Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) - New Zealand Parliament

16 May 2009 Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill 3703
now ruled out of order—because we have just passed that amendment in the name of
the Hon Rodney Hide.
Hon David Cunliffe: Could you elaborate?
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): 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.
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): 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—the longer one—where throughout it there is mention of
“provisions”. Probably unfortunately for Mr Hide, within at least one of the new part’s
amendments “provisions” are not mentioned but there are “sections”. So although
“provisions” is widely used within a number of the amendments, one particular set of
amendments has “sections”, and it is my submission to you, Mr Chairperson, that that
set of amendments is not ruled out by the Hide amendment.
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): The substance of the amendments and the
substance of the Minister’s amendment are the same. That is why the others have been
ruled out.
HONE HARAWIRA (Māori Party—Te Tai Tokerau): I raise a point of order, Mr
Chairperson. You advised that the Minister’s amendment ruled other amendments out
of order. Are you able to tell us what the other amendments were?
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): 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.
The 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.
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Parekura
Horomia be agreed to:
to insert the following new part:
Part 5
Mechanisms to ensure representation of Māori, Pacific and Ethnic groups in the
reorganisation of the Auckland Council
Subpart 1
Guarantees Māori representation on the Auckland Council by directing the Auckland
Transition Agency to establish Māori seats
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(1) Two Māori members are to be elected to the Auckland Council by voters who are
on the parliamentary Māori electoral roll
(a) The 2 Māori seats shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless—
(i) a referendum of Māori voters on the parliamentary Māori electoral roll
is held; and
(ii) 75% of those voters vote in favour of removing the seats.
(2) Directs 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
(a) The Mana Whenua Forum should—
(i) appoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council:
(ii) through its representative on the Auckland Council, advise the
Auckland Council on issues of relevance to mana whenua:
(b) The 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.