Points of Order — Parliament Buildings—Media Access

I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. Unfortunately I am continuing a point of order that has been brought to your attention on a couple of other occasions recently. On my way to the House today, trying to get through the media scrum on the bridge between the Beehive and this building, while walking dead in the middle of that bridge I was physically jostled by a camera operator to quite an extent. I know that the media want to get their shots, but I, as a member of this Parliament, want to get to the House. I ask you again to look into the situation, because I believe that it has got to the stage where someone will eventually end up in quite a tangle, and maybe on the floor.

I thank the member. The Hon Richard Prebble has raised a similar point. I am in the process of looking into that, and I will report back.

💬 Rodney Hide: Point of order—

I have ruled on the point of order. Is this a new point of order?

I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. It may help on that matter if you were to tell Labour Party Ministers and MPs that when there are pressing issues of the day they should front up to the media. The difficulty is that the media cannot get to interview them at any other time.

💬 Madam SPEAKER: That is not a point of order. I remind members that those who make points of order that are not points of order come close to being disruptive in the House.

I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. In order to be helpful to other members may I suggest, through you, that there are about three other ways we can use to get to this Chamber, using the ground floor—

💬 Madam SPEAKER: That is also not a point of order.