Urgency

I move, That urgency be accorded to the introduction and first reading of the Electoral Amendment Bill and Government orders of the day Nos 1 and 2. The Electoral Amendment Bill deals with the controversial Electoral Finance Act, which caused a great deal of grief for a lot of New Zealanders prior to the last election. It was a commitment of the National Party, going into the election, to, in fact—

💬 Hon Darren Hughes: Turn the page.

—sorry—advance that bill. It is our intention today to make very significant progress with the bill, which will be read a first and second time this evening.