt in approaching this matter. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000758\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003EI do not want to speak further, other than to say that the Government endorses the approach that the Chair has taken. There must be a separation between governance and operational matters. The specifics of this ruling were well elucidated to the member by Mr Tisch. Naturally, members will appeal and appeal. It is a little like question time: one keeps asking the question but may not like the answer. Mr Tisch has been generous in giving a series of reasons; I do not think you should require him to go through all that again.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00226e39499beba54798896a5df69650d6c5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000759\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226e39499beba54798896a5df69650d6c5\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Speaker\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000760\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022083fec8f9f634f3ca79acd350703d139\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Please be as brief as possible.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000761\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d8712da919494c069797ec2561e219c8\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD\u003C/span\u003E: I will try to be brief, but I think there are two points. The first concerns process, and I refer you back to your earlier ruling as to the role of the Chair. I make it clear that we are not challenging that ruling about the Chair\u2019s role and his or her ability to make these decisions. I am not asking you to reverse those decisions but more to act as a Privy Counsellor of a Court of Appeal, and refer back to the rulings of the Chairperson for further consideration. I do not mean all of the rulings he made, because some of them were very clear and correct. For example, there were substantive amendments to Acts other than Acts that were already being considered in the bill. I do not want to disagree with my colleague, but it is pretty hard to argue with those rulings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000762\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003ESecondly, a number of amendments were ruled out effectively because they were operational matters, not governance matters. I reinforce the comments that Sue Kedgley made: this bill is riddled with operational matters, such as lines being drawn as to what the transition authority can do and what it cannot do. Sue Kedgley\u2019s amendments were absolutely consistent with the substance of the bill, and therefore, in my opinion, it would be proper for you to invite the Chairperson to reconsider his position on that point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022 data-id=\u0022e53235fd2f914d2492f49b553d8d629a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000763\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e53235fd2f914d2492f49b553d8d629a\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I will deal with the matter in maybe two steps. First, I reiterate what the Chair has said to the Committee of the whole House\u2014that is, that the scope of this bill is quite narrow and deals with structure and governance issues. It would be my assessment that the Chair was on very good ground in making his rulings. But, more important, I make it very clear that on matters of relevance the Chair is the sole judge. I refer members to Speakers\u2019 rulings 78/1-3. Those Speakers\u2019 rulings go back 100 years. They are some of the few Speakers\u2019 rulings in our Speakers\u2019 Rulings that go back that far, and they have been reiterated every few years many times. Speaker\u2019s ruling 78/3 states: \u201CIt is bordering on an inappropriate use of the undoubted right to recall the Speaker to do so on the ground of relevance,\u201D. So where the Chair has made a judgment on the issue of relevance and scope, the Speaker cannot overturn that judgment. I have taken the first step of saying that I believe that the Chair has acted on very sound ground, but 100 years of Speakers\u2019 rulings make it very, very clear that the Speaker cannot overturn the judgment of the Chair on those matters. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000764\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022cc748f44599a468d987caba44da641a1\u0022\u003EIn Committee\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000765\u0022\u003EDebate resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000766\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e201e1ee251a470297f85241a5a63c24\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: There is a further series of transcript amendments in the name of Jeanette Fitzsimons to insert a new Part 4. The first of those proposes to insert new Part 4, \u201CTransition Towards Greater Climate Protection: Amendment to the Resource Management Act 1991\u201D. That amendment is outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects and targets. The next amendment inserts a new Part 4, \u201CTransition to Simplified and Streamlined Dog Control: Amendment to the Dog Control Act 1996\u201D. That amendment is also outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000767\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere is a further amendment in the name of Keith Locke to insert new Part 4, \u201CTransition Agency Liquor Advertising (Television and Radio)\u201D. That amendment is also outside the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, not operational aspects. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000768\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere is a further amendment in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to insert a new Part 8, \u201CLocal Councils\u201D, which would establish local councils. That amendment is out of order as being inconsistent with the decision made by the Committee last night.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000769\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002290d46d911d424ff5829619037ef064fc\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: What?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000770\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225de2c465bff2443c9bff8523ff7b5bf3\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The member will have an opportunity to contribute by way of a point of order when I finish. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000771\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere is a further amendment in the name of Moana Mackey to insert a new part 63, \u201CSpecial Provisions relating to the continuation of obligations in Part 7 of the Local Government Act 2002\u201D. But Subpart 2 of Part 3 of the bill dealt with that issue. Part 3 was dealt with by the Committee. That amendment is therefore out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000772\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere is a further amendment in the name of Carol Beaumont to insert a new Part 163, \u201CSpecial Provisions relating to the Electoral Act 2001 to apply while this Act is in force\u201D, which relates to the Electoral Act and its application to this legislation. Clause 6, in Part 1 of the bill, dealt with that issue. Part 1 has been dealt with by the Committee. That amendment is therefore out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000773\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EA further amendment in the name of Jacinda Ardern to insert a new Part 32, \u201CEstablishment of transitional consultative councils\u201D is out of order as it sets up another body. The bill sets up one body. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000774\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere are further amendments in the name of the Hon George Hawkins to insert a new Part 23, \u201CSpecial Provisions relating to the Papakura District Council\u201D, and a new Part 24 \u201CSpecial Provisions relating to the Franklin District Council\u201D. Those amendments are out of order as the bill deals with a specific Government structure across all of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000775\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThere is another amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to insert a new Part 4, \u201CTransition Agency and Environmental Rights\u201D. That amendment has been ruled out of order as it is outside the scope of the bill. The bill deals with governance, and not operational matters. There is another amendment in the name of Sue Kedgley to insert a new Part 4, \u201CTransition Agency Economic, Social and Cultural Rights\u201D. This is ruled out of order as it is beyond the scope of the bill, as the bill deals with governance, and not operational matters. I have ruled that those amendments are out of order as they are outside the scope of the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022da1964c96bad45e0a63cdfe1ab58ed99\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000776\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022da1964c96bad45e0a63cdfe1ab58ed99\u0022\u003EKELVIN DAVIS (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Ka m\u014Dtinihia ahau kia whai r\u012Bpoata m\u014D t\u014D t\u0101tou k\u014Dkiri whakamua.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000777\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000778\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022802874a3-deca-48b7-9d33-9087058892f5\u0022\u003E[I move that we report progress.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000779\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002266c6825402234d9c9f25f1117403e299\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Progress cannot be reported on a point of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000780\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022fdf16b87eda94b8ba78b3147a08b8a9f\u0022\u003ESchedules\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000781\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f24bb85b8d704fa28c0fcd2d7da5235e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The question is that the schedules stand part. [Interruption] There is no debate on schedules. The schedules are not debatable. We will go to the vote.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022693030ab00f34feaad5a40bffabb1550\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000782\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022693030ab00f34feaad5a40bffabb1550\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Because we are now moving to consideration of the schedules, I take it that all the additional parts that have been submitted by way of amendment have been ruled out of order by you\u2014that the series that you have just ruled out were all the remaining parts that there were to be amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000783\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ec389c59cd3f49deb9e35f7359dc5967\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: That is correct.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000784\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220f3e68f9684b405da582234f9a11c6cd\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: I also seek a second assurance. It was not while you were in the Chair, but there was an outburst from the Leader of the House directed at the Clerk\u2019s Office. I just want an assurance that that outburst is not linked to the fact that, all of a sudden, every single amendment that created a new part has been ruled out. The convenience of that for the Government is not lost on the Opposition.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000785\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220b3a558b00fc45e883d4e3f4582d4cd6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. I am the sole judge of that. I can assure the member of the integrity of the Clerk\u2019s Office and the hard work it has done over the last few days. I will be here to protect the Clerk\u2019s Office at every opportunity, and I am the sole judge of such things. I heard that comment. I was not here, but I did hear that comment. Any criticism of the Clerk\u2019s Office goes through the Chair, but I want to give you the assurance that I have full faith in the integrity of the way that the Clerk\u2019s Office has been operating.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022c20da5ca078144aca83ce70d956622f6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000786\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c20da5ca078144aca83ce70d956622f6\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I want to absolutely endorse those remarks. I think you would find that absolutely everyone in the Chamber shares those views. The Clerk\u2019s Office has worked remarkably hard, and it has people of integrity and professionalism. That is why the Opposition objected so strongly to the way it was addressed by National\u2019s Gerry Brownlee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000787\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EMy next point of order relates to the suspended amendment to insert a new Part 5, \u201CMechanisms to ensure representation of Maori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u201D, which also deals with Asian representation in the Auckland super-city. That part was suspended by the Minister in charge of the bill, the Hon Rodney Hide. We have to take that before the preliminary clauses. I am just checking that you will do that after the schedules have been voted on. Is that your intention?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000788\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e343955d018f47fcac3fc384e292acab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes. Your assumption is correct. That is the process that we would go through. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022c8133019a2c14907a440b76a755ca9e0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the schedule be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 43\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ESchedule agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u00227f7ad542e971428c8365a09d95d30baf\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000789\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227f7ad542e971428c8365a09d95d30baf\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. We actually voted 32 opposed, but the interpreter said 42 opposed. I just want to correct that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000790\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225b3e6e632651468b9d348d8ccb70ef72\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The new result for Labour is 32 opposed. Members the Ayes are 64, the Noes are 43. The motion is agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u002227956f4fa3204a5ab39b21e2b88eb92d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000791\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002227956f4fa3204a5ab39b21e2b88eb92d\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I just wonder whether you can help on a point of procedure. I assume, now, that we have done the schedules. There are two points that I want to ask about. We have a postponed amendment to insert a part\u2014I think it is Part 5, \u201CMechanisms to ensure representation of Maori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u201D, in the name of Shane Jones. I understand that when that was postponed there was a motion from Darren Hughes before the Committee that was to be considered. From memory, I think it was a closure motion. I wonder whether that situation still stands or is that the next thing we go to. That is the first thing that I want to understand.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000792\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThe second thing that I wonder about is a matter of procedure. After the part that has been postponed is considered by the Committee and a decision is taken, we move to the preliminaries, as I think they are called. While we are still considering the postponed Part 5, is there an opportunity for anyone in the Committee to put another part to be considered, because we have not yet got to the preliminaries? I wonder whether that is a possibility.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00226b1bc46d83c04f29a79a39cf32c00402\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000793\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226b1bc46d83c04f29a79a39cf32c00402\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Leader\u2014ACT):\u003C/span\u003E Just further to that, I am a little confused myself, because Standing Order 293(1)(c) is not often used. If we go down to 293(4) we see that \u201CUnless otherwise specified, consideration or further consideration of\u2014(a) any postponed clause or part is taken when all other clauses or parts have been dealt with, other than preliminary clauses that are considered together,\u201D. What I am not clear about, after all the amendments that have been tabled here today, is what your ruling is in respect of just what the preliminary clauses are. It would be helpful to the House if you could detail the preliminary clauses that are still there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022e8167c899cf348c086ba477f1bfac088\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000794\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e8167c899cf348c086ba477f1bfac088\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I think I can advise on the last question first. I think clauses 1 and 2 are the preliminary clauses. But on the substantive matter that was raised by John Carter, which is what the position is with regard to further parts, when Mr Barker was in the Chair and he was contemplating accepting closure, he had not accepted the closure, and it is my understanding that further parts can be submitted until the time that closure is accepted. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000795\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227c1658d37922466c98ea750e1e7aeac2\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: My understanding is that the first point about the preliminary clauses is correct. Clauses 1 and 2 are the preliminary clauses of the bill. On the second point, no, the closure motion for Part 5 was postponed. We have before us a closure motion that was put forward by the Hon Darren Hughes. It is still appropriate. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022d1bcf1e65a61450ba388b110b9923384\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000796\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d1bcf1e65a61450ba388b110b9923384\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Can I just get absolute clarity here. My recollection\u2014and I am absolutely clear on this\u2014is that Mr Barker, when in the Chair, had not accepted the closure motion. He had not said he was going to put the question, and he had not started to put it. Many of us are of the view that it would have been better if he had put the question, but that is not the case. He was thinking about whether he was going to accept the motion. He had not accepted it in terms of the Standing Orders and Speakers\u2019 rulings. Therefore, the parts that are being lodged now are valid. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u0022b0181e4225f24363b69efdb0c5b64be6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000797\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b0181e4225f24363b69efdb0c5b64be6\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I do not think it would be too hard to go directly to Hansard to clear up this matter. My clear recollection is that Mr Barker said the words \u201CThe question is that the question be now put.\u201D At that point, Mr Hide raised a point of order to suspend the proceedings. Once the suspension has been lifted, clearly we should go back to the point at which the Chair was about to proceed with the vote. I do not think there is a question about whether the Chair intended to take the motion. He, in fact, accepted the closure motion and was in the process of putting the question. Hansard will show that the words \u201CThe question is that the question be now put.\u201D were uttered. Mr Hide\u2019s postponement at that point means that, naturally, we would go back to that point once the suspension has been lifted. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ee10c28dcbec42cd8458e34c7c8c3a87\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000798\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ee10c28dcbec42cd8458e34c7c8c3a87\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I do not feel any need to go back to Hansard at this point. My recollection is different from that of Gerry Brownlee. I know that Gerry Brownlee is an honourable member, and I am prepared to accept his word. If that was what happened\u2014I cannot remember it\u2014then I accept his word that that was the case. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000799\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229c3660b111584b9094fbbbec9a2390cc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I have been advised that the closure motion was still live. That was where the debate on new Part 5 was postponed. We now come back to the position where the Hon Darren Hughes moved the closure motion. We will continue from that point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000800\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00223ff89d51c3374bcb92bab8e910c1b3f0\u0022\u003ENew Part 5   (continued)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000801\u0022\u003EMechanisms to ensure representation of Maori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000802\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a79fbed1a87349fba9e6a2e02222c3af\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I put the closure motion on Part 5. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000803\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000804\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to the amendment to add new Part 5 in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000805\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit clause 71.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00224048a4aa85f248938fa75a17b29e2e25\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 43\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000806\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002249f7e7e631e9485981dad85294864b27\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: There are a number of amendments in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia. These are ruled out of order as they are inconsistent with the previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00223dd882d9e00742f5bb88c4b0d393467a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000807\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223dd882d9e00742f5bb88c4b0d393467a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I have obviously just got a copy of the Minister\u2019s amendment, and I wanted to test with you whether in fact these are inconsistent or whether both could happen. Clearly, there is a review to be set up in the name of the Minister. That is correct; there is no doubt about that. But the question then is whether there can also be the reviews that are set up according to the amendments in the name of Parekura Horomia.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000808\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227bec1c51070d49718ee30a0379c0e96e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I think you are looking at a further amendment, and not the one that I have\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000809\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ef78cda4cf6043a282f22506b6bef233\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry. Which one have you put? The trouble is that we cannot tell which of the Minister\u2019s amendments you are referring to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000810\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d6517a71ebd747df96c2799184eb3206\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The Minister\u2019s amendment we just voted on is this one here.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000811\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222c9fdf529386405c9561b90da373a146\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: The short one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000812\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ea5ed24bdd54481d870906f86bb7a84f\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: And that is tabled. So that is the amendment we have just voted on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000813\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to the amendment to add new Part 5 in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000814\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto omit clause 72.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000815\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question that the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u00222f3cb4b19d5a4ec7b63d82af76bc49e9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000816\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222f3cb4b19d5a4ec7b63d82af76bc49e9\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Just for clarity, so that we are quite clear what we are voting on, could we have clarified as to what this clause 72 is. I cannot seem to find it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00228a0ebd5c4d314c2b83ec6202343f8ef9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000817\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228a0ebd5c4d314c2b83ec6202343f8ef9\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E Can I assist the member\u2014and it might mean that we need another minute or two for the member to have a look at it. It is part of the Horomia amendment to add new Part 5. If one can find it amongst the papers, that is where it is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000818\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002247ae7d4481e044bb8b739d7261d4a347\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for that. This is the amendment that we are referring to. It is tabled.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002205c5a4783666458485d871bb86a2f264\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 44\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 32; Green Party 8; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment to the amendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000819\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226eb70cf3ce924e5abb51141cc646753b\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The following amendments in the names of Carmel Sepuloni, Kelvin Davis, the Hon Mita Ririnui, Jacinda Ardern, and Dr Ashraf Choudhary are out of order, as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000820\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to the amendment to add new Part 5 in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000821\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto add the following new clause:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000822\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E72A\tRepresentation\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000823\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tDespite any other provision\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000824\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tthere will be a review of the ethnic make-up of the Transition Agency (including its governing body) on 30 May 2009; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000825\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tthe review will include a review of the M\u0101ori, Pacific, Pakeha, Chinese, and Korean representation of the governing body.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000826\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tDespite any other provision, community boards of existing local authorities will be consulted on any M\u0101ori, Pacific, or other ethnic representation of the Auckland Council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000827\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(3)\tDespite any other provision, representatives from all ethnic groups will be consulted on 30 May 2009 about the activities of the Transition Agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000828\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(4)\tDespite any other provision, the Minister has the power on 30 May 2009 to appoint a board of Indian members, a board of Pacific members, and a board of M\u0101ori members to advise the Transition Agency.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000829\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(5)\tDespite any other provisions the Minister has the power on 30 May 2009 to appoint a board of experts to advise the Auckland Council on matters of ethnic affairs. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b2b51be74c9f41948355bba6d65d8c81\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 39\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 28; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment to the amendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000830\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dd25de9e6b8f420292b46feb7f117a86\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The following amendments are now out of order: amendments in the name of Jacinda Ardern, amendments in the name of Dr Rajen Prasad, amendments in the name of Su\u2019a William Sio, and amendments in the name of the Hon David Cunliffe.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00227d4a535311e84702967089d40df09655\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000831\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227d4a535311e84702967089d40df09655\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Because this is happening relatively rapidly, can we ask you to elaborate on why those amendments are out of order? The one I am particularly interested in at the moment is that of Mr Prasad, which refers in particular to Indian representation, and I am not sure that the fact that there are to be reviews on ethnic issues cuts out that amendment. I am sure there will be parallel arguments for some of my colleagues\u2019 other amendments, but the fact that the Government has lined up an amendment to have a review generally does not cut out that specific review\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000832\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221d130503e12a4132abc26a4f7bb4fba1\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for those comments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022cb7db4ec7a104fc496fa00aa651b2de9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000833\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022cb7db4ec7a104fc496fa00aa651b2de9\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E In support of my colleague, and as a member who has put forward a series of amendments here, I say that your rulings\u2014which we are not seeking to question; I want to make that clear\u2014have been on two grounds: either because of inconsistency with the previous decisions of the Chair or the Committee, or because they are matters related to operations rather than governance, in the case of a large quantity of amendments, including whole parts. So, in fact, two grounds of precedent are in play here. It is not clear to us from the way in which you have issued your latest ruling, Mr Chairperson, which of those decisions applies to the various amendments. It is a serious matter, because we are dealing here with whole new parts, which are debatable amendments, by precedent from the Chair\u2014from all Chairpersons\u2014and it is important for us, as we report back to our constituencies, to understand the reasons why these amendments are outside the Standing Orders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u0022a74046907a244fd889d026b224d45563\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000834\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a74046907a244fd889d026b224d45563\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: Sure. We have just passed an amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide, which covers all the points you have just made. The other amendments are of the same substance. That is why the other amendments are now ruled out of order\u2014because we have just passed that amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000835\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229102e6a8d6bb4f0aaca3057339369c4f\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Could you elaborate?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000836\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221078523f86fd45a4a75dbc07dfaa3052\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: No. It is written down here, and the member has a copy of this. We are not getting into discussion on this, because we have just passed it and it is not debatable. I refer the member to the amendment we have just passed, which now means that subsequent ones are out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022bd9e27e21b9d4d92bb08431334b5f299\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000837\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bd9e27e21b9d4d92bb08431334b5f299\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. This is a new point of order, and it goes to the wording of the Rodney Hide amendment\u2014the longer one\u2014where throughout it there is mention of \u201Cprovisions\u201D. Probably unfortunately for Mr Hide, within at least one of the new part\u2019s amendments \u201Cprovisions\u201D are not mentioned but there are \u201Csections\u201D. So although \u201Cprovisions\u201D is widely used within a number of the amendments, one particular set of amendments has \u201Csections\u201D, and it is my submission to you, Mr Chairperson, that that set of amendments is not ruled out by the Hide amendment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022 data-id=\u00228cd96486654c45a1965490d0aa59f893\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000838\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228cd96486654c45a1965490d0aa59f893\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: The substance of the amendments and the substance of the Minister\u2019s amendment are the same. That is why the others have been ruled out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u0022de4a6750a0e64db5b7e4ff4fcfbbe302\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000839\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022de4a6750a0e64db5b7e4ff4fcfbbe302\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. You advised that the Minister\u2019s amendment ruled other amendments out of order. Are you able to tell us what the other amendments were?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000840\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0f3a40118084f57b2dd534e521363bc\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to the member that the other amendments are tabled. They are available for the member to peruse; they have been on the Table for some time. They are there for him if he wishes to have a look at them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000841\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe same amendment that we have just passed means that other amendments have been ruled out. They are in the name of Jacinda Ardern, Dr Ashraf Choudhary, and Raymond Huo. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000842\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000843\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003Eto insert the following new part:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000844\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EPart 5\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000845\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EMechanisms to ensure representation of M\u0101ori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000846\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003ESubpart 1\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000847\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EGuarantees M\u0101ori representation on the Auckland Council by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish M\u0101ori seats\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000848\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E71\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000849\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tTwo M\u0101ori members are to be elected to the Auckland Council by voters who are on the parliamentary M\u0101ori electoral roll\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000850\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe 2 M\u0101ori seats shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000851\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\ta referendum of M\u0101ori voters on the parliamentary M\u0101ori electoral roll is held; and\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000852\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(ii)\t75% of those voters vote in favour of removing the seats.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000853\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tDirects the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Mana Whenua Forum, the members of which will be appointed by mana whenua from the district of the Auckland Council\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000854\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe Mana Whenua Forum should\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000855\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\tappoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000856\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(ii)\tthrough its representative on the Auckland Council, advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to mana whenua:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000857\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tThe Mana Whenua seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless 75% of Mana Whenua Forum members vote in favour of removing the seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000858\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003ESubpart 2\u2014Pacific and Minority Representation\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000859\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003EGuarantees representation and participation by Pacific and Minority groups by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum and an Ethnic Advisory Forum and allows the members of those forums to appoint one member each to hold a seat on the Auckland Council\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000860\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E72\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000861\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(1)\tDirects the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in consultation with Pacific communities and pacific leaders based in the Auckland district\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000862\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe Pacific Advisory Forum should\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000863\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\tappoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000864\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(ii)\tthrough its representative on the Auckland Council, advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to Pacific Communities:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000865\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tThe Pacific Advisory seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000866\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\t75% of members of the Pacific Advisory Forum vote in favour of removing the seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000867\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(2)\tDirects the Auckland Transition Agency to establish an Ethnic Advisory Forum, the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in consultation with Ethnic communities and Ethnic leaders based in the Auckland district\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000868\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(a)\tThe Ethnic Advisory Forum should\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000869\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\tappoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000870\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(ii)\tthrough its representative on the Auckland Council, advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to Ethnic communities:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000871\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(b)\tThe Ethnic Advisory seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000872\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E(i)\t75% of members of the Ethnic Advisory Forum vote in favour of removing the seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b82db4c6ad874f2a8b4115943c17b850\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment as amended be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Part 5 as amended not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000873\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u00225e3365d1853049d3a9cdfacd2f1e70c5\u0022\u003EClauses 1 and 2\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00222475807b6e6241d189d30042f5d7edcd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000874\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222475807b6e6241d189d30042f5d7edcd\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E We are now making rapid progress on this bill, and we are up to the title clause and the commencement clause. I am sure that Opposition members will have some further suggestions on what the title might be, but the title, as it stands, and as recommended by the Government, is the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill, which actually captures what the bill is about. