Interventions — Points of Order—Timing

Now I’m just going to issue a warning to the member, and that is to continue to raise points of order—it’s a matter which has been dealt with very carefully in the House by me, in the last week of the sitting—in a way that is inappropriate is disorderly, and there is only one result of that.

Point of order, Mr Speaker. I thought very carefully about what you just said, and I certainly don’t wish to cause any disorder. I have listened very carefully to your previous ruling in relation to Speakers’ ruling 21/7. My understanding of that, and perhaps you can clarify for me, is that it refers to not being able to raise a point of order if a member had been absent at the time. The point of order I raised, I raised as quickly as was practicable—

💬 SPEAKER: No, the member will resume his seat. The member’s understanding is incorrect. We come to oral questions—

Point of order. The issue is, it seems to me, not so much what Mr Seymour’s raising, but rather that what you did was criticise him for not being somewhere, and then in the next speech that you gave—

Order! Order! The Hon Simon Bridges will leave the Chamber.

Hon Simon Bridges withdrew from the Chamber.