9. STEVE CHADWICK (Labour—Rotorua) Link to this
to the Minister for Land Information
What milestones have been achieved relating to the 100 percent e-lodgment programme over the past 12 months?
Hon DAVID PARKER (Minister for Land Information) Link to this
New Zealand is the first country in the world to achieve a comprehensive electronic land transfer and survey system. This is economic transformation. It means the fees for people buying and selling homes are significantly less than they would have been under a paper-based system. There is a faster, more efficient service for businesses. It is truly world-leading infrastructure.
Was this major project achieved within budget, and how does that compare with predictions of doom and gloom from some quarters?
I am very happy to confirm to the House that this very substantial information technology project was achieved well within budget. A senior member of this House claimed previously that the project had “all the hallmarks of being an Incis mark two.” Who was claiming that this project had the hallmarks of that earlier National Government disaster? It was the Hon Dr Smith. It was not Dr the Hon Lockwood Smith but the Hon Dr Nick Smith. He was wrong again—INCIS under National; progress under Labour. I seek leave to table the Dominion article that had Nick Smith quoting that it had “all the hallmarks of being an Incis mark two.”
Hon Dr Nick Smith Link to this
I seek leave to table the statement from the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, saying exactly those problems—
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