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000875\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI know that the commencement date has been contentious, because all the way through yesterday and today we heard no less a person than the deputy Leader of the Opposition, Annette King, tell us that the bill does not come into force until November next year. I am afraid that the Labour Opposition is wrong about that. This bill comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent, and I know there has been a bit of confusion about that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000876\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EHowever, Part 2 comes into force on 1 November 2010, because that concerns the Auckland Council. Clauses 27 and 28 in Subpart 3 of Part 3 come into force on the close of 31 October 2010. I commend the title and commencement of this bill to the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u00222be6d5d700da4789bf23731c55496d2b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000877\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222be6d5d700da4789bf23731c55496d2b\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The Minister has pointed to a very important issue. He is quite right that, except for Part 2, which comes into force on 1 November 2010, this legislation comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. Of course, therein lies the problem, because by the date that this bill receives its Royal assent there will have been no proper consultation with the people of Auckland as to its effect. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000878\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EOne of the amendments that will be put forward by members on this side of the Chamber is to delay the date of that Royal assent to a date that is substantially later, so that the normal processes that precede legislation coming into force can, in some other process outside this Parliament, take place in order to protect the citizens of Auckland and to give the fourth estate the time to properly identify the effects of the provisions contained in this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000879\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003ELet us consider that issue. The provisions of this bill were not available to the media or to the Opposition until shortly before this debate began. We have not had much time to properly get into the implications of this bill. It is true that Parliament has been sitting very long hours. We have been embroiled in the detail of each provision as it has come before us, but we have had to do that under the pressure of urgency, sequentially one issue after another, and we have not had the time to consider other issues that may be there but which we have not thought of in the limited time we have had to deal with this bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000880\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EBut that does not apply just to Parliament. It applies to everyone in Auckland. They have been prevented from having the time they would normally have to look at these things. These are very technical matters. They involve the interrelationship of the Local Government Act 2002, the various Acts of Parliament that cover Watercare Services and the like, and the various Acts of Parliament that control local assets and the environment, such as the volcanic cones and the lovely marine environment around Auckland. In order to get our heads around the complexities of all of those interrelationships, it is very important that we give ourselves the time to reflect on these issues, and the time to take the appropriate advice. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000881\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003ESome of these issues are so technical that a lot of laypeople are not able to get their heads around them in a short period of time. They need time to be able to talk to non-governmental organisations that have expertise in these areas, to their lawyers, and to their local body politicians. Those local body politicians themselves have not had the time to get their heads around these issues, so they are not yet in a position to inform their ratepayers and citizens as to where the hooks in this lie. Some of those hooks have been well identified by the Opposition, including Labour and the Greens, but a lot of them still lie untested because the process has been rushed. So one of the important and necessary changes to the bill would reverse the provision that currently states that the bill comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent\u2014which could be next week\u2014and puts it out to some later date. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000882\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003ELabour members are open as to the range of dates. The date has to be substantially later than now, but I do not have an unreasonable view as to what that date might be. If we could have a date that was similar to the date that would have been achieved after a full select committee process, followed by a second and a third reading debate in this House, then that would be an appropriate period of time to consider the date by which this bill ought to come into effect. Although the process by which we could have some decent scrutiny would not have the advantage of the officials\u2019 advice, would not have the advice of parliamentary services to the select committee, and would not have the input of many politicians, at least we would have something. Members of the fourth estate, non-governmental organisations, councils, their lawyers, and all the people who have a very strong interest in this issue would have the time to consider the implications of this, and they would then have the time to take the other political steps that one can take when one does not like legislation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000883\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003EA case in point of recent occurrence is the foreshore and seabed legislation, which was highly controversial and incendiary. There are people who say that we did not get that right. What we did not do was rush it through in such a short process as is being done to the 1.4 million people in Auckland, and stop people from having their say. Indeed, we allowed sufficient time for people to\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022eef777908bc2434e938068694e8c8224\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000884\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022eef777908bc2434e938068694e8c8224\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E The debate on the title clause of a bill is an opportunity to take stock of the various arguments that have been made during the Committee stage and to reflect those through the title. So it is absolutely appropriate that we reflect on the key arguments that have been made throughout the debate on the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000885\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI said at the start of this debate some days ago that I do not often get angry about matters before this Committee, but that I am deeply, deeply angry about this bill. Let me remind the Committee why. The first more appropriate title for this bill is the \u201CThey Stole Our City (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill\u201D. I speak here as a passionate representative of Waitakere City. It is a city of which I, like the 200,000 people of west Auckland, am proud. I am proud because we have built a city that treasures its environment. It is a city that treasures the arts and promotes smart business. The role of the territorial authority, the Waitakere City Council, has been crucial in achieving that. The member Sam Lotu-Iiga is a councillor as well as an MP and he should not trash his other employer. The same is true of Manukau, the North Shore, central Auckland, and east Auckland. We are made stronger by our diversity. We do not need to be homogenised by some top-down, business baron - driven council for the few in a smoke-filled room. That is what we are arguing about today. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000886\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe second reason we are arguing is that this bill should be called the \u201CThey Stacked the Deck to Keep Auckland Bluer Bill\u201D. It is not about making Auckland greater; we do not need eight at-large councillors to do that. There will be eight at-large councillors because someone wants the right wing to be in control. That is because if people want to run an at-large campaign across Auckland, they need $250,000 to send one letter to every household. The poor need not run. If people are not rich or famous, they can forget it; they cannot be an at-large councillor. They cannot get their name recognition up, so they should forget it. That is why historically 19 out of 20 at-large councillors in Auckland used to come from east Auckland. That was no surprise, as that is where the money and power was. That is why we had a ward system in the first place. The royal commission got that one wrong, and the Government has got it way wrong. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000887\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThirdly, the bill could be called the \u201CComplete and Dishonest Waste of Money Bill\u201D. The transition costs of this legislation have been calculated by independent analysis at Auckland University at $750 per ratepayer\u2014not per household; per ratepayer. There are four people in my household; that is $3,000 of transition costs, and for what? To take away the city I am proud of, and to homogenise us and bring us under the control of the barons of Remuera. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000888\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWhat about the \u201CNo Proper Consultation Bill\u201D? It is bad enough to do all that, but provided the Government goes through a proper parliamentary process, Parliament is sovereign. We accept that, but listen to the lies that have been told about this bill. The Government said it would consult once it got the royal commission report. Then it said that, no, it would consult when it had made policy decisions. Parliament has a select committee process, but the Government said it was sorry, but there would be no select committee, because it is ramming the bill through. We are here on a Saturday because the Committee of the whole House is the last line of defence. We are the last line of defence against something fundamentally wrong happening to democracy in New Zealand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000889\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI tell those members to be careful what they wish for, because sometimes the previous Government got that a bit wrong. Others have said the Foreshore and Seabed Act, the Electoral Finance Act, or even the child discipline bill were examples of something that was maybe not as bad as this, but was sort of similar because we did not carry public opinion. This legislation is the worst constitutional outrage I have seen in 10 years in this Chamber, and I am ashamed that the Minister of Local Government, Mr Hide, is so afraid of public opinion. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000890\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIf that is not bad enough, how is this for gall? He has put fully paid ads in the newspapers and will have a sham consultation after this bill is already passed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002284ef76602c6b4732a50bf419226aaec1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000891\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002284ef76602c6b4732a50bf419226aaec1\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I have an amendment to the title, and I would initially like to speak to that amendment. My amendment states \u201Cto omit the words (Auckland Reorganisation) and replace them with (Gutting of Auckland Local Democracy)\u201D. I think that sums up what this bill is about. Another possible suggestion would be to call it \u201CRogernomics Part 2\u201D, because that would also encapsulate what the bill is about. It is almost breathtaking that we could expunge eight democratically elected city councils overnight with the passage of this bill, without ever asking one of the almost 1.5 million Aucklanders whom the councils represent whether they wish their councils to be obliterated off the face of the earth, as they will be on 1 November next year.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000892\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIt is also extraordinary that there is absolutely no mandate for this bill, because neither National nor ACT said in its manifesto that it was intending to eliminate the eight city councils of Auckland. Those parties did not tell Aucklanders that, and they did not put it in their manifestos. This is shades of Rogernomics, 1984. There is no mandate from the royal commission, which wanted to retain the eight city councils. The people of Auckland have not been consulted. They are not even allowed consultation on this bill. It is extraordinary. I think it will take a while for Aucklanders to fully understand the implications of what has happened over the last few days\u2014namely, that democracy in Auckland has been drastically shrunk. Democracy has been shrunk and eight councils have been obliterated.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EBut, even worse than that, the Government has come up with a completely new type of local democracy in New Zealand. That is why I am glad that people from Wellington have been sitting here watching; they understand what is going on. Everyone else in New Zealand needs to wake up to what is going on, because it is going to happen all over New Zealand once this reform has been rammed though. The Government has come up with a new model of local democracy that gives unprecedented powers to the mayor\u2014the so-called strong mayor model. Members opposite are hoping that John Banks will be the mayor. Someone like John Banks could be voted in by a minority\u2014by, arguably, 30 percent of Aucklanders\u2014take control of the Auckland Council, pick his cohorts, his inner cabal, control the council agenda, and ram through his agenda for Auckland. I think some Aucklanders do not realise that that is what will happen. We are trying to warn people about it now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000894\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe only things to counterbalance the new, unprecedented executive powers of the mayor are these pitiful little local boards. The Government is setting up this funny little committee for Auckland, but what will it consult on? Everything has been set in motion; everything is done. The only thing that I have heard anyone say we can consult on is the powers of the local boards, which are not even set in statute. We are going to have huge consultation, but what about? The powers of the local boards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000895\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EIn response to my question in the House, the Prime Minister assured Aucklanders that every single Aucklander would be able to be heard by the committee that is being set up. I am sure Aucklanders will want to be heard, if only to protest at the atrocious way in which this measure is being rammed through Parliament using shock tactics, as Naomi Klein called them; the Government is using the blitzkrieg tactics of Rogernomics, which are not to give people a minute to breathe but just to keep ramming it through.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000896\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe other thing I want to say is that I am disappointed that the media ignored a very significant clause in this bill that will help to expunge local democracy from Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u002245c5384625d2457a837b2d1b85bd4f3f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000897\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002245c5384625d2457a837b2d1b85bd4f3f\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Committee report progress.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00227e1d12fefe6147afb39548a48b53e165\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That progress be reported.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 25\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 75\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; Green Party 7; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 4; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion not agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022 data-id=\u00227ff2607dfc1748c18bd6fda4ea866c03\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000898\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227ff2607dfc1748c18bd6fda4ea866c03\u0022\u003EMOANA MACKEY (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is unbelievable. The Opposition is attempting to assist Government members who have been complaining and complaining that we have been dragging it out, and when we say \u201COK, why don\u2019t we move on?\u201D, they vote against it. It is absolutely unbelievable. Maybe we could call this the \u201CAbsolute Shambles and What the Hell is the Leader of the House Doing Bill\u201D, because Government members do not know whether they are Arthur or Martha. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000899\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EI have a lot of suggestions for alternative titles for this legislation. The first would be the \u201CWhy Should Aucklanders Get a Say When Tories Know Best Bill\u201D. I think that really sums up this legislation, being rammed through all stages under urgency with no select committee, which obliterates eight democratically elected councils overnight. It is unbelievable; maybe we could just call it the \u201CDemocracy is So Tiring Bill\u201D because I think that is how National members feel about it. For them it is tiring having to stay here at Parliament to vote on things, even though that is what we are paid to do. It is tiring to go out and talk to people. Democracy makes us really, really quite tired and we can see the bags under Mr Brownlee\u2019s eyes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000900\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EMy next name is a very important one, because it relates to the amendment Labour tried to put up to secure paid parental leave for the employees of local authorities. We could probably call it the \u201CGerry Brownlee Does Not Understand How Paid Parental Leave Works Bill\u201D. We tried to explain to him that when we move to this transition agency the women working there will effectively have a new employer, which means that their paid parental leave entitlement does not carry over. Mr Brownlee said that we should not put a provision about that in the bill, because we do not need to put in a provision to say that the residential speed limit is 50 kilometres an hour. I not sure whether Mr Brownlee knows that the residential speed limit does not change when someone changes employer. That is a crucial difference between the speed limit and paid parental leave. He might want to go and talk to the Minister of Transport about that, get a briefing, and have it explained to him. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000901\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EThe bill could be called the \u201CGerry Brownlee (Trust Me I Know What I Am Doing) Bill\u201D. He said the paid parental leave provisions were going to go to a select committee. But the fact is we are passing this legislation now. It will come into force whenever this sitting of Parliament lifts. We were asking him why he did not put in a really simple clause that clarifies what, apparently, the Government members claim\u2014that they do not expect the entitlement to go. Let us just put that in the bill to clarify it. Mr Brownlee says that that part does not come in until November 2010 anyway, and by then we will have passed the other legislation. With the greatest respect to the Leader of the House, given his control of the House this week I am not entirely convinced that those other pieces of legislation can be expected to be passed by November 2010. I think it is a great leap of faith for the women who work for the Auckland City Council to say: \u201CThat\u2019s all right. Mr Brownlee is so much in control of the House that this will not be a problem and the legislation fixing it up will be passed.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000902\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EThe next very important amendment Labour put up was to ensure M\u0101ori representation on the transition agency. Maybe, since the M\u0101ori Party opposed it, we could call this bill the \u201CIwi Versus Kiwi Bill\u201D because we are seeing the same old National Party. I just want to point out to my colleagues in the M\u0101ori Party and the Green Party that Labour did try to make that part stand alone. We tried to make that part for M\u0101ori representation stand on its own without the other representation for Pacific and Asian people, but the Clerk told us we could not do it and that the only way we could get it up was to combine it. I want to say, because we are criticised by M\u0101ori Party colleagues for putting the others in with M\u0101ori, that we tried. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000903\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003EAt least Labour did try, because I did not see other amendments on the Table from parties that were accusing us of not doing enough for M\u0101ori representation; only Labour put up amendments on the Table to ensure M\u0101ori representation. I think it is important that that goes on the record. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000904\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002270dd644d-8bcf-40dc-998a-887d62d24a76\u0022\u003ELabour also put up an amendment to make sure that public assets could not be sold by this transition agency. National opposed that, so let us call the bill the \u201CSell the Family Silver Bill\u201D. One of the assets we are talking about is Auckland Airport. Do members remember what the National Party said about Auckland Airport when Labour stepped in to ensure that it stayed in New Zealand hands? National members were up in arms, and then they sit here in this Chamber and expect us to believe that they care about the public retention of assets. The situation we find ourselves in is absolutely incredible. It is rotten, rotten legislation by a rotten-to-the-core Government that is showing its true colours.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022 data-id=\u0022396083ca0a844b7f9fcf2b19724be0d1\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000905\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221368ba6c-25be-40f6-a2a0-8f81e1f78b79\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022396083ca0a844b7f9fcf2b19724be0d1\u0022\u003ECHRIS TREMAIN (Junior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022 data-id=\u0022c2aed159db16412aad118df8bff5b58b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000906\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c2aed159db16412aad118df8bff5b58b\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS (Labour\u2014Rimutaka):\u003C/span\u003E We are 5 minutes into the debate\u2014maybe 10\u2014and National members are already trying to shut it down. We should call this bill the \u201CRodney Hide (Total Control of Auckland) Bill\u201D because this bill gives Rodney Hide ultimate and total control of Auckland. It establishes a transition agency whose members he can hand-pick. The bill says that that transition agency has to have all of its expenditure approved by the Minister, and it gives that transition agency the ultimate control over all the decision making of all the democratically elected existing authorities in Auckland. It hands ultimate and total control to the ACT Party and to people like Rodney Hide and Roger Douglas. Rodney Hide can now appoint whomever he likes to this transition agency. That is why we should call this the \u201CRodney Hide (Total Control of Auckland) Bill\u201D. He could appoint, if he so chose, Roger Douglas and Richard Prebble to this agency, because even though Roger Douglas is a member of the House, we know that National members do not have any problem with double-dipping. They do not have any problem with double-dipping; they do not have any problem with anyone being involved in local government politics at the same time as being in this House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000907\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe should call this the \u201CLocal Government Reorganisation Part 1 Bill\u201D, because we know this is the first step in the plans of National and the ACT Party to merge all local authorities into super-councils up and down the country. I took an interest in this particular issue because I know that Paul Quinn and his mate John Terris have been going around the Hutt Valley saying they are in favour of merging Wellington local authorities. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000908\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002224fe05ea7ae4475ea5786b59a2a6067d\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I put to you that we are getting repetition.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000909\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022aff4861a96894490ae0f032f9a4a988d\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I call Chris Hipkins to continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000910\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279b58442f9bc45d7b75f1ba2d18fdc8d\u0022\u003ECHRIS HIPKINS\u003C/span\u003E: I asked Rodney Hide whether he had received any advice on the merging of the Upper Hutt and the Lower Hutt city councils, and he has. He has already received advice on the potential merger of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt city councils. He answered that in parliamentary written question No. 05571, where he confirmed that he had received advice on the merging of the Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt city councils on 24 April 2009. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000911\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EI invite the Minister in the chair to take a call and give the people of the Hutt Valley an absolute reassurance that they are not going to lose their local governance as well, as part 2 of this reorganisation that National and the ACT Party are pushing. We know that Hutt Valley people cannot be certain that they would even get a say in that reorganisation, because National and the ACT Party would ram through more legislation in this House. That is why we should call this bill the \u201CLocal Government Reorganisation Part 1 Bill\u201D\u2014because we know that there is more to come. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000912\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe should call this the \u201CNational Party Knows Best Bill\u201D because we heard from members opposite that the people had their say on 8 November last year. It is all over from then on in; National has 3 years when it can do whatever it likes under parliamentary urgency, and it does not have to go back and consult the people. It does not even have to send legislation to a select committee. It can do just whatever it likes. That is why we should call this bill the \u201CNational Party Knows Best Bill\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000913\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe should call it the \u201CGerry Brownlee Has Finally Read the Standing Orders Bill\u201D because after 3 days of debating amendments Gerry Brownlee finally worked out how to get them ruled out of order\u2014not on his own; in fact he probably had quite a bit of help from Rodney Hide to do that. Gerry Brownlee sat through 3 days of voting on amendments before he thought it might be a good idea to pick up the Standing Orders and maybe have a bit of a read. The Leader of the House has finally read the Standing Orders! That is a cause for celebration. So we should call this bill the \u201CGerry Brownlee Has Finally Read the Standing Orders Bill\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000914\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe could call it the \u201CWhere is Melissa Lee Bill\u201D, because, despite wanting to be the next MP for Mt Albert, she has not taken one single call on this debate. She wants to be the next member of Parliament for a seat in the centre of Auckland, yet she has absolutely nothing to say on the reorganisation of Auckland\u2019s local governance. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000915\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003EWe could call this the \u201CPrivatisation is Back on the Agenda Bill\u201D. National members may have gone around the country saying they would not sell State-owned enterprises like Kiwibank, but they have suddenly discovered there are a whole lot of State assets in local government that they can get their hands on and hock off. They voted against the amendment put forward by Labour that would have saved that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u002203615fee9b4344ec829c1b869f55f124\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000916\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002203615fee9b4344ec829c1b869f55f124\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022 data-id=\u002254a9eb38cc8f4cab9bd504828f5cd1be\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000917\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002254a9eb38cc8f4cab9bd504828f5cd1be\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E This bill is being rammed through with no select committee consideration. Two parts of the bill will be in effect very shortly. Part 3 has some of the most significant implications for Aucklanders that one could imagine. Around $28 billion worth of assets, 6,300 workers, and local government representation and services for over a million people will all be affected by the work of the transitional agency that is being established, and that agency is under no obligation to consult anybody, other than the Minister Rodney Hide. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000918\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003ESome of my colleagues have already suggested that we should be calling this bill after Rodney Hide. That seems very appropriate, given how much power he has to control this agency. This agency is made up of somewhere between three and five people. There are no requirements here to determine any criteria for selecting them. There is no need for that agency or its board to be representative of anybody. In fact, it could be made up of five of Rodney\u2019s best friends or, as somebody said, five members of the ACT Party, for example. This is entirely possible under this bill. Let us call it the \u201CCentralised Power in the Hands of a Rich Few Bill\u201D, shall we? Let us do that. Let us call it the \u201CCentralised in the Hands of the ACT Party Bill\u201D or indeed the \u201CCentralise it in the Hands of Rodney Hide Bill\u201D. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000919\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EWill Rodney Hide bother to talk to anybody about any of the important matters that the transitional agency will be dealing with? I think it is highly unlikely, given there was no consultation on the recommendations of the royal commission, given that developing the Government\u2019s proposal after the royal commission did not seem to involve consultation with anyone other than the Government, and given that no effort was made to cost it or to take a regulatory impact analysis before pushing this bill through Parliament. I think it is highly unlikely that he will consult people about the implications of some of the matters that the transitional agency will be dealing with. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000920\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EDespite our best efforts over the last few days to scrutinise this bill, in the absence of a select committee process there will undoubtedly be things that have not been able to be checked in this Parliament. We have done our very best. We have raised issues concerning representation and making sure that people are represented\u2014that the diverse and large population of Auckland is represented appropriately. We have put in place amendments concerning assets in order to make sure not only that they are not privatised but also that our elected representatives do not lose control of them\u2014that they have the right to control those assets. We have made a number of amendments concerning workers and the treatment of the 6,300 council workers. But none of that has been taken into account by the Government. Its members are far too arrogant to think that any of those things have merit. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000921\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EI think that Aucklanders, and in fact New Zealanders, will be highly resentful of the fact that the Government has not bothered to pick up a number of very important matters that Labour has raised with it. Labour members know that those issues matter to New Zealanders. The public control of public assets and the fair treatment of workers matter to New Zealanders. We have raised our concerns about unintended consequences, such as the paid parental leave provisions, which Gerry Brownlee considers to be a silly matter. If we are right, then a lot of women will be very concerned\u2014and a lot of families, in fact\u2014about Mr Brownlee\u2019s attitude to this important matter of paid parental leave. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000922\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThere are a number of matters that we have not even been able to consider. One of those matters concerns clause 33. This clause has not had any consideration by the Committee, but again we could call clause 33 the \u201CLet Councillor Lotu-Iiga off the Hook\u201D clause because that clause, which we have not considered yet, is all about filling extraordinary vacancies during the transition period. This now provides councillor Lotu-Iiga with the opportunity to resign\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000923\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226c5043e5d77a40ee96a7f56792d962cf\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I apologise for interrupting the member, but I would like some advice. It is highly irregular and deeply offensive for a member, as he is wandering around the Chamber, to be screaming\u2014not interjecting\u2014at the speaker on her feet. He is not even bothering to sit in his seat. I ask you to enforce the relevant Standing Orders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000924\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b27f8959755d4e4ca1c9a36ca2c5a173\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: It is unfortunate that the member has interrupted the speech being made by a member of his own party. This is how I recall it, as I heard it. The member speaking was making reference to the member who was moving across the Chamber. The member who was moving across the Chamber heard his name mentioned and felt that it had been mispronounced. The member decided to try to correct the pronunciation of the member\u2019s name. That is how I heard the exchange. We could get picky about it and interrupt all members\u2019 speeches, but I would prefer not to. I thought that was the matter. The member is still speaking and making her points, but I invite members when they are speaking to do their best to pronounce people\u2019s names properly.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000925\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dc5c565c43a7403e92d1b00d80b18da4\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: Councillor Lotu-Iiga is missing in action, according to The Aucklander in two articles now. We have not even had a chance to consider the fact that this clause enables him to deal with the heat that he is under.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022 data-id=\u002246b2ce18944e49578b380d6f69ebb496\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000926\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c83012b4-3939-4753-80fc-1956a3e2bd1e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002246b2ce18944e49578b380d6f69ebb496\u0022\u003EMICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u0022750dfe16eed74e53ae2509434595d05c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000927\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022750dfe16eed74e53ae2509434595d05c\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to support the amendment of my colleague Sue Kedgley that states this bill should more appropriately be called the \u201CGutting of Local Democracy Bill\u201D. We have heard from Rodney Hide that the bill will take effect, for the most part, on the day after it receives the Royal assent. I think many Aucklanders will be very concerned that that will be the beginning of the stripping away of their local democracy and their ability to participate properly in civic affairs. I think they will be looking to another commencement date\u2014the commencement date of the h\u012Bkoi in Auckland. The h\u012Bkoi has been initiated by M\u0101ori and will be led by them, but no doubt it will bring in a lot of Aucklanders who want to protest. People will be coming from the south, the north, and the west, and from the \u014Cr\u0101kei Marae, into the centre of town for a big march up Queen Street to Aotea Square. I think that will be a very important commencement date. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000928\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EOne thing that worries me is that when this bill takes effect and the Minister appoints the members of the transitional agency\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000929\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022238e1f31e49540ddbe53bc02c7105f2a\u0022\u003ESue Kedgley\u003C/span\u003E: The gang of four.