efficiency. So we do support this extension of a date from July
2019 back to April 2019
and we will be supporting this through, sir. Thank
you. The Hon Te Ururoa Flavell.
Mr Speaker, I have come for a short call on
call on half of the Maori Party to say we will support the Civil
Defence Emergency Management Amendment Bill (No
2) going through. I had the opportunity to stand
in front of the
I had the opportunity to stand in front of the committee myself
to present some of the recommendations.
present some of the recommendations. When the earthquake in
Christchurch happened, I got straight down
there straightaway, the Maori wardens
took their part.
straightaway, the Maori wardens took their part. They established
particular positions available
to help out whanau. I
was privileged two months ago to see
help out whanau. I was privileged
the group that came together all across Christchurch to assist
families get into housing. That was
a great occasion to go and
acknowledge the work done. Not long
acknowledge the work done. Not long afterwards, the
afterwards, the Whanganui floods came through. The impact on those
communities where they've
been separated off, as the Hon
Chester Borrows, know, they were
blocked up. I
Borrows, know, they were blocked up. I was
Borrows, know, they were blocked up. I was down at Kaikoura, and in
I was down at Kaikoura, and in Christchurch it happened,
I was down at Kaikoura, and in Christchurch it happened, Whanganui
it happened, the
response effort was there, but there were some cracks.
Then came Edgecumbe. I found
out that Members of Parliament, for
their particular areas, were not
automatically
automatically advised about catastrophes in their
area and where there had been civil defence
alerts made I thought
that would have been par for the course
that local Members
Members of Parliament would have been advised. That's not the
case. I went down to the bunker myself
to look at the operation. A pretty good
operation. I didn't see the
length and breadth of it but that was a
real worry. The second worry was
back in Rotorua and Bay
of Plenty, they said there was a civil defence
emergency and Rotorua said,
no, there isn't. There were some
civil issues to be addressed there and I
put that to the Minister. Since that
time, not only are we extending the
opportunity the time
we have, we need to dig down into
the contribution of Maori
organisations and communities on a
response opportunity. I say that because
in Kaikoura, the marae was
overrun itself, while they fed the
people, they got into scraps with
organisations like
organisations like Red Cross and they got the food flowing in but
all of a sudden people
were arguing saying,
of a sudden people were arguing
police were ended up called...
a worry when the relief effort doesn't go through. In
Edgecumbe, again, the big voluntary force
goes through, but in the marae,
again, the big voluntary force goes through, but in the marae, the
through, but in the marae, the people of Naimahi, all those
involved that responded
to Edgecumbe, they opened up
involved that responded to Edgecumbe, they opened up to the
homes for people, and I spent
one day giving a hand. It
is a important we take a good look at
emergency responses in this country and I am
please this legislation does
that because we must ensure
we
on. The question is that the most be agreed to. Those of that opinion
will say aye. Aye. To the contrary,
no. The Ayes have it. Civil
Defence Emergency Management Amendment Bill
(No 2), first reading. That bill is
set down for second reading.
Forthwith. The Hon Scott Simpson. I
move that the Civil Defence
Emergency
Emergency Management Amendment Bill (No 2) be now read
a second time. The question is that that motion be
agreed to. Those
of that opinion will say Aye. To the contrary, No.
The Ayes have it. Civil
Defence Emergency Management Amendment
Bill (No 2), second reading. This
bill is set down for