Business Statement

Point of order, Mr Speaker. I’m taking a point of order in order for the Leader of the House to arrive, to be able to speak forthwith.

The Hon—I was going to say “the Late Hon”—Chris Hipkins.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The annual review debate will conclude on Tuesday, 11 May. Wednesday, 12 May will be a members’ day. On Thursday, 13 May, there will be a debate on petitions on COVID-19 immigration and border policies. Other legislation to be considered will include the second reading of the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 3) and the first reading of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill, which will be debated alongside the select committee report on the associated international treaty examination.

I just say to the member, who’s out of breath after such a short run, that he should ride in from Upper Hutt more often!

He should come and do the Lower Hutt park run. To the Leader of the House, can I ask the Government when they intend to respond to the Auditor-General’s advice or instruction regarding the Ihumātao land appropriation?

My understanding, having just taken some rapid advice, is that that’s part of the normal validation process.

As a former Associate Minister of Finance who knows a bit about cleaning up messes that have been left behind, generally I had to deal with seven or eight every year—and that’s in a good year—and there is a process.