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000930\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220742cc103476424ea84d9afcbfbb04c6\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE\u003C/span\u003E: It is called the gang of four by my colleague. It is the gang of four if we include Rodney Hide. The agency needs to have only three members\u2014a chair and two others. If we look at the schedules, which unfortunately we did not get time to debate in some detail, we see they state that the quorum can be two members. If there are three members\u2014the chair and two others\u2014and the chair is empowered under the provision in the schedules to call meetings at times and in places that its chairman appoints, he can call a meeting of just himself and one of the other members who turns up. They can have a vote but if it is divided, then the chair has the casting vote, so we have one person who can effectively direct everything in Auckland for that whole transitional period. When we think that there are all those other provisions that any agenda items can be interfered with and anything can be changed, basically that puts huge power particularly in the hands of the chair of the board. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000931\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EWe can contrast that with the powers under the associated bill, where the local community boards\u201420 or 30 of them\u2014do not have any powers at all, other than what is delegated by the larger Auckland Council. The larger Auckland Council might say \u201CWe\u2019re not going to delegate anything. Get stuffed.\u201D, and that would be it, under this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000932\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003ESo members can see how the name \u201CGutting of Local Democracy Bill\u201D is very appropriate. Why could it not have gone to a select committee? I was on the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee for the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Bill. We had less than a month to consider that bill. Perhaps we should have had longer, but it shows that we can have short periods, medium periods, or long periods of select committee consideration. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000933\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EWhat was the Government scared about when it said that this transition bill could not go through a select committee process? It is outrageous, but it sort of fits in with what the Government did not long after it came to power, which was to rush a whole lot of important bills through Parliament under urgency so that there was no proper consideration. It is becoming a pattern\u2014a very bad pattern. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000934\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003EAs Chris Hipkins said, this process could be a blueprint for what will happen across the country, including to the Wellington region. It is something that every New Zealander should shake in their boots about, and not just think it is something that concerns only Auckland. It concerns the very democracy of this country. We do not want democracy to be cut out at the local level and have democracy\u2014even limited democracy, as we have seen over this urgency period\u2014only in this Parliament. The limitations on the Government in our unicameral parliamentary system are bad enough\u2014things can be rushed through very fast despite the resistance, in particular, of the M\u0101ori Party, the Greens, and Labour\u2014without stripping away the powers of the people in terms of their local democracy. So the Greens are very supportive of Sue Kedgley\u2019s amendment and very much against this bill as a whole.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022e501f6f21540461b89ef6a3e32902a4a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000935\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e501f6f21540461b89ef6a3e32902a4a\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I am sorry that this point of order is slightly late, but I have only just come back into the Chamber. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000936\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022547779f666834a5f893ad1047fb5cbbe\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: So we suffer.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000937\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221cdc9d0f355f4c2fa93bef7b62de14b4\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. It is a new point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000938\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022cfcf29e23c0d4b60b922d1a1f8e211e0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think I know what the member is going to raise. I just say to members that it is helpful if we keep our comments down while a point of order is being raised. I do not mind small muttering, but that comment was a bit excessive.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000939\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bd9ba6eb59564ad1a6a99764c064de84\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES\u003C/span\u003E: My point of order is about the stage we are now at in Committee, which is the debate on the title and commencement clauses. As you are probably all too painfully aware, this bill has not been to a select committee; this is not the first time that has been said by the Opposition. There is a longstanding convention that, as a result, firstly, a slightly wider scope is given to members for their speeches, and, secondly, the debate goes for longer than a normal debate on the title and commencement clauses. I understand that the Government has repeatedly moved closure motions on these clauses, so I just wanted to formally raise with you whether you will be taking into account the fact that this bill has not had the select committee scrutiny that it would normally have had.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000940\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226c33691304074731aff82a44aadbbe83\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I assure the member that the Chair will take all matters into account. It is a long and complex algorithm, parts of which will be relevancy, repetition, the quality of the debate, the fact that the bill has not gone to a select committee, and the fact that it is a wide-ranging debate. All those elements will be judiciously weighed up, and the balance of the argument will be sought. At that point the Chair will decide whether we are going to take closure. I thank the member for his effort.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022 data-id=\u002241de2f3f4a184d00ba2c5525fb888c82\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000941\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b8383f38-c78c-4e5d-8324-677d91e95c49\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002241de2f3f4a184d00ba2c5525fb888c82\u0022\u003EKEITH LOCKE (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I was listening very carefully to your criteria for judging the length of this particular part of the debate. In reference to the point you mentioned about the quality of the debate, I think this debate\u2014particularly from Labour, the Greens, and the M\u0101ori Party\u2014has been of an extraordinarily high quality. I think that should be taken into consideration, because I am sure that that quality will continue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000942\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b63d66ca411e412eaafb6037dfc19248\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Well, I am sure that the quality of the debate has been such that the member will take the oral record and replay it on a continuous loop to himself when he is home at the weekends.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022a9409c9a32cf44a58050665e8f294af4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000943\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a9409c9a32cf44a58050665e8f294af4\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Am I to take your ruling to mean, then, that you are reflecting Speaker\u2019s ruling 110/7, which says: \u201Cmembers should have some latitude to summarise, and make concluding remarks about, the issues they have raised during the committee\u2019s consideration of the bill.\u201D? Of course, this bill has been considered for 3 days, and although none of the Opposition\u2019s amendments have been accepted, a very wide range of issues have been raised, many of which deserve to be touched on in this debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000944\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a411d510fa3b4bdf98e042e3299bcaab\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The member can be assured that the Chair has that very point weightily in his mind, and will consider it very carefully.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002260200136-9d63-4a82-b4f5-c00411adb1fd\u0022 data-id=\u0022ae9185f96d934045950abebb83e053b5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000945\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002260200136-9d63-4a82-b4f5-c00411adb1fd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ae9185f96d934045950abebb83e053b5\u0022\u003EJO GOODHEW (National\u2014Rangitata):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022 data-id=\u00229ba0815595754a4d878f98ace666a37c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000946\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00229ba0815595754a4d878f98ace666a37c\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour\u2014Waimakariri):\u003C/span\u003E I think the Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill could be quite properly named the \u201CRodney Hide - ACT Party Double-cross Their Constituents Bill\u201D. If members recall, some time ago in an earlier debate Mr Hide said that he would come into this Parliament and, if he was a Minister, he would listen to people. Mr Boscawen, of course, led marches all over the country\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000947\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ba16cfaec5014a6bbee9be9305f1f543\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: Only Mt Albert.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000948\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022798c2cb9fb454d37bf32c1d0c1fb39f9\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, in Mt Albert. He was calling for people to be listened to over various issues. Yet when those members get into Government, no one is listened to. The people of Epsom\u2014Mr Hide\u2019s electorate\u2014apparently are not intelligent enough to be listened to. The people in Heather Roy\u2019s part of the world that she purports to represent\u2014she does not have any constituents\u2014apparently are not intelligent enough to be listened to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000949\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221fb8d8db-3e96-49c7-ab1c-b7916a50e30e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226df643bc43f244a6b45e6e1745351148\u0022\u003EHon Steve Chadwick\u003C/span\u003E: Or to bother.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000950\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022da037ffc7ba04087b3674fc0b683bdcf\u0022\u003EHon CLAYTON COSGROVE\u003C/span\u003E: Or to bother. As other speakers have said, it is interesting that once the bill is passed, National will take out half-page ads in the paper and have public meetings in order to consult with folk\u2014after the horse has bolted. I think that is pretty reprehensible. This is one of the biggest changes to the biggest city in our country, and it will have huge commercial, social, and logistical impacts for a whole host of New Zealanders. I believe that that is absolutely wrong, and I invite Mr Hide and others to reflect on their conduct and on that of the Government throughout this debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f99bcf9e-1ad4-4ed4-9a97-1cccb5b1e11a\u0022 data-id=\u0022e92d82c0c25a47ecb7906fd7dd990939\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000951\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f99bcf9e-1ad4-4ed4-9a97-1cccb5b1e11a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e92d82c0c25a47ecb7906fd7dd990939\u0022\u003EDr JACKIE BLUE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002230d3f3791be241ac8859660007e6f9ff\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the question be now put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 68\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; M\u0101ori Party 4; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 32\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000952\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 1 be agreed to: \u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000953\u0022\u003Eto omit \u201CAuckland Reorganisation\u201D and substitute \u201CTamaki Makaurau Reorganisation\u201D.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022eab305bbb75b42ab831d702da8593e88\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00228eb12c2978cf4c9bb72d30b7b28fb7bf\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000954\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228eb12c2978cf4c9bb72d30b7b28fb7bf\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: As a consequence of that amendment to the Minister\u2019s amendment, Sue Kedgley\u2019s amendment is ruled out of order as it is inconsistent with the previous decision. Secondly, there are two amendments in the name of the Hon David Parker that are inconsistent with the previous decision, and, therefore, are ruled out of order. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u0022f1ef8987bbb24246be941b06cf3e3113\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000955\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f1ef8987bbb24246be941b06cf3e3113\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. Am I to take it that my third amendment is within order, notwithstanding the prior vote, and that it could be put?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00222b110b3983dd4cdbaf6f98ca28813315\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000956\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222b110b3983dd4cdbaf6f98ca28813315\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I wonder whether the Hon David Parker could explain for us what his third amendment is. It is a bit confusing with so many amendments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u00220977ec023db34157bfdddd66ce2f4deb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000957\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220977ec023db34157bfdddd66ce2f4deb\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E My first amendment was to delete the word \u201Creorganisation\u201D and substitute the words \u201Cconcentration of power\u201D; my second was to delete the word \u201Creorganisation\u201D and substitute the words \u201Cdemocratic deficiency\u201D; and my third was to delete the word \u201Creorganisation\u201D and substitute the words \u201Cfacilitating the privatisation of council assets\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u00220287c4bb046d4a4a8e35b71bd1e881b0\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000958\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220287c4bb046d4a4a8e35b71bd1e881b0\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have considered the three amendments, and I wish to change my ruling to say that not just two amendments are out of order, but all three are out of order as being inconsistent with the previous decision.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000959\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Rodney Hide to clause 2 be agreed to: \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000960\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003Eto omit subclauses (1) to (3) and to substitute the following new subclauses:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000961\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ESubject to subsections (2) and (3) this Act comes into force 2 days after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000962\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EPart 2 comes into force on 1 November 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000963\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003ESections 27 and 28 and subpart 3 of Part 3 come into force on the close of 31 December 2010.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022b1f76645ba564db5ace7d6f2b1a49893\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAmendment agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022d3c2d3eead6145679a3602262400ada6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000964\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d3c2d3eead6145679a3602262400ada6\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: There are a number of amendments in the name of Jacinda Ardern. I have to confess that I have not personally read each of them, but I have been told by the Clerk\u2019s Office, which has worked through each of the amendments, that they are out of order as they are inconsistent with a previous decision of the Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022e81a01fda7e54c27a5c14887843e1c67\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000965\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e81a01fda7e54c27a5c14887843e1c67\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I seek your assurance that you have sought the assurance of the Clerk\u2019s Office that that is the case, and that all of the amendments have been read by the Clerk\u2019s Office. My view is that it would be very hard for that assurance to be given considering the time that has been involved.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00223f1155bf5a254065afa678bfb30f4c8c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000966\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223f1155bf5a254065afa678bfb30f4c8c\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E It is not for me to speak, of course, but I know that the Clerk\u2019s Office has done an outstanding job in regard to the whole issue of these bills. I have had the opportunity to notice that the staff peruse these things thoroughly. I would feel confident that they will have vetted the amendments submitted by the member, and if the staff say the amendments are out of order then I would accept that is so. At the end of the day, the important thing is that the Chairperson has sought advice from the Clerk\u2019s Office, and it has provided advice. Finally, the decision comes down to you, Mr Chairperson. If you rule that the amendments are out of order, then we have to accept your ruling and that they are out of order. We have already had rulings from the Speaker, who has been called back on that very point.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022c81ab6ade4b94fbe9ca5aed752c67c29\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000967\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c81ab6ade4b94fbe9ca5aed752c67c29\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I ask you, Mr Chairperson, to advise the Committee, because, obviously, a lot of amendments are involved. We acknowledge that the Committee has passed two amendments in the Minister\u2019s name\u2014the second one being to clause 2 to omit the words \u201Con the day\u201D and to substitute the words \u201C2 days\u201D. A number of the amendments in front of you refer not only to the date on which the bill comes into effect, but also to what has to happen before the Royal assent can be given, and particularly to some consultation with specified individuals. I think that even though we can accept that the actual day the bill becomes an Act has changed because of Mr Hide\u2019s amendments, there are a number of amendments for the period leading up to that point. I think that some advice from you to the Committee would be quite helpful.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022 data-id=\u00223dcb886572584564b0ec8e91e3a224ea\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000968\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002223de6bd3-0482-495d-88f4-7cc3f75d8442\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223dcb886572584564b0ec8e91e3a224ea\u0022\u003ENATHAN GUY (Senior Whip\u2014National):\u003C/span\u003E You, Mr Chairperson, have given a clear ruling to the Committee that these amendments in the name of Jacinda Ardern have been ruled out of order. I think it is unfair of the Opposition to directly attack the Clerk\u2019s Office. I think the staff have done a fantastic job. You have ruled, and the Committee, therefore, should not challenge your ruling. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022 data-id=\u002234954fad521a47bb8f509a0aca210aad\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000969\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f5d71749-ae91-4af7-b2bd-77260398912a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002234954fad521a47bb8f509a0aca210aad\u0022\u003EHon DAVID PARKER (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I will start by saying that the Opposition also agrees that Office of the Clerk has done a wonderful job, and there is no criticism at all of the office. The staff have worked under considerable pressure. There has been an enormous number of amendments brought about by the process that the Government is running. The point that Mr Hughes makes is quite a valid one, and one on which we seek a ruling. His point is that the effect of some of the Opposition amendments is not covered by the amendments that have been put by the Minister, because they relate not to the date on which the Act comes into force following the Royal assent, but to what must happen prior to the bill going for the Royal assent. That is a different question.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u002217fb3c20451b41008a072b569126dd5a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000970\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002217fb3c20451b41008a072b569126dd5a\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I say to members that I am happy to rule. I have now personally perused for myself half of the amendments\u2014they are all in the same form\u2014and I find the amendments are out of order on two counts: firstly, the date issue is well taken care of in Rodney Hide\u2019s amendment; and, secondly, I would rule them out on the basis that they are not serious amendments. I intend no disrespect to the very important office of the chief Opposition whip, but I do not think that it is a serious amendment to say that things cannot happen until the chief Opposition whip has signed them off. The member may disagree, and I must tell members that there are lots of things for which the chief Opposition whip\u2019s sign-off is very important\u2014one of them being leave, amongst other things\u2014and we all hang on his word. However, in this particular circumstance, I do not believe that is a serious amendment. The second role whose sign-off is required is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. It then goes on to the president of the Law Commission, the Chief Ombudsman\u2014I could go on\u2014there is the Mayor of North Shore City, etc. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000971\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d11445907af24f8a98b0bc8794b1161b\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: A good fellow.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000972\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d1139e5647f14f94b816bf054af64a7e\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, as the member interjects, I have no doubt that the mayor is a very good person, but it would be inappropriate for the Chief Ombudsman, for example, to be involved in signing off anything to do with statutes. That is not the role that the person has. So the first reason I think the amendments are out of order is that they are inconsistent with the amendment put forward by Rodney Hide, and the second reason is that I do not think they are particularly serious. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022d859b804a4e946649613ce1ad8f0a5c6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000973\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d859b804a4e946649613ce1ad8f0a5c6\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Chairperson. I think two points need to be made. They probably both go to questions of substance. I take very serious issue with your ruling on frivolity. I do not accept the idea that reorganisation cannot be done with a sense of unanimity and a sense of Parliament, the country, and the local authorities coming together. I think it is appropriate for the Committee to make that decision. A process that involves other people who guard the country\u2019s processes, such as the president of the Law Commission and the Chief Ombudsman, might raise argument as to their roles, but I think an argument can be made that it is appropriate for those people to be involved. On the question of dates, it is certainly my view that the date issue, notwithstanding Rodney Hide\u2019s amendment, when put together with the other substance could rule out some of the amendments, but not all of them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000974\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280a00d768dff4c09bdbce3038fa7adbb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: On the date issue, I say that the Committee, having made an amendment on the issue, has set the date that the bill comes into force. The Committee has determined what the date is, and any other date is then inconsistent with that decision. The date amendments have gone. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000975\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EOn the substance issue, Mr Mallard makes a very good point, but I have heard no justification as to what role the Mayor of Carterton could possibly have in this legislation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000976\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022befbe18558004d4796915b9f884b5b99\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I can give you that one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000977\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a4ad03821ad6452188b3838ae9a38aeb\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I ask the member to let me finish. Carterton is a long way from Auckland, I grant you. I have ruled the amendments out. The member might like to make some closing comments, but I do not think I am persuadable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00221299ad2bfb27499cae4bce7b2ac8eaad\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000978\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221299ad2bfb27499cae4bce7b2ac8eaad\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E On the question of the Mayor of Carterton, I think that it has already been made clear from the evidence in the Committee this afternoon\u2014although you might not have been in the Chair\u2014from Mr Hipkins that the Minister of Local Government has called for, and received, a report on reorganisation in the Wellington region. Carterton is part of that region. The concern of the Opposition is that this process not only is being set up for Auckland but will be carried throughout the country. It is undemocratic reform: there is a lack of referenda, as required under the Local Government Act; and there is the lack of a select committee process, which should apply to this area. Although not all of us think that the Mayor of Carterton at the present time is the best character in the world, and that Ron Mark could well do a better job, the mayors of the Wellington region could well have a view as to processes for the country generally.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000979\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00221dbd2811-8e58-4ffb-848d-31c0eaa9690a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e1b87048f8c04ce9a35f955b035c0d21\u0022\u003EChris Hipkins\u003C/span\u003E: Speaking to the point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000980\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022efa009a3eac745c19c5d414af52ad1ac\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: No, I think that we have had enough. I say to Trevor Mallard that I listened to Chris Hipkins. He talked about Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt, but he did not mention Carterton. The last point that I make to the member is that the title of the bill is a give-away. It was Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill; we now have the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill. T\u0101maki-makau-rau is a long way from the Wairarapa.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022993667fe934b4c24841a516c5e43672e\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That clause 1 as amended be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EClause 1 as amended agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002231a6cec4a3db43599c8913d060eb3e5c\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That clause 2 as amended be agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EClause 2 as amended agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000981\u0022\u003EHouse resumed.\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000982\u0022\u003EBill reported with amendment.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022c6f4bf8d050b436f94409973c430b068\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000983\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c6f4bf8d050b436f94409973c430b068\u0022\u003EThe CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I move, That the report be adopted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00220d615c743a09449789df782ade529985\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the report be adopted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 36\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 25; Green Party 7; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EReport adopted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000984\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u00223d6d5e4e94a04c78823a75e352837249\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000985\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u0022978815528ba74f27aefbde066ead5204\u0022\u003EThird Reading\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00226696460724504822b72bf545443419f3\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000986\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226696460724504822b72bf545443419f3\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Leader\u2014ACT):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill be now read a third time. The purpose of the bill is to provide the legislative mechanisms for transition to the new Auckland governance arrangements, which are required to be in place as early as possible. We need to act decisively if the new structure is to be established before October next year. This measure will allow members of the new Auckland Council and local boards to be elected at the October 2010 local government elections. The short transition period will minimise uncertainty and disruption for council staff and the public.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000987\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe Auckland region needs decisive leadership, robust infrastructure, and facilities and services to cater for its people. The Royal Commission on Auckland Governance found that many of the things holding back Auckland related to the way that the region is run. It found that the Auckland Regional Council and the seven territorial authorities lacked a collective sense of purpose, constitutional ability, and the momentum to address issues effectively for the overall good of Auckland. The Government agreed with many of the royal commission\u2019s recommendations, has gone further on a few, and has provided some alternative solutions, such as the social issues forum. The Government has made a fast and decisive response to the royal commission\u2019s report.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000988\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI would like to thank the royal commissioners for their work, and to congratulate all those involved in coordinating the Government\u2019s response. I also want to thank the people of Auckland who contributed through their submissions to the royal commission report, and who have continued to express their views. The level of interest and continued debate gives me great confidence that the new Auckland mayor and council will lead a vigorous and critical local democracy. I also thank my Associate Minister of Local Government, Mr John Carter, with whom I have built up a great sense of teamwork and friendship. He has done an outstanding job over the period in, first of all, developing the policy, producing the legislation, and, indeed, making sure the legislation has a speedy process through Parliament. I also thank Mr Brendan Boyle from the Department of Internal Affairs and his team, who have done an outstanding job for the people of Auckland, Parliament, and New Zealand. We should all be proud of the calibre of the staff of the Department of Internal Affairs.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000989\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe Auckland Council, as a single unitary authority governing the region, will provide leadership and deliver core services efficiently and effectively. The second tier of governance, made up of 20 to 30 local boards, will ensure that Aucklanders are heard on issues and make local decisions on local matters. The new system for Auckland governance will be much simpler, be more coordinated, and provide for community representation at the grassroots level. This bill is the foundation stone upon which we will make Auckland a great place to live that drives New Zealand\u2019s economic growth. The new mayor and councillors will be the first leaders in Auckland\u2019s history to be in a position to balance local and regional issues. They will be able to speak with one voice to central government, and this Government intends to listen. This bill provides for the establishment of the Auckland Council on and from 1 November 2010, the establishment of the Auckland Transition Agency to manage and facilitate the transition to the new local governance arrangements, and requirements for the existing local authorities and certain other entities to participate in the reorganisation, both by doing specified things and by refraining from doing specified things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000990\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis Government was elected to govern. There are those who believe that they have more to say in addition to the decades of debate and the royal commission submissions and report. There are those who believe that the Government should somehow make the complex process simple, and put a single simple question to a referendum, which would delay or possibly stop the renewal of Auckland governance. There are those who say that we have waited 50 years and that we can wait longer. We cannot wait longer. The royal commission considered the possibility of waiting and said no. It said we should act now. It said it is essential that the transition work is under way quickly. It said that the 18-month time frame for the establishment of the Auckland Council is ambitious but achievable, and it said that it is most important that the deadline is met. It said that the consultation by the royal commission had been extensive, and that there was \u201Cno need to rehearse old arguments\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000991\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe bill will enable work to get under way to make Auckland an internationally competitive city and a place that encourages our children and grandchildren to build their futures in New Zealand. This is a bill that Auckland needs, and a bill that New Zealand needs. It is well-thought-out and, with the later bills, balances the need for urgency with the need for democratic input. I commend this bill to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022 data-id=\u0022f28c41365f7f44d19dfa23041f57cab8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000992\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f28c41365f7f44d19dfa23041f57cab8\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I begin by acknowledging the sterling service provided by the Clerk\u2019s Office\u2014those officers of this esteemed institution who have helped guide the parliamentarians through this tumultuous single day of sitting. I would not like it to go unnoticed that they have shown a great deal of diligence and patience, and they have had to sustain some attacks from the other side of the House, and, indeed, the Leader of the House, who drove a stake driven by desperation, pettiness, and sleepiness into the heart of this very key part of our legislature. I want it noted that we appreciate the services of those in the Clerk\u2019s Office. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000993\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EIt is necessary for us to rehearse ever so briefly why we have taken umbrage with the style and agenda shown by the Prime Minister and Mr Hide. This is what the jurist, the Hon Peter Salmon and his assistants, came back with\u2014it deserves more than 1 day of sitting time of this House. We did not actually imagine that weeks and months would be tied up as the House debated and sent the bill to a select committee, because the royal commission settled upon a model that a huge number of parliamentarians saw some merit in. We took a great deal of exception to the undemocratic, unconstitutional, reckless, and dangerous style with which the rights of Aucklanders, families, workers, and community members have been trampled on, as a consequence of there being no opportunity for the public to comment on this reorganisation bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000994\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThe bill posits inordinate power with a small, shadowy group of people. We have no idea what they will cost us, broadly imagining that the ratepayers of Auckland will be left with the bill. They are a small group of people whom we fear will rack up inordinate expenses and then provide an opportunity for others not far away from them to use that as a chance to drive ahead with a privatisation agenda. We have been concerned that, and we have recited reasons why, this reorganisation bill will actually weaken the ability of Auckland to achieve mega-city status. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000995\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThere have been ill-informed remarks from members on the other side of the House, because, I understand, they believe that entertainment opportunities have been squandered as a consequence of the Pasifika, M\u0101ori, and Asians\u2014who deserved an opportunity to come forward and simply tell their story. So it fell to Labour to ensure that the cloak of democracy sits easily on this House\u2014not ruffled, wrapped up, and thrown aside like unwanted chip paper; that is not for us. That is why we have taken the time to try to explore every opportunity to ensure that the ratepayers of Auckland remember that it was the National Government that showed arrogant, uncaring, profit-driven, narrow, and divisive zealotry. That was what we sought to show the entirety of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000996\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EI must continue on this rather baneful subject of the costs. The royal commission did not come up with exclusive costings. Rodney Hide stood in this House and said he did not know how much it will cost. John Key is not interested in how much it will cost. Bill English is already busily working out how he can claw it back after Treasury has had to fund it. It will fall on a whole bunch of people in Auckland who can hardly cope with the cost structure they are living with at the moment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000997\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThere is a small reliance on the M\u0101ori language, as this bill gets to its fateful, fitful end. You know, the name T\u0101maki-makau-rau is emblematic of what we have been through here. \u201CT\u0101maki\u201D means either \u201Cancestor\u201D or \u201Cobject of desire\u201D; \u201Cmakau\u201D means \u201Csweetheart\u201D, and it also means \u201Clow tide\u201D. This is definitely where the tide has begun to ebb for this uncaring, reckless, agenda-driven, and ideologically driven Government. The people of Auckland can see when the tide starts to go out, and it is definitely going out in particular on those Auckland MPs in the Government. Let them go out and explain to the Auckland communities why, from now on, every council decision will have to be reinforced or mandated by a small shadowy cabal of tsars. That is very, very dangerous. Let those MPs go out and tell them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000998\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ELet them tell them in Onehunga. Of course, \u201Chunga\u201D means \u201Cpeople\u201D, and \u201Cone\u201D means \u201Csoil\u201D. That is where the people who supported this madness of the National Government will be buried. M\u0101ngere in South Auckland\u2014well it is unfortunate that those members\u2019 colleague, who could not be here, has decided that the entirety of South Auckland should be written off with a glib remark about criminality. Of course we know that in M\u0101ngere they will remember that, because \u201Cm\u0101ngere\u201D means \u201Clazy\u201D, \u201Cm\u0101ngere\u201D means \u201Cidle\u201D, and if there has ever been an example of a lazy approach to good governance, this Government has given it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230000999\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ca6eb049de8746a3b9af8faed38bc209\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019d know! You\u2019re the laziest of everyone!