within the boundaries of their catch limits and not using drift netting
and looking for and reporting on any
illegal unregulated,
illegal unregulated, unreported fishing activities that they
might find. Question No.4.
fishing
fishing activities that they might find. Question No.4.
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 to
Yes, this
Yes, this Government believes we all win when we grow our economy for the
benefit of all New Zealanders. Does
the minister believe,
as he said yesterday
yesterday and repeated today, that he is, in fact,
growing the economy nor the benefit
of all New Zealanders when the
Government's new petrol taxes are led to some of
our poorest families having to choose
between filling their car or
putting food on the
between filling their car or putting
Zealand's fuel excise is actually one of the low nest the OECD while
highest. I'd also point out that the price of
price of Brent crude has almost doubled since the middle of last
year and petrol companies have
increased their profit margins
by
not agree that petrol excise is the main cost of rising fuel prices. If
the member believes now that
she's no longer in Government that petrol
excise should be done away with, she
needs to explain to New Zealanders
which transport projects she
would which transport projects she would
cut. When the minister said
yesterday that the Government
makes no apology for
implementing policies that they have been
told are likely to push up energy costs, was he just
saying that this Government doesn't
concern itself with how it's
policies are affecting the
cost of
that. I reject what the member's saying through policies like
the Families Package and by
raising the minimum wage, we are lifting tens
of thousands of children out of
poverty. We have an
economic plan to transform New Zealand towards a
more productive, sustainable and
inclusive economy that
pays higher wages and where all New Zealanders
wages and where all New Zealanders
will get to share the benefits
of that growth. So does the
minister actually received a vice
from Treasury thattet quantifies the
likely effect that
Government policies, such as higher petrol
taxes or residential property
regulations, will have on the cost
of living for New
regulations, will have on the cost
don't see all of the advice that the Minister of Finance receives but we
do receive a lot of
on cost. Of course we do. All Governments received a vice.
Some of it we accept and some of
it we think is flawed. That's natural. That's
what Governments do. Governments
make judgement calls and our
what Governments do. Governments judgement has been to support those
on low and modest incomes
in our Families Packages, 5.5 billion more
that will see 384,000 New Zealander,
that's fully rolled out. We care about New Zealanders and making sure
growth is inclusive, sustainable
and shared across the economy. So
then, what was that Treasury advice on
the cost of living impact on the
Government's oil
cost of living impact on the
In terms of oil and gas, this Government has an ambitious plan
to ensure a just transition and we
are prepared to show strong leadership
to get things done.
Mr Speaker, I saw some of the advice on this and I simply did not
agree
did not agree with it. Point of order. A point of order. I asked
a very direct question
about what The Treasury advice was on the cost
of living impacts, not what the
Government's plans for a
living impacts, not what the
transition are. He did got refer to The Treasury's advice on
the cost of living impacts in his answer
at all. I think he did at the end. I think
he said he saw it and didn't agree
with it. Is that what the member
seen MBIE advice I disagreed with on the topic and I'm fairly certain
I saw Treasury advice. I need to
check that. What was The Treasury advice
on the cost of living impact on
the Government's
Government's residential property Government's residential property
specific seasons about very specific sets of
specific seasons about very specific
rents are rising fastest in areas where the housing shortage is
where the housing shortage is
greatest. This
greatest. This Government has inherited a dire situation where
there's a housing shortage around
the country and it
is going to take time to build more housing and it is
going to take
time to insulate housing. It is going to take time
to get the housing stock up to
where it should be so New Zealanders
aren't getting preventable
getting preventable diseases. That is the legacy of that
Government. They should
They should hang their heads in shame. Point of order. Point
of order. The same point of order,
Mr Speaker. Again
Speaker. Again the question was about Treasury advice on the cost
of living impact on
the Government's changes, not a general
rant around
property. The member asked a very specific question and if
the member expects to get
a specific answer, then that should be part
of the primary question. Point of order.
I'm not expecting a
specific answer to know the exact detail but
I am expecting the answer to at least
address the question that was asked
on The Treasury advice. Now he
can say he hasn't seen it, he doesn't
recall it, he doesn't have
to give a specific answer but he does have
to address the question asked. I think
the member did.
address the question asked. I think the member did. Question
the
the member did. Question No.5.
My
My question is to the Minister of Housing
Does he stand by his statement that
Yes.
Yes. Does
Yes. Does he accept comments this morning by the
Salvation Army that KiwiBuild is too
unaffordable to address the growing level of