say for myself I think it is a real pity that
pity that they didn't actually finish the job. The House now
comes to oral questions.
My
My question is to the
Does she stand by all her Government's statements and
Does she stand by all her
. Yes, I particularly stand by our actions to extend paid
parental leave, stop foreign purchasing of
leave, stop foreign purchasing of
Kiwi hope, stop state
House
KiwiBuild home, restarting super fund contributions, increasing the
minimum wage, committing to child
poverty reduction target,
implementing the Families Package,
making GP visits cheaper, investing
in hospitals and schools, funding
more teachers, beginning
planting 1 billion trees, investing in region,
recruitment of 1,800 more police,
running a healthy surplus, sticking
to the budget responsibility rule,
to the budget responsibility rule,
committing to a net zero carbon
emissions
emissions by 2050, stopping new offshore oil and gas permits,
creating tax breaks for
offshore oil and gas permits,
out plastic bags and making the first year of tertiary fees free.
Enough. Thank you. What is the current national price of
petrol and how does that compare to this time
I keep on eye on the fuel prices in Auckland regions which is
fluctuating at the moment between
You're not from Auckland.
Mr Brownlee... Order! As minister Brownlee said, this is the exact
problem we are talking about,
the fact that it is more expensive
in other parts of the country than
where it is where there is
an Auckland regional
Auckland regional fuel tax proves our
Auckland regional fuel tax proves
Does she know how much extra that is costing the average
Kiwi to refill
cost of living for New Zealanders which is why the first thing
we did when we came into Government was
improve the incomes
of
through the working for Families package which is
straight into the back pockets of those who need it most instead of
tax breaks for those who do not.
Does she know any numbers on if
price of petrol, how much more it
is costing
price of petrol, how much more it is Does
price of petrol, how much more it is
the margin, the actual margin since the Government has come
into office, by fuel companies is in the order of
9.28 cents and that has been
enough for this side of the House to act on
this issue, change the
law and look at what is happening at the
pump for consumers and why in 10 years we now
have the most
price in the OECD. For us, we are going to do something about it.
That member seems to think that
it's OK and stands on the side
of fuel companies. What does she say
to the average Kiwi who is now
more every single time they refill their
more every single time they refill
country, they will know the 3.5 cents that came in on 1 October
is not the vast bulk of
the problem. They'll want something done about
They'll want something done about
that and we are. David
Seymour. Is the PM happy that rising petrol
prices are reducing
people's driving and therefore the
country's carbon
something to be said about a just transition for all of the
fact but we have said that we are not
comfortable with the fact
that we are in a situation we have
an infrastructure deficit. There ant
the options
Order! I will interrupt the PM. It has now got too noisy from
my left. I want to be able to hear the
PM. She has the advantage of
the microphone and she is quite close to
microphone and she is quite close to
me and I am struggling. There aren't
the public
the public transport options available to people that there
should be and that is why
we are transitioning to ensure
that those options exist and in the
meantime we are concerned about the prices that
they are paying. The
Rt Hon Winston Peters. Is it true that support for
these policies is unwavering in
contrast to Mark Mitchell overnight
support overnight support for Simon
support overnight support for Simon
Can I just make it clear to the right honourable member, he is
the most experienced member of
the House. I had to
that he doesn't interject while I'm on my feet. He knew that
question was out of order and when you ask
a question that one knows out
of order, that is,
in itself, order, that is, in itself,
disorderly. He will stand, withdraw
and apologise. I withdraw
and apologise. A point of
order. A point of order. We are in grave danger of
losing the character
of this House if when you're given a
golden goose you cannot use it.
if when you're given a golden goose
Order! We are in danger of losing one of the characters in the House.
one of the characters in the House. So would this Government like the
price of petrol to be lower or
price of petrol to be lower or
currently rely on their vehicle for transport options. At
the moment those options aren't widely
available for people,
particularly in parts of Auckland. We're
investing in public transport
alternatives and we are moving
towards a just transition
of
moment we are dealing with a deficit by that Government and
consumers are paying for the
price. A point of order. The PM gave us a lot of
information but I
don't see how she addressed
addressed the very simple question what is the
Government's intention with respect to fuel
what is the Government's intention
no, I think she addressed it at length.
no, I think she addressed it at
Why, when petrol prices have gone up by 46 cents a litre across
the country under her Government is she
still pressing onward with two
more petrol tax increases over the
next two
petrol tax increases over the next
making to imply that a 40 cent increase comes down to 3.5 cent
excise that is being
introduced by this Government. But
the member is in the habit of
mischief making, throwing out this morning completely
fake, false information about
regional fuel taxes that by law
cannot be introduced by this House.
It was absolutely false and
It was absolutely false and
incorrect and
incorrect and a complete distraction by that member.
incorrect and a complete distraction
Why, when petrol prices have gone up by 46 cents a litre across the
country under her Government, is she
still pressing onwards
with two more petrol tax increases over the
next
on with is getting to the bottom of that 40 cent increase which is
what consumers want us to look at. That
is our duty. That is
why we've changed the law and that's why we
are committed to getting to the
bottom of an issue he gave up on
when he was minister. Why doesn't
she just use some of the
5 billion changed
she just use some of the 5 billion sum surplus she has from the legacy
of the economy over the past
few years rather than piling on yet
more taxes on fuel hurting Kiwis
years rather than piling on yet more
The 3.5 cents goes directly into the kinds of initiatives that are
required to keep our people safe on
our roads and the kind of
our roads and the kind of
initiatives that will give them
options to get out of their
vehicles. What I'd
like to hear from that member is what he is going to
cut as a result of not having excise
market studies she'd referred to a number of times today provide New
Zealanders right now
when they fill up at the
Zealanders right now when they fill
relief we are giving New Zealanders are increases to the
minimum wage, the family credit that results in
on average
the family credit that results in on
..going directly to those families. Getting rid of things like
letting fees, making sure there are more
housing option, including state
and public housing. That's the
kind of thing that makes a marked difference
to people's lives. When it comes
to fuel, we've said that we will
undertake a market study so we can
look at competition, we can
look at what's happening to
Wellingtonian, because they are paying a
what's happening to Wellingtonian, amount for their fuel.
That cannot be explained by transport. Clearly
that member thinks
we don't have a problem.
that member thinks we don't have a problem. In light of her claim
today of mischief making, has she or any
of her ministers, discussed
with any Regional Council other than
Auckland, the possibility
of introducing a regional fuel
is a matter of public record that a number of councils have asked
for one because
one because of the infrastructure deficit that Government left
them and they are so
desperate for investment in their area. We have
ruled it out. In fact, if the member
knew a little bit about
the legislation we had passed he
would know by law it has been ruled out.
know by law it has been ruled out. Why does
Why does the Government's regional fuel tax legislation enable
other councils to bid for a regional fuel
tax from 2021
councils to bid for a regional fuel
fuel tax legislation puts in a date but I can give this
guarantee to this House and to
consumers, there will be no other regional fuel
taxes while I'm PM, which at the moment
feels like it might be
for a while. Under
feels like it might be for a while.
Did she just make that undertaking on the hoof because she
knows how much this is hurting Kiwis all
over
because that member is circulating false information.
because that member is circulating
false
My
My question is to the Minister of
Is it a goal of this Government's economic policy to make
it easier for New Zealand families and
businesses
for New Zealand families and
Yes.
Yes. How
Yes. How does he think