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001000\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225352202761354cf5a5e9eb3fe1e2fa67\u0022\u003EHon SHANE JONES\u003C/span\u003E: Then there is Waitakere, as members will remember. It is important that I educate Mr Quinn. He has so much time on his hands as a consequence of Wayne Peters showing how M\u0101ori rugby ought to be run\u2014showing how M\u0101ori rugby in Auckland, covered by the transitional authority, will be in better shape for the Rugby World Cup. In fact, I fear that the preparations for the Rugby World Cup may begin to rumble and shake in Auckland. But let us come back to Waitakere. \u201CWaitakere\u201D means \u201Cthe bottom of the waka has been holed\u201D. It means that the bottom of the waka is taking on water, not only because of the Waterview Connection, not only because they have criminalised every South Aucklander. They have criminalised them all, and then they want Christine Rankin to offer them counselling. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001001\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThere are some people who come to the House boasting how clever they are. Simon Bridges was one of them, but time will sort out why he never offered one constructive remark. But let us be positive, because our side has provided commentary and ideas that have been a wellspring of positive contributions. We want democratic standards and accountability to reign. I shall now, for the benefit of Mr Quinn, make a 2-minute speech in te reo M\u0101ori that will require a very careful translation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001002\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EN\u0101 reira, ko t\u0101ku ki a t\u0101tou m\u014D T\u0101maki-makau-rau, nui ng\u0101 r\u014Dimata m\u014D te mahi koretake o te K\u0101wanatanga. Ka takahia ki raro te mana o te iwi M\u0101ori. Ka takahia te mana o t\u0101tou whanaunga, hu\u0101nga, manuhiri mai i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. Ka whakatahangia te hunga mai i \u0100hia. N\u0101 r\u0101tou i mahi, n\u0101 te K\u0101wanatanga me w\u0101na hoa i t\u012Btaritari t\u0113nei taonga te tuku p\u014Dti kia mana ai ng\u0101 whakatau i roto i te t\u0101one me te kaunihera hou o T\u0101maki-makau-rau. Me t\u0113tahi atu take, kei hea ng\u0101 whenua, kei hea ng\u0101 taonga hei hokohoko i te tuatahi hei muru i ng\u0101 nama o t\u0113nei mahi ka oti i a r\u0101tou i t\u0113nei w\u0101. Ka ahu mai w\u0113n\u0101 moni, t\u0113n\u0101 p\u016Btea, i hea? Ka ahu mai m\u0101 te tauhokohoko, m\u0101 te hoko ki r\u0101w\u0101hi ki w\u0101 r\u0101tou hoa. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001003\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EMe t\u0113tahi atu take e te Speaker. Nui ng\u0101 mihi ki ng\u0101 pononga a te Whare. Nui ng\u0101 mihi ki ng\u0101 \u0101piha, ki ng\u0101 p\u016Bkenga, ki ng\u0101 w\u0101hine me ng\u0101 t\u0101ne i whakawerawera ai, i whakamomori ai kia oti pai ai ng\u0101 mahi. Ko t\u0101 m\u0101tou he \u0101whina atu i a r\u0101tou. Horekau \u014D m\u0101tou hiahia te whakataimaha i w\u0101 r\u0101tou mahi engari, he \u0101whina atu i a r\u0101tou. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001004\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001005\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E[And so my comment about Auckland to us is that many tears have been shed over work of no consequence by the Government. The authority of M\u0101oridom has been trampled under. The authority of our relatives, kin, and visitors from the Great Ocean of Kiwa, from the Pacific, has been abused. Those from Asia are marginalised. They did it: the Government and its cronies distributed precious votes to ensure that decisions relating to Auckland City and the new council are passed. And besides, there is another matter. Where are the properties, the means to sell in the first instance, to wipe out costs that will be incurred currently for carrying out this task? Where will those moneys, the budget, come from? It will come through a trade-off by selling to their cronies offshore. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001006\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003EThere is another matter, Mr Speaker. There is much admiration for those who serve the House\u2014officials, experts, women and men who have sweated and toiled in their attempts to ensure that the tasks are completed well. Our part is merely to assist them. We do not wish to add to their workload.] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001007\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ESo, Mr Speaker, as a final gesture, as a consequence of your coming back, and our having achieved a single day of sitting on Wednesday, democracy is much richer. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001008\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003ETo the translators, greetings\u2014small room for improvement. Kia ora t\u0101tou.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00227397c3ffc65e4451845de27de5f0a8a8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001009\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227397c3ffc65e4451845de27de5f0a8a8\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I am pleased to follow my colleague from up in Northland. One of the things that happens when you work in this place is that you get to make friends. I count Shane Jones as one of the friends I have made. One of the interesting things I have found with Shane is that although he is an interesting and entertaining speaker, if members listen to what he says\u2014with the exception of a couple of things\u2014they will notice that he never actually says a lot. But he is entertaining nevertheless. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001010\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI agree with him on a couple of points. The first point is that this House needs to thank the Clerks at the Table for all the work they have done. They have done a brilliant job. Secondly, we also need to thank the officials for all the support they have given us during this time. Leeanne O\u2019Brien from the Parliamentary Counsel Office has done an outstanding job, as well, and deserves to be recognised and thanked very much. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001011\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EAmongst all these acknowledgments of the people who have made this Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill happen we also need to acknowledge the Minister in charge of the bill, the Hon Rodney Hide, who has also shown good leadership to all the people who have been working with him. He has taken great interest in this legislation and is certainly supportive of it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001012\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI guess the point I really want to make, and which is important for us all to understand, is that over the last 2 or 3 days we have set in place the ability for us to listen to the wishes and needs of Auckland, and to put in place a system that will allow all Aucklanders to have good local governance that will deal with the infrastructural issues that have been of concern to them. At the same time, the system will protect their rights to have their local government at a local level in order to make sure that the issues that concern them and that affect them on a daily basis are attended to and reflected. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001013\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThat is why I am proud to support this legislation. It is not as if we have finished; we have actually just started. We have started on a long journey. There will be lots of consultation. There will be lots of input. There will be lots of changes. I have said before that just about everything is on the table other than the decision the Government has taken that we will have one Auckland City. Other than that, we are an open book. We will be out there to listen. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001014\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThat is the nice thing with this Government and our Prime Minister, Mr John Key. He is a person who listens. He wants to hear what Aucklanders have to say. John Key; this Government; the Minister in charge of the bill, Rodney Hide; and all of us have set up a procedure that allows that situation to happen. I have to say, if ever there was an opportunity to see democracy in progress it is today. I am proud to support the bill.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u00224b916f88996e4045ab47497402fb9318\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001015\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224b916f88996e4045ab47497402fb9318\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E This has been a black day for New Zealand, and the date on the calendar in this House is still showing 13 May. Of course, the only person who really likes that fact is the Leader of the House: he gets four breakfasts, four lots of morning teas, four snacks, four lunches, four afternoon teas, four dinners, and four suppers. He is the only person on the National side who has liked what has happened this week. I am surprised that it took National members so long to work out how to deal with amendments in the Committee stage. I was getting writer\u2019s cramp, thinking they must catch on soon\u2014they must work this out soon, but no. We saw John Carter running back and forth to the Chamber\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001016\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a0bb922700304577bddbb1139188a442\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: He had the trots.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001017\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229a8221db7b114592be584c060d48201e\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: \u2014then running to the Clerk\u2019s Office, backwards and forwards. As my friend Mr Clayton Cosgrove says, he must have had the trots. No, he was going flat stick to the Clerk\u2019s Office, and in the end National members and their colleagues woke up to it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001018\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe trouble is that tomorrow most New Zealanders will wake up to it, and they will know that they have not had the opportunity to have a say in this legislation. They have been betrayed\u2014absolutely betrayed. John Key has run around the country saying that he has listened; he did not come to the Chamber to listen to a word of this debate, yet it has gone on for 4 days.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001019\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f44431ef-b505-4e94-9f57-a60b0a569bf7\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a85581ceead14a9883c88057aeb4dd76\u0022\u003EHon Shane Jones\u003C/span\u003E: He is busy at proselytising for South Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001020\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002209f1579d59a849af8a7c3dde2e2de18b\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, ha\u2014yes! I have in my hand a newspaper advertisement by the National Party, and I am interested that it states: \u201CHave your say on Auckland local government\u201D. Who is paying for that? The National Party is not; the Parliamentary Service is paying. Who will pay for the changes in local government in Auckland? The National Party will not pay; the ratepayers of Auckland will pay for that, of course. That will cost a huge amount of money, and 1.4 million Aucklanders will pay. And those who live in Manukau will not have much say, at all; the people in Manukau will not be able to get people elected to this council, because the intention in the legislation is to make sure that the blue-rinse brigade and their friends get elected to the council, instead of ordinary New Zealanders. Members may say that that issue is covered in the next bill to be debated.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001021\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe mayors have been really trying to get people to understand the seriousness of what is happening to them. On Monday a week ago there was a meeting in Papakura, and they put out a thousand seats and over a thousand people were there; John Carter fronted. Over recent weeks Judith Collins has had a few words to say, but members ought to hear what people say about her. She will not win Papakura next time\u2014oh, no, she will not. The Mayor of Papakura is disgusted at what she has done\u2014MPs cannot talk down to people. Even in Franklin they are disgusted. They are absolutely disgusted in the Hunua electorate. When people have a look around, they wonder what is in it for them. Yes, there may be a better form of local government for Auckland, but the Government should tell that to the people who have lost their jobs over the last few weeks, and to the people who have lost their overtime and cannot afford to pay their costs. This Government does not want to pay for this change, and I think that that is absolutely disgusting.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWe have a situation in Manurewa\u2014and I am sure it is the same in Manukau East and it would be true of my friend\u2019s seat of M\u0101ngere\u2014where people have been shattered this week by this Government. It is not just because of the effects of this legislation but it is a whole feeling of what National is doing to them. National seems to be all about getting out there and selling a message. I can tell members opposite that not all the people of South Auckland will be rushing along the motorway to go and rob people in Mt Albert, but that is Melissa Lee\u2019s contribution to all of this. Well, that is not good enough. She speaks for the National Party, for the hearts and souls of the National Party. She tells us what they really believe. They believe that people in South Auckland do not count for much. Well, I have to tell National members that they do. South Auckland people are the salt of the earth; they are the best people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001023\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EBut have those people had a chance to have their say? Not from the Government, they have not. My friend the member for M\u0101ngere, my other colleague the member for Manukau East, and I have put out referenda, and the responses have been pouring back in. People think the Government has not consulted on this issue\u201490 percent of them in my case. They think the Government has not talked to them or put them in the loop. Those sorts of people in South Auckland think that National members look down their noses at them and think they do not matter. Well, for me they do matter. But this bill is saying to people: \u201CWe have robbed you of your democracy. We haven\u2019t given you the chance.\u201D As Opposition members, we have had to use our time to make sure those people can be heard\u2014to put up plenty of amendments to the bill, and to keep the debate going in the Chamber\u2014because the Government cannot trample over the rights of this House. They may trample over the rights of people out there\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001024\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a68928ea-9dd8-4a30-8e2c-a0f49dfc8bea\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ab5251d0036e4e40a7380542ef400aa5\u0022\u003ELouise Upston\u003C/span\u003E: How many, George\u2014how many did you do?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001025\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b54fbee2245f47558c6d5e1de7614228\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: The lady from Taup\u014D is screaming out. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001026\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228592d0995f534e99a5bbd11aa799e640\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: How many amendments? Tell us!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001027\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bfe9183de56e44408f399384a229dbf0\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Listen to them; they do not care. There is another one: the three-blonde trio! I have to say that the person in National, of all the backbenchers, who has spent the most time in the Chamber is Allan Peachey.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001028\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ce1d44b0525c4860a5ff7fb66555d990\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: Who?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001029\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022332a4820e96e48fca6c4cd2cef186a9b\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Allan Peachey. But what did he say? He stood up once or twice and said a few words, but it was not with any passion. But at least he stood up and had something to say. But when did the others have something to say? Well, people can go to Papatoetoe on 9 June at 7 p.m. and hear the member Mr Bakshi address people. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001030\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220c6d2476db4c44129a118ba7656b7714\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: The silent one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001031\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225812729bbd9b4436b53a8d0a594f5db5\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: He sat in the Chamber, in the corner over there, for 3 days and said nought. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001032\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022dc6c0f88-e781-476d-bca1-d1bf9b69302b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002212a2aeeae5254972b6d9924eada6e90d\u0022\u003EAmy Adams\u003C/span\u003E: He\u2019s listening\u2014he\u2019s a good listener.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001033\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e7c219f445f54a34a3c3556fdb1d713f\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: He is a fine listener, and he is a fine dealer, a wheeler-dealer to be sure, but I do not know whether he will be able to wheel and deal Auckland some democracy.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001034\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIn the end, people have a right to know. The elderly are scared that they are losing something\u2014they are losing their local council, and that is very important to them. But, more important, people feel they are losing their mayor as a figurehead in their community. They will lose their leaders. Auckland does not have so many leaders that it can afford to put that number on the scrap heap. I think that that is one of the things people must think about. And the bill does not really look after the workers who are affected. What will happen to those 6,000 workers? My bet is that once the new council is up and running, they will be joining the dole queues. They will be coming into our offices and saying: \u201CWe\u2019ve lost our jobs. The Government didn\u2019t keep its word.\u201D I think that that is something that will hang around for the National Party until the next election.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001035\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003ESitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002258f7e659793c4582b3bf0b6b7aeabcd6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001036\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002258f7e659793c4582b3bf0b6b7aeabcd6\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E The Green Party rises more in sorrow than in anger at the third reading of the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill. Once upon a time we in New Zealand took democracy very seriously. Our ancestors fought for democracy, and women fought for the right to participate in the democratic process, but now the Government can get rid of eight democratically elected city councils without consulting one single Aucklander about whether he or she wishes to get rid of the eight democratically elected councils in Auckland, which represent 1.5 million people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001037\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe Greens would not have a problem if there had been a vote and Aucklanders had agreed to get rid of their eight democratically elected councils. But it is being done by this bill, with the stroke of a pen, and without a single Aucklander ever having been consulted, without a mandate from the people of New Zealand ever having been sought, and without voters having been warned in the election manifestos of National and the Act Party that that was their plan. There was no mandate from the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance to get rid of the eight councils and to impose a new model of local governance\u2014a model in which the Mayor of Auckland will have powers that no other mayor in New Zealand has. Why should we suddenly come up with a new model in which the mayor has unprecedented powers unavailable to any other mayor anywhere in New Zealand, and all of this without the people of Auckland ever having been consulted and without anyone having been alerted about it in the manifestos?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001038\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EOne of the things that has concerned the Green Party is the role of the media in the whole debate. The media have been moaning about the fact that it costs $10,000 a minute or something for Parliament to meet, but no one in the media that I am aware of has raised questions as to why we should not be told what the transition will cost. Nobody in the media has asked that question. The other thing is that nobody in the media has questioned the censorship provisions contained in the bill. There are provisions in the bill that amount to censorship. They say that the handpicked cabal, Rodney Hide\u2019s two or three men who will be running the Auckland Transition Agency, will have the power to censor, to override, to prevent any agenda item from being debated over the next 18 months. Has anyone in the media expressed any concern about those censorship provisions? We are up in arms about what is happening in Fiji, where the Government there is censoring the media, but no one seems to be concerned about the fact that the bill includes provisions to allow the transition agency to censor all the councils of Auckland in the next 18 months.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001039\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ENobody in the media seems to be the slightest bit concerned about the four little words \u201Cas it sees fit\u201D that have sneaked into the legislation. These words create a new precedent in New Zealand, because they say that the transition agency is to let people know what it is up to only if it sees fit. As MPs we have a Register of Pecuniary Interests\u2014and the latest is about to come out. Imagine if we put an amendment that we would declare our pecuniary interests only as we see fit. The media would be absolutely up in arms. It would be a scandal. It would be on the front pages of the newspapers that politicians were trying to withhold information about their pecuniary interests. But not one single media outlet has expressed any concern about this new precedent. The Government having slipped it into this bill, will it now be slipped into all the other bills that come before the House\u2014that information is to be divulged only as people see fit? I am deeply disappointed that the media have been so cynical about this process and have not picked up on those provisions, which amount to censorship, to the ability to withhold information, and to the ability to control the agenda items of the councils over the next 18 months. Nor do the media seem to be the slightest bit concerned about the wiping out of a whole layer of democracy and the imposing of a new model of democracy\u2014the \u201Cstrong mayor\u201D model, which really amounts to giving the Mayor of Auckland the powers of a tsar.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001040\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThey do not seem to be the slightest bit concerned about that, or the fact that it is being done through the passage of legislation in haste without any consultation with one single Aucklander. It is an absolutely basic principle of governance that if we are to change the system of governance, we need to have a majority of the governed assent to it. That is why we have referendums when we seek to change the system of governance\u2014for example, with the introduction of MMP. The Government is changing the whole model of governance in Auckland without any referenda, without any consultation, and without any mandate. The media seem to think that it is a joke.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001041\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ERodney Hide and Roger Douglas must be rubbing their hands with glee. There will be, I am sure, a considerable celebration\u2014maybe not tonight; they might be too tired. Later on, the champagne will be popping, and they will say \u201CWe\u2019ve done it again. We\u2019ve completely conned Aucklanders.\u201D Actually, it is not just Aucklanders, because once this measure has been foisted upon Aucklanders we know that it will be rolled out over the rest of New Zealand. They have managed to con New Zealanders and Aucklanders. Those two members will be rubbing their hands. They have used blitzkrieg tactics, ramming things through\u2014tactics that were perfected in the Rogernomics era. All of those tactics have been brought out to whip this bill through the House. Roger Douglas will think it was worthwhile his coming out of retirement to return to the House. He has rammed his agenda through. He has come up with the techniques. He has been giving advice as to how to sneak the measure through, how to slip in the little words \u201Cas it sees fit\u201D so that people do not understand their implication. Rodney Hide will think it was well worth while his choosing the portfolio of Minister of Local Government, because he has pulled off what amounts to a coup d\u2019\u00E9tat. He is setting up Auckland in such a way that at the next election not only will the eight democratically elected Auckland councils be expunged but we will have an Auckland Council with a mayor with the powers of a tsar. John Banks is the next likely mayor. Once he is in complete control of the Auckland Council, he will unleash stage two, which is to sell off the $28 billion of assets of the combined local councils.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001042\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI sought to table a cartoon before, but I did not actually table it. I would like to table it now, because to me it is the only item in the media that has encapsulated what has happened over the last 3 days. Here is the maniacal, demonic vision of Rodney Hide in his yellow jacket with his proud little ACT motif, trampling on the councils of Waitakere, of Papakura, of Rodney, of North Shore, of Manukau, and of Franklin. It shows him stomping on them triumphantly. It is extraordinary that he has managed to do that in such a way that he has conned New Zealanders and, it seems, the media, too. He has got away with a coup d\u2019\u00E9tat in a quite extraordinary and stunning way. I take my hat off to Rodney Hide. It is \u201CRogernomics Part 2\u201D. He has done it with devastating audacity and devastating speed, and, seemingly, he has conned the media of New Zealand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022 data-id=\u0022aa1caf59f759436289eda25ed8bdaa28\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001043\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022aa1caf59f759436289eda25ed8bdaa28\u0022\u003ETE URUROA FLAVELL (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Waiariki):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Speaker. Kia ora r\u0101. Thank you very much. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001044\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EOver the last 3 days of debate it has been hard to remember what the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill is all about. It is not about the \u201CCousins and Aunts and Uncles of Maui Council\u201D, the \u201CMelissa Lee Memorial Council\u201D, or the \u201CAuckland Funsized Council\u201D. The bill is the next step on from the Government\u2019s decision on Auckland governance. Making Auckland Greater is said to be about greater communities, greater connections, and greater value. Perhaps it would have been more appropriately called Making Auckland Divided; it is about great shame, great waste, and great failure. The great shame is that after a robust consultation process and a comprehensive report from the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the Government has hastily rejected any suggestion to provide for specific M\u0101ori representation. The great waste is the Government\u2019s apparent disregard for mana whenua interests in establishing the Auckland Transition Agency. The great failure is the almost certain probability, based on the current performance, that in a region that has, by far, the highest M\u0101ori population in the world, there will be limited representation of M\u0101ori\u2014if any. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001045\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThe caption that M\u0101ori Television has applied to this key news item is the Superman shield. It is most appropriate to use this graphic to demonstrate the bill. The bill purports to be more powerful than any legislation seen before it. It is able to leap 50 years of controversy in a single bound. Based on a legislative process that will be faster than a speeding bullet, this bill will, indeed, set up \u201CSupermayor\u201D\u2014a mayor of steel, who controls one super, overarching local authority for Auckland, sweeping out of its way three district councils, four city councils, seven mayors elected at large, and 96 territorial authority councillors. But as any comic book fan will tell you, the blue, red, and yellow cape of the superhero is eventually hung up, as Clark Kent resumes his real persona as the mild-mannered low-level employee of The Daily Planet. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001046\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThe real issue behind the widespread opposition to the super-city proposal is that Aucklanders want to be heard and they want their issues to be respected. They want the views they put forward in over 3,500 submissions to carry some weight. They do not want a sham deal or the fa\u00E7ade of making Auckland greater, while all they can see around them is the dismantling of arrangements to encourage participation in local authority decision-making. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001047\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EOur focus throughout this bill has honed in on the significant level of concern expressed throughout T\u0101maki about the issue of M\u0101ori representation. In case there is confusion in this Committee, M\u0101ori living in T\u0101maki-makau-rau do not need a super-mayor, a super-council, or anything else to tell them how they could be represented; they know for themselves. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001048\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EOn 29 October last year the T\u0101maki Regional Mana Whenua Forum was established. It derived its mandate from the 13 mana whenua authorities within the T\u0101maki region. When talk has been bandied about the traps about one or two seats for mana whenua, I think it is only fitting to remind the Committee of the iwi and the hap\u016B who affiliate to the local authorities across this region. The mana whenua groups are Ng\u0101i Tai, Ng\u0101ti Manuhiri, Ng\u0101ti Maru, Ng\u0101ti P\u0101oa, Ng\u0101ti Rehua, Ng\u0101ti Te Ata - Wai o Hua, Ng\u0101ti Tamaoho, Ng\u0101ti Tamater\u0101, Ng\u0101ti Whanaunga, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua, Te Ahiwaru, Te Akitai, and Te Kawerau-a-Maki. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001049\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EOne of the many names for the T\u0101maki area is T\u0101maki Herenga Waka\u2014T\u0101maki, the resting place of many canoes. This is part of the history of T\u0101maki-makau-rau. Ancestors arriving from Hawaiki either berthed at T\u0101maki and made it their home, or used it as a resting place before continuing on with their journey, as Tainui did at K\u0101whia, and as my waka, Te Arawa, did before heading down the coast to the Maket\u016B region in the Bay of Plenty. So in the tribal histories of many people\u2014including Ng\u0101ti Awa, Haurakai-Waikato, and Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua\u2014our t\u016Bpuna lived in T\u0101maki at one time or another. M\u0101ori representation must take into account the rangatiratanga of the iwi and hap\u016B who whakapapa back to this land. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001050\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EIt was pleasing to hear earlier in the debate the Minister for Local Government, Rodney Hide, state categorically that it is clear that proper engagement with local iwi and the new Auckland Council will be crucial for the new council to succeed. Our contribution throughout the debate on this local government bill has been to spell out exactly what proper engagement might involve. My colleague Hone Harawira, himself of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua, talked about partnership protection, participation, and pragmatism. Proper engagement will be seen in the maintenance of an organisational structure, environment, and leadership that promotes and enhances the recognition of M\u0101ori values. Proper engagement is about the protection of mana whenua, of w\u0101hi tapu, and of taonga M\u0101ori. Proper engagement is demonstrated by meaningful and mutually beneficial participation of M\u0101ori in the council. Proper engagement will be seen in the practical means of maintaining and resourcing a consultative mechanism, and a mechanism for tangata whenua and the council to contribute to a decision-making process. Partnership protection, participation, and pragmatism do not have to be too hard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001051\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EDuring the second reading the Associate Minister of Local Government, John Carter, rose to his feet and said: \u201Cthis Government is about consulting.\u201D We ask the Minister and his associate how rushing this bill through under urgency enables a robust consultation process to occur. I want to read a letter from Michelle Wilson of the T\u0101maki Regional Mana Whenua Forum. She said: \u201CThe forum strongly disagrees with the Government\u2019s failure to appropriately act upon the recommendations of the royal commission and the lack of consultation with mana whenua in order to provide for appropriate M\u0101ori representation. As a result, there is a lack of provision from the Crown\u2019s agent, the Government, to their Treaty partner. This is a clear breach of the intent and principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.\u201D \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001052\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThis sort of statement was reiterated in the strongest terms by the Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua o \u014Cr\u0101kei chairperson, Grant Hawke, on the day the Government\u2019s announcement for Greater Auckland was made. Mr Hawke\u2019s views were that the move was a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi and that M\u0101ori would continue to be under-represented at the local level. It was at this point that plans started to unfold about a h\u012Bkoi proposed across Greater Auckland on 25 May of this year. It appears that that h\u012Bkoi has mobilised Pasifika communities, ethnic communities, and other New Zealanders, who are uniting to stand up for the right to quality and equitable M\u0101ori representation. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001053\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EWe have all received an enormous amount of correspondence from Aucklanders concerned about this issue, and I conclude my speech with one of those letters from Mona-Lynn from North Shore City. She said: \u201CAs an immigrant to this country I believe that if M\u0101ori have special status, they need to be treated specially, and M\u0101ori seats on the Auckland Council is one of the ways that this needs to happen. I do not feel threatened by these seats and do not feel that the way I will be served as a citizen of Auckland will be any worse off if these seats exist.\u201D Mona-Lynn has the generosity of spirit and breadth of vision to know that for this super-city to succeed, proper engagement with M\u0101ori must occur. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001054\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ec266512-9fe8-47da-883e-48f046ee5059\u0022\u003EThe opportunity to provide for quality M\u0101ori representation is all that we are asking for and have been asking for, yet in this bill M\u0101ori barely rate a mention. I say that no change of name to the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill will ever really cut it by itself. If it is good enough for the Government to claim the name T\u0101maki-makau-rau and add it into this bill as the title, surely it is good enough for the Government to listen to the claim of M\u0101ori in the area and give something back. Let them have seats as of right. This is not the planet Krypton. We are not debating an entirely different galaxy; we are talking about Aotearoa and T\u0101maki-makau-rau, and therefore we should be talking about tangata whenua. The M\u0101ori Party will be opposing this bill\u2014as we are opposing all elements of this suite of super-city proposals.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002285ec30d4-6394-433a-a12e-2c4def705dd0\u0022 data-id=\u0022ce7371cd26204302ab71caf8dc666497\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001055\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002285ec30d4-6394-433a-a12e-2c4def705dd0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ce7371cd26204302ab71caf8dc666497\u0022\u003EHon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Police):\u003C/span\u003E This Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill is the first of three bills to deal with Auckland governance. People have been concerned by Labour\u2019s claims that Aucklanders are being shut out of the debate. The other two bills will have full select committee involvement, and people will have a huge amount of opportunity to submit. I commend this bill to the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022 data-id=\u00222bf2cdf0261f4c08bcae0715913c1847\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001056\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222bf2cdf0261f4c08bcae0715913c1847\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E Even after such a brief speech, it is great to be following Judith Collins, because that member knows something about crushing. She knows about crushing the spirit of the people of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001057\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002285ec30d4-6394-433a-a12e-2c4def705dd0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00222b6a9080daee453da9a1f6228d70dd31\u0022\u003EHon Judith Collins\u003C/span\u003E: No, I just crush your spirit, hon! \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001058\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eebec9ff90954d61a57654aaab754b1b\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: Ha, ha! So much promise, so much good work, and so much wisdom was invested by the royal commission\u2014by Dame Margaret Bazley, the Hon Peter Salmon, and David Shand\u2014over 18 months. They worked, they analysed, and they consulted; they talked to the people of Auckland. There were about 3,500 thousand submissions, we have heard. They travelled the world, looking at some of the most interesting and progressive examples of local and city government. They produced a report that has met the expectations they raised. They generated a blueprint for the government of Auckland\u2014strong government\u2014for the next 50 years. But what has this National Government done? What has it done with the aid of the \u201Clittle emperor\u201D from Epsom? It has picked the eyes out of that report. It has ignored all the good stuff, and picked out the bits, just the little bits, that its members understand. