1. PAULA BENNETT (National) Link to this
to the Member in charge of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill
Is she intending to postpone the second reading of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill; if so, why?
LYNNE PILLAY (Member in charge of the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill) Link to this
As the member should be aware, the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area Bill has only just been reported back to the House. The bill is a local bill and I will be consulting with the respective councils, Waitakere City, Rodney City, and the Auckland Regional Council, in my capacity as the MP for Waitakere and the sponsor of the bill.
Is the member purposely delaying the second reading of the bill—as the Business Committee reported yesterday that the bill would be read for a second time today—because she no longer has the numbers in the House for it to pass?
Hon Dr Michael Cullen Link to this
I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. There has to be some relationship to the truth, and the Business Committee yesterday was clearly informed the bill was still below the line today. So it cannot come up for debate.