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Ruth Dyson, MP 752 Address in Reply 24 Mar 1994 a ruling tonight, Mr Speaker, that in deference to a court order, you will not allow certain papers to be released or to be published. As the Minister of Agriculture has already pointed out, that places some members of the House in an invidious position­ interestingly, including the member for Tauranga. I was always under the impression­ and perhaps you could clarify the matter-that Parliament has precedence and authority over the courts of this country and, if we so choose, you can order the publication of those documents, notwithstanding a court order on those particular documents. Mr SPEAKER: I think the member is under some misapprehension; the decision is not one for me to make. The decision is one for the House to make. If the House resolves J that the papers be published, they will be published. But in the absence of a resolution of .. the House, I have no power to release them. We have probably dwelt long enough on this 1 matter. The member for Tauranga sought leave for the papers to be published. Is there any objection to that course of action being followed? Government Members: Yes. RUTH DYSON (Lyttelton): Ko te mea tuatahi, kei te mihi atu ahau ki a koe, te rangatira, mo te whiwhinga i te tunga tino motuhake e pupuri nei e koe i tenei wa. Kei te mihi ahau ki a koe te mana me te kaha ki te whakahaere i tenei tunga. He honore nui tenei mo te tangata whenua o tenei whenua hoki. Tena koe. [Subsequent authorised translation: Firstly, my formal congratulations to you upon your important post. I wish you prestige and courage to carry out this office. It is indeed a great honour for the indigenous people of the land and the people of this land. Greetings to you.] I wish to congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your election to this position. It is a tribute to this Parliament, to you, and to Maori people throughout our country. Your tolerance is admirable. 1 Ou te fia ta'ua i le agaga fiafia, le auai i le Palemene o la'u uo lelei, le sui faipule o Otara. 0 lona filifilia, ole ulua'i tagata Pasefika de ~lemene, o se la'asaga aupito taua lea, i le atiina'e o Niu Sila, o se tasi o atunu'u ole Vasa Pasefika. I also pay tribute to the member for Otara on his election as the first Polynesian representative in our Parliament. His election marks a very positive step in our development as a Pacific nation. I bring greetings from the constituents of Lyttelton to the Governor-General. Dame Catherine Tizard performs her role in a strong and dignified manner, and is yet another example of the appropriateness of appointing women to leading positions in our country. "Mr Speaker, the great majority of the electors in my district have expressed the greatest dissatisfaction with the administration of the Government, as it affects various matters that touch the country as a whole. Take for instance the question of unemployment. So far as that question is concerned, the Government of this country seems to have withdrawn into a kind of mental euthanasia. It sits there sublimely satisfied that all is well. The electors of the Lyttelton constituency have sent me here to say all is not well, so far as the unemployment question is concerned." That expression of our attitude, while completely shared by me, is not original. That was a quotation from the maiden speech of Elizabeth McCombs, member of Parliament for Lyttelton, which was delivered to the House 60 years ago. I pay tribute to Elizabeth McCombs, the first woman representative in our Parliament, and pledge to continue her work on behalf of unemployed people throughout our country-particularly in our electorate. Elizabeth McCombs won her seat in a by-election following the death of her husband, James, but, sadly, died herself after a very short time in office. Their son Terry was the next member of Parliament for our electorate-the only electorate to be represented by three members of one family consecutively. I pay tribute to them, and also to the other members who have represented Lyttelton in the past-Norman Kirk, who is regarded throughout our country as a leader of exceptional ability; Tom McGuigan, whose talents, abilities, and commitment to the 24 Mar 1994 Address in Reply 753 health and well-being of New Zealanders are still obvious in the community; Ann Hercus, a superb role model for women in New Zealand, who has continued to contribute much to the community and, indeed, to the country since leaving Parliament; and Peter Simpson, who represented our electorate during a very difficult time for the Labour Party and whose consistent representation of the views and aspirations of our electorate I acknowledge. On the National side, Lyttelton has had three members of Parliament: Harry Lake, Colleen Dewe, and Gail Mcintosh. Both Harry Lake and Colleen Dewe are highly regarded by our constituents, and Colleen's recent death was a shock and a loss, particularly to the Sumner community. I would also like to pay tribute to my immediate predecessor, Gail Mcintosh, and to wish her all the best for her future in Tauranga. Our electorate has given the country four Cabinet Ministers, one Prime Minister, the first woman member of Parliament, and the first woman Minister of Police, and is the only electorate to have elected five women to Parliament. It is, with the greatest respect to other members of Parliament who think otherwise, the best electorate in our country. Lyttelton is alive with activity and diversity. We have a major port, commercial and industrial activity, farms, fishing, the Port Hills, and, within our boundaries, suburban-based communities that are different and complementary. Our special area is the Chatham Islands, which is 700 kilometres from our shores but has a strong emotional link to the rest of the electorate. The Chathams were settled by the Morioris some time between AD 950 and AD 1150, and had a population of around 2,000 when Europeans landed in 1791. Whaling and sealing became the centre of activity. In 1835 a group from Ngati Awa tribe landed and settled on the Chathams, and the current population of 800 reflects the three stages of development. Farming and fishing are the main sources of income for the Chatham Islands, with tourism increasing, particularly by those interested in the variety of unique bird life, the history, and the spectacular environment of the Chathams. I would like to congratulate the Chatham and Pitt Islanders, the mayor, council, and staff, and the Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust on the work they have done to ensure that the independence and security of the islanders are strengthened, and I look forward to continuing this work with them inJuture-particularly with regard to a more appropriate allocation of the fisheries resource. Lyttelton survived the local government restructuring and retained three mayors, and I acknowledge the work of Vicki Buck, Noeline Allen, and Pat Smith, and pledge to continue to work with them, their councillors, and their staff for the improvement of services and facilities for our constituents. Our electorate demonstrated a genuine interest in policy and politics during the election campaign, with excellent attendance at many joint candidates' meetings-in fact, at Sumner we had to move from the church hall into the church itself because of the large crowd. I would like to pay a tribute to the other candidates in our campaign, which was based on debating the issues of concern-the needs and aspirations of our constituents­ and kept away from personality politics. We set an excellent example for campaigning. The issues that are of concern to the Lyttelton electorate come into focus particularly in this, the Year of the Family. They are issues that affect every family in our electorate, diverse though the make-up of those families now is. The idea that the only type of family consists of a mother, a father, and children is incorrect. That type of family is obviously very important to our society, but we have many variations on this make-up and they deserve not only acknowledgement but also support. The primary needs of a family, however it is constituted, are security and dignity. Individuals and the family must have security in the home, the community, and internationally. I was delighted to hear the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control this week advocating a post-ANZUS role for New Zealand. It is interesting to note how the centre of gravity of opinion changes over the years. When the Prime Minister of the day said exactly the same thing five years ago, the then National Opposition maintained that it would cause the downfall of civilisation as we know it. When proposed by a conservative Minister, the proposal clearly has merit. The role of New Zealand internationally needs to be addressed, and I would venture to suggest to the Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control that yet another positive 754 Address in Reply 24 Mar 1994 initiative from his Government would be to support the World Court Project. This project seeks a world court ruling on the legality of nuclear weapons. New Zealand has played a key leadership role with regard to nuclear weapons in the past, and support from the Government for the amendment moved by the member for Christchurch Central regarding the World Court Project would be welcomed. The World Court Project actually started in Christchurch in 1986, when peace activists considered taking our antinuclear policy to the world court to clarify our ANZUS relationship, following our nuclear-free declaration.
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