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001059\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EWhat are those bits? They are the bits about the centralising of power. That is all that National members care about and understand. They want to centralise power, hand it over to their mates, their cronies, and lock up Auckland government for the next generation. On top of that, they have driven the legislation through like a bulldozer, with no consultation and no regard for basic democratic standards. And that is what we have seen this weekend, from the comments of National members. We are beginning to see a very familiar pattern. We saw it with Stephen Joyce and the announcement on the Waterview Connection, and we saw it with Murray McCully in the way he dealt to NZAID, against the advice of his own officials, and against the advice of the aid community. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001060\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EWe are seeing a pattern of work that we have seen over the royal commission\u2019s report on Auckland. It is straight out of the play book of Crosby/Textor. What is done? The announcement is made, critics are allowed to complain and grizzle, a bit of time is given, and then the bulldozer is driven on through and finishes the job. Whoever would have thought that the National Party of the last 3 years in Opposition would get into Government and ride roughshod over its own manifesto promises? There was a promise in black and white that it would consult the people of Auckland on the findings of the royal commission. But has it consulted? No\u2014not one iota! There have been no changes since 7 April, when Rodney Hide announced what the Government was going to do. Yet Rodney Hide and John Key have gone around Auckland, talking to mayors and community groups, and \u201Cmaking nice\u201D\u2014\u201CWe\u2019re listening. We\u2019re listening, yeah. Nothing is set in stone. You know, we really want to hear your views.\u201D But nothing has changed in the last 5 weeks, and nothing has changed in the last 3 days in this House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001061\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EWhat have we seen in the last 3 days? We have seen an abuse of this House, we have seen an abuse of the principles of urgency in this House, and on top of that, this Government has legislated away Aucklanders\u2019 right to a referendum\u2014to have a say, to have a voice. But do you know what? That is entirely appropriate when we look at the substance of this legislation, because it is the antithesis of democracy. The bill for which we are having the third reading sets out the Auckland Transition Agency. But what is that transition agency but a power grab? It is the abrogation of the democratic rights of 1.4 million Aucklanders, who 18 months ago voted in their mayors, their councillors, seven councils, and a regional council. But what is the effect of this legislation? It takes away their powers. Those councils can do no more than have an item on the agenda of their meetings for it to be checked and abrogated by the transition agency. Five hand-picked cronies of Rodney Hide, the \u201Clittle emperor\u201D, have the power of Auckland\u20146,500 employees, $28 billion in assets\u2014sitting in their hands. Who is \u201CMr 3 percent\u201D accountable to? Is it to the people of Auckland? I do not think so. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001062\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EJohn Carter and Rodney Hide have talked a lot about consultation, in the last few days\u2014a lot about consultation. Well, let us talk about promises of consultation. Last night, Nikki Kaye, the MP for Auckland Central, savaged me\u2014it was like being mauled by a chihuahua as she barked across the Chamber at me\u2014when asking what my policy was on community boards. I will tell the House what our policy is on community boards. We believe in real local democracy\u2014real local democracy. We want a second tier of local government that is actually capable of making a difference to the lives and communities of Aucklanders\u2014not those ridiculous, pathetic talk shops that the National Government is foisting on Aucklanders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001063\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EClause 15 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill says that \u201CThe Council may delegate to a local board any of its responsibilities, duties, and powers, except the ones listed in clause 32(1)(a) to (f) of Schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2002.\u201D Let us have a look at that clause. It states that local authorities are not allowed to delegate setting a rate, making a by-law, borrowing money, purchasing or disposing of assets, adopting a plan, appointing a chief executive, or adopting or consulting on a long-term plan or governance statement. Quite frankly, there is actually very little in this legislation that a local board or community council will be able to do. It is a con job; the Government says that it wants to consult on it, but if it is serious about that, why is it legislating away those rights and powers? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001064\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThe size of local boards is also an issue. If there are 20 local boards, as the Government says may happen at the lower end, each of them will be representing 70,000 citizens. That is a population the size of New Plymouth\u2019s.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001065\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cc9c47c0-4409-44ca-ad2f-498707f27d69\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022270921119b844115a9385878ed00424e\u0022\u003EJonathan Young\u003C/span\u003E: Great city!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001066\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ac70a3147aa44a4963be5d7d8502bbd\u0022\u003EPHIL TWYFORD\u003C/span\u003E: Where is Jonathan Young? Is he here tonight? He is\u2014OK. But can Mr Young imagine a city the size of New Plymouth, with 69,000 people, but with no power to rate, to own anything, to employ staff, or do any planning for its community? Is that the kind of local government that people want in New Plymouth, I ask Jonathan Young? I suggest that it is not. If there were 30 local boards, as the Government says could happen, each would represent 47,000 citizens. Is Mr Nick Smith here tonight? Hopefully, he is out campaigning in Mount Albert. So National is legislating for local boards the size of Nelson, or New Plymouth, with no power, at all. What are Government members consulting on? They are consulting on nothing. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001067\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EWe have asked in this House, time and time again over the last 3 weeks, for this Government to tell us the costs of the transition. How much will it cost Aucklanders to transition to the Government\u2019s flawed undemocratic model of a super-city? Did we get an answer? We got nothing. Government members could not tell us, or they refused. So we have done the numbers, and it will cost Aucklanders up to $750 more on their rates bills, which is on top of $700 on their water bills. So this Government is stinging Aucklanders for almost $1,500 for its flawed super-city model. Aucklanders have had no say on it\u2014there has been no consultation\u2014all on a hope and a promise that money will be saved on the super-city. Well, we know that mergers of this size often do not generate those cost savings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001068\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cbc37df2-57ae-4536-94ed-a2e39eecd585\u0022\u003EThe people of Auckland want a super-city. They want good world-class public transport. They want clean beaches. They want sustainable communities, good jobs, and public transport to take them to those jobs. They want a decent waterfront. They want a central business district that works. If a super-city can deliver some of those things\u2014good infrastructure, quality of life, and democracy\u2014Aucklanders will vote for a super-city. But they do not want to be shafted, they do not want to be dorked around, and they do not want to be tricked out of their birthright by this National Government and its ACT allies. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022 data-id=\u002268a0118a231f44cfa47d0aaddb977b68\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001069\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002268a0118a231f44cfa47d0aaddb977b68\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY (National\u2014T\u0101maki):\u003C/span\u003E It is a privilege to speak on the third reading of the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill. This very fine bill will enhance the growth and prosperity of the Auckland region and, therefore, of New Zealand. I commend this legislation to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022 data-id=\u002242451fca2a5e478d98930514beb3e76c\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001070\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002242451fca2a5e478d98930514beb3e76c\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E In December 2006, John Key told the people of Auckland he was proposing a bill that would provide for an independent review of Auckland governance and allow for a referendum on reform choices.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001071\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226007dc96-f459-4cdd-9972-4fde2c994088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002255eb98e36dc8422bbc1e928a779aab76\u0022\u003EGrant Robertson\u003C/span\u003E: Who said that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001072\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e75b0823011e428b947d7743877363e1\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: It was John Key, the now Prime Minister. Dr Wayne Mapp, who has joined us tonight, said in his online report of 30 December that it is necessary to have a more independent review that will also give the people of Auckland an opportunity to choose their preferred system of local government. As we know, the National Party also made a promise in its manifesto. Tonight, with the passing of this bill, those promises are dead and buried. We know that they are hollow words, but are we surprised? No, I do not think we are. The people of Auckland have been silenced, and it is a shameful day. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001073\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI am proud that the Labour members have put up such a fierce fight. Labour members and the broader Opposition have been the last line of defence against the determination of an arrogant Government to ram through this legislation, to get its way, and to set a new path for Auckland that is divisive, unfair, and unjust. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001074\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThroughout this debate over the last 3\u00BD days every Labour MP has received texts and emails from Aucklanders who have been following this debate. I thought I would give some examples from my in-box. The first one says: \u201CThanks for your team\u2019s great effort. At least if this Government gets it wrong Aucklanders will toss them out at the next election.\u201D And I received this one from a National Party supporter: \u201CWe\u2019re hacked off with National. Keep it up because this is about democracy for Aucklanders.\u201D This one is from a Helensville resident: \u201CI notice that National MPs are meeting but not in the Helensville electorate. Why does our MP not wish to meet the public in his own electorate?\u201D. Who is the MP for Helensville? Oh, it is Prime Minister, John Key. This one is from a Chinese resident on the North Shore: \u201CI put in a submission to the royal commission and presented it at a North Shore meeting. It asked that ethnic communities have a voice in the new plan. John Key is running the Government the way that he wants\u2014i.e. big money and ignore the people.\u201D Another really nice one says: \u201CSorry you have to work today but what you guys are doing is vitally important as far as democratic principles are concerned.\u201D There are many, many more. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001075\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThis debate has been very enlightening, and I am looking forward to telling the people of North Shore City, of Rodney, of Waitakere, of Auckland City, of Manukau, of Papakura, and of Franklin all about how little National thinks of them. We now know with certainty from the debate over the last 3\u00BD days what National thinks, because of the raft of amendments from Labour and the Greens that have just been tossed out without genuine consideration. Not even one amendment got through. The National Government dumped many amendments that would have improved this bill and may have restored some certainty and confidence for Aucklanders.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001076\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002241146229-4d11-415b-a4ac-f4e2b923e95d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b3753c16411341c888c3f79ca5e11323\u0022\u003EHon Christopher Finlayson\u003C/span\u003E: Name one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001077\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eedd2fe307084792b936cbc44443fe77\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: I am about to, I say to Mr Finlayson. Amendments in proposed new Part 10, for example, related to good-employer provisions for the Auckland Transition Authority and the Auckland Council. The other amendments proposed to the transitional provisions in Part 3 would have given certainty and protection to the 6,300 workers in local government in Auckland, but those amendments were dumped. Those workers have been given their cards. They have been given the sack, and they have been given their dismissal notices. National\u2019s message to existing council workers is: \u201CDo not apply. Don\u2019t bother.\u201D If the face does not fit, people should not bother to apply, because with this set-up\u2014the jack-up that this Government has engineered\u2014the chances of getting a job with fairness, let alone getting any respect at work, are gone. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001078\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThen there were the very, very important amendments, put up by my colleague Charles Chauvel, that would have stopped the transitional authority from privatising the $28 billion worth of ratepayers\u2019 assets that it will have charge off. Let me talk about those\u2014[Interruption] The member looks a bit lost. Rodney\u2019s $1.5 billion of assets will be down the tubes. North Shore\u2019s $4 billion worth of assets will be down the tubes. Waitakere\u2019s $2.5 billion worth will be down the tubes, as will Auckland City\u2019s $8.7 billion, Manukau\u2019s hard-earned $6 billion, Papakura\u2019s $457 million, Franklin\u2019s $1 billion, and the Auckland Regional Council\u2019s $1.4 million. That is $28 billion worth of assets, built up over generations, that will go from communities into the hands of the \u201CRodney Hide Transition Authority\u201D, ready to be handed over to a mayor with extreme powers. Also, the voice of local people will be seriously diluted. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001079\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EWe had the extraordinary sight of National and ACT voting down a further amendment that would have made sure that the paid parental leave entitlements of 6,300 workers were not affected by the legislation. What a shocking message to workers that was! We on this side of the Chamber heard loud and clear National\u2019s views about M\u0101ori representation. They showed their contempt for the tangata whenua and for the Pasifika people in the largest Pacific city in the world. [Interruption] I am proud to be speaking. I was particularly interested in the amendments moved by my colleague Carol Beaumont, which were blocked by National and ACT.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001080\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002292b50c34fc7849898c6eb48faa000912\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: By that nasty man.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001081\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a147c4bb3e7944f4adc2fcef2d7fd425\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: Yes; he is a nasty, nasty little man. He is a nasty piece of work. He is spiteful. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001082\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EThe amendments moved by Carol Beaumont sought to cap the salary of the chief executive of the transition agency. These are very interesting amendments. I thought it was interesting that they were all voted down. I think that sends a great message to people who are at the moment dealing with the impact of the economic downturn. While ordinary New Zealanders are being told to pull in their belts, this Government is not prepared to exercise fiscal restraint and rein in the power grab that this bill will allow. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001083\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI saw Bill English come into the House last night and pretend to be the friend of workers. He pretended to be concerned about the Lane Walker Rudkin workers and the Bright Wood workers. I look forward to passing on to those workers the message that National does not think that a chief executive in these economic hard times should have to have a salary cap. Why not? What is wrong with that? While the Bright Wood workers are being dumped with no redundancy entitlements, and while the Minister of Labour sits on her hands and does nothing about redundancy pay and redundancy notices, this Government thinks it is OK for chief executives to have extraordinary pay and not have any restraint on it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001084\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI want to honour my colleagues tonight. I think they are a fantastic team. This has not been a game for any of us. We have been doing our job. Each of us who has put forward amendments has done so with care and thoughtfulness. We have debated passionately, and we have done so with one thing on our minds\u2014and that is to have the voice of Aucklanders heard loud and clear, because there is simply no other way for them to be heard. This Government has excluded Aucklanders from having a say and a voice on how the restructuring of their local government will affect them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001085\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EIt is clear that National is in a bit of a panic. There has been a direction that National MPs should get out in their electorates and hold some public meetings. But it is a bit late for that. I do not think it will fix anything for them now, because this bill makes it too late. I know that those National MPs are in for a really hard time when they front up to their electorates, because Auckland people are mad. They are really angry. They remember the promises those members made, like John Key\u2019s promise for a referendum, and the manifesto promise. The last 3 days of putting a stake in the heart of local communities, and of rights and democracy, will not go without a response. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001086\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003EI say to National members that when they get out there, they should take their tin helmets and put them on. This is the biggest merger in New Zealand\u2019s history, and I would have expected the Government to be much more careful. There was no need to rush and there was no need for urgency. I tell the National-ACT Government that Aucklanders are watching and Aucklanders are mobilising.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022204f21eda96f430894b7b2f84832cd78\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: They\u2019re watching and they\u2019re saying: \u201CWhat on earth are those guys up to?\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001088\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022a40f5af7-f9b0-4b44-9669-9e63be1c3ced\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002210aa7c7fed104ad781e41712ec44328b\u0022\u003EDARIEN FENTON\u003C/span\u003E: Why does that member not listen for a moment? Finally, I want to acknowledge the workers in Auckland City tonight who, because of this bill, face an uncertain future. I say to them that the Labour Party is with them. We stand beside them and we will continue to fight alongside them. In closing, I want to acknowledge the workers in this place: the food service workers who feed us, the cleaners who cleaned our offices, the messengers, and the staff from the Clerk\u2019s Office. Thank you for supporting the important work of this House in these extraordinary times.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022 data-id=\u0022abaca7ebe88e4c91af11741128d2de27\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001089\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022cfdabe42-521a-4dca-afab-3e781731a130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022abaca7ebe88e4c91af11741128d2de27\u0022\u003EDr PAUL HUTCHISON (National\u2014Hunua):\u003C/span\u003E It is with great pleasure that I speak in the third reading of the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Bill, a timely and important bill. There is one thing I would like to remind this House about. Paragraph 89 of the executive summary of the report of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance states: \u201CThe Commission respectfully urges the Government to view its recommendations \u2026 which needs to be adopted with urgency so that changes can be implemented in readiness for the October 2010 local body elections. The Commission has consulted widely and believes that, overwhelmingly, Auckland is ready now for positive change.\u201D That is exactly what this excellent National Government is doing. I commend this bill to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022 data-id=\u00220579b4e936dd4b72b6190c79f91b6aa9\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001090\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228a1cb04e-8a86-44d1-9004-6e158e220339\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00220579b4e936dd4b72b6190c79f91b6aa9\u0022\u003ETIM MACINDOE (National\u2014Hamilton West):\u003C/span\u003E Methinks they do protest too much. When we look over at that side of the House, those members all know it. We have had not just a disappointing Opposition, but also a disgraceful performance for 3 days as Opposition members have trivialised and hijacked one of the most important and widely supported measures affecting the greater Auckland region for many, many years. Let us not delay it a moment longer. I commend this bill to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022fd1c88e4db9642fca9e9fbf1546f39c5\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau) Reorganisation Bill be read a third time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 52\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 6; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EBill read a third time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022e274a888f2c6489d89798bead50c15fb\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001091\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e274a888f2c6489d89798bead50c15fb\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is not normal for us to sit on a Saturday, and I want to be assured and make sure the House is assured that the National whip is in a position to cast 58 votes. There were number of National MPs seen leaving from the rear of Parliament House over the dinner break, and I do not think they have had the chance to return. I am not calling for a personal vote, but I want the assurance so I can take consideration of what we have been told.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001092\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022211aad8d48a54f7ab48897004223c258\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: There are no provisions in the Standing Orders to seek such an assurance. The votes voted by the parties are the votes that are counted.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022 data-id=\u002253a221c841994a74a1cc6437f8111ec7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001093\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002253a221c841994a74a1cc6437f8111ec7\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I just wanted to confirm that technically we are still on Wednesday, 13 May.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001094\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ac169d29-4849-42c2-a4a7-f344fd416503\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e8a41efdfdb842818e33ae35e5491240\u0022\u003EMr SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Yes, we are.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001095\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c99c3fb89b31495aad3065d6712f6cc6\u0022\u003EHon GERRY BROWNLEE\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you. I knew I would get this done before Thursday.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022b8825144ec474aacaa6354b5b6618f3b\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001096\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b8825144ec474aacaa6354b5b6618f3b\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E It is true that it is the 13th.. That is a number that is pretty fitting for Gerry Brownlee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022HpsHansard\u0022\u003E\n      \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsProceedingHeading\u0022\u003EBills\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001097\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubjectHeading\u0022 id=\u0022d23c2dbd63504cc2921561476a30fb51\u0022\u003ELocal Government (Auckland Council) Bill\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001098\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsSubproceedingHeading\u0022 id=\u002204cbf21de5b34962b8fbbbc420bd14fd\u0022\u003EFirst Reading\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00227e6cf14772684d7887560e0a26994733\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001099\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00227e6cf14772684d7887560e0a26994733\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move, That the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be now read a first time. At the appropriate time I intend to move that this bill be referred to the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee, as per the notice of motion agreed to on Wednesday to consider legislation concerning the governance of Auckland, that the committee report finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009, and that the committee have the authority to meet at any time while the House is sitting, except during oral questions, during any evening on a day on which there has been a sitting of the House, or on a Friday in a week in which there has been a sitting of the House, and to meet outside the Wellington region during the sitting of the House, despite Standing Orders 187, 189, and 190(1)(b) and (c). \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001100\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EAuckland is New Zealand\u2019s only city of scale, and it is the country\u2019s main gateway to the world. Because of Auckland\u2019s scale, Auckland\u2019s and New Zealand\u2019s success go hand in hand. As a large and outward-looking city, Auckland can, and should, contribute more to national prosperity and productivity than it does now. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001101\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EGovernance arrangements for the Auckland region have been a cause of concern for at least the last 50 years. There have been some efforts by successive Governments to address the problems, but those efforts have clearly been insufficient. How local government is structured is important in determining what gets done, and, indeed, what does not get done in Auckland. Governance arrangements affect the capacity to plan on an integrated, region-wide basis, and the ability to solve large and longer-term challenges effectively. Governance arrangements affect citizens\u2019 ability to have a say about what services and initiatives they value. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001102\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe previous Government commissioned the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance to inquire into, investigate, and report on the local government arrangements that are required in the Auckland region over the foreseeable future. After wide consultation with Aucklanders, and consideration of over 3,500 submissions, the royal commission reported to the Government on 25 March 2009. The royal commission has done an admirable job of consulting with Aucklanders and formulating their recommendations. I take this opportunity to thank the commissioners for their work. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001103\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe royal commission\u2019s report identified two broad, systemic problems evident in current Auckland local government arrangements. Regional governance is weak and fragmented, and community engagement is poor. The commission\u2019s report addressed the issues and identified solutions. In particular, it exhaustively described the range of opinions in Auckland\u2019s many communities. We accepted the key points of the recommendations: one council for Auckland, one mayor with governance powers, one long-term plan, and one rates bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001104\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EWe did not agree with the recommendations about M\u0101ori representation. That will not come as a surprise. If the people of Auckland or the council want specific M\u0101ori seats on the council, they already have the ability to enable that. The Government will not impose the seats. We did not agree with the proposal to have six sub-councils. We want more local representation, not less. We want communities to know they have their own local representatives, so we have opted to have 20 to 30 local boards. I am proud that places like Waiheke, which Nikki Kaye represents so well, for the first time will have their proper local representation recognised in statute. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001105\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis Government has resolved to act. The Government aims to put the new structures in place in time for the October 2010 local government elections. This short transition period will minimise uncertainty and disruption for council staff and the public. Legislation required to give effect to these decisions has been introduced as three separate bills. We have tried to balance the need for action with the need for continued democratic input. That is why we have split the legislation to effect reform into three bills, of which this bill is the second. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001106\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThe first urgent bill\u2014the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill\u2014provides the necessary legislative mechanisms for transition to the new Auckland governance arrangements, which needs to occur as soon as possible in order to establish the Auckland Council by 2010. That bill has proceeded through all stages under urgency and without select committee consideration. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001107\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a47f5129d3c344dbad01ff6bff87a072\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: Start at the top of the page, Pinocchio.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001108\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bef5dc844d76483996751847a1975331\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: I thank Mr David Cunliffe for his assistance. A third bill, expected to be introduced later this year, will provide for the ongoing governance structure and detailed legislative framework for the governance arrangements. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001109\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EThis second bill\u2014the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill\u2014provides for the governance structure of the Auckland Council, including the high-level framework for the structure of the Auckland Council, with eight members elected at large and 12 members from wards; in the order of 20 to 30 local boards, including their high-level functions; and the direction and provision of powers for the Local Government Commission to determine the boundaries of the wards of the Auckland Council and the local boards, and the number of local boards and their membership. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001110\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EI intend for this bill to proceed through a compressed select committee process, with the committee reporting finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009. We need to balance the need for action with the need to ensure democratic input. That is what the select committee process is about. I urge all Aucklanders to take advantage of it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001111\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003EIt is imperative that this bill be enacted by late September 2009 to enable the Local Government Commission to set the region\u2019s boundaries in time for the 2010 local government elections. This bill implements the royal commission\u2019s fundamental recommendations of a mayor for Auckland, to be elected at large with specific governance powers, and a single unitary Auckland Council, as the first tier of governance. As I mentioned earlier, the royal commission formulated these recommendations after wide consultation with Aucklanders and after considering over 3,500 submissions. This bill is essential to allowing work to get under way to put the Government\u2019s plan into action and to build a world-class city for the good of all New Zealand. Thank you, Mr Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022 data-id=\u0022f419140d30da41b9b920db597fe45b7f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001112\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f419140d30da41b9b920db597fe45b7f\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS (Labour\u2014Manurewa):\u003C/span\u003E That was a very interesting speech by the member Rodney Hide. When he mentioned Waiheke, it made me think \u201COh, there\u2019s the expert on public toilets in Waiheke speaking.\u201D, and some members will remember that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001113\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c2790d1255324ff6b59393bb38e38138\u0022\u003ENikki Kaye\u003C/span\u003E: That\u2019s offensive!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001114\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223574d069add64e88af6e474498d86e0b\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Ah\u2014diddums. However, this is a very important bill. Being here this week is like being on the set of Blackadder, where Blackadder and Baldrick\u2014the two local government Ministers\u2014are hatching up a cunning plan for Auckland. But what have they delivered? A giant turnip for Auckland. That is what has happened. You see, this bill is dealing with the rats and mice for Auckland; the big decision has already been made. I think people on the Opposition side of the House agree that one council for Auckland is the right idea, but we do not like the Government trampling over Aucklanders without giving them a say on the really important part\u2014the really big change.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001115\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022946061faa3564c94a704d3b8249ef554\u0022\u003EHon John Carter\u003C/span\u003E: Which is what?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001116\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279cae76c4ef343d5bbc33d43431f0721\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: The Associate Minister of Local Government is asking what that is. No wonder we are in trouble! Let me tell members that the honeymoon for National is over, and the brides sitting opposite are going home to their mothers and saying: \u201CWell, it wasn\u2019t that exciting.\u201D They are disappointed, and they will feel from now on that Aucklanders really are upset with them\u2014really annoyed.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001117\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EYou see, we will be given the opportunity to talk about local boards. Those are what we are going to have, but they are not going to have very much power, at all. I suppose the most important power they will have is to decide who gets the key to the local hall. Perhaps they might be in charge of dogs, and in making decisions about brothels. I dare say my colleague on the other side of the House, Mr Bakshi, a list member for National, would know all about that, so he might be able to help there. The boards will talk about parking. They might be able to talk about liquor bans, although maybe the big council will not let them do that. It is really quite worrying.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001118\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a2bd596172404503a37756fa842a43f5\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: George, George!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001119\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221426f06cb913498389d538d7ea06f322\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Hello!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001120\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d30aa91c4e3b413bb2fafc22a8775842\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: Where\u2019s Mr Prasad? I haven\u2019t seen him for 3 days!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001121\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226121b5ca264e44f889eec4de7ec58266\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: Well! I want to talk about the Government\u2019s use of parliamentary funds to advertise in the newspaper I have here. I have been looking through it to see who is having meetings. Well, the Hon Dr Lockwood Smith is going to have a meeting. Yes, the Hon Paula Bennett is. She went weak at the knees the last time she had a meeting about this. Who is having the most meetings? It is Nikki Kaye; that is fine. One person I have a bit of admiration for, because she did not jump up in the earlier debates, is Jackie Blue, and I would be interested to hear what she actually thinks. And we have the member for Maungakiekie, who is going to be very busy because he feels a cold draught up his majority. Who is next? It is my friend Mr Bakshi again. He has a meeting, and I want to advertise this meeting. It is in Papatoetoe on 9 June at 7 p.m.; he is asking everyone to come along, and to bring a job offer as well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001122\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225436647470e44e319fef2d649cc93801\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: Will he say anything?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001123\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220242869b96824aabb6f5e7f174c1e4ce\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: He has said nothing in 4 days. Then we have Paul Hutchison, who made a brilliant third reading speech. Someone else wrote it for him\u2014probably the whips or the research unit.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001124\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EBut what is actually happening here is that the Government is trying to con Aucklanders that they are going to have a say. Well, that will not happen at all, because the major part of this legislation\u2014of these three bills\u2014has already been passed. We have a situation where National members are going around trying to con people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001125\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EMr Peachey is not doing it. He is not having a meeting, because he knows that the people where he lives are not going to waste their time on going out to one. They know he is not worth listening to, so they are not going to go, and that is quite a worry.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001126\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe other name I was looking for was Melissa Lee. They kept her in the dark last time, and it is not a good idea to keep her in the dark; it leads to trouble.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001127\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIn the end, we want to find out why National members are having these meetings. Why did they not have the meetings before and tell people about the big plan? They did not do it; they did not want to do it.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001128\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EOf course, Richard Worth is not having any meetings, and I thought he knew the Mayor of Auckland pretty well\u2014but, obviously, not as well as the Mayor of New Delhi\u2014so that is really quite a surprise to us all. Wayne Mapp is not having a meeting\u2014and why not?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001129\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWayne Mapp is out on manoeuvres. But he gets there, and what a great MP and Minister of Defence he is. He does not get seasick; yes, he is a person without any feelings, at all. He does not feel for the people on the North Shore.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001130\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWhat will happen is that people will go along and make submissions, but will they have a chance to make real submissions? No. The National Government does not have confidence in its membership on the Local Government and Environment Committee. The chairman is from West Coast - Tasman, and of course he has had a terrible job. He has had to cut people off when they have wanted to say something. He has been giving people 5 minutes\u20145 minutes\u2014to talk about such important things, but National wants someone a bit stronger, who will give Aucklanders only 2 minutes. In the end, the Government is not really listening, at all.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001131\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWhen it comes to deciding whether there will be 20 or 30 community boards, the Local Government Commission will be doing that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001132\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022157dac9c612245de874aab8d9c68981c\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: This is the most exciting night George has had in 50 years.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001133\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a07598b4fbe2453291d33417b1870009\u0022\u003EHon GEORGE HAWKINS\u003C/span\u003E: There is \u201CBaldrick\u201D going on again, over there; I wish he would keep quiet.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001134\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EThe people of Manukau will want to talk about their airport shares, and how the National Government stole their shares in the airport. At least I had the decency to sell the shares back to the Government when I was mayor.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001135\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003ELet us have a look at the cost. How much will it cost? The Government is not worried about the cost, because it will not cost the Government; it will cost Aucklanders. It will cost the people who are losing their jobs, the people who are losing overtime. They are the ones who will pay for it. Do members think that the National Government cares? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001136\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EWe have local mayors like Len Brown, who goes around schools and talks to kids, sings to kids, and provides leadership, but there will not be any of that from local boards. They will be chasing dogs, licensing brothels, etc. Calum Penrose is an excellent person, and he is the Mayor of Papakura. What is happening there? In Papakura, where there are some difficulties, the kids are asking \u201CAren\u2019t we going to have a mayor?\u201D. The kids realise it; the kids realise that leadership is important. They need someone to look up to. They do not need as their figurehead the janitor who looks after the local hall.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001137\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00228e686b62-8dc4-4f03-a7b6-2d0f9c874e9a\u0022\u003EIn the end, I think that this Government has made a big mistake. The process of getting out and talking to people should have happened with the first bill and not the second, if the Government is sending only one to the select committee. The process should have happened with both of them, actually. But of course the rush is on. And the rush will be on to the polling booths to get rid of the Government that has stolen Auckland this May. The people will remember this time as the turn-round time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022d26e3c984ec4488da87aa7091e647d70\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001138\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d26e3c984ec4488da87aa7091e647d70\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E It is quite funny, is it not\u2014I say this in response to what the Hon George Hawkins just said\u2014but the last time I looked, Auckland was still there. So I do not know who stole it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001139\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EIt is ironic\u2014and we often get some irony in this House\u2014that for the last 3 days or more Opposition members have been saying to us that they actually support having one city in Auckland, but the reason they do not support the first bill is that we have not sent it to the select committee. Here we are now, with a bill that will go to the select committee, and Opposition members do not like it. They do not want people to have a say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001140\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EI am pleased to support the Government and to support the Minister of Local Government, Rodney Hide, in the first reading of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. It starts the process of consultation that we said we would give the people of Auckland. Most important, it allows the people of Auckland to tell us what they want. I know that it is unusual for the Labour Party to do this, but rather than our prescribing things and telling people about them afterwards or letting them have their say afterwards, we are going out there with an open book. We are saying: \u201CJust inform us, and then we will see how we can accommodate that.\u201D That is the very point. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001141\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EWe hear rhetoric from those members all the time saying that we are doing it wrong, but I did not hear one speech that said: \u201CHere is the alternative.\u201D\u2014not one speech. Opposition members did not tell us what they would have done if they had had the opportunity. It is a good thing that those members did not have the opportunity, because we would have got some more old granny State stuff instead of actually genuinely getting out there and listening to the people.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001142\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EThat is what this bill will do. That is what this Government is about, what this Prime Minister is about, and what this Minister of Local Government is about. I am proud to support a Government that is doing those things. This is a great day for New Zealand. It is a great day for Auckland. It is a great day for the country. It is a great day for democracy. I support all those things.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022 data-id=\u0022d6096daa89d64d3192e4f64c48d80d0d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001143\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022d6096daa89d64d3192e4f64c48d80d0d\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Labour\u2014New Lynn):\u003C/span\u003E I begin tonight by thanking the parliamentary staff who have stayed with us right through the proceedings of the last week. I would like to recognise the messengers, our security staff, those who have looked after us, and those who have fed us. We have had a few long hours, because this is an issue we all care about. [Interruption] Members opposite may laugh. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001144\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI will give a little geography lesson about Auckland. There is a road called Dominion Road\u2014Crowded House wrote a song about it\u2014and it runs pretty much right down the middle of the isthmus, south of Queen Street. To the east of that road, as the eye turns to the east\u2014past the bronze statue on Manukau Road of Rodney Hide on his charger\u2014 and out to the valleys and dales of Remuera and Glendowie, where Don Brash used to live, it votes blue. It votes blue out in those hills. That is where the old money lives, but I say to Gerry Brownlee that he would not know about that. We turn our eyes to the west, and that is where the real people live. They vote Labour, more often than not. Those people are pretty damn angry at the moment. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001145\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThis bill is not about us\u2014it is not about members in this House. It is not about the tag wrestle, it is not about the pet names\u2014[Interruption]\u2014and it is not about the members who have come back to the House tired and emotional, I say to Mr Quinn. It is about the thousands of Aucklanders who are watching tonight and wondering why this is happening. The people have in their gut a strong feeling that something has been taken away from them this week\u2014some sense of history, some sense of identity, be it as residents of Waitakere, or of the proud North Shore, like its mayor, or of Manukau City. We might laugh and call each other names, but at the end of the day we know that the people will have the last say. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001146\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIt is true that the Government has stolen the cities of Auckland. It did not need to do it. We needed an integrated regional body, and the royal commission delivered it. But the royal commission did not ask us to steal the cities. It said we should preserve the cities but make them work leaner and better. The Government could have done that, but it chose not to. What it did say was that it would consult Aucklanders, but it did not. The Government did not consult Aucklanders on the royal commission, it did not consult them on the bill, and it has not been back to Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001147\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe Government says that this bill is going to a select committee. That would make a change! I wonder whether the Government will give the submissioners more time than they gave the submissioners on the changes to the Resource Management Act. There is a lot of quiet anger out in New Zealand about that process, too. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001148\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe Government has stacked the deck to keep its mates in power. That is the part I cannot get over. There are eight at-large councillors. If people do not have quarter of a million dollars for a mail drop, they should not apply. It is only for the rich and famous. Nineteen out of 20 councillors, historically, have been white men from Remuera with a lot of money to spend. That will go down in west Auckland like the proverbial bucket of sick, because westies will not stand for it. Sam Lotu-Iiga, and I am using his proper name, thinks it is funny for now, but there is a little clause in the other bill that guarantees he can have a quiet retirement from Auckland City without calling a by-election. That is an outrage\u2014while we are on the subject. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001149\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThere will be eight at-large councillors, and by my reckoning that means Waitakere City will get two. So 200,000 people will be represented by two councillors. That area is twice the size of a general electorate in a general election. That is not democracy as Aucklanders know it, it is not democracy as they care about it, and it is not democracy as they will vote to exercise it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001150\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe next issue is the cost. If the Minister of Local Government is so confident that this is in the interests of Aucklanders, why does he not come clean and tell ratepayers how much it will cost them? We had to go to Auckland University for independent analysis, and the cost\u2014I say to the ladies and gentlemen out there\u2014is $750 extra per ratepayer, on average. That is what it will cost to fund the transition to make Rodney Hide the \u201CEmperor of Auckland\u201D with his mate John Banks. At $750 each, and with four people in most households, the cost to each household will be $3,000 extra. Ratepayers might get it back over 20 years, but right now they are paying for the political escapades of Rodney Hide and John Banks. We are not enjoying it; nor will they. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001151\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EHere we are, after a week of pretty heavy going in the House. We have had some fun too, and members may have noticed that our team has enjoyed itself. We are seeing National at its bulldozing worst. it is bulldozing the democratic institutions of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001152\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EI raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I think you know the song about interjections being rare, reasonable, and, hopefully, even witty. I observe that the former Leader of the House is none of those three, and it would be good if I could carry on with the speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001153\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225e20d6c7821f41dfa9270a4c83ab6335\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is a good point. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001154\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002279571deb84554ce29f8547bfee528201\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Michael Cullen is not actually here. He is the former Leader of the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001155\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac77c4d9be1b4530a1550b6675d40fe2\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No; I will rule on this. We are getting near the end of a very hectic 3 days, and it has become quite raucous. We have had a very robust debate over the 3 days. But I ask members to give respect to the member on his feet. Cross-interjections should be rare and reasonable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001156\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225af458bac99d452e9b4042c0e61ff0aa\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: Look, it is not about me or us; it is about the people of Auckland, and they care about this bill. I ask members to think about them as they do this to them. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001157\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EWe are saying that the arrogance of top-down government does not sit well with New Zealanders. Kiwis are fair and decent people, but they are independent people. They got away from being the servants of the British Empire or some foreign Government, and they came here for a new life. They came here because they wanted to be able to decide for themselves how to live that new life. They will not appreciate Rodney Hide taking away democracy in Auckland. Although, of course, the Government can pass this bill just as it passed the other one, the people will have the final say. The many people who are watching tonight will remember this. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001158\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EOut west we had a little community meeting on a cold, wet Monday night, and 250 people turned up. That was not by accident.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001159\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223f81043def6c4200a79539b829b64af8\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: Where were you? Back in front of the heater in Herne Bay?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001160\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002295d87b90f81d4e4c99394afac33ae38f\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mr Brownlee that I was there. Two days\u2019 notice was given of a march in Henderson, and 1,000 people turned up. They do not do that for no reason. A h\u012Bkoi will bring the kaum\u0101tua of the north and the south together in Auckland, and I think we need to take notice of that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001161\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229af957f250714eb489b3b68025083af3\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: The patronising member from Herne Bay.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001162\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228ef9703759b748fa969167d611082486\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I say to Mr Brownlee that there are some political lessons. One of those is not to leave House procedure to the so-called Leader of the House. Forty-eight hours of debate and thousands of amendments after he had said we would be out of here, we finally concluded the other bill. The second lesson\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001163\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e6b4dc55-3561-49a8-a871-ae005354ef90\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e927805a6f03477c8943f7a47f6e2d5f\u0022\u003EHon Gerry Brownlee\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I want to know why that lazy Opposition could not take us right through to Budget day, as David Cunliffe promised.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001164\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002280014fefd12f44dd9a73fdfcc2a816a6\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I am getting to that.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001165\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221bc064b0a8404a3ba8943e75ac247949\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: OK. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001166\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b01d0625516c4595a57f6a5ab0bea187\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: I will carry on with my speech, because that, in fact, was my next point. When Gerry Brownlee is in trouble, he turns to the cavalry from the north. \u201CHone Carter\u201D might not look flash, but he trotted over the hill just in time to save Gerry\u2019s bacon from a humiliating defeat. Let us hear it for John Carter tonight! He should have been the Leader of the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001167\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EOf course, the most important lesson of the week is the lesson for John Key\u2014amongst others he has probably learnt\u2014and that is not to delegate something as sensitive as this to Rodney Hide and expect that everything will be OK. It is one thing to treat a minor party as expendable, and it is one thing to come to politics as though it is a corporation where one can just delegate to someone, and if it does not work out, one can sack that person, but politics does not work like that, because Kiwis remember. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001168\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EThe analysts out there in media-land are saying that John Key has over-delegated this one. He has let Mr Hide run it, and Mr Hide has run into a buzz saw of public anger, and a buzz saw of opposition in the House, which was good-spirited but none the less determined. One hopes that Mr Key has learnt some other lessons this week, such as the fact that there is no way he can stop Melissa Lee from putting both feet in her mouth, even if he Velcros her to Jonathan Coleman. There are other lessons, too. He should not rub his finance Minister\u2019s face in it, and still think they can look unified at Budget time, and he should not count out an energised Labour - Green - M\u0101ori Party coalition, because members might be seeing another one in the future, and it might be sitting on that side of the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001169\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EIf Mr Hide thinks people are angry, he should keep his stumpy little bling-encrusted fingers off our city, because we care about Aucklanders, and Aucklanders care about Greater Auckland and the cities that make it up. I also advise him not to count his chickens. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001170\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c30e93fe8d114164a40d81fc6141eeaf\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Hallelujah!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001171\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022969654af14ce421489a35cd1ca25af3e\u0022\u003EHon DAVID CUNLIFFE\u003C/span\u003E: There is also a lesson for the member from Wainui\u014Dmata, Paul Quinn. When he has had a good time it is best to stay out of the House after tea. That is the lesson for the member from Wainui\u014Dmata. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001172\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003EHere is the final lesson for the future. If members have rammed through governance reform like this to make the way clear for Mr Lotu-Iiga to finally have one job when other people are looking for them, and if members think they have paved the way for John Banks to ride into the Auckland Council, they should remember that Aucklanders make up their own minds. Every Aucklander, at that city\u2019s next election poll, will identify John Banks with the bill that stole their cities, and they will say: \u201CIf there is one way we can protest against this bulldozing National Government, it is to make sure that \u2018Banksie\u2019 is not the mega-mayor.\u201D So this debate does not finish tonight, and it does not finish this year. The fight-back starts now.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022 data-id=\u002271e4ed41403b4c86b83ad87e448d09e4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001173\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002271e4ed41403b4c86b83ad87e448d09e4\u0022\u003ESUE KEDGLEY (Green):\u003C/span\u003E I also start by expressing the gratitude of the Green Party to all the staff in Parliament who have kept the place going over the last few days. I hope they understand that it was a protest. It was a protest against the slashing and gutting of democracy in Auckland, and against the profoundly undemocratic way in which this far-reaching bill\u2014which will obliterate layers of democracy in Auckland\u2014was whacked through this House without any ability for the people of Auckland to have select committee hearings or to be consulted in any way. I hope the staff of Parliament and the people of New Zealand understand that that is what it was about: it was a protest. What did the Government expect us to do? Did it expect us just to stand by while this Draconian legislation was being rammed through the House? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001174\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ERodney Hide has been very chipper since the dinner break. He has been very, very chipper, bouncing up and interjecting and looking incredibly pleased with himself\u2014and why would he not? He has pulled off a coup\u2014in fact, it is a coup d\u2019\u00E9tat. He has justified his being the Minister of Local Government. No doubt, the ACT Party will have contributions rolling into its coffers from people who will be deeply grateful for what he has done, and who will be rubbing their hands together as they envisage the $28 billion worth of assets that will eventually be privatised in a year or two, and that they will be able to get their hands on. Of course, the people of the Auckland Citizens and Ratepayers Association are gearing themselves up all over Auckland even as we speak, and are looking forward to the day next November when they hope they can take over the council of the super-city of Auckland and unleash their agenda on the people of Auckland. So a lot of people are very grateful to Rodney Hide\u2014or, at least, a lot of business people are. But I think that, once what has happened here sinks in, Aucklanders will not be grateful at all. I think there will be a major backlash when they realise what a coup d\u2019\u00E9tat Rodney Hide has pulled off using the classic techniques of Rogernomics.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001175\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ENational is now pretending that it will go out and consult, after pulling off the coup d\u2019\u00E9tat, after setting up the super-city, and after wiping out eight democratically elected councils. The Government is now telling Aucklanders not to worry, because it will go out and consult, it will set up a committee, and it will listen to the people of Auckland. The only trouble is what is the Government going to listen to them talk about. What is there left to consult about? The whole thing has been set in place. There is one aspect left to consult about\u2014the power of the local boards. The super-city is in place; it is ready to be taken over by John Banks, who will be the next tsar of Auckland. We hope he will not be, as David Cunliffe said, but that is the possibility that we need to face up to. He will have unlimited mayoral powers that no other mayor in Auckland will have. The only counterbalance to the power of the mayor, who will completely control the super-city, will be the local boards.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001176\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003ELet us look at the legislation to see what the local boards are. The first thing that one notices in the legislation is that it states that a local board is not a local authority. I will repeat that: \u201CA local board is not a local authority\u201D. What is it, then? It is an \u201Cunincorporated body\u201D. That is what those local boards are, and they have no powers at all in the legislation. The only powers they will have will be delegated by the super-council. So the super-council may decide to delegate some piffling little powers, or it may decide not to delegate anything. The bill then says that there will be four to nine members on each of the boards. We were told in a briefing that the board members will be paid $10,000 each. Those people will represent about 70,000 people. The people of Manukau are going to find themselves with, instead of their city council\u2014which, as far as I know, most of the residents of Manukau are very, very satisfied with\u2014two councillors on the Auckland super-city council, and a piffling little board with four members, which is an unincorporated body. They will not have even a local authority.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001177\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EAnd what will these local boards do? They will have absolutely no resources and no power. The local boards will not be able to hire staff. They will not be able to own anything. They will not be able to levy rates, borrow money, make by-laws, or develop plans. What will these boards do? They will do absolutely nothing. I say to Mr Hide that this is not local democracy; this is a pathetic joke. The Government has also got rid of the M\u0101ori seats, which were one of the best recommendations of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance. What an outrage that the Government would simply obliterate the M\u0101ori seats. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001178\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI warn Aucklanders that the consultation that we are now going to embark on, having set the whole thing up, will be\u2014I am afraid to say\u2014a completely pointless exercise. As everyone knows, a select committee is completely pointless if the Government has already made up its mind. Let us make no mistake: the Government has made up its mind. I say to Aucklanders: \u201CDo not be conned.\u201D Nevertheless, I still urge all Aucklanders who understand what is going on here to make their voices heard and to protest at the select committee, because there will not be anything else to do at the committee hearings, apart from perhaps talking about the powers of the pitiful, toothless, impotent local boards. I encourage those people to turn up nevertheless, because, as the Prime Minister said in this House, every Aucklander who wishes to be heard by this select committee will be heard. I urge people, even though it is too late, to get out there and make their voices heard. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001179\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI predict that this super-city is not going to bring about any savings at all, and I am really worried about that. The international research that has been done shows that none of these forced amalgamations\u2014because that is what this is\u2014none of these super-cities, has ever delivered any savings. Most of them have come out and estimated savings; of course, Rodney Hide has refused to tell this House whether there will be any savings at all. Some super-cities promised 18 percent savings, and they eventually saved maybe 1 or 2 percent.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001180\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe super-city will disenfranchise whole Auckland communities. There will be a backlash against it, and it will not solve any of the so-called problems of Auckland. The problems of Auckland do not relate to its structure. This whole debate has been about structure. The problems people have with local government are things like the phoney consultation, and the lack of accountability and transparency. None of those problems will be solved by this super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001181\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EThe people of Auckland are going to wake up and find that they have this huge, bloated, remote, inaccessible super-city, which will be a bit like a supertanker, and they will not be able to access it or influence it. The super-city will have $28 billion of assets, and it will be a huge mega-city\u2014one of the biggest in the Western World. The irony is that most places\u2014for example, the United Kingdom\u2014are going in exactly the opposite direction. These places have worked out that big super-cities do not work. They are not flexible. They are not able to deal with the problems of local democracy. So they are going in exactly the opposite direction. They are setting up local councils that are smaller and are genuinely close to the people. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001182\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022eaaad191-62cf-43e8-a772-63a71dbf4d4a\u0022\u003EI predict that New Zealand will have a big, bloated super-city for a few years, and then we will work out that it has been a complete disaster and a huge waste of money, and that, far from solving the problems and the alleged parochialism of Auckland, the super-city has only unleashed resentment and disempowerment. In a few years\u2019 time, we will go back to what we had before. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022 data-id=\u0022a6885b1c28f848e3890bd76cfc5618ee\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001183\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a6885b1c28f848e3890bd76cfc5618ee\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA (M\u0101ori Party\u2014Te Tai Tokerau):\u003C/span\u003E T\u0113n\u0101 koe, Mr Speaker. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa e te Whare.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001184\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002298770c648924433f8d6b41d131a7d91b\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: It is all Labour\u2019s fault.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001185\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002253fce3edd3c54480a2f4a20ec25e5ae1\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: Not quite. The original submissions to the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance included a plea for recognition of the Treaty of Waitangi in local government, and recognition of rangatiratanga, kaitiakitanga, and the rights and responsibilities of mana whenua. Sure, they acknowledged the limitations of arrangements being implemented by councils around the Auckland region, but they recognised at least the possibility of positive relationships under section 4 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 2002, which states: \u201CIn order to recognise and respect the Crown\u2019s responsibility to take appropriate account of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and to maintain and improve opportunities for Maori to contribute to local government decision-making processes, Parts 2 and 6 provide principles and requirements for local authorities \u2026 to facilitate participation by Maori in local authority decision-making processes.\u201D\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001186\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EBut this Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill will throw out that promise. This bill will close off for ever any possible avenue for M\u0101ori participation in local government. It will slam the door on a rich resource of strategies and solutions to invest in full participation of M\u0101ori in local government in Auckland, and will deny the possibilities of partnership in favour of privatisation, user-pays, and the denial of participation by the citizens of Auckland. This bill may be about the organisation of cost-effective services and the restructuring of representation, but there can be no argument whatsoever for the denial of basic democracy to a third of the population of this country, and the refusal to honour the world\u2019s greatest Polynesian city by giving three seats to people who have been giving land to the settlement of Auckland for more than 200 years.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001187\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EAlthough I do not like having to stand alongside the Labour Party, which in Government stole our foreshore and seabed, cancelled grants for M\u0101ori students, gave money back to the Government every year as if we did not need it, and refused to sign the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, I recognise an even older maxim, which says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend\u2014at least, for now. Just a few hours ago, I was stinging in my attack on Labour, saying that if its proposal for Pacific and Asian seats on the Auckland Council were genuinely about representation, then where were the seats for the Somali, the Kenyan, the Dalmatian, the South African, or the Scot. I said that although I respected much of what Labour had to say, I felt that its Pacific-Asian representation proposal was nothing but a naked grab for the votes of the large Pacific and Asian populations in Auckland. And I added that although I had the greatest respect for my Pacific cousins, and although I respected the right of Asians to be heard, I could never accept the betrayal by Labour\u2019s M\u0101ori MPs of the primary right of M\u0101ori to be on the Auckland Council as mana whenua, as tangata whenua, and as M\u0101ori.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001188\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00221e13a04af72742cab3edbc1501b676b8\u0022\u003EHon Darren Hughes\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The member is well aware, because I briefed him on it, that the Labour Party put down amendments to do exactly what he is now saying, and they were ruled out of order\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001189\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225490dd78f7014d3db668d9ebcce8cef1\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: That is a debating point; that is not a point of order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001190\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022488760068ce243f6afef95ddf5cd6865\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you tell me whether a member is allowed to deliberately mislead the House, after being warned like that?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001191\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224a085e29606243e8955332fa65d64b92\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We have just had a number of hours of debate, and the member should know what has actually been voted on and passed. I ask the member to take consideration of the comments he is making.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001192\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ae19df0b859841e2aeac8cb1db1616fe\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is not for you to tell a member what he may or may not say in a third reading speech. It is also not for someone who is feeling sensitive to stand up and accuse a member of deliberating misleading the House, and to have your support in that. You should be telling Mr Mallard that he cannot make that accusation\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001193\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ce2ff1e2e99e495e883ee467cc098287\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We are nearing the end of the debate. We cannot say that a member is lying. Those are debating points. We know that very well.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001194\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220bc7ac1a19524150808f93d7a3e5d4f0\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: We know it\u2019s fact, though.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001195\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e7522db9feb84e159522a4ec3b7ba5a4\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I am on my feet. Members cannot say that someone is lying. So let us continue, and I would ask Hone Harawira to complete his speech. The member has 5 minutes.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001196\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225e5779c171404622b81c9e8bfe25b35d\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: I said at that time that I was outraged by the position taken by Labour\u2019s M\u0101ori MPs in allowing the status of M\u0101ori to be downgraded to that of other ethnic groups, for we are, and always will be, the first people of this great land of Aotearoa. I called at that time on all those Labour M\u0101ori MPs to speak up for M\u0101ori, to fight for M\u0101ori, and to be M\u0101ori\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001197\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022d52e59e3-2195-4c95-a654-665c11b39b63\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224b41ab09b1134491849660d007679404\u0022\u003EHon Parekura Horomia\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. This member knows that is not true. He continues a litany of mistruths, and he knows exactly what he is doing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001198\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002284c081a5ab214cef9850da06bdb2849d\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I have already ruled on this, and I ask the member to continue. These are debating points.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001199\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226bc2a42cf77348479f0305d182eb022f\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: I called on the Labour M\u0101ori MPs to fight for seats on the Auckland Council for mana whenua first, for M\u0101ori second, and for anybody else after that, or to admit their failings, to recognise their duplicity, to confess their complicity, and to resign their seats forthwith. And I said that their mana, for what it was worth, the mana of their people, and, indeed, the mana of their tupuna deserve nothing less.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001200\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EBut tonight, for all my criticism of the Labour Party for its watering down of the stand on M\u0101ori representation, let me say that I am grateful for the sterling efforts of those from the Labour Party and the Green Party in helping to highlight the naked and rapacious grab for power by those who would seek to commercialise services that people in places like South Auckland have taken for granted. Services such as free libraries and free swimming pools will be turned into user-pays environments, which will deny tens of thousands of M\u0101ori and Pacific people access to educational and recreational services, and further consign them to an underclass that grows daily as we speak, as we plunge deeper and deeper into the greatest recession any of us have ever known.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001201\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EAnd I am grateful to those in Labour and the Greens\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001202\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022352905ae337740cd8f1706a38b63d984\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: In no way do I take offence at the member\u2019s comments, even though he is not, in fact, representing our position correctly, but I seek the leave of the House to table a press statement by my colleague Parekura Horomia that clearly sets out the fact that Labour\u2019s policy is\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001203\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e2dc21a37b2f46c6b2c9b4ecb21d3968\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: These are not points of order. They are debating points. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001204\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022decaa100498145ef9fba780b4f5aee8a\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I sought leave.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001205\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227276a063676d454cbef709a7ab78002e\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought to table\u2014what is it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001206\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022809e4636324d4a15a1bf706892442999\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I sought leave to table a press release by our M\u0101ori affairs spokesperson.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001207\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022eb374d44fb6c496bb1dfb3700ba378e9\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought to table a press release. Is there any objection to that course of action? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001208\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227a1e5e94efae430aa4ee06c227eb22dc\u0022\u003EHONE HARAWIRA\u003C/span\u003E: And I am grateful to those in Labour and the Greens for standing alongside the M\u0101ori Party in challenging the insidious proposal to deny every Aucklander the right to equitably participate in the wider council elections by ensuring that only those with the resources, the profile, the money, and the capacity to pay for a million-dollar campaign need even contemplate applying, once again consigning the powerless, the dispossessed, and the under-resourced to respond in the time-honoured fashion of rejection of a leadership that bears no relationship whatsoever to their own lives of struggle, and to react in ways that none of us really want to see.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001209\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI remind all those in National to beware of bills that will still be alive when the next election comes around. Just like the Electoral Finance Act came back to haunt the Labour Government right through the election campaign and eventually materialised to bite Labour on the backside in the election of 2008, so too will the \u201CWaterview Criminal Bypass Bill\u201D and this \u201CAuckland Denial of Democracy Bill\u201D still be open and festering sores in the run-up to the election campaign of 2011, and National will be rightfully blamed and held accountable for them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001210\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EIn less than 10 days\u2019 time, M\u0101ori people from all over Auckland will be marching for the right of M\u0101ori representation\u2014mana whenua and taura here. M\u0101ori from their many tribal homelands outside of T\u0101maki-makau-rau will also be on that march, and I have no doubt that there will be people of many other races there\u2014Asian, Somali, Dalmatian, Kenyan, Scottish, and South African. I sincerely hope and pray that we will also be joined by our cousins of the Pacific, the people whom I call the children of Maui, because we are all related through a common history, a common heritage, and a common love for the waters of the Pacific that are our backyard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001211\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EIn the same way that I welcome those from the Labour Party who have been speaking boldly and positively about a h\u012Bkoi that they have come to late in the day and now speak of in passionate terms of ownership, let me remind them that it will not be a march for the Labour Party, in the same way that it will not be a march for the Greens or the M\u0101ori Party. Although it has been the M\u0101ori Party that has championed the kaupapa of M\u0101ori seats at the table in the debates within this House, we have also acknowledged from day one that our role is to support the efforts, the plans, the hopes, and the dreams of the tangata whenua of T\u0101maki-makau-rau for genuine recognition of all that they are, all that they have given, and all that they desire for their children in the beautiful city of Auckland.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001212\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EWe will march for the rights of those whose land we gave our freedom for, and we will march on 25 May 2009 not for our political parties, not for union beliefs, and not for our ethnic differences, but because we truly believe in the Treaty of Waitangi and the principle of partnership, which challenges us all to accept that M\u0101ori are not just another ethnic group, that M\u0101ori are not just another minority, that M\u0101ori are not simply citizens of Aotearoa, but that, in fact, M\u0101ori are tangata whenua\u2014people of the land\u2014that M\u0101ori are the first nation people of this land, and that the many hap\u016B of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua and Tainui have given lands for the development of Auckand, often to the detriment of their own future.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001213\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003EI politely remind the House that 31 years ago the State moved in and arrested the children of Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua on the last remaining land that they could rightfully call their own. Who on earth would have thought that, in the wash-up, Ng\u0101ti Wh\u0101tua would choose not recrimination, accusation, and blame, but would actually invite the Auckland City Council itself to share in the management of Takaparawhau, which remains to this day a jewel in the crown of the city of Auckland? T\u0113n\u0101 koutou. Kia ora t\u0101tou katoa. Yee ha!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00228bf5374187cf4b76b7adc42a40192432\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001214\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228bf5374187cf4b76b7adc42a40192432\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The deputy leader of the Labour Party, the Hon David Cunliffe, indicated earlier when seeking leave\u2014[Interruption]\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001215\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002233d59fdb03dd43139e8685cd36a69308\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I will hear what the member\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001216\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220fcf12b5d1504d33a6ae77359120a4d3\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: No, you can\u2019t let him do that!\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001217\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022105e91f3de4b4523b335ed46c5dce221\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I have not heard what he is going to say. [Interruption] Sit down! I am standing\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001218\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002211ea218935ac44dabd73f540c098509a\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: He just stood before\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001219\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022809c44871282446f898b0dad2a13f140\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I am standing. The Hon Rodney Hide has a point of order. What is the point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001220\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228cc74c7a79ba4eb7a041d073335cafc5\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: I am inviting the Hon David Cunliffe to seek leave again, because if Parekura Horomia\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001221\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f5fcfb5f2c8d405b99bfed363a9b40bb\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No, that is not a point of order. Sit down.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022486e97984bb24c1f85343f9597f47ae4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001222\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022486e97984bb24c1f85343f9597f47ae4\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I now understand that you did not hear the first phrase of the leader of the ACT Party. He did not describe a member accurately; he did it provocatively and deliberately. He was in breach of the Standing Orders and the Speakers\u2019 rulings of this House, and I ask him to withdraw and apologise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001223\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c1aa7cf92ba942df8e05d7649ea9a852\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry; I did not hear that. If that is the case, I ask the member to withdraw that comment.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001224\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022c4e3d20868b34ea0ada90344184eaf1d\u0022\u003EHon Rodney Hide\u003C/span\u003E: I withdraw.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u0022bd008233983d4b8796afee8ce79e1813\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001225\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022bd008233983d4b8796afee8ce79e1813\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Speaker. I know that\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001226\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac9701211f334393b974f17ce8f72a3e\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: We are on a point of order, and points of order are heard in silence.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001227\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dfa6bbe262a8425ca6c29506e2b627c6\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. That is actually the point I was about to make. I know that it is getting later in the evening on Saturday night and we have been here for a long time, and I know that the debate at times has been robust\u2014and so it should be. However, I was sitting here not far from my colleague from the far north, and I had difficulty in hearing him. I actually did want to hear what he had to say. Unfortunately, it was rather difficult because there were a lot of interjections from that side of the House. I am not saying we have not also interjected, but I suggest that the House let the last three or four speeches be heard.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001228\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022fdc45d31d65d428cb99bed3e7b4dbc5b\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for those comments.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022879c4bbcf1b8463791a6e777de20b3df\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001229\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022879c4bbcf1b8463791a6e777de20b3df\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I concur with the comments of the Associate Minister of Local Government, but when a member uses words like \u201Cbetrayal\u201D in his speech about a political party, that is provocation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001230\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EFollowing on from that, I seek leave to table the draft amendments prepared by the Labour Party for stand-alone, dedicated M\u0101ori seats. I advised the member for Te Tai Tokerau that we had done that earlier in the day but they were ruled to be not in order.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001231\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002246e87267e4d64c3ca645d3dfa6b09739\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u002220b71b5e299643cba50113ab0a447c75\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001232\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002220b71b5e299643cba50113ab0a447c75\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I also seek leave to table a comprehensive list of all the amendments prepared by the M\u0101ori Party in order to ensure M\u0101ori representation. It is a blank piece of paper. That party moved none.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001233\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f217ac16f8ad473c8d719a179899e6b6\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022 data-id=\u0022439995823bcf4530b5236761807ee865\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001234\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022439995823bcf4530b5236761807ee865\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY (National\u2014T\u0101maki):\u003C/span\u003E It is a privilege to once again stand up in this House, to speak in support of this very fine Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001235\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002253a0052ed1f047f4a750662aa690108b\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member. We have just had points of order from members who said they would actually like to hear what the speakers are saying. Can members keep their interjections focused. They should be rare and reasonable, not interchanges with people across the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001236\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00227883c85e-a5bb-4a12-9962-80df55af0ecd\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223e79dd53b64c4a3b9ca02ef560ba20f0\u0022\u003EHone Harawira\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Given your comments, is it is appropriate for me to ask whether I could give my speech again, so that people could actually hear it?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001237\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ac79af4ea663455db4887a74813b9a9f\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: No, it is not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001238\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224f39db0ca8194ccdaabf9a8640cc62ab\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I seek leave to table the voting record of Tariana Turia, which shows that she voted many times with the Government over the Auckland reorganisation.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001239\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ab06c9a55b4547d19df887ca47358a77\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is objection.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001240\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022749d97b8-a772-4227-83da-b5e264c37bc0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022bffff6ef2ac14999a0815c96eb36bfd3\u0022\u003EALLAN PEACHEY\u003C/span\u003E: It is a privilege to support this bill. The bill is one of a package of measures that will unleash the great potential of Auckland, and of the Auckland region, to contribute to the growth and prosperity of all of New Zealand. Nearly one-third of New Zealand\u2019s people live in the Auckland region. Auckland is the base of some of the most significant business, commercial, and educational functions in this country. It is the key to the growth and prosperity of New Zealand. I commend this bill to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022 data-id=\u00222559dcafb62943ffb6d1a49dc967bd8f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001241\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222559dcafb62943ffb6d1a49dc967bd8f\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO (Labour\u2014M\u0101ngere):\u003C/span\u003E Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak tonight. If I sound emotional tonight, I make no apology for it. In fact, for the past few days quite a lot of emotion has been released by all sides of the House on this matter. It is a very significant matter, in terms of the people whom I represent and the communities I represent in M\u0101ngere and Manukau City. I have been to many funerals of friends and relatives\u2014people whom I cherish and are dear to me. I am using this point as a preface before I get on to the bill. Those funerals have all been very sad occasions, but our debate over the establishment by this Government of a super-city without it asking Aucklanders about it has deeply hurt me. I say to this House that that hurt is a reflection of how the communities throughout Manukau City and Waitakere feel about the actions of this Government. In fact, they feel that it is an outrage that they have not been given the opportunity to have a say. It may be that they would agree to the proposal.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001242\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThat is the reason why I stand tonight to acknowledge and thank all of my Labour colleagues and the other parties\u2014the Greens and, to some extent, the M\u0101ori Party\u2014for holding this Government to account. That is what we have asked for\u2014that it gives Aucklanders the opportunity to have a say. Often in this debate there has been outrage from the other side of the House, but the outrage that I feel, and that I suspect is felt by many throughout Auckland, is that the action of this Government can be described as criminal in many senses. We have had two senior members of the Government\u2014Mr Key, the honourable Prime Minister, and the honourable Minister of Local Government\u2014holding a gun to the head of the mayors and councillors and saying \u201CClick! Bang! We\u2019ve got the numbers. That\u2019s why we\u2019re doing this.\u201D That is a sign of the sheer arrogance of this Government after only 6 months of being in power. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001243\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EFor those who are listening, I say that Labour has fought tooth and nail to hold this Government to account. Labour has fought hard to ensure that the bills that this Government is introducing in urgency are examined, because the National and ACT Government\u2019s undemocratic plans deserve to be given back to the people. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001244\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003ESo we come to the bill. There are four parts and 24 clauses. The member for Manurewa, George Hawkins, held up an advertisement earlier that had been paid for by the Parliamentary Service\u2014by taxpayers. It is advertising a series of meetings. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001245\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022875fc2257d8942b8a4cbc28678ba9063\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: No.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001246\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e90bc0ac88394f3c93204b3cc4babd55\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: Yes. It is an outrage. It is advertising a series of meetings that are to be held in the next few months by the Government in the Auckland region. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001247\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b47bb79c8a04fb4aeabc89286f8d757\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: After it\u2019s gone through.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001248\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002228e2033bf2be45038e8acd124a9c921a\u0022\u003ESU\u2019A WILLIAM SIO\u003C/span\u003E: After it has been done, exactly\u2014after the fact. Here is the advertisement. It states \u201CHave Your Say \u2026\u201D. This advertisement is deceptive, because the main decision has already been made. But here is the other concern: eight meetings are being held in the area of the current Auckland City Council, and the fear and concern we have is that these meetings are campaign meetings for John Banks by this Government. In Manukau and Waitakere, there is only one meeting. There is one meeting for the 380,000 people living in Manukau, which is the third-largest city in New Zealand\u2014one meeting. I have to ask whether that is a sign of things to come, as a result of this Government and the super-city. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001249\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI lament the loss of my city and of four mayors: the late Hugh Lambie; the late Sir Lloyd Elsmore; Sir Barry Curtis, who served 24 years; and now Len Brown, the Mayor of Manukau City. I lament the loss of the three councillors who represent M\u0101ngere. I lament the loss of eight community boards, made up of local people who live in the area. With the stroke of Mr Hide\u2019s pen, those local government bodies exist in name only. The power, rights, authority, and privilege are being given to three or four people picked specifically by that Minister. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001250\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EIn Part 1, the purpose clause talks about defining Auckland. Clause 5 talks about the \u201CMeaning of Auckland\u201D. That clause does not define clearly what Auckland is about. It is about more than just an area; it is about the people who live there. It is about the diversity there, the languages that are spoken, the various events that are held regularly in Manukau, for example. Our concern now is about what will happen to our Polyfest, which started at the old school of Sir Edmund Hillary, now called Hillary College. What will happen to that? What will happen to our Asian and ethnic events that are currently being held in Manukau and funded by Manukau City? The Auckland Transition Agency now has control of all that, because it has the same powers as if there were a super-city. That is a deep concern. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001251\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EI say to this Government that if it had any sincerity\u2014which I have yet to see\u2014about consultation it would take the select committee consultation back to Auckland. It would take it to all seven different sectors of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001252\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EPart 2 talks about the mayor and grants his or her executive powers. There is grave concern about the at-large election of the mayor and the substantial powers that are given to the mayor. The questions that we want answered are about how we will choose that mayor. Will it be by first past the post? Will it be by the single transferable vote system? Will it be by preferential voting? These are the questions our communities will be asking this Government. That is a decision that they have to make. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001253\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThe executive powers of this mayor are of deep concern to us. This mayor will appoint his buddies and friends to be deputy mayor and chairpersons of committees. Too much power in the hands of one person is not a good thing. We know what has happened in other situations like that. Power corrupts, and we do not think that is right. I liken the super-city to a canoe that will take us to the future. If that be the case, then all people need to be on board and everyone needs to be paddling in the same direction. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001254\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EThere will be only 20 people on this council. Eight will be elected at large, and only the rich and wealthy will be able to stand for those positions. What about ordinary workers and families in our community? What about M\u0101ori? The M\u0101ori Party says that Labour has betrayed M\u0101ori. That is an outrage. We are the ones who have been demanding that this Government be held to account, to ensure that there are M\u0101ori seats, Pacific seats, and representation of Asian and other ethnic groups on this local council. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001255\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EWhat about the local boards\u2019 powers? Local boards cannot simply go cap in hand to the council and ask for the resources and things that local government bodies need for local communities. It is not just about dogs, prostitutes, and gambling\u2014although some members on the other side of the House might enjoy those things. It is not just about that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001256\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022b398827c-6bf5-403e-90dc-ff03205302a5\u0022\u003EFinally, I will say three things. I say to Government members that if they are sincere, they need to give the people of Auckland time to consult on these bills. The Government needs to do that. It needs to give them time to develop quality submissions. Not everyone is familiar with the select committee process, and I do not want to see this Government go out there and select only its friends, the business elite, to come and debate this. We need to allow every single member of those communities of ours to debate this, in their own languages if need be.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022f99bcf9e-1ad4-4ed4-9a97-1cccb5b1e11a\u0022 data-id=\u0022c6938231716a49ac89c397ca7b3a46dd\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001257\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f99bcf9e-1ad4-4ed4-9a97-1cccb5b1e11a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022c6938231716a49ac89c397ca7b3a46dd\u0022\u003EDr JACKIE BLUE (National):\u003C/span\u003E I rise to take a short call on the first reading of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. It follows on from the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill, which was passed this evening. We need to look at the facts here. The facts are that the previous Labour Government set up the royal commission\u2014[Interruption] \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001258\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00225c63ee50ae6a455ab5a04e70cecc9e9a\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: I am sorry to interrupt the member. An interchange is going on between two members, and I cannot hear what the honourable member Dr Jackie Blue is saying. She has only just commenced her speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001259\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f99bcf9e-1ad4-4ed4-9a97-1cccb5b1e11a\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002229f218ca3de54a9b905bbfc2366a9e07\u0022\u003EDr JACKIE BLUE\u003C/span\u003E: The facts are that the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance was set up under the previous Labour Government. It recommended that there be one unitary council. It recommended that it be implemented urgently, and that is what this Government has done. The bill that was passed earlier this evening did that. The bill that we are currently discussing sets up the framework for that council, and what is important is that it looks at second-tier representation. We were not happy with the royal commission\u2019s recommendations on the second tier. We want to go to the community on that issue, and we will be having a select committee process. We will be having open forums and we will be listening to people. We are not paying lip-service to the community. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I commend this bill to the House.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022 data-id=\u00222c5e866956344423a211ebaf7c3641b7\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001260\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222c5e866956344423a211ebaf7c3641b7\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT (Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I am glad of the opportunity to speak on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill. This bill does three main things: it sets up the framework for the Auckland Council, it sets up local boards, and it describes the role of the Local Government Commission. I will talk about each of those elements, because we have concerns about all of them.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001261\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EFirst of all, the context in which this bill is being received into this House is absolutely critical. I do not think that members opposite understand the damage that has been done already. There has been\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001262\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022510b2da7184e4b29ab587936c49c8583\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is a mark of respect for my colleague that I ask through you that the Minister who had her back to the member and was wandering around the Chamber, and other members who were wandering around, do the member the courtesy of listening to her speech. It is important.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001263\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022893adc11-ce4e-419c-a079-08f04b3d75f5\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022169f0e90f3944925bae2b2f846697d5a\u0022\u003EMr DEPUTY SPEAKER\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you for that. It is important that we give speakers a fair go. As I have said on previous occasions, if members want to wander around and talk, they should do that outside in the lobbies. Only whips should be walking around. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001264\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002276d3f27c15fc48279a688f6f67d883a8\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: There has been an absolute litany of arrogance since March, when the royal commission report was received. I saw that arrogance just then when my colleague Su\u2019a William Sio was speaking and describing accurately the view of the people of Manukau City. Honestly, the smirking, giggling, and carrying on over on the other side of the Chamber was unbelievable.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001265\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EAnyway, you took a report that the royal commission spent 18 months working on and you gutted it in a week\u2014[Interruption] Sorry, not you, Mr Deputy Speaker. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001266\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00229800623a9481487d8c49751cda8a4906\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: \u201CThey\u201D.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001267\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022110b8f777bec4b5db4ca4779f9d4131a\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: They, the members opposite, took a report that had taken 18 months of work and gutted it within just over a week. A number of really interesting and important ideas in that report seem to have sunk without trace. There were good ideas around economic development, a social board, and greater coordination between Auckland and central government. Many, many things are missing from the bill we are talking about now. The development agency is missing, as I said, as are the social issues board, the joint management structures between the New Zealand Transport Agency and the Railways Corporation, and many of the things the royal commission worked hard on. What has happened to those ideas? \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001268\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EMore important, the Government\u2019s failure to listen to Aucklanders will mean that this bill and the legislation arising from it will be fundamentally damaged before they have even started. Thousands of people have been involved in marches and meetings, and many more marches and meetings are to come. Let us see what happens with the h\u012Bkoi, shall we? The media have also reflected people\u2019s concerns\u2014even the good old New Zealand Herald, with headlines like \u201CLet citizens have say on Super City\u201D. What about the East and Bays Courier with \u201CCall to keep local voice\u201D? What about \u201CWho stole our voice?\u201D, \u201CDemocracy at stake\u201D, or \u201CWelcome to Greater Auckland\u201D? The Government is so arrogant that it does not see that it has created a monster already; that concern is reflected in all of the polls that have been taken so far.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001269\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThis Government made a number of commitments to Aucklanders. I remind members opposite of what it said to Aucklanders. I am appalled that members opposite can sit there and fail to recognise the statement they made in their manifesto: \u201CNational will: Support the Royal Commission providing an opportunity for people within the Auckland region to express their views about the structures that will best achieve the goals set out above.\u201D It also states that National would \u201CConsult with Aucklanders once the findings of the Royal Commission are known.\u201D Well, I do not know what has happened to those commitments, but over the last few days we have seen the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill rammed through the House under urgency. There has been no opportunity for Aucklanders to be consulted on that, because the Government has passed the bill already. The Government has taken away the right of Aucklanders, under the Local Government Act, to have a poll on the issue.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001270\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe Government has also established a small but very powerful transition agency\u2014an agency that has no obligations to consult anybody, an agency that is made up of three to five people, picked at Rodney Hide\u2019s discretion. Frankly, that is hardly reassuring. The agency has huge power\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001271\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002267431f57-e958-4c83-b438-7da8061d479e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f9dbdf1d464c40d8a3d7bc1d3cb0a095\u0022\u003EPaul Quinn\u003C/span\u003E: Have you got the right bill?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001272\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00223ae5b24f13fb4e9aaa085f9d395646a3\u0022\u003ECAROL BEAUMONT\u003C/span\u003E: I am talking about the Local Government (Tamaki Makaurau Reorganisation) Bill as part of the context for this bill, I tell Mr Quinn\u2014if he were listening. The transition agency has huge power to control councils\u2014huge power. It has more than $28 billion of assets, and there are no protections against the privatisation of those assets. It has huge power around developing change management plans for 6,300 workers who work in local government in Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001273\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EOver the last few days the Government has created a brand new select committee on the issue\u2014a practice that National has been very strongly opposed to in the past. Why has that committee been created under urgency\u2014why? We can only assume that the Government does not trust the existing Local Government and Environment Committee. Labour wonders what process that special select committee will follow. I can only hope that it will be a damn sight better than what has happened at the hearing on the amendment to the Resource Management Act. I had the opportunity to sit in on that hearing briefly and could not believe the way that people were being treated. It was absolutely appalling. Will the Government give a commitment on the bill we currently have before us that everybody who wants to be heard will be heard, and that it will give them adequate time to be heard? I do not think so. All of these sorts of actions have created an environment of mistrust, anger, and real fear among Aucklanders about the ACT and National Party agendas for local government, and members will continue to hear about that from Aucklanders. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001274\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThis is about a Government that is focused on centralising power\u2014its power! Members on this side of the House do not question the need for change. Auckland faces many, many challenges. It is true that there has been significant discontent about local government, particularly about the inability to coordinate things regionally. There is no doubt about that. I might also say that there is a lot of discontent about the Auckland City Council in particular. Under the current mayor, the Citizens and Ratepayers - dominated council is arrogant, and it fails to address the needs of many of the citizens of Auckland. If people happen to live in \u014Ct\u0101huhu, they will know particularly what I am talking about. If the citizens of \u014Ct\u0101huhu are listening tonight, I tell them that I am making sure this Government hears about the appalling way in which money has not gone to those citizens and their needs, but has gone to the wealthy in Auckland City.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001275\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe previous Labour Government set up the royal commission, because it recognised there was a need for change. Labour members broadly support a unitary authority, because do we need greater coordination on key regional issues, but we disagree with the way in which the Government has trampled across the rights of Aucklanders in this process. So far it has done nothing but be arrogant to Aucklanders, and it has not listened to them. Labour members strongly disagree with a number of the key provisions in this bill. We disagree with the at-large councillor provision, because we believe that only people with money or fame will be able to stand and represent the whole city. People may scoff at that concern, but that was the case with the Auckland City Council until very recently\u2014up until the late 1980s. If people took the time to see what the council looked like back then, they would see that most of the people on that council were white, were male, and came from the eastern suburbs of Auckland City. So there are real problems about at-large councillors. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001276\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00223facbb72-b3b0-464b-b24d-e6de0616f323\u0022\u003EThe 20 to 30 local boards that are being proposed are completely powerless. Labour wants to see a second tier that actually has teeth and that can do things for local people. What about M\u0101ori representation? The provision is appalling; we support M\u0101ori representation on the Auckland Council. There are other many other provisions of this bill that we are very, very concerned about. Another provision, which again goes back to the issue of arrogance, concerns the powers of the Local Government Commission. Under this bill, the commission will have a number of very important responsibilities, but nowhere does the bill talk about that commission consulting anybody.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022 data-id=\u0022352dc2f6d755431190c0ac3fb5d69e96\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001277\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022352dc2f6d755431190c0ac3fb5d69e96\u0022\u003ENIKKI KAYE (National\u2014Auckland Central):\u003C/span\u003E Today the fifth National Government, with the help of Rodney Hide, has finally achieved for Auckland what parliamentarians have been trying to do for generations. We simply do not believe that this is as good as it gets for the people of Auckland. Tonight we have delivered one council that will enable Aucklanders to have better public services. As Aucklanders wake up tomorrow, they will realise that this is a watershed moment in Auckland. It is a watershed moment not just for Auckland but also for New Zealand: the moment that the tide turned from endless talkfests, strategies, and action plans to real progress for Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001278\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EThe people of the central business district and the people of Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Herne Bay, St Marys Bay, Westmere, and Waiheke Island deserve to have better public transport. The people of Auckland deserve to have a transport system that enables them to spend less time in traffic and more time with their families. One council will enable that to be delivered. But, most of all, the people of Auckland deserve to have local democracy, and this bill will deliver that for Aucklanders. This bill is about giving local communities in Auckland, like those of Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island, back their voice. For too long, the people of Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island have been forced to constantly battle for people to understand their communities. The royal commission recognised that when it stated that community engagement was poor. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001279\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EWe have tremendous respect for the commission, but we believe that the option it offered did not give all local communities across Auckland the voice that they deserve. That is why we have given local democracy a real kick forward by offering local boards. The irony for members opposite is that those members have not yet confirmed whether they support the establishment of local boards. That is right! If they do not support that, they will have to go around the communities of Auckland\u2014like those of Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island\u2014and be very clear about what they are doing to local democracy for Auckland. On this side of the House, our policy is very clear; the Opposition\u2019s policy is not. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001280\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EWhere we agree with the commission, we are implementing its recommendations, as we have done with the provision for one council and one mayor. Where we do not agree with it, we are going back to the people. That is what we are doing. The royal commission went to the people of Auckland and consulted, in an 18-month process that Labour set up and that cost millions of dollars. We respect taxpayers, and we will not waste their money by, in the words of Gordon from Grey Lynn, having \u201Cstagnation by consultation\u201D So where we differ from the royal commission, we are going back to the people of Auckland. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001281\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022ed2d10c1-43b7-41d9-9f5c-0c313f70e625\u0022\u003EI am proud that the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee will enable Aucklanders to have their say on how to run their communities. I am proud that I am holding at least four public meetings, and I am proud that we are giving Aucklanders local boards that will enable them to have a real voice. Today the fifth National Government has delivered a basic system of local democracy to Auckland. Now it is time for Aucklanders to have their say.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022 data-id=\u00228b271ed2c38044368de6c87e9310eaf8\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001282\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00228b271ed2c38044368de6c87e9310eaf8\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA (National\u2014Maungakiekie):\u003C/span\u003E This is the evening of a momentous day not just for Auckland but for New Zealand, in that we are debating the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill, a bill that will lead New Zealand forward. I want to correct a few of the misconceptions that have come from across the aisle about consultation that has not yet occurred. Well, this is only the first reading of the bill, I remind some of our colleagues across the aisle, and there will be a level of consultation. We will have a number of public meetings where we will listen to Auckland. These meetings will be about members of Parliament listening to their constituents\u2014not members of Parliament who live in other electorates trying to listen, but members of Parliament who live in their electorates. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001283\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EI also thank the clerks, and the staff of this institution\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001284\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e1b55971a55948728762b46dd3f6f593\u0022\u003EHon Trevor Mallard\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I know that it is not really my role to defend the Prime Minister, but I think attacks on him in this way, by one of his backbenchers, when he is not in the House are just not fair.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001285\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b4bcf0b443d24c2a9cf3d1a2215ffedb\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order. I invite the honourable member to continue with his speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001286\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022e4040c53c586481aa768a67179a50da6\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: Thank you, Mr Assistant Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001287\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00220ad9407516204634a9367521c3216bac\u0022\u003EHon Member\u003C/span\u003E: You\u2019re useless, Sam.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001288\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022ba603c7bfea4486b8f283585b1f8cb96\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: I am not useless. Mr Assistant Speaker, I have thick skin, and I will continue to talk about the bill. We have heard about how sad that mob over there are about this bill. We have heard the Opposition\u2019s hyperbole and exaggeration about the bill, and, in a week when one of our police officers has been killed, I say it is quite inappropriate for a member of Parliament to say that a gun is being levelled at people\u2019s heads. To talk about deaths and funerals when one of our own members has lost her mother, and to compare that with this bill, is quite inappropriate. We had another member of Parliament from across the aisle\u2014one who does not live in his electorate, of course\u2014claim that the people are watching. Well, they are not watching. They are watching the Blues beat the Crusaders; they are up by 13 to 12, and I am quite happy about that. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001289\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EThis bill is about establishing the Auckland Council and the governing board of that council.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001290\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022b273be78aad74385b478bd47d0856f14\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek some advice. If you could inform us\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001291\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022dec42f5504bf4ff8bfdbb6d67219e6ab\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I am not here for advice. The member is making a point of order. What is the point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001292\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022f9c512a8-d532-4ef9-ad51-0fe8d752a893\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022acc71d3937334754af17ba5f89cc0196\u0022\u003EHon Clayton Cosgrove\u003C/span\u003E: I am seeking to find out whether the Auckland City Council ratepayer or the taxpayer is paying the bill for this member\u2019s speech.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001293\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226dbc302789cd4e6f8a93dba4687fc13f\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: That is not a point of order; the member knows that. It was simply an attempt to break up the member\u2019s speech. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001294\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00224f8544c1b75a427c83af4249cccd875e\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. This is a two-part point of order. It is a longstanding convention in the House that members should be referred to by their proper names. The member has referred to members opposite by the descriptor \u201Ca member who does not live in his electorate\u201D. The second part of the question is whether that descriptor could apply to the member\u2019s leader, when he has filled in a primary place of residence form with an address in his electorate but does not actually live there. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001295\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022554b47e73db4484db4f78aae402ba984\u0022\u003EHon Members\u003C/span\u003E: What is the point of order?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001296\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022e0192ed9-5715-4f6c-bd52-8db4f3466087\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022d42eb2fc0534497e9c6315570691b799\u0022\u003EHon David Cunliffe\u003C/span\u003E: The point of order is that, first, I seek the Chair\u2019s guidance to have an offensive remark removed; and, second, I seek clarification of whether an epithet like \u201Ca member who does not live in his electorate\u201D could apply to the speaker\u2019s own leader, who filled in a primary place of residence\u2014\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001297\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00227f57d6b713c24b25a2b8bc6e3672ff40\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: Neither point is a point of order. The member will resume his seat.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001298\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022f747e7af4692472485bf09460acd0599\u0022\u003EPESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA\u003C/span\u003E: Mr Assistant Speaker, it is clear that we have had a historic day today. It is 13 May, and I am glad to be part of a Government that is taking action. I am glad to be part of a Government that has people like Rodney Hide, John Carter, and the Hon John Key in it. I am proud to be part of a Government that does not talk and sit on its heels for 9 years but takes action. We are leading this country into the future. Whether or not members opposite like it, we will be leading this country for a very long time. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001299\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002219bcf2ff-a193-4361-9072-813a4e36683c\u0022\u003EI am in support of this bill. Thank you.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u002253f64372373940d59846044f505e0a93\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be now read a first time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 5; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EBill read a first time.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u0022f69165e960d44da7abc2a81c8121f963\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001300\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f69165e960d44da7abc2a81c8121f963\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I move that the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be considered by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001301\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u0022a9242e958b65436f940d1e3582db309c\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: The Clerk reminds me that there was to be a report-back date.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001302\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00226a92e1f93afa4c7186b62051287aa490\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: I can read the whole thing, if you like, Mr Assistant Speaker.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001303\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u00228b3950251f494cfc88eb9a98caca33cf\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think it would be very important that you read the whole thing.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001304\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsBy\u0022 id=\u002267c1b39bc7884b9d846333f7aac41e81\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE\u003C/span\u003E: I move, That the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be considered by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee and that the committee report finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022046563779ad7456ba9756bb6e3248f9d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001305\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022046563779ad7456ba9756bb6e3248f9d\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. The member had moved the motion. I do not think it is within the discretion of the House to hear the second motion in any way other than as an amendment to the first motion that he had moved. He moved it and sat down; he was finished. I do not think that we can now give him a second chance to get it right. It is a matter that can be corrected by way of a motion in the House properly put down by the Government to foreshorten the time for the bill to be at the select committee, but that is something that will have to be done at the next sitting. The member very, very clearly moved something. It is something that the House should address. No other Minister gets a second chance to get a motion right, and there should not be an exception for this one.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00221d5a1361835e4715bda4b5ee3f4660d6\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001306\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00221d5a1361835e4715bda4b5ee3f4660d6\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I do apologise to the Hon Trevor Mallard. I did make a mistake, Mr Assistant Speaker. But I point out that the actual motion had not been put. You quite rightly corrected me, I moved the motion again, and that motion is now on the floor.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u00226242175b60724329acf091671b6354ce\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001307\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00226242175b60724329acf091671b6354ce\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E The point is, Mr Assistant Speaker, that you called the Minister, he moved the motion, he sat down, and his call was finished, just as Mr Mallard pointed out. Further, in support of what Mr Mallard has put to you, I say that there is a direct precedent for this. It happened in the last term of Parliament with a justice bill, when the Minister failed to move the correct referral motion at the end. On that occasion it was not pointed out by the Clerk. The Minister realised the motion was not correct moments after the question had been put and before the vote had been taken. The Hon Dr Nick Smith raised a point of order on it. That will be clear in the Hansard record. The Government paid the price for it, and had to come back subsequently with a procedural motion to clean matters up. There is nothing we can do about this. The motion was moved by the Minister, and he resumed his seat\u2014it is over. You are now bound, Mr Assistant Speaker, to put that motion to the House to be voted on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u002271207a184b034fd88132e5a0c3049e7e\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001308\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002271207a184b034fd88132e5a0c3049e7e\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E The point that needs to be made is that there is a significant difference in this particular case. Although it was true that the Minister of Local Government had resumed his seat, nevertheless, you asked\u2014and you are in sole charge of this House\u2014the Minister to complete the motion, which he continued to do. Nothing intervened after the time that he made the comments, and, as a consequence, the House certainly can consider the motion as a whole. At the end of the day, you are the final judge, but given that you invited the Minister to continue the motion\u2014which he did\u2014and complete it, the House can consider it. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u00223937e8f89b4e42a1a62df8dfc9732540\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001309\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223937e8f89b4e42a1a62df8dfc9732540\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I think it is a fairly simple point. Mr Assistant Speaker, you were acting on advice, and I accept that, but in this particular case I think you were not correctly advised. It is not often that I disagree with someone who sits in the Clerk\u2019s chair, but when a member has completed his speech and resumed his seat it is all over, Rover. That is the case that occurred.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001310\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EIt is not something that is irredeemable. The Government essentially has a choice: it can adjourn now and move the referral motion again as a Government order of business on the next sitting day, or it can put the original motion, and then, sometime over the next few months, pass a motion that returns the situation back to what the Government wants. Clearly, we will vote against it, but it is not something that we will obstruct, as long as it is done properly, within the procedures of the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022b78a0ee606a9415789e278f367e09498\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001311\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022b78a0ee606a9415789e278f367e09498\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I think the situation is relatively straightforward. There is no doubt that the motion put initially by the Hon Rodney Hide was different from the motion that he had signalled to the House in his first reading speech. The first thing is that he had signalled clearly to the House that there would be a referral motion and that there would be a report-back date. He is therefore obligated, when he comes to move the motion, to move the same motion. I would draw a parallel with the situation when members put down questions for oral answer; members are required to ask the exact question that is on the Order Paper.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001312\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe second point I would make in this regard is that the motion had not been carried by the House. Before I put the question, I invited the Minister\u2014on the advice of the Clerk\u2014to correct the motion. The Clerk had identified that Mr Hide had made a mistake. The Minister then corrected it. The next point is for me to put the resolution. If the motion had been moved and carried, it would have been, as Mr Mallard said, all over, Rover. It would then have been the decision of the House. At this stage, it is not the decision of the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022a51eaed669e1490d9efbbcd0e780d03a\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001313\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022a51eaed669e1490d9efbbcd0e780d03a\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. There are two points. The first relates to an indication at the beginning of a speech that there will be a motion to refer the bill to a select committee. You are absolutely correct in saying that members cannot move such a motion without their having signalled it at the beginning of the debate. Among the requirements is to signal which select committee the bill will go to, and any other restrictions. My submission to you is that those are the outside boundaries, and if a member later chooses to move something that is within those boundaries but does not take full advantage of them, then that is the right of the member.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001314\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003EThe other point I would like to refer you to is Speaker\u2019s ruling 24/7\u2014it goes back to 1891, to Mr Speaker Steward\u2014which indicates \u201CA motion of which notice has been given cannot, when before the House, be altered by the mover without the unanimous consent of the House.\u201D It is my submission to you that at the point that the Minister resumed his seat, that motion was before the House, and it cannot at that point be changed. I think it is pretty straightforward. The ruling is of very, very longstanding. A motion was moved that was within the boundaries of the notice that had been given, and the Minister then resumed his seat. At that point, the motion was before the House, and, notwithstanding your helpful advice\u2014on the advice of the Clerk\u2014to the Minister, it is my submission that at that point it was too late and you were obligated to put the motion in those terms.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00223aff40b5eafc4c67ab525fcf97255a70\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001315\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00223aff40b5eafc4c67ab525fcf97255a70\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I have two points. The first is that it was not a motion on notice. The second point is to note the number of times throughout the day when members have given votes, then sought to correct them. That practice has been accepted by the House. That is exactly what happened here, Mr Assistant Speaker. I admitted my mistake, and I thank you for pointing it out. The motion had not been put. It can now be put.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022 data-id=\u00222ffead52657b4d18b9071aab350a01f5\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001316\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00222ffead52657b4d18b9071aab350a01f5\u0022\u003EHon JOHN CARTER (Associate Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I want to add to the comments made by both the previous speakers, with regard to Speaker\u2019s ruling 24/7. Mr Assistant Speaker, I am sure you have noticed that the ruling refers to a motion of which notice has been given: \u201CA motion of which notice has been given cannot, when before the House, be altered by the mover without the unanimous consent of the House.\u201D However, in this case the motion was not a motion with notice; it was a verbal motion. So that Speaker\u2019s ruling does not apply in this particular case. We all know that notices of motion are on the Order Paper. In this particular case, the motion was not on the Order Paper.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001317\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u00226984d661-9f65-4ed6-b29c-3285b598582d\u0022\u003EIndeed, if we think about it, Mr Assistant Speaker\u2014and I believe that you are absolutely right and I support your view\u2014we will recall that the Minister had indicated that he would be moving a motion in the way that he finally did. There is a requirement to give such notice in the first reading speech, and for the previous member to suggest that the Minister could do something within the bounds of that notice is actually not true. The Minister is duty-bound, then, to put to the House the motion that he verbally gave notice he would put, and we need to now follow that. Mr Assistant Speaker, your ruling and indication to the House are, in my view, absolutely correct.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022 data-id=\u0022e5361026bad546c0b11c6456a45c2ffc\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001318\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022e5361026bad546c0b11c6456a45c2ffc\u0022\u003EHon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip\u2014Labour):\u003C/span\u003E I shall pick up on the point made by the Mr John Carter. Speaker\u2019s ruling 24/7 refers to notice. In a sense, the Minister foreshadowed in his first reading speech that he would be moving a motion. Mr Assistant Speaker, you said that the situation was similar to that of questions of the day. The difference is that when the question is read out, that is the question; when the Minister foreshadows that he will be moving a motion at the end of a debate, he is not moving a motion; he is simply signalling to the House that that is his intention.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001319\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EMr Hide referred to changes to party votes. Our Standing Orders and Speakers\u2019 rulings specifically make the opportunity available for a party vote to be corrected before the result is announced by the presiding officer. That specific reference is in there.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001320\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EMr Assistant Speaker, we have referred to the advice you have received. Really, it was not advice; it was a reminder. The Clerk at the Table prompted you about a mistake that the Minister had made. It was not proper advice that you received; it was a helpful reminder. It did not have the effect of making the original mistake by Mr Hide right, in any way, shape, of form.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001321\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EMy final submission to you, Mr Assistant Speaker, is that the Minister moved his motion and sat down. That was the motion before us. The two precedents for this are, firstly, the one I have already referred to, where the previous Government faced such a situation. The point was raised by the National Party, and the Government of the day paid a procedural price for it. It had to come back and fix it up later, because the Opposition of the day had insisted that we were wrong\u2014and it was correct\u2014in that the motion had not been moved as had been foreshadowed by the Minister of Justice. An incorrect motion had been moved by the Minister on duty at the end of that debate.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001322\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022c437bda8-4741-4ac5-89ab-b0818e1ab9fa\u0022\u003EI would wrap the whole thing up by referring to the first day that this Parliament met, when the Leader of the House incorrectly moved a motion and sat down. Dr Cullen took a point of order to point out that the motion had not been put correctly, and it was only through the indulgence of the House on the very first day\u2014the cooperation of the House\u2014that that mistake was fixed. Such a level of cooperation, of course, is not present today.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u00224b0025f59e6a47e18e8b815780863e6d\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001323\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u00224b0025f59e6a47e18e8b815780863e6d\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I want to add to my point earlier. I have had a chance now to study the Speaker\u2019s ruling that the Hon Trevor Mallard is referring to\u201424/7. The ruling comes under the heading \u201CMotions (SOs 93-100)\u201D. Clearly, the rulings under that heading concern motions that are before the House in writing. That is what Speaker\u2019s ruling 24/7, in particular, refers to, and that is backed up by the reference to Standing Orders 93 to 100.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022df788c48-b9be-42fd-b8f2-76629a5572b8\u0022 data-id=\u0022de8ddb2a65f5448cb64b720562f0a274\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001324\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022df788c48-b9be-42fd-b8f2-76629a5572b8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022de8ddb2a65f5448cb64b720562f0a274\u0022\u003EHon Dr WAYNE MAPP (Minister of Defence):\u003C/span\u003E Mr Hughes is incorrect in the way he has put it. He has surmised, under Standing Order 281, that there actually was a question to be put. In fact, there was not a question to be put, in the sense that it was not complete; it required the date to be added\u2014as was indicated by you, Mr Assistant Speaker. It was only when that part was added on that the question itself was complete, and only at that point was there a question that could be decided by the House. There was the initial statement by Mr Hide; with your addition about the date, Mr Assistant Speaker, the question was completed, and it could then be put. So I believe that it is perfectly in order for this House to deal now with the totality of the question\u2014both the referral and the report-back date. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022f72a2f456cfc4750acfd028bbbc03224\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001325\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022f72a2f456cfc4750acfd028bbbc03224\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I am working my way back from McGee to the Hansard of 1996. I would like to refer you, Mr Assistant Speaker, to Volume 556, at page 13643, which I think apposite in this particular case. While that page is being found for your reference, I think it also important for you to look at McGee, at the third paragraph on page 175, which clearly states: \u201COnce the member sits down after moving a motion, the member\u2019s right to speak is ended.\u201D That is very clear. I am looking at the third edition, which is the latest one. In 1996 the Speaker was Mr Speaker Tapsell. There were a number of rulings at that time, but he was the Speaker at the time referred to in footnote 22 on page 175 of McGee. He was the Speaker responsible. It is very, very clear that once a member sits down after moving a motion, the member\u2019s right to speak has ended. Of course, once a member\u2019s right to speak has ended, his or her right to move anything is forfeit, as well. Other than by way of leave of the House or a motion of the House, the member cannot recover the right to speak. If the member cannot speak, of course, the member cannot move a motion in the House. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u002269d0b0d85459494fa52d18777df72985\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001326\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002269d0b0d85459494fa52d18777df72985\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I thank the Hon Trevor Mallard for drawing our attention to what is set out in McGee, but I draw his attention to the fact that if he reads the entire paragraph that he is referring to and the one preceding it, he will see that they are talking about making a speech rather than moving a motion. Trevor Mallard is saying that once a member has sat down after moving a motion, that member does not have a right to give a speech. That is not what we are dealing with here; it is something different. I was not asking to give another speech on the motion; I just wanted the motion to be put properly. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022 data-id=\u0022ce8be77dd36a49828394c5f21913ab75\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001327\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002279db8b64-1f9b-4416-9b81-a12963db9cbf\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ce8be77dd36a49828394c5f21913ab75\u0022\u003EHon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour\u2014Hutt South):\u003C/span\u003E I want to make the point absolutely clear, Mr Assistant Speaker, just while you are finally looking at the matter. I remind members that it is a longstanding convention in this House that unless one can have the call, unless one has the right to speak, one cannot move a motion. There is no ability to move something in this House\u2014or, in fact, as far as I am concerned, in any Parliament of the Westminster system\u2014unless one has the call to speak. People get the call in different ways in different debates, but it is very, very clear and it is something that I think is quite important; otherwise, democracy could be trampled on relatively easily. If a member cannot be on his or her feet to speak\u2014and the Minister could not be\u2014then that member cannot correctly move a motion of that sort. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022 data-id=\u002293d9f50eee0d4fb089e05db3395775b4\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001328\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u0022bc1e9f65-e08b-4939-867c-22ef093e2a4e\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002293d9f50eee0d4fb089e05db3395775b4\u0022\u003EHon RODNEY HIDE (Minister of Local Government):\u003C/span\u003E I will make a final, quick statement. I clearly had a right to be on my feet, because I had the authority of the Speaker\u2014Mr Assistant Speaker Barker. You specifically asked me and invited me to get to my feet. I actually did have the right to finish the motion, because you, Mr Assistant Speaker, had invited me to do so.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u002238713c433df44850b2aaf2fc544f8985\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001329\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u002238713c433df44850b2aaf2fc544f8985\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I have heard a considerable amount of discussion. Firstly, I think the issue about whether the member who was speaking had the right to speak is not particularly material to this point. What I think is material to this point is Standing Order 279, which states: \u201C(1) The member moving the bill\u2019s first reading must indicate in that member\u2019s speech to which select committee it is proposed to refer the bill and whether it is proposed to move for any special powers or give an instruction in respect of the committee\u2019s consideration of the bill. (2) Following the member\u2019s speech, written notice of any special powers or instruction to be moved must be delivered to the Clerk at the Table.\u201D This requirement is a protection for the House to ensure that at the time the Minister moves a motion and special directions, the House knows precisely what the Minister intends to do some time later, protecting members from ambush or unnecessary changes. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001330\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EI have in my possession the notice supplied by the Hon Rodney Hide to the Clerk of the House saying: \u201CConsistent with the Standing Orders, I move that the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be considered by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee \u2026 and that the committee report finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009.\u201D That is the notice that the Hon Rodney Hide gave to the House. Having made that statement to the House in the first reading, and having given this notice to the Clerk, the member is then obligated to ensure that that is the motion that is read. That is the requirement on the member. The Clerk identified that the member had changed his motion by omitting something, and there is an obligation on me to ensure that the Minister moves the motion correctly as signalled to the House and as advised to the Clerk.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001331\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe matter now is where the motion was at the point that the member raised the point of order. It is argued by the Hon Trevor Mallard that the motion was in the possession of the House, and only the House could change it. I disagree. I think the motion is within the control of the presiding officer, in the same way as amendments that come before the House are: the presiding officer decides whether they are in order or out of order. That is not a matter for the House to decide itself. Deciding whether a motion is in order or out of order is the sole preserve of the presiding officer. When that motion was moved, I as the presiding officer decided that the motion was out of order. I then required the member to correct the motion to ensure it was consistent with what the member had said after he moved the first reading, and consistent with what the member had said to the Clerk. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001332\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EHad the mistake not been spotted and had the new motion gone through the House, been a motion of the House, and been decided, it would then have been the House\u2019s decision. But it was not. The motion rested with me and it was within my realm to put it, or not, and to ensure it was correct. In my view it is for the presiding officer to ensure the motion is accurate. That has been done. The motion now before the House is as read out by the Hon Rodney Hide: that the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be considered by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee, and that the committee report finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009. That is the motion, and it is the only motion that can be moved according to the Standing Orders. I so put the motion.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca id=\u00223effd710b4b546a6afa9bd003de9acb0\u0022 name=\u0022division\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EA party vote was called for on the question, That the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill be considered by the Auckland Governance Legislation Committee, and that the committee report finally to the House on or before 4 September 2009.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EAyes 64\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENoes 51\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003ENew Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 5; M\u0101ori Party 4.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp class=\u0022HpsDivision\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsItem\u0022\u003EMotion agreed to.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ca name=\u0022member\u0022 data-type=\u0022article\u0022 data-memberid=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022 data-id=\u0022ec5a7760452e4cb092813f24c6bbbd6f\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001333\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsByToc\u0022 id=\u0022ec5a7760452e4cb092813f24c6bbbd6f\u0022\u003EThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Rick Barker)\u003C/span\u003E: I take this opportunity to wish members safe travel home. N\u014D reira, t\u0113n\u0101 koutou, t\u0113n\u0101 koutou. P\u014D m\u0101rie.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n      \u003Cp id=\u0022id2009051390d83734f64c44e28853f83f42110230001334\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022HpsNormal\u0022 id=\u002203bc0052-6dd8-4807-998a-4768a4732e0b\u0022\u003EThe House adjourned at 9.42 p.m. (Saturday)\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n    \u003C/div\u003E\n  \u003C/body\u003E\n\u003C/html\u003E"